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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
RARE WIT AND TRUTHS
WIN FOR UNCLE JOE
AS Guest at Philadelphia Ban.
quet, Speaker Captivates
Audience With Advice.
BY Publishers Press.


Philadelphia, Feb. 17.-Speaker Jo-
seph G. Cannon of Illinois, was tonight
the guest Of honor at the Union League.
A reception was rendered him in recog-
milton Of his services as speaker of the
house, as a republican and as man.
Tt was a distinguished body Of Phila-
delphians that greeted the guest, first at
an informal dinner and at the big as
sembly room of the. league, where he
spoke for one hour in his characteristic
way on questions before the public in
one form or another.
The themes of the speaker, for
"Uncle Joe - Cannon is aspeaker who
holds his audience by saying things,
were varied and many. His quaint
manner of expression and rich hu1nor in
illustrating what he has to. say, capti-
waited all. The tendency Of states to
unload responsibilities on the federal
government was one subject. The
duties of citizen to his country was
another. The chapter. written by the
republican, party in~the@ ceursessof his
tory was still another Homely truths
were there by the score. .-...-........-s.
At times it seems as if it were "Joe''
Cannon again addressing the great re-
publican national convention at Chi
cage. Some Of the guest IS pointed ut
tefances were clothed with the utmost
humor. All were spoken in the kindly,
good-natured manner Of grown up
man addressing crowd of Interested
boys. He gave them good advice, com
plimented them for helping to make the
Union League what it is today, and pre-
dicted for it still greater honors in the
Speaker Cannon arrived in the city
late in the afternoon from Washington,
where he attended the Longworth-
Roosevelt wedding earlier in the day
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
BUT CHERRY OF WOMEN :.
/. IS LAID TO LEOPOLD | |. D
Slaughter in Congo State Is to
Extort Taxes for King of
Belgians. z.
Spe cial to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. -
! Chicago, Feb. 17.-Shocking nlutila-
tions of native women, their children
and their husbands, in the Congo In
dependent state, by cannibal agents Of
King Leopold II. of Belgium, were de-
scribed to women of Chicago today by
Mrs. William Harris, who for seven
years has been a missionary in the rub
Der district of the Congo.
Only women were admitted to the
meeting, which was held in the hall of
the Chicago Woman s club at the Fine
Arts building. One woman said the
horrors described were so horrible that
many had to leave the room. But all
decided to take up the work of bringing
pressure to bear on the American gov
crnmcnt and the other nations to have
Leopold removed from control of the
Congo. =...s I'D 81 l.
1.-THE country which King Leopold
promised to rule in moral, humani-
tartan way, is divided up among vari-
GUS rubber trusts in which Leopold
holds so per cent of the shares in re-
turn for the right of exploitation, and
a vast tract is the private. hunting
ground Of the king himself, = said
Mrs. Harris. Clowns constantly are
being charged with shortage in their
rubber tax. -. .-.ss
Let me quote instances of atroci-
ties which came under my observation.
At Nsongo, near to our mission
station at Baringa, the people were
fred up.
3 Nasala, a child who was killed, es-
capped, and hearing that his child was
being cut up, in order to be cooked, he
emerged from the bush, saw the mu-
tilated body, and snatching up a hand
and foot, brought them to BARN ga. The
limbs I myself saw, and photographed,
and ] heard from the man that his
wife also had been eaten by the sen
tries. And that is only one typical
instance. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
An .'Alice Blue, Window.

The days color, 6 AliceD blue-so
named and made stylish by Miss Alice
las Longworth. !Thisa color is beauti-
full shade Of the popular and ever sea-
sonable blue. For a dainty remem-
brance the Powers store has in one
Of it's magnificent Nieollet avenue win
dows "a beautiful display Of Alice blue
in new silks and IexquisitelY embroi-
dered waists for. spring. That the dis
play was most attractive was we'll ev1-
denced by the great throngs which
stopped to gaze on its beauty. 1t seems
as tho every woman, and not a few Of
the men, apprehended on the moment
the connection of the color, the day and
Miss Roosevelt A magnificent bouquet
Of American Beauty roses was most APP
propriate for the finishing touch to the
beautiful window. In the great broad
aisles Of the silk and dress-goods de-
partments the scheme was carried out
in a most lavish manner, Alice blue
being the predominant shade turnout.
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
M1DDIEs DIsGUsTED, = IT..
M" TO ABOLISH HAZING
Senior Glass Adopts Resolutions Pledg:
- ing War on Initiation Tactics. ~ I.

