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CITY NEWS A S h a d y T r a n s a c t i o n — T h e s t o r e of

A. D. Campbell, 716 Hennepin avenue , ,was entered Monday night by some one who was evidently familiar -with the place. Shade cloth and shade rollers were stolen, The cloth was dark green and the rollers weie marked with Mr. Campbell 's label.

V e t e r a n s a n d S o n s ' I n s t a l l a t i o n — The newly electee officers of the Union Vet­erans and Sons' League were installed Satur­day night. President James A. Kellogg, in his inaugural address, advised the organiza­tion to pay more attention to politics in the future, also to t ransact business in executive session.

O f e n a n t s W e r e S e a r e d — F i r e in a t e n ­ement-house a t 1403 Fi rs t avenue N caused great excitement among the occupants of the building at 10:30 this forenoon. I t started in a kitchen on the second floor, and filled the house with smoke. The fire department was summoned and the blaze was extinguished without any great damage.

—•— S. E . O l s o n a t D r e s d e n — A c c o r d i n g to

the last reports, General S. E. Olson was in Dresden, the artistic capital of Saxony. Mr. Olson hae covered about all of civilized Eu­rope. He is charmed with Switzerland, but says tha t in a Quarter of a century Norway will have the majority of the tourists who are looking for grand and picturesque scenery.

• A N i g h t S c h o o l B a n a n e t - T h e n i g h t

school of the Minneapolis Y. M. C. A. will hold its sixth annual banquet at the Y. M. C. A. building at 6:45 o'clock next Friday eve­ning. About 400 Invitations have been Issued, and it is expected tha t about 276 persons will sit down to the banquet. W. Y. Chute will be toastmaster, and there will be a speech by \V. J. Dean, the president of the associa­tion, and by' others. *

DR. AMES PULLS ODT He Will Not Be a Candidate for

'Congress. .J i*

WILL SUPPORT G. 0. P. CANDIDATE

P o o r H e a l t h I i G i v e n a s t h e R e a -- s o n f o r H i s W i t h ­

d r a w a l .

Mayor A m e s is no longer e C a n d i d a t e for t h e r epub l i can n o m i n a t i o n for congress . F o r s e v e r a l days i t h a s been r ega rded a s r e a s o n a b l y c e r t a i n by those in close* t ouch w i t h t h e m a y o r t h a t he would, s h o r t l y r e ­nounce h i s a m b i t i o n s in t h i s r ega rd , a n d y e s t e r d a y Dr . A m e s himself m a d e formal a n n o u n c e m e n t of h i s r e t i r e m e n t from t h e c o n g r e s s i o n a l field. H e m a k e s h i s p r e s ­ent s i c k n e s s t h e r eason for h i s w i t h ­d r a w a l , be l i ev ing t h a t h i s phys ica l cond i ­t ion i s no t equa l 'to t h e s t r e s s of a h a r d campa ign . W h i l e he does no t s ay . i t in h i s l e t t e r , . i t is under s tood t o foe a fact t h a t h e is a l so a c t u a t e d t o t h i s decis ion by a d e ­s i r e t o f u r t ' f c r t h e i n t e r e s t s of- t h e p a r t y .

H e h a s n o m i n g to say r e g a r d i n g h i s a t ­t i t u d e t o w a r d t h e q u e s t i o n of a r e n o m i n -a t i o n to t h e m a y o r a l t y .

I t is u n d e r s t o o d a t t h i s t i m e ' t h a t h i s w i t h d r a w a l from t h e congress iona l fight m a k e s i t c e r t a i n beyond a doubt t h a t if in r e a s o n a b l y good h e a l t h he will be a c a n ­d ida te for r e n o m i n a t l o n a s m a y o r . T h e r e h a s been t r e m e n d o u s p r e s s u r e b r o u g h t t o

B i l l P o s t e r i n T r o n b l e — H a r r y B o n - I b e a r upon h i m in t h e p a s t few m o n t h s t o nell, a 'bill poster, is under ar res t charged I r e n o u n c e h i s congre s s iona l p l ans a n d with petit larceny. Formerly, Bonnell was | s t a n d for a n o t h e r t e r m a s mayor , t h e

Dewey theater "paper man, p r e s s u r e of course coming l a rge ly f rom h i s employed by the Dewey theater "paper man but went to St. Paul several weeks ago. Yes­terday he was arrested while trying to sell a large number of lithographs which it is said he -had stolen from the Dewey theater. In police court this morning he pleaded not guilty, and will be tried to-morrow.

H e K n e w t h e S y m p t o m s — A. C. Thomas, a midle-aged man, diagnosed hi9 own case this morning and decided that he had. smallpox. So h e walked to the city hall and into police headquarters, inquiring for a health officer. An inspector placed him in the detention room. Another patient went into the city hall, and it was discovered by the elevator operator that he was suffering from the disease, and he, too, was locked up.

—•— M i n i s t e r s Mee t—The Min i s t e r s ' Al l i ­

ance held its January meeting at the Y. M. C. A. building this morning. The committee made a report which did not prove wholly satisfactory. The committee was continued and the report will be revised. The subject for discussion was, "The Spirit of Devotion in Modern Churches," a paper being read by Rev. C. A. Cool, pastor of the Fowier Meth­odist church.

" G y m " i n C h u r c h B a s e m e n t — Rev . Martin D. Hardin of Andrew Presbyterian church has presented plans to the congrega­tion for a basement gymnasium in the church at Eighth avenue SE and Fourth street. There is room for a basket-ball court, bowl­ing alley, baths, and all the customary appa­ra tus of an up-to-date gymnasium. The place will be o]>en afternoons and eveninjs. The plan is very new in this country and entirely so in the northwest. It is the purpose of the pastor to have classes formed and to employ an athletic director.

N E O R O L O G I C A L W M . A . J O R D A X died a t t h e r e s idence

of his eon, 2436 Stevens avenue, Sunday morning. Deceased was a native of Ells­worth, Me., and had resided in this city for •the past eighteen years. He is survived by two sons, Frank S. and A. C. Jordan. Fu­neral was held from the residence to-day, a t 3 p. m.

M R S . B E S S I E B E S T R O N , 20 y e a r s of age, and residing at 1530 Eightennth street S, died at the city hospital Sunday night after an illness of two months.

H E X R Y W . F O R B E S , J a n . 4, a t h i s home, Oak Park , near Chicago.

A P P L I C A T I O N T O - D A Y

P r o g r a m of M i n n e s o t a ' s C o u n s e l -M o n t h s o f D e l a y .

Front The Journal Bureau, Boom AS, Pott Building, TVmihington.

W a s h i n g t o n , J a n . 6.—The first t h i n g a f t e r t h e s u p r e m e cour t m e e t s a t noon t o - m o r r o w , Mess r s . Douglas , Munn a n d Wi l son , r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e s t a t e of Minner s o t a in t h e m e r g e r cases , wi l l file an a p ­p l i ca t ion for p e r m i s s i o n to p r e s e n t a bil l of compla in t aga in s t t h e N o r t h e r n Secur i ­t i e s company or a g a i n s t t h e N o r t h e r n P a ­cific and G r e a t N o r t h e r n R a i l w a y com­p a n i e s for a l leged v io la t ion of t h e l aws of Minneso t a forbidding conso l ida t ion of l ines in compe t ing ra i l road .

T h e cour t wil l t a k e t h i s appl ica t ion u n ­der a d v i s e m e n t and will p robab ly be sev ­e r a l w e e k s r each ing a decis ion. I t w a s t w o weeks in dec id ing w h e t h e r t o p e r m i t t h e s t a t e to b r i n g s u i t a g a i n s t t h e s e c r e ­t a r y of t h e i n t e r i o r in t h e school l and ca se . T h e school land case w a s s imple and eas i ly disposed of. T h e p r e s e n t case is t echn ica l and involved and m a y cal l for m o r e t i m e than two weeks .

