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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-13

passed the grandstand neck and neck
on the first half 1t was a beautiful
race, Trailing behind about twenty
rods came the big horse, Hank urging
him on. When he was in front of the
grandstand Doble stood up and yelled
at the top Of his voice:
Take the; first turn to the left
Hank, all the. others have gone that
Hank drove his horse to the, barn.
/. Fargo, N, D., ~. - d. p. c.,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-13
t'For Love Is Au.ns

! Miss ,ss-,4iiss'&a bachelor maid Of. some
because s Ih4ees acked proposals, But
becaiise she. prefers single :blessedness
eto pouring coffee 5and spanking babies
OF late, she. has devoted Z her time, tc
working in the sslums, chiefly among
women and children. ~; 10y
A dreadful case was brought: to fel
recently: A0woman ohads been cruelty
treated by: her husband, and had finally
been locked out inathe street. The pool
creature; ragged and dishevelled, re
ported; at: the3 charity headquarters ant
begged for SHELTER 1-....l% .1ni:z:.,' .ssTI
Miss s. herself dressed her wounds
and then aehfersds into! a sympathetic
Conversation With the sufferer. The lat
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-13
Black Hens Eggs.

/. is.s The other AFTERNOON woman entered
O. grocery, store and stepping up to The
proprietor. said = # Z,
those laid by black hens.', ,. p
: $f.Wen, I'd like to .accommo date you,
ma dam, but a as long as I have been in
eggs. of a black hen from a speckled 81
q white one sse5, 49, :, +ss,..'...ts
q 5tt44Yes,''IIt continued the woman, I there
is a sgreeti ai ferencs and the egg laid
by the black; hens are, easily distin-
,stt''ssIf that 1880, just pick them out fol
yourself, please, said the grocer /
Accepting the Invitation, the woman
carefully selected the eggs, and as she
-astenished grecero exclaimed: 4 go
- Gracious! hDotblack hens lay all the
|5big' eggsa''tnr4 ,<1t$'i i! ~ = sg grg5,
f.; "Yes,,' 1repHed> the customer, gliding
| toward the4door, q chat 'sshow you tell
thenlt'' 7s2i saa4@"rff;,t7@" - %Ssg -EB: F..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-13
/ Bryan and the Goat

William Jennings Bryan tells the fol-
lowing story on himself: S s:s 90 -,
Once out in NebraskassI went fo,s
protest against my real estate assess,
ment, and one Of the things of whiieh
particularly complained wassassessing
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-13
Mother Was Absent.

"A teacher inttt5 one Of our iii Sunday
birth Christ. ana ade IL 9oF ard I5 'f fe
ones, PIX dfseyeral Of them where they
"Jchnnie,'' she asked one, little lad,
""where We're you born9N = ar.I= =
AZ ~, papa g, q house, ~ answered
Johnnie, ~ member. all about it,
F cause there { was just grandma and
me. ''' -v.s-{ .'sv..>I.s ..t:,T
: y1'Why, where was your 4namaq''
asked the startled teacher. 4 ~ j -
ooh, 'areplied the tot, - it was club
night and she wasn't to home; + guess.I''
- :Si>i.sz. Olive H. Moran;
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-13

Those Girls. 8. H. II,
So you have really broken off your
engagement with Jackq' s... .s T. : =.
IT have indeed.' ~. =. p,
And do you hate him, dearf'' .
Every bone in his body. I.shall
never speak to him again if + live to be
a Thousand years old.'' -. "~>.- - !,
You mean that7'. .,.:s.,' /: ! ~,
- DO, and I shall tell him SO the next
Time L see him. ~ - III III: o..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-13
PRIZES FOR BEST STORIES Hrs
AWARDED BY LEW DocKsTADER

- a- So : --AWARDED BY LEW DOEKSTADER
Journal ss
Ss pazes anpetaon
Minneapolis It is well told
also
engagement In Minneapolis. %%F@s@&~"*
. a.
Third prize-The story presume
before and s Of the good
attributed Lincoln TFh&'
don't that all Of readers with
standpoint simply &##>A ::!> III a:>.,
Of
submitted
submitted Minneapolis
Chestnut about ventroqut
talk
his the venloauist has declare
This told when 16 old It
pardon emotion
: Yours 4 ,#=": ,'*" 20" Lew Docksader
Duluth, Maya. .." 49, r. >a" y
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-13