Senior Glass Adopts Resolutions Plsdg-
go ing War on Initiation Tactics. ~ <
By Publishers Press. -. { -.
;. Annapolis, Nd, Feb. ia big move
looking tosthe suppression Of the prac-
tice of *hazing; at the naval academy
has, been made blythe members Of the
senior class in the institution The
class tonight ted9'resolutions look
ing: to the stamping out Of this time
honored practice of which members Of
each new class have been the brunt.
A=copy of the resolution will be sent
to the subcommittee Of congress which
is engaged in the investigation of dis.
ciplinary matters, together with, ,haziing
at the academy. The class feels deter
mined in this stand, which has been
taken and its members assert. they will
do all in their power to prevent any
further molestation of the new men.
Since the courtmartials. resulting in
the dismissal Of several. midshipmen
and the action Of congress following
| closely, the =middies have become thor
oily disgusted over the whole affair. Not
only has it probably ended the naval
career of youths convicted Of charges
and dismissed, but the trouble has had
a serious effect upon the studies Of the
| others. 49,. : ..,.- g. p../.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
Rate Strife Is Over

Ihe Royal anunl, ssas is generally
known, recently made, q radical chan &c
in its plans and rates in order to es-
tablish it's perT1anency and to meet the
demands, both ofS enlightened public
opinion and of the statutory Re quire-
ments fast being adopted by state leg
islatures. Quite tempest was stirred
up in the ranks Of the order bysthese
changes. This excitement has orlw
practically subsidized and the merit, as
well as the necessity, Of the changeSis
universally ; admitted, as. they insure
stability with rates as low as the ex-
perience of the order show to be prac-
teal. So ~. S. ..1 81: s . W.: Il
3 The order has membership Of. 260,-
900 in the United States and Canada,
and has collected and discussed $780,
10000 to the benefciaries Of its mem
bers.: :.s .s E25s
Mr.. Virgins comes to Minneapolis
from Omaha, having visited st. Louis,
Kansas City and Denver on this trip.
He goes from here to ST. Paul, where a
reception will be given at Elks. hall
on Tuesday evening next.
The arrangements for the reception
at the Masonic Temple are in charge Of
the following committee: William II.
Barber, Robert Volbracht, r. w. Clark,
Fred A. Patch, John G. Walker, E. j.
0 'Brien, Professor w. h Kirchner, F.
C. Bowker, George w Leigh, a. M.
Van Kirk, B. F. Smith, a. w Hall and
DR.. G. NJ. Wade. zss.
The reception committee will be
Past Grand Regents G.5F Backns,
Charles il. HUM, 7. w, Hall, H. C.
Gilbert, r. B. McKennsy.. and F. L
Palmer; Grand Regent R. a. Walker
and State Medical Examiner Dr.. w. B..
Byrnes, in addition to the general COM
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
SETTLEMENT WORKER
SLUGGED IN CHICAGO
Three Men Use Brass Knuckles on
d. Raymond Robins. .

Special to The Journal.
Chicago, Feb. 17.-Political revenge
is charged as the motive for the
smuggling" Of Raymond Robins, social
settlement worker and civic reformer,
this afternoon, near his residence, 372
West Ohio street. Mr.. Robins was at.
tackled by three men, who struck him
down with brass knuckles and left
him lying unconscious in the street. !.
Mr.. Robins is member Of the body
known as the "mayor's nominating
committee, 80 which has been investi-
eating the records of aldermanic candi-
dates. His activity in opposing certain
factions is thought by his friends to
have furnished motive for the
"slugging'' and it is along these lines
that the police were instructed to
work. p 49, .ss:,,s4. .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
FROM CANADIAN Peril. 2.
ss~. TO PHILIPPINE ALTAR
Love Affair Which Began in Dominion
':'+~ eliminates in Island. - &.
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service. 81.
Lawton, Okla, Feb. IA love af-
fair that began in June, 1905, while a
young man and woman were crossing
the North Canadian river on, a. hand.
car during !, high. water because the
bridge was not safe enough to hold up
a train, has ended in q tropical we'd
ding. The news was received in Law
ton today from Panay, Philippine
islands, that Miss Maud sOleson5 of
Lawton and William E. Chapman, SUI:
.perVisor of American schools in the
island of @Panay, were united in mar:
riage. The wedding was arranged last
June, while Chapman was here on d
furlough, and Miss Oleson left Lawton
band. ~s 't"'-% = = - .. 80: -; I
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
CHILD BURNED TO death.
- - - a. : e..
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. - 2=SS Z
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich; Feb. i THE
l3-year-old daughter Of James Goss, d
farmer living three miles south of Rick
ford, was fatally burned today. In some
manner her clothing caught fire and be-
fore assistance could be rendered the
child was terribly burned and died a few
minutes later. #.st7l j. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
IOWA DRUGGIST SHOOTS
HIMSELF ON HIS FARM
Charles Todd Of Waterloo Commits
Suicide While Temporarily Deranged.

