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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-23
Russell Sage.

Russell Sage, aged 90, fell into a
peaceful sleep and passed away without
fsrewell words or any expressions
about the future. Mr.. Sage had been
great figure in his day. He was the en-
bodiment of Ready Money. Brought up
as a merchant, he early in his career
switched to the stock market and for
years had no other business than to
lend money for short periods to specu-
lators who must have it at any
price to protect their operations.
Whether stocks rose or fell was a mat
ter of imma culate Indifference to Uncle
Russell. AS long as there was action
he made money.
AS money maker Sage was a re-
spectacle figure. From nothing he
raised himself to enormous wealth. That
is a feat which always excites the adj
miration of the American people. They
even believe Captain Kidd must have
been "smart man.
But Russell Sage had fewer friends
than Jay Gould and as many enemies.
Why's Because having made his money
he refused to spend it. The Americans
have no patience with this kind of
man. If Sage had gone to ball game
half tipsy and thrown fve-dollar gold
pieces about he would have died higher
esteemed than he did. But the strain
upon his heart action would have short
encd the good mans life.
Sage was a type of the mean rich
man. He spent beneath what was ex-
pected of him. There is also the mean
poor man who spends more than he
earns and he is just as mean, but he is
not on a pedestal like the mean rich
man. : -s-,s,.2>
The fierce animosity Of Sage against
parting with money was not entirely
constitutional. Part Of it at least was
a protest against the ridiculous extrav-
agsnce of the people with whom he as
sociated. Russell Sage despised the
men Of the Thaw, Gates, Corey type,
who scatter money in devious ways
lust for the excitement of living de-
structives life. But he also hated in
his heart men like Carnegie, who give
away vast sums for good objects and
thereby create dangerous presidents.
There is a kernel of good in the life
of Russell Sage. He was consistent in
his course. He did not preach only;
he practiced. His home life was ideal.
His love for his wife was beautiful.
How many harems he could have hired
with his vast storehouses Of gold and
vet he had none What flash he could
have made at the racetrack and yet he
was stranger to the paddock. What
a spectacular role he might have played
in the coarse politics of his state and
vet he retired from public life after
having served two terms in congress
and never again mentioned the subject.
No wonder his contemporaries
thought him queer. He was queer.
He was not a representative Amerl-
can, but his life served to empha-
size the truth that the worship
of money for the sake of hoard
ing it is not worse than the worship OF
money for the sake Of spending it in
,iotous and corrupting lives.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-23
FACTS in THE LIFE
OF RUSSELL SAGE

Worked fathers he $3.50.
Became
his capital
At 35 he the richest wholesale
$250OOO
Served national finances
Began financial
privileges
Made $20OO000 selling
At the civil TO
dalton
Lived ffty-two
the abolition
Paid SIP a clothes a
His daily luncheon
Bomb thrown at him Norcos
shield Laidlaw
Mr.
a and
$685. ~
he
feeble, attended meetings
At
n securiHes Z +:
swore in 1908 that his property
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-23
BRUSHA MISSING '*'~
Relatives of White Bear Farmer Fear
He Is Victim of Accident.

Special to The Journal. sr.- - ~ 1881. H.
saltwater, Mimi, July 23.--The chief
of police has been notified that August
Brusha, a White Bear farmer, has been
missing for week, and that his rela-
tives. fear he has met with some acct
dent or been foully dealt with. He is
about 35 years old. & 5ze = @svs y 3.
The infant child Of Mr.. and Mrs. G..
M. Warner Of Wildwood died suddenly,
and the coroner has been summoned,
and is now on the way to that place
A. council Of the U. G. T. will be or
gained here in a few days. The re-
CURED number of names has been Sc
cured and other preparations made.
The Isaac Staples cleared with logs
today for the Atlees of Fort Madison.
The Rutledge took out logs for Rock
Island.
The steamer David Swain was in
spected by Messrs. Monaghan and
Chalk, the government men, and
passed perfectly. She will be taken to
Keokuk in few days.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-23
Movement for Free Highways.

