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THE WEATHER
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K' The Predictions.^ $
Minnesota, North and South Dakota
FaUr tonight and Tuesday, adder to
night variable winds.
WisconsinColdSr and generally fair
tonieht arid Tuesday except snow in
southern portion tonight brisk to bie\
northerly shifting to northwest winds.
Upper MichiganFair tonight and
Tuesday except snow near Lake Su
perior, colder fresh northerly winds.
Io^iSi-T-Threatening and colder 'to-
night with snow in east and^south por
tions, heavy in southeast portion, Tues
day generally fair high north to north
west winds.
Mofltana-r-Generally, fair tonight and
Tuesday.
Weather Conditions.
Accompanying a small high pressure
area overlying Manitoba and Lake
Winnipeg, the* temperatures continue
low i $ northern and eastern Saskatche
wan jtnd Manitoba, with this morn
ing 's temperatures below zero in nor
thern Minnesota, 18 degrees in Mani
toba, and 8.6 degrees at Prince Albert.
It is eooler than it was yesterday morn
ing in the western Canadian provinces,
western and northern Montana and Wis
consin, and slightly warmer in most of
Minnaota* Low pressure areas are cen
tral off the north Pacific coast, off the
New England coast and over southern,
Missouri and Oklahoma, with cloudy
and unsettled weather in Oregon, Wash
ington, New England, the western parts
of New York and Pennsylvania, the
middle Mississippi valley and the low
er Missouri valley. Snow was falling
this morning at Northfield, Vt., Hough
ton, Buffalo, iPttsburg, Omaha, Wilus
ton and Qu'Appelle, and raining at
Portland, Ore., Concordia, Kan., and
Cairo. Attending the southeastward
movement of the Manitoba '/high,"
fair wuather is expected in this vicin
ity tonight and Tuesday, with lower
temperature tonight.
T, S. Outram, Section Director.
Weather Now and Then.
Today, maximum 23, minimum 10 de
grees a year ago, maximum 31, mini
mum 22 degrees.
ABOUND THE TOWN
Six-Story Workshop.L. W. Camp
bell, agent of the Pillsbury building, is
having a fireproof workshop installed
on the roof of the structure, at Sixth
street and Nicollet avenue.
Estate Worth $45,875.An inven
tory and appraisement in the estate of
the late Ellen C. Musgrave was filed
in the probate court today and showed
an estate valued at $45,875.
Thieves Steal Revolvers.Thieves
entered the Hurty-Simmons Hardware
company's building at 217 Third street
N, last night and stole six new revol
vers. Tfte police could not learn where
the robbers entered, but it is thought
that a skeleton key was used. The re
volvers were valued at about $40
Commander Cousins Returns.Briga
dier J. W. Cousins, commanding the
northwestern province of the Salvation
Army, returned today from an extended
tour thru the northeastern part of his
territory. has been absent two
weeks and conducting "siege meet
ings" at Wisconsin and Michigan
points.
NEOROLOGIC
MARY SHELDON WELD, wife of
William S Weld, after a long illness,
passed away Sunday afternoon, Feb.
25. She was born April 13, 1840, and
from her childhood home in Chau
tauqua county, New York, moved with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Hall, to Lockport, where she was mar
ried in 158. Mr. and Mrs. Weld and
family came to Minneapolis twenty
years ago. Early in life Mrs. Weld be
came an active member of the First
Presbyterian church of Lockport, N.
Y., and s!nce residing in Minneapolis
has made Westminster her church
home. She was a faithful and devoted
wife and mother and is survived by
her husband and four children, Mrs.
James McK. Thompson, Thomas H.
Weld, Willard C. 3 Weld and Benjamin
R. Weld, all of this city, and a sister,
Mrs. Everett Wheeler, of Loclfljort,
N. Y. The- funeral will take place from
the home of Mrs. James McK. Thomp
son, 1804 Humboldt avenue S Tuesday
at 2:30 p.m.
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5 years.- She was the widow of the
vlate J. W. Thomas, and mother of Ar
thur S. Thomas. The funeral will take
place from Broadway Methodist
church, Broadwav and Jefferson street,
Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. Interment at
Hillside cemetery.
ME S. OLI VE HICKS, wife 'of CyruS
Hicks, died at the city hospital, Feb.
25 aged 37 years. The funeral will
take place Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. from
Amor & Co.'s undertaking rooms, 505
Secpnd avenue S. Interment in Laym an
cemetery.
