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I.. New Am* Pnriltaea Qfilo uur rurcnase oaie ha $410.00 GABLE PIANOS Mahogany or Walnut, $307.50 Out=tf*Town Customers Minneapolis: 316-825 Nicollet Ave. CREDITORS AFTER DEBTOR'S WHEAT McEeynolds & Co.'s Grain Assets the Object of Lively Legal Scramble. la?ge Can secure one of these by telegraphing or telephoning at our expense. Pianos shipped on approval. r^ Journal Special Service. Chicago, Jan. 24.Many claims are being fifed in the federal courts against the grain contained in elevators owned by McEeynolds & Co., by creditors of the defunct concern who hold ware house receipts purporting to cover the grain. Judge Bethea yesterday en tered an order allowing the sale of thousands of bushels of grain in eleva tor and the holding of the proceeds until it was decided who owned the grain or held warehouse receipts for it. The bank of Montreal is the most ur gent claimant. Bartlett, Frazier & Car-that rington, Pope & Eckhardt company and Crighton & Co., board of trade firms, have filed similar claims. Judge Bethea has ordered the receiver, the Chicago Title & Trust company, to answer with in' five days, when the entire matter goes to Beferee Eastman on a special reference to take proof. The Bank of Montreal's petition al leges that it holds warehouse receipts for the grain as collateral fur a loan of $143,398.13 advanced to George S. McEeynolds. On this the bank claims the grain or its proceeds. Jacob Einger, attorney for the Chica go Title Trust company, as receiver of McEeynolds & Co., has gone to East St. Louis, 111., to investigate a story that the grain held in the McEeynolds' elevator there belongs to people not m-l r^volved in the failure. This was re- FREEDOM from Coffee Ails. POSTUM FOOD COFFEE has done the trick for others "There's a Reason." i &u Wednesday Evening, AT LOWEST PRICE S bee st0Ck of GABLER The Famous Puritan Model GABLER PIANO. Every Piano Guaranteed Brand New. Three generations of the Gabler family have contributed to the growth and perfection of this celebrated pianoestablished in 1854and the durability and tone value will be vouched for by over 5000 satisfied customers of ours. 41-43 South Sixth St, Metropolitan Bldg., Minneapolis. or big boys of 34, 35 and 36 chest measure, To take advantage of the accumulation of small sizes in standard quality Worsted, Thibet and Cassimere Suits Best make $12, $15, $16, $18, $20, ten $22 and $24 grade. While they last -Ov CLOTHING- MOUSE *m0*mmm*mmm*&m*m&&i&*l*9**te MONEY CHEERFULLY REFUNDED. farded inaugurated to.MwuMim.ii.im enable uJ.WIT...move to some of the unusually HAHDw The demand for GABLER PIANOS made neceikaiyT neS factory which .was completed last fall. During the building of this factory Gabler & Bros, fell far behind on their orders and now we have received the entire lot of pianos ordered for 1905 deliverytoo late to be of any service to the 1905 business. They Must Be SoldThese Prices Will Sell Them: MWM**tf*tfl|HIMtf*M**m*^ Wanted=250 Small Men! as another disclosure in the usiness affairs of George S. McBey nolds. Mr. Emger asserted investiga tion1 proved the assets to be less than at first thought. TALES OF TRAVELERS $ zzr~ nowonhand. -$ Former Governor C. M. "fierreid of Aberdeen, who retired two months ago from the position of chief executive of South Dakota is a guest today at the Hotel Nicollet. "We all look to our next legislature to take action for the early completion of South Dakota's new capitol," said he. "In South Dakota an appropria tion of money is not necessary, as the state has some 80,000 acres of land re ceived from the federal government, which is to be sold and 'the proceeds used for the new statehouse. But the legislature has so far only authorized the construction of one wing, which is to contain the supreme court and the state library. The foundation is already in for this, and bids have been called for the superstructure, which will be either of South Dakota granite or Indiana stone. "The site of the new capitol is all could be desired. It is on a hrll, at the rear of the old capitol, and has a splendid view of the Missouri river.'' Mr. Herreid believes the extension of the Milwaukee road thru South Dakota to the coast is going to-be a great thing for the state. "Aberdeen is already booming," he said, "and every town along the line is being bettered. I believe the ex tension of the railroad