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PHI m " 'ftr :-:---^ MINNEAPOLIS JOtJBNAE. """ * .''' mmiFKn)AY EVENING, "FEBEUABY 21,^02.' ':' -^ - J . CITY NEWS j*ew Block or KiutsClarkson Lind- ',ey took out a pewjiAt to-day for the erection of a three-story b/foik flat building at 1508-10 Hennej ia aveuue. ffHe foundation was put In last fa 1. The total cost will be }17,600. tOxj Loston in Mllwanke* StationA fire in uhe Milwaukee station last evening re sulted in a loss of about $200. As Train Dis patcher Fowler of tho I. & M. division was leaving his office on the second floor, about 11 p. m., an explosion broke the plate glass in the door. It is thought to have been caused by crossed wires. Two New Hurul Routes Assistant Postmaster Hughes, in charge of rural free delivery In Hennepin county, Has received notice o) tbe establishment of two additional routes. Ttese are double routes. They will distribute from St. Bonifacius and from Rock ford. The former will supply constituents of Congressmen Heatwole and Fletcher in the west end of Hennepin county and parts of Wright county. The Rockford route will cover portions of Congressman Morris' domain in Wright county and parts of Hennepin. Kelt* Want a Hi* BottlesJ. N. Er monski, a junk dealer, was charged in the police court to-day with violatlug an ordin ance which forbids use of bottles stomped with another man's name or trade mark. Tho complainant, Jacob Ueis, says that the Junk dealer lnt.s had in his possession 500 bottles of his with the intent to sell the same for a second time. The bottles are marked with his name and have certain devices blown in the glass. Officer Dittman of the municipal court made a search of the premises of the de fendant and found eighty-six of the bottles in question. Ermonski entered not guilty and will be tried Feb. 25. plea of KECROLOUICAL WBSLKY w . PARKERTh funeral took place from the residence, 122 B Twenty sixth street, to-day at 2 p. m. Interment at Lakewood. HKS. I'Al 1, J. 1,1 MUKKX of this city died at the city hospital yesterday of pul iu New Prague, Minn. The funeral will be held Saturday at New Prague. U A K Y I ) I , \ L E A V Y , aged 16, daughter of Richard Dunleavy, 2303 Third street NE, died at the city hospital this morning of pul monary trouble. She was taken to the hos pital Feb. 18 and had been ill but a short time. PENINSULA'S OLDEST MAN He's Resident Has Seen ot Marquette a n d 103 Years. Special to The Journal. .Marquette, Mich., Feb. 21.The fact that Marquette is the home of the oldest man in the upper peninsula came to light yesterday through, an obituary notice fol lowing the death of a womana grand motherwho is survived by her aged father. Tho man is Joseph Crosier. He is 10:i years old, is still hale and hearty and apparently will live for several "more years. Orozier does much work about the house and for exercise walks four miles a clay. He is a very familiar figure about the streets. ST. ANTHONY PARK Mr. and Mrs. Blair gave an informal dinner Saturday night. The V. \V. C. A. and the Y. M. C. A. united in an entertainment in the drill hall Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Burt Harwood of Paris are guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Harwood. Mr. Harwood was formerly director of the St. Paul School of Fine Arts. Mrs. Vail has returned from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Professor and Mrs. Tucker of the state agri cultural school 'enteitained the graduating class Monday evening. Miss Cora Stevens of Newport is visiting her sister, Mrs. Truax. Miss Kinkiey of Green Bay, "Wis., is the guest of Mrs. Win. Plant. Mrs. Arthur Stobbart leaves shortly for Rochester for a two weeks' visit. Mrs. W. W. Clark entertained for Mrs. George Sanford Eddy Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons. The young people gave a fancy dress party in Odd Fellows' hall Saturday evening. The patriotic division of the St. Anthony Park Woman's association will meet at the home of Mrs. D. A. Cudworth of Cromwell avenue, on the afternoon of Feb. 27. Mrs. C. E. Clark will sjive her paper on "The Louisi ana Purchase," Mrs. Dibble will speak on the art memorial and Mrs. J. S. Hurspool will sing. The Ladies' guild of the Episcopal church met Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. H. McDermott. Mrs. Peachem and Mrs. Friday afternoon at the Peachem. The Ladies' Aid society of the Methodist church met Tuesday with Mrs. Clark of Bay liss avenue. Mrs. Friend B. Brace entertained informally Friday afternoon in honor of Mrs. Balcome. Mr. and Mrs. Friend B. Brace are entertain ing Charles Bassett of Duluth. The Congregational Ladies' Aid society will meet Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Win. Wy-market man. The History class met Thursday vrlth Mrs. T. L. Maecken. Mrs. Brace gave a paper. Foss gave home of tea Mrs. LECTURE BY DR. SPERRY. Special to The Journal. Northfleld, Minn., Feb. 21.Dr. Lyman B. Sprry, non-resident lecturer on the Carlton college faculty, lectured before the student body this morning.The St. Olaf band gives its annual concert in the auditorium to-night. The organization has an enviable reputation. Two carloads of cinders have arrived for use in finishing the track at the new athletic ground. ANCIENT PRIVILEGES Lonlon Answers. Any inhabitant of the island of Guern sey has the curious privilege of exercising the "Clameur de Haro." A person who considers his land rights to he