MARTIN ROGF/BS.The funeral of
Martin Rogers, whose home was at 815
Fourteenth avenue S, will take place
Tuesday at 9 a.m. from St. Charles
Catholic church, Fourth street aifd
Thirteenth avenue S. Interment at St.
Mary's cemetery.
SUES FOR DAMAGE
Woman Injured in Anto Accident
Claims $10,000 Compensation.
Considerable interest is attaching to
the trial before a jury and Judge D. F.
Simpson of the $10,000 damage case of
Gertrude M.fRembrandt against Cullen
C. JSvans.
The lawsuit is the outgrowth of an
automobile accident last September in
front of the West hotel and caused con
siderable excitement at the time.
The defendant was driving a machine
and towing another at the end of a
long rope. It was dark and there was a
light only on tbe first axxto. Miss Bem
brandt was crossing the street and after
the first machine passed she continued
on her way and triced over the rope'
which she did not see. She was run
over by the second machine and suf
fered a permanent injury to her spine.
I is claimed that she. no^r has consump
tion as a result.
The crowd that saw the accident was
incensed and there was even talk of
mob violence.
.SAVE MONEY
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COLORED WITNESS HAS REAL
VAN ASTORBILT STYLE.
Alex Sloan, on Stand in Walter Webb
Murder Trial, Stirs Ujp Smiles-^State
Uses Impeachment Weapons-Borneo
Shields Says Saw a KnifeTrial
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A note of "black-faee comedy" was
introduced into the murder trial of
Walter Wefcb in Judge F. V. Brown's
court today, when Alex Sloan was called
by the defense.
"What is your name?" asked the
counsel fpr the defense. The witness/
rose with dignity, took irom his pocket
a leather cardcase and, extracting his
"pusonal card,'' walked down to the
triaT table with a Van Astorbilt man
ner and handed it to the attorney.
"An audible smile passed around the
crowded room and theVbailiff's services
were needed to restore quiet. When
Sloan had resumed the witness chair,
counsel asked, "Do you know wh at
Elijah Holmes' reputation was in this
community?"
"No. suh I don't, know nuthin*
'bout his refutation."
The witness was excused. Pursuing
his attempt to show hat the deceased
Holmes was a bad and a dangerous man.
Mr. Morris, for the defense, called Jones
Sterrett, another colored man. The wit
ness swore that he had known the de
ceased well and stated that he had a
leputation for being quarrelsome. On
crossexamination County Attorney Al
J. Smith asked a few* pointed questions
that brought out the information that
the witness was a porter in a disorder
ly house and was used to that grade of
employment.
The only other witness examined this
morning was Romeo Shields, who stated
that he had seen Wesiman pick up the
knife that-*the defense claims was held
by Holmes when he was shot by the de
fendant, n crossexamination the wit
ness averred that Wesiman picked up
the knife while Holmes was lying on
the sidewalk after the shooting.
Wiseman himself testified that he
had heard something fall and picked
up the knife after Holmes had been
carried away in the patrol wagon. I
rebuttal the state will attempt to fur*
ther impeach the testimony.
Mr. Morris moved to strike from the
record the testimony of Detective
Mor- recor a tn testimony or selective mor
risey-relating to the ante-mortem state
ment of Holmes. The motion was de
nied and the defense then called Joseph
Blackwell, the proprietor of 'the saloon
where the men had been immediately
prior to the homicide. Blackwell was
not in court and an adjournment was
taken. i
With the introduction of this testi
mony the defense rested. After a short
rebuttal the evidence will be closed
and Mr. Smith will make his argument
to the jury,this afternoon. The case
will go to the jury tomorrow.
HOT DEBATE ON BALANCE
MINISTERS' ALLIANCE CAN'T DE-
CIDE WHAT TO DO WITR REVI-
VAL FUND REMNANT.
Some real parliamentary ginger
marked today's session of the Minis
ter s' Alliance when it discussed the re
fusal of N McCarthy, treasurer of the
Chapman revival committee, to honor a
draft for some $200 balance in the
hands of the committee, made by the
Ministers' Alliance and which draft
was for payment of part of the deficit
of the recent young people's missionary
institute held here.
Dr. L. T. Guild was the most caustio
in his remarks. criticized the ap
plication of "red-tape methods."
"The Ministers' alliance seems to
have created a Frankenstein in the
Chapman jrevival committee which is
greater than its creator," he said. "The
alliance first made the committee, which
did such good work, but now seems to
have absolutely no authority over it."