will eventually make Aberdeen, now a place of some 7,000, a large city." Lieutenant John E. Kelley, TT. S. A., who recently returned with his regi ment, the Seventh infantry, from Manila, is today at the Vendome on a leave of absence from Harrison, where he is now stationed. He says the gov* eminent is taking strong steps at Ma i nila to overcome the cholera, which re appeared last August, after it ha'd been stamped out for over a year previous. "The cholera at Manila is more like the breaking of an epidemic,'*- he said, "than the commencing of one. That is, the cases are all isolated and located in different parts of the citjr. The American authorities are *very par ticular and careful in handling it and deserve much credit. They have inaug urated a movement in the schools which appears very successful. The children are instructed in sanitary methods and the best means of preventing cholera. The children take the information to their homes and instruct their par ents. This method of educating the people of the city to fight the dread disease is meeting with gratify ing results."*,. $425.00 i 3 iW&88f Former Senator C. Beeves of GABLE PIANOS Mahogany or Walnut, $317.75 Easy Payments Our easy payment plan will continue throughout this salea little down, a little a month. Glenwood was a Hotel Nicollet guest today. The senator says great things of the new state fish hatchery at Glen wood. "When it is*completed there will not be a finer fish hatchery in the country,'' he said. Just as soon as winter breaks, work will be pushed completing the bass pond. This is being made by fencing off some two acres of the lake with a cement wall. The pond will have an almost unlimited capacity. The pike pond will turn out 10,000,000 fry a year, and last season the Glenwood hatcherv produced a million and a half of trout fry." PLAN FOR NEW COUNTY Itasca Residents to Vote on Proposi tion for Division. GRAND RAPIDS, MINN.The question of di viding Itasca county Is to be submitted to the people, and there seems to be every prospect that the proposition will carry. The north half of the county, comprising the Rainy lake region and the section along the Minnesota & Interna tional, wants to go it alone, and the people of the southern part do not seem inclined to pre vent them The name proposed for the new county is Koochiching, and International Falls, the boom ing town of the Rainy river, wants to be the county seat. Ripple, the present terminus of the Minnesota & International, also aspires to that hOnor, but the general opinion Is that International Falls will get the plum. The line of division, as agreed upon, will run between townships 62 and 63 In the ranges numbered from the fourth principal meridian and between 150 and 151 numbered from the fifth. This will make a territory *eight townships by ten giving a total area of close onto 3 000 square miles and having a population of 5 000, according to the recent state census It will be slightly larger than the part left to Itasca coun ty, but its assessed valuation will be but 84,000,- 000, as against $7,000,000 for Itasca county. TEAM PLUNGES OVER BLUFF Horses Fall Forty-five Feet at Yankton and Escape Injury. YANKTON. S A team of horses belong ing to Lee Gamble,a young farmer, plunged over the river bank here yesterday, at a point where the bluff is fortyflve feet high. The team ,was hitched to a wagon to which was tied another. Both wagons went over and were smashed over the horses Wben extricated, the animals were found to be uninjured The ice harvest has besun here, almost a month later than last year. The river still re mains open for a stretch of about five- miles and the ice men will have to do without channel ice this year unless severe and continue? cold weather ctmes PROFIT I N SHEEP RAISING FERGUS FAI&S, MINN.There are compara tively few sbeep raised in this section of Min nesota, but the experience of Iver Iverson, who lives six miles south of this city, shows con clusively that they can be raised at a profit. Iverson purchased'forty sheep five years ago at a cost of $185 Since then he has sold a total of 2,818 pounds of wool, for which he re ceived $481 65. He has also sold 202 head of sheep for $824 65, and he has sixty-one head left, which he estimates are worth $244, mak ing a total of $1,497.3.0 from an investment of $185 five years ago. He figures that he has raised fully as much grain and stock em