infringed has only to sw^ar out an affidavit on the subject, attested by two witnesses, and present this to the bailiff of the island. Then, sinking on one knee, he cries in French, "O, Rollo, my prince, succor me! I am wronged!" By this proceeding the act of trespass is stayed until the mat ter has 'bean judicially settled. This strange old world privilege was exercised only last year. Hursfbourne Woods were in old and lawless times the favorite resort of the people of Andover, who used to kill and carry off all the fat bucks they could lay their hands on. The property belongs to the Earls of Portsmouth, and the peer of the time at last bought the poachers off by agreeing to give them a buck for each of their feasts. This privilege is still exercised. The late Colonel Tighe, Master of Wood stock, during his lifetime, could always be seen at his study window at a certain hour each morning of the week, except Sunday. It is an. unwritten law of the manor that the tenants shall have the right of laying their grievances and dis putes before their master. To do this they do not enter the house, but stand in the courtyard outside the study window. After Colonel Tighe's death his wife, Lady Louisa Tighe, carried on the practice. wli TIXG-FATCANDTHE REPORTER Success. The reporter who lied to the Chinese minis ter at Washington, Wu Ting-fang, about his salary, no doubt deluded himself with the thoughtif he gave the matter a thought at allthat it was a "white lie" that would hurt nobody. But let us see the sequel: On the first occasion, when he called to in terview the minister, he was asked what sal ary he received. "One hundred and fifty dollarsa week," glibly replied the youth. "It Is too much. It Is altogether too much," said the more candid than polite Wu Ting-fang. "You are not worth more than $25 a week." The Chinese minister, it is said) learned later, through other newspaper men, that the reporter had not spoken the truth, and that instead of $150 a week he received but $50. Consequently, when he again presented' him self at-the Chinese legation for information for his paper, he was curtly dismissed by Wu Ting-fang with these words: "You lied to mesoon about your salary. If you will lie about such a thing as that you will lie about anything. .1 do not trust you. I have-nothing to say to you. I want to revise my former esti mate- of your value. Instead of being worth % a week you are not worth anjthing, elr.'*J Scheme.the J. SMILE OF DODGLAS News From Washington Caused an Expansive Grin. ATTORNEY GENERAL IS TICKLED The Effect on t h e Stock Market W a s Very Disquieting a t First. Attorney General Douglas is highly pleased at the annauncement of Attorney Genral Knox that he would proceed against the Northern Securities company for violation, of the Sherman anti-trust law. The news was not a surprise to Mr. Douglas. When first in Washington oa the merger case, he called on the attor ney general and presented the case to him. They have since been in frequent correspondence. Mr. Knox was mis quoted in the dispatches, which repre sented that he would not Interfere in the matter, and on his return from Wash ington Mr. Douglas corrected the state ment in a J o u r n a l interview. Mr. Knox at that time said he would take up the case should the state fail, and a proper showing of facts be made to him. Since that time has occurred the unex pected delay in the supreme court. Mr. Knox has gone into the facts, and has made up his mind that the anti-trust law is being violated. Won't Interfere W i t h State's Case. "A suit brought by the attorney gen eral will in no way conflict with the suit brought by the state of Minnesota," said Mr. Douglas this morning. "They go side by side. I am very much pleased, of course, to see that the suit will be brought. It will not jeopardize the standing of our case before the supreme court in any way." Mr. Douglas said further: "I would like to take this opportunity to correct a mistake that a good many attorneys are making. It is often said that the gov ernment has no power to prohibit the making of contracts. That is in a measure true, but not entirely. It is within the power of the government to prohibit the making of an illegal con tract, and a contract against public policy is illegal. It is not illegal for a man to buy stock in ordinary quantities, but when he buys stock of such quantity and nature as to be against public policy, he may be restrained. I will just cite two authorities: One I gave at the recent hearing before the supreme court, in re ply to a question. In the opinion given by Justice Peckham in the United States vs. the Joint Traffic association, 171st II. S., page 571, in which the anti-trust act is held valid, he says: In dealing With contracts, the constitu tional right of a citizen to make contracts is not inconsistent with the existence of a power in congress to prohibit a contract of the nature involved in this case. "Since then I have found another opin ion even more explicit. It is in the case of Frisbie vs. the United States, 157 U. S., page 165. In this opinion Justice Brewer says: "While it may be conceded that, gener ally speaking, among the inalienable rights of the citizen is that of the liberty of contract, yet such liberty is not ab solute and universal. It is within the undoubted power of government to re strain some individuals from all con tracts, as well as all individuals from some contracts. It may deny to