The agitation for Improvement Of the
upper Mississippi is only one outcrop-
ping of a general movement for in
ternal waterways. An improved Ohio
river is the aim Of the Ohio Valley
Improvement association. Chicago and
st. Louis are both in favor Of deepen
ing the Illinois river, and charging
the drainage canal SO as to permit the
passage of vessels from Lake Michigan
to the Mississippi. A convention will
meet at St. Louis this fall to inaugurate
the movement. The project of great
ship canal between the Ohio river and
Lake Erie is being revived, and there
is renewed agitation for improvement
of the lower Mississippi, which is bound
to come before the completion Of the
Panama canal. -.
There has been no such general move
ment for waterways since the early de-.
cades Of the last century, before steam
railways solved the problem of internal
communication. Since the dawn Of the
railway age there has been a decline in
river freightage, which is now at low
ebb on the Mississippi. There is moth
ing the river reaches which is not also
reached by rail, and rail competition
has discouraged the use Of slower and
more uncertain water transportation. At
the same time, the presence, of river
routes has had corrective influence on
freight rates. It is this feature that
has perpetuated river transportation,
and is responsible for the revival. Now
that railroads are banding together in
a community of interest, the only real
competition to be had in many quarters
is by water. Lakes and rivers are free
highways, open to the world, and under
improved conditions bulky freight can
be hauled by water at fraction of the
cost by rail.
It is the improved conditions that
friends Of the deep waterways move
! ment want. The Upper Mississippi
River Improvement association, which
will hold its next meeting in Mime
apo1is next October, has for its object
s. six-foot minimum channel from this
city to the gulf. With such free
highway there is no question about the
traffic that would be developed. It
would be tremendous stimulus to trade
and manufacture in all the valley .Eof
the Mississippi and it's tributaries, and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-23
TWO DOUBLE DROWNINGS
FATAL BOATING ACCIDENTS AT
SIOUX CITY, SUPERIOR AND
OTHER POINTS IN NORTHWEST.

Sioux City, Iowa, July 23.-Carl Car
rick, aged 81, and Joseph Beriers, aged
25, were drowned in the Sioux river at
Riverside park yesterday afternoon.
Two other boys were with them in a
boat which stuck on post in the river
and Carrick overturned it in trying to
release it. Beriers and he could not
swim and went to the bottom.
Charles O'Malley was drowned in the
same river while bathing on Saturday
E1khorn, Man., July 23.-While bath.
ing in a creek near here Laura and
Mary Tuner, sisters, were drowned.
Laura, aged -. got beyond her depth
and, the other girl made heroic effort
to save her, with the result that both
lost their lives.
Superior. Wis, July 25.-The life
saving crew and others have been drag
cling unsuccessfully for the bodies of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Macarthur and Miss
Florence Tosteven, who were drowned
in Superior bay. Leslie Tosteven,
brother of the two women, saved him
self by clinging to the overturned boat.
Two small children are left.
Forest City, Iowa, July 23.-Emil
Olson of, Dayton, Iowa, was drowned in
Lime creek at the dam. near the fair
grounds. He was a helper with the
Pike racing stables of Boone, Iowa,
who are here for the race meet. He
could not swim and was wading about
and found the only deep place in the
entire creek bed. He was 26 years old.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-23
THIS DATE IN HISTORY
JULY %

1899 - Kingdom Of Jerusalem
formed; Godfrey de BouilIIon king.
1373-St. Bridget of Sweden died.
1s42-Bunker Hill monument COM
pIeted.
1851-Mrs. Amelia Bloomer first
wore bIoomer costume at ball In Low
ell, Mass.
1865-Steamer Great Eastern started
to lay second Atlantic cable.
1ss5GeneraI U. S. Grant died.
Born April 27. 1922.
18s6-Steve Rrodie. said to have
jumped from Brooklyn bridge into
East river.
1ss2-Henry c. FrIck Of Carnegie
Steel company assaulted by Anarch-
Ist Berkman. 5st u: !.
1ss4-senator German assaulted
President Cleveland In a speech I'M.
pugning his homer. ..j. \. ...,
1897 lngley tariff law went Into
effect ss9' 4 81 {. ~ 3. q n
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-23
street railway company cannot but at
tract the attention Of other cities Of
the same class. ss.