Af ter filing t h e app l ica t ion t o - m o r r o w t h e counse l wi l l h a v e n o t h i n g fu r t he r to do for t h e p re sen t . The c o u r t ' s decis ion wi l l d e t e r m i n e w h e t h e r t h e c a s e can p r o ­ceed a l o n g t h e l ines a l r e a d y l a id out . An a d v e r s e decis ion would m e a n t h a t s o m e new p r o g r a m m u s t b e adopted , p e r ­h a p s t h e i n s t i t u t i n g of a su i t in t h e fed­e r a l c o u r t s of Minneso ta . T h i s would m e a n a long delay, for t h e case , if b r o u g h t In t h i s way, would p robab ly be s e v e r a l y e a r s in be ing decided. Should t h e s u ­p r e m e cour t , a s t h e s t a t e ' s counse l ex ­pect , decided t o p e r m i t a b i l l of c o m p l a i n t t o be filed, a decis ion wil l be r e a c h e d quickly . T h e c o u r t wi l l appo in t a com­mis s ion t o t a k e t e s t i m o n y o r counse l wil l a r r a n g e for t h e filing of a s t i p u l a t i o n of fac t s , to be followed by a r g u m e n t s a n d t h e n final decis ion. T h e who le m a t t e r would t a k e only a few m o n t h s .

M. D. Munn of t h e s t a t e ' s counsel h a s been In N e w York and N e w J e r s e y a week o r t e n d a y s looking up t h e e a s t e r n end of t h e m e r g e r . A t to rney Genera l Douglas h a s been in Mon tana w i t h Governor Van Sant . I t h a d been p l a n n e d t h a t b o t h of t h e m , w i t h Genera l George P . Wi l son , should m e e t in W a s h i n g t o n t o - d a y to compare n o t e s a n d m a k e such cor rec t ions in t h e c c m p l a i n t a s Mr. M u n n ' s i n v e s t i g a t i o n s s eemed t o sugges t . T h i s p l a n fai led b e ­c a u s e t h e / B a l t i m o r e & Ohio t r a i n on which Douglas and Wi l son w e r e t r a v e l i n g w a s l a t e in r e a c h i n g W a s h i n g t o n . T h e s u p r e m e cour t m e e t s a t noon each day and t h e first h a l f h o u r or h o u r of each sess ion i s d e ­vo ted t o mot ions and s i m i l a r m a t t e r s . Doug la s a n d Wi l son got h e r e too l a t e t o confer w i t h Munn and a f t e r w a r d s to r e a c h t h e c o u r t in t i m e to file t h e i r appl ica t ion , e spec ia l ly s ince It w a s b rough t ou t a t t h e conferehoe t h a t s eve ra l changes in t h a t d o c u m e n t w e r e neces sa ry . I t w a s t h e r e ­fore decided to l e t t h e c a se go over u n t i l t o - m o r r o w . T h e appl ica t ion wil l be filed a s soon a s t h e c o u r t convenes .

—W. W . J e r m a n e .

K E N T U C K Y L A W

appo in t ee s on t h e police force a n d inter­es ted e l e m e n t s on t h e ou t s ide . They wil l be g r e a t l y p leased w i t h h i s p r e s e n t d e ­cision.

T h e L e t t e r o f W i t h d r a w a l .

I t is sa id t h a t Mayor A m e s wi l l suppor t t h e cand idacy of L o r e n F l e t c h e r for con­g res s . H i s l e t t e r a n n o u n c i n g h is w i t h ­d r a w a l from t h e race, i s a s fo l lows:

Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 6.—Editor Journa l : I desire you to announce in the next issue of your paper the withdrawal.of my name from the list of those seeking the republican nomi­nation ior congressman from this district.

Owing to my recent illness, and from which I am but recovering, I believe i t would be unwise in me to ask my friends to support and further my candidacy. I am fully aware that I would be compelled to make a hard

Street Signs^t Last! S t r e e t Commiss ioner McMullen of t h e

four th wa rd wi l l begin a t once t h e p l a c ­ing of s t r e e t s igns t h r o u g h o u t h i s w a r d . At a conference be tween t h e a l d e r m e n of t h e ward , t h e c i ty eng inee r and t h e s t r e e t commiss ioner t h i s m o r n i n g t h r e e types of s igns w e r e agreed upon, one for bu i ld ings , one for pos t s and t h e t h i r d for

s t r e e t l amps . The bu i ld ing s ign wi l l be w h i t e l e t t e r s on blue e n a m e l background , t h e post s ign of cheaper m a t e r i a l w i t h a b lack background, a n d t h e s t r e e t l a m p sign of g lass . S t r e e t Commiss ioner Mc­Mullen announces t h a t s igns wil l be p laced whereve r needed t h r o u g h o u t t h e ward .

A NEW COUNTY YEAR Commissioners Adjourn and Reor­

ganize as a New Board.

R.P.SWEET REELECTED CHAIRMAN

A p p o i n t i v e E m p l o y e s of t h e C o u n ­t y A r e R e a p p o i n t e d W i t h o u t

E x c e p t i o n .

H e n n e p i n county began t h e new y e a r y e s t e r d a y when t h e county commis ­s i o n e r s m e t first a s t h e old board and t h e n r eo rgan i zed as a new board . T h e change w a s pe r func to ry . Af ter C h a i r m a n E. P . Sweet h a d rece ived seve ra l r e p o r t s and i n ­q u i r e d if a n y one had any old bus iness l o b r i n g up, he dec la red t h e boa rd ad journed s ine die and s t epped ou t of the cha i r . Coun ty A u d i t o r Scot t , by t h e a u t h o r i t y v e s t e d in h i m by t h e s t a t u t e s , took t h e s e a t a n d cal led t h e c o m m i s s i o n e r s t o o r d e r and announced t h a t he a w a i t e d t h e i r p l e a s u r e in t h e m a t t e r of m a k i n g n o m i n a ­t ions for c h a i r m a n . C o m m i s s i o n e r s R y -b e r g and B a r n e y puffed unconce rned ly a t t h e i r c igars a s Commiss ione r N a s h a r o s e a n d moved t h a t Mr. Scot t c a s t t h e u n a n i m o u s vo t e of the board for E . P . Sweet . T h e r e w a s no d i s s e n t a n d so Mr. Swee t and Mr. Scot t swi t ched t h e i r s e a t s aga in .

T h e fol lowing w e r e appo in ted to t h e v a r i o u s pos i t i ons u n d e r t h e a u t h o r i t y of t h e coun ty board.:

Dr. J. M. Kistler, county physician; George W. Coburn, superintendent poor farm; W. A. Lovejoy, morgue keepe r ; 'C . F . Dwyer, en­gineer; John Hart , assistant engineer; G. R. Scott, electrician; John Haley, assistant elec­trician ; John D. Christie, repair man; Wm. Graves, watchman; Edward Finn, D. A. Mc

MRS. WELLS CHOSEN Tourist Glub Delegate to Louisiana

Purchase Memorial Conference.

CLUB PLEDGES FINANCIAL AID

TO MAKE FURNITURE J. T. Elwell Purchases Old Wheaton

/ ' & Reynold's Plant, i ^

IT IS TO BE REOPENED AT ONCE

S o m e USO M e n W i l l B e E m p l o y e d i n t h e F a c t o r y W h i c h W i l l B e

E n l a r g e d .

V i c e P r e s i d e n t , S t . P a n ! D i s t r i c t , W i l l G i v e I t s S u p p o r t t o t h e

P r o j e c t .

and laborious campaign in order to be sue- Neely, C. E. Schwappa'ch, efevat'or'operators; " Thomas Conroy, Martin Byrnes, August Krue-

ger, D. S. Waltmire, Har ry Wiggin, Oscar Swanson, N. L. Freedman, Swan Nelson. Andrew Johnson, Thomas Coskran, jani tors ; John Molan, J. W. Turner and John Harmes, firemen; Charles J. Fort ier .and Charles Turn-quist, helper. Ail are reappointments.