all the right to contract for the purchase or sale of lottery tickets to the minor the right to assume any obligations, except for the necessaries of existence to the common carrier the power to make any contract releasing himself from negligence, and, indeed, may restrain all engaged in any employment from any contract in the course of that employment which is against public policy. The possession of this power by government in no man ner conflicts with the proposition that, generally speaking, every citizen has a right freely to contract for the price of his labor, services or property." A FAMILY STRICKEN Four Out of Five Members Have i the Smallpox. THE IMMUNE WAS VACCINATED None of th e Others Ha d Been Dr. Hall's Ironical Comment. The family of James B. Lee, a teamster at 321 Second street SE, is stricken with smallpox. This morning Health Com missioner Hall found four of the five mem bers sick of the dread diseasethe mother, father and two sons, of 14 and 19. A daughter, aged 16, who was the only member who had been vaccinated, has not taken the disease, although she has been at home all of the time. No physician had been called, said Dr. Hall "this morn ing, and the cases were well advanced. "The fact that the girl, who was vaccin ated in her school several months ago, and who was the only member of the family that had been, did not take the smallpox," remarked Dr. Hall, rather ironically, "is merely a coincidence, of course." This case is remarkably like that of 'the Williams family reported yesterday. In the Williams family, however, the im mune member Is 7 years old while in to day's Instance she is 16. NONE TO MOURN HIM Andrew Tappers Body Laid in a Murderer's Grave. M A K E HERASAINT Interesting Forms in the Canoniza tion of Jeanne d'Arc. SHE MUST HAVE DONE MIRACLES F r a n c o - A m e r i c a ns In Minneapolis Seem t o Believe He r Entitled to Beatification. NO PRAYERS OVER THE COFFIN T h r o u g h Some Defect th e Death Cer tificate Does Not Indicate Legal Execution. Two grave diggers, who stood spade in, hand readv to cover the coffin, a driver of a hearse and a single attendant formed a little party that surrounded the grave in Layman's cemetery Into Which the body of the murderer, Andrew Tapper, was low ered at noon yesterday. Although the dead man had relatives, none was present. Death Certificate Piled. This morning Health Commissioner P. M. Hall received a certificate of the deaih of Tapper. Strangely there is nothing in the affidavit that shows by what man ner the man came by Ms d*ath. It gives the cause of death as '"broken neck," and the immediate cause as "murder." The natural inference would probably be that the man was struck on the neck by some murderous person. Manifestly the docu ment is defective tihere being no sugges tion of "legal hanging," but inasmuch as official and probably correct records have been filed in Carver county, Dr. Hall is sued the burial permit without question. HOW STOCKS ARE HIT Northern Securities Off F o u r P o i n t s - Great Northern Affected. The bomb thrown into tho stock market by tho United States attorney general, ex ploded with force enough to cause a jar in speculative circles in Minneapolis. The announcement that Attorney General Knox had expressed to President Roose velt the opinion that the attempted north western railroad merger and organization of the Northern Securities is in violation of the spirit of the anti-trust laws came as a great shock. Long before the 3tock ocened the offices of local stock brokers were crowded with anxious in vestors some of -wt\.om. txad. been Viviyers of Northern Securities on the late favor able reports sent out from Wall street offices. The wires were hot with early gossip. One early telegram to a lead ing local house said: "The announcement of the report of the attorney general and of the attitude of the president in the Northern Securities case came as a great surprise to Wall street. We look for a break in Northern Securities and advise cautiousness." True to this prediction. Northern Se curities was off four points. At the close yesterday the Quotation was 10614. The opening trade this morning was at 102%. Great Northern broke 616 points and fell Quickly from 190% down to 184. This slump in Northern Securities and Great Northern had affect all through the mar ket. Of late there has been seme gossip to the effect that when the niergerites got everything going to suit them, the Soo I'oad would be taken in. Soo stock has had a sensational advance of late. This was a legitimate advance based on the actual earnings of the road, bur. the pos sibility of the road ultimately being taken over by the Northern Securities crowd has been in some degree an additional help to sentiment. Soo common was off 1% points and all the so-called Morgan stocks were weak. A later dispatch to a -local house said. "Have no fear of any severe breaks, at least not to-day, for the reason that the big moneyed Interests, especially the Morgan crowd, have been alarmed and are lending vigorous support to the market." LateT advices said that Mr. Morgan was having prepared a statement of the Northern Securities company for general publication. Charles Steele.of J. P, Mor- Th e gan & Co. was quoted as saying that the action of the attorney general was a great surprise, but that everything will EXTRADITION HELD UP T h a t of Mayer Delayed Pending a Court Decision. Peter J. Healy, representing Francis