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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-17
BOUND, GAGGED AND.
!. j. PLACED ON TRACK.
Pretty Indianapolis Girl Assaulted
and Left Unconscious on
~ IL ~. Railroad Rail. III :
journal Spacial Service.

Journal Special Service. . Z, }st@..- ~
Indianapolis, Aug. 16:-Ella Van
Sickle, a pretty girl Of l6, while re-
turning home. last night after a visit
to a neighbor, was accosted BY a
strapge o man. a T Tnn seazea hsT by the e
handkerchief saturated with chloro-
form over her mouth. She could give
no outcry, as she was badly frightened.
She became unconscious and did not re-
member anything more until she found
herself on a railroad track.
The approach Of a train at that time
awakened her, she said, and she was
lying across one of the rails of the
track The train crew put her on the
train and brought her to this city. :
The DOCTOR thinks that mild assault
had been effected. =. -. =
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Board of Tax Levy and the Taxes.

The most interesting question raised
by the discussion in the council yester-
day of property valuations by the city
assessor was the relation between val
nations and the total tax levy. The
objection to the increased valuation
was based partly on the ground that an
Increased revenue would mean extrava-
gance. Whether the increased valua-
ton is good thing or not will de-
pend very largely upon the board Of
tax levy. Mr.. Minor has stated that
he has assurances from the members Of
that board that increased valuation will
not mean an increased revenue, but a
correspondingly decreased rate of as
sessment, which, of course, would be a
good thing. A 2 per cent tax rate looks
better than S per cent rate, but a 5
per cent assessment on valuation in
creased from 8 to 35 per cent does
not look good to anybody except pos
sibly the people who have the privilege
Of spending the city's revenues.
It appears from a little forecastinp
of the estimates for next year that
various departments are going to ask
for considerable increases. These in.
creases are probably encouraged by the
increased valuation. The difficulty is
to keep the natural increase in valua.
tion in proper relation to the necessary
increase in expenses. Minneapolis grows
and must naturally use more money in
conducting her municipal affairs, but
the tendency is to levy and appropriate
money for public affairs faster than the
increased valuations justify.
Whether our increased valuation il
to give us a correspondingly reduced
rate Of assessment, and therefore to b,
to the advantage Of the city, depends
upon the board Of tax levy. Unusually
heavy responsibilities arc imposed upo,
that body at this time, and its; handlin.
Of the matter will be watched with De
culiar interest. .~.
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King and Emperor Meet.

The efficacy of blood relationship be-
tween monarchs as an agent of peace
has ever proved broken reed. Mar
riage between reigning families, tho
favorite scheme Of avoiding wars in the
past, usually failed Of its object, Even
in modern times it is not workable
basis on which to predict friendship
between nations. The case OF Germany
and Great Britain is one in point. They
are ruled by the same family. The
emperor Of Germany is the son Of King
Edwards sister. Their family ties are
close William was favorite with
Queen Victoria, but his treatment Of his
mother was not such as to commend
him generally to the English. E4
Under the medieval rules of inter-
course, uncle and nephew should be
allies. But in these days there are
other interests to be considered than
those Of rulers. f..
The people Of Germany and the peo-
pie Of England have been for several
years almost at daggers drawn because
of trade jealousies. Their respective
governments have had all they could
do to keep them from flying at each
others throats. The Germans are con.
WINGED that the English want to stunt
their national growth, to keep them
out Of the world 3 markets, to control
ocean highways and consequently the
trade of the world. The English, on
the other hand, believe the Germans
are building up an unnaturally large
navy for the purpose Of attacking them
The situation has grown 50 acute that
it has at last seemed good to tho two
monarchs to have session to loar1
whether there are any real grievances
back of the continual internationa
carping. The meeting has been held
and while it's results will never be Of
ficially published, it may leak out il
the sentiments expressed by foreig,
ministers. It is pretty certain, however
that nothing came Of it except pla,
of compliments which may tend to mod
ify the feeling on both sides It is in
comprehensive that King Edward CAV
J any countenance to German designs 9,
Holland, or that tho emperor gave an,
heed to British complaints that his nav.
is already too large. Ef
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A.Last Lesson Of the War.

