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The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-02
THREE STEAMERS ASHORE
Tugs Sent to Assist Boats in Trouble
Off Lake Park.

MILWAUKEE, WIS.-The steamer Appomat-
cargoes Of coal from Toledo. owned by Pick
ands, Mather = Co.: Cleveland, and the steamer
Iowa of the Goodrich line. with miscellaneous
freight from Sturgeon Bay. went ashore of Lake
Park, this city, today. Tugs have been sent TO
assist in hauling the vessels into deep water.
1t may be necessary to lighter the cargoes.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-02
NORTHWEST FOOTBALL.
HURON. 40, REDF1ELp

Huron, st. D., Nov. 2.-Huron high defeated
Redfeld high in a game played here by score
4of 40 to o. Next Saturday Yankton and Huron
college will play here.
WAHPEToN 1e, SCIENTIFIC o.
won in its annual game with the State Scientific
~nhnnl MnndaI hr senrA of 1R to q
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-02
ST. LOUIS LID ON.
Boxing Barred in the Folk Settlement
Near Alton, Ill.
Journal Special Service,

Journal Special Service.
st. Louis, Nov. 2-The lid on boxing in St.
is in town this week with his show was spoken
of as an opponent for Brooklyn Tommy Sulli-
van, who Is the boxing instructor at the Missouri
Athletic club. Negotiations for the bout were on
Everything was killed today when Chief Of
Police Kelley notified the club that no profess
sional boxing be uts would be tolerated. Several
minor clubs had been putting on shows and it
looked as If boxing would again be in vogue
here but Kieley's declaration will tighten ''the
lid" on boxing here.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-02
PENN. SETTLES DOWN
AFTER A PROTEST
Journal Special Service.

Philadelphia, Nov. 2.-As far as Pennsylva-
MIA is concerned the protest Of Lamson and
zilligan by Harvard seems to be thing Of the
past Just what was done or how it was
done the Quaker officials refuse to disclose. ALI
avenues Of information were tightly corked and
the ancient clam was never more tightly closed
than the lips Of those who could talk but would
not.
The faculty athletic committee met yesterday
afternoon to act upon the protest. The session
adjourned in less than half an hour, indicating
that there was very little debate upon the ques-
tton, and there great divergence Of view
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-02

MADISON w1S.-The meeting of the demo-
morrow evening is likely to be of more inter-
est than has been generally anticipated, as re-
cent events here Of character to show
that former Senator William f. Villas will make
a strong play at that meeting to again become
the central figure in democratic politics in this
ats Ez.5- IL
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-02
MAY FIX HART-FITz BOUT
Managers Meet in Chicago Today to
Negotiate for Mill.
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
Chicago, Nov. MARVIN Hart is expected to
arrive in the city today from Louisville. Tommy
Ryan, Hart's new manager, will meet the south
ern heavyweight here for the purpose of signing
articles for fight with Bob Fitzsimmons
Charles Essig will be ready to look after the
Fitzsimmons end of it. n
Fttz is said to have instructed ~Essig to con-
cede practically all Hart's demands in order
to get the big fellows signature to the ar
ticles.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-02
McGLEW SUSPICIOUS
Refused to Work His Team with
Strangers on Side Lines.

Journal Special Service.
Notre Dame, Ind, Nov. 2.-Yesterday workout
was greatly hampered by the attendance of four
unknown youths, who were taken for down-state
collegians. Coach McGlew was afraid to try
any new plays in their presence and the men
did not even line up. great deal of time was
devoted to kicking off and drop kicking.
in at working up speed The whole squad was
lined up behind the ball and made to start when
it was snapped. The charging machine was used
yesterday The squad numbered thirty and
the work lasted four hours.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-02

BLACKDUCK, MINN.-The Blackjack Times
which has been published here ever since the
foundation Of the village, has suspended pub
lication. Lack Of patronage is the reason as
signed for Its suspension. q. ]. Taylor was the
publisher.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-02
GAINESVILLE GETS IN LINE
Mass Meeting of Poicyholders Dis
cusses Protective Measures.

