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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-30
.CLUBWOMEN OPEN
GREAT BIENNIAL
National Federation Hosts Are in
Session in Record Break
ing Convention.

st. Paul gave the delegates to the
eighth biennial convention of the Gen
eral Federation of Women's clubs the
brightest of welcomes today, and the
appearance Of the sun, after days of
rain and gloom, was doubly welcomed.
The Memorial day flags and bunting
futtered a welcome from every street,
and at the station were the fifty mem
bers of the trains committee with their
hospitable greetings. They, escorted the
visitors to the Ryan hotel, to the ar
mory, the old capitol or to their hotels,
or outlined some outing for the day.
Every train brought in it's quota of
clubwomen, and in addition to the regu-
lar service there were special trains
from the east, west and south. The Chi.
cago special carried l55 women; it took
twenty two cars to bring the New Eng
land delega ton; fifty women came from
Omaha, 100 from Colorado, and other
sections we're quite as we'll repres nted
* Largest in History
1t is going to be the largest bien
ial in the history of the organization
yer, Col, the president. est. Paul is in
the middle district and was easy Of &C.
cess from all parts, and the biennial has
been so splendidly advertised by the
press committee that the women have
made extra efforts to be present.
Every delegate echoes the president Is
prediction, and it is only from Califor.
MIA that the number falls below what
was expected. The earthquake kept at
home many women who planned to be
present,so that barely dozen represent
the state. The number includes the
new president, Mrs. Robert Hill of Ell
1y,sl a ,ol &c T
Angeles, chairman Of the program com.
mittee, who brought her big stack of
programs with her. Mrs. Lowell White
the chairman Of the California forestry
beautiful home was dynamited and Mrs
White saved only the family records
and few toilet articles. The Califor
nit women told their story of the earth
! quake, and what it meant to the club
women, at the council this afternoon.
The General Officers.
All the general officers came Mon.
day with the exception Of Miss Louise
Poppenheim, corresponding secretary
who arrived from Charleston, S. c., last
evening, only in time for the extra
meeting Of the board. Mrs. Decker has
held an almost continuous reception
SINCE sne reached 81. Iaul- sunday Iol
she has many warm friends among the
club women, and all want a word with
her before the opening of the conven
ton. Mrs. Decker is accompanied By
her daughter, Miss Hattie Platt.
Club women throng the Ryan, the ole
capitol and the armory, where the chair
man of the credentials COMMITTEES, Mrs
G. G. Higbee, assisted by forty loca
women, is busy approving credentials
and issuing tickets Of admission. Eacl
delegate left her name and address will
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-30
Wounded by Bomb,

BORON, Transcaucasia, May 3O.-An
attempt was made on the life Of Gener-
al Alikhanof, governor general Of Ku-
tais, last night as he was about to take
a train for Tifis. The general arrived
at the station surrounded by an escort
of Coccasks when two bombs were
thrown at him and exploded in the
midst of the party. seriously wounding
Alikhanof, member Of his staff, and
several Cossacks. The remainder of
the Cossacks fred unfortunately into
the rcowd, killing many persons. In
ground buildings in the vicinity into
which the people had fed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-30
THOUSANDS HONOR
NATIONS HEROES.
Minneapolis Pays Tribute to the
Soldier Dead and the March
ing Veterans.
In the Sunshine of a Perfect Day
the Graves Are Strewn
with Flowers.

