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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-30
Not an Accident.

That there are few accidents in
money-making was again valuably illus
gtrated In the incident Of the express
clerk who bid for So 900 900 Of Panama
bonds and got them and has now sold
his option for something more than
$4,000. In the first place it was not
an accident that Secretary Shaw asked
for no cash deposit with bids. This
condition was purposely left out by the
secretary, who did not wish to disturb
the money market by tying up large
amounts unnecessarily while the bid
ding was in process.
Secondly. it was not an accident that
Samuel Bycrley made a winning bid
. on a large block Of the bonds. It was
the result Of calculation and study. He
bid on four lots and that he studied the
question carefully is shown by the fact
that on one lot he bid more than he
could realize on a resale, while on three
lots there was a slight margin of safety.
Not every express clerk with a 2-cent
stamp could have done what Byerley
did. It was not the postage stamp
anu Tie dluUiClOu WHICH DTOuSnI Hill
success, but his preliminary survey of
the field and his intelligent study of
the history of other 2 per cent bond
issues. - g., -,ys, t = -
The story Is a romantic. one and it
sounds we'll to put 1T as the experience
of a man who put 2-cent letter in
the mails and, presto, drew out small
fortune. The truth is just as interest.
ing and more valuable. It is that the
young express clerk had ideas above
his professional position. He used them
and he made money out of them.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-30

Hold on to your diamonds. London re-
ports that during the last two years the
price has jumped Is per cent; during the
last six, months the price has risen 10
per cent, and in another two years dia-
monds will be another 20 per cent higher.
Two years ago two-grain Chalt carat)
stones could be purchased for SIS carat.
Now they are $110 while four-carat
stones have gone up from sos carat to
$160 or $165. us
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-30
The Power Of Injunction.

Under a constitutional government
Sthe remedy for political ills is to be
found in an appeal to the ballot. When
= city councils, legislatures and congress
do not do what the voters wish to have
{ done and what they think ought to be
done, the remedy Is not in the use Of
force and violence, but the constitutional
weapon afforded at the polls. If the
) legislative bodies are not doing what a
majority Of the people want done that
majority can easily substitute other
legislators pledged to do the will of the
majority. ."..@'
: Labor leaders and agitators have been
!; and resorts to violence =cendemned-=he=
/, cause there are better remedies. The
labor organizations have appealed to
congress for certain things, but COM
plain that few Of them are considered
]. and still fewer granted. They have
made up statement Of their wants
4 and represent that their appeals have
!. been In several important particulars
! ignored. They propose, therefore, to 20
into politics. They are going to elect
: organized labor representatives to con-
Z gress wherever they can do so and
3; where they think they cannot do that
( they will undertake to throw their votes
i in body where they seem likely to
do the most good.
This action by the American Fedora
], ton Of Labor is-regarded as threaten
! ing by political leaders and by certain
+ divisions of the press. It is a form Of
. class action which is deplored and
], condemned as calculated to stimulate
8 class action in turn and in opposition.
!. It should be borne in mind. however,
that majorities elect, and while an or
8 ganized concentrated vote like that Of
4 the. union labor vote thrown solid1y
one way or another may control re-
= suits, it is likely to create new align
& mt emit in politics and to the extent that
z flabor's demands are unjust and not de-
1 sired by the majority, they will con-
{ centrate the opposition and in the end
8, only fair and reasonable objects can be
4 secured or maintained.
ss Among the demands of organized
4 labor has been the abolition Of the
] power Of injunction by the courts
!. Heretofore organized labor has stood
s for a complete prohibition of that
& power, but Mr.. Gompers, in a recent
3 utterance on the subject, said: !" What
& we have to fear is not. the court g power
sstos use injunctions, but the perversior
3 of that power which is a very much
modified position. The power of in
junction will not be withdrawn from
sthe courts, not because it is SO useful
y protecting property and individual
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-30
SECRETARY SHAW ENJOINED
Payment of Twenty-Five $1,000 Bonds
Estopped by Court.

caan If tbe United States the aPp
for the District. Of Columbia, made
several days ago, Justice Gould in
equity court today directed that q
temporary injunction be issued against
the secretary Of the treasury to prevent
the payment of twenty-five 81 1000
bonds presented by Henry Clews & Co.
The government represented that
these bonds, which were two years
overdue, were obtained by Henry Clews
8 Go: for Arson NJ. Bangs, who it is
connected with the transactions of
John F. and William T. Gaynor. the
former Of whom was convicted with
BENJAMIN D. Greene at Savannah, Ga,
Of conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment in connection, with river and har-
Dor contracts.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-30
WOMAN, BURNED; MAN HELD
Strange Actions Of Husband In Flaming
House Cause His Arrest.