Called fsTime.'' @"&
AS the young man was taking leave
for the night, his voice, as he stood at
the, door, rose passionately on the still
night air. -
Just one, " he pleaded, "just one.''
E Then the young girl s mother inter
rupted, calling from her bedroom win.
dow. : =, Z s
81 Just onea'' she cried. ., It q ii
quite that yet, but it's close. on =te
twelve, and So I think you'd better be
9oin' just the same 'ss3. 4 s.
49, III. Mae Hanson, !.
r. - E-44th St. and France Ave. ::
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-13
Going Some.

i
s A, party were viewing the remains
sofl "a huge skafonge which had lust
been brong hit to town. Al coountrynan
fstartedathe ball a-rolfing by soberly3 tell
ing Of an experience in which fish on
the end of his line. had pulled his boat
some distance over the water.
sE%" That g nothing said another by-
sstander, 81 hooked a pike one day that
gave mesthe ride of my life. He started
across. the lake, a distance.4of a mile and
a ahalf, dragging the boat and ALL in
Guiding the forty pound anchor, which
was down. VI took up the oars and made
! an effort TO stop the mad pace,,y break
ing them both In the attempt. About
this time we were going SO fast chat
had to; hang on, to my hat. Before we
had gone a mile Twas. forced FOR "a ety
to the bottom Of the boat, clinging des-
perately to the ribs. II had no ionger
sense enough to cut. the line. After
what seemed an eternity I came to with
q JOLT. the boat flying into thousands
Of sPint We, had hit the bank.
The pike had been moving, SO fast that
it couldn t: stop; there it lay. its great
sides heaving painfully and completely
covered with foam from sweat. n IS
) Henning, Mimi vi. r. LoJr; |
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-13
:, >. THIRD PRIZE 81. :.
This story gets So.
Not Mud Enough,

.. President Lincoln told this story be.
fore delegation. of clergymen:
-..SsOnce in Springfield, Twas going off
on short journey. Leaning against
the fence, just outside the depot, was
a little ,darkey boy--Dick, by name
busily digging with his toe in the mud.
As I came up, I said:
rt~' Dick, what are you aboutq'
Making church. said he.
$500 a 4 81. church I said, What Dc, you
:. : ~ Why, yes said Dick, 81 pioi1n ti g
TIA steps and front door, here 5 de- n pews
de pulpit
tts a1Yes, I see, said I, 'but why donBat
you3make minister9, <.e-#sasA s.fs
If:.ssS Laws replied Dick with a grin
II hain't got mud ;enough.s:'''' ~ II Is
~ rs Fireman Weiss.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-13
Sunday, May 1a.

ter after recounting at length the In
juries she had borne at the HANDS OF
ehsr lord and master, asked a~few ques-
tions, in her turn. III rLatts +ra ts
Live here7o she inquired. ssssae.F {
No, s. answered Miss ,S----;s Il Sspend
only e.! certain IN. time here every day, Ny
You re married, amt you9',
No, am not married. saafiat "
The woman opened her bruised eyes
in ajnazement. IT'S
- Gee she said sympatheticaily,
ssI, y awful sorry. Ain t it fierce to BE
an ola maid ma sss.s &c. j.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-14
TWO men KILLED,
OTHERS INJURED
Continued from First page.)

Continued from First Page.)
said. David Hammond. one of the men who
was killed, stopped at Costello's Hall. 9Th
and G streets where the locked-out plumb
ers have their headquarters, and conversed
with some of the Elen there. He was ioath
to 60 to work. because he said he felt
premozition that an accident would happen.
One of his friends secuted the idea and rtdi-
culed any such superstition. Hammond
thereupon reluctantly went to his place of
labor and two hours later was victim Of
the disaster.
Views Of Building Inspector Ashford.
AS soon the accident was reported to
him Building Inspector Ashford sent two
or his men to the scene to ascertain whether
the District had any interest In the matter
of the derrick's breaking.
When asked regarding the responsibility
Mr.. Ashford said that it was what was
known as builders accident" The Dis
trict building department has no super
vision over the construction of derrtcks or
other hosting apparatus and no attempt
will be made by District officials to fix
the blame.
THE burden of responsibility" Mr.. Ash
ford explained. rests entirely with the
mechanics themselves. My investigation
convinced me that such an accident could
not have been prevented either by an om-
cial inspection or by greatest care by the
workmen themselves. The accident was
caused by the breaking of bolt which had
become crystallized- The most minute in
spection would probably not have enabled
any to suspect the derrick of being
faulty in construction, because the defect
was concealed by the wood through which
the bolt passed.
The question of supervision of such con-
struction of derricks and hosting appara-
tus brought up by one OF the COM
puters Of the building department about
three years ago, and | took 1t up with the
Commissioners. At that time 1 stated
that, even IL such supervision was author-
lied, the building department had no in
spector who could be assigned to this work.
and no Recommendation. far as | know,
was ever made to Congress for an appro-
priation to permit the employment of an
additional inspector or two.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-14
CHICAGO TRACTION RUMPUS.
City VIII Take Steps to License Lines
Without Franchise.

