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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-03
YlENl.NlE[;.R WANTS A
Ban ON MCCALL
URGES O'BRIEN TO BAR N. y. LIFE
FROM STATE.
Insurance Commissioner
Says Conservative Action Is De-
manded by interests Of the Policy
Observation-Disclosures Is Necessary,
and It Will Be a Thoro One.

Thomas D. O'Brien, state insurance
commissioner, returned today from New
York, where he has been with other
western commissioners, comforting with
President Mccall Of the New York
Life Insurance company, and installing
their joint examination of the com
pany.
Mr.. O'Brien found in his mail a let
ter from Clarence Fl. Venner, the policy
ignation Of President Mccall and Vice
President Perkins. In it Mr.. O'Brien
is requested to deny the New York Life
the privilege of transacting business in
Minnesota until Mccall and Perkins
have resigned. Similar letters have
been sent to other state commissioners.
Mr.. O'Brien, however, will proceed con-
servatively, and wait for the result Of
the examination
ject is intense,n said Mr.. -O'Brien to-
day. "There is apprehension on the
one side, and a feeling Of resentment
on the other. It is manifest that a
thoro examination will be to the inter-
est Of all parties concerned. The pub
lie is somewhat bewildered by the many
facts already brought out, and has lost
it's bearings. It is necessary to go to
the bottom and get all the facts. l
do, not doubt that all the large COM
panies will be found to be entirely SOL
holders be appraised Of the feet.
600, 900 of money paid IN by pol
icyholders, and held for their bene-
fit, is at stake, there Is manifest need
for conservatism and caution in all
action taken. ,
"The examination Of the New York
Life will go into everything, not only
Its present financial condition, but its
history, policy, management, etc. 1t is
being conducted by five western states,
braska and Minnesota. Louisiana
dropped out because the commissioner
Of that state believed the legislative
investigation would answer the pur-
pose. Two men were put on the mort
gage records last Thursday, and ten
men are now at work under S.. H.
Wolfe and Joseph Graham. No more
are employed now because of interfer-
ing with the legislative committed g
work, but by Nov. 1 about thirty. will
be put on. The commissioners Of the
states concerned met with Mr.. Mccall.
He received US very cordially, and ex-
pressed himself as fully satisfied with
the arrangements for the examination,
the COMPENSATION of examiners, ETC.,
and stated that he welcomed the exam
nation for the purpose Of giving the
public full and reliable information
about the company.
"The meeting Of the state insurance
commissioners at Breton Wood, New
Hampshire, wa intensely interesting,
altho the burning subject was not tax
erali feeling that the interests of the
lcompanies and the public demanded q
complete probing into the conduct of
the life insurance business
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-03
MADE A HARD
FIGHT FOR LIBERTY

A desperate attempt to escape was
made today by .Lemuel Cannon,
colored, as he was being taken from the
county Jail to Judge r. G. Brooks court
room for the morning session.
The prisoner was in charge Of Deputy
Sheriff Charles Budd. Thestwo had
come down the jail elevator and were
proceeding down the long corridor on
The second floor when Cannon jerked
away from the officer and ran back, in
al attempt to round the corner Of the
passage and escape.
Budd drew his revolver.
"Halt or I'll shoot he yelled, and
the fugitive, knowing his keeper meant
business, allowed himself. to be retaken.
When it was deemed wise to place
him in irons, however, Cannon fought
like tiger and three deputies had all
they could do to nap on the handouts,
which he finally wore into court.
Cannon is charged with improper
treatment of young girls, and his trial
has been in. progress several days.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-03
DIES At HUSBANDS !'lB| A. DIS, FEET : {
MRS: ROSE H1mM6NDa DRINKS
POISON IN PRESENCE OF
SPOUSE AND FRIENDS. "a

'Disheartened because the future
promised her little happiness, Mrs. Rose
rs years old, committed sui.
eide in the presence Of her husband and
a little group Of friends last evening
by, drinking the contents of a bottle Of
chloroform. .1-
The Hammonds, who live at 1870
Sixth street N, had been married only
a short time, but domestic troubles had
arisen and the Young wife had already
left her husband, to live with her
relatives. Friends, however, thought
that a reconciliation could be effected
and the meeting Of friends at the home
yesterday was for that purpose. After
a short talk Mrs. Hammond said she
would go back to her husbands home
and forget the past. - T..
Just as she announced this decision
she stepped, to the bathroom and in a
Few minutes appeared again with an
empty bottle in her hand. She stag
*gered toward her husband and fell dead
at his feet. She had swallowed two
ounces of the drug and there was no
hope Of saving her life, altho physi-
clans worked over her for some time.
Coroner Kistler was summoned and,
being satisfied that death was due to
suicide, ordered the body sent to an
undertaking establishment. H..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-03
HOPKINS CASE

