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Uf-te '-m cz-^'.z^'u^,^^:.3.P^^ :'V,y'^^PWiV'^^i^w, * c' s i % ^ FBIDA? EVENING JANTJABY 17, 1902. .., * - . . - - - - - - ' " ' ' '".<p>IIlSIIftiPiEJ ' ' '"'"' '' . ' . . ' ."' " " " " " " " " - , - ", ,': '"""' ' ' . ' ' " ' * " ' " " ' ""' * . . . - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - __._____"_. __ ' m - - r A i w w a - ' ______ *'" . ___. _." _____B_____________________________________________H__________H______^ &- '- M -r- ?* CITY NEWS A d a m Bede's Lecturej. Adam Bade Will deliver a .lecture on "The Yankee Na tion" at Open Door Congregational church, Thirteenth avenue and Jefferson street NB, this evening. The lectuTe 1B given under the auspices of the Adelphic League. More S t o r a g e K o o m - T h e Minneap olis Furniture company took out a permit yesterday for a $4,500 warehouse at 905-907 Sixth street SE. This building will connect ' the present two houses and make a mam moth establishment for storage 120 by H7 feet, ground measuronient. M o n t a n a Oil OperatorsThe Kintla Lake Oil and Pipe Line company of Minneap olis incorporated to-day. The capital stock is, fixed at $50,000. The incorporators are P. R. Jarvls, C. C. Chambers. James W. Law rence, J. C. Andrews. W. H. Curtlss, Prank A. Pierce and S. V. Morris, Jr., all of Min- ' neapolis. H. E. L a v a y e a 111 Senator H. E Lavayea, of the North Dakota legislature, who is occupylug the Penney residence at 800 Fifth street SE, was taken seriously Mil on Monday with appendicitis. He is improved to-day and expects to have an operation soou. K e n n e d y i n CourtThe case of B. W. Kennedy, the Boston telegraph operator, who was arrested Tuesday for an alleged at tempt to pass a forged check and for whom there has been much sympathy on account of his young wife, was up in the municipal court this morning. Kennedy is held under $750 bail and will have a preliminary hearing Monday. II. F. D. R o u t e s F i l l e d Assistant Postmaster Hughes announces that he has secured carriers for every free rural delivery route In the county. He has provided for the Inauguration of the service on the new routes Feb. l. Hennepin county will then be the best supplied district in the United States in the way of mail service. Xort a n d W e s t ReehrlntenedBe- rnnlngklwith to-day'ss issue, the an B t wil b e know n a the WesternNorth Presbyted - rian. The new name Is more significant and is assumed for this reason. John S. Sherrill and J. Culbert Farles continue as managing editors, with Robert* F. Sample, D. D., of New York T. S. Hawley, Omaha H. P. Carson,' D. D., South Dakota, and T. S. Johnson, Wisconsin, as contributing editors. FORM NEW CHURCH The Gjertsen Faction p,f Tjrinjty | Church Wal&d Out.|p . 5*!?^ ORGANIZES A NEW SOCIETT r - 1/ R e v . M. F a l k . G j e r t s e n W i l l S e r v e a s PaMtor f o r t h e P r e s e n t , ' a t Leant. In Scant AttireAn apparently de mented man, about 30 years old, who had divested himself of most of his clothing, was found by the police wandering about in the Carpenter lumber yards at Marshall street and Thirty-second avenue X, about 9 o'clock this forenoon. He was numb and almost senseless from exposure. He was taken to the city hospital, where it was found that his injuries were not serious. He gave his name as Williams, but would give no other Information. B o u l e v a r d L i n e s - T h e committee of the park board on designations and grounds yesterday afternoon took action in the matter of vacating a portion of the Lake of the Isles boulevard, between Franklin ave nue and W Twenty-sixth street, in response to a petition signed by E. H. Moulton, R. H. Chute, H. P. Goodnow, Selina Reed, W. J. Bishop and William Armour. The committee instructed Engineer Nutter to make a survey of the new line and will recommend that the petition, amended to show the exact line, be granted. This recommendation will be pre sented to the full board, at Its meeting on Saturday. XECROLOGICAL F R A N K M. SMITH 0 f st. Paul, died In a hospital at Phoenix, Ariz., yesterday. Mr. Smith was a bicycle dealer in the capital city, and went to Arizona about two months ago, hoping to secure- relief from tuber culosis. He was attended by members of the Phoenix lodge of Elks and Knights Templar, of which orders he was a member. Mrs. Smith was en route to Phoenix to join her husband when She was intercepted by a tele gram announcing his death. The remains will be returned to St. Paul for interment. E D W A R D D. GILSON, aged 50 years, employed as a night watchman, and living on Brown avenue, in Dakota county, fell dead while nding his bicycle on Sewenth street, St. Paul, yesterday. He was appar ently in good health when he left home in the morning. MRS. FRANCIS of Brookings, S. D., the mother of C. R. Francis of the Times editorial staff, died this morning at Brook ings. Mr. Francis had received word of his mother's serious illness and left yesterday for her home. WEARING GUM SHOES Power's Attorneys Planned a "Sur prise" on Railway Magnates. HILL AND MELLEN SUBPOENAED T h e y A r e S u m m o n e d to A p p e a r o n J a n u a r y 25 B e f o r e C o m m i s - s i o n e r M a b e y , It develops to-day -why the attorneys in the case of Peter Power against the Northern Pacific Railway company were 6 secretive when they secured an order naming Richard Mabey a commissioner to take testimony. They were after no less personages than James J. Hill, president of the Northern Securities company, and C. S. Mellen, president of the Northern Pacific. It was their desire to get sub poenas served on these