Rev. James E. Smith took exception
to the of money over to
the young people for the deficit result
ing from their* missionary institute,
voted toturninpurposthe the for which it was
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roun3 don
purpose xor wmen it was
given, the local evangelistic movement.
criticised rather strongly a motion
which Rev. P. A. Cool had renewed to
have the money formally turned over to
the young people.
"Brother Cool has no more right to
vote to turn the balance of the Chap
man fund to another committee than
he has to take money out of my pock-
et," said Mr. Smith. "The only thing
which can be done is to return the
money proportionately to the churches
which gave it."
Considerable minor debate on both
sides of the question followed for a
fow moments, when someone moved the
previous question. Rev. Dr. Hood, in
the chair, tried to smoothe the matter
over' by a few brief remarks, but Dr.
Guild arose and called the chair to a
point of order that the previous ques
tion had been moved and that the c)hair
could not debate it any more than any
other member of the organization pres
ent.
The association finally again passed
a resolution to turn the money over to
the young people for the debt of their
missionary institute, and on motion of
Dr. A. B. Marshall, chairman of the
Chapman^ committee, that committee
was formally discharged, after his mo
tion had been amended extending a
vote of thanks to the committeemen for
their efficient work.
SUES HIS PARTNER
by buying your piano of us. We are the only House in the north-
west that buys for spot cash in quantities. You,get the benefit
of the heavy discounts thus obtained. We can save you $50 to
$150 on a piano. Hardman, Mehlin, Kratauer, ]&cPhail, Behning,
Sterling,Representatives
"Crown," Xiagonda', Hjintington. Easy
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A. J. Stanwood Says C. Kelly Fled
with Firm's Funds.
A.. J. St^tnwOocl is the plaintiff in a.
suit begun in the district court today
against Oharles H. Kelly. The parties
were copartners in a threshing machine
business that th ey conducted in North
Dakota. The plaintiff claims that the
defendant took possession of $3,000 in
cash belonging to the copartnership
and left the state. asks for a resti
tution of the money,* for the appoint
ment of a^ receiver" and for an account
ing.
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payments.' for Th Knabe-Angelu Piano.
36 5th St. S.,
Cor. Nicqjlet Ave.
\Mftm 5tl^nday Evening,1?' TriufemiwwuiA?fcii-is JOURNAL. February ^6,^1fgfo0.
JOE CANNON HASi
POSTOFFICE KEY
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UPON LANKY
SPEAKER DEFENDS
MINNEAPOLIS' CHANCE, cs
I Speaker Consents to Large Appro-
priation, JjTew Postoffice I Strong
Possibility, Says Wallace G. Nye
Cpngressmen Pledge SupportBuild-
ing Must Near Railroad Stations.
Wallace G. Nye of the public affairs
committee of the Commercial club, re
turned today from Washington, where,
with Postmaster W. D. Hale and Con
gressman Loren Fletcher, he appeared
before the house committee on appro
priations for buildings to'enter a plea
for a provision for the purchase of a
new postoffice site for Minneapolis.
"There is a possibility that we will
be able to secure what we went alter,"
said Mr. Nye. "If the speaker will
consent to .a public-building appropria
tion bili of $15,000,000 or more,Tbelieve
it will include a provision for the pur
chase of a new site for a new post
office in Minneapolis. If the bill is
kept below that amount, tho, we prob
ably shall fail, for the large sum neces
sary for a site here would satisfy a
large number of representatives who are i C
Want I Near Station.
"The question of location was not
discussed, but the chairman of the
committee and others were emphatic
in declaring that it must be located
near the railroad station to save ex
pense and delay incident to transpor
tation to and from the building to the
station.
"Ourjstay was too limited to allow
much time for sight-seeing. W met
President Roosevelt, who assured us
retaine ver
rie i eaBa
i a visit
memo
to Minneapolis. called-f oh Commander-in-Chief TaitneIr
concerning the coming G. A. R. en
campment. General Tanner and Adju
tant General Tweedale informed me
that there is much more interest in the
Minneapolis encampment than is usual,
and assured me that there will be a
large attendance on the part of the
G. A. R.
I also called on the quartermaster
general of the army relative to a loan
of tents for use at the encanwment in
case they are needed and also regard
ing an old cannon to be used in making
badges. General Humphrey will be
glad to assist us in every way as soon
as the consent of congress can be se
cured. Both the postoffice and G. A.
R. affairs are in Congressman Fletcher's
hands and he is following them i close
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"Roelof's" Pure Beaver $7 Stiff Hat.
Sole agent, Hoffman, 51 and 53 4th st S.