Chicago, July sO.-The body of Mrs.
Ernestine Toss, 43 years old, was found
burned to a crisp in the ruins Of her
home in the northwestern part of the
city. The circumstances Of the case
have led the police to arrest her hus-
band, John L. Voss, and he is being
held pending the result Of the coroner 3
inquest. sz
A post norton examination Of the
corpse revealed fifteen small pellets Of
metal in the body near the back bone.
The body was found in a summer
kitchen and neiRhbors told the police
that when the FIRE broke out Voss
searched all other parts Of the house
before directing his attention to the
outbuild1ng, which was the first part of
the residence to take fire. Voss is also
said to have asserted that his wife was
away from home and in no danger from
the flames. NeiRhbors told the police
that the couple had quarreled fire..
-quently.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-30
ADJUSTMENTS
Mstrop iitan-"The prisoner Of Zen

stropotltan-"The Prisoner Of Zenda."
The Prisoner Of ZendaD as it.isEbeing
produced at the Metropolitan operahouse
this week by the Ferris stock company,
Is bound to be one Of the distinct sue
;cessss Of the summer season, and from
the royal reception given It by two
packed houses yesterday it will rival in
Popularity any play ever put on by p
Minneapolis stock company.
That the romantic atmosphere. stirring
action and beautiful love story Of An
thony Hopes great romance furnish the
material for one Of the most effective
stage stories ever produced is the unani-
nous verdict Of all lovers Of this form
OF entertainment. Further than this it
is only necessary to say that Edward
Roses dramatizatfon has realized the
possibilities of the book, and that Man
ager Ferris and his company are giving
a competent and artistic Interpretation
In setting that Is entirely adequate.
. Dick Ferris is seen to advantage in
the dual role Of the king, who Is abducted
by his aspiring uncle, and the English
man who impersonates the monarch,
saves his throne and wins the love Of the
Princess Flavia. 1t Is new part for
the actor-manager, but he enters into
the spirit and the chivalric atmosphere Of
1t with zest and effectiveness In the
comedy passages with which the play
abounds, Mr.. Ferris Is at his best, and
the, f1ippancy Of the daredevil English
traveller looking for adventure, but who
has heart that always beats true and
whose instincts are those Of true knight
and a noble gentleman is artistically por-
trayed.
Florence Stone plays Princess Flavia,
one OF the most sweetly alluring women
In all modern stage literature, with her
usual artistic finish and ability. The
part Is too negative to be an especial "a
vorite Of Miss Stones but her naive in
depreciation of the comedy lines and her
realistic acting Of the love scenes are
equally effective
In the role of Captain sapt, the bluff
old soldier who fears nothing In the serv-
Ice OF his king. Lewis Stone has a part
particularly well suited to his ability and
to his liking. His portrayal leaves moth
ing to be desired
Harrington Reynolds plays Black
Michael, the villain, with spirit and, ex.
cept for a little too much pompousness
Is very acceptable. Charles Balsar Is
seen : to advantage as good nathred
Fritz Won Tarlenhein. A. Byron Beas.
ley acceptably interprets the daredevil
Rupert of Hentzau. Miss Leila Shaw is
effective as the villainess. Much of the
humor of the play Is furnished by Miss
Carrie Clarke Ward and Wallace Shaw
who give very satisfactory interpreta
tions of Frau and Franz Teppich The
| other members Of the company are ga
isfactorily cast. >'@..'
THE Prisoner of Zenda" will be played
all of this week with the usual Tuesday
Thursday and Saturday matinees. }
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-30
New Excursion Trip to Isle Royale
Only &1l Twin Cities. I'd Lila Par,