Joseph Medill Patterson, whose social
istic views have attracted wide attention
because Of his wealth, says that he is to
become farmer so that The can produce
at least a portion Of the wealth he con-
sumes." The country suspects that con-
siderable Of Mr.. Patterson's farming will
be done on the wide, comfortable,
screened-in veranda.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-23
DARING Duo Defies Death.

Both looping and leaping the gap are
feats that have been seen before, but 1t
is a I. novelty to have them executed at
the same time. Castellane and Volo
are advertised to do it at Wonderland
daily, this coming week, beginning with
this afternoon. The riders come down
inclines from opposite { directions and
pass each other in 4 midair, Ga steliane
looping the gap and Volo leaping 1t. The
stunt is to be pulled off during the In
Permission Of the Duss band concerts.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-23
Texas and Louisiana, s27. so.

T1cketS on SAFE VIA the MlnneapoEs
& st. Louis railroad from Minneapolis
to Galveston, Houston, San Antonio,
Beaumont and Port Arthur, Texas, New
Of sale first and third Tuesdays of
each month, limited to 80 days. Lib
eral stop-over privileges. Rates equally
low to points in the west and southwest.
For full particulars call on J. G. RickeI,
city ticket agent, 424 Nicollet avenue.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-23

~ The president says that he will not
NEEDLE with Pennsylvania politics. 1t is
suspected that he would like to fan the
regular" republican machine with the
big stick
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-23
FoyArEchat.

~ The Bell trio Of, singers, a strictly high
class musical act which won the greatest
favor with Minneapolis audiences few
weeks ago, is the attraction extraordinary
at the Unique this week. the margaret
Newton company Of entertainers and a
vaudeville bill Of exceptional merit is in
cluded in the program. Musical acts,
European novelties and amusing novelties
are found at the UNIQUE.
Several musical critics who have re-
Gently returned from Chicago, where SIG
nor A. Liberati and his grand mllltary
band and concert company are playing an
extended engagement, say that Llperati
has the best band in his career ana .hat
he should prove a great drawing card at
Lake Harriet. Liberati begins MS en-
gage1nent here next Sunday.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-23

The logic Of the campaign compels
United States senators who have their
private fears Of that man in the White
House who is always in a state of mind,
to go upon the stump and praise Roose-
welt for what he did to 11s'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-23

The careless world cannot feel that
deep sense of loss in Russell Sages
death that it would If the financier had
himself shown a little more regard for
others. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-23

President Stickney pointed out pub
lie evil in calling attention to railroad
rate schedules that are published practi-
cally in cipher. Let in the light.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-23

Miss Fistoe need not tell the lawyers
her age, decides an Ohio judge. One by
one the essential rights of women are
being recognized by the law.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-23

The crowd at French Lick will have to
play croquet and rely on Mr.. Taggart's
good nature to bring out a pail Of lemon
ade on the hot days.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-23

There is this difference, that the czar
is not a Cromwell, and his troops may
not be ironsides. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-23

It would be interesting to take a CEN
sus of Russians who had bombs concealed
in their trousers pockets this morning.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-23

The st. Louis lid, which showed some
signs of wear, has been refitted and now
settles snugly around the town. "'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-23
Vacation Tours,

See Mr.. G. F. MCNEIL, City Ticket
Agent, Northern Pacific Ry. Have him
arrange all details of trip to the Vel
lowstone National Park and the Pacific
coast; or via Duluth and the Exclusive
Passenger Steamer North Vest of
the Northern Steamship Co.; or via any
Of the other Great Lake Steamer Lines.
Reserve stateroom berths and sleeping
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-23

We never had complete confidence ia
those side whiskers Of SGoremykin
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-23

MORTIFIED, MINN.-Professor F. J. Fair.
bank. head of the department OF languages In
western .IIliIois state normal school has been
appointed professor Of Latin In Carleton o..
lege.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-23

REDWOOD FALLS. M1NN.-The school ticket
lend by the younger element won out by far
margait,. The members elected are H: A.. Bald.
win a. NJ. Aune and Dr. Bsana a a l reso.
= snanual training department In the high school.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-23