hecountplantrthem. would have otherwise raised, and consequently Is about 51.300 ahead by raising a few sheep as a side enterprise. THE MINNEAPOLIS. JOURNAL CASTRO'S COAST TO BE BLOCKADED u. French Assort that,They Will Act with Pirmness-at Proper Time. $ Journal Speoial Service/ Washington, Jan. 24,France will blockade the Venezuelan coast. Ad vices were received %J&fe yesterday that the French cruisers Besain and Jurien de la GTaviere had sailed from Trinidad for La Guaira. The block ade will be established within the next eight or ten days, unless there is a change of plans on the part of France. There are three French warships in the Caribbean sea within a few days' sail of the Venezuelan coast? one on the Atlantic coast and two will be sent from France. This suction is taken .with the assent of the United States,' which has received assurances from France that? there w$li be no violation of the Monroe doctrine. M. Jusserand, the French ambassa dor, had a long conference with Sec retary Boot yesterday and later there was a conference between Sec retary Boot, Secretary Taft and the first assistant secretary of state. After these conferences all who attended re fused to discuss the Venezuelan situa tion. The French ambassador declared emphatically that he had received no advices from his government and that he did not know its intention. Not withstanding these statements, it was learned from a reliable diplomatic source that France will maintain a blockade. Other powers Approve. So far as informal inquiry on the subject has gone, France has grouWd for the conviction that she will encounter no opposition by any of the other na tions having claims against Venezuela in the execution of the teaval program which she intends t'o initiate against that country. France Won"*f"Eesitate. Paris, Jan 24.Ministerial circles here are much annoyed over the pub lished reports relative France's al leged hesitation and nervousness re Sarding the Venezuelan question. A ighly placed official of the foreign of fice today protested energetically against the statements made on the sub ject saying: "France has always been and still is determined to obtain'the fullest satis faction for past and present affronts from Venezuela. She, however, will select her owtt time.'' PROVIDES fiNAL FOR USEIN WAR Resolution in Congress Looks to Waterway from Chesapeake to Delaware|Bay. By W W^t Jfrmane,.* Washington, Jan. ^ArA resolution intrdduced in the 'houste a few days ago, providing for a survey for a cateai con necting Chesapeake and Delaware bays, has been favorably reported and will doubtless pass, and IJI this connection EepresentativQ Daviqson, who made the report, gives some interesting rea sons why this waterway should be constructed. i "The resolution isto pave the way for the purchase of the Chesapeake and Delaware canal," says Mr. Davidson, "and the construction of a free and open waterway capable of floating the largest vessels at low .tide. This project, while it will be of great benefit to com merce,^ is after all, a war measure. If you will look at a map of the section you will readily see where the value of the canal will come in time of war/ "World conditions make a future coalition of two or more great naval powers against the United Sta.tes at least a possibility. A natural point of attack for their giant consolidated fleet would be our national capital, the heart of the republic. The fact that these waters are the sources of princi pal coal supply, and that such foreign powers would probably have no coal lag stations of their own on this side of the Atlantic makes this line of attack more probable. Now, the distance from Delaware City on the Delaware river to Chesa peake City on Chesapeake bay, is about fourteen miles, but a war vessel going from one place to the other and return by way of the ocean, the only available route at present, would go over eight hundred miles, passing com paratively dangerous capes four times and requiring three or four days for the trip. Used in the Civil War. "The civil war showed how valuable this canal may become. On April 19, 1861, the Baltimore riot occurred, the mob attacking the Sixth Massachusetts regiment on the Streets. Within twenty four hours the railroad bridges as far north as Gunpowder river nad been burned and the shipment of troops to Washington stopped. "President Lincoln seized fourteen light draft Vessels at