Memorial Day never had a fairer
setting in Minneapolis than today, nor
has theer ever been a more general OBJ
servance Of the day dedicated to the
memories of the brave and loyal glen
who in the nation g hour Of peril offered
their lives for the preservation Of the
republic and the cause of human liberty
and the brotherhood of man. After
days Of Storm rain and gloom, the sun
shone out with never c, cloud to mar
the serene blue of the heavens or dim
single ray Of it's brightness.
Young and old of every station, in
veneration of the soldier; dead, gath.
cred at the cemeteries and assisted in
and raising flags over the graves, the
ceremony introduced in 1868 when
General John A. Logan was the com
mander-in,ch of the Grand Army OF
the Republic, and been faithfully Oh
served ever since. = 6F :. a@'@ ~
While there is much display Of flags
anu uniforms and music of bands, az
on a holiday, it is with emotions Of
sadness that the veterans contemplate
such a day as this. Since they last
marched down Nicollet avenue and re
ceived the homage Of grateful people
they have borne 200 Of their comrade
to their. final resting places in Lake
wood, Hillside and other cemeteries.
At the Cemeteries. =
The morning was given up entirely
to services at the cemeteries. At Lake
wood, .Layman's, St. Anthony, st
Mary 's,ssHillside and Crystal Lake Gem
eteries, formal exercises were held 4un
der the, auspices of various g.. A., R
posts, and at the. smaller burial places
details Of veterans decorated the grave
and posted the flags on the woodel
crosses which mark the graves Of civi
war veterans. '.-. 49, .
The Parade. ~
To the public the chief event an,
feature Of the day was the parade il
the afternoon. The throng was i'm
mense. To estimate the number o
people who saw the procession would b
futile endeavor, but there were Ten
of thousands Of people along the lin
of march. ~.
The various organizations partici
pating in the march formed early i
the afternoon on the downtown street
from Fifth to Eighth, with their RICH
ON Third avenue S. Marching GU
J Third avenue, thAy&turned into Tent
stree, and thence ever to Nicollet ave
nue.. The line Of march was as follows
Down Nicollet to Washington, theme
over to Hennepin, out Hennepin t
| o. IL n n ~
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VICTORY CLAIMED BY
GUATEMALA REBELS

Mexico City, Mexico, May 3O.-News
from General Toledo, the former war
minister Of Guatemala, who is advan-
cling from Salvador in Guatemala with
1000 troops, including, it is said, Sal
vadorean regulars, is satisfactory to
the revolutionists, who announce glo-
rious victory over the Guatemalans. It
is reported that Ocos was stormed last
night by new forces with an American
officer in charge.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-30
zULUS LOSE AGAIN
ATTACK THE BRITISH

Rurean Natal NAY o 9oThe he'll rebel
column Yesterday. They fercely as
saulted the British camp, fought obsti-
nately for several hours, and finally
were beaten off with heavy loss by the
steady fire of the troops. The British
had three men killed and twelve wound
ed. In an important encircling opera
tion of the command of Colonel Mac
kenzie, forty to fifty of Chief BAN
bata IS followers were killed and big
herds of cattle and many women and
CHILDREN fell into the hands Of tho.
British.
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SUICIDE BY LEAP
INTO 4 VOLCANO

Victoria. B. c., May 3O.-Yamada
Naokuma, a noted Japanese philosopher
and pupil of DR.. Inouye, has committed
suicide by jumping into the crater of
Also volcano. 49,.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-30
RUSSIANS VICTIMS
OF CATASTROPHE
Overloaded Excursion Steamer
Turns Turtle and Only Ten
Make Their Escape.
Governor General of Kutais
Province Wounded by a
Bomb Thrower.

Riga, Russia, May 3o.-An overloaded
excursion steamer capsized off pter
here last night, drowning sixty-fve per-
sons. The boat had just started for
Lubbeln, a neighboring watering place,
when she keeled over and sank. Only
ten Of the seventy-fve persons on board
of her were saved.
Eight Executed,
The death sentence was executed yes
terday on the eight murderers of Police
Lieutenant Porzitsdk. These were the
workmen in whose behalf the lower
house of parliament interpellated Pre-
mier Goremykin and demanded COM
mutation of their seutancea
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Notables Speak.

AS the last note of the reveille fol-
lowing the unwilling Of the monument
died away, former Lieutenant Governor
Rice, who was in charge Of the cere-
monies, after few words Of commenda-
ton Of the monument committee intro
duced former Governor Van SAINT, who
presented the monument to the board Of
ute to the 3'' university Oh men who had
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-30
TRAIN KILLS swEETHEARTs.