GAINESVILLE. VISA mass meeting Of pol
icyholders of all the old-line insurance compa-
nies last night discussed plans for forming a
county association for the mutual protection end
education of policyholders. Many Of them favor
sending proxies to Thomas w. Lawson to use
in his fight against the New YORK companies.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-02

ST. CLOUD, MINING. and Mrs. NJ. Black,
proprietors of the st. Martin hotel, have sold
their interests to the Val Udermann Brewing COM
pany Of ST. Cloud, the consideration being
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-02
LAJoIE TO STICK

Journal Special Service.
Cleveland. Nov. PRESIDENT Kilfoyle has
announced that Leioie will manage the Cleve-
1.sal haaAhan tAana azAia maxi aAn nsns-
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-02

ADA. MINN.-o p. Dahl was robbed of $500
on the way from Twin Valley to Gary. The
sheriff was notified and Is now searching for
the robber.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-02

BAGLEY, MINN.-Fire broke out in the resiz
unguished by neighbors without the assistance
of the fire department. The loss on house and
furniture will not exceed $500; covered by insur-
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-02

MARQUETTE, M1cHs-Mistaken for bear
John McAllister, age 80 years, was shot and
killed at Maple Ridge, Delta county. last night
by William Bridges, his brother -in-law.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-02

EAU CLAIRE. VISA telegram from Boise
City. Idaho, annouRces the sudden death of Hi
ram Ramsey, cause not stated. He was prom
inent young man. He recently married here
and went to Boise City to take position with
q lumber company.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-02

La CROSSE, wIs-while hunting near New
Amsterdam today. Ed Brieske of this city, &C.
cidentally shot himself thru the stomach. Doc:
tors say he cannot live.-Clyde Showerman and
Oscar Wilson, both of Minneapolis. are under
arrest here charged with burglary. They Wore
coats that were identified as having been stolen.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-02

IOWA CITY, IoWA.-Timothy L. Crowley,
deputy sheriff of Johnson county, was taken to
independence today, haying been ad1udged of
unsound mind He brooded over and suffered In
ened to result in blindness The. off :iaI was for.
merly county auditor and was one Of Iowa
Citys leading politicians and business men for
years. It is believed he can be cured.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-02

Z CEDAR RAPIDS, IOwA.-Mrs Katherine
Hanson, ife of prominent citizen here. fell
dead on the sidewalk yesterday from apoplexy.
She was on the way to early mass at the ca
thedra1.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-02
PHYSICIANS ARE WORRIED
Joe Cantillon's Condition Puzzling to
sN His Doctors,
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
Chicago, Nov. Manager Joe Cantillon Of
has been seriously sick with fever for nearly
two weeks. was taken to northern Wisconsin
yesterday by his brother, Mike Cantillon, acting
on advice Of his physicians. While no imne-
diate danger is admitted. the exact nature Of
the managers sickness has puzzled three ply
sicians who; have been in constant attendance
for several days.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-02
GENERAL PRODUCE

Official quotations of the Minneapolis
Produce Exchange. corrected up to IL m,
Thursday, Nov. 2.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-02
city ON EDGE
OYER The GAME
u 49, - sss
Saturday's Football Brushes
Aside Everything but Talk
of the Play.
WHERE TO PRESENT TICKETS.
Minnasnta. Wisconsin CANA -

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Green-Church street gate near railroad
bridge.
Blue-Armory gate.
Yellow-University avenue gate.
#s Red-Harvard street gate, near BRIDGE
Freshman Game.
Two gates open, Church street and Ar.
naory gate.
The Washington times., 1905-02-12
SAVED EZRA kendall |
FROM SAWDUSTC|RCL E
Hearted Circus Manager Refused to Employ Him as
CloWn-Other Work Came Soon.

Ezra Kendall, the comedian, starring
in ''Weatherbcaten Benson tells of
narrow escape he had from becoming
clown in the awdust circle
1T was about fifteen years ago" said
MIR. Kendall. when l hit Chicago, dead
broke, dead tired, sick hungry, with no
work in sight. II was in April. and
chances for a~summer engagement were
mighty slim. ! Travelled about the city
for two days, when my attention was
called TO Ringlings Circus. which was
rehearsing for the season in Chicago
went to a rehearsal one afternoon, and
be came interested in the clowns.
Their work appeared pleasant AID
cas- Q perform. 1t struck me as being
y thing, and a summers en-
would come mighty good,
as / was situated ! mac
md 10 see the Ringing brothers.
ter rehearsal / walked into their
nee. | found John Ringing. [ stated
nv purpose. and he replisd. i don't see
how we can use you at present, because
The Washington times., 1905-02-12
>ydlam Gus@, tn Tx Adavahs Lrlchton' hAzzo0aI
IKE TIE WOULD SOLVE
ALL SERVANT PROBLEMS
If Others Gould Be Found One Such Utensil Would Do
All Kitchen Work

