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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-11
A Curious Justification.

The Tribune declares that the North
ern Securities company justified it's ex-
istence because of the alleged fact that
the railroads under its control increased
their gross earnings during the three
years of its continuance. The supreme
sourt was fully advised by the LAWYERS
Of the combine that this would be the
case, but nevertheless declared, it com
bination in restraint of trade 1t was
not particularly moved by the appeals
3of attorneys for chance to show that
the company was philanthropic and one
Justice said it ought to, be proceeded
against criminally. To say now that the
company justified. it's existence by the
fact that earnings increased is merely
ito rehash what the other ATTORNEYS Of
the merger said, and which the court
held to be irrelevant. Nor are the
figures given very convincing.
If the Northern Securities was justified
Iby an increase in earnings in three
years, then it was condemned by de-
crease Of $3,00O000 in the net, earnings
slof the combination in the year, 903- 4
against 1908. The facts probably are
that the combination had less to. do with
either result than had trade conditions
in the country. The Northern securi-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-11
CROWD IS ASSURED
Brillian Reception for Nine. Melba Is in
Prospect.

The sale of seats which opened Mon
day for the Melba concert has already
far exceeded the most sanguine expec-
tations and it is evident that this event
will call together one of the largest and
most brilliant audiences of the season.
The excellent program planned promises
hearing of Nine. Melba q, and the
artists associated with her in a we'll ar
ranged list of selections. That Nine.
Melba will have hearty greeting from
her many friends and admirers in this
city is an assured fact and the popular
favor which the artists associated with
her have gained warrants pleasant an
ticipation in regard to their advent
here. The sale of seats continues at
the Metropolitan Music company 8
store.
Melba has appeared in concert in ST..
Louis and Chicago during the past ten
days and the critics in these cities agree
with the eastern critics that the great
songstress is singing better than ever
and that she is without a peer in the
musical world. c,>ss.eGssa5s ; -. r. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-11
The MAGAZINES

huropatkin as Friend Of Peace,-A
!Maurlce Low in r the January March
Forum, writes: e0-7''' ~
Ienerai huropatkin, as minister of war on
Poseo the present war and exerted all his inAn
ence IN favor OF peace. This is the second time
Auropatkln has advocated peace when Russia
c!amored for war. The following historica1 in.
cluent, the absolute accuracy of which I can
Vouch for and which has never before bean
punished, is interesting at this time.
In 1889 the Penjdeh incident-the attemnt of
russia to encroach upon the frontier Of Afghani
stan, which brought the Afghans and the Rms
SLAMS into armed collision-came periously close
to involving Great Britain and Russia in war.
so imminent apparently. were hostiIftfes Tim
parliament granted an emergency credit. the
reserves were called out. and the feet was mobiI
lzeu. AFTER some weeks of intense anxiety a
diplomatic settlement was effected
Some years later General Kliropatkins said r.
high-placed British official: .'You English ar
cuse me Of being Anglophobe and advocating war
with England. Do you know that alone nre
vented war over the Pentdeh incident? Well ii
is a fact. The car sent for me and Informed
me that in few days. war would be declared.
and that was to take command of the forca
which was to invade Afghanistan. expressed nv
sense of the honor, but urged him not to under
take the enterprise. He, manifested surprise and
asked my reasons told him that the force
available in. central Asia for forward move.
sment amounted only to 10 600 men, and that we
should have to dealznwith from Z, 600 900 to
10, 900 Of Afghans. a warlike people trained
to fighting. and that back of them were 300, 900
Rritish and native troons. At first NV state.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-11
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK
Taxation In MINNEAPOLIS.