Cumberland. Nd, May 3O.-Richard Robert
son, 26 years old, and his sweetheart Hattie
Royce. 10. were struck and instantly killed
by Baltimore & Ohio passenger train at Paw
Paw. W. Va, last night while walking
the track.
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-30
LASTING TRIBUTE
TO STUDENT DEAD
State University Soldiers Monu.
ment Is Unveiled and Dedi-
Gated.

roundings Of military nature, the
University Of Minnesota soldiers ,
monument, dedicated to the former
students of the university who partici-
pated in the Spanish-American war,
was today unveiled on the college
campus. The monument, heroic fig
stands like a sentinel at the head of the
entrance to the university drill ground,
across from the armory, the most ap-
propriate site on the campus.
Lined up in military order along
Fourteenth avenue Sc, the university
cadet corps inaugurated the ceremonies
Of the day at $3.50 this morning, when
Governor Johnson alighted from an in
terurban car to take part in the exer-
cises Of the day. With arms at present,
the cadets welcomed the chief execu-
him as a guard Of honor, to the univer-
sity library, where he was received by
President Northrop, the regents and
the members Of the monument commit
tee.
/ At 10 O'Clock the speakers of the day
and the members Of the board of re-
gents, with the cadet corps as an es-
cort, marched to the campus drill
ground, where the cadets formed a hol-
low square surrounding the temporary
platform that had been erected near
the monument. The formal exercises
were then opened with music by the
cadet band, followed by a prayer by
Rev. G. G.. Clark Of the First Congrega-
tional church.
Monument Uncovered.
After song by the University
Euterpean club, little Richard Pills
bury Gale stepped to the front of the
hag;draped monument and pulled the
cord which held the drapings of the
monument in place, unwilling to under
graduates and alumni the states trib.
ute to the university soldiers, the SOL
diers' monument. At the same time
the university buglers played the re-
veille and cadet artillery corps fred a
salute.
The statue as revealed this morning
| represents the American soldier of 1898
on the firing. line, open order, with the
shirt of his khaki uniform open at the
| neck. It stands on a six-foot granite
pedestal and on the pedestal are en-,
graved the words, Erected in memory
Of the students Of the University OF
Minnesota, who served their country in
Notables Speak.
! AS the last note of the reveille fol
lowing the unveiling of the. monument
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-19
WHY RINGWALL SHRIEKED
Lyceum Actors .sGot'' Him with Self
yer over the Footlights.

Oscar Ringwall, leader Of the Lyceum
theater orchestra, is wearing a mackln.
tosh when he plays at tse perform
ances Of "Ransom s Folly this week.
If the performances were to continue
another. week, he says he would invest
in a bathing suit.
One of the interesting situations in
the play is a mess supper, in which the
young officers Of the post sit down at
table with Lieutenant Ransom. The
diners are hilarious and a syphon of
seltzer circulates freely. =
Mr.. Ringwall has penchant for APP
pearing in the orchestra In evening cos.
tune, which sets off his handsome fig
ure to perfection. On this evening he
was ,attired with a glory that would
have made Solomon turn green with
envy. He was following the supper
scene closely, and gazed at the syphon
with longing eyes.
Suddenly there was a long shot with
the syphon, a scream from the orches-
ira, and the pristine glory. of Mr.. Ring
| wall s costume had been ruined for
ever. Misdirected energy had sent the
settler rspouting over his Immaculate
shirt 'front.' =
Next evening the orchestra leader
appeared with something on his lap.
| To the amazement Of the performers
and to the perplexity of the audience,
) when the supper scene arrived MI.
RingwalI calmly arose in his place and
donned heavy macintosh.
Bring on pour syphon," he re-
4 marked to the stage in hoarse .whis-
4 per. and the laughter which followed
4 was not all Of the stage variety.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-19
Half a, Billion for Hauling.

The good-roads movement is showing
results these days, thanks on the one
hand to better understanding on the
part Of the farmer of the advantages
accruing from improved highways and
to the influence, working from the other
end, of the man who runs the auto,
mobile. Some Of the worst roads have
been bettered. There is a world Of
work yet to be done, and it is a long
look forward to the time when our
country will have such highways. as
England and France. Indeed, it may
be doubted if we ever equal them in
proportion Of length and territory COW
cred, since our country, even in the.
older settled east, had the railroad while
yet comparatively young, and in the
west the iron rail often went in adj
vance Of the turnpike. England still
has her highways built by the Romans
In the early days, when all land trans
portation was by crude. method. ,-
Quite the most common-sense illus
tration of the benefits of ROAD improve
ment appears in a recent number of
the Wall Street Journal. A calculation
shows the expense of moving commodi-
ties over the country roads, In year
the amount Of tonnage received at all
railway stations in the country is APP
proximately 700,000,000 tons. From this
must be taken manufactures merchan-
disc and the products Of the mines.
! There is left 25O,O00,OO0 tons of freight
which, before reaching the railroads,
must be transported overland for a
greater or less distance. AS closely as
anyone can figure it out, the cost Of
hauling freight over a: country road
all elements considered, is Is cents pei
ton per mile, or So ton for an eight.
mile haul. probably the average dis
lance. Hence, tho the figures do not
claim infallibility, it cost approximately
$500,000,000 for this country hauling OF
what afterward becomes railway ton
mage. This takes no account Of freight
hauled away from stations.
Here is a new and practical presen
tation of subject often considered
principally, without regard to economi,
benefit: Every dollar put into goot
roads is SO much towards greater inter
nal economy and the greater conserva
ton Of wealth. ..> t., -, -
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THIS DATE IN HISTORY
:.ocT.1 10.

