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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-05
GREAT WHEAT FIGHT ON
PIT NOT so EXCITED IN YEARS.
MAY BE A TERRIFIC SMASH.

Excitement, in degree not seen since
the great wheat advance of last sum
nler, was on today at the Chamber Of
Commerce.
Wheat prices, long depressed, sudden
ly shot up. Chicago May, the center
Of manipulation, was rushed up from
$l.l3% to $1.17%. Minneapolis May
had sold down to $1.071a, but on the
boom it went to $l.lOh. July touched
$l0lA early, and was up to SLOAN
later.
The fight is in Chicago, where Gates
and his following have bitten off big
chunk, and where the outcome is un-
certain: The clique is "long' millions
Of bushels. Of Chicago May wheat. If
the long line is carried, against big
new crop in sight, there will be ter:
rifle smash some day, but on the other
hand, the Chicago Clique controls May
wheat and might, by manipulation, run
prices up 10 or 20 cents and make the
men who are "short'' come in and
settle. 81 -a,s
Tt is the fercest proposition seen in
wheat since the. days of Joe Letter, and
bitter fight is expected.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-05
BOYS SHOOT MAN WHO
IS SHINGLING A ROOF

Anton Larson, an all-around carpen-
ter and handy man living near Lake
Amelia, is eating his meals off the
pantry shelf these days, owing to the
fact that he was shot last Saturday by
couple of young nimrods who were
out huntin' blackbirds with Winchester
pump guns The boys were care
less and in the course of the day drift
ed within range Of Larson, who was
busy shingling barn near the lake:
Larson was not gun shy and paid no
to ao the hitds hos s9ad sab
and both lads blazed away. Mr.. Lar
son was in good range. An eyewitness
says Mr.. Larson turned seventeen SOM
to- the ground Wue The shot did no ' Serious
damage, but for the time being the
pantry shelf suffceth for both chair and
table for Mr.. Larson. The two guns
meanwhile, are in the fifth precinct po.
lice station under the care;sof Captain
Getchell. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-05
TO INSURE PURE WATER
NEW ORDINANCE PLACES DEAL
ERS UNDER SURVEILLANCE OF
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

Spring water dealers are to be placed
under strict surveillance by an >ordi-
nance introduced at the last COUNCIL
meeting by Alderman w. F. Nye. To
the commissioner Of health is given
complete authority to regulate the bust
ness in such a manner as to safeguard
public health. He is empowered to in
spect the storage plants, wagons and
other property of the companies and
to take samples of water for analysis
at any time.
Radical reforms are provided for.
The use Of stone jugs for distribution
is entirely prohibited, glass bottles and
galvanized iron pals being the only
vessels permitted. The distributors are
required to keep the water-coolers en-
tirely clean at their own expense, must
wash the bottles after they have been
used once and cannot use a cork more
than once. The pals used in carrying
water from the tanks to the coolers
must have covers and when not in use
must be kept in covered box. The
crates of bottles must also be covered
SO as to protect the corks from contain
ination.
"Many of the companies have, or
their own initiative, adopted most OF
the provisions of this measure,' sale
DR.. P. NJ. Hall, commissioner of health
today, "but others have not. Some Of
the provisions may appear over-scrupu
lous, but they are all essential
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-05
IROD OYER BLOOD
DRENCHED FIELDS
DR.. JAMES X. HOsMER PREPAR-
ING A GREAT WORK.
Former Librarian Of the Minneapolis
Public Library, After Studying the
Scenes Of Battles and the Records in
the Congressional Library, Returns
to Finish Manuscript of His History