Taxation is like all common horrors
so much talked of and discussed that few
people stop to investigate. but rush to
conclusions, and as in the Iroquois fire.
bring on a panic that reaches proportions
stupendous.
Get the figures of our assessments, by
this l do not include personal taxes, and
you find that in 1890 thesassessed valuation
OF Minneapolis was. in round numbers
$119, 0OO, 900.
Real estate had not advanced in value
from 1885 when we were assessed at $50
100000, but during that period buildings
costing over $34,000,000 had been erected.
so that these added to the 1886 assessment
made what was called an. equitable as
sessment in 1890.
Now since 1890, in thirteen years, build
1ngs have been erected in MINNEAPOLIS
costing over $4,000, 900, but the total as
sessed value of this city in 1903 was rath-
er less than $100,000,O0O, making the real
estate Shrink to marvellous DEGREE
In the last nineteen years we have built
buildings costing over 100000, 900, and to-
day we have an assessed value Of $780,
100000, making our assessed value only
what buildings we have built since 1885.
That is to say we call our land nothing
whatever, and in issuing our bonds. we put
up as security to the bondholders, not only
all the buildings we-had before 1885. but
all our land values at the ridiculously
small price of 81. 49,.
This isn't fiction, but facts, gathered
from the building inspectors office. ]
have the figures before me, and if Min
neapolis did herself Justice she would
point to these figures with pride. She
hasn't tried to delude the public. she
hasn't tried to impose upon anybody, She
has cut her assessments down and down
and down until they are far and away be-
low anything like their selling value.
am now preparing comparative state.
ment for the sake Of the man who wants
to know of similar conditions since 1890
IN st. Paul, Kansas City, Omaha anc
Denver. Possibly it may surprise some OF
the taxpayers. Edmund q. walton
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-11
AT THE THEATERS
UnIque-vaudevIIIe.


Audiences at the Unique theater this
week appear to be more than usually well
pleased with the program, which is va
ried one, and has the merit Of few real
novelties. In this category is the diorama
presented by the Miller brothers, in which
by cleverly executed mechanical effect
colored pictures are made TO present
strong scenes, notably many Of the Nip
pon-Russ war.
The Nambas, a trio of bright-eyed jap
anese, present. an act Of head-balanclng
and other feats truly marvellous. They
have been here before at the Orpheum
where they made a distinct hit, and they
are giving some new and more difficult
stunts this week at the Unique. Williams
and Gordon have singing and talking act
that Is better than the average Dill and
Ward made a hit with their buck and
wing dancing, but they should not try to
sing. =
Pearl Seeley is deserving of special
praise. She is a pretty, young woman
with an excellent stage presence elabor-
ate costume and a voice of rare sweetness
and volume. Her list Of songs is good.
Nibbie and Bordeaux are a lively comedy
sketch team, but they might secure a bet
ter sketch. They are worthy Of it. The
moving pictures show complete foxhunt
to the death.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-11
The G.. J. Viewed from Abroad.

Somebody has been "stringing" the
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune with
sensational. story Of how the people of
Minnesota have. risen up: against and
throttled the terrible grand-jury sys-
tenn. The special dispatch which that
paper has published attributes this re-
markable revolt to "a purpose novel"
by a local newspaper man, novel
which seems to have had a remarkable
sale outside of Minnesota. But the
story sunk deep into the hearts Of the
people of Minnesota-so deep that years
after the novel had been lost to sight
it was still to memory dear, and the
given the g. j. a distressing jolt. Three
terrible offenses are alleged against the
grand-jury system in the special dis
patch. -, 49,. :, 80. nv, 49,. H.:
sFirst-That. it met in secret. ~..y.
Second-That it took the evidence
on one side only.
Third-That persons held to the grand
jury had to give bail or 20 to prison.
We do not know that any Of the
things urged against the grand-jury
system are peculiar to the grand jury
in Minnesota. Grand juries have been
meeting secretly and hearing evidence
on one side and courts have been re-
curing bail ever since the Saxons de-
vised it. The statement in the dis
patch that persons are held in jail for
months, in Minneapolis waiting for
grand-jl1ry action is palpably untrue in
the face of the fact that the grand
jury is perpetually in session in Min
neapolis and that it is required by law
to take up jail cases first:
"But the worst and final blow came
from the grand jury itself.'' We are
informed that the grand juries, thru
their final reports, became intolerably
obnoxious to the community. All this is
very terrible and sounds remarkably
like an impeachment of the grand jury
written by mem Der of the Ames gang
They certainly looked upon the grand
jury as tyrannical. They had reason
to believe that it was "working "
accusations against citizens, = and they
had always IN mind that if the Hovey
Clarke grand jury had not interfered
they might still be doing business al
the city hall.
It would be a pretty bad thing fol
Minnesota if it should go out that the
grand jury was rejected because Of thu
activity and heroism Of the men wht
trailed the Ames gang to it's lair ane
built a. fire around the entrance. Min
! neapolis owes more to the grandeur
system than it does to any other brancl
Of the criminal courts.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-11
The Anti-Pass Bill.