Philadelphia and sent them thru the Delaware & Chesa-* peake canal to Verryville, Md., to which place troops were sent by rail and thence by the light draft boats to Annapolis, whence they were rushed thru to Washington, in time to pre vent the capture of the capital by the Confederate forces. "Until the end of the war the canal was in constant use by the army in forwarding supplies, etc. Commercially Valuable. "The commercial side of the pro posed improvement is not to be dis counted, either. It will connect two great estuaries, which, with their navi gable tributaries, are said to have a shore line qf 2,500 miles, with more than 10,000 registered boats handling the present commerce thereon, and, situated midway between the north and south on the Atlantic coast, it will comprise the necessary connecting link to accommo date sections with a short and cheap route for the exchange of their prod ucts. There is no single interest oppos ing the construction of this canal, even the railroads favoring it, and it cer tainly should be built." HOME AND FARM DUTIES CHAMBFBLAlN, S. D,-3n order to give her pupils some definite occupation during the long summer vacations. Miss Myrtle B. Farmer, coun ty superintendent of schools, has devised a plan for the interesting of pupils and teachers in work pertaining to the duties of the home and farm. She proposes to establish, in addition to the regular course, a study of -agricultural pursuits, toullry raising, gardening, cooking, sewing and other branches of domestic science^. She has secured the cd-operatlon of Senator Gamble, who has promised 'to bave quantity of seeds of Tartocs kinds sent to her for dis, trlbution among the pupils, who in the spring will It is planned during the next fai to bave an exhibit of the productions of the pupfls, including .gcaln, vegetables, grasses, sewing, cooking, poifl&y. etc., and suit able grises will be awarded. Ribbons Fancy Ribbons, "3 to 6 inches wideChecks, Plaids, Stripes, Flowered Effects and Mousse line Taffetasall ^M best colors, values A tofiSc. Special^yd. $20.00 Coats at $10.00 Women's Tight-fitting Coats, black, brown and navy, made from heavy kersey, 50 inches long, the 1 fl flfl season's latest styles, regular price $20, at Viwww Sample line of women's tan colored Kerse^r Coats, only one or two of a kind, elegantly tailored, satin lined to waist $30.00 Coats at $15.00 $25.00 Coats at $12.50 $22 50 Coats at $1125 $20.00 Coats at $ 8 5 0 Women's Coats, black kersey and heavy Imported Scotch mixtures, new Empire models, collars and cuffs inlaid with silk velvet, all sizes, regular price $16 QtT *^fl and $18. pholce at f'"3U Suits Women's Suits, all this season's styles, long or short Coats, made from chevjots, broadcloth, Panama and fancy mixtures, elegantly trimmed, regular price ftfi Qf $18 and $20 Choice at JPO.WO Women's Suits in black and blue cheviot, long coats, roll collar, fancy braid trimmings, regular ft]7 price $32.50 at ipl JU Astrakhan Jackets, 30 inches long were cheap at $35.00. Closing out sale price, tf* A t\. oaly ViviOU fmsSsSmL All our Scarfs, Tabs, Muffs, Collars, Etc., Closing out sale price HOSIERY REDUCED, Women's heavy ribbed and plain cot ton Hose, warranted fast black, double sole, heel and toe, full seamless, ili regular price 19c, at, pair lit Women's fine imported cashmere and ootton Hose, full regular made, medium and heavy weight, white, split or plain black foot, our reg- 1 Ov ular 25c line at J.57C OUTING FLANNEL GOWNS. Women's Outing Flannel Gowns, extra heavy, braid trimming, reg- fiA- ular price $125 at DUC Children's Outing Flannel Gowns, age 2 to 10 years, regular price 60c 0^* Half Price fiUC N JEP^ISSR 1 fl'" 'sMBe\ ^_^*i_\ AfKjifit^wwfi^ral S%JBMMi33HBKi3r^?B^ [6il^'frjiinl(iS^S5SB^^BH SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS The Theoigr on Which O^ur Sewer System Is Constructed. To the Editor of The Journal. There has been much discussion for the past five years'of the system of special assessments and the laws relat ing thereto. Men who are well posted in all other matters seem to know but little about it. The theory of taxa tion is that all property shall contribute equally to the support of the govern ment and it is the recomnized right of the state, county and city to take from every man's accumulations the amount necessary to do uo. Special assessments for/ special im provements must be as nearly equal as