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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-18

Metropolitan-''The County Chair
man.
The County Chairman will be pro-
duced at the Metropolitan operahouse
three nights, beginning Feb. 20, with
the usual matinee Saturday. A good
deal Of interest is being manifested,
for it is Mr.. Ade 8 first venture into the
field Of straight comedy. He has ham
died comic opera libretti successfully,
and theater-goers are curious to know
how he has treated dramatic theme.
As the locale, Mr.. AIDE has selected the
middle west, section he has known
intimately all his life.
The four acts are laid in. fictitious
town called Antioch, located in the
Mississippi valley. The first takes place
ON the main street in front Of Jimi-
son IS general store; the second is in the
courthouse grove on the opening Of the
campaign; the third presents the county
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-18

Among the many young women who
have entered vaudeville just to do
something in the world, is Charlotte
Ravenscroft. Until within a few months
Miss Ravenscroft-or, more properly,
Mrs. Horace Ravenscroft-wa content
to enjoy life in her social set in Chi,
cago, occasionally appearing at concerts
in Chicago, New York or Washington,
but devoting most of her time to the
violin and her voice. AS a pupil and
graduate Of the Chicago Conservatory
she had small difficulty in securing
recognition Of her talents.
About two, years ago her husband,
the efa nrncipal members 1of Of the Boston
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-18

chairman Is office three days before
election, and the fourth is in the town
hall on election night, where returns
are being received.
The story relates to political con-
test for the office of state s attorney.
E =. Rugby has been nominated and
Jim Hacker, the county chairman, to
bring about Rigby's defeat, storms the
convention and secures the nomination
Of his junior law partner, Tillford
Wheeler, without the latter 8 knowl-
edge. Wheeler has asked the daughter
of Rigby to marry him, but lis forced
by his partner to make the race. How
not make an open fight against her faith
er, and keeps his word, until Rigby
openly assails him at a public meet
ing, when he mounts the platform and
2denounces the old man in strong Ian
.guage. This breaks the engagement.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-18

tization Of Laura E. Richards pathetic
story. - 90.
Orpheum.- for the week
Of Feb. 26 are number of features of
the order that has appealed to local
vaudeville audiences. There will be the
Carter De Haven Sextette, described
as Weber and Fields show in NINA
ture; West and Van Siclen, musicians
and acrobats, in their novel skit, A
College Gymnasium the Barrows-
Lancaster company in sketches that
have scored in New Orleans and the
"The Man and the Maid with the
Changeable Eyes; the Carter and Wa
tiers company in "The Wise Mr.. Conn.,;
Kurtis and his trained dogs, and Ed
Flanagan, monologist.
Bijou.-''The Lighthouse by the
Sea, the new sensational melodrama
dealing with life around a government
lighthouse on the New England coast,
which follows Superba," gives prom
Use Of being one Of the substantial hits
of the season. The piece is said to
contain a story of strongs human in
terest, with climaxes thrillingly sensa-
tional, and led up to in consistent
manner, while the comedy is artistically
blended with pathos. The scenic equip
ment is described as very elaborate,
and several ingenious mechanical eff
fects are used. A company of carefully
selected players will present the drama.
Unique Erred L. Gay, the handcuff
king, comes next week. He challenges
any one to produce pair of handouts
that he cannot unlock, and also has a
trunk trick that is pronounced wonder
full. Tommy White, the "upside-down
man, who balances on his head on a
flying trapeze during his entire act, is
also announced.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-18
At THE Iz7EA7El2S
BILLS or THE WEEK.

METROPOLITAN
The sho Cum comic OPERA Feb 49, 10, 20 and 81 with
matinee Wednesday.
1.-The County Chairman spectacular comedy Feb g. % and
"a, with matinee Saturday.
ORPHEUM- .e
Leon Hermann, magician and varied vaudeville bill All the
week with daily matinees.
BIJoU-
Hanons superba, spectacular panonaime. All the week,
with matnees Sunday, Wednesday and Saturday.
LYCEUG- ....
1.-THE Holy City, religious spectacular DRAMA by Ferris
Stock company All the week. with matinees Sunday Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday.
UNIQUE
Continuous Vaudeville Daily performances 49, and
$3.50 pm. Bill changes Monday
DEWEY
Rely Woods buesque All the week. with daily manees.
Ladies' matinee Friday ". G@''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-18