Senator Peterson of Moorhead, intro
Nuced an antipass bill in the Minnesota
senate yesterday. 1t prohibits any
person, association, copartnership or
corporation from offering or issuing to
any political committee or association
or any employee thereof, or to any can
diGate for or incumbent Of any office
'pr position under the laws OF. Mime
sofa or the ordinances Of any munich
pality in this state, any free pass, frank
or special privilege for travelling &C.
commodation or transportation OF any
person or property or the transmission
of any message or communication. Con-
versely it prohibits any Of these de-
scribed persons or associations to ask
for or accept pass, frank or special
privilege of any sort. Persons who may
give such privileges are not to be ex-
empt from testifying in regard to-
their act nor may they be punished for
SO testifying. A term Of imprisonment
of not more than five or less than one
wear or a fine of not more than $l,OOo
nor less than 5000 shall be imposed for
V1OlaClOnS Ol Iue dCI, WhAoh H. P''oooo'
will go into effect on Jan. 1, 1906.
1T will be interesting to note whether
this bill, which is certainly in line with
public sentiment, will be given fair
and square hearing and be brought to
a vote on it's merits OF be juggled into
obscurity, as is always possible in a
hostile legislature, which does not wish
to show it's hand. The present legis-
lature seems to be body Of men who
have the best interests Of the. state at
heart. The speaker of the house has
declared himself against all those things
which may wrongly influence legisla
ton. The bill, unless the legislature
falls sadly below it's initial promise
will get fair hearing and a square vote
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-11
CLARKE. NATIONAL
IS PROGRAMMED
NAME IS CHANGE DTo MINNEso.
IA NATIONAL.
Local Bank, Organized Two Years Ago,
Is Strengthened by Addition of Sew
eral Prominent Names to It's Direc-
tory and Official List-A. D. Clarke
Remains as President.

Complete reorganization of the
Clarke National bank has been effected.
Inc name has been changed to Mime
sofa National; the directory has been
strengthened by the addition of several
strong names and the revised official
list will contain the names of men we'll
known in the banking world. S. T..
Johnson, state public examiner and su-
perlntendent Of banks, becomes vice
president, and H. G.. Merritt of Bara-
boo, a well-known banker, is made cash
Ter. A. d. Clarke, upon urgent request
of the directors and stockholders, will
remain at the head Of the institution.
The capital is 100000.
The election yesterday resulted as
follows: President, A. D. Clarke; vice
president, F. l.. Williams; vice presi-
dent, S. 7. Johnson; cashier, II. G..
Merritt; directors, A. D. Clarke, F.. L.
Williams, S. Fl. Taylor, J: A. Modisette;
Powers Mercantile = company; S.
banks; j. W. Molyneaux, attorney;
H. G. Merritt, L. H. johnson, president
of L. H. johnson Bridge com pany; M
G. Pfaum Of Pfaum & Sons;
T. II. E. Fairchild, president State
Institution for Savings; f. H
Moulton, secretary and treasurer
OF Farmers and Mechanics Savings
bank; John Mccullough, president Johr
Mccullough Lumber company. S. H
| Taylor is president Of the First Nation
al at Gilmore, and J. A. Modisette is OF
the j. A. Modisette Safe and Lock com
pany.
A. D. Clarke, who remains as presi
dent, has been in the banking business
for forty-fye years. He is also large
holder Of land and real estate. He il
president Of the Algoma State bank Of
Iowa, Of the Swea City State of Iowa
of the Merchants State of Little Falls
and is a director in the Des Moine
Savings bank. -.
F. l.. Williams has been many year
associated with Mr.. Clarke and has beer
with the. Clarke National since its in
ception, over two years ago.
H. G. Merritt is cashier of the Banl
of Boyden, N. D., organized Jan. l
cashier of the Peoples State of La
kota. N. D.. cashier Of the First Nation
al of Baraboo.
Besides strengthening it's official lis
with the addition of prominent men a
directors, the bank has remodeled tn
bankingroom in the Globe building an,
has added entirely new furniture an
fixtures.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-11
The story told in the Washington dis