DR.. James K. Hosmer, formerly libra
rian of the Minneapolis public library,
has returned from winter spent in
Washington and the south, working on
his history of the civil war. He is
spending April in st. Paul with his
daughter, Mrs. A. G.. Eddy, 694 Port
Hosmer will return to Minneapolis for
the summer.
The manuscript for the first volume
of this important historical work will
be ready Jan. l and the latter half some
time in 1906. DR.. Hosmer is devoting
his whole time to this work. He left
Minneapolis in the fall and spent the
pleasant weather of the fall and early
winter in visiting and carefully study
ing al OF the important battlefelds Of
guide men who were thoroly familiar
with the history of the respective bat
ties. Generally, his guide was an ex-
Confederate soldier living in the par
ticular locality being studied. On one
occasion in his Virginia travels DR..
Hosmer drove over forty-two miles of
fought over and blood drenched.
In his battlefield study DR.. Hosmer
also visited the more important points
IN North Carolina, went over the route
from Knoxville to Nashville, Tenn,
spent some time in Mississippi, espe.
cially around Vicksburg, and, finally,
went over the ground of his own army
campaigning IN Louisiana.
= On his return to Washington, DR..
Hosmer was provided with an alcove
in the congressional library and every
| facility offered him for convenient work
on the records and other historical ma
terlal he desired to consult. He worked
there for the remainder of the winter.
DR.. Hosmer's two volumes are part
of one of the greatest pieces Of his.
torical writing ever undertaken. It is
defnitiver history of the United States
prepared comparatively for a group of
expert scholars of special periods. Its
title is "The American Nation,' and
the work will be completed in twenty
eight volumes, five of which are already
issued. The editor is Professor Albert
Bushnell Hart, head Of the history de-
partment Of Harvard and a historical
scholar admirably equipped by ability
and experience for the direction of q
work OF this magnitude, as he is him
self the author Of some of the best
written and most scholarly recent works
on history, especially to present it in
popular way, and he has edited a
number Of other important historical
series.
All of the other writer's have been
restricted to one volume each, but the
war could not be handled in single
volume, and it was highly desirable that
the work should not be divided in au.
| thorship. The title of DR.. Hosmer's
volumes are 1.-THE Appeal to Arms, >:
1858: and 1.-THE Outcome of the Civil
! War; 1896.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-05
ABERDEEN CHOOSES TEACHERS
Superintendent Cochrane and Many
5 Others Reelected.

ABERDEEN. s. D.-The school board has elect
ed thirty-four Of the teachers for the ensuing
reelected, including Superintendent W. L. Coch-
rane and Principal R. L. Kirk of the high
school.
At a dsclamatory contest held at the Northern
normal and industrial school Earl +. koehler,
Miss Pearl Sitter and Miss Florence Fleming
were chosen to represent the school in the
s declamatory contest at the internormal meet
at Madison in May. ..vs ~ +.
Frank Holslander Of Ordway township is
wanted on the charge OF theft. He sold $50
saddle to the Aberdeen Harness company for
Sc. and his former employer, G. A. Dahl of
Ordway. charges that he stole the saddle and
other articles from him.
S. T. Miles, who has been engaged in the
machine business at Britton for several years,
has filed petition in voluntary bankruptcy.
His liabilities are given at S4,3492e and his
assets at $2,657. 49,
Three. Of the four outgoing aldermen in Aber,
deem this year democrats and lively fight
In all four wards is expected. Wood Harring-
ton of the third ward Is the only hold-over
democrat in the city council, and he tied at the
election last year with his republican opponent,
winning on the drawing to settle the tie. i.
H. L. Drum, general foreman of the NIilwau-
kee road, left Tuesday morning for Chamber
lain with a gang Of twenty men to begin work
on the Milwaukee bridge across the Missouri
river at that point. r|'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-05
.HoMEBUYERs MAKE .. -. =. .
REAL ESTATE ACTIVE


Great real estate weather this. PEG.
pie are looking for homes and real es'
tate dealers are happy this week. There
have been a food Of inquiries for suit
able residence lots and for houses
Building men are working up to the
limit, and. on. the whole, this is the
epEng a real esa5e way snat
Property in Minneapolis is low priced.
too low so experts say-and this fact is
being taken advantage of by dealers
and people who want to buy their own
homes. &,f - +
Next Saturday The Journal will
publish several pages devoted to the
and i real e estate investments incident:
ally there will be hundreds Of offerings
by the leading real estate men Of the
city: 1t will be worth reading and
studying. .... III, y. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-05
FORT GUILD TOO
STRONG FOR co. B
VALIANT CAPTAINS ENTANGLE-
MENT REFUSED ATTACK.
Cadets, in Charging the Pillsbury Mon
ument, Come to Grief Thru Grass
Protecting Strand Of Barbed Wire
Carnegie Hero Medals Will Not Be
Distributed.