CHICAGO March 14.-ImmedIate steps
will be taken by the city Of Chicago to
license such street railway lines here as
the United States Supreme Court has de-
clared are existing without a franchise. 1t
is declared by the city officials that the
city Is now In a position to license the
street car companies by ordinance. since the
ninety-nine-year contentious of the com
panfes have been removed.
At conference held today between Mayor
Dunno and the attorneys of the street car
companies, 1t was decided 10 issue permits
as soon as possible permitting the COM
panies to trolleyiize the present cable lines.
1t was also decided that the tunnels which
extend under the surface of the Chicago
river connecting the south with the north
and west sides of the city. shall be removed
early next month.
The tunnels have for many years been 4
decided impeachment to the navigation OF
the river.
The War Department of the United States
has ordered that they be demolished The
city had leased the tunnels to the street
railway companies, and between the leases
and the orders of the War Department
was in something of a quandary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-14
SUES FOR INJUNCTION.
Kittie L. Cramer Seeks an Interest in
Insurance Policy.

Kittie L. Cramer today instituted pro-
ceedinss In the District Supreme Court for
an Injunction TO restrain the Mutual Re-
serve Life Insurance Company of New
York from paying to Leila J. Speer the
sum of s. 900, represented in All insurance
policy on the life of Kitty Speer. who. il is
stated, died January l last The court Is
also asked to restrain Leila j. Speer from
demanding or receiving the money
The complainant AYERS that she was a.
co-beneficiary with brother, who has since
died, for the payment in equal parts of the
sum represented in the policy on the life or
their mother Kitty Speer. The complainant
further AYERS that after the death or her
brother her mother made application TO the
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company 10
have the policy changed so as TO make
Leila J. Speer, heir of her deceased son, the
sole beneficiary
This application, the complainant states,
was made without her knowledge or con-
sent. She also declares that the writing d.
recting the change bore what purported 10
be her full consent and Endorsement of the
request. She denies the authenticity OF the
statement and repudiates the signature.
Thereupon. the complainant AYERS, the de-
PENDANT company chang I'd the policy by
Issuing a new paper making Leila J. Speer
the sole beneficiary. After the death OF her
mother the complainant AYERS, Leila j.
Speef sought to collect the whole amount
of So GOO, and did collect the sum of 50 o.
ostensibly to defray the funeral expenses
of Mrs. Spessr.
In addition to asking for the injunction.
the complainant prays the court that she
be decreed to be entitled to $500 under
the original policy. She is represented by
Attorneys George b. Hoover and r. w.
Wells.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-14
DENOUNCED BY GoMPERS.
Gilbert Injunction Bill Opposed by
Labor Leaders.

President Gompers OF the American Fed
Grafton of Labor and 4. Furuseth. presi-
dent of the Seamen' Union. caused :. furors
today before the House committee on ju-
dietary during the hearing on antl-fnjunc-
ton bills by denouncing the Gilbert injunc-
ton BILL which Is said 10 have been draw
by Mr. Garfield. chief of the bureau OF
corporations. and to have the indoisemeat
CT President Roosevelt.
OF the Presidents reported Endorsement OF
the Gilbert bill MIR. Furuseth said: ''ff he
understands this bill and then gives il his
Endorsement he is an enemy to honest labor
struggling under adverse conditions for q
better life. nay. he would be an enemy 10
human liberty We do not believe will not
believe It,
The Gilbert bill grants courts sitting in
equity absolute Jurisdiction I'm all cases
growing out of labor troubles. The equity
process In labor suits Is violently opposed
by the labor leaders.
Fl. r. Fuller. representing various
brotherh0ods of railway employees. ,and
Andrew Furuseth. representing the Sea
mems Union. addressed the House COM
mittee on judiciary today in support OF
anti-injunction bills now before the COM
mtttee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-14
IMPORTANT MEETING HELD.
Master Plumbers Vote to Fight Lock
ont TO End