OnarleS EodQ or waterloo Commits
Suicide While Temporarily Deranged.
Special to The journal. IT,, ..:E $,..s.E
Waterloo, Iowa, Feb. 17.--Charles
Todd, a prominent druggist Of this
city, committed suicide today while
mentally deranged, by shooting himself
in the head with a shotgun at his farm
home near. Shell Rock was alone
in the house at the time. g5 .z
Todd was one of the druggists
against whom. action was brought. by
the temperance forces. When his: case
was called for trial he was missing.
A search lasting two. days was made
before he was. found wandering in the
woods and ALMOST frozen. His. father
was killed in a mysterious manner at
his ranch near Miller, IS. D., a year
ago. - s=gs$a. Jss3 &r >EH
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
FRoM LINE or IRIsH K1Nas.

Denver, Feb. 17.-Sir William Joseph
ag ofrom Boston, seeking health, died
yesterday. at Montclair. Sir William
was born. in Cennaught, Ireland, in
June, 1870, being descendant on his
mothers side, from o 'Rourke, prince
of Brefny, and on his fathers from
Viscount Taafe, Baron Of Ballymo1c.
His grandmother was a sister Of the
Viscount Taafe, premier Of the Austrian
emDire
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
NEWPORT HOTEL MAN DYING.

Newport. r. l., Feb. 17.-Philip Rider,
the veteran hotel proprietor and former
owner of, the Aquidneck. hotel here, for
years headquarters of the Rhode Island
legislators, is dying at his home here
Blindness compelled him to retire from
active work three years ago He is 50
years eff age. &
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
LEAVES FARM 70: ORPHAN HOME

Special to The Journal. 49, s...... q. l.
u Fort Dodge, Iowavf Feb. s17.--Mrs. Hilda
.Reeck, who, was; killed by frightened
horse, has left to the German Orphans
home of this city her farm Of $40 acres,
near Clare The farm Is, valued at
$4,000. Mrs. Reeek; had taken a deep in
5terest in the home during, her life. She
was on a tour. Of inspection at the farm
at the; time of her death. Y& 0 NJ
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

The sum Of 72o, 900 marks has been
raised by the German army for the
Moltke monument in Berlin
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
NORTHWEST WEDDINGS

~ MILNOR, N. DIR. J. A. Prescott
and Miss Flossy Barnes were married
at the residence Of Rev. Mr.. NICK enney.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

CHARLES CITY, IOWA. Rev. Will
liam Orion Livingston Of Ellsworth,
Ill, pastor Of the methodist church
there, and Miss Cassie Dell Smith of
this city, one Of the instructors at the
college, were married here.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

il GRAFTON, N. .D.-James Garfield
Grace, formerly Of Grafton. but now of
Chicago Heights, ILL.,, and Miss, Louise
Vivian sDwyer,, were married here.
1 Miss Gertrude Herbison and William
Fisher, both ofg Auburn, this county,
We're married todayaat The. home of the
BRIDES parents. 51..s :: s5s IS es.< .sl
~ Miss Carrie Ehri of, this city and
Harry Everson Of Churches Ferry, were
married at Grand Forks, Rev. y. NJ.
Beadles officiating.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
Royal Arcanum's Chief to
Be a Minneapolis Visitor

Mr.: Virgins is a prominent attorney
residing i'm Rome, N. Y. He has been
a member of the supreme council of
the Royal Arcanum since 1899, but
held no office in it until 1901, when he
was elected supreme orator. He has
since served as supreme vice regent and
IN 1908, at the. last annual session, was
placed at the head Of the order. Previ-
GUS to his election as representative to
the supreme council from New York he
had served as grand regent of that
state, which has 10000 members.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