S. Mayer, now confined in the county jail awaiting the decision of President Roose velt In regard to his extradition to Japan on the charge of fongery, is at Washing ton to-day in the interests of his client. He has arranged to delay the issue of re quisition papers pending the decision of the United States district court on an ap peal from the order of United States Com missioner H. S. Abbott holding Mayer for extradition. Healy says that if Judge Lochrem decides against Mayer tho case will be taken to the supreme court and that Secretary of State Hay will be enjoined from issuing extradition papers pending decision. Yesterday Judge Lochren issued a writ of habeas corpus directed to United States Marshal Grimshaw, returnable March 3 at 10 a. m. A writ of certiorari was also issued, directed to United States Commisaioner Abbott commanding him to return complete transcript of the record and evidence in the case. Minneapolis Franco-Americans aro greatly interested in the proposed canoni zation this year by tho Catholic church of Jeanne d'Arc, the famous French, peasant girl, who, believing herself di vinely appointed to save France, led the French army to brilliant victories and was finally burned at tbe stake on the charge of witchcraft. An unofficial rejor has come from Rome that the process which will enroll one of uhe most unique characters of his tory among tho saints or determine her stituted within a year in the eternal city, stituted within a year in the ttrnal city. It is a popular belief ameng the French admirers of eJanne d'Arc that she has inspired, and tfoat her saintly qualifica tions for the honor entitle her to even more consideration in that regard than some others whosa names have been en tered on the sacred book. Among those who are inclined to share in the belief that Jeanne d'Arc performed miracles which may be considered sufficient for her canonization is Rev. Gabriel Andrie, assistant pastor of the Church of No tre Dame de Lourdes, on the East Side. The process of canonization, he says, will very much resemble a trial by jury. Tihere will be two sides of the inquiry to justify the ^contention that the cir cumstances of .her life were sufficient for her to be classed among the saints. Un der other names,, there will be attorneys for the prosecution and the defense. It will be rite aim of one sido to prove that Jeanne really performed miracles and ac complished undertakings which only one with 6aintly endowments could have suc cessfully prosecuted. It will devolve upon the defense, to bring before the court all of the good deeds of her life, which will be weighed in the judgment scales side by side with bad acts of her career. If her sins are found to outnumber her virtues she will be found wanting in the quali fications needed to make her a shining light of the church. "There xs another equally important matter to be considered in the canoniza tion ceremony," said Father Andrie. "Before her name can even be considered by the high tribunal of the church it must j be demonstrated beyond doubt that she performed at least two miracles. That much being shown to the satisfaction of the church dignitaries whose duty it will be to pass finally upon the case, the name of Jeanne d'Arc will be classed as 'ven erable.' After that her followers must prove absolutely that there were two other supernatural acts in her lifeacts whose performance must clearly have been beyond all human agencybefore her name will be entitled to beatification. In all she must have performed four mir acles. "Witnesses will be examined in strict accord with prescribed rules of conduct in matters of such grave Import, who must give evidence to prove that such miracles were actually performed. If it can be shown beyond all controversion that wor shippers at the shrine of Jeanne d'Arc invalids, whose cases had been pro nounced and shown to be incurable by reputable physicians were suddenly made whole by contact with her ashes, she will be credited with having been possessed of supernatural power. "Many people believe that a girl of 15 could not have exerted the influence she did over men had she not been gifted with divine power. Another circumstance that goes to show that she was more than mortal, that she had been called of God, was the inablily of the king of France to deceive her as to his personality when she went before him. Although one of the king's attendants put on the royal raiment and occupied the throneal though the girl was told that he was the kingshe went straight to the true mon arch and said: 'You are the king." THE NEW STORE That Basement Store SfSJSSf calculations, always, and IT SHINES BRIGHTEST FRIDAYS. CITIZENS' COUNCIL MEETING "The Protection of Unfortunates" Subject for Discussion. "The Protection of the Unfortunates" was the subject for discussion at the third meeting of the Citizens' council last night at the Y. M. C. A. building. John Crosby was -chairman.. Judge W. A.. Kerr read a paper on "The Work of the Municipal Court." George M. Holt, probation offi cer, followed with a talk on "The Need of a Juvenile Court." Miss Anna Swan son gave an address on "A Woman's Re formatory." C. M. Stocking outlined the work of the Union mission in a talk on "The Care of the Friendless." Discus sion was general. Among the speakers were Dr. McVey of the state university Charles E. Faulkner, superintendent of the Washburn Memorial Home Dr. Martha Ripley and Mrs. S. B. Schaeffer, police