The presence on the pension rolls Of
practically a million names forty years
after the close Of the war and the fact
Of the existence Of $4,000 claims yet
Enacted upon, naturally prompts the
inquiry how many men there were en-
listed in the union armies during the
war. .... -.~
The total number Of men furnished
to the United States army and navy
during the war was 2,7ss,3o4, of which
number 2,494, 592 were white troops,
101,207 were white sailors and marines.
and 17s,195 were coloied troops. Of
these, there were killed or died Of dis
ease, or from other causes, grand to-
tai of 3e0,222.* ~..:.. '..:
Some idea Of the magnitude Of the
war is obtained from the record Of
numbers involved. A still more vivid
picture Of the ravages Of the conflict
is obtained from the statement that
during the period of the war, counting
great and small battles, there was an
engagement going on at the front elev-
en- times week during the entire war.
Counting only engagements in which
the union loss in killed, wounded and
missing exceeded 100, there were $50
battles, or: one every four days during
the whole war. From the northernmost
to the southernmost point by any prac-
teal route, the distance was 1000 miles,
from east to west It was 1900 miles.
No other war was ever fought over
such an extended territory and no gov,
eminent was ever called upon to pro.
vide subsistence, ammunition and sup.
plies for troops over such war front
The Franco-Prussian war was fought
In q little basin mot as large as the
area Of the army Of the Potomac. The
Russo-Japanese war did not compare
in extent Of territory with the country
traversed by the western armies Of the
union. Having the inside Of this line
of battle the confederates were en-.
abled to, with4fewer men, successfully
oppose the union for several years, and
occasionally to extend their opera tion.
into. the enemy g country, as they die
when they crossed into Pennsylvania
and fought the decisive battle Of Get
tysburg.
/ In the first year Of the. war, whicl
was largely one Of preparation, the con
tending armies fought thirty-fve bat
ties, the most important Of which wal
the defeat Of the federa1s at Bull Run
In 1852 the war increased greatly il
magnitude and intensity, and I'm th
whole the operations were favorable t,
| the rebellion. But the north WAS wax
ing up to the character Of the sHruggl
for the preservation Of the union. Nor
and more troops were called ont, TIL
line was greatly extended and In th
next year ITO engagements were fought
The next year, 1s64-s5, was : eontinu
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ties, some Of them the most sanguinhry
struggles Of the war. The fedssal arr
mics began hemming in the confedfear ar.
ates. Sherman started his march to
the sea, the object Of which was to
drive the confederates thru Georgia
and the Carolinas back to Virginia,
while Grant, with the army Of the Po-
tomac, drove them south upon their
comrades, who were retreating to the.
north and east. The movement was
highly successful. Sherman received
The surrender Of Johnston's army in
North Carolina within few days after
the surrender of Lee at Appomatox.
This was the last act of the tremendous
drama of the war. Within six months
thereafter the, United States had nr1,s-
tered out Of service 100000 men, who
returned to their homes to take up tho
work Of civil life. Within few years
the army had been reduced to handful.
Of $4,000 men. 4
At the beginning Of the rebellion the:
United States was neither military
a national police force. But during the
four years nearly 100000 troops were
raised, equipped and sent to the front.
Some Of these operations were Of almost
incredible rapidity. Secretary Stanton
In his report for 1865 says that after
the disasters on the Peninsula in 1862
over $4,000 troops were enlisted, or
ganized, armed, equipped and sent to
the front in one month. Messrs. Hay
and. Nicolay, the biographers Of Lin
coin, state that frequently as many as
10000 troops were sent to the front in
four weeks. The navy at the beginning
Of the war was. nothing. Mr.. Welles,
the naval secretary when the war
opened, found but one ship in northern
ports capable of offensive operations.
By the end Of 1868 the government had
600 vessels of war and the number was
increased to 700 before the rebellion
was subdued.
The war policy Of the United States
has been criticised by historians for its
lack of preparation for emergencies.
| After every war congress has rapidly
and severely reduced the army. At the
beginning Of every war the government
has called into the field greater mum.
bers Of volunteers than were needed
Immense OUTLAWS have been incurred
for transportation and for pensions tc
thousands Of men who lost their health
in hastily constructed camps and who
never saw field service. This was not
ably true at the beginning Of the re
bellion when standing army of 100,
900 seasoned regulars within striking
distance of the south might have
moved such a menace as to prevent tn,
rebellion if not to have nipped it il
the bud. 80 -
Congress does not appear to hav,
learned anything by the rebellion. Whel
the war with Spain came on there wa.
a woeful lack of regular troops I'm
mense levies Of volunteers were agail
resorted to for which the government
will be paying for the next forty or fif
| *rhese figures are from J. N. Larned
Official figures given elsewhere in thi
issue 40 not agree as to total numbe
4 Of men in service by $500, due prob
ably to different methods 81 computa
ton. '- '- .' ~ =
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RAISULI'S FOLLOWERS
In FIGHT AT TANGIER