PIPEsTONE, MINN.-William F.
Howard and Mrs. Mariah Crowell, both
of this city, were married at The home
of d. B. Crowell, Rev. Q. T. Langftt
of the First Presbyterian church, off.
chatting. . ~.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

& EDEN VALLEY, MINN.-John
Bauer and Miss Mary Geislinger were
married at Watkins yesterday, Rev.
Vilman officiating.
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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-23
OLD FAvORITES WILL RETURN

For his revival of 1.-THE Judge and the
Jury" New Years week at the Bur-
bank. Manager Morosco has secured
the services of both Mary Van Buren,
and Mace Greenleaf This will he
good news to hosts Of friends of both
who have regretted their departure
from this house keenly. Miss Van
Buren, will probably accept the lead
ing ladyship of the Burbank company
for some time to come, as she desires
to remain In California this winter.
Mr.. Greenleaf, since he married Mrs.
Lucy Misunderstanding has not trod
the local boards, so his return will
be in the nature of q reception from
the matinee girls. who learned to idol
ize him before he capitulated to the
charms of his fair inamorata.
The revival of 1.-The Judge and the
jury" which, as is we'll remembered
met frost of large proportions In
New York, will again bring forward
the play in it's original form before
the New York managers cut the heart
out of 1t. Manager Morosco still be-
lieves that as 1t was written he has a
valuable piece of dramatic property.
and he win probably send 1t on tour
If 1t again makes good here.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-23
MANY FICTITIOUS
CHECKS PASSED
POLICE BELIEVE THEY HAVE
FORGER
Is Said to Have Signed the Name of
Carl Leonardo to Paper and
"Bunkoed" Business
Men

r. ]. Davis, alias Bob Latham, was
arrested last night by Detectives Ho-
sick and Zeigler for passing a forged
check on the InneS Shoe company, 25S
South Broadway, bearing the signature
of Carl Leonardo, building contractor.
This check was passed on the shoe
company yesterday afternoon, but it is
only one of fourteen others forged with
the same signature, in the same writ
ing and passed by man answering to
the same description as Davis, so the
police say. The names of the victims
of this alleged forger and the dates on
which the checks, aggregating $276,
were passed are as follows:
Nov. 4, $50, passed on Nathan Cohn,
1872 North Spring street.
Nov. 5, $40, B. Davidson, NaticlS
Clothing company.
Nov. Z, $1,000, ]. Laventhal, 1872 South
Main street.
Nov. 10, $25, Rappaport & Isenstein.
416 South Main street.
Nov. 10, $40, Bernard Harris, $40
South Main street.
Nov. IL. $1,000, Gustave Meyer, LOG
North Los Angeles street.
Nov. Is, $40, Logan the Halter, 325
South Spring street.
Nov. Is, $40, Ponedal e. Levey, S25
South Main street.
Nov. 20, $40, Scott 425 South Spring
street.
Nov. 81, $25, T. L. Caroe, PAT South
Spring street.
Dec. 8. $50, seigle Bros, 1Os South
Spring street.
Dec. 10, SIS, ]. T. Steward. S24 South
Broadway.
Dec IS. $25. Miss Brown, Redondo
Floral Co.
Dec. 21. $40. George H. Curry, PIG
West First street.
The detectives have been working on
the case for the past three weeks, but
Gated.
Davis is a man OF prepossessing ap-
pearance, and the police say in passing
the checks would always first make a
purchase at some merchants for sum
amounting to about half the value of
the check. He would then offer the
forged check in payment for the goods.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-23
COAL MEN
G0UGECITY
FireDepartment Fuel
Supply Runs Low
Outfall Sewer Steam
Shovel Crippled
Municipal Teams and Wagons ln-
pressed to Keep Operations on
Important Contract Work
Going