R e g i s t e r a n d A u d i t o r R e p o r t .

George C. M e r r i t t , a s r e g i s t r a r of t i t l e s u n d e r t h e T o r r e n s s y s t e m of l and r e g i s ­t r a t i o n , r e p o r t e d t h a t be had rece ived $155 in fees s ince Sept. 1, when t h e law w e n t i n to effect.

Mr. Mer r i l l a s r e g i s t e r of deeds r e p o r t e d t h a t 17,632 i n s t r u m e n t s had been r e c o r d e d d u r i n g t h e y e a r 1901, t h a t t h e fees h a d a g g r e g a t e d $14,107.80. T h e r e h a d b e e n paid ou t in s a l a r i e s $13,048.60, l e av ing a n e t s u r p l u s of $1,059.20. . F o r ,1900 t h e office showed a deficit of $2,280.73. I n 1898 t h e deficit was $5,087.40, bu t t h e office t h e n paid out $17,856 in s a l a r i e s . A p o r ­t ion of the sav ing h a s been m a d e by abo l ­i sh ing t h e pos i t i ons of bookkeepe r a n d m o r t g a g e l i s t c le rk . •

T h e r e p o r t o f -Coun ty A u d i t o r Sco t t on t h e coun ty ' s finances was rece ived a n d p laced on file.

Fo l lowing is a s u m m a r y of t h e a p p r o ­p r i a t ions m a d e at t h e b e g i n n i n g of 1901 w i t h t h e b a l a n c e s r e m a i n i n g in t h e v a r i ­o u s funds :

COUNTY FUNDS. Fund— Appropriated.

cessful and this, in justice to myself T do not care to do.

When I announced my candidacy several months ago I was fully determined to remain in the fight until the primaries. Up to the present time I have made what I believed to be a strong and winning fight, and was pre­pared to continue it, but my recent Illness shows me tha t the. action I am *now taking, is advisable. I am deeply grateful to the many friends who gave me encouragement and promise of hearty support, and this pub­lic announcement is to acquaint them with the changed conditions and to. make them feel a t liberty to lend their assistance and encouragement to whomsoever else they may desire for this most important public office.

My official duties will demand all rhe t ime I can anVird to give to the public and I be­lieve in justice to these obligations and the consideration I owe myself, 1 have decided rightly in withdrawing from the congressional race. However, the republican party can be assured that whether I am on its ticket or not, it will have my unqualified support. As far as my strength permits I will be only too willing to lend my voice and energies to its success. I t will be my endeavor to secure the greatest harmony in its r anks and my official and personal efforts will be towards this end. As republicans it is our duty to set aside personal ambitions to serve the par ty ' s welfare.

EDDY ABUSED Letter Writers Score Him for

Alleged Utterances on Congressmen's Pay.

P o w e r o f t h e S t a t e C o m m i s s i o n t o F i x R a t e s i n D i s p u t e .

W a s h i n g t o n , J a n . 7.—The Uni t ed S t a t e s s u p r e m e cou r t . to-day, in a n opin ion by Chief J u s t i c e F u l l e r , r eve r sed t h e find­ings of t h e cou r t be low in t h e v a r i o u s r a i l r o a d cases g r o w i n g o u t of t h e K e n ­t u c k y s t a t u t e s empower ing t h e r a i l road commis l son of t h a t s t a t e t o fix r a t e s . T h e s u i t s were in t h e n a t u r e of a n in junc t ion a n d w e r e i n s t i t u t e d by t h e r a i l r o a d s of t h e s t a t e t o p r o h i b i t t h e commiss ion f rom proceed ing u n d e r t h e l aw. T h e s u ­p r e m e cou r t In i t s opinion t o - d a y did n o t go i n t o the m e r i t s of t h e l a w , . b u t s imply r e v e r s e d t h e p rev ious decis ion on t h e g r o u n d t h a t t h e in junc t ion proceedings w e r e p r e m a t u r e . T h e cases w e r e a l l s e n t back t o t h e l o w e r cou r t t o be d i smissed in accordance w i t h t h i s decis ion.

OFF FOR VENEZUELA W a r s h i p s G o i n g : t o P r o t e e t A m e r i c a n

I n t e r e s t s .

Special to The Journal . Norfolk, Va., Jan . 7.—Despite pacific assur­

ances from Washington regarding the s i tua­tion in Venezuela, preparations for war are being steadily macV. Colliers in Hampton roads are loading1 with arms and ammunition for the North Atlantic squadron and warships a re still proceeding southward. A detachment of marines will soon leave here for Venezuela to protect American Interests. .„

From The Journal Bureau, Boom AS, Poet Building, Washington.

W a s h i n g t o n , J a n . 7 .—Represen ta t ive Eddy h a s r t u r n e d f rom M i n n e s o t a t o find a n e v e n bushe l of l e t t e r s f rom a l l p a r t s of t h e Uni ted S t a t e s w r i t t e n by people who do not a g r e e w i t h h i s pub l i shed i n ­t e r v i e w t h a t m e m b e r s of congress do n o t e a r n $5,000 a yea r .

" W h a t do t h e l e t t e r s s a y ? " I a s k e d Eddy.

" E v e r y t h i n g t h a t Is m e a n , " he rep l ied . " O n e l e t t e r is f rom M a s s a c h u s e t t s and s a y s t h a t w h i l e i t m a y b e t r u e t h a t con­g r e s s m e n f rom Minneso ta , mysel f inc lud­ed, do n o t e a r n $5,000 a yea r , t h e M a s s a ­c h u s e t t s m e m b e r s each e a r n t h a t m u c h and m o r e . I w o u l d n ' t c a r e so m u c h abou t t h e l e t t e r s if I h a d ever said t h a t of which I have been accused . I h a v e been in con­g r e s s t oo long not to know t h a t $5,000 is too l i t t l e for t h e m e m b e r who t r i e s t o do h i s d u t y . "

B r o u g h t F o r t h toy H a n s b r o n g - h .

Two i m p o r t a n t bi l ls w e r e i n t roduced by S e n a t o r H a n s b r o u g h to -day . One p r o ­vides for t h e ra t i f i ca t ion of t h e a g r e e ­m e n t w i t h t h e Devi ls L a k e I n d i a n s for t h e cess ion of t h e i r u n a l l o t e d l ands , com­p r i s i n g s o m e t h i n g more t h a n 100,000 a c r e s . T h e bil l appl ies t h e free h o m e s t e a d c lause of ex i s t i ng l aw, so t h a t s e t t l e r s upon land who d e s i r e t o fulfill t h e r e q u i r e ­m e n t s of t h e homes t ead law m a y do so w i t h o u t cost except the r e g u l a r and office fes . Those who c o m m u t e wi l l be r e ­qu i r ed t o pay a b o u t $2.50 pe r a c r e . T h e s e n a t o r hopes t o ge t a favorab le r e p o r t ou t of t h e c o m m i t t e e on Ind i an affairs on t h e bil l a n d to pu t i t on t h e s e n a t e ca l enda r , so t h a t i t wil l be in o r d e r to go in t h e I n d i a n a p p r o p r i a t i o n bil l w h e n t h a t m e a s u r e comes over f rom t h e house , if t h e house fai ls to i n s e r t a p rov i s ion r a t i f y ing t h e a g r e e m e n t .