4 The railroad and warehouse commits
sion today reaffrmed it's order in the
Great Northern, Milwaukee and St.
Louis roads to open to the public the
of So a cal. on lumber from Min
neapolis to Hopkins, e
The complaint was brought by E. T.
Abbott, the contractor, who found he
had to pay $18 a car, while the Mime
apolis Threshing Machine company. got
its lumber hauled for a switching
charge Of SIS a car. The commission
ordered this rate made open,. kat on.
application Of the three roads reopened
the case and gave them all a hearing.
The commission takes the ground that
a rate given as special encouragement
to, a manufacturing enterprise must be
made open to all shippers in the same
locality.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-03
SIDES ARE; !. !.
! SURE j E OF VICTORY / .:
PRINTERS AND EMPLOYERS CON-
TRAD1OT EACH OTHER. =
Typothetae Declare seventy-three Men
Are at Work in Strikers Places, but
Onion Men Say Only Twenty-one
Men Are at Work in Struck Shops -.

That there are two sides to- the fight:
now on between the. Minneapolis Typo
thetae and the striking printers is evil
denced by the claims Of the two organi-:
cations concerned. Today the Typo
thetae, in q formal announcement, state
that Seventy-three men are at work in
places vacated by the strikers. This
is over so per cent of the capacity Of
the affected shops, and on the second
day of the strike would seem to indi-
cate that the employers were ahead Of
the game. The Typothetae met last
night and each firm reported the num-
Der of men it had at work, the total
being sixty-six. Seven have been added
On the other hand, the claim is made
by the officials Of the Typographical
Guiding women and boys, were at work
in the 'sstruck,' shops. Our informa-
ton comes from two reliable sourccs.''
sal Edthe officer making the statement.
st4fOur friends, the pressmen on the in
SIDE, reported twenty-one hands at
work in the struck shops. Our pickcts
the outside counted but twenty,
showing that the claims of the opposi:
ton are extravaganza The typotheta
contend also that eighteen proprietors
are practical men who can fill places
in shops, but this assertion is met by
the statement from the other side that
there are but eight practical men
among the employers and some of those
are said to be "has-beens, who have
not worked for twelve Of fifteen years.
The typotheta states that four foremen
in large shops stayed with the employ
ers, but the union states that but two
foremen remained. Both of these, it is
said, hold stock. in their companies.
They have been "ratted,' however, by
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-03

theme here when it is settled. Some
of those working as strikebreakers will
be our friends in spite of themselves.
They are incompetent and would not
be allowed membership in the union.
Those who are hiring them will be glad
to.get rid of them when they cam
When questioned on this score, an
employer stated in most emphatic terms
that the newcomers would have to hur-
;ry to be worse than some of the
strikers. 81 have one man, said he,
ssand he can do more work than two
of the five I had before.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-03
SWITCHMAN KILLED
Daniel Mccormick Is Crushed While
Making Coupling.

Daniel Mccormick, a switchman in
the Milwaukee yards, was injured so
severely yesterday, that he died at the
city hospital early last evening.
Mccormick was amaking4a coupling
and was caught between two cars and
crushed: He was taken to St; Bar ma
bs d hGIP not re ain P %conseioussess, and and
died shortly after g o'clock. He lived
at 1422 Second street s, and leaves a
widow and several children. He was
33 years old.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-03
ST. LOUIS ROAD
HOLDS ANNUAL
STOCKHOLDERS CHOOSE DIRECT
oRs AND HEAR REPORTS.
Financial Showing Considering Poor
Crops Last Year in Territory Covered
by the System-nst Receipts Showed
Gain-Coming Year Promises Much
Better Freight Returns.