Ideals, the Camille de Arville and other
high-class. ight-opera companies, died
suddenly in New York. a few months
field for her activities, made her debut
In vaudeville at the Chicago opera
house, and her success was such that
she has remained on the vaudeville
stage ever since. She is described as. a
remarkably pretty young woman of
pure soprano voice and considerable
skill as a yiolinist. She arrived III
Minneapolis today and will be guest
Of her late husbands brother, John
Ravenscroft, formerly of the Church of
the Redeemer and the Wesley Ne. Z.
church choir. She appears at the Or
pheum next week. 49,.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-18

Bijou-Hanlon' sssuperba.'
When Superba "opens it's week sen
gagement at the Bijou Sunday after
noon the last edition. Of this famous
pantomime will be seen in all it's new
dress and with it's latest features. ''Su-
perba'' continues one . of the record
breaking attractions, probably because
Hanlon Brothers spend small fortune
on it each year. This year the panto-
mime has been rewritten and bright
ened in many ways, and the stage set
ting, mechanical effects and novelties
are the result Of many weeks work.
The show has twelve scenes laid not
only in the land of romance over which
the good Queen Superba holds sway, but
on the gay "'Pike'' at the worlds fair,
and in the artist g quarter at Paris.
Merry Pierrot and his friends hold high
revel in many places. For the first time
in years the Hanlons present an Ameri-
can ballet which includes some of the
prettiest dances and singers. This octet
costs more than any dancing act on the
stage. The latest music is employed
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-18


the most gorgeous that money can pro:
singers SINCE and dancers. The t'' eomedians
and every member Of the company work
hard to please their audiences. 49,
The company is headed by Pat Kelley,
America IS greatest Celtic COMEDIAN
and includes the Gordon Sisters; The
Century Comedy -Four, comedians and
vocalists; Keller and Watson, punsters;
Misses Adams and Swinburn, singers Of
coon melodies, and Orth and Fern, two
Of the brightest comedians Of the day
The two burlesques, !.Down at
Reiley's" and "a Night OFF, all tend
to make the show one Of the best that
will be seen in the city this season. The
Friday. " "a
Observation-Disclosures Vaudeville.
The patrons Of the Unique theater
next week may expect a program that
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-18

March o, in Winston Churchill's dramatizstion
of his 1.-The Crisis
THE Isle of Spice will play a return haff.
week, commencing March u. ~
Mildred Holland. In her new play. The Tri-
umph of Empress" viii be the Metropolitan
attraction for the half-week starting March I6.
THE: Fatal Wedding" by Theodore Kramer,
Is underlined for appearance at the Bijou soon.
One of the features of the Factory Girl. -
Charles E. Blaney's great labor play, to- be
seen at the sBijou soon, is the factory scene
with its thousands of wheels and belts and the
great steel plunger and real electric dynamo
Checkers. with Thomas Ross in the lead
ing role will be the attraction at the Metropoli-
tan for half week. opening March %.
Buster Brown the cartoon comedy, comes
to the Bijou next month.
'.More to Be Pitied than Scorned," one of
Charles e. Blaney's melodramatic successes, will
come to the Bijou next month.
There is charm about Yen Yonson" that ap-
peals to all classes Ii will appear at the Bijou
soon.
ME. Him and IT, the new musical comedy,
with George Bickel, Harry Watson and E. L.
Wrothe in the leading roles, will be presented at
the Bijou soon.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-18

and in the dance of the Dutch maidens,
the Parisians, the artists models, and
the "Revels Of the Poodles in Shadow
land,' beautiful effects are obtained.
More than $4,000 has been spent in
stage settings, costumes and effects and
H Superba - is one of the most am
bilious of attractions in the spectacular
field. Pierrot and his friends meet
with the lions this year, are captured by
Highbinders, visit a japanese village,
have adventures with the Giant Scotch
man, who eats everything, and the
scores Of new mechanical effects and
tricks invented by the Hanlons for the
new edition are averred to excel any
thing heretofore shown in "Superba."
The. acting company includes George
Hanlon, Sr., Alfred, Fred, George Jr.,
and William Hanlon I'd, John H. Has
lam, William Zinell, Belle Gold, Ethel
Baird, Adelaine French, Pearl Ford and
Marie Best. The company carries it's
own musical director, scenic artists, and
nearly twenty stage mechanics, cleo
tricians and assistants.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-18
5000 to California via the North-
Western Line

