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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-18

Minot, N. D., has much to be proud
of. Not the least is it's famous high
school band, which is shown above, and
which has only recently completed a
season Of the North Dakota Chautauqua
association at Devils Lake.
This band Of youngsters has won a.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-18

high position in musical circles thru the
western part Of North Dakota. where
they have been giving concerts, by
their splendid playing, fine appearance
and natty uniforms. There are eighteen
pieces, and the Chautauqua management
had no hesitancy in advertising the
band as the most novel and the ablest
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-18

All disorders caused by bilious
state of the system can be cured by
using Carter's Little Liver Pills. No
pain, gripping or discomfort attending
their use Try them. -~>"-@
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-18
A USELESS LABORER,
Detroit Free Press.

BlufferIt's a good deal easier to
tell the truth than it is to lie. ss
Hardhead lis, ehq Well, for heav-
ems sake, then, why don't you quit
Working9 :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-18

Appraisers Still to Report.-The Sc
we're illness of T. B. Janney, member
Of the board of appraisers to report on
the value Of Long John, now proposed as
a park, has delayed the work Of the COM
mittee. AS yet they have made no report.
A meeting has been set for Aug. "a.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-18

Ice Cream Sociai.-The First Methodist
church gave a most successful ice cream
social Wednesday evening.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-18
STROKE WAS Fatal,

William P. Jewett, the st. Paul attorney who
was stricken with paralysis while working in
his office Wednesday, died yesterday at st.
Joseph's hospital. The funeral will take place
from the family residence, 449 Portland avenue,
Saturday at 2:30 pm.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-18

Ice Cream Social.-The ladies' Aid socf-
ETY. of the Bethany Congregational church
will give a lawn social this evening on the
lawn of P. c.. Deming, 1900 Central ave-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-18
ECZEMA
ITCHES AND BURNS

The return of warm weather means a
return of torture to Eczema sufferers.
The blood is charged with burning acids
and acrid matter which is forced to the
surface through the pores and glands,
forming pustu1es which discharge sticky
fluid, and the itching is intense.
The doctors said ! had pustular Ee.
zema; it would break Quit in small white
aisehasgng asieRy ayad ;e aaa Woai
and inaamed. I was tormented with
istic Of the disease for Ave years, and
during the time used various medicated
soaps, ointments and washes, but these
Afeer taxing Ss 8. s. s. 20 short eims be:
gan to improve; the itching did not
worry. me SO. much. continued the
tiens disap a SG and my s Skin IS now as
troubled with any breaking ogt since.
Urbana, O. =. Z. KELLY.
Sometimes the disease is in the dry
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skin, but the cause is the same-hunors
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more than relieve the itching, because
they do not reach the acidladen blood,
the seat of the trouble. S. S. S. cures
Eczema and all skin diseases by neutral-
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Mrs G. A. Moore and Miss Elizabeth Moore
have returned from Willmar, Mimi. and Green
Lake, where they were visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell SDicer
DR.. Cyrus Northrop has returned from Yer
mont, where he has been visiting bis brother,
who is ILL.,
Mrs. Cyrus Northrop is improving rapidly
and will soon be up
Mrs. G. NJ. Jones and son, Pierpont, of 2315
Polk street NE, left Tuesday evening over the
500 for New York state. where they will spend
two months with relatives and friends Accom-.
panyfng her Mrs. D. D. Jones, formerly of
Southeast Minneapolis, who will make her home
with her sister at Aphable Forks, N. Y.
Mrs F. Coburn returned last week from
has been the guest of relatives. Miss Myrtle
Hansen returned with her aunt and will be at
home in the city for the present.
P. D. Mcmillan spent two days in Chicago
this week.
Miss Amy Cook and Miss Laura Gould have
returned from Clearwater lake, where they were
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-18
RUNAWAY ENDS

Little st. Paul Girl Found in Great
Western Station.
Little Title Clamer of st. Paul ran
away from her home yesterday and last
night she was found in the Great West
ern passenger station by a policeman.
She said that she was waiting for her
grandmother to come and meet her, but
finally confessed that she had run
away. She was taken to Central sta
ton last night,where she was cared fol
by the matron
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-18

Mrs. James Camis and Miss Emma
honor Tuesday evening when Mrs. Wy
man Castigan of 316 Fourth street Sc
entertained at dinner. In the center
of the table was a spray bouquet of
yellow garden flowers combined with
white carnations, intermingled with the
delicate green of ferns. Covers were
laid for seven.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-18
EAST SIDE SOCIAL