TODAY IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Judge D. F. SimpsonRembrandt vs.
Evans, $10,245 damage'suit growing
out of auto accident, still on trial.
Judge F. C. BrooksJury, Juvenile
court and minor chamber matters.
Judge John Day SmithMrs. Emma
C. Berry on trial for perjury In
trial of divorce case of Berry vs.
Berry.
Judge Andrew HoltAppeal from J.
C. Oswald heirs from award of
commissioners In Great Northern
condemnation proceedings of Bryn
Mawr tract.
Judge H. D. DickinsonSmith &
Zlmmer vs. O. M. Akre et al, suit
to collect $500 note given In part
payment for automobile.
Judge F.V. BrownConclusion of evi
dence in Walter Webb murder trial.
PLEAD FOR END
CONG(fATROGITIES
MINNEAPOLIS MINISTERS ASK
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TO ACT.
Recital of Brutalities Practiced by
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HAN WHO BANISHES
STREET DUST HEBE
Leonard Schade van Westrum of Chi
cago, the inventor of Westrumite, is in
the city in the interests of his product,
which is attracting tho attention of
road officials in this country. West
rumite is a patent preparation of oil
and water for street sprinkling. The
South park commission of Chicago used
the preparation on two miles of park
boulevard last summer and achieved a
marked success.
These boulevards are macadamized
with limestone and reported to be very
dusty in dry weather and muddy in
wet weather. Westrumite made these
boulevards the favorite driveways for
the dust nuisance was abolished and in
wet weather th ey were like an asphalt
street.
Only from three to five parts of the
preparation to ninety-five or inety-seven
parts of watei^are neded. ordinary
sprinkling cartsnieing used for distribu
tion. The experiments of last sum
mer were so successful that all the
driveways under tho control of the Chi
cago commissioners will be treated with
Westrumite this year.
Negotiations between Mr. Van West
rum and the aldermen of the fifth ward
for the use of the preparation on the
streets of the ward are now pending
and the aldermen- have about concluded
to give it a trial.
DO HAD RABIES
Test Proves One Canine Wat Mad
Doubt About Others.
Police Officer Tedman will not know
whether the dog which bit him in the
foot last week had rabies or was simply
savage. The rabbit which was inoculated
with virus from the dog-'s brain died from
other causes before rabies had time to
develop. Dr. Corbett is quite satisfied
that the animal did not have the disease,
for he. found that it had a painful sore on^
the jaw, which was quite sufficient to
cause it to show a savage disposition.
A smaU dog- owned by Mr. Lowe of
SoutHeast Minneapolis undoubtedly had
rabies. A rabbit inoculated by Dr. J. F.
Corbett, the city bacteriologist, developed
unmistakable symptoms of the disease
and died Saturday in characterlsiic con
vulsions. As far as is known this dog did
not bite any persons.
Dr. Corbett has several other rabbits
under observation, but'will nbt be able
to report for some time. There have been
an unusual number of mad dogs in the
city this winter and Dr. Corbett advises
all persons to lock up their dogs as soon
as they show jiny Suspicious symptoms.
King Leopold's Men, Palls Ministers
and Telegraphic Appeal I Sent
Scoff at Secretary Root's Statement
that United States Cannot Act.
A telegraphic appeal was made to
day hf the Ministers' Alliance of Min
neapolis to President Theodore Roose
velt and all senators and congressmen
irom Minnesota to lend their aid to a
movement for the reform of the fearful
conditions now existingin the Congo
Free State, according to the descrip
tions given by Mrs. J. H. Harris^ a
missionary, who addressed the minis
ters at the Y. W. C. A. building this
morning. The message takes Secretary
Elihu Root to task for his public state
ment that this country has no right to
take a hand in the reform.
The action of the ministers was on
motion of Rev. L. A. Crandall.
I move," said Mr. Crandall, "that
the chairman and secretary bf this'or
ganization be instructed to forward a
ln
asking for buildings in smaller cities telegram to ^the president and _all_Min
in their districts.
Major Hale and myself enjoyed
every opportunity to present the case
before the committee. Several mem
bers assured us that the necessity of a
new building for Minneapolis had been
made very clear to them and promised
their support. W saw both senators
and received assurances^ that they
would look after our interests when the
bill reached the senate. W also pre
sented our neels to the postmaster
general, the secretary of the treasury
and the supervising architect, whose
opinions and recommendations will car
great weight.
structe to forward
nesota members of t^e United States
senate and congress, protesting against
the position Secretary Root has taken
in asserting that this country cannot
interfere to better the most'lamentable
people of the dark continent."