gentlemen before the newspapers got wind*of the condition of things. Subpoenas wore served yesterday on each of these men to appear before Spcial Examiner Mabey at 10 o'clock on the morning of Jan. 25 in Minneapolis. The legal representative of Mr. Power and associate counsel in this city knew the difficulties "with which they were to deal and acted accordingly. George A. Lamb, personal counsel of Mr. Power, lid Into town Tuesday morning. He did not register at a hotel, but proceeded to Judge W. A. Lancaster's office and went Into executive session with himself. When The Journal representative dug him out, Mr. Lamb was extremely urbane and eemed deeply interested in what amuse ments might be at the theaters and not at all In the Power case. In fact, he ap peared to have come west simply to at-' tend a performance given by his old friend Lew Dockstader. The sphinx might bow In deference to Mr. Lamb meanwhile. An order was obtained of Judge Lochren In St. Paul appointing Richard A. Mabey special examiner. This was filed late Tuesday afternoon, supposedly after the papers had gone to press. Subpoenas were at once issued and served as soon as Messrs. Hill and Mellen could be found. Yesterday Mr. Lamb left town as quietly as he entered it, leaving matters in charge of M. H. Boutelle and Judge Lancaster. Nothing can be learned except that Mr. Lancaster will return at once and that Mr. Lamb will probably come back for the hearing. There is a probability that the first hearing will be postponed, as Charles W. Bunn, general counsel for the Northern Pacific, must appear before the interstate commerce commission at Chicago Jan. 24 and on Jan. 27 the Minnesota case against the merger comes on before, the "United States supreme court. MEGAARDEN'S STATEMENT R e c e i p t s of H i s Office for 1 9 0 1 W e r e $27,087.89. The sworn statement of Sheriff Phil T. /Megaarden of the receipts and disburse ments of his office for 1901 until Dec. 17, when he turned the qgnce over to the cor oner, has been filed with the county audi tor. It is as follows: RECEIPTS. Prom probate court $2,173.09 For court attendance 4)8S4!oO From"Hennepin county, for service*.. 6'276!78 Due from Hennepin county (held up) 1,956.41 From boarding prisoners 4,443 37 Due for boarding prisoners (held up) 1,27780 Conveying prisoners % 902.05 Fees of sheriff's sales 188.33 Service from outside parties 4,985.00 Once more there is a division in the Trinity Norwegian Lutheran church. One hundred of the Rev. M. Falk Gjertsen's stanches^ friends left the church in a body Wednesday night and, marching across the street to St.. Peter's Danish Lutheran church, formally organized an iddependent congregation. It will probably exist as a separate body. Rev. M.. Falk Gjertsen will be the temporary pastor. The secession took place after the read ing of the minutes of the annual meeting and of a set of resolutions adopted by the seceders to which 170 names were at tached. C a u s t i c R e s o l u t i o n s . ' These resolutions follow: The undersigned members of Trinity church do hereby present to the annual meeting of the congregation the following complaint and declaration: It is plain to all, that there are two strong ly defined parties within the congregation. Our sincere view of the situation is, that one of these parties with the professors. of Augs burg seminaryrat its head, consists of tbbse who blindly suffer themselves to be led by these professors, and follow them in every thing that they prescribe. It is against this party in the congregation that this com plaint is presented. We complain: FirstThat they, under the leadership and influence of these professors, privately ahd publicly have circulated slanderous false hoods about the former pastor of the church, Rev. M. Falk Gjertsen. SecondAbout their conduct at the congre gational meetings, that they, when people on our side have expressed themselves, have broken out in loud revillngs and snown to us their bitterness. "Let all bitterness and wrath and rnger, and .clamor and evil speak ing, be put away from you with all malice." (Eph. iv., 31.) ThirdOf their improper agitation In the congregation, when even the theological pro fessors have'stooped down to go around in the houses and unblushingly tried to enlist votes for their candidate for minister, even if they thereby should cause dissension in the family. *- FourthOf the despotic conduct of the pro fessors in the congregation. Their talk about the freedom and revival of the congregations may have deceived some, who only at a dis tance have had opportunity to watch them but to us, who have had to be with them and to work with them for many years, it 'has become plain, that for them the freedom of the congregations consists in doing their bid ding, and the revival of the congregations in giving liberally, to them and their school. At Augsburg seminary^ they have it so arranged that the congregations, which have built the school and support it, have nothing to say a3 regards the management and administra tion of the school. And as tbey have made the people powerless in the administration of the seminary so they have endeavored to make this congregation powerless in its own affairs and tried to rule over it. ". There can only be peace in the church as long as their imperiousness meets with no opposition. We have had opportunity to watch and test their conduct and life amongst us and find that it harmonizes very little with their public utterances at meetings and in their papers, but that they are like those, of whom the Savior says, that "they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on