The Elks' convention hopes to obtain
a little repose in Philadelphia next year.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-23

How would you like to see America
raise a billion bushels? It is not at all
improbable.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-23
Took ACID FOR MEDICINE
Altner Expired on a Doorstep Will
Trying to Summon Help.
Inecial to The journal

Special to The Journal.
" Fergus Falls, Mimi. July aS.-t5us-
take for cough medicine here last night.
He He ran to. the home Of neighbor to
telephone for physician, but fell on
the doorstep and died in few minutes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-23
Monday Evening,

Minneapolis would be one Of the great
strategic points. This city has great
stake in the success of !, the movement
for an improved Mississippi. SIS
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-23
Escapes Death by Bomb.

Ills operations neceSSltated the pos
session Of a vast amount Of ready CAPT
sources so well in hand that in any
emergency he was able to command al
most unlimited funds.
AT the time Of his death Mr.. Sage
was an officer and director in twenty
five. great railway and telegraph. corpor-
atoms.
An incident which startled the
whole country occurred in Mr.. Sage's
office n the Old Arcade building No.
day he was visited by Henry P. Nor
cross of Boston, man of unbalanced
mind, who demanded an immediate gift
Of $1,2O0000. When the demand was
refused Norcross dropped a dynamite
bomb upon the floor, the explosion Of
which decapitated Norcross, killed one
of the clerks and wrecked the whole Of
fce., Mr.. Sage was only slightly in
iured by the explosion. -.-....
Twice Married.
For many years Mr.. Sage occupied
during the winter an old fashioned
brownstone mansion at 500 Fifth av-
enue from which he was reluctantly
compelled to move about four years
ago, owing to the invasion Of retail
stores, to No. 632 Fifth avenue. His
summers were spent at his country
place, at Lawrence, where he died.
ls41 to Miss Maya Whine, daughter Of
Moses I. Whine Of Troy. His wife died
in New York city in 1867, and two
years later he married Margaret Olivia,
daughter of Joseph Slocum of Syracuse,
N. Y. - -- :
:, Sage in Politics.
Russell Sage had some experience in
politics. He began asa wing. Sixty.
one years ago he was Alderman Sage Of
Troy. He served six years as alder
man and a term as county treasurer.
In 1916 he attended the national con-
yention of the whig party: He and nd
Henry Clay. Mr.. Sage stuck to Clay
until it was apparent that Zachary Tay-
lor had a majority Of the votes. Then
MI. Sage moved to nominate Taylor
unanimo usly, having, however, with his
usual caution, received assurance that
Taylor would support the wing plat
form. This afterward gave him great
he availed himself of it later for the
benefit Of Senator Seward.
Becomes Congressman.
In 1850 Mr.. Sage was nominated for
congress, but was defeated by an or
ganization known as the Silver
Grays,' who opposed all antislavery
leaders. He ran again and was elected
in 1862, and again in 1854.
In congress he served upon the ways
and means committee. He advocated
the homestead law, supported the effort
to organize Kansas and Nebraska as
free territories, the election of Banks
as speaker Of the house; opposed the
repeal of the Missouri compromise and
was active in all the four historic years
| which led to the final disruption Of the
WING party and the birth Of its success
sor, the republican party.
Preserved Mount Vernon.
What brought Mr.. Sage most fame
in his congressional career was the APP
pointment of the committee of congress,
due entirely to his efforts, which report
ed upon the condition of Washington Is
estate at Mount Vernon in Virginia
Out Of that action the Mount Vernon
association came into being which was
followed by the purchase Of the Mount
Vernon property and its dedication as
| a. permanent memorial to the father of
country.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-23

The 1906 crop is likely to bulge the ele-
vators.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-23
RUSSELL SAGE DEAD
AT AGE OF NINETY
Continued From First Page.