Vo te I Unanimous.
The motion was adopted with a
unanimous vote after it had been
amended naming Mr. Crandall as one
of a committee with the chairman and
secretary to draft the telegram to be
sent to Washington.
I think it's a good thing for us
to stir up Secretary Root," said Rev.
Stanley B. Roberts, "for he was against
those who wished reform on the sub
ject of the army canteen. And thru
appeal to President Roosevelt is the
only way to get to him. Secretary Root
is a man who has prpved himself to
have absolutely no heart for humanity's
appeal."
Mrs. Harris, in addressing the pas
tors, replied with some warmth to the
statement of Secretary Root that this
country has neither the opportunity nor
power to interfere in the Congo Free
State, on the ground that the United
States has no treaty right of inter
vention.
The atrocious misgovernment of the
Congo Free State is the great crime of
all the ages," said Mrs. Harris "is
an affront to humanity, a disgrace to
Christianity and in spite of wh at Sec
retary Roo^ has to say, the United
States is largely responsible for the
present rule of Jing Leopold.
"Youman's," the New York Hat, $6.
Sole agent, Hoffman, 51 and 53 4th st S.
SUES FOR HIS STOCK
Mining Share Promoter Has Trouble
Collecting His Pay.
In
Revelations of the inner workings of
the Bonanza Queen Gold Mining company
ere made at the office of the olerk of
the United States district court today
when George D. Emery filed a complaint
against Lizzette F. Morgan and a garni
shee summons against the Northwestern
Mutual Life Insurance company.
It seems that Emery, who is a Spokane
attorney, was engaged by the company
to act as legal adviser and promoter/and
did so act for four years. When it came
to a settlement. The company wished to
pay in the same stock which he had been
urging upon the public. This did not
"look good" to IjJmery, but he finally
accepted 2^,000 shares of the stock, nom
inally worth $1 a share.
Mrs. Morgan held a heavy Interest
from the estate of her husband and,
rather than see the Bonanza Queen sued,
she offered, at least so Emery alleges,
to give a bonus of 15,000 shares. Emery
brings suit to recover the 15,000 shares
HEAR LAKELAND COMPLAINT.
Messrs. Staples and Youngf of th& rail
road commission held a session today at
Lakeland, Washington county, where the
residents want the Milwaukee to estab
lish a depot service. Judge Mills has
gone to Washington* to meet with a com
mittee of the National Association of
^Railroad Commissioners, which is pre
paring foir their annual convention there
in May.
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BIG GAINS SHOWN
IN T. C. R. T. REPORT
LARGE EARNINGS HELPED PAY
POR LIBERAL EXTENSIONS.
Expenditures Include Large Items for
conditions now existing in the Congo thta have been made in the year and
Free State and that the president, our.I the remarkable growth of the system,
senators and representatives, be urged The amounts spent on these extensions
to lend their efforts that the United and improvements aggregate $2,923,047,
States may take the initiative step o$ the distribution being as follows:
the nations to demand a reform in the r^
United States Had Fart.
abuses now tolerated under the sane- New shops
tion of King Leopold among dark station buUdtosfe 38,435.94 0
-the Car equipment 649,346.5 9
Big Islaafl resort 31,779.74
St. Paul Auditorium 10,000.00
"In 1878 the International African
association was organized to supervise
the Congo district* and King Leopold
was elected its president. Leopold then /jent of which 5 per cent has "been paid
later asked the United States to recog
nize his flag in the Congo, and this the
United States did', thus virtually giving
first national recognition to Leopold's
rule. In 1885 the Congo treaty of Ber
lin was signed. Fourteen powers were
represented in the treaty, thirteen Eu
ropean and the fourteenth was the
United States. The United States dele
gates aided in the drafting of the
treaty, tho they did not sign it. Thus
it is that the United States nad a prom
inent part in installing King Leopold
in the Congo Free State. And for this
reason Secretary Root's position is
nidst inglorious. I cannot under
stand it."
Mrs. Harris then went on to tell of
some of the terrible things practiced
by the rubber companies which, thru
their sentries, domineer the Congo with
inhuman ferocity. She told how, in
past days, the sentries would travel
into the forests, kill game and, on re
turning, tell the rubber company offi
cials th ey had raided a village. Their
falsehoods were discovered, and now
for every cartridge a sentry uses he
must return to the rubber company offi
cials the hand of some native. Sen
tries bring in these hands by the basket
ful, she asserted.