mens shoulders, but they themselves will npt move them with one of their fingers." (Miith. xxiil., 4.) It is characteristically * Sverdrup-like to plead with eloquence the cause of liberty and of the people while they are in the minority and then to rule with despotic autocracy when they have the power. Whereas, We have no hope of a change in the conduct of these men, but are con vinced that they hereafter, as heretofore, will be an Ishmael, whose hand is against all, and Whereas, we do not wish to give up our In dependence as Christians and as a free and independent congregation, according to God's word (James iii., 14 and 1G I. Coir. vll.t 23: "Be not ye the servants of men"), and Whereas, we feel that it is destructive trf our spiritual life to continue longer in strife with these people (James iii., 14 and 16: '"But if you have bitter envyings and strife in your hearts, glory not and He not against the truth for where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work"), and Whereas, we wish to avoid law suits about the church property before the civil courts, which would become unavoidable according to our knowledge of these people and their many law suits before the courts to the injury and dishonor of God's church, and as we remem ber the words of our Savior (Math, v., 40: "And if any man will sue thee at law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also," and the-'words of Pau^ I. Cor. vi., 6-7: "But brother goeth to law' with brother and that before unbelievers") now, there fore, there is utterly a fault among you, be cause you go to law with one another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? Why do ye not suffer^ yourselves to be defrauded? and although we represent a majority and the working strength of the congregation, who have done the hardest work for Ihe church. We prefer, in the name of Jesus, to say, "Peace and not strife," and to step aside and out and dissolve our connection With Trinity church. v S i g n a l f o r D e p a r t u r e . When this resolution had been real, Karl Paulson, the late secretary, picked up his hat and overcoat and walked out, this act being the signal for the Gjertsen party to leave When the Gjertsen meeting had been called to order, E. Bjorhum was elected chairman, and, M. Paulson, secretary. The following were authorized to draft a con stitution for the new church: Lorenz Pedersen, P. L. Oplo, Andrew Johnson, Karl Paulson and Lars Solem. It was de cided to conduct the customary services and Sunday school at Anderson's hall, Franklin and Twenty-sixth avenues S. Trinity- C h u r c h E l e c t i o n . When seceders had departed the Trinity congregation completed the annual elec tion in peace. The resignations and other vacancies in the board of deacons and the board of trustees were filled by the election of the following: Board of deacons, H. Rasmussen, J. J. Berge, G. B. Larson, H. Bredeson, O. Risvold, S. Coons trustees, J. M. Mikkelson Theodore Olson, Karl Erickson. At the regular monthly meeting, to be held Feb. 5, the congregation will elect a pastor. It is understood that the Rev. Gustay Oftedal of BUXton, N. D., a broth er of Professor Oftedai of Augsburg sem inary, Is likely to receive the call. The St. Ry. Tunnel Is an Ambi- A DEEP SUB WAY FOB FEED MAINS T h e M a i n D i s t r i b u t i o n P o i n t A b o v e G r o u n d W o u l d B e a t T e n t h i a n d H e n n e p i n . - A large tunnel, from fifty td sixty feet under the surface, and extending from the power station at Second street and Third avenue N to a point at or near Tenth street and Hennepin avenue, is the am bitious project of the street railway com pany, suggested by the mysterious test hole being drilled at Tenth street and Hennepin avenue. This is the first move in the preliminaries. The tunnel is to provide a means for carrying the com pany's feed mains from headquarters on Second street to some main point of dis tribution outsijje the business district, in order to avoia the expense and incon veniences of surface conduits. Wtiat with gas and water* mains, sewers and conduits for other purposes, the streets are already pretty well occupied. The street railway company's Wires carry heavy . loads, and their, presence in a street conduit would be a constant menace to gas and- water mains through the electrolysis resulting from escaping currents, and repairs would be difficult and expensive on account of the interfer ence with public trafllc caused by the tearing up of paved streets. The com pany desire to obviate all this expense and annoyance, and has settled upon a tunnel as the best means of accomplish ing, it. Naturally the company would desire to locate Its distributing point farther out of the business district than Tenth street, but this is impossible on account of the formation of the limestone and sand stone ledges underlying the city. At Bassett's creek on the north and the Lor iag park region on the southwest, these ledges dip sharply downward to a depth of perhaps 150 or 200 feet. For the distance proposed/ about one mile, it is estimated that the undertak ing will cost not less than $60,000. SMALL BOY CAPITALISTS j p. p .0B 8 RA W Senator E. 6. Potter's View on Tax Commission's Report. , AMOUNT EXEMPTED TOO SMALL T h e S e n a t o r Is J u s t B a c k F r o m P r o s - p e c t i n s T r i p I n t o N e w '*.. M e x i c o . "\henator MORE OF THEM DEPOSIT MONEY T h e y T a k e A d v a n t a g e of t h e . of t h e L a t e F . H. P e a v e y , P l a n ti'K 5 t Efc Total $27,087.89 DISBURSEMENTS. ' General expenses Salaries Jail expenses Probate court expenses Total Net receipts ?3,037.54 14,664.79 2,211.37 1,658.66 121,572.25 . 