New Excursion Trip to Isle Royale.
y Only $40 Twin Cities to Isle Royale
and. return via Omaha road. Leave
Minneapolis Sundays pm, st. Paul
1880 pm, leaving Duluth same even
ing on Booth Line steamer at 10 pm.
direct for Isle Royale, arriving Wash
ington Harbor 10 a.rn.,, Monday, Rock
Harbor 2 pm. Toben's .Harbor, $3.50
pm.
Returning direct to Duluth leave To
ben g Harbor 10 pm. Tuesday, Rock
Harbor 1880 pm, Washington Harbor
5 am Wednesday, arrive Duluth pm.
and a., twin =. cities 81 same evening.
ever offered from Twin Cities with
more time on the water and meals and
berth on the steamer included in price
Of ticket Good accommodation can
be secured at Isle Royale while waiting
for steamer to make return trip.
For further information call at 600
Nicollet avenue, Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-30
Monday Evening,

rights from the excuses Of labor or
ganizations as because it is perhaps
even more serviceable in protecting
the public against the aggressions Of
corporate power. The labor trust is not
the only trust against which this power
protects the innocent and helpless. I'm
doubleday at has been abused, but it
is the abuse and not the use which
should be prohibited, and even Mr..
Gompers seems to be recognizing 9
distinction which is fatal to his de-
mand. aef yzs
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-30
SUICIDE IN MID LAKE
sault Ste. Marie Clerk Goes Insane and
Jumps to Death.

Special to The Journal.
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, July 3d.
Ernest Bratt took vacation trip on
the steamer Saronic, which returned
from Lake Superior today. When few
from the New Testament on the deck
Of the boat and then held prayer
meeting, at the close Of which he pulled
off his coat and jumped into the lake
and was drowned. His body was not re-
covered.
Bratt was a clerk in cigar store
and never showed signs Of insanity un-
til just before he ended his life. He
was "a single man and 25 years old.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-30
Foyer Chat,

The Unique has a big comedy bill this
week with the addition two stellar
Eur opean acts the Marvellous Mcclure,
nand balancer, and De Shields and Meh-
ring, in the, famous act known as 1.-The
Aerial Cyclist and the Soubrette." Lew
lit and Ashmore, In comedy sketch,
steven Jennings, the popular entertainer.
and the celebrated Quinn trio are also in
the bill. -. s.I=.~-E o.1E
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-30
AIrshIp at Wonderland.

Perfect weather yesterday gave Won
derland one of the biggest Sunday crowds
OF the season. Excursionists and sanger
fest visitors were largely represented,
and all attractions on the grounds were
freely patronized. new feature is a
colored vaudeville performance in what
was the Electric theater, the name Of
which has now been changed to South
Land. Knabenshue and his airship ar
rived today, and the process Of initiating
the. envelope with 1000 cubic feet Of
hydrogen gas began this afternoon Peo-
pie can begin to scan the horizon for the
airship by tomorrow. r. 49,. 49, 2.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-30

WoULD.8E FOUNDERS Of EN-
PiRE.-rhe early days of the great
southwest were full of romance, for that
portion OF the United. States was the
scene OF the efforts Of soldiers of for
tune seeking to found empires. Their
stories are told most entertainingly and
1nstructtvely in The Glory Seekers, by
william Horace Brown. The author de-
scr1pes his book very justly as mainly
the story OF men, who, standing on the
rugged confines Of civilization in Amer
lea at an early period of our national
life, sought distinction by attempting to
hitch their wagons to the star OF en-
pire: " Such men ass Al Wilkinson, Burr,
Reuben Kemper and, others have places
in the books pages. ,t'.t.g.r- [-@s-.r
A. O. Mcclurg & CO.., Chicago $3.50 net.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-30
NEW COOLER" FOR A HOT NIGHT
Freak Journal Anusant.