A reduction of SIS in the one way
seeond-class rate, and tickets will be on
sale from March ] to May 10. Thru
tourist cars to California leave Mime
apolis and st. Paul via the North West
ern, Line Tuesdays and Saturdays of
each week. For sleeping car reserva-
lions, ETC., call at 600 Nieollet avenue,
MINNEAPOLIS,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-18
! oorL1aHT FLASHES.

sThe Tenderfoot' will be the offering at the
Metropolitan for half week opening March 5.
Nanette Comstock will be introduced as star
At the Metropolitan for half week beginning
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-18
Summer in Europe.

Write the Wabash Railway for Book
let of European Tours, and plan to
( Excellent tours have been arranged
for at moderate rates. F. A. Palmer,
A. g. P. A., Wabash Railroad, 81 Adams
street, Chicago.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-18

Have you noticed The Journals new
feature, Shopping by Telephone, y
printed on the Want Page every dayts
1t s a good thing.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-18
UNDERLINED ATTRACTIONS

I Metropo litan. james *. Hackett
who comes for the half week common
cling Feb. 20. will be aeen in q new
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-18

Do :you. like good coffees Ask for
McLaughlin3's Coffee, It is the best
and sold at reasonable prices.
Mclaughlin & Co.. Chicago importers.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-18

will have diversity and novelty in
plenty for their amusement. ALI Of the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-18

tization Of Laura E. Richards pathetic
story. =, &c.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-09-22
SCHOOL CODE
Places Truant Officer SO He Doesn't
Know Where He ls At.

Another mixup in school affairs has
resulted from the wording of the re-
Gently adopted code. Truant Officer
Schaffert, during the past week, has
come across several young fellows in
the city who are under the age limit
and must attend school, but they have
graduated from the grammar schools,
and, as their parents refuse to buy
books for them to use in high school,
they cannot attend. The board is not
allowed to buy books for any high
school students, and there is the rub,
for the parents won't" and the board
cant" The question has been re-
ferred to the city solicitor for his opin-
ion. Until he makes his report the
boys will still be absent from school.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-09-22
Injured in street. car Accident.

East Greenville, Sept. 20.-Miss Ada
Collier, who had been working In New
Philadelphia came home Saturday eve
ming to visit her parents and was re-
turning Sunday afternoon, having
boarded the West Brookfield car.
When 1t got in front of the township
hall In West Breokfield the rails
spread. leaving the front truck be-
tween the rails and throwing the rear
end OF the car around turning oyer on
its side. Miss Collier aud another
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-09-22
erotherhood OF ST. Andrew.

Chicago. Sept 20.--The University
of Chicago today began to assume a
monastic tone such as all the great
seats OF learning in the old world at
one time possessed. In the Tower
group OF buildings was gather the
advance guard of the 1000 members
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-09-22
DIphtherIa Caused Death.

Clarence. the 13-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Huth Of Sandal alley, died
Yesterday of diphtheria after short
illness, Owing to the nature OF the
disease the funeral was private. Bur
ial was made in St. Peters cemetarx
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-09-22

New Trolley Line In Portage County.
Surveyors are at work. and right Of
way is being obtained in Portage coun-
ty for a street car line that will run
from Cleveland to Pittsburg via ALI
anee, 1T may be that this is the road
that the Stark Electric people are in
terested In. The right Of way for con-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-09-22

siderable distance will be the OH
right of way Of the @. & p. that was
abandoned when the new short emf
OF that road was opened to travel
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-09-22

OF the Brotherhood OF St. Andrew, who
VIII turn aside from the world for four
days and go into retreat" for their
convention which opens tomorrow.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-09-22

person were the only ones in the car.
She sustained very severe shaking
up. bruising her arm and injuring her
otherwise
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-09-22

wv" = "S"' -oo'SS "S"'
Boys shirt waists and black
sateen and white and black fig.
ures, something for school wear,
to retail at 25c. OF course, you
will say not much of waist at
that price, but you will be sur
prised as to the value.
Made of odds and ends of
remnants of goods, just short
pieces.
Some better waists at 45c for
dress wear.
And say, don't forget about
the boys knee pants; a new
pair if they rip; soc and 75c.
Stereoscope view with every
soc purchase.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-09-22
MeIbourne.Pratt Wedding.