matron. SAW NEW YORK SCHOOLS Dr. Ti F . Quimby Back Front F i v e W e e k s ' E a s t e r n Trip. Dr. Thomas F. Quinby yesterday re turned from a five weeks' visit in the east, where he has been making a careful study of the modern methods of diagnosis any! treatment of diseases of the stomach. The doctor also investigated New York schools. He says: "\ visited a number of New York's palatial four and five story school buildings. Except for height, the buildings are models. In many of. them the boys and girls study and class rooms, are entirely separate. I attended a boys' gymnasium class and found an elaborate system of physical training. The doctor attended a meeting of the New York school board and heard more wrangling in one afternoon than the board here indulges in in a whole month. A MOMSTERTHERMOMETER New Glass Measureds Seven Feet.thermo Ate the Donaldson Glass Block to-day A COMPLETED TRANSFER FIRST UNDER NE W TORRBNS LAW Gilbert Chrlstianson Conveys Lot to Charles J . KJretschmer. The first transfer of land under the new Torrehs system was completed this moru ing when Gilbert Obristianson conveyed lot 6, Block 42, in Baket's iovnrtn addiUon. to Charles Kvet8t:hnaer. It was ^con dition of tnaJ. e sale made b y th e latte r tha t the title should be registered under rhe new system. So Mr. Christiansen, hav ing secured a certificate of title backed by the district court of Hennepin county, and by the state, unhesitatingly gave a warranty deed to Mr. Kretschmer, who took the deed and the duplicate certificate to Registrar Oeorge C. Merrill. Mr. Merrill will now note on the orig inal certificate that the same !has been cancelled being replaced by another cer tificate. No. 12. A similar entry will be made on the duplicate certificate and this with the warranty deed will bo filed away. A warranty deed under the new Torrents system does not cenvey title. It simply directs the registrar to register the land in auestion in the name of the grantee and to issue to him a certificate of the registration. The chief beauty of the new system lies in the fact that the cer tificate shows on its face the character and amount of all incumbrances and liens and these are not valid until recorded in that manner. Black Satin Soleil, 38 inches wide, looks like $1 yard goods, 25c Fancy Silks, waist S a t i n s , Lining Silks, etc., regu larly 25c to 89c a yard, 12 k Men*s Underwear, men's ribbed shirts and d r a w e r s , spring and sum mer wight, 19c Metal Purses chate lain metal purses, large size, oxidiz ed and silver purs es, values 75c, for Friday, Outing Flannel full yard wide, heavy and fine, 18 yard would not be an unreasonable price 8!o Golden Kidney Cure, $1.00 bottle, cures all Kidney Diseases. Friday, 11c White GoodsIn- dia Linen, 4,000 y a r d s , desirable lengths, worth to 12^o yard, 7c RibbonsAll silk Parisian patterns, 3 inches wide, worth 25c. 15c While they last Men's Dept.8 9 0 stiff and soft hats, spring s h a p e s bought at a snap, worth $2.50, at 78c Union made Hats our specialty. Night Gowns, good Muslin, pleating and ruffles French neck worth 69o, 35c English Cashmere 25c and 35c yard qualities, black and colors, 15c Underwear, Ladies' medium w e i g h t vests and pants, worth 25o, 10c Draperies, Perfect Opaque Window Shades, size, 3x6 ft.,color, beilt dark green. Limit 8 to a customer, com plete with fixtures, 12^c f V ^ V ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ A ^ A ^ A ^ NotionsThe Can field Shield, the 25c quality, 10c S/V^^^^V^^WW^^* 1 ^^^ Shirt WaistsLa dies' Percale Shirt Waists, 12 pleats down the front, worth 75c, 35 Laces Imitation Torchon Laees.100 patterns, worth to lOe, 3c Shoe Dept.Pick- ings from Child ren's Department, high grade Shoes, f o r very littls money. Don't miss this every size, 6 to 11 and \\\ to 2 50 styles in all. Your choice 49c Hosiery, Odds and Ends ladies' and children's import ed Hosiery, worth 25c, 7c Lining Cambrics, best quality, black and colors, yard, 2^c Hemstitched Hand kerchiefs Sheer and fine, each 3c #4* EVANS, MUNZER, PICKERING * CO. FELL OYER A BABE George Mead Stumbled Over an In fant at His Door. LITTLE ONE THUS FINDS A HOME T h e Meads H a d Lately Lost a Child a n d Gladly Receive* t h e Stranger. GRAIN MEN IN LINE "Independents" Are Making Their Organization Permanent SUCCESS SEEMS TO BE ASSURED Over Fifty a t t h e F a r g o Meeting B o a r d of T r a d e Membership* Sought. HAMMER HENDERSON Concord in His District Fast Being Destroyed. ALL ON ACCOUNT OF THE TARIFF It was a strange find that Conductor George Mead, of the street railway, made upon returning to his home at 514 Central avenue late last might. It was quite dark ya. the hallway, and he did not see a bundle on the first step and stumbled over it. The pitiful wail ot a baby issued from the depths of the bundle. Mead picked it up tenderly and carried it upstairs. "What have you got there?" his wife demanded as the cry broke out afresh. "I don't know," was the reply "I haven't had a chance to look at it myself. Let's see." Then he removed the wrappings and a tiny baby girl was exposed to view. The child was apparently little more than a day old. It was perfectly formed and in good health. Mr. and Mrs. Mead had a little girl of their own, but it died when seven months old, and now they think the little outcast has come to take its place. "Going to adopt her, boys," he said to his associates at the Bast Side barns "before going on his run this morning. "She's a peach, and my wife's going to have her christened next Sunday." HE DIED ALONE *. H. Walsh,, F o r m e r J a n i t o r of N. W. National Bank. The lifeless body of P. H. Walsh was found go on just the same and the filing of the ! t h e r w a s P l a C 6 in positio n a bill in equity on behalf of the govern- I ^ e t 1 ^ I ^ : i A p r ? b ^ y _ ^ f ! ^ ? 