The annual meeting Of the stockho1d-
.ers OF the Minneapolis 8 ST. Louis road
was held at noon today in the general
offices Of tn company, Metropolitan
Life building. The directors met i'm
mediately following and adjourned to
meet at a later date in New York, when
officers will be elected.
Z The stockholders received and APP
proved the annual report, and proceeded
to elect three directors to fill vacancies
caused by the expiration of the terms Of
George Crocker, Edwin Langdon and H.
=. Huntington. Messrs. Croker and
Huntington were reelected and James
N. Wallace Of New York was elected to
succeed Edwin Langdon.
The directory is as follows: Edwin
Hawley. George Croker, F. H. Davis,
tH. E. Huntington, James N. Wallace,
r. ~. Palmer, L.. G. Weir, John E:
Searles of New York and L. F. Day of
Minneapolis.
The annual report showed a total
mileage Of 823.25. The company added
the sDes Moines & Fort Dodge during the
wear. or LAT miles -. u: 49, ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-03
CITY NEWS
THE T

Minnesota-Generally fair tonight
and Wednesday, warmer west portion
tonight, fresh southwest winds.
Wisconsin and Upper Michigan
Generally fair tonight and Wednesday,
fresh southwest winds.
Iowa-Fair tonight and Wednesday,
warmer in and central portions,
fresh southwest winds.
South Dakota-Fair tonight and
Wednesday, warmer tonight fresh south
west winds. ~
outh Dakota-Fair tonight and
Wednesday,, warmer in east and central.
portions tonight, fresh southwest winds.
Montana-Fair tonight and Wednes-
day, except showers in northwest pQr-
ton tonight, fresh southwest winds.
For the Upper Lakes-Fresh south to
southwest winds tonight and Wednes-
day; generally fair weather.
General Forecast-Showers have pre-
vailed in the eastern and southern
states, but the weather has been fair
thruout this forecast district. Mild tenn
perature has continued in-the western
and middle states. The indications are
for continued fair weather and mild
temperature over this forecast district.
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-03
WRECK VICTIMS IMPROVING
All Those Seriously Injured Are on
Road to Recovery.

All those seriously injured in the rail
road wreck at st. Paul, Sunday morn
ing, are reported as unquestionably on
the road to recovery. William A. Hall
of Minneapolis is at the st. Paul city
hospital and the others are at st. Jo-
seph's hospital.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-03
TODAY IN THE DISTRICT COURT

Judge D. F. simpson-same old fight
over a dog family.
Judge F. c. Brooks-Andrew Over
beck, tried for improper treatment
Of his daughter. Cannon jury out
Sensational attempted escape. s':'
Judge H. D. DickinsonlSpick divorce
case, Frank j. vs.. Jennie B.
O'Brien. %Et EISs H| 10 =
Judge Andrew Holt--Jury and minor
chamber matters. asS ~T%, ~
Judge John Day smith-AppealS from
lower court in srnaH&damage3 case
of James A.. Bull against village Of
Edna.
Judge F. V. Brown-Personal0 injury
damage suit of Christian Denecker
against Phoenix Mining company.
Grand Jury-Several indictments re-
turned in Jail cases. Adjournment
- taken. >-~' "<.>, g.. "
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-03

Davenport, Iowa., Oct. 3.-The Amer
lean Can company s factory was burned
last night, with a loss Of $l5O,OOO, par
TALLY covered by insurance. Three hun
dred men are thrown out Of employ
ment. AS there had apparently been
no fire in the building, the authorities
are at a loss to: explain the origin.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-03
Employers Standing Pat.

The Typothetae, who went into the
fight are standing pat. One former
member of the organization, who has
always been a strong union man, a
excused some time g by the TvDoth-5
etae out of respect to his affiliations.
Another company formerly in the
.Typothetae, it is claimed, signed Sc
icretly over a week ago before the
manager, E. S.. Martin, left for the
east. and was expelled from the or
eanization. q. G. O'Connor, secretary
Of the Typographical union, stated
had signed the union scale. Two of
these are claimed to be former Typoth-
fetae shops, which is the only point at
which the claims of the two sides
Eagree.
The typesetting companies furnish
ing linotyped matter to the Job shops
rae in the Typothetae. To protect their
friends who have signed the agree
ment and cannot secure linotype work
from the Typothetae members, the
union has secured the use of three ma,
chimes and will operate them with two
night shifts.
Applications for good men are pour
ing into the union office from outside
cities. It is asserted that printers arr
moving about all over the country, an6
in some places there are not enough
members Of the craft to handle til,
work.
i've are holding our men here,
said Secretary O,Connor, ssfor we ar,
going to win this fight and will wan
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-03

s..The Slowest Laundry On Earth.'
! Every piece carefully handled. Collars
lie, cuffs lc, shirts 10c. Underwear work
folded like new. Hofman's Toggery
Shops Laundry. mLi.<> 81" I
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-03
AROUND THE TOWN