An important meeting of the Master
Plumbers Association of the District of
Columbia was held last evening, and the
determination was reached to continue the
present fight TO a successful conclusion, cost
what it may in money and effort. An APP
preparation of s., 900 was made for the pur
pose of carrying the lockout to a victori-
GUS ending by bringing workmen here TO
enable the employers to fill all their con-
tracts, present and prospective. There was
much enthusiasm manifested at the meet
ing, it Is said.
Mr.. Robert B. Caverly, chairman of the
lockout committee of the master plumb
ers, reported that there are twenty seven
apprentices and helpers-at work, including
those who did not go out or those who have
deserted their union and returned to work;
that three journeymen plumbers have lett
the union and returned to their former EN-
pioyment: that nineteen non-union men
are at work In the several lockout shops
IN this city, and that twelve non-union
plumbers have offered themselves for en-
ployment and the masters are trying 20
make places for them. 1t is said forty-one
master plumbers attended the meeting last
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-14
THE MARYLAND SOLONS
MoNT0oMKRY MEMBER BENT ON
EQUAL TAXATION Law.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
STATE HOUSE. ANNAPOLIS. Nd March
H-Mr. Lee of Montgomery county seems
taxes for those who at present bear the
burden OF state and county government.
The following general order. which was
passed experimenting the local paper on
the same lines, which was adopted yester-
day, made its appearance from Mr.. Lee
this morning: Ordered. that the state tax
commissioner be. and he is hereby. request
ed and directed to furnish the senate, at his
convenience within the next five days. a
statement from the books and papers on
file in his office for the current yesr of the
following Information. To wit:
1. What Is the actual total value OF the
capital stock. surplus and undivided profits
of all corporations In the state of Maryland
which have made returns to the state tax
commissioner under section $50 OF article
81 of the code of public general laws of
1904?
2. What Is the valuation of the same for
purpose of state taxation, placed by the
state tax commissioner thefeon2
3. What Is the valuation of the same for
the purposes of county Baltimore city
taxation placed thereon?
4. What Is the amount Of assessment for
real property deducted from the valuation
specified In paragraph one above?
5. What amount of the stock debt of Bal
timore city or other investments described
In section 100 of said articles on which the
state tax only is chargeabte are sought to
be uttlfzad as a credit on taxes by said In
stltution under said section 100?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-14
SENATE.

At the beginning Of its session today
the Senate passed bill authorizing Rear
Admiral c. II. Davis, L. 5. N. to accept
gifts rendered him by the British and
Russian governments.
On motion of MIR. Culberson the follow
ing resolution was adopted: That the
Secretary of War is hereby directed To
send to the Senate copies of all reports
and other communications between the
War Department and any officials Ia the
Philippine Islands respecting the recent
attack by troops Of the United States on
Mount Dajo."
The resolution was accepted without
comment or division.
Mir Warren addressed the Senate on the
bill extending from twenty eight 10
thirty-six hours the time during which
live stock In transit on railroad trains
may be confined without change. saying
that the measure was In the interest of
humanitarianism and should be passed.
He sid that the extension OF time was to
be made only upon the request of ship
pers and that il would not WORK a hard
ship on either owners or their stock.
The bill was reported by the committee on
agriculture. and number or senators mad
objection that il should have been consid-
cred ny the committee on Interstate com
merce Mr.. Elklns expressed the opinion
that the bin would have been reported ia
yorabiy If the Interstate committee had had
the collsidera ion of IT. The confidence with
which he spoke elected remark by Mr.
Aidrich indicating surprise.
Recent experience, he said. has shown
that that committee Is little uncertain.
Mr. TiIIman made plea IN the interest
of the consumers OF the beef The cattle
owners want TO get through with as llttIe
cost as possible he said. The railroad
men are concerned only in saving trouble
and expense, and the humane society people
are generally up in the moon" He con-
tended that to keep cattle confined for more
than twenty-eight hours would cause a
feverish condition, rendering the stock unfit
for butchering.
Mr. Warren contended that the result
would be the opposite of that Indicated by
the South Carolina senator
After further discussion of the measure
by Messrs. Carter. Lodge. Hepburn. Calm
ger and Spooner the bill was laid aside and
q resolution authorizing teachers in Alaska
to assign their salaries to others was passed
Mr. Rayner then addressed the Serate III
support of the railroad rate bill. An outline
of his remarks will be found in another col
ufnr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-14
THE QUINTANA oBsEQUIES.
Imposing Services for the Late Presi-
dent of Argentina.