T h e o t h e r bil l i n t roduced by t h e s e n a t o r p rov ides for exchange of l ands . I t is in t h e i n t e r e s t s of s tock g r o w e r s of t h e wes t , who, h a v i n g p u r c h a s e d t h e a l t e r n a t e s e c ­t i ons of r a i l road l ands , a r e v e r y a n x i o u s to exchange one-ha l f of t h e i r hold ings w i t h t h e p r iv i l ege of r e loca t ing a l i ke a m o u n t of l and e l s ewhe re so as to b r i n £ t h e i r ho ld ings t o g e t h e r i n a sol id block.

M o r e M o n e y f o r M e e k e r D a m .

S e c r e t a r y R o o t t o -day t r a n s m i t t e d t o t h e h o u s e a l e t t e r from t h e chief of e n ­g i n e e r s ca l l ing a t t e n t i o n to t h e fact t h a t a s now e s t i m a t e d f rom de ta i l ed s u r v e y s r e c e n t l y comple ted , i t wi l l cos t $1,466,000 i n s t e a d of t h e o r i g i n a l e s t i m a t e , $1,166,-457, to comple t e t h e r ev i sed p ro jec t for t w o locks and d a m s in t h e Miss iss ippi r i v e r be tween Minneapol i s and St. P a u l . I t Is accompanied by t h e de ta i l ed r e p o r t of Major Hoxie , c o n t a i n i n g rev i sed e s t i ­m a t e s , wh ich i s approved by Colonel E r ­nes t , d iv i s ion eng inee r .

—W. W. J e r m a n e .

Jan. 1, '02. Balance $2,116.00 3,420.00 9,706.00

r- . 155.00 118.00

1,654:00 372.00 108.00 305.00 15.00

1,186.00 ' 280.00

72.00 8.00

24.00 . .53

T h e T o u r i s t Club m e t yes te rday w i t h i t s p r e s iden t , Mrs . T. A. Foque , for i t s a n n u a l f ede ra t ion p r o g r a m . Among the gues t s of hono r w e r e Mmes. E . M. L a P e n a t i e r e , p r e s iden t of t h e s t a t e f ede ra ­t i o n ; Char l e s Dibble, vice p r e s i d e n t St. P a u l d i s t r i c t ; C. B. E l l io t t , vice p r e s iden t Minneapol i s d i s t r i c t ; J. C. B u c h a n a n , r e ­cording s e c r e t a r y , and T. J. Campbel l , h i s ­t o r i an . An h o u r was devoted to an in ­formal r ecep t ion . The p r o g r a m was p r e ­sided over by Miss He len Colclazer a n d r e l a t e d chiefly to t h e m a t t e r of a Lou i s i ana P u r c h a s e m e m o r i a l . T h e idea of such a m e m o r i a l o r i g i n a t e d w i th th i s club,, a n d was p r e s e n t e d b y . i t first to t h e s t a t e federa t ion and t hen to the gene ra l f edera t ion , bo th of which indorsed the p lan.

T h e n a t u r e of the m e m o r i a l h a s no t ye t been decided and t h i s m a t t e r , wi th t h a t of . locat ion and t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n of a com­m i t t e e or board to c a r r y out the p lans wil l be c o n s i d e r e d . a t a conference of r e p ­r e s e n t a t i v e s of the Lou i s i ana P u r c h a s e s t a t e s a t St. Louis , J a n . 20, 21 and 22. The de l ega t e s will be t h e gues t s of t h e T u e s d a y Club. A spec ia l r eques t h a s been m a d e t h a t one of t h e Minneso ta r e p r e ­s e n t a t i v e s should be from t h e Minneapo­l is T o u r i s t Club, and the club t h i s m o r n ­ing named i t s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e , Mrs. c W, Wel l s , wi th whom t h e idea or iginated,

T, A. J amie son , for t h e P r u d e n t i a l Life I n s u r a n c e company of Newark , N. J. , h a s sold to J . T. E lwel l t h e fo rmer W h e a t o n & Reynolds s a sh and door p l an t . T h e pr ice was $30,000.

Th i s p u r c h a s e i n s u r e s for Minneapol is a new f u r n i t u r e fac tory , which will g ive work to 250 or m o r e men . Mr. E lwe l l will r e n o v a t e t h e old bui ld ings , m a k e a d ­d i t i ons and i n s t a l l s eve ra l t h o u s a n d dol­l a r s ' w o r t h of new mach ine ry .

T h e p r o p e r t y is a t t h e sou thwes t cor­n e r of F i r s t avenue N E and S ix th s t r e e t , and is k n o w n a s lo t s 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9 and 10, in block 16, Mill company ' s add i t ion to the Town of St. Anthony F a l l s . T h e p lan t ha s lain id le for abou t s ix y e a r s . I t ha s been in t h i s condi t ion a m e n a c e as a fire r i sk %nd a d e t r i m e n t t o t h e a p p e a r a n c e of the c i ty from a bus ine s s s t andpo in t . I t i s to become a place of i ndus t ry . At p r e s e n t in add i t ion to the m a i n b r i ck bu i ld ing and power -house a r e d ry k i lns , s t o r a g e hduses a n d lumber sheds . The p l an t as ' i t s t a n d s is no t l a r g e enough for t h e n e w bus ines s and wi l l be en la rged .

A D O W X - T O W N S A L E

T h e O l d M o r i s o n B u l l d i n e o n L o w e r N i c o l l e t S o l d .

J o h n K. W e t h e r b y h a s p u r c h a s e d from F r a n c i s A. B rooks of Bos ton t h r o u g h Ph i l ip J . R io rdan , t h e old W. K. Morison & Co. bu i ld ing on Nicol le t avenue , n e a r F i r s t s t r e e t . The deal w a s conducted by Theodore W e t m o r e . The cons ide ra t ion was $13,500 cash. Mr. W e t h e r b y bought t h e proper ty as an i nves tmen t .

The bu i ld ing is now occupied by E. L. Hami l ton for a s econd-hand s to re . I t f ron ts 30 feet on Nico l le t and r u n s back 157 feet to the a l ley. The desc r ip t ion is " t h e f ron t 30 feet of l o t s 1 and 5, adjoin­ing lo t 6, block 21, Minneapo l i s . "

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THERMOMETERS 15c Each.

WJ rE have received a large quantitv'of thermometers, which we are' selling at 15c, 25c, 35c, 40c, 50c, 6 5 c and $ 1 . 0 0 each. We are making a very low price on 8-inch Spirit Thermometers;

they have large figures, colored spirit, are easily read at a distance, so that one does not have to go out doors on a cold day to see what the temperature is. They run to 60 degrees beluw zero, which, let us hope, we shall never see. The price—15c—is within reach of all.

Nieollet House Drug Stori.

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MEGAARDEN JAN. 20 Criminal Cases Against Suspended

Sheriff Are Set,

WORK CUT OUT FOR GRAND JURY

M o s t I m p o r t a n t C a s e T h a t A g a i n s t J o h n J o h n s o n C h a r g i n g

M u r d e r . .

R e a l E s t a t e B o a r d A n i m a l .

The Minneapolis real estate board will hold its annual meeting at 3 p. m. on Wednesday

I t i s p robable t h a t a t l e a s t one o t h e r m e m - i J° f0 0™ 201, New York Life building Offi-. . - - - . . - - -• I cers will be elected, committees appointed and

the remaining maps of the board issue appor-b e r of t h e club will a t t e n d a n d one St. P a u l woman

5,109.00

Salaries ^'11S, Sheriffs fees 27,314 District court 38,77^ Municipal court 'tie' Justice courts °°° Insane &.*»«. Coroner's inquests 3,0*8 Births and deaths « 0 Incidentals 10,760 Stationery, etc ..... ,*•»«* Blank books and printing 19.;{j>' Courthouse, etc 1<.»<* Roads and bridges 36,064 Lake improvements . . . . 4,M Poor farm expenses . . . . 7,l i i Poor farm improvements b,074 Interest on bonds &l'iaa Emergency fund ; .MM Sinking fund l» . d a '

Total balance ..." ...$24,656.39 T h i s . b a l a n c e does no t inc lude $3,200

he ld ou t pend ing con t roversy w i t h Sheriff Megaa rden r e g a r d i n g t h e a m o u n t of fees due h im , a n d 1434.50 app rop r i a t ed on p r i n t i n g c o n t r a c t s for 1901. N e i t h e r does i t give c red i t for office supp l i e s on hand to t h e va lue of $477.43.