New Grain Company.-The Nels En-
ge Grain company Of Minneapolis filed
articles of incorporation today, with
$4,000 capital stock. The directors
are rNels Enge, Edwin j. Wenzel and G.
NJ. Reese. -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-03

Money deposited IN nThe Farmers
& Mechanics Savings Bank October
I'd, Sd and 4th, will draw interest from
October LIST. - - s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-03
NECRoLoGIC

MISS TILIIE THURsTON, daugh-
ter of MI. and Mrs. 7. Thurston, died
Sunday at her home, 1921 Central ave
nue.. NE, after an illness of over a
year. Beside her parents. a brother,
Ole Thurston, and a sister, Miss Celia
Thurston, survive her. The funeral
will take place Wednesday, Oct. f., at
1880 pm. from the residence, and at
2:3O pm. from Augustana Swedish
Lutheran church. Interment will be
at Hillside cemetery:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-03

*Decrease. -."s3r ..f .-~. ;"
".The increased earnings are largely
due to increased MILEAGE said Gen
eral Manager L. f. Day today: HThere
was some increase. on. the older lines,
but crop conditions in Minnesota and
some portions Of Iowa were rather un-
satisfactory.
"The crop conditions in both Iowa
and Minnesota this year are very much
better than the previous year, and our
earnings are showing very good in
crease IL -
Two points in the report were men
toned particularly. by MI. Day as illus
Increased cost Of railroad operation.
1.-THE average receipts per passenger
per mile,' he said, ntdecreased about
3 per cent, and the average rate per
ton per mile on freight handled de-
creased 10 pc %rcent.'''g =.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-03

ge Grain company OF Minneapolis hled
articles of Incorporation today, with
$4,000 capital stock The directors
are Nels Enge, Edwin j. Wenzel and G..
NJ. Reese. .
Collecting Statistics.-Adelbert NJ.
Dewey, special agent of. the bureau of
labor department Of commerce and
labor, is in Minneapolis, and will re-
main for several days, collecting sta
tistics for the bureau of labor.
Sinclair Beats Mowry.-John Sin
clair was today elected president Of
sity by a vote, Of LIS to IS. Sinclair
was the academic candidate and de-
feated L. H. Mowry, who was backed
by the engineers.
w. II. Eustis to L.ecture.-William
Henry Eustis will lecture at Monitor
hall, 2517 Twenty-seventh avenue s.,
tomorrow evening, under the auspices
Of the Twelfth Ward Swedish-Amerl-
can league. Excellent music and lit
erary talent will assist.
Christian Science L,ecture.-Profess-
or Hermann s. Herring, G. s. B., presi-
dent of the mother church of Christian
Science in Boston, will lecture at the
Auditorium this evening under the aus
q pices of the local group of Christian
Science churches. His subject will be
"Christian Science, Humanity's Help
err He will be introduced by DR..
Richard Burton.
Giant Puff BaI.-Mushroom enthus-
lasts are rejoicing over the discovery
at Lynnhurst, Lake Minnetonka, Of a
gigantic puffball, known to mycolo-
gists as Lycoperdon Gigantium. 1t
measures 81 inches in, circumference
and weighs five pounds-that IS, it did
before it was eaten up by the enthus'
lasts.
Confectioners Arraigned-C. Cooper
man, a confectioner at 70 Eighth ave;
u Me-, and Henry Mcclure, of GIG
police court today charged with violat.
ing the Sunday closing ordinance. Coop
erman case was continued until Jan
3, 1906, and Mcclure will have a tria
Sept. 10. The Retail Grocers' associa
ton is back Of the movement.
Auto Is Returned.-L. B. Newell's
automobile, which was stolen yesterday
afternoon, was found early today BY
Patrolman Hovelsrud at Fourteenth av
enue Sc. and, Seventh street. It bore
evidences of hard usage. There seems
to be an epidemic ofCauto borrowing a
present. There is never any apparent
attention Of retaining the machines
taken, and the only, motive seems t.
be a desire for a little fun with tn,
cars. The police will put a. stop to it
however. 49,.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-03
DEATH WAS MYSTERIOUS
sH ------
Autopsy Will Be Held Over Remains OF
SaloonRPOrter.