6,515.64 FORESTRY IN SWEDEN V a l u e of T i m b e r S t e a d i l y i n c r e a s e s U n d e r Scientific M e t h o d s . General C. C. Andrews, who was United States minister at Stockholm eight years, gave an address on Swedish forestry to day before the forestry class at the agri cultural college, St. Anthony Park. He said the public forests of Sweden, moBtly of pine and spruce, steadily increase in value. There are eighty-eight ranges, averaging 167,000 acres eachequal to s'even of our townshipswith an educated forester, of equal rank of captain in the army, over each. Over these are nine in spectors* with rank of major in the army. The manner of cutting is now mostly se lection cuttingcutting of trees which Have reached their fiscal year, that have ceased to earn good interest by their growth,and leaving the younger ones to grow a system that has been practiced many years in the St. Croix valley and which is practicable where, if roads are wanting, are abundant lakes and streams for floating. Sweden has maintained a college of forestry for seventy years. There are six schools of forestry. Half a million dollars a year are expended for forest administration and management and the export of forest products amounts to $100,- 000 a year. The damage from fire is hut nominal. ^ \ ^ _ ':^ _ ,' ^ , i( y* masato&m Seventy-five newsboys have taken ad vantage of the offer made according to the wish of the late F. H. Peaveyv and have deposited money in- the Northwestern Na tional bank. The offer was to apply to the first seventy-five who made applica tion. That number had made deposits by 11 o'clock this morning, but the string of boys eager to take advantage of the offer continues to increase. One little fel low named Albert Kaufman asked if he might make deposits in sums smaller than $1. "I got a big family to support," he said. "I can't make large deposits. Yesterday I worked from 4 in the morning until 9 at night, and only earned 30 cents. No, I can't put in more than 25 cents at a time." The clerk In the bank told him that the number of applicants that the offer could include was filled. The little fellow said he would go to Mr. Peavey's office to see what he could do about it. Following is a list of the names of those who have deposited since yesterday: Willie Borovsky, 328 Seventh avenue N and Fourth street. Clifton Wadsworth, 225 University ave nue NB. IBismarck Schwarg, 2210 Irving aVenue N. Morgon Schwarz, 2210 Irving avenue yN. Abe Ginsberg, 1911 Seventeenth avenue S. Fred H. Bradt, 310 Twelfth avenue N. William Hurley, 2842 Twenty-flrBt avenue S. Bertie Scott, 2835 Twenty-first avenue S. Harry L. Dvorak. Albert Knippenberg, 718 Hennepin avenue. Harry Dimond, 1122 Fifth street S. Max _J. Dunn, 609 FoUrth avenue S. Joseph Borovsky, 821 Emerson avenue/ N. George Hagberg, 1224 E Twenty-second street. H. Jalmar Johnson, 1413 Second street S. .Willie Sobelman, 508 Third street N.. Robert Morgolls, 816 Fifth avenue N. John Goldberg, 600 Washington avenue N. BJ. J Potter, who returned this morning from a business trip to New Mex ico, has little fault to find with the report of the tax commission- He thinks it, in most respects, an admirable ~ document. He says: Although I have had little opportunity for giving the report the careful persual and study which it'merits, it appears: much less drastic than I had expected. I think the constitutional amendments are in the right direction, and they should be adopted without a dissenting vote.f The chief objection to the bill, so far as I have discovered, seems to be to that part which relates to a change in the amount of exemption, which looks very much as though it had been framed In the Interests of the rich man as opposed to the poor man. Under our present laws personal property is sup posed, to be assessed at an average of 50 per cent of the value with an exemption of $100. Under the proposed law, every property holder is obliged to make u statement, under oath, based'on the actual value of property, At the same time, the exemption has been reduced to ?26. I am not willing to Concede than any man so poor in this world's goods that his total personal property valuation does not exceed $100 should be obliged to pay any tax other than his rent. - - . As for the rest of the report I have hot given it sufficient attention yet to express myself more fully. F u t u r e of NeW M e x i c o . Senator Potter Is optimistic over the future-of New Mexico, which is now clamoring . for statehood with excellent prospects of being admitted. He visited the famous valley of the toas, now beijng opened to settlement, and inspected a large tract of land in the interests of prospective eastern purchasers. The party drove forty-four miles overland from the Denver & Rio Grande road to the valley. "Dad" Wilson, aged 78, the oldest stage driver in the west, .took a fiendish delight in driving close to the edge of precipices, to the great uneasiness of his "passengers. The valley of the Toas embraces 200,000 acres of the most fertile lands in New Mexico. Stock ranches abound through out the valley. Grains and several vari eties of fruit are raised in abundance. Irrigation was first commenced in the veJley of the Toas by Catholic mission aries in 1650. Two immense ditches con structed by them $re still utilized "by the natives. .