Miss Grace Melbourne and Mrs. F.
]. Pratt were married yesterday morn
ing at the home of the brides parents,
1917 West Tuscarawas street After
the ceremony the guests, some seventy
in number, enjoyed wedding dinner
at the Melbourne home. The couple
left Immediately after the dinner for
an extended eastern trip after which
they will be at home to their friends
in Newark, o.
The bride is we'll known society
leader of this city and the groom is a
prominent business man of Newark.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-09-22
New orIeans Yellow Fever Recor

New Orleans yellow Fever Record.
New Orleans, La, Sept. 20.--Follow-
ing is the yellow fever record in this
city for the "a hours ending at D.
m, Wednesday:
New cases, so.
Deaths, G.
New infected localities, IL.
All OF the new cases were In the
downtown district and most OF them
were OF mild character.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-14
MERCHANTS TRUST BILL.
Offer of f.. c. Jones to Take assets
and Pay Depositors.

Directors and former directors of the Mer-
chants Trust Company yesterday afternoon held
another meeting at the office of the counsel for
the company w. B. Ellison, No. II Broadway.
Among those present were c. NJ. Wicker ex-
President Langdon, Thomas L. Feitner and DR..
J. P. Mum. At the close of the meeting, which
lasted two hours ii was announced that no
definite action had been taken, although progress
had been made in the plans for extricating the
institution from its difficulties. Another meet
ing will be held to-day
z. Clarence Jones, of No. 1 Nassau-st. said
yesterday that he had made an offer to buy the
corpanys assets for the sum necessary for pay
ing the depositors in full. He continued:
For years have been the heaviest individual
bondholder in the Hudson Valley Railway Com
pany. For eighteen months. at various times, I
have been dickering with the trust company
people but I have found it Impossible to con-
clude anything definite. They paid s1,200.000 for
their Hudson Valley securities, but they not
worth that price After the trust company
closed was told that its deposits on the day Of
the closing amounted to S2,051,000. l have
offered to pay s2,051,000 to the depositors, set
Ting with them in full provided the trust COM
pany's assets were turned over to me- L was
willing to take a speculative chance by taking
over the whole lot of assets in view of my OBJ
tanning the Hudson Valley control But the
directors. relieved by my offer Of the fear that
their stock would have to be assessed to make
the deposits good, at once tried to get more so
that they would not lose the value of their
stock My last meeting with them was on Fri
day last They told me that they wanted me TO
increase my offer by 100000, the amount of
their stock. I then told them my offer was off.
Mr. Ellison yesterday afternoon declined TO
talk about Mr. Jones's offer. Mr.. Feitner said;
There are some people who want to get hold
of those securities cheap but will not let
them do it If we can help it." There con-
ference later between Messrs. Feitner and Jones'
New-York tribune., 1905-06-14
CALLS CURB A NUISANCE
STANDARD TRUST MOVE
DIR. McAdoo Is asked to DriUt
Brokers from No. 25 Broad-st.

For the first time, so far as is known, q formal
complaint against the curb brokers in Broad-st
has been lodged with the Police Commissioner,
calling them public nuisance. Commissioner Nc
Adoo received formal complaint yesterday from
the Standard Trust Company. at No 25 Broad-st..
complaining against the curb brokers. 1t IL
charged that the noise they make is nuisance
and annoys tenants in the building.
Mr.. McAdoo said he did not know what he would
do about the complaint. He had been thinking.
he said, of compelling all pushcart and fakirs
10 stay away from the streets in the
financial district. He said he would make another
trip to Wall Street in day and If he should
find the curb brokers to be nuisance he would
take stringent action.
TO say anything for publication about the COM
plant. The curb crowd" which now includes
representatives OF many Stock Exchange houses as
nection, for long time had headquarters In front
of the Mills Building, No. Is 3road-st Three years
opposite the Mills Buiding. was being erected the
curb market was shifted to the Broad-EXShaIge
Building. No 3 Broad.st In front OF which ,Htn ever
rain shine a shifting, noisy body OF about q
hundred brokers has congregated IN ms e9aqwas Nv
switch bearing special officer OF massive proper
tions who is employed by the owners Of the build
Suggestions have been made from time to time
that trading room be leased but the curo trao. .
working under stringent rules like those Which
govern the operation of exchanges, they desire to
vironment and find their satisfaction in living
through the hours of toll as near to nature as
The complaint not taken seriously by the
curb brokers. although some of them said that II
around the curb it would be good thing for all
concerned The boys are constantly playing tricks
said that any attempt to drive the curb market
away from its present location would be fought In
New-York tribune., 1905-06-14
PAY s1,OO0,OOO BACK TAXES.
Mutual Gas Light and Metropolitan
Com panies LiQuidate.