Mrs. T. H. Newbert gave a delight
full box party at the Lyceum theater
Wednesday afternoon in honor of her
aunt, Mrs. James Camis and Miss
Emma Gould Of Chicago, who are Wis
ting Mrs. Newbert for few weeks
Before witnessing 'The Sorceress' the
guests were entertained at the home Of
the hostess at a charming luncheon.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-16
"NACHTASYL." :"
Irving Place Theatre

Maxim GoTki's play 'Nachtasy1' (.The Night
Shelter'D vas produced last night at the Irving
Place Theatre By Mr.. Conried's company Of play
ers, the cast being headed by Harry Walden This
first piece Of this Russian poet and novelist TO be
given on American stage was heralded as a
study OF Russian sIum life, and many OF the audi
tors last night may have expected to see
dramatization riValling in melodramadc quality and
luridness of color some of our own attempts to
depict life in Chinatown Such an expectation If
seriously entertained signaly and happiIy dis
appointed Gorkis work is sombre, but it is never
sordd or spectacular, and the degradation of the
existence it pictures is softered by the spirit of
humanity which he shows survives even in the
tainted and poisonous atmosphere of the sum night
refuge. 'Nochtasyl' is not drama. indeed. so
much as series or episodes, hanging together on
a slender thread of plot.
The wife of the cellar lodging house keeper haS
taken a Don Juan thief for her lover and this
lover excites her jealousy by beginning to pay at
tentions TO her unmarried sister In the third act
the sister is beaten by the wife and her husband
and the thief kills the brutal lodging house pro-
prietOr. A disgraced baron, a broken down actor
mechanics and laborers ruined by drink a con-
sumptive woman and hysterical. romance read
ing, outcast OF a girl form the company around
whom the scenes revolve, and among these sub
merged and hopeless vagrants old pilgrim
moves, giving advice, comfort and consolation
through homely parallels and personal sympathy
Tolstoy's teachings in Resurrection are echoed
to some extent in this mysterious old mans efforts
to awaken what is human even in these deadened
conscienees and bleared intelligences. Luka's do
ings and sayings. not the fortuitous melodrama
ENHANCEMENT Of the gay thief and the two sisters
give vitality TO the piece and make it a profound
and moving study. not dazzling and fashy sur
face presentation of the life it deals with
The play was very creditably presented, and held
the audience closely in spite OF its lack of move
ment and its frank avoidance OF theatricality Mr.
Walden was excellent as the ruined baron. and
Heinrich NARROW gave entire satisfaction as the
venerable and mysterious pilgrim.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-16
MORE COMBINATION.
President TreeIand Predicts 1t an
T'alk to Electricians.

II n Vreeland. president of the New York City
Railway Company, delivered an address on Flee
trio Railway Operation in Great City before the
New York Electrical Society. in the assembly
room of the Metropolitan Street Railway AsSocia-
tion 1th-ave. and 59th-st.. last night Mr.. Vree-
Iaud introduced by Frank J. Sprague, presi-
dent of the society. NJ. NreeIand dwet on the
problem which confronted the surface COM
panies in transporting quickly and safely three
and half millions of people This best
achieved. he declared by combination. lie secuted
the idea that consolidation against the in
terests of the individual or OF labor class He
said in part;
throughout Manhattan and The Bronx-but COM
blnatlon VIII not end there | speak now. not as
railroad president. with a business scheme in his
head speak as student of material conditions to
ties for CONVENIENT routes and cheap fares is
1t is constantly alleged with most elaborate
sophisries that the ultimate result of consolida-
ions di9ls IS REDUCTION OF working forces and that the
and stne hope. suppose that. in modified way.
other. II it is. this is the fact-computing on
mileage basis-since the street railroads of New
system. and since the electrical engineer drove the
electrical force against the wheels of our cars we
employ three times the number of men that for
mery were employed upon the same mileage.
simply because he has provided himself with in
huence. The action and reaction of corporate
them many useful lessons. il is no longer possible
for a large employer OF labor to pay promote his
be invoked. and in response to its operation il is
necessary for him II of them certain stand
ard of efficiency and their retirement from the
service when their capacities fall below neces-
sary point of skill They will not endure the COM
petition of the suDerannuated. and the employer
will not endure the service of the incompetent.
Consequently. for the betterment Of all the men
mist adjust themselves to periods az service.
promotions only after careful examination. and
that the consequences of these rigid general rules
may not fall too heavily upon age and infrmity
have provided in organization pension system
that secures TO old age and long and faithful
vice safe lodge against the winter Of its dis
ability.
When Mr., Vreelsnd ended his talk. the members
of the society were provided with exhibition Of
the methods employed in fitting man to becohne a
expert motorman.
Men who had not served a day in the com
pany's school of instruction required to act
as motormen and manipulate the controller and
brake Their aWkwardnesS contraSted sharply with
the next set of men brought out-those who had
been = day and a half in the school. Then an
entire car put ''out Of business" and a fin
ished motorman was set to putting it in order
He worked rapidly and soon had the ready to
run again.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-16
LEFT LEGAL AID SOCIETY.
TscO U7eaLthy Members, Disg7untled
Because of Suits, Resigned.