New Cars, Better Power, Track Bet
terments, Stations and Pleasure Re-
sortsSeptember, Because of State
Fair Crowds, Shows Largest Earn-
ings.' The growing greatness of Minneapo
lis and the twin cities is in no way bet
ter exemplified than by the remarkable
annual report of the Twin City Rapid
Transit company for the year 1905,
which is made public today.
During the year 94,666,696 revenue
passengers at 5* cents each rode on the
company's system, this magnificent to
talling over 9,000,000 greater than
the total number of passengers for 1904.
The gross earnings of the company
for the year 1905 were $4,759,262.70 as
compared with $4,300,080.60 for 1904,
an increase of 10.47 per cent. The net
earnings of the company were $2,640,-
117.44 as compared with $2,351,034.85
in 1904, an increase of 12.30 per cent.
After paying taxes, interest and divi
dends on all bonds and stock outstand
ing, the surplus amounts to $497,932.59
as compared with $404,491.82 in 1904.
Growth of System.
The presidents report to the stock
holders calls attention to the extensions
Att
5 485,835.156 158 g.
Track and paving 1,580,000.98
Minneapolis came in for the lion's
share of,the latter item receiving more
than St. Paul and the suburban systems
combined, or Minnetonka. The track
and paving expenditure is divided *as
follows:
Minneapolis $686,096 12
St. Paul 240,366.93
Suburban 122,987.15
Minnetonka 510,610.78
The item of $649,346.59 $pr additional
car equipment represents the addition
of 130 big modern cars that have been
turned out of the company's shops dur
ing the year.
Stock I Increased.
Additional common stock to the
amount of $1,489,000 was issued and
sold, increasing the amount of outstand
ing stock to $21,000,000, of which $3,-
000,000 is preferred and $18,000,000
common. The report of the president
also outlines the plans of the company
with regard to the Minnetoka service
for next summer and the two proposed
new interurban lines.
Every feature of the company's busi
ness is included in the several tables
of the report. The operating expense
of the year was $2,359,145.32, as com
pared with $2,163,304.34 for 1904. The
preferred stock of the company has
earned and received dividends amount
ing to 7 per cent. The earnings of the
\jommon stock amounted to o.33 per
During the year 26,612.347 transfers
were redeemed or used by passengers,
as against 22,330,681 for 1904.
Miles of Trackage.
The company now has 53.30 miles of
single track 121.08 miles of double
track, and 21.80 miles of special track
a total single trackage of 317.26 miles.
The total miles of street and right of
way occupied by the company is 177.59.
The gross passenger earnings per mile,
single track, was $16,731.48.
The roadway, equipment, real estate,
buildings, machinery, tools and securi
ties in treasury arev
placed.
ooon March
April May June
July August
September October November December
Total
of stock or $16,000 damages for their General expenses 228,585.2 0
non-delivery, and has wrought in the
Injurie
Northwestern Mutual in the hopes of
finding money due Mrs. Morgan in its
hands.
ASKS FOB THE PAPERS
Attorney for Marclnlak win Present Cass
to Supremo Court.
A. B. Jackson, who is in Washington
arranging for the appeal of the case of
the state against Val Marclnlak, who
was denied a jury trial in police court,
hns sent for the opinion, briefs and other
documents in connection With the case
and there is now no doubt that the case
will be taken to the hignest court.
The trial by jury was denied in view
of a former decisipd of the supreme court,
which held that a man arrested for vio
lating a city ordinance could not demand
a jury trial. The present case was ap
pealed to the ..state supreme court, but
that court refused to reverse its former
decision.
Defective Ta g*
at
633.66. Current assets,
& #nr
?SS?e2.
Total dividends..
Surplus from opr..
Ap. renewal funds,.
$37,323,--
stores,
mate-!
rials and supplies and invested funds
esources
Earnings by Months.
The following table of monthly pas
senger earnings show that September
was the heavy month of the year for
the company. During the first week of
the month the business is considerably
increased by the state-fair crowds. Feb
ruary was the lightest month.
Passenger Earnings.
January $349,409 80
February 819,811 50
839,884 20
862,729 25
387,646 00
389,126 25
432,238 8U
420,231 00
462,264.25 419,089 25
415,460.66 436,415 45
$4,733,334 80
wo Years Compared.
The following table is a comparative
statement for the years 1904-5 of the
receipts and expenses of the company:
RECEIPTS.