-' '- Sjt1 S f i '?.Wife ^ * /, ' 1 * W - ' * v * ' * ' *, . __K*__L _k **" _. Eitablished 1882. *T~' ^ * FOR DRAWING TEACHERS COMMITTEES A R E APPOINTED T h e C o n v e n t i o n H e r e i n May "Will Be W e l l T a k e n Care Of. "IT ENGINEERS AT WAR F r e s h m e n a n d S o p h o m o r e s B a t t l e for P l a c e f o r B a n n e r s . Freshmen and sophomore engineers of the university, ever ready for a scrap, are at it again. The freshmen yesterday floated a huge banner bearing the sign, "BNG. '05," from the top of the 100-foot chimney of the new electrical building. The only means of mounting the chimney is by a ladder inside, and the "sophs" found the way blocked by several fresh men. The sophomores built a fire of tar paper in the furnace below, and the fresh men were obliged to come down. A bold soph then went up and cut the rope, al lowing the banner to fall, to the ground. A lively scrap ensued with the advantage in favor of the sophs. This morning the sophs thought to cinch their victory by floating their own banner from the chim ney at a point several feet from the top, but an ingenious freshman lowered a torch, saturated the tenner with kerosene and set fire to it. This evened matters up until noon, when the freshmen suc ceeded in again floating their banner, sus pended this time thirty feet from the top by means of an iron chain. Sopho mores vow it shall not stay. Miss Bonnie E. Snow, superintendent of drawing in the city schools, and chairman of the executive committee of the West ern Drawing Teachers' association, after consultation with Superintendent C. M. Jordan and Chairman Nye of the Commer cial Club convention committee, has named the local committees for the draw ing .teachers' convention in May. The board of education will act as advisory commimttee to the Commercial Club com mitttee. The public affairs committee of the Teachers' club, composed of Miss Jessie Forester, Miss Mary S. Howe and Professor C. W. Hall, will assist. Com mittees named by Miss Snow are as fol lows: Executive CommitteeSuperintendent C. M. Jordan, Miss Bonnie B. Snow, Miss Emma M. Roberts. ReceptionMisses Susanna E3. Slrwell, Kate J. Bartholf, Delia H. Blodgett, Ida B. Wood worth, Lilla M. Elliot, Fahhie Forester, Wini fred Snow, Clara Hubachek, Alice M. Star rett, Ida Probett. MusicMiss Helen W. Trask. DecoraticnsMisses Florence Wales, Ethel Field, Bertha McMillan, Raphaelle Johnson, Clara Derickson. ExhibitBMessrs. J. E. Painter, James Car i rey, John C. Billings, DeCloise Glasby, Frank S. Needham, W. E. Barlow. Correspondence and InvitationMiss M. Adelaide Holton. Press and PublicityJoseph Jorgens, Misses Sara S. Swain, Clara Lisk. Railroads and . HotelsJ. iff. Greer, Miss Rose B. Morrison. "V Entertainment CommitteeW. W. Hobbs, D. H. Painter, Miss L. Kate Allen. Annual Reduction Sale Men's Clothing $15 to $20 Men's Fine Overcoats $10. This lot includes about 300 overcoats, con- sisting of those very fashionable dark oxfords, blacks and grays. We have taken broken lots of our $20 overcoats, as well as complete lines of $18 Kitchener yoke overcoats that are extremely stylish. All are lined with the best serge, with satin sleeve lining and hand tailored throughout. You will find a few $25 overcoats in the lot. Former prices $15, $18 and J \ Ig] $20. Price now only : . V ^ " $20 Lnd $25 Overcoats,$15. ' At this price we include all the high-priced novelty Overcoats in our entire stock as well as many of the conservative Wilton Overcoats. Very fashionable effects in rough Scotch goods, ' also rich effects in golden brown, olives and dark green. The Wilton Overcoats are of the more Conservative shades, oxford and gray predominating. Reduction Sale Price, $ choice only 15 $18 to $25 Men's S\iits $15. Beautiful effects in suitings, made from the finest domestic and imported woolens. Odd lots from our $22 and $25 suits, 'elegantly tail ored and lined and trimmed with the finest ma terials. Better clothing cannot be produced by any merchant tailor. The fit will speak for it self. We hope the well-dressed men will avail themselves of this opportunity to examine high grade suits. Reduction Sale $15rou' Price only . . . s . yit -the Plymouth Corner, J~ijeth and Jit'collet. GAPT. MORGAN IN IT FILIPINO SURRENDER, AT TAAL It W a s P r o b a b l y In P a r t D u e t o t a e Captain's I n f l u e n c e W i t h N a t i v e s . MODERN ROMANCE To B e DiCnted b y Dr. R i c h a r d B u r - t o n To-nifcht. To-morrow night at Stanley _all, Dr. Burton will use Gilbert Parker's "How Valmond Came to Pontlao" to illustrate what 'be thinks of modern romance. He gave the same lecture in St. Paul last fall to "a crowded house which showed the most enthusiastic appreciation." Dr. Burton believes that this work Is by far the strongest and ibeet Gilbert Par ker had done, although popular judgment may not attest It. Dr. Burton's reading of the book Is said to be a revelation. He reads entire the wonderful chapter In Which. Valmond conquers The skeptical sergeant of the "Old Guard," and de clares that in nothing else that the au thor has written has he approached the absolute genius of this chapter. He be lieves that the Introduction, in the end of the book, after Valmond's death, of the letters proving Valmond to have really been a eon of Napoleon, is a masterful invention, being the Justification of Val* mond In all that had gone before, and making: it a really great book. AN ORDER FROM CHINA MlnneapoliH A r c h i t e c t t o P l a n M a n - s i o n f o r R i c h M e r c h a n t . Beyond question the best home builders in the world are the Americans. Nowhere else are the science and art of building thoroughly comfortable and even- lux- urious homes do well understood as here, and American architects are in demand everywhere. Walter J. Keith to-day re