The e x p e n d i t u r e s inc lude a l l a l l o w ­ances m a d e for bi l ls wh ich h a v e been a p ­pea led t o t h e d i s t r i c t cour t .

T h e col lec t ions for t h e y e a r from e l l sources were e s t i m a t e d a t $439,913.12, bu t a s a m a t t e r of fact t h e coun ty rece ived $463,026^4, m a k i n g a t o t a l ba l ance , o r s u r p l u s of $47,770.21.

T h e P o o r F a r m Y e a r .

S u p e r i n t e n d e n t Coburn of t h e poor f a rm presen ted a n i n v e n t o r y of .the f a rm which Is s u m m a r i z e d a s fol lows: N i n e t y - e i g h t e c r e s of land , $14,700; bu i ld ings , $40,000; s t e a m p lan t , $1,500; i n v e n t o r y of ove r -s e e r ' s d e p a r t m e n t , $1,651; i n m a t e s ' d e ­p a r t m e n t , $1,705; l ive s tock, $824; h a r n e s s , $198; l a u n d r y p lan t and f ixtures , $462; farm and o t h e r too l s , $916; road and o t h e r tools, $691; wood on hand, $36; s c r e e n s a n d s to rm sash , $335; c lo th ing a n d suppl ies , $225; crop r e p o r t l e s s one - th i rd , $865; t o ­t a l , $64,111. On t h e first day of t h e new y e a r t h e r e w e r e s i x t y - t w o i n m a t e s a t t h e f a rm.

Commiss ione r Smi th demanded to k n o w in v iew of t h e fact t h a t t h e county h a d paid every bi l l c o n t r a c t e d for in 1901 if .the y e a r was t h i r t e e n m o n t h s long . H e . r e m e m b e r e d t h a t t h e December b i l l s for 1900 w e r e pa id in J a n u a r y of t h e n e x t y e a r , w h e r e a s t h e December b i l l s for l a s t y e a r h a d a l l been pa id by t h e end of t h e month'. H e w a s informed t h a t t h i r t e e n b a t c h e s of m o n t h l y bi l ls h a d ce r t a in ly been a l lowed a n d paid, a t which h e r e ­m a r k e d t h a t h e hoped t h e c r i t i c s would give due c r ed i t to t h e board ,

BIG STAMP SALES A G a i n of 3 0 P e r Cen . t i n D e c e m b e r

B u s i n e s s .

A gain of 30 per cent is the astounding re­port of s tamp sales for the Minneapolis post-office in December. For the first six months of the fiscal year the average gain has been 19^ per cent. Last month the stamp sales were $86,631.65; for December, 1900, they were $66,361.61. The increase of $20,270.04 is for twenty-five working days, or about $3,000 per day and an average increase of $750 per day. This report is one of regular sales t Post­master Lovejoy reports. No extraordinary purchases have been made by any one. Never since the early eighties has the percentage of gain been so largo. In the boom days great increases were made, but only in percentages.

ALDERMAN RESIGNS V a c a n c y i n t h e Office o f A t t o r n e y f o r

C r o w W i n g C o u n t y .

Special t o T h e J o u r n a l . B r a i n e r d , Minn. , J a n . 7.—Judge S. P .

A lde rman to -day add re s sed a l e t t e r to t h e b o a r d of coun ty c o m m i s s i o n e r s t e n d e r i n g h i s r e s i g n a t i o n as c o u n t y a t t o r n e y for Crow W i n g coun ty . Mr. A l d e r m a n h a s s e r v e d o n e y e a r of t h e t e r m h e w a s e l ec t ed for, m a k i n g t h r e e ' y e a r s in a l l . I t i s (reported J u d g e W . A. F l e m i n g , a p r o m i n e n t m e m b e r of t h e b a r of t h i s , c i t y , wi l l be appo in ted t o succeed Mr. Alder ­m a n . T h e county c o m m i s s i o n e r s m e e t t o ­m o r r o w a n d wi l l p r o b a b l y n a m e a s u c ­cessor .

T h e A m e r i c a n T e l e p h o n e ft T e l e g r a p h c o m p a n y ' s c o n s t r u c t i o n h a s been c a r r i e d o n d u r i n g t h e s u m m e r a n d c o m p l e t i o n of t h e l i n e i s he ra lded w i t h joy by t h e bus i ­n e s s m e n of D u l u t h a n d t h i s c i ty , a s i t i s t h e first d i r ec t connec t ion 'by t e l ephone , b e t w e e n t h e h e a d of t h e l a k e s a n d t h i s 0>art of Minneso ta .

C l u b M a k e a P l e d g e .

On m o t i o n of Mrs . J . C. Buchanan , t h e c lub pledged i t se l f t o m a k e a subsc r ip t i on t o t h e fund for the m e m o r i a l of $30, $1 ap iece for i t s ac t ive m e m b e r s h i p . Th i s w a s m a d e whol ly l .wi thout cond i t ions , a l ­t hough t h e club h a s h i t he r to indorsed an a r t i s t i c memor i a l and is opposed to a n y ­t h i n g Which will r equ i r e any cons ide rab le expense af te r the i n i t i a l cos t .

Mrs . L a Peno t i e r e sa id t h a t she h a d f re ­q u e n t l y been asked if t h e r e w e r e a n y r e ­s t r i c t i o n s p laced on m e t h o d s of r a i s i n g money for the fund. H e r rep ly had been t h a t she k n e w of n o n e and for h e r p a r t would even sanc t ion r u m m a g e sa l e s in so good a c a u s e .

Mrs . Dibble of St. P a u l said t h a t h e r c lubs were p r e p a r e d to give h e a r t y s u p ­por t t o t h e project . She wished to know w h a t an i ndo r semen t of t h e p lan would ' m e a n in t h e m a t t e r of financial ob l iga t ion . T h e r ep ly given, w a s t h a t an i n d o r s e m e n t of t h e m o v e m e n t involved no definite financial obl iga t ion , b u t only a m o r a l one to. g ive r easonab le financial s u p p o r t to t h e e n t e r p r i s e when t h e de t a i l s h a d been de ­t e rmined .

Mrs . C. W. jiVells r ev iewed briefly t h e h i s t o r y of t h e , u n d e r t a k i n g and the r e a ­sons wh ich had tied, t o t h e I n d o r s e m e n t of a h i s t o r i c a l i f t pnumen t . . She favored a compe t i t i on fO£ a d e s i g n and t h o u g h t t h a t p e r h a p s no gijeater p r o g r e s s could be made by. 1903 t h a n t h e se lec t ion of t h e des ign. She wished bu t one r e s t r i c t i o n upon t h e a r t i s t i c s ide—tha t t h e s c u l p t o r shou ld be an Amer i can .

Mrs . La P e n o t i e r e gave a br ief t a l k upon t h e i m p o r t a n t p lace now be ing g iven t o t h e cons ide ra t ion of i n d u s t r i a l educa­t i o n which she commended to t h e c lub women for a t t e n t i o n .

A B i t o f H u m o r .