Unexpectedly confronted by barbed
wire fence, the. cadets Of Company B
of the university battalion were unable
to stop in the midst of charge over the
campus yesterday afternoon. Torn
uniforms and scratched hands and faces
gave evidence today that the under
graduate soldiers had "seen SERVICE
To keep the students from walking
on the campus grass until 1t gets a
start, barbed wires have been strung
from tree to tree on the knoll oppo-
site the library building and it was
here. in plain sight of the goods, clus-
tered on the library steps, that the val
liant cadets CALAMITY charged against
Captain Guilds Notifications.
Captain George Weisel, in command,
is student in the mining school, and
his order was given without knowledge
Of the entanglements on academic
ground. -" -.-@f 49,.
The cadets who were bravely leading
the charge tried to stop on seeing
| barbed wire, but their comrades saw nc
reason for faltering and the more ven
turesome wearers Of the gray were
| swept ahead. In the melee the fence
came down, but not before Company B
| had suffered tremendous loss.
The officers who ordered the charge
were continually reminded on the
campus today Of the "Charge Of Com.
pany b.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-05
BUILDING IN VICINITY
OF THE AUDITORIUM

A. B. Latham, owner Of the old es-
tate at the northwest corner Of First
avenue 8 and Eleventh street, is consid-
ering the feasibility of a three-story
store and apartment building. He has
tenants already and will decide definite
" about. the Improvement. this week:
To clear the site Mr.. Latham has moved
the old house back from the corner.
With the building of stores at this
corner new district will be invaded
by business. Several fiat buildings
which form the nucleus Of many small
store districts in Minneapolis, have
gone up and thus customers are fur
nished in advance. The Hasey fats at
Second avenue s were buil 1t a year ago
and this spring the big Bohn Chase fat
buildings are going up on Twelfth
street corner.
The building of the Auditorium
seems to have favorable influence on
the values of these adjoining corners
as negotiations are on for stores at
Nicollet avenue and Eleventh street.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-05
ONE CAUSE OF CRIME
PLA TO REMOVE IT BY AIDING
WORKHOUSE PRISONERS TO GET
A NEW START. ............ ....

Frank Mcdonald, superintendent Of
the workhouse will ask the board of
charities and corrections to set aside a
sum from the general fund each year to
aid needy persons who leave the work
house practically destitute.
Mr.. Mcdonald says that there are
hundreds of cases where Migrants and
common thieves who have gone out of
the workhouse in the morning without
food and money and unable to get
work, would turn criminals before
night. They had paid their debt to the
state and intended to do right, but the
first pangs Of hunger drove away all
good resolutions. Most men who come
to the workhouse have a little money
I and this is saved for them until they
were given enough to board them one
day and give them bed, they could
/, get q better start. y -
Several members Of the board favor
such plan. The board is already
figuring to install brick plant 50 as tc
make the workhouse disappearing and
If this is done, there is little doubt
! that such fund will be provided.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-05
MARY P0SS IS DEAD BY
MYSTERIOUS POISON

THE coroner and police are mystified
as to the manner in which Mary Joseph
inc, Foss, domestic in the fashionable
boarding. house at 500 Eighth street s.,
kept by Mrs. Mary Minor, came to her
death. s@2~ >:
The young woman died there this
morning and her body was removed to
the. county ,morgue. A post mortem ex-
animation by the coroner revealed the
fact tina tdeath was caused by some Pc
culiar poison whose effect had been so
unusual that its presence. in the stom-
ach was difficult to detect.
1t was thought at the boarding house
and by the coroner, until the post NOR
tenn examination was completed, that
death had resulted from heart trouble.
Nobody at the house today could tell
any circumstances Of the woman s ill
ness, which threw any light on the mys-
terry. y.
Miss Foss had been working at the
Minor clearinghouse for four or five
months. She was engaged thru an en-
ployment agency. The authorities have
not learned where her home is.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-05
TO BUILD ARMORY OF
GRAY CEMENT BRICK

Cement brick will be used on the ex-
terror walls Of the new armory. Ac-
ton on this question, which has given
the armory board some concern. was
taken this morning. The brick will be
manufactured by Mr.. Porten, the con-
tractor.
carefully considered and after the mem
bers had agreed on light gray cement
brick as the most desirable, both as to
color and durability, a meeting with
the municipal art commission was ar
ranged. This was held yesterday and
the commission was represented by
d. G. Gale, John s. Bradstreet, W. G..
armory board had outlined it's plans
there was general discussion, and the
commission agreed that the armory
board had chosen wisely and it's selec-
ton was unanimously approved.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-05
KIICHLI FILES BOND
FOR NEW ELECTRIC co.