ceived a letter from Shanghai, China, au thorizing his company to complete plans for a thoroughly modern house on the American plan for a rich merchant there. The order came from the Shanghai-Hong kong Building, Loan and Investment com pany, limited, which purposes making this a model for a number of future houses. No limit on the cost is set, but it will be in the neighborhood of $20,000, and Mr. Keith is held in such esteem by his cor respondents that he la given carte i' blanche, v ^'MJat, ROOSEVELT WAS SWORN I n c i d e n t T h a t P r e v e n t e d t h e Making of a H i s t o r i c a l P i c t u r e . New York Sun. A New York man who was present when Mr. Roosevelt took the presidential oath at the home of Ansley Wilcox in Buffalo relates this: "There is no photograph in existence of any vice president taking the oath as president. Whe"n Johnson succeeded Lin Coin the art of photography was not so swift as it is now. When Arthur took the oath, as Garfield's successor it, was in a private house. No artist was present. "These facts were stated to Mr. Roose velt when he reached Buffalo (to become president. He was asked if, under the circumstances, he would permit a photo graph to be made while he was taking the oath In Mr. Wilcox' house. "At first he was inclined to protest. At the earnest solicitation of several persons who were, to be present he Anally con sented, but it was with the distinct un derstanding that the photographer was to keep himself in the background. Nothing waa to be done which would mar the dig nity of the occasion. Secretary Cortelyou was to ararnge that. / "A young man who _ad accompanied President McKinley on the California trip, and had been with him in Buffalo up to the time of ithe tragedy, waB selected to photograph the scene in the Wilcox resi dence. He was there with his camera in advance of the Roosevelt party and was concealed as well asSie could be, "When he got there he found another one of his profession in the room, whe had a camera big enough to take a sky scraper. Just how be got in I shall not say, but he was not there officially. How ever, he insisted on remaining. Just as Mr. Roosevelt was about'to take the oath the big camera collapsed and caused a racket. This naturally .grated upon the occasion, and Mr. Roose velt seeing the other camera, permission for whose presence there had been given, he asked that it be removed. "Ahd that is why there is no picture of that event, except as it was made from imagination or description. It was a mat ter of regret to those who arranged for What would have been a historical pic ture, but they could not Insist, and the opportunity was lost. "I _ave never seen any explanation of It given, although, no eorecy was enjoined, so far as I know." RJBJVBRIEJS OP A MAIDBTN. Chicago Tribune. Miss Pertie Goodwin stood before the glass noting the effect of the ostrich plumes in her new hat. "While it Is true," she mused, "that fine feathers do not make fine birds, yet they do eet one off so! Of course," tfhe adtted', blushing at herself, "I did not mean thatthatI" - , HOLIDAY CH-JBR. Wasuinjfton Star. "Don't you think a holiday is more cheerful when there is a large family gathered about the festive board?" "I do," ailswefed the sardonic person. "A large family is a glad assurance that there is not going to be enough turkey left over to supply the menu for the next three days." v , Captain George Morgan, U. S. A., is probably entitled to much credit for the important surrender of a large Filipino command at Taal, Batangas province, la|t Tuesday. The dispatches do not mention him, but Captain Morgan was acting aide to General Bell, was in command at t a a l and had conducted negotiations for a long time looking to the surrender of the in surgents in his territory. Those who remember George Morgan as a boy in this city and later as military in structor at the university can readily be lieve that it was ue to his diplomacy, good judgment and kindly disposition that his troops are not fighting instead of be ing engaged in receiving prisoners. In aleter. to his brother, Lieutenant Al fred S. Morgan, U. S. A., at present in the city, Captain Morgan says the friendliest relations had been established wltfe the natives, and it was believed that the in surrection would soon come in. Mention was made of Colonel Marisigan as a "bad" man" and one of Malvar's ablest and most active lieutenants. The dispatcles state that Golonel Mar isigan brought with him three lieutenant colonels, five captains, twelve lieutenants and 245 men with numerous arms. The country about Taal has been completely pacified. MIKE VAGASEKI KILLED # Man R u n D o w n b y M i l w a u k e e F r e i g h t Is Identified. Coroner U. G. Williams this morning identified the man killed in the Milwau kee railroad yards last evening as Mike Vagaseki, a Pole, 22 years o l ^ who re cently arrived and who was a flour loader at the Crown Roller mill. While crossing the tracks he was struck by a freight train. His horribly mangled body was discov ered a few minutes after. Both legs were severed above the knees, the right arm was crushed and portions of the body were found some distance from the place of the accident. The man was taken to the city hospital, where he died a few minutes after being placed on the operating table. The accident was witnessed by B. Balow, a freight brakeman living'at 1508 Seventh street S, who was on the train by which Vagaseki was killed. The dead man is said to have an uncle here, but the cor oner has been unable to find him. GOOD ROADS APOSTLES IN ANNUAL. SESSION YESTERDAY T h e M o v