The story told in the Washington dis
patches, in another column, about the
iniquities: Of the private car MONOPOLY
is worthy of perusal. The outrages com
mitted by the private car monopoly are
morally just as black as the acts Of a
highwayman. We cannot discover any
material difference in the quality Of the
two crimes. One, however, is committed
by desperadoes and rough fellows, who
are hunted by the sleuths Of the law; the
other is performed by polished gentle
men wearing silk hats. side -whiskers and
starched fronts; but they both belong
to the same class. They are both guilty
of extortion simply because they have
their victims at their mercy and they
both belong in the same place. Some day
it will be just as great an offense in the
eye Of the public opinion and in the eye
of the law to rob a man by the private
car method as 1t is by the cooked re-
volver plan. There is no more chance
for the victim in one case than there is
in the other, and the robber has no more
right to do what he demands in one case
than in the other l
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-11
CANAL IS ATTRACTIVE
Civil Service Exams for Isthmian Places
=. Will Be Popular. ~

If all the applicants for positions I'M
der Uncle Sam in the Panama canal
service are successful, there will be a
good-sized Minneapolis colony in the
tropics. The examinations under the
civil-service rules will be held in St.
Paul Jan. IS, and there have been sew
eral times the number of applicants that
were expected.
The government is especially anxious
to secure the best grade of workmen for
the mechanical trades and other posi-
lions in the quartermaster' department
at large. No educational tests will
be required. These positions include
service, the quartermaster' IS department
at large. In deciding the eligibility of
the applicant, age, physical condition,
and experience are considered.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-11
CONVENTION TONIGHT
Republicans Will Name Candidate to
Succeed Ex-Alderman Jones.

Fifth ward democrats held their eau
cusses last evening to elect their dele
gates to the ward convention which is
to nominate an aldermanic candidate to
fill the vacancy made by the resignation
of Mayor Jones. The democratic con-
vention will be held in the municipal
courtroom in the courthouse :his even
ing. The republicans will hold their
caucuses tonight and their convention.
tomorrow evening.
Wendell Hertig, John S. Dodge, John
Hazen and DR.. Brazie are candidates for
the nomination on the republican ticket.
Alonzo Phillips seems to be the choice
of the democrats, but he has declined to
accept the nomination and another man
will have to be found. 3: . J
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-11

The New York Central and Lake Shore
roads are about to experiment with
wireless biography. 1t is proposed to
equip the Twentieth Century Limited
send and receive kilograms when the
train is going at full speed. Preliminary
tests have shown that this is possible.
The wireless system is also to be eX-
tended to the work Of the road, and,
used in connection with the block sig
mails, in the prevention Of collisions If
the system succeeds it is calculated also
to save the company great sums now in
Cured in the loss Of equipment and time
by great winter storms. ,~T 49,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-11
An Interesting Legal Point.

An interesting legal question has
arisen in the New Ulm trial over the
calling of the eyewitness, Brooks. If
the state calls him and he says he did
not recognize the assassin, the. state
cannot impeach him, tho it may know
that he has made contradictory state
ments. On the other hand if the de-
Tense calls him the state has an oppor-
tunity to 90 to the bottom of his knowl-
edge Of this most mysterious tragedy.
A third course is said to be open,
which permits the court to call and
question him and gives both sides the
opportunity to test both his memory
and his truthfulness. Judge Weber
has the question under advisement.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-11
SERVED BY MEN
A Unique Banquet Takes Place at
Fowler M. E. Church.