T h e c los ing t a l k was a h u m o r o u s one by Mrs . Sa rah C u r t i s s on " T h e Upper S ide , " in which she counseled he r f r iends t o be gay, and gave t h e m a s a foreword for 1902: " L e t us , look for the b r i g h t s ide , bu t , if you can s ee no b r igh t , go to work w i th a will and po l i sh w i t h all your m i g h t . "

I n s t r u m e n t a l m u s i c was furn ished by Mrs . O. W. F r y b e r g e r , a n d songs by Mrs . C. W. G a r d n e r . Fo l lowing t h e p r o g r a m a Con t inen ta l b r e a k f a s t was se rved . Misses E m m a C a r p e n t e r and H a t t i e And­r e w s p o u r e d chocola te a t a t ab l e , w r e a t h e d in a s p a r a g u s v ine , and Misses Bess ie W i l l i a m s , H a r r i e t P i l l sbu ry and E t h e l S immons a s s i s t ed . The rooms w e r e b r i gh t ened wi th vases filled w i t h h y a c i n t h s and p ink c h r y s a n t h e m u m s .

Mrs . C. B. E l l io t t , v ice p r e s i d e n t of t h e d i s t r i c t , is m a k i n g a specia l r e q u e s t t h a t each club t a k e an express ion of opinion on t h e m e m o r i a l ques t ion a t i t s nex t m e e t i n g a n d send t h e r e s u l t to h e r tb aid t h e s t a t e f ede ra t ion c o m m i t t e e in i t s work.

T o - m o r r o w t h e r e will be a conference of t h e d i s t r i c t officers and c lub p r e s i d e n t s of Minneapol i s and St. P a u l a t t h e r e s i ­d e n c e of Mrs . C. J. H u n t , 164 N o r t h Snel l -ing avenue , M e r r i a m P a r k , a n d doub t l e s s the m a t t e r will be fully d i scussed t h e r e . Mrs . Dibble and Mrs . E l l i o t t h a v e n u m e r ­ous e n g a g e m e n t s in t h e n e x t t e n days to p r e s e n t t h e m a t t e r to t h e clubs of t h e i r r e spec t ive d i s t r i c t s .

WISC0NSINWAR CLAIMS G o v e r n o r ' s S p e c i a l A g e n t R e p o r t s a

T o t a l o f $ 4 6 5 , 7 6 0 .

Specia l t o T h e J o u r n a l . Madison, Wis . , J a n . 7.—Judge H e n r y

S. Comstock , specia l agen t of t h e governor for t h e p rosecu t ion of Wiscons in w a r c la ims a g a i n s t t h e gove rn ­men t , h a s p r epa red , u n d e r d i rec t ion of t h e execut ive , h i s official r e p o r t . H e finds t h e t o t a l a m o u n t , of which t h e s t a t e h a s m a d e no p r i o r c l a i m a n d for which i t now a s k s to be r e imbursed , to be $465,760.68.

B u s i n e s s O p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r A l l .

Loca t ions in Iowa, I l l inois , Minneso ta and Missour i on the Chicago G r e a t W e s t ­e r n r a i l w a y ; t h e ve ry bes t a g r i c u l t u r a l s ec t i on of t h e Uni ted S t a t e s , whe re f a rm­e r s a r e p ro spe rous , and bus iness m e n s u c ­cessful. W e have a demand for compe ten t men , w i th t h e n e c e s s a r y cap i t a l , for al l b r a n c h e s of bus iness . Some spec ia l op­p o r t u n i t i e s for c r e a m e r y m e n and m i l l e r s . Good locat ions for g e n e r a l merchand i se ] h a r d w a r e , h a r n e s s , ho te l s , banks a n d s tockbuyers . Cor respondence sol ic i ted . W r i t e for m a p s and maple leaflets, W. j ! Reed, I n d u s t r i a l Agent , 604 E n d i c o t t Bui ld ing , St. Pau l , Minn.

tioned to the members by auction. An effort is being made to induce a large attendance at this first meeting of the new year. The matter of the election of officers is important in the light of the expected activity in real estate lines the coming spring.

HE SLASHED HIS THROAT

J O H N W I L L I A M S K I L L S H I M S E L F

J u d g e Pond w h o i s in c h a r g e of t h e c r imina l c a l e n d a r for t h e p r e sen t t e r m of court , y e s t e r d a y del ivered t h e c h a r g e to t h e new g rand ju ry . I t cons is ted s im­ply in t h e i n s t r u c t i o n of t h a t body in i t s

, du t i e s a s laid down in t h e s t a t u t e s . Cha r l e s N. Robinson w a s appo in ted fore­man . T h e r e a r e a b o u t twe lve cases a w a i t ­ing i t s ac t ion , a m o n g t h e m cha rges a g a i n s t Robinson a n d McKnawn, who a r e a t t h e pes thouse w i t h smal l pox. T h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t case is t h a t of J o h n J o h n ­son, accused of t h e m u r d e r of Claus Ca r l ­son.

The e leven cases a g a i n s t Sheriff Ph i l ip T. Megaa rden were s e t for J a n . 20. The cases a g a i n s t F r e d A. Br iggs , t w e n t y - s i x in number , w e r e con t inued over the t e r m , by which t ime Br iggs will have served h is workhouse sen tence .

No l l e s w e r e en t e r ed by t h e coun ty a t ­t o r n e y in two cases a g a i n s t John C. Sodini. H e h a d been convicted in a s im­i l a r case . T h e r e m a i n i n g c a s e s a g a i n s t Joseph T. J e n k i n s , who w a s convic ted of ope ra t i ng a b l ind pig a t L a k e Minne tonka , were a l so nol led .

Mr. and Mrs . Aa ron Naimon o r N e u -m a n , indic ted for a r s o n wil l be t r i e d on J a n . 14, George K e n t on J a n . 15, E d w a r d P . Skahen for ex to r t i on on J a n . 20, a n d Char l e s H. Spencer , for per jury on J a n , 21.

H e H a d B e e n o n a S p r e e — R e m a i n s W e r e T a k e n t o t h e

M o r g u e . •

J o h n Wi l l i ams , 60 y e a r s of age , c o m m i t ­t ed su ic ide • y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g by c u t t i n g h i s t h r o a t w i t h a pocket knife. W i l l i a m s ' h o m e was fo rmer ly in Somer se t . Wis . , but for s eve ra l yea r s he h a d l ived w i th F . H. Hendr i ckson , who now res ides a t 416 K n o x avenue N. Unt i l l a s t s u m ­m e r Hendr i ckson and W i l l i a m s l ived a t 269 Six th a v e n u e N, and y e s t e r d a y W i l ­l i ams w e n t t o t h a t a d d r e s s to vis i t a f r iend n a m e d Anderson , a t the home of Mrs . M a r y A b r a h a m s o n . In t h e even ing he sa id he would not r e t u r n home , bu t would spend t h e n igh t w i th Ande r son .

Shor t ly a f t e r Mrs.. A b r a h a m s o n h e a r d one of t h e men leave t h e house , and l a t e r h e a r d groanis in t h e ce l la r . She cal led Ande r son and t h e y found W i l l i a m s ia t h e ce l l a r h is t h r o a t cut and h i s c lo th­ing covered w i th blood. T h e pa t ro l wagon was cal led from the N o r t h Side s t a t i o n a n d t h e m a n was t a k e n to t h e ci ty hosp i ­t a l , whe re he died in a few m i n u t e s . Wi l l i ams was a ra i l road l abo re r , a n d h is f r iends say had been d r i n k i n g heavi ly du r ing t h e ho l idays . Yes t e rday he com­pla ined of being a l m o s t crazy because of h i s long " s p r e e . " H e ha s no r e l a t i v e s , and t h e r e m a i n s w e r e t a k e n to t h e morgue .

S E T T I N G T H E C A L E N D A R

3 4 1 C i v i l C a s e s f o r T h i s T e r m — 6 5 D e ­f a u l t D i v o r c e C a s e s .