Freak Journal ,Amusant.
Husband to Wife-It's awfully hot to-
day, and It looks as, If it's going to be
hot all night. Seeing that you're going
out, dear, I should take It as a favor
from you to come back very late. I'll
imagine you've been waylaid and muir
dered, and It'll send such a delightfully."-
cold shudder all thru me-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-30

The ideal convict labor seems to be
that which, no matter how vigorous, pro-
longed or we'll directed. will produce
nothing.-Detroit Journal.
! There Is one valuable product that con-
vict labor might turn out and interfere
with absolutely, no one or no brand Of
labor, and that is good roads. Put the
convicts at work on the roads. Nobody
makes good roads.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-30

OF the funds provided by congress for
the relief Of San Francisco $4,000 was
expended FOR whisky. Fifty barrels were
purchased. shipped across the continent
and are now stored in the basement Of
the Moulder school. The San Francisco
Call brings this fact to light. The -four
sellers will have to be called on explain
this transa ction also.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-30
CIVIC. ACTIVITIES

The Crookston Journal is advocating a
municipal electric light and water sys-
tenn. .4..-..e.. --r
I Helena, Mont, will soon hold a special
election to determine whether the bonded
indebtedness shall be increased for the
cost of a. city water system.
West Seattle, Wash, contends, not
understanding all other claims, that it has
the first bona f1de municipality owned
country. It consists of a mile and a half
Of way with two cars. Last year the
expenses Of, operation were s24 a day and
receipts slightly under SIS a day. Last
month the average daily receipts We're
S37. A novel feature Of the management
is that school children are allowed to
ride both ways daily on monthly tickets,
which cost so cents.
The New York telephone war between
the New York and Atlantic telephone
companies has brought out some inter-
esting offers on the part Of the rivals
for franchises. The old company offers
to pay for the privilege Of operating,
$116,0O0 a year for the first five years,
and to raise the amour. within twenty
years to 100000 annually. The Atlantic
agrees to give the city, without cost, q
service for which it now pays 1000,
and to provide house phones good for 500
messages a year for S12.
Mayor Adam Of Buffalo recently re-
quested his fellow citizens to send in
suggestions for the betterment Of the
queen city Here are few Of the re-
plies, says the New York Sun.
"That the city buy and maintain a herd
Of 1000 goats, because there Is never
sickness in family where goat is.''
'That law be passed restraining hens
to their owners premises, because hens
use the next door porch for chicken
run, but never lay eggs there"
THAT all the city's electric lights be
made to wink the hour, SO that q mar
need not take his watch out In the win.
ter !" ss5
THAT 1t be rnisdemeanor to leave a
gate open, because It's bad luck to close
gate after anybody has left 1t OPEN
THAT every citizen be compelled tt
plant rosebush before his house, t.
make the air sweeter. /"
THAT there be no brass street sign,
and that mirrors shall not be carted thrl
the streets, because they reflect the sur
into weak eyes
THAT there be daily parades in sum
mer to amuse the children. 5s
That the city supply megaphones tt
streetcar conductors, so that deaf pas
tsengers may not be carried past theil
streets. " Il
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-30

to recent magazine article
the men at work along the Panama canal
say: ''six grains Of quinine and ten
minutes Of Stevens the first thing in the
morning Will key fellow up all day.
There is nothing like working under a
chief who tone you UP. Some chiefs
think they have to take the crimp out OF
their forces.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-30
HOW TO AVOID THE TAINr
Kansas City Times.

OF course, II Colonel w. A. Harris
chewed tobacco In public places and
allowed dandruff to accumulate on his
collar, and cultivated granulated eyelids.
and mad his acquaintances cali him
BILL" the populist state convention
would not have branded him as q South
ern aristocrat."
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-30
Union Pacific Bulletin.

To Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Mon
tana and return, low rates in effect
daily to September is, TO many o. s. d.
and O. r: B N. points.
To California, Portland and Puget
Sound: Low excursion rates daily to
September Is.
s. To California and Return One fare
September to IA.
1. To Colorado and Return: Daily to
September 80, slightly over one fare for
round trip. Still lower rates Septem-
Der 10 to %, inclusive.
To Ogden and Salt Lake City: Very
low round-trip rates daily to September
80.
Inquire Of H. F. Carter, T. p. A., 376
Robert street. ST. Paul, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-30
THIS DATE IN HISTORY
JuLYso

f6fe-FIrst colonial assembly In
America met at jamestown, Va.
718-Ntlllam Penn died.
s64-chambersburg, Pa, burned
by confederates.
1890 Revolt In CITY Of Mexico to
prevent installation of General Con-
xalss as president q,
W 1ss1--o'srlen and Dillon. Irish
members Of parliament, released
from Galway jail.
1ss4-Japanese victorious at bat
tie OF Song Hwan, Korea.
1SeS-President Mckinley trans-
n1ttted terms OF peace to Spain.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-30