Tangier, Aug. 17.-A fierce fight took
splace yesterday outside the gate OF the
city between followers Of Raisuli, the
pretender, and Anjora tTibesmen. The
noise Of the fusillade caused a panic
and shops were closed. The new pasta,
Ell Ghazi, with regular troops attacked
the combatants and drove them away,
killing, wounding or making prisoners
ssof several Of them. The fight had its
origin in d .brawl in the market place.
Here the followers Of Raisuli had two
men killed and three wounded.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-17
ADDS MURDER TO ROBBERY
Unknown Thief Shoots Occupant Of. q
81 Gar Near, Brandon, Man.

ts Winnipeg, Man, Aug. 17.On being
caught robbing Canadian Pacific rail
road boarding car at Kenmay, near
Brandon, an unknown man shot and
mortally wounded +. Cushner, one Of
the occupants Of the car. Tho murder
b r made good his escape In the dark
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-17
1865 MEN

Wanted at Once to Harvest tho 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 $1.75 to So per day, including
board. An opportunity for everybody
to get busy.
Ask at the ticket Office
119 Third street 8.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-17

Iowa democrats held their conventions at
Waterloo The republicans began to
harp on this, but the democratic press is
replying that their bunch represented the
Duke Of Wellington's little convention.
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THIS DATE IN HISTORY
AUo..17

i7se-Frederlck the, Great Of Prus--,
sla, died. IS. II y. slss.< &.
tse3-eombardment Of Fort Sumter
began. & 8
1862 Mississippi - river i declared
open for trade.
1ss4-Steamshlp. oantpanlas@ estab.s
llshed new record sbetWeen; Queens
town and New York; tlfae, five days,
nine hours and twenty -seven minutes.
1896 British yacht vaikyrte III.
& arrived It New York 70 contest for
che Americas cup. s ..f'
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James J. Hill denies that he is building
a canal to Greenland, or that he has pur-
chased the Dakota Midland. AS to the
latter valuable property he confesses that
he does not know where It Ia :.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-17

The sultan's trouble is "a chilli He
could not enjoy anything like that In
Minneapolis.
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A bank cashier at; Birmingham. Ala,
Is 100000 short But no was young and
the town Is small. He could have done
much better In Chicago. 9 swa :
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The impression Is gaining ground that
In the Illinois matter Mr.. Bryan over
volted himself.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-17

The Russian revolution was called of
for few days to give tho heroes OF 81
the hmelight, but Il showed up grandly
again yesterday.
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Comparative quiet prevails In Topeka
this week. Major Tom Anderson has
taken his Modoc crew Of near-singers
with him to the Grand Army reunion in
apolis.-Kansas City Star.
This is a clear case Of a fro in tho rear.
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Veterans from Missouri insist that for
a real reformer who does things Govern
or Folk has Colonel Bryan denuded of his
cuticle =
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PRISON FOR sTArE sENAron.

Perryville, Ark, Aug. 17.-state Senator
r. O. Butt was convicted by q jury in the
circuit court shortly after midnight on a
charge Of offering bribe to another state
senator. He was sentenced to two years In the
penitentiary and to pay fine OF $500.
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* ADJUSTMENTS
Foyer Chat.

y GEOGRAPHICALLY DIOISOn t1OWdTQS great
war play being produced by the Ferris
house this week, is still drawing packed
houses despite the hot weather and
wholesale departure Of the visiting vet
Grams. Minneapolitans will have three
more chances, tonight and tomorrow, Of
seeing this magnificent production. Next
week, the last of the Ferris company's
summer season, will furnish an unusual
attraction in a double bill of 'Gismonda''
and Camille"
The daily matinee and evening per-
formanoes at the Orpheum theater are
being given to big audiences, and the bill
Of modern vaudeville especially assem-
bled for this week is readily pleasing the
patrons Of this Seventh street house. The
crowds grow wildly enthusiastic over the
brilliant work of the Seventeen Pekin
Zouaves, while the, wonderful sharpshoot-
ing Of the two Vivians is also favorite
feature. The comedian and former mu-
steal comedy star, Dave Lewis, keeps
everybody laughing while he is on with
| his monolog, and every number on the
bill gets plenty Of applause.
| 1.-THE Girl Left Behind Me-" continues
to big business at the Bijou. Ben John
son, Sibyl Klein, George Schraeder. De
Witt Jennings, in fact all the members
| Of this excellent company, combine to
give a most delightful performance Of
this interesting and impressive drama. At
the matinee tomorrow, souvenirs In the
shape Of handsome fans Of Japanese pat
tern will be presented to the ladies. -.
Commencing Sunday afternoon, and
| continuing until Wednesday night, that
old-time but ever-popular drama, RIP
| Van Wrinkle" made famous by Joseph
Jefferson, will be presented by the Faw-
cett company at the BiJou, with Ben
johnson, q prime local favorite, in the
Van Wrinkle" will be succeeded by "Dr.
JekyI and Mr.. Hyde" and Mr.. Fawcett
himself will be seen In the, great dual
role. *l's.:& II
The Unique has. an exceptionally clever
bill this week, in which the beautiful lit
tie one-act play Of Mr.. and Mrs. Robyns
is the headliner. This is a Legitimate
dramatic bit entitled ''The Counsel for
the Defense. Harry L. Webb, one Of
the best blackfaoe entertainers in the
business, is also q big drawing card
Patriotic songs by Irene Little and Her.
man La Fleur are winning favor.
| Tho Lewis Stone stock company, which
has met with great success in the pre-
sentation OF Held by the Enemy" this
week. Will next week present for the en-
| tertainment Of the Lyceums patrons
THE Little Minister j.. M. Barrels de-
| lightful romance. The rights to, produce
this sterling drama have just been se-
cured by Mr.. Stone, and rehearsals are
now In progress Held by the Enemy
tonight and tomorrow night. 55
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smile outshines the prima donna's. The
prima donna must be two-bottle lady,
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The parks are becoming popular. Some
one is trying to run them for the. public
good. TX IS a
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-17