Arthur Won Briesen. president of the Legal Aid
Society in an address delivered last night the
thirteenth annual meeting of the society. in Car
negie Hall. explained the resignation of two men,
hers recently under peculiar circumstances. He
declared:
Two Of Wealt1iest members resigned not long
ego. one because prosecuted friend of his. the
other because we prosecuted him for violating the
Law. The first OF the Two members were deeply
sorry 10 lose because he had for years contributed
generously 10 the work and had stood by the
Of than the society had discharged the crew
of his steam Yacht and had refused to pay them
the money they had earned for services They
appealed 10 the society the society decided
prosecute that man. The member who resigned
strongly objected to the prosecution of his friend
END because We refused TO take cognizance of his
demands he left
The second member. one who had likewise been
great help to the work o. the society. resigned
in his household after Withholding her wages
and refusing TO give them the servant when
they were demanded of him.
Mr.. Won BTiesen would not tell who these mem
berS Were.
EZ-JusJice D. Cady HeTrick praised the society's
work lie also declared in part:
To-day the poor pays 10 y per cent of
what ne reeoTeTs in a law suit, snd that's more
man the business man or merchant or miona ire
pays for the service Of lawyers. Il is practice,
a7n ashamed to say. engaged in b. otherwise
repEtable members OF the bar.
IN MS report President Won Bresen said the
nUmDer OF cases handled by the society IN 1904 had
n@d the hlghUater mark, 20,277 an increase OF
nearly 2,G1a 1908 -
New-York tribune., 1905-02-16
SUICIDE 4 VAR CLERK?
Description Sent from Washington
Fits B0dy an Boston.

Boston, FEB. l5.--The police who have been en-
deavoring to identify the who committed sui
eide ny the use of morphine and chlorOform, after
registering at the Hotel TOuraine on Monday night
as -. b. Neal. Chicago received word from the
Washington police tonight that the description
sent out from this city identical with that of
Hiram McColium an erploye at the War Depart
According to the Washington police, McCollum
left Washington February u. and was heard
from in New-Yorx City the following day. He had
relatives in L-ockport N y. but nothing turther
was known of him there. Although the suicide took
extraordinary precautions hide his identity, the
police to-day. with the aid OF a strong nagnlfyng
glass succeeded in tracing the initials II. McC.'
and the address Washington ID. e., On a travel
ling bag found in his room
A cory of Macbeth having on the fyleaf the
room and marked passages indicated that the man
was in a depressed state of mind and apparently
bent on suicide. The address a. Il. Neal, Ol
N W" suggested that the suicide might be a
graduate of Northwestern University, but dis
pa from Evanston, ILL., to-day said that no Such
name appeared in the college records there
washington Feb. 15.-Hiram McCollom, about
twenty-eight years old, until Monday clerk in
the War Department. is believed to be the man
who committed suicide in the Hotel Touraihe. in
Boston, to-day. McCollom the president of
the Medical School class of George Washington
University. Investigation which has been con-
Quoted by the students associated with him has
convinced them beyond doubt that the body found
to-day is that of McCollon. McCoIom
large. fine looking man, with black beard and
with two gold teeth. He left here Sunday. and
letter received from him announced the resignation
of his place in the War Department and of the
He had been here for several years, having come
10 the city from Northern NeW-Nork
New-York tribune., 1905-02-16
ARGUE GOULD DEMURRER
Decision Rcscrred--Com plant Al
icgcs Fraud Big Sums InUolued.