Another 100000 added to the city's surplus
by the days receipts in the Bureau for the Coec-
ton of Assessments and Arrears of Taxes. The
Mutual Gas Light Company. which on Monday paid
its taxes for 1900 and 1901. yesterday paid the
poltan Street Railway Company paid sS79709 So, of
which s20s, ,030 for interest. From real estate
arrears the bureau received in small amounts more
than six hundred checks. a total of s21S, SO
The tax sale advertised for to-day will be opened
at 1870 O'Clock with E. A Slattery. head OF the
Bureau for the COLLECTION of Arrears of Taxes. as
the auctioneer. Mr.. SlatteTy will give way to his
assistant J. B. Mullally after disposng of the first
few lots. and Mr. Mutually will conduct the sale for
the remainder of the week. 1t will be held daily In
the Aldermanic Chamber of the City Hall
Controller Grout said yesterday that more than
half the delinquents the list have paid up, or,
at least have paid enough to take their properties
out of the delinquent class.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-14

cretion in the selection of directors. they are to
be absolutely free and undisturbed In the exercise
Of their Judgment. and that so far, as they are
TO act formally in voting for the directors con-
ceded to policyholders. fair and undoubted ex-
preston of policyholding choice will be forthcom-
ing
1t will be noticed that $50 far" is the great ex-
so far he is allowed. $50 far" IL IS NOM
mated in the bond. Then. of course. Judge oBren,
one of the greatest judgec the Supreme Court
bench of NewYork, great that he was the
candidate Of both the Democrats and Republicans
at the last election, not showed to the front
by the new gang to deter New-York lawyers from
beginning litigation against the Euyi!t able-of
course not.
Oh, no. There's wire pulling or underhand
business IN this Equitable reorganization.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-14
DE CoRDovA CHARGED WITH PERJURY
Stock Exchange Member Charged with Crime
in Connection with Woodend Case.

Joshua De Cordova, a member of the Stock Ex-
change. arrested yesterday afternoon by United
States Marshal Henkel the charge of perjury.
The arrest made on the strength of an af-
fdavit made information and belief by Irving L.
Ernst, a lawyer. In his affidavit Mr. Ernst states
that certain property given by William E. Wood
end, a former broker. to De Cordova, dated
February II. 1904.
The affidavit charges that De Cordova appeared
before Nathaniel A Prentice. special commission.
er, and in his testimony wilfully perjured himself
by denying that he had been offered by Woodend
a position at s75 a week. The prisoner pleaded
not guilty, and admitted to 5000 bail for ex-
amna ton June q, at 10 a m.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-14
DINING SERVICE ON JERSEY CENTRAL.

The New-Jersey Central has just placed in COM
mission on its Ncw-York and Philadelphia line six
new dining oars. They leave New-York and Phila-
deluhia simultaneously at and e. m, IL noon
and l. and p. m. Each car has dining well
as cafe compartments, the furniture is OF mahog-
any and leather. and the interior furnishings are
not only elaborate but comfortable. The commits
sary department is directed by steward of wide
experience and the management of the New-Jer-
sew Central intends that its dining car service
shall be famous its hourly train service be-
tn.eer NeW-Y York and Phladelphs.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-14
PERMANENT ODELL INJUNCTION.
Federal Court Protects Chicago Board of
Trades Right to Quotations.

Cincinnati. June 1s.-United States Judge Thomp-
to-day permanently enjoined the O'Dell Com
pany from using stock quotations of the Chicago
Board of Trade. The injunction sought by
attorneys representing the Chicago Board of
Trade The suit against the ODell Company was
instituted after the United States Supreme
Court had held in q similar that board OF
trade has property right in its quotations and
therefore has right to sell to customers the
right o them.