= -
1e10-Ftrst Duke of ormonde, chief
supporter Of the Stuart cause in Ire
land born. Died July Fl, 1858.
1622-Peace of Montpelier, ending
the Huguenot wcrs.
1N5 Jonathan Swift, English
writer, died. Born Nov. 80, 1867.
177e-End Of siege at Savannah,
Ga.
1812-Second battle Of Poltosk.
1s48-Mormon temple at Nauvoo,
Ill, destroyed.
1s56-Fatal panic at the Surrey
Gardens music hall in London.
1s61-Thonnas WiIdey, founder of
the |. O. O.: E.. died. Born Jan. is,
| 1882.
| 1864-General Sheridan victor at
| battle Of Cedar Creek, Va.
1867-Sir James South, famous
| English astronomer, died. Born. 1885.
1ess-Harold Frederic, American
novelist and newspaper correspond
emit, died.
/ 1908 cresceus trotted mile in
1:5eA.
Ss% 1904-President directed Secretary
/ aft to go TO Panama. to reassure
/ people. Of the pacific Intentions Of
/ the United States.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-19
BANK BILL rs VENERABLE
Postoffice Has Relic Of Ante Bellum
Wildcat Days.

Fifty years is long life for bank
note, and yet a IS bill of the vintage
of 1856 was presented at the night
money order window of the postofflce,
in good faith by B. Manuel, Ill Sixth
street N. Mr.. Manuel explained that
it had been given him in change at a
drug store and that he supposed it was
alright.
The night clerk accepted the bill,
pending the investigation of J. w. Fleu,
superintendent Of the money order de-
partment. He found that bills issued
by that bank, a Georgia incorporation,
had ceased to circulate many years ago.
How this particular bill got into circu-
lation in Minneapolis fifty years after
prepared to answer, but the most prob
able solution is that some one has in
advertently spentsa cherished S pocket
piece.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-19
ADJUSTMENTS.
Metropoljtan-"The Woman Hat

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Woman Halter"
After seeing Harry Beresford in ''The
Woman Halter" at the Metropolitan one
can remember distinctly that he laughed
almost continuously for two hours and
yet cannot recollect a. single thing he
heard worth laughing at. Which leads
to the conclusion that not what he says
but the way he says it is what enables
Mr.. :Beresford to- keep his audience in a
gale of laughter from the moment he ap-
pears till the final curtain falls.
'The Woman Hater," called a farce
comedy by it's author, David D. Lloyd, is
a farce made from one situation, which is
neither novel, funny nor involved, spread
thinly over four acts. The lines are ut
terly commonplace, SO much SO that it is
doubtful if a single phrase fingers in the
auditors memory five minutes after he
leaves the theater.s Yet it is impossible
not to laugh, and laugh heartily thru the
entire performance. If you can't laugh
at the farce you must laugh at the 9TH
ers about you who are, SO the perform
ance gets its audience going and coming
Beresford does it:fr%His work is per-
fectly unnatural and completely funny
His burbling accent is funny. His
facial contortions are convulsing. His
walk is provocative Of Mysteries, It is q
question whether he" could do anything
with a piece calling for anything like
realistic acting, but in an utter absurd
ity like "The Woman Halter" his bizarre
methods get mighty tangible returns II
laughter and applause ~. 4
Supporting Mr.. Beresford are Harry C
Hockey and several others. Mr.. Hocke,
takes the part Of George Dobbins. Hi:
work Is a. reflection of that Of the prin
cipal in the role of Samuel Bundy. TIL,
remainder Of the cast fails to make al
Impression. Whether the fault is tina
Of the author or the actors is question
hard to answer, but the chances are tina
| it is a toss-up between, them.
"The Woman Halter" is for laughin,
purposes only and, with Beresford play
ing Bundy, it makes good. It will rul
at the Metropolitan the remainder Of tn
i week.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-19
The Case of Miss Magic.