F o u r judges pres ided a t t h e gene ra l t e r m of cou r t he ld yes t e rday , a t which a b o u t 'a l l t h e a t t o r n e y s in t h e ci ty who a r e engaged in ac t ive p rac t i ce were p r e s ­ent . E a c h one w a s a r m e d wi th a copy of ihe n ew ca lendar , suppl ied by C u r r i e r & Ba l l en t ine . These w e r e issued in t h r e e days a f t e r t h e " c o p y " w a s furn ished to t h e p r i n t e r s .

T h e r e a r e 341 civi l c a s e s on t h e J a n u a r y ca lendar , of which t h i r t y - t w o a r e t ax cases and sixty-f ive a r e defau l t d ivorce cases . Cases have been set un t i l F e b . 20,

WILL TEST TORRENS LAW A C T I O N O R I G I N A T E S IN ST . P A U L

R a m s e y E x a m i n e r of T i t l e s C a l l e d U p o n t o S h o w U n d e r W h a t A u ­

t h o r i t y H e H o l d s Office.

T h e T o r r e n s s y s t e m of l and r e g i s t r a ­t ion a s app l ied t o Minneso t a in t h e Sny­d e r l aw which passed a t t h e l a s t l eg i s ­l a t u r e wi l l be t e s t ed before t h e s t a t e su ­p r e m e cou r t n e x t Monday m o r n i n g . An ea r ly decis ion as t o t h e cons t i t u t i ona l i t y of the l aw is des i r ed , so t h a t if any d e ­fec ts a r e found they m a y be remedied a t t h e spec ia l ses s ion of t h e l e g i s l a t u r e t h i s w in t e r .

The case comes up on a p e t i t i o n for a w r i t of quo w a r r a n t o f rom t h e a t t o r n e y g e n e r a l ' s office. T h e e x a m i n e r of t i t l e s , appo in ted u n d e r t h e l a w s in R a m s e y coun ty i s c i t ed to show u n d e r w h a t a u ­t h o r i t y h e is filling t h e office. <

H. A. Camipbell, a t a x p a y e r of St. P a u l , is t h e o r i g i n a t o r of t h e case , and t h e a r g u m e n t will be m a d e by F o r m e r A t t o r ­ney Genera l Chi lds , Mr. Campbe l l ' s a t t o r ­ney. .

The Minneapo l i s R e a l E s t a t e Board is i n t e r e s t e d in h a v i n g t h e law sus ta ined . Bel iev ing t h a t i t is a good l a w a n d one based on sound bus ine s s p r inc ip l e s , i t h a s wi th t h e consen t of W i l l i a m P . Wes t f a l l , t h e e x a m i n e r of t i t l e s , r e t a i n e d Sena tor F . B. Snyder , a u t h o r of t h e law, t o a r g u e t h e case for h i m .

Mr. Campbel l c i tes t h e fac t t h a t t w o indiv iduals , E d w i n M. W a r e a n d H e n r y C. Gilbert , h a v e appl ied for r e g i s t r a t i o n of t i t l e s . T h e e x a m i n e r i s proceeding in bo th cases as if t h e law w e r e cons t i t u ­t i ona l . Mr. Campbe l l be l ieves t h a t t h e ac t is one of p r e t e n s i o n a n d t h a t t h e ex ­a m i n e r is bu rden ing t h e t a x p a y e r w i th t h e expense of the office.

SHAW GOES THE ROUNDS G e t s A n o t h e r W h i f f o f W a s h i n g t o n

Official A t m o s p h e r e . Washington, Jan. 6.—Governor Shaw of

Iowa, recently appointed secretary of the t reasury to succeed Mr. Gage, to-day made the rounds of the executive departments and called on the secretaries. H e will see the president for a few minutes this afternoon and leave for home at 6 o'clock th is evening.

MINNESOTA SCHOOL LAWS A H a n d y B o o k l e t f o r M e m b e r s o f

. S c h o o l B o a r d s .

A compi la t ion of t h e l aws of Minnesota r e l a t i n g to t h e publ ic school s y s t e m of the s t a t e inc lud ing t h e s t a t e n o r m a l schools a n d t h e U n i v e r s i t y of Minneso ta h a s j u s t been comple ted by C. S. Je l l ey of t h i s c i ty u n d e r t h e d i r e c t i o n of J . W. Olsen, s u p e r ­i n t e n d e n t of publ ic i n s t ruc t ion . T n e com­p i l a t ion m a k e s a book of 142 p a g e s and wil l p rove inva luab le a s a r e a d y re fe r ­ence for m e m b e r s of school b o a r d s a n d o t h e r s h a v i n g dea l ings w i t h t h e publ ic educa t iona l i n s t i t u t i o n s .

All t he ' ^gene ra l Jaws a n d a m e n d m e n t s a r e g iven in ful l , w i t h t h e n u m b e r of t h e s ec t ion in t h e r e v i s e d s t a t u t e s of 1894 o r s u b s e q u e n t l a w s . T h e s u b s t a n c e of dec i s ions of t h e s u p r e m e c o u r t on t h e r e spec t ive s e c t i o n s a r e g iven in foot n o t e s .

In an append ix a r e found t h e spec ia l fo rms for p e t i t i o n s , n o t i c e s a n d o t h e r d o c u m e n t s p e r t a i n i n g to schools . . T h e in -

*dex i s full a n d a c c u r a t e . Mr. J e l l e y h a s been h i g h l y compl imen ted by school m e n a n d l a w y e r s for t h e t h o r o u g h n e s s ot h i s w o r k . <

M u s t P a y o r S t o p C u t t i n g . Judge Harrison has made an order restrain­

ing Abner C. Godfrey from trespassing and cutting timber on a certain bit of land on which the taxes have been unpaid since 1895.

S u i t f o r D i v o r c e . Ida M. Kaylor has sued for complete separa

tion from Adam Kaylor on the ground of cruelty. She says tha t he threatened her life so realistically t h a t she fled from, him in terror.

PUNISHMENT OF NOYES

Judge Morrow Imposes a Fine of Cne Thousand

Dollars.

Specia l t o The J o u r n a l . San F ranc i sco , Cal. , J a n . 7.—Judge

Noyes is gui l ty . T h e c i rcu i t cour t of appea l s r endered i t s dec is ion in t h e fam­ous Nome c o n t e m p t p roceed ings th i s morn ing . Judge Noyes, F r o s t a n d Woods a r e a l l dec lared gu i l ty of c o n t e m p t of cour t . Judge Noyes i s fined $1,000; F r o s t i s given one y e a r ' s i m p r i s o n m e n t , and Woods four m o n t h s . T h o m a s Geary, a n ­o t h e r of those charged wi th con tempt , w a s dismissed'. H e is from Cal i fornia .

The cour t room was a b o u t half filled, m o s t of those p r e s e n t being d i rec t ly in ­t e r e s t e d in t h e case . J u d g e Noyes was mot p r e s e n t , owing t o h i s s e v e r e i l lness .

At 11 J u d g e s Morrow, of c i rcu i t cour t , and DeHaven of d i s t r i c t cour t , took t h e i r s e a t s . J u d g e Mor row r e a d t h e decision. I t was w r i t t e n by Judge Gi lber t a n d i s in m o s t s c a t h i n g t e r m s . Gi lbe r t dec la red t h a t a conspi racy ex i s t ed be tween McKen-zie a n d Noyes , one of t h e w o r s t t h a t had eve r been known and , because of Noyes ' pos i t ion , one of t h e mos t flagrant c r imes on record . T h e decis ion was muoh l ike t h e one in McKenzie ' s case .