AS Washington win be puzzling itself
this week over the Mdgic Kettle at
Chase's, # may be interesting to read
the New York Tribunes description of
the wonders of the little metal wizard,
which is as follows:
Just what The Magic Kettle is no
one seems to know, but that it is pysti-
flying and a novelty has been admitted
by all of those who have been to wit
ness the act-a departure in magic. ana
which the producers assert is the, key
to the real magic weak limitations of
which caused many good folk to be
burned at the stake and to ride the
ducking stool in the old days of New
England
In appearance, The Magic Kettle
does not differ greatly from the ordi-
nary article so necessary to every home,
yet if they we're on sale generally
throughout the city, the servant girl
problem would be solved with sud
denness which would cause the social
economists of the land TO open their
eyes with some of the amaZement which
greets each performance of The Magic
Kettle.
Weekly Wash and Boiling" Ice Cream.
IF does everything that can be done.
almost and many things most u1ex-
pected, and contrary to the accepted
laws of nature. That it would be a
most useful and handy household article
can readily be seen from some OF the
feats The Magic Kettle performs.
AT the opening of the act the magician,
Josef YarTfck. borrows from a member
of the audience derby hat, and from.
another a handkerchief. The hat he i'm
promises into a washtub, places the
ha nylkerchief within it, pours the het
full Of boiling water from the Magic 1
Kettle and in fifteen seconds returns
the hat, perfectly empty, and the hand-
kerchief free from the least suspicion oil
The Washington times., 1905-02-12

whom Benson finally falls in love. The
lack OF rain brings the undertaking to
ttIesEerge Of ruin, and AIRS. Ormsby and
her friends withdraw their support just
as the drought is at its worst. Benson
remains, however in order TO help the
employees. and puts what little capital
he has Into the business.
The rain comes just when it is most
needed Oklahoma blossoms literally
like the rose, the manUfactory thrives,
Benson weds the widow. and all ends
with the merry Ginning of wedding
bells
Some of the best of Weatherbeaten
Bensons lines are these:
Rusty Bartlett-What is this love,
MIR. Benson?
Bonson-Love is like !fniment. 1t
isn't good to use too much at once
Just a little at time-and rub it in.
BartIeIt-How do you mako love?
Benson-That depends on circum-
stances. This is a good recipe for MAX
ing love:
When you get as close as you can
without sitting on each other. add the
squeeze of the hands not too much;
just enough for delicate flavor. Then
add the whites Of two eyes. we'll rolled;
let the loft arm go TO waist; mix in a
few sigls-and don't stir
IN Mr. Eendall's support are Alice
Johnson, Ethel Brandon, Edith Taiia-
ferro, Lucille La Verne. Mabel Howard.
Rose Norris. ThurIow Bergen, Harold
Russell. Homer Granville. Harry Han
iOTE and others.
The Washington times., 1905-02-12

we have eight clowns in our employment
now
4 know you have eight, but there's
not a clown among them, / replied.
He looked me over, and said:
Well, come around in the morning.
IN talk it over with the other boys
and vii! see what we can do for you
/ went around tbs next morning
and John Ringing was very polite. He
told me it was impossible to hire me-
as one of the other boys objected. You
had better stay on the stage he told
ice. 'yo4 cont belong to the sawdust
ring
Il obtained an engagement that very
week, through the influence Of MFR. Ring
ling, and never forgot his kindness, for
he saved me from what would have
been my fate as comedian.
a fellow gets in pinches where he
will make any kind OF sacrifice to get
work, ] thought ii cruel, but John
Ringing saved me from making that
sacrifice. which would have snoiled me
for the remainder Of my days
The Washington times., 1905-02-12

Then came the college question. It
would have been natural for his fathers
son to go TO Yale. Ike all weII-gIven
Connecticut fellows, but Gillette had
views of his own. and at this juncture
surprised his family and friends by dis
appearing from the scene and in the
West placing his foot on the lowest ruHg
Of the stage faGder upon which he has
mounted so high. Heads were shaken
and pessimistic remarks were dropped
at this action, which, in the retrospect.
looks cauny enough This was in the
early seventies.
Knocked About by Experience.
For about ten years he shaved it at
small parts, doing anything and every
thing that came his way, getting rough
knocks no end, but acquiring an expe-
rience of the utmost value TO an actor or
playwright, II was ike the man to be-
gin IN that way instead of using the in
auence he might easily have brought TO
bear 10 give him d start.
Mr.. Gillette has always declared that
he writes his plays to please the public
and nothing else. Lofty ideals and all
that sort of thing he processes to care
about, bus / for one, who know
aim so well, take that statement with d
grain of salt. 1t represents The irrita-
ton of an exceptionally honest nature,
a protest against cant and sham, with
q sense of the fact, too often waived
aside to the theories. that a mans first
duty is to succeed. and that dramatic
writing. like any other writing or form
of human labor. is a business. not a SEN
Jiment-
For society. in the usual feeble sense.
Gillette cares nothing. ard he always
avoids func4 ops that imply fuss and af-
fectation, Yet he is a man who is eagerly
sought, and could. if he wished. become
anything he wished
The Washington times., 1905-02-12