T h Q j Journal has received a let
ter from IA stenographer'' comment!
ing upon the performance of the Chica-
go girl who advertised herself for sale
and suggesting that the newspapers
have given her free publicity to the
detriment Of girl stenographers who
are maintaining themselves and for
whom life is not a hell. The J o r.
n II is inclined to think that Stem
ographer is mistaken in this estimate
Of the effect of the advertising given
to the Chicago girl letter. Evidently
she was better adapted to the line of
endeavor she. has now undertaken than
to stenography. She will have a
brief meteoric career before the pub.
lie and she will disappear. Meanwhile
she may have done some good to the
stenographers Of the country.
To be a good stenographer is not
easy. Those who strive for excellence
in their profession and attain it do not
have. to work for $40 a week. But
even that sum is better than a public
sale of ones self.
The wage;earning class of young
women in this country are deserving
and honest. : The greatest handicaI
they have in the race Of life is the ex
isting prejudice against paying tn.
young woman as much as is cheerful
ly paid the young man for the sam,
service. a.: IF publicity of one girl Z
real or fancied woes will tend to breal
down this barrier to success, the stem
ographers of America should be CRATE
full and not hostile to Miss Magic O
Chicago. "a.
| In conclusion Stenographer advise
Tsh e 10 u rnal when it has any FIRE
advertising to give it to some Mime
apolis girl who is trying to advanc
herself in an honest way. This T h
/ J ournal will always gladly do an
would have done it in this case, if -
Stenographer' had sent his or he
name with his or her letter.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-19

:: Henry Vandyke's additions to the
national hymn show disposition to
sectionalize it. When the Rev, Sam
Smith wrote -
+ 81 love thy rocks.and rills,
Thy woods and tempted hills,''
he thought he was putting it. over the
whole country, but DR.. Vandyke wants
more specifications. He wants verse
to tell about the great lakes and an
other to boom the sunny southland. If
this is going to be done, we must in
sist upon d few lines to tell about the
Red River valley, the worlds bread
basket. Has any national hymn ever
done justice to this subjecte Or has
the winter wheat region ever been
touched ups We opine that DR.. Van
dyke will find difficulty in getting the
country to agree to his amendments
Better let the old song alone.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-19
What Other People Think
Light Up the, Viaduct.
70 tho Editor of The Journal.

70 the Editor Of The Journal 80 :,
Why is it that the street lamps under
the viaduct by the Tenth avenue S bridge
are extinguished SO early, or are they
not in use at all? Those3unfortunate men
who go to work early, between s and. 6
9 clock. are compelled to pass thru a
dark, dismal passage feeling their way
by the wall-while the man who ridesAa
bicycle is in momentary aperil of sustain
ing injuries by cunning into some small
obstruction. It Wouldn't cost much and
it would certainly be~a step in the way
of civic betterment to-. have those lights
burn at, that time. ,.,~ ~.-,,
One of the Unfortunates
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-19

Vardaman of Mississippi wants the
fifteenth amendment to the constitu-
ton repealed so that the negro may be
relegated to his proper position Of
legal as well as social inferiority. Var
daman is even willing to go to the
senate to help bring this about. Noble
self-sacrifce! III s:E
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-19

A: Chicago woman has written a let
ter commanding the work of the police
who guard the downtown streets and
help women over the crossings. Heav-
ems, what will policeman do with a
compliment!
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-19

Vice President Fairbanks has warmly
Endorsed Governor Cummins of Iowa.
Il he could find a, man who had done
as much for Taft as Cunannins has for
| Shaw, he would indorse him also.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-19

Imagine the alarm Of Richmond p.
Hobson when he learns that Great
Britain has built two Dreadnaughts dis
guised as cruisers. He will insist on
our building seven Topnotchers dis
guised as ferryboats.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-19

We have heard much Of the Cana
dian banking laws, but just the same a
Toronto banker shows up with a natty,.
fetching little $2,0o0,ooo shortage that
would do honor to the United States.