BUENOS AYRES, March 1.-THE funeral
of DIR. Manuel Quintana, president OF the
Argentina Republic. took place today The
body was first transported through crowds
of people from the palace of the govern
ment, where 1t had been reposing in state
since yesterday, to the cathedral. The pail
bearers were President AIcorta and the
cabinet ministers. The casket was follow
ed by the diplomatic corps. all tie chief
functionaries of the government, delega-
tons from the army and navy and detach-
ments of sailors from the German cruiser
Panther and the Italian cruiser Umbria
The services at the cathedral We're impos-
ing and at their conclusion the body was
taken to the cemetery. followed by an enor-
nous crowd.
Mourning emblems We're displayed through
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-14
TOBACCO TRUST EARNINGS.
An Increase of So ,eO7, $50 Over Last
Years Profits.

NEW YORK, March 14-Net earnings OF
SIS. .2s5 for the year 1905. increase of
81 907 $50 as compared with the previous
year, shown in the annual report of
the American Tobacco Company, which
made public today. During the same
period there was paid out in interest. dfvi-
dends. etc. 81 .007 1874. an increase of $685.
1859 compared with 1904
The net balance for the year was $1i-
204 SOL an increase of 81 1863, 320 as COM
pared with the previous year. The total
surplus after deducting 80, 9SS $3.50 for bonds
purchased and IS. 04s. 1870 for dividends on
American Tobacco stocks, was s25, SIS, 961 a
decrease OF s., s32.9l9 as compared with the
total surplus on December 81 1904.
At the annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers OF the company held in Jersey City to-
day the retiring board of directors was re-
elected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-14
Policy Outlined to Deputies.
MAINE HOSPITAL BURNED.
All Patients Rescued - Fire Loss
$4,000.

BIDDEFOR-D, Me, March 14.-Seven-
teen patients at Trull Hospital in this
city were removed from their beds today
during a fire which destroyed portion of
the building. and the surgeons at the
hospital completed operation upon a
female patient while the firemen were at
work and while umbrellas were held over
the operating table to ward off the water
which was leaking into the operating
room from the upper part of the building.
When the surgeons, who had begun the
operation before the fire was discovered,
had completed their work successfully
the patient was removed to another part
of the building. No Ill effects were eX-
pected to follow to any of the patients
The fire loss was $4,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-14
NEW FRENCH MINISTRY
HELD ITS FIRST COUNCIL AT THE
ELYSEE TODAY.

PARIS March lathe ministry held Its
first council at the Elysee Palace today.
Minister of the Interior Clemenceau pre-
scented a dispatch announcing that 600
peasants had attacked a detachment of
troops engaged in maueuvering near
Fougeres. Department of Ille-et-Vllaine,
under a misrepresentation that the troops
came to take inventories of church prop
erty under the church and state separa-
ton law. A captain. lieutenant and ten
soldiers were injured and the detachment
retired precipitately. The minister OF JUS
tice was ordered to prosecute the offenders.
Policy Outlined to Deputies.
The new ministry presented itself to the
chamber of deputies today and outlined its
policy, follows
The government intends to carry out
the church and state separation law with
infiexible irmness and establish the
sponsibility for resistance to the taking OF
Inventories
Concerning Morocco we intend to fol-
low the policy of the preceding ministry
hoping that the equity and dignity of our
position will permit an early and satisfac-
tory solution.
The cabinet approves of the FrenchRus-
sian alliance -t1 -'- @----
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-14
PARSONS SUBMITS A MAP.
Finishes His Testimony Before the
Canals COMMITTEES,

VIM. Barclay Parsons today finished his
testimony before the Senate committee
on interoceanic canals in support Of the
majority report of the board of consult
ing engineers which advocates the con-
structIon Of a sea level canal. At the re-
quest of the committee he prepared and
submitted a map of the hill where the
minority purposes to construct flight of
three locks. This map will be used in
confronting the minority engineers with
the statements made by Messrs. Bates
and Parsons that the lock plan submitted
by the minority contemplates locks only
100 feet long IL equipped with safety
gates.
Alfred Noble. one of the signers of the
minority report, will testify tomorrow.