J u d g e Mor row coinc ided w i t h Gi lber t , Ross d i s sen t ing . Young F r o s t a p p a r e n t l y did n o t look for such a heavy sen tence . H e s a t dazed and t u r n e d dea th ly pa le . Woods w a s n o t p r e s e n t . Those who have been hos t i l e to J u d g e Noyes w e r e openly re jo ic ing a f te r t h e dec is ion . They a p p a r ­en t ly could h a r d l y r e s t r a i n t h e i r joy. Out in t h e ha l l t h e y laughed, shouted , shook h a n d s a n d s lapped o n e a n o t h e r on t h e back. As one sa id : " W e h a v e done Noyes up a t l a s t . " •

In t h e m e a n t i m e J u d g e Noyes l ies a t t h e H o t e l S t N icho la s a l m o s t a t d e a t h ' s door . H e w a s sudden ly t a k e n w i t h a severe h e m o r r h a g e l as t Monday and his ' condi t ion , wh i l e no t a t first s e r ious , g rew worse S a t u r d a y n i g h t a n d Sunday h i s l ife was despa i r ed of. H e ra l l i ed t h i s m o r n ­ing, t a lked of t h e c o m i n g dec is ion a n d seemed ve ry hopeful . T h e a d v e r s e de ­cis ion, however , m a y cause a r e l a p s e and h i s f r i ends h e r e a r e p r e p a r e d for t h e w o r s t .

GRIM REAPER BOSY Mortality of the Year Just Past

Was Heavy.

THE TOTAL OS, DEATHS WAS 2,510

B a d W a t e r a n d B a d W e a t h e r T w o L e a d i n g C a u s e s of

I n c r e a s e .

t h e

T h e d e a t h s from a l c a u s e s in Minne ­apol i s l a s t y e a r numbered 2,510. Th i s i s a n inc rease of 229 over t h e figures of t h e previous yea r a n d the g r e a t e s t m o r ­t a l i t y for a n y y e a r s ince 1890.

The m o r t a l i t y from typhoid a n d d iph­t h e r i a h a s been unusua l ly high in the pa s t year . T h e d e a t h s from typhoid w e r e 121, a g a i n s t s e v e n t y - n i n e l a s t year , and from d i p h t h e r i a ISO, a g a i n s t 113 in 1900. T h e c l i m a t i c condi t ions a r e held by t h e medica l men of the d e p a r t m e n t to be t h e cause of t h e except iona l preva lence of d iph the r i a whi le t h e l a r g e use of w a t e r f rom the lower s t a t ions will h a v e to b e a r a good s h a r e of t h e respons ib i l i ty for t h e unusua l typhoid m o r t a l i t y .

The n u m b e r of dea th s from pneumonia was 214, a g a i n s t 159 las t year . Suicide and acc iden t s a r e t h e c a u s e s of a much l a r g e r n u m b e r of dea th s t h a n usual , a to ta l of 161, of which 21 a r e su ic ides . T h e poison r o u t e was t h e favor i te a n d fire­a r m s nex t . T h e n u m b e r of d e a t h s from o t h e r l ead ing causes w e r e as fol lows: Tubercu los i s of t h e lungs , 248; h e a r t d i s ­ease , 163; cancer , 133; B r igh t ' s d isease , 117; seni l i ty , 74.

L I C E X S E S P A Y L E S S

T o t a l f o r XOOl W a s $ 1 , 4 5 4 L e s s T h a n f o r 1 9 0 0 .

T h e ci ty r ece ip t s for 1901 from all l i ­cense sources o t h e r t h a n saloons show a fal l ing off of $1,454 from the figures of 1900. The to ta l r ece ip t s from th i s source a r e $13,378. The dec rease is mose no t ice ­able in the l ine of foot peddlers , j u n k dea le r s and wagon peddlers , toward whom t h e m a y o r h a s shown excep t iona l l ibera l ­ity. Many h a v e been al lowed to ply the i r t r a d e s u n d e r p e r m i t s from t h e mayor w i t h o u t t h e p a y m e n t of a n y l icense fee. T h e l a t t e r day ac t iv i ty in t h e l ine of bowl ing i s evidenced by t h e fact t h a t in 1900 bu t four bowling al leys paid l icenses , whi le t h i s pa s t year t h e r e were t w en t y -four. T h e r e was also a g r ea t boom in t h e a t e r s a n d m u s e u m s , t h e n u m b e r being four t een , a g a i n s t five in 1900.

DRUGGED? Sensational Charge in a Suit * by Melbourne McDowell,

the Actor. K a n s a s City, J a n . 7.—Melbourne Mac -

Dowell , t h e ac tor who ended a n e n g a g e ­m e n t h e r e y e s t e r d a y s igned t o -day i n K a n s a s Cty, Kan . , a s e n s a t i o n a l depos i ­t i on of his s u i t a g a i n s t C la rence M. B r u n e , a t h e a t r i c a l m a n a g e r , who l a s t s e a s o n s t a r r e d h i s wife, Minnie T i t t l e B r u n e , and MacDowell in Sa rdou ' s p lay , " T h e o ­d o r a . "

MacDowel l in h i s depos i t ion s w e a r s t h a t in New YoTk, whi le in tox ica ted , h e w a s Induced to s ign b i l l s of sa le convey­ing the r i g h t s t o t h e Sardou p lays t o Brune for $500. H e a s s e r t s t h a t f raud was used in b r i n g i n g abou t t h e t r a n s a c ­t ion, a n d a s k s t h a t i t be se t a s ide .

T h e su i t was filed in R a m s e y county , Minneso ta , a n d seeks to r ecove r d a m a g e ! and t o r e s t r a i n B r u n e f rom p roduc ing a n y of t h e Sardou p lays .

Other sensa t iona l s t a t e m e n t s a r e m a d e by MacDowell in h i s deposi t ion, one be ing t h a t he w a s drugged in New York, p u t on board a s t e a m e r a n d t a k e n first to B o s ­ton and t h e n to N e w p o r t N e w s , and t h a t in Ba l t imore l a t e r , wh i l e s t i l l u n d e r t h e influence of t h e drug , he w a s m a r r i e d .

L . N . Scot t , m a n a g e r of t h e Met ropo l i ­t a n o p e r a house , St. P a u l , is a l s o m a d e a defendant in t h e su i t .

HOUGHTON IS DEFIANT H o c k e y P l a y e r s T h e r e W a n t a G a m s

W i t h M i n n e a p o l i s .

If t h e Minneapo l i s Hockey Club, or a n y o t h e r hockey c lub which r e p r e s e n t s t h » g a m e in t h i s ci ty, will m a k e I tself m a n i ­fes t by showing some s igns of l ife, i t can a r r a n g e a m a t c h w i t h t h e P o r t a g e Lake club, of Hough ton , Mich., some t i m e n e x t m o n t h . J. Ruh l of t h e P o r t a g e Lake club, who was in Minneapo l i s t o -day , t r i ed in va in to loca te some hockey e n ­t h u s i a s t s in Minneapol i s In o rde r t o m a k e a d a t e for a g a m e in t h i s ci ty, b u t t h e y w e r e al l u n d e r cover . Mr. Ruhl e x ­p la ined t h a t a s h i s c lub h a s a l r e a d y a r ­r a n g e d t o p lay t h e St . Lou i s a n d Mi lwau­kee c lubs in F e b r u a r y , i t would be c o n ­v e n i e n t to inc lude Minneapol is in t h e c i r ­cu i t a n d p l a y a n exh ib i t ion game h e r e . T h e c lub wi l l a lso endeavor to t a k e o n t h e St . P a u l c lub a t t h a t t i m e . T h e P o r t ­age L a k e c lub is one of t h e s t r o n g e s t hockey clubs in the Uni ted S ta tes , and w a s only n a r r o w l y defeated l a s t y e a r by t h e Canadian Soo t eam, which s tood second i n t h e Canadian assoc ia t ion c lubs l a s t s ea* son.

Al though Minneapol is h o c k e y i t e s h e l 4 an o rgan iza t ion m e e t i n g e a r l y in t h e s e a ­son, t hey h a v e h a r d l y been i n ev idence u p t o d a t e .

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