moisture. Then. as the kettle does not
seem 10 boil enough to suit him, he
places it upon d ca Ike of ice IL order that
the contents may become sufficiently
heated to perform the next little trick,
which Is boiling ice cream in Ct.a sng
DISH under which the alcohol haze is
brightly burning. This takes a bit more
time than did the weekly wash. ana IL
is almost thirty seconds before the ice
cream Is ready TO be served to the .,.ai-
ence.
Absolutely No Deception"
According TO the assertion of the ma
gician, there is no deception in this
trick. The eggs, the cream. the flavor
ing extract and other ingredients are
poured into the dish in plain view of
the audience, and a little of the Boiling
substance in The Magic Kettle does the
rest In record breaking time. The ma
g1ctan states, on serving the cream, that
1t contains nothing save that In the
Kind Of cream mother used to make. :
although he admits that the difference
in the methods causes 4 saving of about
80 minutes and 80 seconds in time, which
ar yone will admit is a fair margin. esse-
c!ally adapted to the modern 'quitn-
lunch methods.
a few other things accomplished oy
The Magic Kettle include the poaching
of cSgs upon a cake of ice, the turning
OF grapes INTO haiIstones. blowing horns,
running the family Sc wing machine and
finally burning the cake of ice from
which it has drawn its heat. The feaes
seem TO be limited only by the time
allotted the act. for at its conclusion the
Kettle is boiling as merri1y and steam
ing even more profusely than when it
began its most mysterious dofngs. To
be properly appreciated The Magic
j ettie' should be seen. and the jaded
appetite of tho seeker for amusement
nov elites Will he sharper.ed consider
ably.
The Washington times., 1905-02-12

course. Chase's did characteristic bust
ness. The Academy thought it was {.
holiday week and sold out for nearly
every performance. The Lycenm suffer
ed from = poor burlesque. So the week
went.
The announcements for tomorrow
night are attractive Gillette and his
play have been advertised by the best
possible Endorsement from other cities.
Ezra Kendall has been turning them
away" al Wilson is a strona 'Hcal
favorste-as he deserves TO be.
wifi boil and cook in the mag'
IN Old Kentucky gives way
Proud To Beg" Maybe The
Maids Burlesquers" twill imp2
at the i.yceum.
As the caption OF this PAT
the road successes are reae ae
ington.
The Washington times., 1905-02-12
At the Theaters.
National-WiIIiam Gillette

National-WiIIiam Gillette.
At the National William Gillette will
be seen this week. presented by Charles
Frohman in j. NJ. Barrie's comedy
fantasy. Tho Admirable Crichton," III
which MIR. Gillette has met with such
success for the past two seasons.
''Criehton," Mr.. Gillettets role, is a
butler In the household of an English
noblensan. who is a convert to the
ieorcf Of the equality Of man. The
utter. however. expects TO look up To
ais master and he expects the lower ser
wants to look up 10 him, The Earl, his
daughters. and Il party, including the
on al uninha bited island of the South
Pacific. The butler proves himself
easily the best man In the party. aud
The Washington times., 1905-02-12

Always an Independent.

William Gillette is one of the few
actors whose private life is never ex-
plotted in the press, and the public
knows very little of him except so far
as his public career is concerned In
view OF this fact some Impressions by
one of his boyhood friends. Prof
Richard Burton, OF the Johns Hopkins
University. are especially interesting.
Prof. Burton describes him as a preco-
cious youth, who at the age of
astonfshed his family by constructing a
miniature theater, fitted with grooves.
scenery, foot and border lights, the
puppets for which were worked from
above with black thread. The next step
came a year later, when this juvenile
theatrical experimenter organized in the
Gillette attic Il complete high-class stock
company When this had been tried Ion
a dog" as 1t were, it descended to the
dra wing room, which became eX-
temporized temple of the drama to the
dubious etiiflcation of the Gillette house
hole. Mr.. Gilleue's father was one Of
CoHneciicut's representative men, prom
inent as an abolitionist and social re-
former, a member of the Senate at
Washington. and a candidate for gov
eTuor OF the State.
a Youthful Webster
Prof. Burton says of Nj. Gillette.
Nhen L PLAYED as Doy with GIi-
lette In Hartford, he was just enough the
elder to make patronage and bullying the
order. but he never exercised these juye-
nile rights. and it was typical of him.
had and man a better friend never
lived. In school. his tastes were for
science, oratory and history, He was
fohd of spouting Webster's speeches,
and he Is still, If the truth is known
He went to the Hartford High School
and when he came on the platform To
deliver a graduation grafton, the APP
plause plainly bespoke his popularity.
The Washington times., 1905-02-12