3 t _ccu,r ment will mean the greatest legal battle of the century. One local man, a close personal friend of J. J. Hill, was at his office an hour ahead of time this morning, having hur ried down to protect himself in case of a severe break in the Northern Securi ties, which he is said' to have bought freely of late on advice direct from the fountain head. Many otheirs had dipped, into the stock and were caught to soma extent. Now the question is asked, what wilfl be the attitude of the eastern financial papers that have been persistently main taining that the state of Minnesota Jiad no case. The local anti-mergerltes main tain that the action of the attorney/ gen eral is the most noteworthy ind/catidn yet shown of the good judgment tt Gov ernor Van Sant in starting the opposition eral should- see the combination as being legally vulnerable, attacking it, and that the president's influence, in a *way, goes with the opposition to it, te thought to mean th* greatest setback %he plan has yet met with. On the other hand, the mergerites who are still game, maintain that Ml'. Morgan and his Associates will welcome the governmental attack, as thj thing must be settled /somehow pretty if some of the numerous plans of the house of J. P. Morgan Co. are not to be hung, up indefinitely. Since it is to be room at the Warwick bo-tel, 206 Wash ington avenue S. at 11 o'clock this fore noon. Mr. Walsh was about 80. and was for several years janitor of the Northwest ern National bank. Formerly he lived at G12 Twelfth avenue S, but for the nast few Block IiiMtrainen.t I months he lived in down town lodging houses. Monday evening he went to the Warwick and engaged a room. Yesterday he was taken ill, Brisht's disease, from which he had long been a sufferer, having become acute. The intention was to remove the sick man to the hospital to-day, but when the room was opened this morning the body was found on the floor. In a pocket was a memorandum book, in which was written a request that In case of accident or death word be sent to Thomas Walsh, either a brother or a son, at 88 Cort land avenue, New York city. The body was removed to the morgue and Coroner Wil liams will hold an autopsv. at e instrument of the sort in the world. The total lengflh is nearly seven feet. The tuba which has a lens front is five and one-half feet long. It will register all the way from 130 degrees above zero to 5S deigrees below zero. The scale is so large ttoat there are two and - ae-half degrees Co the inch. The wholi is mounted on oxidized brass and cost $125. The figures are in red enamel and the temperature can be read half a block off. T. S. Outram, weather observer has tested it and pro nounces that is is absolutely accurate. MAY BE REINSTATED C. audi C. Board Members May Side Witti Hospital Engineer. City Physician Nelson's authority to discharge employes of the city hospital outside of the hospital department prop to the^ mfjeei^ ^hat^jthe^_attor!iey gen- , e r is questioned b'y the board of correc tions and charities, and at another spec ial meeting, to be called shortly, it will be insisted that he reinstate Chief Engi neer McCbnville, dismissed on Monday. The board met last night but did not have the necessary legal advice, and ad)- jourhed without doing anything definite. The board, with Dr. Nelson and his attor ney, went to meet the city attorney this noon andget.a ruling. Maya? Ames and Coramisisoner Rihehart were on hand, but Dr. Nelson and his counsel were, de tained. City. Attorney Healy held that it- wil-l gigantic a fight to a finish, anyway, it is claimed the city physician had no authority' to the quicker it begins the better - - - - pleas e promoters, of the discharge engineers or other emplqyes of the city hospital concerned iu, Its. main itenance. . $&$ r A SCHUBERT PROGRAM Next T h u r s d a y Musical Meeting a t ptira* Wire* Haptlt Chiwcla.. Schubert -was the composer whose -works were presented at the regular meeting of the Ladies Thursday Musicale this morning in the Unitarian church. There was not a large attendance as. there had been some misunderstanding in 'regard to the place of meeting, but the program was most enjoy able. Mrs. John Harris Chick gave the "Symphony ih C minor" and "Andante" on the organ, and (Miss Agnes Griswold, a young girl of great promise and a pupil of Miss Hat tie A. Wolff, gave three selections, "To Sing on the Waters," "Hark. Hark, the Lark," and tho I*iszt transcriptions. Miss Griswold plays with sympathy and intelligence and her numbers were a delightful feature of the program. Miss Mamie Swanberg and Miss Constance Osborn gave a pleasing piano duet, "Marche Militaire." Mrs. Elizabeth Brown Hawkins sang 'Des Mullers Blumen" and "Who Is Sylvia," and Miss Helen Hall's solos were "Das Tod und Das Madchen" and "Frulingsglaube." Miss Alberta Fisher sang "Wohin" and "Undeduld." The only num bers not from Schubert were two Chopin com positions which Miss Jean B. Wakeman gave. In her musical notes Mrs. Russell Lawrence spoke of Mrs. Anna Smith Bebrens who is '11 in the hospital and paid a