Decision WAS reserved yesterday in the Su-
proa,e Court on a demurrer inteiposed by
Frank Jay Gould and Miss Helen Miller Gould
10 tho complaint in the suit brought against
them oy Thomas O'Conaor. of Waterford. Sara
toEa County. and also against the Virginia
Passenger and Power Company and the Atlantic
Development Company 10 compel the Goulds
10 restore TO the Virginia Passenger and Power
Company over $10eo000Q of the capital stock
OF the Virginia Passenger and Power Company
and over S6,oO0000 OF rhe bonds of the same
corporation. which it is alleged were acquired
by Mr.. and Miss Gould for little or consid-
era ton.
1t is alleged that the Goulds. in or about De-
ceInber. 1892. secured control Of the two cor
porations. the Virginia Passenger and Power
Company and the Atlantic Development Com
pany. acquiring d majority of the capital stock
OF the former company, which is consolidated
railway. lighting and power company in Rich
snond. Petersburg Manchester and the adjacent
territory in Virginia 1t is further alleged that
they acquired all, or nearly all, Of the SlVo0eO
Of stock of the Atlantic Development Company.
n financing company Tor the Virginia Passenger
and Power COMPANY. for 10 consideration. and
that when they acquired absolute control Of the
TWO corporations they caused to be abrogateo
and annuled the sale OF bonds of the Virginia
company for S5.5500j0 to and through the At
lantic Development Company, at 10 per cent or
their face value.
The Coulds it is averred. by collusion and
fraud. obtained nearly ali these bonds for about
% per cent of their face value. and it is alleged
that they absolutely dominated and controlled
both companies and elected directors who were
subseryient 10 their wishes.
The complaint asks that the Goulds be COM
PEELED restore the stocks and bonds to the
Virginia Passenger and Power Company, and
tween that corporation and the Atlantic De-
Telopment Company.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-16
PETITIONS IN BANKRUPTCY.
The following petitions bankruptcy were among thos.
fled yesterday

The following petitions In bankruptcy among those
fled yesterday
Two Involuntary petitions filed against firm OF
Camerden Forster jewellers and stationers No
400 9th The creditors in petition Powers a.
Mayer $40o: J. Ard Haughweut. $40o, and Ida Nathan
5000 The creditors In the second petition are William
Sheer, $1.3O2: Samuel L. Bales James
Goewey. sa3s. Both sets of creditors aIege as a cause
of bankruptcy general assignment hled by the arm
yesterday
An involuntary petition filed against Harry r.
Nurse, commission broker No $50 Broadway by the
Peoples Bank which holds Endorsed the alleged
bankrupt 10 the amount Of $210o The allegations
that Nurse transferred the in his
lbs West 116th-st. worth $1,000 automobile worth
$40 600 and his Interest in the the OF
H. j. Warren & Co. amounting 1000 OF con
cern he partner. all constituting. alleged
preferential payments.
The schedules q Samuel Deutsch show debts of sssse
and assets OF S1,6s2 The principal creditors j.
Blaurocl No s24 Broadway. $685. secured by assigned
merchandise CitrOn Brothers, No. Bond-st. S4O0
consist OF trade. accounts sis2
Frederick J Hotzer No Al West 19th-st., restaurant
liabilities S1237i 81 BOB The principal creditors
Samuel Stewart 2sth-st. and East River 81, ,ssO
Louis Masance, No 246 7thave. Se0s. Tho
sst OF accounts. Sl.lS
Henry Winter No 100 1o4th-st.: liabilities Sfo-
o57 assets $50 The principal creditors Beadleston
81 Woerz. 291 1Oth-st $50; Henry Kroger &
Co.. No 46s Greenwich-st 81 04o
New-York tribune., 1905-02-16
ATHERroN BRowNELL LOSES SUIT.
First Wife, Who Divorced Him, Gets 81 1880
Arrears of AEmony.