possible when the general public receive a, benefit, but in street improvements the property on the street receives a special benefit and can be taxed to the full amount of the benefited, limited only by the cost of the improvement or by some special law limiting the benefit. The benefits must, however, be considered and the property owner must be given notice, either personally or by published notice, that he may have a hearing. Under late decisions of the courts the legislature may establish the amount of the benefit. Street improvements are generally assessed equally per front foot on each side of the street,r withoutr regard ofth a ?rty Department Store, Cor. Nlctllet Ave. and 7th St. Great Vi Price Sale Goats, Suits, Skirts and Waists Every Winter Garment Must Go Regardless of Cost or Value. Closing Out Sale of Furs WSaSMT I UNDERWEAR BARQAIN8. Less Than Half Price. Women's fleece lined ribbed gray vests and pants, 25c and 35c 1 G/ kind at Women's full bleached and one-fourth wool Vests and Pants, values up to 75c, Choice, Thurs- oQ/t day JI7*- Women's Union Suits, fleece Ikied cotton, good weight, all sizes, 1 A regular price 35c, at Women's gray or ecru Union* Suits, fine quality, worth 69c 29c CLOVES. Ladles' Golf Gloves, all wool and best colors, Kayser make, 50c ^Q/ Quality. Special, pair 3V\~ SELLIN OUT AT REDUCE PRICES 306 NICOLLET PWt the depto The system inaugurated in this city about five years ago is about the same as, that followed by most cities and is fair to all. Take, for instance, th'e sewer system. Trunk sewers are paid tor from a general fund assessed equal ly on all the property in the city, in cluding the wheat in the elevators, household furniture, cash, bonds, stocks, etc., which we all know are not bene fited by a sewer system. Property lo cated dn a trunk sewer is assessed the amount that a 24-inch sewer would cost, which the city engineer 'estimate^ from his knowledge of the cost of the material, etc., the 24-inch sewer being established by the charter as an or dinary sewer. Into these trunk sewers all local or lateral sewers empty and are assessed for against abutting prop at actual cost, and except for some eculiar conditions like quicksand, stone or an unusual depth, 'the assess ment is limited to $1.50 a foot on each side of the street, the balance being paid from the general fund. Property is not, and never has been, assessed over $1.50 a foot for local sewers, but there is a o-eneral and continuous tax on all property for sewers across steet intersections and .in front of exempt property, so that streets which have neve had a sewer and never will, have' to pay as muhc in proportion to tBeir value as those that receive a direct1 benefit. ,We hear a good deal about a fiat n for special improremejtts, Whjehi in On Account of Change of Location THE MAMMOTH STOCK OP APTiSR FEB. 10TS WILL BE LOCATED 307 NICOLLET AVE., 2ND FLOOE-ENTBANCE 305 NICOLLET. other words is, in many cases, a flat steal. I have found only one case where a flat rate was upheld. In that city all sewers are assessed at $1.75 a foot, which is put into a sewer fund, and it has been sufficient to pay for the con struction of all trunk and local sewers, and no annual tax is levied for trunk sewers upon property that does not nave sewer advantages, or upon per- flat sonal property, rate is all right We heard a good deal about the jus tice of the old flat rate assessment for sewers, previous to the Pillsbury de cision. Let me illustrate what a fraud it was. We will say that a trunk sewer was built on Lake street, from Lake Calhoun to the Mississippi river. No matter what that sewer cost, it is paid for by general taxation, and is the property of the whole citv, maintained and kept in repair by a tax upon all of the property in the city. Into this sewer we will say empties the sewers of Portland, Park, Chicago, Clinton and Nicollet avenues, from both direc tions, costing from 90 cents to $1.50 a front foot, according, to the material of which they are constructed. The cost of material and labor in different years, the weather while the sewer is being built, and the character of the soil thru which the sewer is laid/ are all factors to be considered. Under the old system a flat rate of $1.50 per foot was assessed. Is there a man in this city who will contend that it is right to keep the 10 to 60 cents per foot excess and apply it on the cost of the Lake