beautiful tri bute to her as a woman and as a musician. Mrs. Ricker was unable to be present and the announcements were made by Mrs. Hec tor Baxter. The next meeting of the Musicale on March 6 will be held In the First Free Baptist church on Nicollet avenue. The mem bership committee will havie a meeting Thurs day morning In the studio and applicants for active membership will flla their applications at once. A studio tea will be given Thursday afternoon. The program of the mornimc will be re peated to-morrow'at 10:30 o'clock in the uni versity . chapel and the women who are in the city for the ^onvepition of the Minne sota Efdltorlal Association will be the kuests of the morning. PURDrS ERRAND , Sees I n d i an Commissioner Anent t h e Commonwealth Company. JVom The Journal Bureau, Boom 4.6, Post Building, Wathington. Washington, Feb. 21.M. D. Purdy, United States district attorney for Minnesota, is in "Washington in the matter of the Common wealth Lumber company timber trespasses. Some time ago he was directed to bring suit against the company to recover $31,500. for green timber cut on the White Earth reserv ation last winter. Ray W. Jones, president of the company, asked the Indian office to susoend action. Jones came here yesterday with Purdy and presented a proposition for settlement to Indian Commissioner Jones on the basis of a considerable reduction from the government's demand. Purdy and Jones had conferences with the Indian commissioner yesterday and to-day,but no agreement was reached. Purdy will Sat urday hieht go to New York, where he will take some depositions in the suit now before the United States court in Minnesota and will reach home about/ March 3. . W. W. Jeraane. SNAKES MAY BITE s 6bjeet t o \ e w Towns in th e ' CreeOc Nation. Holdenville, i. TA, Feb. 21.About twen ty armed Snake Indians threatened to burn Holdenville. Wednesday and Marshal Kais, learning oif their intention, placed a large number of deputies on gfuard to protect the city. While there were some demonstrations nothing was done. The Snakes are incemsed at the springing up of new towaiB a/11 over the Creek nation and It is feared that serious trouble will be the outcome. The Snake Indians seem to be dstermined not to give up their country to law and order without strenuous resistance. United States Marshal Bennett of Muskogee has ordered the arrest of all armed Snake Indians. GL1P0ENS HEAVY MAIL Vendome's Old Clerk Ha s a Busy Day in F a r g o . Special to The Journal. Fargo, TS. D., Feb. 21.Yesterday was a busy day for Harry B. Glidden, recently clerk of the Hotel Vendome in Minneapo lis. He is now day clerk at the Metro pole in Fargo and many of his Minneapo lis frlendp Bent him letters of congratula tion oh his success In this city. There were about 150 letters and be had to put on an extra force of bell bops to amiet him in-reading them. Special to The Journal. Fargo, N. D., Feb. 21.The Northwest ern Independent Grain Buyers met in Fargo this morning on call of President McPherson. Organization was tempo rarily effected a month ago in St. Paul, and it was decided to-day to make It permanent. The discussions this morning were largely informal and executive as a con tingent of the buyers fear the established elevator men will break up the plans. The question of railroad rates and the atti tude of the railways toward independent and track buyers was earnestly discussed, and it seemed to be th e concensus that the railroads favored the established com panies. There seems no doubt of the success of the plan to incorporate regular a com mission house and secure memberships in leading boards of trade through which the entire business of the independent buyers of Minnesota, the Dakotas and Iowa will be handled. There are over fifty buyers present and all are enthusiastic. Three other meet ings are already scheduled. LIGNITE A SOOCESS N. P. Road Demonstrates Its Value for Use in Lo comotives. Special to The Journal. Jamestown, N. D., Feb. 21.The test of Washburn lignite coal for fuel on the Washburn engine, run from Mandan to Jamestown, yesterday was successful In every particular. The engine left Man dan at 9 a. m. and arrived In Jamestown at 7:30 p. m. The actual running time was 5% hours. Seventeen tons of Wilton lignite coal were consumed. The aver age speed was twenty mile3 an hour and ,the steam was not below 185 pounds at any time. The engine was a Baldwin compound, and hauled 1,258 tons 106 miles. Engines frequently consume twelve tons of soft coal in going that distance. Although it is not officially given out, it is understood the Northern Pacific will order several engines of the same pat tern. WALKER PLEASED P o w e r of t h e Lignite B u r n i n g o - a-lne a Surprise. Special to The Journal. Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 21.Traffic Manager Walker is greatly pleased with the showing made by the engine Great Falls, hauling a train to Jamestown with lignite coal as fuel. The trip was suc cessful In every way. A run will be made back from Jamestown to Mandan to day with a train 400 tone heavier than yesterday's, and figures will be compiled showing the relative efficiency of lignite as fuel. The officials of the Northern Pacific road were surprised at the work ing power of the lignite-burning loco motive. WEEDING THE CALENDAR Many Criminal Cases Are Nolled o r Continued. In order to lighten the criminal cal endar, already far behind, the officials of the court have continued a number of cases and nolled some others. \ h e five charges against William Bovers of grand larceny and of forgery have been con tinued until the April term. The as sault case against Robert Elker has also been continued and the swindling case against James Gray. The two cases against Max Fox for receiving stolen property have been nolled on motion of the county attor ney, who is satisfied that a conviction, is impossible. The case against Frank Donahue, who is accused of attempting to steal a motor weighing about 600 pounds, has been nolled for the same reason. Joe Venne, - Indicted for burglarizing a carpenter shop has been convicted. Henry Lund confessed to forgery and James Fitzgerald to a minor theft The three last named will be sentenced shortly. ' / r - - . . i Constituents a t a Loss to Under stand Hi* PositionHe Will Have Opposition. Special to The Journal. Waterloo, Iowa, Feb. 21.Not only did Speaker Henderson offend many of his constituents in this, the third Iowa con gressional district, by his recent utter ances on the question of revising the tariff, in response to a largely signed pe tition by business men of Blackhawk county, but he has continued to rub salt in the wounds thus made in the shape of letters to private individuals in which he reaffirms and reiterates his former state ments at length. In one letter to a prominent republican of Iowa Falls the speaker says he is con vinced that the tariff should be reduced on steel products and glass. He says the house will agree with him that such a re duction should be made, but, he concludes, the trouble lies in the senate. That body as at present constituted, he says, will not be satisfied with this needed and rea sonable legislation, but will insist in tear ing up every schedule in the Dingley bill. Then the trouble predicted in his original letter to the Waterloo republicans he de clares would follow, and business would be seriously disturbed. For that reason he deems it best that the house make no attempt to aid in the relief which he believes the country Is entitled to. The people cannot understand this method of reasoning. They argue that th^ir representative has no knowledge of what the senate will do and even if that body should insist on a free trade move ment, as he will have it, they cannot see how such action can influence him and keep him from representing the wishes of his constituents, or from performing a patriotic duty in following out the honest dictates of his own conscience as to what he believes ought to be done. Again, they are saying that it Is foolish to declare the tariff should be revised, and then add it canmot be done at this session of congress. If it cannot be done now, when the party is strongly in power in both houses of congress, when can it be done? That is a question these republi cans are aeking. The sentiment against the attitude as sumed by the speaker is growing rapidly throughout the district. Those who still had faith in him after his letter on the subject was made public, and who d-' clared he would change his mind as soon as he learned the truth of the tariff feel ing among his constituents, have now concluded that such a hope is groundless. They are astounded, they say, at the cal lousness of their representative, but real ize it is only the climax of the attitude he has assumed toward them since being elevated to the speaker's chair. The stand taken by the people is re flected by the republican press throughout the district. With the exception of three or four instances where the editors are postmasters, every paper in the district is strongly urging a revision of the protec tive schedules. The sentiment aroused is so strong that there is no longer any doubt but Colonel Henderson will experience the sensation next summer in the congressional con vention, for the first time, of having an other republican contest with him for the nomination. Who tbe man will be no one as yet claims to be prophet enough to tell. It may be Charles E. Pickett of Waterloo, but it is more likely to be some man from the western end of the district. Again, it may be half a dozen of the nine counties in the district will put forth can didates, and that in the convention they will combine on the one making tbe strongest showing. That is a fla which is being seriously discussed by the lead ers of the opposition to the speaker. LIVE STOCK STATISTICS : Census Bureau Gives Out F i a n r e s for Minnesota. Washington, Feb. 21.Director of the Census Merriam has made public the live stock bulletin compiled from figures se cured by the twelfth census. The figures for Minnesota are as follows: Total farms in state, 154,659 reporting domestic animals, 148,261 total value of all domestic animals, $86,620,643 number of cat tle, 1,871,325 value. 136,248,958. Dairy oows, 768,632 value, $21,613,337 other cows, $68,565 value, $1,689,684. Horses, $696,469 value, $42,2Sfr.944 mules, 8,839 value, $486,580, asses and bufroo, 161 value, $11,475. - Sheep, 28,086 farms report-sheep to the num ber of 689,878 valued at $1,749,088 swine, 1,440,806 value, $5,865,690 goats* .8*li value. $12,089. Received in 1899 from- the ele of- live animals, $16,046,622 value of live animals slaughtered on farms in 1899, $4,908,051. Total number of farms In the United States reporting domestic animal*. 5,499,998. Total value of all domestic aisuUe, feMMFUsfc . j) !k lli if I' $W ^^9!fK^T7Xm!gfliSeH^^.^mSl^ MMMtSMMM