Columbia-Ezra Kendall. =
Ezra Kendall viii appear this week
at the Columbia, with his newest PRO-
duction, "Weatherbeaten Benson
In 'Weatherbeatau Benson Mr.. Ken
The Washington times., 1905-02-12
Acadsmy-aToo Proud to Beg

Lincoln ]. Carter's Too Proul % Beg
opens at the Academy tomorrow night
with matinees Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday,
This play Is said to tell story of un-
The Washington times., 1905-02-12
"The Watch on the Rhine"

Al. II. Wilson and strong supporting
company will be the attraction at the
Lafayette this week in 1.-THE Watch on
The Washington times., 1905-02-12
chase's-MagIc Kettle and Vaudeville

Nj
Chase's offerings for this week are
headed by John C Rice and Sally Co
hen, who will mark their re-entry in
polite vaudeville with "Our Honey
moon Il comedy especially written for
theJ,a by Herbert Hall Winslow. the au-
tho. CT Natural Gas and later sue
cessful farce comedies. The Magic ket-
tie is described as the sensational at
traction. 1T would not be fair TO the
public to diminish interest by detailing
and analyzinz all that the kettle does.
Sydney Grant. with songs. stories and
limitations. Is expected to be an enter
tainer of rare cieSerneSs and caDabiiitV.
The Great Mozarto," the only instru-
mental duettist;' Martini and Max Mil
liam tricksi ers in magic: Lavender and
Tonlson, with an acrobatic speciality.
Kelly and Vioiette, with song and
dance specially. and motion pictures OF
voyage to France, TO Paris, are also
offered
The Washington times., 1905-02-12

with his new opportunities becomes III
a short space of time lord of the lslafd
and all the rest of the party Inc ring
who was once a butler. rules his people
wisely and well. and when he fTdS that
he IS IN love with the eldest daughter
of the Earl the Lady Mary, BE proposes
for her hand. The proposal is accepted
by her, and the Earl has become so ac-
customed to the new order that ne mans
The proposal with joy. In the midst OF
festivities which are held TO announce
he enga cement. d ship IS discovered
lying off the island. 1t is in the power
of Crichton to give c. Withhold the signat
which shall betray to this snip the
secret Of their presence on the island
Realizing fully that return TO Eng
land mean the loss Of everything to him
he Is nevertheless. moved by his sense
Of duty, and gives the signal. In the
very moment of his noble Remuneration
of the woman he loves, he sinks. almost
insensibly, back to the servility of the
butler.
The original New York cast and pro
duction will be seen here in Their en-
tiretly Only one matinee viii be given.
The Washington times., 1905-02-12
4 Youthful Webster.

the Rhine" written my Sidney r. Ellis
1t is a romantic drama in four acts,
each OF which is full of surprises.
The Washington times., 1905-02-12

usual interest and contain a plot con-
sistentIy honest and absorbing. In the
east are Miss St. George Hussey. Jake
Simmons, Swain and Downey, A. B.
Lynds, Fred. Eckhart and the BoyIan
children. During an interval of the play
these children do Il bit of tumbl'ng which
Is said TO be wonderful for such young
sters.
Lyceum-"MoenIight Maids Bur
IesqueIs-"
The Lyeeum will offer this week The
Moonlight Maids BurIesquers who will
present program of two burIesques
and an oIio The sketches are called
It'd Bits and In Gay Old Paris"
More good things are promised than
are found IN every day burlesque.
Burton Holmes First Lecture.
In London is the topic with which
Burton Holmes will inaugurate his COM
ing series in this city. The material,
Photographic and otherwise, for this
tratveIogue was gathered by Mr.. Holmes
last summer in London. while he was
there delivering his series of '.AlI-Aner-
lean" lectures at Queen Hall. which so
firmly established him in the popular
favor of Loudoners. Lecturing in the
evening, he devoted his daylight hours
to photographing the principal SIGHTS