street sewer, which has been built by a general tax on the whole city, and to which he has already contributed his share Is there a court or an attorney in this state, that will "ntot say that it is un constitutional to compel one taxpayer to contribute 10 cents, another 20, an other 30, another 40, another 50 cents a front foot more to the general fund than other taxpayers are compelled to payf Is this equal taxation Embroidery Edgings' and In sertings, fine Nainsooks and best Cambricsvalues to 15c per yard Special. Skirts Women's and misses' wool melton and Brllllanttne Skirts, nicely made and finished, five different styles, $ 7 colors and black, regular price $5.00 at Women's elegantly tailored Skirts, In Panama, broad cloth and fancy mixtures, pleated and strapped, fcA regular price $7.8, at p Waists Manufacturer's sample line of women's high grade Waists, white, black and colored Regular price $6.50 $4.75 $1.93 One-Half price $ 2 9 8 $ 2 3 0 98c Children's Coats Choice of any child's or misses' Coat In the house at ONE-HALF PRICE. Astrakhan Jackets the best satin lining worth $50.00. For that sold as high as $7.50. i ever $26.00rSkinnemade $2.98 MUSLIN UNDERWEAR SALE. 19c Muslin Corset Covers..- lOc 25c Muslin Corset Covers 19 59c Muslin Corset Covers 35 65c Muslin Gowns 49 75c Muslin Gowns 59 85c Muslin Gowns 65c 39c Muslin Drawers ........25c 50c Muslin Drawers 35c LADIES' BELTS. Silk and satin Belts in all new shapes and styles, black, white and fancy colors, values to 69c to close OK* Gold Tinsel Belts, values to OBI/* 49c to close GOK, CORSETS. Women's fine Batiste Corsets, well boned, perfect fittng, lace trim- OQ- med, regular price 50c at J7V. .LEBER One of the Finest Stocks in Minneapolis, Comprising Big Assortments in Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, Sterling Silver,High-gradeBric-a-brac, Clocks, Opera Glasses, Novelties, Fine China, Etc. "Every Article in this Wonderful Stock Goes at a Sacrifice. DONT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY-ONE OF A LIFETIME. W. LEBER, JEWELER. Sale Begins at 9 o'clock Tomorrow, Lasting Until Feb. 10.1906 {he ropert On this basis, a 306 NICOLLET Under our charter, sewers at intersec tions and in front of exempt propertv are, or should be, paid for from the permanent improvement fund, and the owner's portion is paid from permanent improvement revolving funvl. There is no authority given in the charter to transfer money from one of these funds to the other, to use revolv ing fund money for permanent improve ments, or the permanent improvement fulrd to construct the property owner's portion of any improvement. The two funds are as distinct as the eighth ward and the ninth ward sidewalk funds are, and there would be just as much jus tice in' taking the money paid into the city treasury to construct a sidewalk on Park avenue, and using it for a side walk on Marshall street r?E, as to di vert the revolvihg or permanent im provement funds from the purposes for which they were raised. C. A. Nimocks. INSPECTOR GETS BUST CHOOKSTON, MINN State Pure Food Inspec tor Heiburg has been here and created con sternation among local merchants by serving some of them with summonses to appear in justice court and answer to the charge of selling piccalilli containing a poisonons substance stances Three grocers, a confectioner and two saloonkeepers were arrested and appeared before Justice Wilde One grocer was charged with selling plcttimi containing a poisonons substance another with selling adulterated blackberry ]im_ nnd the other with dispensing sorghum that did II not comply with the state laws Two werefinedjQ, $25 and costs and the other $10 The confec-j tioner paid a fine of $25 for seuing orange cider) containing coal tar products. The salooomea' bad their cases continued. The goods aBegedtn to be adt'lterated were all manufactured by a firms outside the state. iin moQUOis rntE SEQUEL. Chicago, Jan 24 Juage Kavsnaugh yesterday overruled the motion made by the attorneys for William J. Davis to quash the Indictment cfaarg ing Involuntary manslaughter in connection with the Iroquois theater fire Under, the decision ^j. Mr Davis will now be compelled to stand trtaljJS?1*^1tha in the criminal court. Immediately after announcement of the decision of Judge Kavan-|*T* augh, the attorneys for Mr. Davis declared that*?*?*D they wul attempt to secure a change of vena* to another county.