1905. 1904
Passenger earnings...$4,733,334 80 $4,269,408 20
Mis. earnings 25,927.96 8S.672 40
'i ______
Total earnings .$4 759,262.76 $4,308,080.60
EXPENSES.
Malnt. of way and
structure $143,491 43
Maint. of equipment. 203,762 03
Op. of power plants. 403,574 33
Oar service 945,788 96
$115,250.92
106,70.1.7.1 887,570 00
867,310.49 184.1P8.65
22.099 92
165,001 14
16,605 38
31,394.62
22 99 2 9 2 damages
Insurance Insurance fundV.
122,948.4."
26,605 17
21,394 83
Total operating. .$2,119,145 32 $1,957,085.75
Net earnings, op...$2,640,1117.44 $2,351,044.85
Int on debts, taxes. 1,050,797.35 911,003.03
Surplus avaflable
for dividends $l,Q8fl,320.0A $1,440,041.82
Divds prf Stock $210,000.00 $210,000,00
Dlvds Com. Stock. 881,387.50 825,550 00
.$1,091,387.50 $1,035,550.00
497,932 5t) 404,491 82
240,000.00 206,268.69
Income Ac't surp $257,032.50 $198,228.23
Per cent total
operating (includ-
lng ta*es and de
preciatlon) to total
earnings i 5817 5513
The 1904 renewal funds have been withdrawn
from various accounts and assembled in on*
item $8206,268 59 to permit of continuous com
parisons with previous years, and the tax ac
count was adjusted $4,807 62 underestimated.
The report is complete and compre
hensive and artistic in design and ar
rangement.
"SCHAFER CASE RE-OPENED.
Bedford, Ind- Feb1
26,The grand jury,
which met today by request of Prosecutor
Fletcher under authority of Judge Wil
son, will again take up the case of Miss
Schafer, who was mysteriously murdered
several years ago. It is reported that!
much new testimony is in possession of
the state of which heretofore the public
has been in ignorance.
PETITIONERS WILL INSIST THAT
LEGAL FIGHT IflTASCA FBLLJOWN ON BISTORT
,ALL PROPOSITIONS &> DIVI-
SION E SUBMITTED.
.Rival towns in Itasca county will be
involved in a legal battle before the
next election, over the question of coun
division.
A new petition was filed today by
Theo L. Duncan of Northome. I pro
poses to set off thirty townships in the
west central section of the county, with
a population of 2,100, into a new county
to be ealled Northome, with the village
of Northome for its county seat.
Mr. Duncan declares that if their pe
tition is not recognized and their prop
osition submitted by the governor,
Northome will go into court. They
claim that the revised code wul not gpv
ern the case of petitions filed before it
takes effect, March 1. The old law al
lows any number of petitions to be sub
mitted and voted on at the same time.
The code says that only one may be
submitted, and International Falls, hav
ing filed its petition fii st, claims that
none of the others may be considered.
If the governor calls the election on one
proposition only, attorneys for Ripple,
Northome and Deer River will take the
matter in court on a writ of certiorari.
If he decides the other wa y, Interna
tional Falls will make a contest.
The Northome petition bears 761 names
and names for county commissioners of
Northdme county Frank W. Magnuson,
R. J. Langaard, W. G. McCrady and A.
J. Porter.
Deer River is circulating a petition to
divide Itasca into four counties. -The
southeastern part is left to Grand Rap
ids as Itasca county. The southwest
ern part is set off into Big Fork coun
ty, with Deer River as county seat. The
central part of the ctounty is to become
Glenwood county, with Ripple as coun
seat and the northern part is to be
Garfield county, with International
Falls as county seat.
SLEUTHS FEAR LA WS
Saloonkeepers' Detectives Decline to
/Testify Agatns Resortkeepers.
Persons who mav be interested 4n the
cases brought by the saloon men against
resortkeepers are puzzled over the out
come.
When the cases were taken up iA
police court today before Judge C. L.
Smith the private detectives hired to
obtain the evidence asked to be ex-
TWENTY-SIX CONCERTED
Salvation Ar my Workers Are
Sinners at Excelsior.
cused from answering, on the grounds 4bursements of political committees and
that the evidence would incriminate
themselves. They were excused and
the state had no other witnesses to fall
back on.
May Schultz was dismissed after her
trial today and the cases of the others
were continued until this afternoon,
when final disposition probably will be
made.
Saving
Twenty-six converts is the record
made by Ensigns James and Wolverton
of the Salvation Army, who are con
ducting revival meetings for the Excel
sior Methodist church. These meet
ings have been in progress for about
two weeks. Yesterday Major A. Mer
riweather spoke at three meetings with
great success.