in Verona, Oneida county, New York,
Sage, members of little company of
pioneers from Connecticut had halted
while on their westward march in quest
Of a homestead. E.
At the age Of IL years, Russell be-
gan his career as an errand boy in the
grocery store Of, his brother Henry, in
Troy. At the age Of % he established
a wholesale grocery Of his own in that
place.
Planned, Once, to Retire.
In 1857 the young merchant had &C.
CURED a fortune estimated at almost
$5O0,OO0, vast amount for those days,
and determined to retire from active
business life. He had, however, al
ready become interested in railroads. his
first transaction Of this character being
a loan to the La Crosse Railroad COM
pany, which led to further transactions
resulting, in his acquiring large inter
ests in the roads now forming the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul system Of
which he became vice president.
This determined Mr.. Sage to devote
his future energies to operations in
Wall street and in 1863 he opened his
first office in New York. .,~E
Originated ttPuts'' and Goals"
About this time he formed an asso-
citation with Jay Gould, which contin-
ued for many years. About 1872 Mr..
Sage originated the system of trading
in "puts,' "calls'' and "straddles, -
after on colossal scale. While he pur-
chased seat on the New York Stock
Exchange. in 1874 it is believed that he
never appeared on the floor Of the ex-
change. + :: &5asE i So. f.
Only once, it is said, did Mr.. Sage ex-
perience a tremendous reverse, which
would have crushed most i, men, but
from which he emerged with courage
and confidence mistaken. This was on
the memorable day in 1884 when the
great failure of Grant & War; was an
nounced, resulting in the loss to Mr..
Sage Of about $6,00O,O0o on long line
Of " puts. ~. ~. -. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-23

Indications are that Judge w. S. Nc
Clenahan of Brainerd will be renominated
and reelected in the fifteenth judicial
district without opposition. He is clos
ing his first term, and is highly. satisfac-
tory to the bar and people Of the district.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-05-24
TOLD OF THE L

Lord Charles 3eresford is said 20
be contemplating reenterins the field
Of politics
Sir Walter Raleigh was responsible
for the introduction Of the potato into
Ireland. II was a natlse Of Chile and
Peru.
King Alfonso and Princess Ena are
both descendants OF Mary Queen Of
Scots, as Is every monarch in Europe
except the king Of Sweden and the
sultan Of Turkey.
The sirdar. Sir Reginald WlnEate. Is
an excellent llnguist speaking. besides
several European languages. Arabic
and HindustanL His hobby IS the
collection Of dervish weapons.
Lord L~econheld. who has just cele
brated his t~hirty.fourth birthday. is a
nephew Of Lord R0sebery. He served
with distinction IA the Boer war. owns
about 100, 600 acres Of land. and has
a rent roll Of $4,000 yearly.
Sir Edward Clarke. the brilliant
member Of parliament who Is making
his presence felt by denouncing the
idea Of a tax on meat or corn. started
as a jewelers. assistant in his fathers
store. Now his income as a lawyer
IS $4,000 a year and be Is one Of
the few men who have refused a
iudgeship.
Sir John Fisher has been promoted
10 the rank Of admiral o. the English
feet. lie practically created the pres
pnt British navy and has fu4nrewnaf-
cd II with the scientific spirit. and u
Is due 10 him that The naval omcers
Of to-day must in addition 10 being
seamen. b. Eunnors soldiers. engineers
and men Of science.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-05-24

out7
Well, that's about
The rottenestl Someone beat in HE
head.
XIII hlml AIn't that the limit, on the
dead9
Say. what's the scorer
Well. We can eineh 'em with = couple
more.
Whoops, yelIs
And groan and cheers admirlna,
Perspirlng
And scarlet blsaehers eispplng,
Rsppins,
footing,
Roofing and hooting;
A steady crunch Of brittle peanut
shells,
A %eurgling Of the bottles
Inclined TO thirsty throttles,
A strewing, rot Of flowers
From leafy bowers,
But e. discarded erusts and scraps Of
meat.
Sweet
doors Of cheap cigars and cigarettes,
That's what one gets.
That's Just one way
We have Of spending DECORATION
DAY.
Well, such Is life,
And memory Of death and fame;
A chiseled name
Upon a slab Of p~erishable stone,
To one age with its reeolleetions rife
| And 70 the next, a name. and that
alone.