Germany has a new law, that will go
into effect Aug. 1, taxing railway tickets.
If your third class ticket costs you IA
cents you pay the taxgatherer IL cents.
II your ticket costs $11.so you pay $3.50
feet and large, hot army. Taxpayer
paws. ..a - $780, 8 7 g.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-30
1865 MEN

Wanted at Once to Harvest the Marvel
GUS Crops in Minnesota and North
Dakota Along the 500 Line.
Low rates in effect from st. Paul
and Minneapolis to all points west In
Minnesota and the Dakotas daily, Aug.
LIST to 31st inclusive, 1906.
Splendid wages are offered ranging
from $l.75 to So per day. including
board. An opportunity for everybody
to get busy.
ssAsk at the ticket office"
119 Third street S.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-30
ga Delightful Summer Trip for $1o.'

"a Delightful Summer Trip for So"
steamers Easton'' and $500 City,
the Great Northern Railway viii sell
tickets to Isle Royale Ports and return
via Duluth, including meals and berth
on steamer, for $1,000. Tickets will be
sold every Thursday until Aug. 80 in-
elusive, good returning the following
Monday, and on every Saturday and
Sunday until Aug. 26 inclusive, good
returning the following Thursday. City
ollet, Minneapolis, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-30

Owing to the high prices for wood. all
be built as cheaply as wooden cars. They
weigh but one-tenth more and kill you
only half as often. -.>,e:r. y -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-30
NATIONAL ISSUE At LAST
Chicago News.

"7'H%f : Chicago News - t-s,.
Tom Taggart need not be surprised to
find his hotel properties raised to the dig
nifty of a national issue in the forthcom-
ing campaign. ..gs.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-30

~ The stilettoE editor Of the Tribune ex-
cuses his, dagger work On the plea, that
half the time he means only to be di
verting. And he really doesn't know
how funny he Is sometimes. -,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-30
SAME THlNe

|. .~..>.. ~. Detroit Journal. ....- -
Delaware republicans ''have a plan to
eliminate Addicks." There were also
TWO brand new consumption cures an
nounced last week. "
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-30

The editor Of the Tribune in his coy
admission that he writes fairly we'll, is
like the boy who. when asked by the
teacher who was the smartest boy in the
school, blushed and said that his
mother had told him never to brag. :.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-30

The net loss in the San Francisco dis
aster as returned to the insurance COM
missioner Of New York foots up $780,
s23,067. And some of the insurance
commissioners are saying please call
around nextGn1onth." r g.: Z
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-30

v MT and Mrs. -Longworth will sail for
the, United States next Saturday. This
news is both socially and politically i'm
portant. f.. -~s.-.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-30

London society Is enjoying disease
called necklace stoop," due to the great
weight OF gems worn. Call a surgeon
and cut out the Jewels. 1872" ...... :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-30

Pittsburg's millionairesses are organ
king a woman's club for the protection
Of father from chorus girls.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-30

Goodness! King Edward coming to
visit us. Polish up that family crest and
get out a special edition of the Bellman.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-30

JOAQUIN MILLER's VISION OF THE
CITY sEAUTIFUL.-The poet Of the Pa
cine slope, joaquin Miller, has written a
book giving. his Utopian vision It bears
the title The Building Of the City Beau
tifui. and, whether one thinks the dream
VIII ever be realized on earth or not, he
can scarcely fail to receive good from It's
perusal. It has been described as "a
romance of love and service and the de-
scription Ats. It Is based upon the
proposition that man is entitled to the
attainment of happiness as well as to it's
pursuit, upon earth. and that happiness
VIII be attained when man comes to
place moral rectitude above all other
considerations, when his supreme prayer
Lead us not into temptation" has been
realized The religion Of that day, will
do good.
The thought Of the book Is lofty, and
II Is clothed in the language Of poet
Albert Brant, Trenton, Nj. $3.50 net.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-30

Lake, Watervilie and Elysian, MINI.
& via Chicago Great Western Railway,
For parties Of ten or more one fare
and one-third for the round trip, good
for ten days. Tickets on sale daiIv
until Sept. 80. For further information
apply to r. H. Heard, General Apcnt.
corner Nicollet avenue and Fifth street.
Minneapolis. % '''