While nothing has been said at these
meetings in regard to the coming con
test between the license and antiucense
factions, the fact that they are being
held in the church of Rev. Donld Mc
Kenzie, one of the leaders of the anti
saloon fight, would indicate that they^
were intended to arouse the church ele
ment. xSo far they seem to have been
very successful in this direction.
WORKHOUSE IS SCORNED
Not a Single Prisoner Took Black
Maria Trip Today.
This is the first Monday since
emi jtv
17
8
299.97. The liabilities consisting of out-1
standing stock, funded debts, current' -e
liabilities, reserve and renewal funds
and surplus cover this. The income ac
count surplus amounts to $456,155,82,
and the renewal fund for wear and de
preciation amounts to $470,895.19, $240,-
000 of which was added during the last
year.
he
Minneapolis workhouse' was erected
that prisoners have not been admitted.
Even the few common drunks that were
sentenced in police court today were
able to ay their fines, and as the po
lice have made no arrests for other
offenses since last Friday night, the
Blac returned tof Camden WithMaria the exception the continueePlac
ca8e tnr
8 no business police
court officialsa, and the policefor have also
been taking things easy during the
quiet spell.
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Spring Fashions in Combs
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In either English engraved, green or rose gold, richly wrought and fi0
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STATE ^TEACHERS' EXAMTNA-
TIO NS DEVELOP A WEAKNESS
I N ^KNOWLEDGE OP THAT
BBANCH. Out of 5,107 who took the recent^
state teachers' examinations, 2,315 re
ceived certificates. Not all the others
failed, as many took only part of the
subjects, to get credit on later examina
tions. The certificates issued were as
follows: First grade, 176: conditional
first, 91 second grade, 1,076 condi- 5
tional second, 391 limited, 581.
There were 29,148 papers handed in.
United States history was the worst
stumbling block. First grade applicants
had hardest work with physics and
geometry. The following shows the
number passed and failed in each sub
ject:
Passed. Failed.
Arithmetic 2,226 90S
Composition 2,6.15 88
Geography 2,354 431
Grammar 2,526 S4
United States history 1,414 1,762
Penmanship 2,724
Physiology and hygiene 1,769
Reading 2,358
Spelling 2,404
Algebra 317
Civics TlO
Geometry k... 151
Physics 277
Physical geography 263
General history 24
Drawing 67
Music Ill
NEW REFORM BILL
BY Li FOLLETTE
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Wisconsin Senator Introduces a
Measure Aimed at Purity in
Elections.
By W. Jermane.
Washington, Feb. 25.Senator a
Follette today introduced his second re
form bill aimed at purity in elections.
It requires an accounting of money ex
pended on elections, provides for the
filing of statements of receipts and dis-
prohibits corporations from directly or
indirectly paying or contributing any
money, property or things of value to
any political committee to any candi
date for any political office.
It requires treasurers of political
committees and candidates for federal
offices to file statements of contribu
tions and expenditures and forbids
them from accepting contributions
rfom corporations or any employee of
a corporation. The penalty for con
tributions by a corporation is fixed at
from $1,000 to $10,000, and any person
violating the act may be fined from
$500 to $5,000 or imprisoned up to five
years. BUILDING BECOMES ACTIVE
Several Permits .Issued for Improvements'
to Cost Thousands.
An unusual number of large building
permits were issued today. One was for
the completion of the First National bank
building, at Fifth street and First av e
nue S. The permit calls for an expendi
ture of $143,000.
permit was issued for the building to
be erected by the Manchester Havings
bank, at Sixth street and Second avenue
S, which has been under construction for
some time. This will be three .stories
high, will contain six (re and will cost
$35,000.
Among the other permits were the fol
lowing. Twin City Scer^-company, 2819-
21 Nicollet avenues three-story brick
studio, $10,000 Northwpstern Telephone
company, 2102 Bryant avenue N, tele- 1
phone exchange, $15,000 Northwestern I
Telephone Exchange, company, fifth floor
on addition, 218 Fifth strete S and 422
Third avenue S, $10 000 Minneapolis
Brewing company, 32 Fifth stret S, one
story brick store, $6,000.
G&AFT02T, N. D.Superintendent W. B.
Hoover. Of the Park River city schools who BJS
been elected to fiU the position of superinten
dent of the city schools of Fargo caused by the
resignation of Superintendent Hlcka. will be
succeeded by A Dunbar, superintendent f
the public schools of Bast Grand Forks. 1
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