Joseph L. Kiichli today filed the
$4,000 bond and acceptance by the
Minnesota Power & Trolley company Of
the ordinance granting the right to use
Minneapolis streets for conduits and
poles to convey electric energy to the
city and to supply electric power and
light to consumers. The bond is signed
by j. L. Kiichli and G. O.. Straub as
sureties, each Of whom qualities for the
full amount. z
The bond will be presented to the city
council at it's next meeting and be re.
ferred to the committee on bonds Of
city officers, which will call upon
Messrs. Kiichli and Straub to Justify.
BY the bond the company agrees to
begin actual work on construction and
to expend at least 100000 within one
year.
"There is nothing to be said now in
regard to our plans,' said Mr.. Kiichli.
"We have already expended some
money in getting ready and in investi-
eating" H..
The maximum rates provided in the
ordinance will reduce the price of cleo
tricity for light and power about IS per
cent, and the reduction to the city for
street lighting will be considerably
more. -. -. .n,r
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-05
FIRST BIG LAKE LINER
WILL LEAVE NEXT WEEK

r- -
The steamer Mohawk, Of the Western
Transit fleet, will get out of Duluth
next Monday, according to officers of
the company, and will probably be the
first of the big liners to run down the
lakes. Small coasting steamers have
been in and out, but none of the big
ones have moved yet. Considerable
package freight originating in Mime
apolis will go out on the Mohawk.
Altho one of the best years for long
time is in sight for shipping on the
lakes, it IS unlikely that there will be
as in former years. The ore boats will
be rushed to handle the tonnage, but
the liners will be able to carry cargoes
in ordinary time, and still prevent any
congestion of package stuff. u
The outlook is for season of steady
profitable business, rather than for an
opening rush and intermittent activity
and dullness.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-05
PRIVATE HOMES
ATTACKED BY G. ].
OPERATORS OF ALLEGED BABY
FARMS ARE INDICTED.
Four Persons Will Have to Stand Trial
Charged with Criminal Operations
and Trafficking in Infants-Leaders
Of Movement Against System, Say
Others Will Be Caught.

,HBaby farms'' in Minneapolis are
doomed. An investigation Of this sys-
TEN, which has been described by those
who have investigated it, as illicit
traffic in human life, was begun by Of
fcers of the Humane society, and now
has been taken up by the grand jury.
At least four indictments charging the
gravest of crimes, have resulted. The
accused will be arraigned tomorrow
morning before Judge D. F. Simpson.
Hannah Lund, alleged to be the pro-
prietress, at 1432 Sixth street NE, of
one of the most prosperous Of the local
farms, - who has been implicated in
several illegal transactions, was the
first object Of investigation. The ante
mortem~ statement Of Hilda Benson,
now lowering between life and death in
the city hospital, was taken by Assist
ant County Attorney Gray and read be-
fore the grand jury. It was principal
ly upon this that the Indictment was
found. " >...
Another case in which DR.. William G.
Van Damme, St. Paul practitioner,
and Mrs. Lindstaedt, known also as
Miss Cordelia, IS Twelfth street S, are
implicated, was taken up and lndlct'
ments are said to have been returned.
Other cases have been brought to the
attention of the officials and further in
vestigation and indictments will follow.
There are said to be over forty places
in the city, where babies are secretly
received, sold, given away or disposed
of, and in many instances, where Grim.
inal operations are performed. From
them come the many fdoorstep babies -
and sometimes the little corpses that
are found in the river or in other places
"We are going to clean out all baby
FARMS if it is a possible thing, " said
today. They have been poisoning Min
neapolis atmosphere long enough. 1t is
hard matter to get evidence against
them, but we are using every method
and have already produced results
Hannah Lund was arraigned in the
violating the health ordinance in fail.
ing to report the birth Of baby. Mrs
Eggen of Wisconsin says she came to
the city upon the written request of
the Lund woman who wrote that she
had just the child that Mrs. Eggen
wanted. The Wisconsin woman came
inspected the baby and says she gave
Mrs. Lund SIS and written agreement
freeing her from all liability for the
child s future care. The Lund case was
continued till tomorrow, when Mrs
Eggen and others will testify.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-05
.TAYL0RS FALLS WORK
WILL REQUIRE 400 MEN