The car IS taking his summer out
ing In the midst Of the camp. He feels
that it Is good for him to be there.
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People who were put on the Coney
Island cars begin to appreciate tho title
Of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit.
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Hunts Perfect because she says it 8 the
Baking Powder that never disappointa.
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The Mitwaukee Avenue bank has
enough receivers to wipe up the small
change that stensland overlooked.
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A Syracuse man who made an astral
visit to Mars. reports that the boosted
canals Of that planet are unfinished.
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As soon as the encampment crowds
with candidates for judge Of probate.
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Over $4,000 Eagles met In Milwaukee,
this week and blew the foam on.
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BLooMINoro1,s NAYoR DEAD.

Chorus girls are now prominent every-
where. except 5on.tthe stage. 6.
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Bloomington NJ. Aug. 17.--Janes s.. Neville,
mayor Of Bloomington and member Of the
Illinois warehouse and railway cotnniSsion, died
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HARTMAN SEXES
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Continued From First Page.

chase the Milwaukee, but was refused
control by the same Standard Oil in.
terests who, with willingness, turn the
property over to Mr.. Hartman.
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-10-25
A Home for Actors.

Chicago, Oct. 2S.-A home for actor.
and actresses who have been unfor
tunate enough to contract pulmonary
trouble is to be founded and main
tanned in Colorado. The plan original
ed with George NJ. Cohan, the actor
who announced Monday night that he
would subscribe 5000 In cash to start
fund and in addition to this he win
give a special matinee performances
each week as long as he appears be-
fore the public. the gross receipts Of
which win be turned over to the fund.
Mr.. cohan win ask all the leading &C.
tors and theater managers through
out the country to cooperate with
him in carrying out the idea.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-10-25
IDLE NEGROES TO PANAMA.


Washington, Oct. 23.--ColoneI N. p.
Thompson Of Chattanooga, Tenn,
called at the white house Monday and
invited President Roosevelt to attend
the immigration and quarantine con-
ference to be held in Nashville next
month and on the presidents invita-.
ton, Colonel Thompson called again
Monday night The president, how.
ever, declined the invitation because
he could not find 1t possible to at
tend. Colonel Thompson said he sug
gested to the president that the idle
negroes in the south be utilized for
labor on the Panama canal. 1.-THE bet
ter class Of negroes in the south"
he explained, would aid the white
people in securing this class Of labor
for that work. 1t is the idle negro that
makes the trouble in the south and re.
fleets on the better class Of negroes.
Their presence interferes with the in
production Of foreign immigrants.
"The president was impressed with
the suggestion and asked me to talk
with Secretary Taft and Chairman
shonts Of the Panama canal commits
sion on the subject will call On
hem tomorrow"
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Washington, Oct. 2S-The United
States can take no steps to bring abou
the extradition of Silveira, the Cubar
banker, wanted in Havana, and now
said to be in Caracas, Venezuela
There is no extradItion treaty between
the republic Of Cuba and venezuels
and the United States can not inter
fere- in any way In the case, accord,
ing to state department officials. Con
sequently Governor Magoon OF Cuba
may ask President Castro Of venezue-
Ia to permit silveira to be taken by
Cuban authorities. but the outcome Is
dependent entirely upon the will Of
President Castro.