While certain coal dealers are doing
their best to foster the belief that there
is a coal famine in Los Angeles whole
salers say 1t Is but shortage due to
holiday freight congestion.
Nevertheless dealers insist on saying
that coal Is getting so scarce in Los
Angeles that the city departments
must feel the pinch.
Had not the city furnished teams
for the purpose yesterday there would
have been no coal left to operate the
steam shovel at the outfall sewer. The
Diamond Coal company officials stated
that they were unable to furnish the
teams and wagons to make the long
trip and as a compromise agreed to
procure the fuel provided city wagons
hauled the coal out to the scene of the
sewer work.
The Diamond company has the city
contract at $S.S8 a ton. AS coal Is now
selling at SIS because of the scarcity
the city's price was not an incentive
for the coal company to rush fuel into
municipal bins and the supply kept
getting lower and lower.
Urgent appeals have reached the city
hall from various institutions and de-
partments asking for more coal quickly.
Supply Clerk Bert Farmer has used
every effort to meet the calls, but the
same requests have been made from
all parts of the manufacturing district
and there is not much to be had, so
the retailers solemnly say.
Farmer made special appeal for
the outfall sewer work where delay
would be serious and by loaning city
teams to go to the fuel trains enough
was procured to run the shovel for
few days. Five wagonloads were
thus obtained.
The supply in the fire department is
also low and all on hand is saved for
using on the steam engines. An order
has been issued to cease using coal
for heating the fire engine houses tenn
porarily.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-23

source of water supply, from data now
in possession of the first party Cthe
city, and such other data as may lie
obtained from any other reliable
source" Other requirements of the
engineers may be summarized as fol-
lows:
To examine the quality of the water
and discuss the possibility of it's being
atfected in transmission.
To study the route of the auueduct
and recommend the best
To examine and estimate the value of
proposed reservoir sites.
TO study what changes, If any, are
needed In the plans of the aqueduct.
To study designs and materials to he
used, with view to suggesting needed
changes In plans.
To estimate the cost and the time
required for the construction.
To estimate the amount of wafer
power to be developed
To recommend as to the best execu.
tive and engineering organization.
For their services Frederick p
Stearns, John r. Freeman and James
ID. Schuyler are to receive $500 each,
Fifteen hundred was paid when the
contract was signed, and the remain
der is due upon the filing of the report.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-23

and has been a severe strain upon all
connected with the work, but 1 would
go through it all over again to save
that man"
Superintendent Cone hurried to the
telephone Office to send word to the
head office of the company in Los An
geles.
Hicks was not emaciated as was eX-
pected. He was strong and the stimu-
lants that had been prepared for him
were not needed. Hhe drank an egg
nogg and was then placed in a COM
Portable position, where he will re-
main until morning, it being now
planned not to remove him to the hos
pital until daybreak.
Hicks beard was thick and stubby
! but not grown out as might have been
expected. His face and hands were
dirty. but his clothing was fairly clean
and was in good condition
He appeared like a man who had
done two shifts without rest and that
was about all.
The crown of his hat was gone and
durinf his Imprisonment his socks had
been removed.
DR.. Stinchfield was anxious to secure
the severed pipe that was cut off with
the saving of the rail, but Hicks asked
for it himself and of course he got it,
THAT is a pretty good FEEDER" he
said, land want to keep it always"
Nearly everybody about the works Sc
cured souvenirs and Porter the first
man to shake hands with Hicks, is
proud of the event.
When it was announced from the
depths that Hicks was released a great
shout went up from the men assembled
about the shaft and Superintendent
Cone hurried into the shaft to meet
and congratulate the miner
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-23
OWENS ENGINEERS
FINISH REPORT
DOCUMENT WILL GO TO CITY
COUNCIL MONDAY
Recommend That Five Millions nver
Original Estimate Be Expended
and Aqueduct Route Be
Shortened

Finishing touches have been put OF
the report of the expert engineers who
have been studying the Owens river
water project and 1t will probably bt
filed with the city council on Monday.
None of the members will admit Off
cially that they have finished Their
work or what their conclusions will he
but 1t is generally understood that the
report will make two radical recon-
mendations-that at least Sc, DOC, 900 more
be expended on the work and that route
changes be made which will reduce the
length of the aqueduct by twenty-five
miles.
Power viii Pay
The conclucion reached, too. is that
the power which will be available
through the water is so extensive that
1t will pay an income revenue and thus
in time the project will pay for itself.
Water superintendent William Null
holland placed the cost of the enter
prise at about $2O,0OOOOO With the in
creased cost Of material and labor, how
ever $30.O00,000 is regarded as a nearer
ultimate estimate of cost.
Eleven specific points of inquiry are
specified in the contract between the
experts and the city for their field of
study.
The requirements stipulated in the
contract are;
The Synopsis
ITO study the photography of the
Owens river drainage basin, with spe-
cial reference as to its reliability as a