e m e n t A p p e a r s to Be Stronff- 1U M i n n e s o t a T h a n E v e r B e f o r e . e r The State Good Roads association met at the state capitol to-day. Seventy rep resentative men were present. Governor Van Sant spoke in welcome, expressing hearty sympathy with the object of the association. He referred to the legisla ture of last winter which he had urged to pass laws favorable to improved roads. The governor was warmly applauded. Mr. Cooley and Mr. Sublette, of Minne apolis, were among the readers of papers. They strongly urged legislative action. Mr. Cooley showed the advantage to be obtained by good roads, and the experi ence of Hennepin county. A. B. Cutts of Minneapolis also spoke. He urged action in the legislature to se cure the working of a constitutional amendment adopted a year ago. Mr. Schellenburger, St. Paul, figures that the poor roads of this state were a loss to the farmers of fully a million and a half each year. LOWER TARIFF Senate Committee Adopts Sweeping Amendments to Philippine Bill. D E F E N D A N T NOW PLAINTIFF ABOUT BALZAC'S COMEDY G e o r g e H e n r y L e w e s H a s Made E n g - l i s h V e r s i o n of It. Columbia Literary Monthly. It is upon this one comedy, "Mercadet," that Balzac can lay any claims as a dra matic artist. This was first presented at the Theater de Gymnase Dramatique on Aug. 24, 1851. In 1869, in a three-act ver sion, it was added to the repertory of the Comedie Francaise"the proud and se vere guardian of Gallic stage traditions." The iplay was revived a few years ago with M. de Fcrandy in the title role, orig inally created by Geoffroy. Mercadet, a speculator and company promoter, who is supposed- to be very rich, has been ruined by the flight of his partner, Godeau, in whom he had the greatest confidence. He makes a strong effort to maintain his credit, and almost succeedsthanks to his ingenious inven tions. Indeed, the first act and. the scenes representing .his meetings with his cred itors are very clever. He tries to get out of his difficulties by marrying his daugh ter to a noble who is also ruined, but manages to hide the fact in the belief that Mercadet 1B rich. When they discover that poverty is a mutual friend, they do not lose theif wits on the contrary they use them In a new scheme. The gentleman is to pass himself off as Godeau, come back from America wealthy, and Merca det, thus recovering his credit, will be able to find his feet again. But Godeau, on the wings of a deus ex machina, actu ally returns home and brings a fortune. Mercadet. of course, is considered a very honorable miember of the human race. On the surface this may appear as a successive number of comical situations, but the play is far more than this. It is a cynical protest against modem business methods. Mercadet and the firm of Nu cinger, so conspicuous in "La Comedie Humaine," are the best examples of Bal zac's insight into the business principles of Paris. Prehaps they are not very dif ferent from those of the day. The char acter of Mercadet deserves to take place with Balzac's egotistical Eugene de Ras tignac, the ambitious little souled Casar Birotteau, or the pathetic figure of Cousin Pons. Mercadet is the only char acter in Ms plays worthy of a place be side these immortal characters. It is a compliment to the play that so admirable a connoisseur as George Henry Lewes' should have made an English version of It. AN EPITAPH. New York Times. "Speaking of quaint epitaphs," said Stephen Merritt, , the undertaker, "re- minds me of one I recently saw in the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery at Tarrytown. It Is rudely engraved on a little marble stone over a moujid covered with brambles. It reads as follows: "'Here lies the body of little Jane, Who ran out slyly and played in the rain She caught the measles and it -stuck in side, And in less than four short weeks she ': ' d i e d . ' - ' , . . ...-..,. .. - ,.:.,- C h a r l e s D. N e w t o n S u i n g for D i v o r c e F r o m Mattie N e w t o n . Charles D. Newton, who was defendant in a divorce suit not long ago, this morn ing appeared as the plaintiff asking for a legal separation from Mattie Newton. When his wife failed to establish her charge of cruel and inhuman treatment, she cut the Gordian knot by leaving him, now Mr. Newton applies for diuorce on the ground of desertion. Charles L. Dowell alleges that he has often came home in the evening and found himself locked out. His wife, Mary Z. Dowell, he says, has refused to admit him and he has been forced to find ac commodations elsewhere. Furthermore his wife, he says, wast most unreasonably jealous. Divorces were granted by Judge Har rison this morning in the following cases: Christine Anderson from Bengt Peter Anderson for brutal treatment, Vaulney C. Zierath from Elizabeth May Zierath for adultery Katherine Peterson from Andrew C. Peterson, for drtion Katharena Johnson from Erick Johnson for habitual drunkenness. FIRST MAIL "AUTO* R e p u b l i c Motor V e h i c l e C o m p a n y ' T r i e s F i r s t of M a c h i n e s . Manager J. Fallis Linton of the Republic Motor Vehicle company, last night took out for trial the first electric machine made by the company for carrying mails under government contract. On Monday it will be put in commission. The remain ing four vehicles will be turned out as rapidly as possible. The charging station on the island Is in readiness. The auto mobile weighs 2,330 pounds, and is geared to run about ten miles per hour. Its radius with a load is about forty miles without recharging. Washington, Jan. 17.The senate com mittee on