Mrs. Eleanor G. Brownell obtained verdict yes
terday in the City Court for $1OS0 arrears Of ali
mony, from her former husband, Wilmot A. Brown-
ell usually known as "Atherton" under decree
OF divorce secured by Mrs. Brownell in Massachu-
in 1893. the ground Of his abandon
nent neglect and cruelty. Browneu the
champion amateur fenccr Of America Sub
sequently he married Miss Beatrice D. Lloyd. au-
thor of several novels including The Pastime
Of Eternity" Mr.. Browneu is member of the
Athletic and klickcrbocker clubs. OF this city,
and was a member of the Athletic Club of Boston.
For the defence il cOnterded that the form
of the decree of divorce not property eXem
plifed and that Mrs. BrownelI had failed 10 show
that the defendant had not complied with the Mas
sachusetts decree The jury deibereted only a
minute. The amount Of alimony $50 month.
The Judgment, with costs, amounts To Sl.l36
New-York tribune., 1905-02-16
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

With view to obtaining a topical song par
ucularly adapted to the methods OF Miss Anna
Held, f1orenz Ziegfeld, her manager will offer
prize of $500 in gold, said TO be the largest amount
OF money yet rendered in instalment for
musical composition OF such character Amateur
writers Of lyrics and melodies, as well as profess
sfonai. are invited to enter this competition. The
prize winning song is TO be used in 'Papa's
Duchess the new musical play being made
by Harry B. Smith from the best features Of two
musical comedies in which Miss Held appeared
few seasons ago-"Papa's Wife" and '"The
Little Duchess"-and which is 10 be introduced al
Broadway thes re next March. prior 10 a in
London.
Charles Frohman has engaged Miss IIiIda Spong
Cor William Gillettes revival OF Sherlock Holmes
which takes place at the Empire Theatre on March
s. Miss spong is TO play the part of Madge LARA
bee, the adventures
Mrs. Annie Yeamans Of the Oldest actresses
the stage is TO appear In vaudeville for the
first time. With Lewis Wesley she will present a
sketch called Gee, Amt II Great TO Be Crazy?"
New-York tribune., 1905-02-16
H4NGM.4N,S ROPE BREAKS.
Raisinger Falls from Gallo0cs-Spec-
tGt0rs Finish Erecution.

Bridgeton y. j.. Feb 15.-There a CHASTITY
scene in the county Jail here this morning, when
Frank Rasinger was put to death the gallows
for the murder of his wife. When the drop fell
the rope broke. and the fell to the floor. Half
a dozen officials and spectators spIang forward and
lifted him from the floor. while others passed the
loose end of the rope to who had mounted the
seaffold. Six got bold of the rope, and
Raisinger was held suspended in the air for eleven
minutes when he was pronounced dead. Raisinger
kept up his stoiCal bearing 10 the last ana walked
TO the gallows with firm tread
The crimefor which he was hanged was com INIT ted
on October IS last Mrs. Raisinger found dead
from shot gun wound at their home in farm
house, Marlboro. RaSinger himself reported
her death. il was supposed at first that tramp
had committed the deed. Later suspician pointed
to the husband and when arrested he confessed.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-16
r. R. coUDERr ACCOUNTS sgTTLEp.

Alneoia. Long Island. Feb. IA decree settling
The accounts Of the late Frederic r. Coudert was
hed IN Surrogate Jacksons office to-day Mr.
Coudert left about S12se0o worth Of real and per
sonal property IN New-York State. After all ac-
counts against the estate were settled there re-
NAMED cash balance Of SS0023 O9. other money
NIlcn was left and WAS not required to meet ac-
counts has been invested The widow Eliza beth
I S2lagr1 and a son. Frederic r. Coudert. jr. are
Is 10 have the income from the estate for life She
aso receives houses horses. pictures and other per-
sonSl property IA the State Mr.. Coudert's law
books are left 10 his son. The widow and son are
20 aold the remainder Of the property in trust dur
1ls t! WIDOW lifetime, ard her death the estate
Marie, Frederic r. and Renee '
New-York tribune., 1905-02-16
WOMAN FREEZES TO DEATH.
Ministers Widow Grieving Over Deaths Sits
Down on Ice
ley gELEoRApH TO THE rRInryE !

Middietown. y. Y, Feb. 15.-Grleving over the
deaths OF her husband and mother. which occurred
last year. Mrs. Amy Woolsey widow Of DR. p III
Woolsey' formerly practising physician and
Presbyterian minister OF Livingston Manor suIl,-
van County. became mentaly unbalanced She
iett her nome at midnight last night clad only In a
nishtdress, and walked quarter OF a mile hare
footed through the snow to creek There shs
broke hole in the ice. and. sitting down LET her
feet hang IN the water In this position she was
found frozen so death. NA'e was
>, MTs Woolsey was religious womaa and great
~ devoted 10 the Presbyterian Church at I,iy-n1
ston Manor, which her husband was largely i5 .
stI1irnental In constructing She Baa sixty years
cid. '' se@is