The men of Fowler church proved
their skill at. entertaining last evening,
when they arranged for the, banquet
which celebrated the eleventh anniver-
sary of the church. Twenty of the
Younger men served as walters. James
Gray was POSTMASTER and responses
were made by Bishop I. w. Joyce, DR..
w. H. Jordan of the First M. E. church,
Rev. P. A. Cool of Fowler church, O.
B. McClintock, superintendent of the
Sunday school, and j. H. Kerrick, a
charter member of Fowler church.
Mrs. James Gray gave clever parody
in which she made amusing references
to the culinary efforts of the men.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-11
THE NATURAL INF

Among number of young men who ap-
peared at the Brooklyn navy ward the
other day for examination as apprentices
was clean-cut colored lad. It hammered
that they were all hurried thru the gate
In bunch. The darby was stripped and
questioned in the usual way, and finally
was asked what trade he would like to
learn. Say, boss" he answered, "Ah
don't want no work. All got a lob now
on Pullman car" "Then why the deuce
did you let us strip you?" was the exanin-
ing surgeons amazed inquiry. "Why. All
thought you was lOokin' 70 NAH razor :,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-11

Governor Deneen Of Illinois is about
to exhibit his good sense by forgetting to
appoint that honorary body usually reful-
gent, in brass buttons and shining scab-
bards and undertake to govern the state
of Illinois without personal staff. Gov
.ernor, Deneen thinks that whenever he has
an occasion to call for body guard the
regular officers Of the Illinois National
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-11

1t appears from an inquiry received at
the Journal office today that somebody is
soliciting among the business men again
for subscriptions to a newspaper artists
or something of that sort, and
representing the newspaper artists of
Minneapolis as interested in it. So far
as the artists of T our nal are
concerned, they are interested in no such
publication and know nothing about it..
The people of Minneapolis have been i'm
posed upon by schemes of this kind
make sure that the scheme is a genuine
affair before contributing to it's success.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-11

Guard will be quite sufficient. There Is
no opportunity offered in public life where
a man can make such a gorgeous fool Of
himself as he can while member Of a
governors staff and Governor Deneens
decision to protect the citizens Of Illinois
from exposing themselves to ridicule in
that capacity is a step in the right direc-
ton
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-11
Murders may not be as common in 10

Murders may not be as common in Lon
don as in Chicago but it is interesting to
note that last year no fewer than 35,262
cases of disappearance were turned over
to the London police, and in less than
half was any trace Of the missing persons
discovered. In other words, something
like fifty Londoners disappear every day
of the year, SO completely that nothing
more is ever heard of them. But they
don't call them murders; that would look
badly in the statistics.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-11

In his address before the Municipal
league today, President 'Rosing points
out the fact that the distance tariff
scheme, which some people of Mime
sofa have been inclined to favor, is just
as likely to ruin a large number of
country towns as it is to operate to the
disadvantage Of Minneapolis or Duluth
Towns not so situated as to enjoy the
direct benefits Of distance tariff rates
made on interstate traffic would be
placed at a disastrous disadvantage COM
pared with those differently situated,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-11
A WINTER PICNIC
Market Gardeners VIII Enjoy One In
doors on Jan. 81.

A picnic in mid-winter is the plan Of
the Minneapolis Market Gardeners as
ISOLATION. However, it is not expected
that the weather will permit the holding
of the picnic out of doors and the
Fourth Ward Republican hall, Western
avenue and Ninth street. has been Sc
cured for Saturday, Jan. 81. The pro-
gram includes an elaborate series of
games, such as foot races, throwing COM
tests, etc.
Part of the hall will be devoted to an
exposition of garden. and greenhouse
products, several prizes being offered
There will also be prizes for the best
bread and cake exhibits.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-11

Tammany Hall is much stirred over the
reported intention of Mr.. Hearst to run
for mayor of New York on a labor ticket.
elected, but that he would split the vote
so as to let in a republican. Mr. Hearst,
who has plenty Of money, is out for sport
and advertising, and will have, to be-
Teckoned with. - g. - -. =.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-11

Speaker Clague seems to have exercised
great care in selecting the committee on
geological and natural history survey. We
shall expect great things from this com
mittee
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-11

A car of "union label wheat" was re-
ceived. here yesterday with instructions
not to sell it under s1.20. Mr.. Gates, the
big New York plunger, who is said to
have ten or twenty million bushels of
wheat in safety deposit, is understood to
have still higher union label on his
grain. 1t might be just as well to lay in
your flour now.