John Jackson, a saloon porter, died at
the city hospital last evening, under pc
.culiar conditions and an autopsy will
be held.
Flour City hotel, 5000 Nicollet avenue,
In an unconscious condition and was
taken to the city hospital. He died
before his case could be thoroly dag
.nosed. His general appearance indi-
Gated that he had been drinking heav-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-03

Collecting Statistics.-Adelbert M:
Dewey, special agent of. the bureau of
labor department of commerce and
labor, is in Minneapolis, and will re-
main for several days, collecting sta
tistics for the bureau of labor.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-03

Weather Now and Then.
~ Today, maximum 49,, minimum 81
Degrees; a year ago, maximum 81,
minimum As degrees. ~. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-03

Sinclair Beats Mowry.-John Sin
clair was today elected president Of
the senior class of the state univer-
sity by a vote. Of LIS to IS. Sinclair
was the academic candidate and de-
feated L. H. Mowry, who was backed
by the engineers.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-03
MARTIN M,KINNEY.-The

MI4IO1IN I'VE IAlISISI e IHt IUueidI
of Martin Mckinney, who died Mon
day afternoon from typhoid fever at
the city hospital, will be held at 9
O'Clock tomorrow morning from st.
Charles church. Mr.. Mckinney, who
was 46 years Of age, is survived by his
wife and four children. He was a men,
Der of Mississippi camp, Modern Wood
men of America.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-03

w. H. Eustis to Lecture.-William
Henry Eustis will lecture at Monitor
hall, 2517 Twenty-seventh avenue s.,
tomorrow evening, under the auspices
Of the Twelfth Ward SWedish-Amer1-
can league. Excellent music and lit
erary talent will assist.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-03

Wilson Bros Town Made Dress Shirts
g., Agent Hofman's Toggery Shops.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-03
MISS MARIE LUaER died Monday

MISS MARIE LUGER died Monday
morning at the home of her parents,
Eleventh street N, aged 81 years. The
funeral will be held Wednesday morn
Dug at 5:45 am. from the residence,
and at $50 am. from Immaculate Con-
ception church. The remains will be
sent to Lansing, Iowa, for interment.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-01-07


the blizzard she started out with no
more protection than usual. aid
strange as 1t may seem, arrived at the
schoolhouse and built her fire. The
lane traversed runs east and west and
in places it was impossible to get
team through for days after the storm
had subsidized. The snowbanks were
heaped high above the fences and the
mystery is how she ever managed to
pillow her way through with a gale OF
wind blowing sixty miles an hour and
the thermometer below zero. There
were many times when the storm ragged
with such fury that she could not see
but a few feet ahead.
Miss Pettibone taught the day out
with no further thought of her daring
trip and had prepared to make the re-
turn when neighbors insisted on her
remaining until the storm subsidized.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-01-07
Will Build From Frisco to Butte.

BOISE, Idaho, Jan. THE San
Francisco, Idaho and Montana rail-
way company, which propose to con-
struct road from San Francisco to
Butte, has been formed with head
quarters in Boise. Prominent financial
men of Minneapolis, officials CT the
Western Surety Adjustment company
and Judge John A. McGinty, who has
been engaged in preliminary work for
the proposed road, are the incorpora-
tors. The company is organized with
a capital stock of $50,O00,00o. The Of
ficers of the company are to be as
follows: President, William Peyton
Mason, Minneapolis; vice president.
C. H. Fleming, Minneapolis; secretary.
G. T. Proper, Boise; treasurer, w. E.
Foran, Boise. The purpose Of the COM
pany is to build and operate a stand
ard gage steam railway and telegraph
line from San Francisco in a general
northwestern direction through the
states of California, Nevada, Oregon,
Idaho and Montana to Butte by way
of Boise, connecting branch line from
Mason to Paradise Valley, Nevada and
to Winneumucca, Nevada. The esti-
mated length of the road is 1000 miles
George T. Proper, secretary Of the
railway company, is also SECRETARY of
the Western Surety and Adjustment
company He said he could not give
details of the company's plans. He
said that Mason was prominently con-
nected with financial interests of Min
neapolis. Mr.. Fleming is well
known railroad official of Minnesota.