Work has been started on the $500,
900 extension of the Minneapolis Gen.
eral Electric company at Taylors Falls
In week or two large crews OF men
will be employed by the various sub.
contractors. Altho much Of the work
will be done by machinery, over 400
men will be required for the better
part Of the present season. The exten.
sion is to be rushed and will probably
be completed by the first of the year.
A spur track from the 500 line has
been built at Taylors Falls and the
company has put up an office, store.
house and quarters for the engineers
a concrete dam, SO feet high and SO
feet wide at the base, will be put in
and completed by Nov. l. All the stone
required for this purpose can be quar-.
ried and prepared on the ground.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-05
UNIVERSITY
FACULTY WELL POISED
DISCOURAGE STUDENT DEMON
sTRATIONS OVER THE PASSAGE
OF THE PERLEY BILL.

Student demonstrations over the pas,
sage Of the Perley bill have been dis.
couraged by the faculty, and there was
little excitement today. The chapel
was we'll filed and there was a general
air of expectation when President
Northrop rose to give the regular ar.
nouncements, but the president said
bill and it was not referred to in the
exercises.
The attitude Of the faculty seems to
be that the university has obtained
what it wanted and nothing should be
done to cause any more i'll feeling.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-05
Weather Conditions.

clear In the Mississippi valley and thence
westward, and in the Ohio valley. and
lower lake region. Cloudy weather con-
tinues In the upper lake region. and there
ID rainstorm in the southeastern states,
with rain during the past twenty-four
hours from Alabama and Florida north
eastward into New England. This morn
inss temperatures are below 30 In north
ern Minnesota, the Dakotas, Nebraska,
western Kansas. northern New Mexico
and much Of the Rocky mountain region.
The temperatures are rising In the British
possessions and Rocky mountain region,
ana they are lower than they were yes
terday morning east Of the mississippi and
from North Dakota to Texas.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-05
GIRL STILL DELIRIOUS
Rosetta Helmar Is Puzzle to tn
Police.

Altho the police have not entirely
abandoned the story Of the assault and
hold-up Of little Rosetta Helmar, who
says she was slugged by an unknown
person, Monday night, they are com
menting on the fact that the girl S
day, and took the hold-up as a matter
Of fact.
Rosetta says she doesn It know any
thing about their having money, but
she has suffered intense pain for two
days and denies the story that the
whole affair was put up as joke. She
is still confined to her bed, and was in
a delirium again last night, in spite
of the fact that DR.. Jacob Hvoslef,
who attends her, says there are no
marks of violence and that her pulse
and temperature are normal.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-05
NEBRASKA Is WILLING
Will Play Girls Basketball Team if
Omaha Loses.

If the university girls basketball
team defeats the Y. W. C. A. team of
Omaha at the armory Thursday evening
the girls team CT University of Ne.
braska will challenge the gophers fol-
the championship of the west. This
was announced today by Coach Leach
who yesterday received a communica
ton from the Nebraska team.
The game with Nebraska would be
PLAYED at Omaha or Lincoln and the
game Thursday evening will be the last
appearance Of the 1905 girls team in
Minneapolis. Two members will b.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-05
CITY NEWS
THE WEATHER
The Predictions,

Minnesota-Fair and warmer tonight:
Thursday partly cloudy, with probably
showers In northeast portion; variable
winds. - 49,
Wisconsin-Fair tonight and probably
Thursday; warmer in west portion tonight
and in east portion Thursday; variable
winds.
Upper Michigan-Partly cloudy tonight
and Thursday, with showers in northwest
portion Thursday; variable winds.
Iowa, North and South Dakota and
Montana-Fair tonight and Thursday;
warmer tonight; variable winds.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-05
MOTHER WOULDN'T TELL
SO Her Son, Accused Of Larceny, Is
Released.

A mothers love and forgiveness are
said to be responsible for no bill''
returned by the grand jury in the case
against William Hooks, charged with
stealing valuable goods from his
taken the property and pawned it, but
Mrs. Hooks thought her son had been
punished sufficiently and refused to tell
the jury about the case. Hooks has
been released.
Another s'no bill'' resulted in the
releasing Of Joseph Henrietta, arrested
on complaint of Charles Cowles, who
said that the defendant held him up on
Eleventh street, near Hennepin, and
robbed him of $3.50. He didn't con-
vince the jury.