the Philippine islands to-day had under consideration the house Phil ippine tariff bill, but upon the request of the democratic members for more .time adjourned until Monday without reporting the bill. All the amendments suggested by the re publican members were adopted. The most important reduce^ by 25 per cent the rate upon Philippine articles coming into the United States, and provides for a further reduction equivalent to the export duty on such articles when shipped from the Philipipnes. Another amendment permits the em ployment of foreign vessels in the inter island traffic as well as iD the traffic be tween the United States and the islands. Another strikes out the house provision authorizing the withholding of the cost of collecting Philippine taxes and duties, thus requiring the gross amount in stead of net amount to be deposited in the special Philippine fund. An amend ment suggested by the treasury depart ment was added as follows: Merchandise in the custody and control of the officers of the customs, upon which duties have been paid, shall be entitled, on ship ment to.the Philippine islands within three years from the date of the original arrival, to a return of the duties paid, less 1 per cent, and merchandise upon which duties have not been paid may be shipped without the pay ment of duties to the Philippine islands within said period under regulations pre scribed by the secretary of the treasury. UNCLE SAM VS. CANADA I n t e r n a t i o n a l Contest of Curlers B e - g i n s a t D u l u t h . Special to The Journal. Duluth, Minn., Jan. 17.In the surling bonspiel, S. F. Fullertcn, of St. Paul, was defeated this morning by E. J. Spar ling, of Portage La Prairie, 12 to 7. This puts him out of the St. Paul Jobbers event. L. P. Ordway, of St. Paul, is still in that event. In the Duluth jobbers, W. D. Stewart is still in the contest. He defeated C. A. Duncan, of Duluth. this morning, 20 to 5, in t_e flour city event and is the only St. Paul ski? left in that event. The international contest between the American and Canadian rinks is being played. There are eleven American' rinks against an equal number of Canadian rinks. J. H. Riheldeapper was defeated last evening by C. F. MacDonald in the Duluth curling event. MAY GO TO CHICAGO 8. R. F l y u n E l e c t e d D i r e c t o r of Na t i o n a l L i v e S t o ck B a n k . Local, bankers expect to see S. R. Flynn, formerly president of the Second National bank of St. Paul, made president of the National Live Stock bank of Chicago. Mr. Flynn waB chosen a director of the latter institution yesterday. He has abandoned his plan of forming a company to buy the controlling interest in a number of coun try banks, which was announced some time ago. It is said that so much pub licity was given the scheme and bank stocks were held at such a high figure that serious obstacles were thrown in the way of the plan. SLIGHT RELAPSE J u d g e N o y e s Must K e e p H i s B e d for T w o W e e k s Yet. Special to The Journal. San Francisco, Jan. 17.Judge Noyes is resting easy to-day. - He had a slight re lapse on Monday. While not in a danger ous condition the doctors say he will be in bed for two weeks more. LAKE CARRIERS I m p r o v e m e n t s o n L a k e S u p e r i or I s l a n d s Called F o r . Detroit, Jan. 17.The convention of the Lake Carriers Association adjourned to day. The membership dues-of all wooden boats under 1,800 net tons were reduced to two cents per ton. This throws the bur den of the association's expense on the owners of the steel boats, dues for which are five cents per ton. Resolutions were adopted asking all government engineers to withdraw their approval from center pier bridges and asking the government to supply compressed gas to the following Lake Superior islands after the light keep ers have been taken off in the fall: Stand ard Rock, Manitou, Island, Otter isl__#. Devils Island and Sand island. MINNESOTA BANKS H o w t h e N a t i o n a l Ones Outside t h e T w i n Cities Stand. From The Journal Bureau, Room 4S, Fort Building, Washington. Washington, Jan. 17.Controller Ridg ley gave out an abstract of the reports of the condition of the eighty-eight national * banks in Minnesota, exclusive of Minne apolis and St. Paul, Dec. 10. The total re sources were $43,105,488 loans and dis counts, $25,539,430 cash reserve, $2,379,- 256, of which $1,223,728 was gold indi vidual deposits, $30,605,495 average re serve held, 30.17 per cent. W. W. Jermane. DARK DAYS OF DYSPEPSIA Vanish Before Hinkley's Bone Liniment. A Sure Cure for Indigection in all its forme. Whilemoreacutephysical pain may Attendsomeothercomplaints, there is, perhaps, none -which so completely controls the life of the victim, as Dys pepsia. Not only the body but the mind, also suffers. All existence is rendered dark and gloomy, piscour agement follows'hopelessness and skepticism as tothepower of anything to wing relief or cure. Then a word is dropped, a well au thenticated case of relief or cure is heard of, and hope revives. Snch a TO&HM&* caseis the following H m x w T BOKE inmrasT Co. i V*:' ? "Imost heartily recommend Hut-ley'- Sent Liniment as * medicine which gave me lmm# diaterelief from Chronic Indigestion or Dyspep sia, after being a sufferer for yean. I think this ~ medicine of greatmerit. Bay City, Mich., H. E. BUCK." March , 1901. Many other ecraally emphatic testi monials to the efficiency of Hinkley's Bone Ijiniment can be% furnished by Hinkley Bone Liniment Co., Saginaw, Mich., who prepare it. It is sold' everywhere in 25c, 50c. and Jl.oO' bottle* s. ,. 6 %\ & ,-v JEt.saffi. _______! Jfi