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51 City "News s**. ir 'sfc' THE WEATHER _____ 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. !!fl 5 S6b 2 NE J! a 5? MRS. ALIA THOMAS died on a tMalE4 5^ st Fe 2- a tTllZ^Fl 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 HIS MEHSKE D, SHOWED CARD v- 1* !T* 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 Near End. _,. ""W" 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 th tha a** money must be 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 FOSTE & WALDO 1PF 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. L**&. ty 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 i' 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 iy *i "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 & 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. 5 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. mmm&mmmmmmmmmk :g gut This bookcase, like cut above, is just the case for Brittanica and other encyclopedias of books measuring A/\ f^ 10-in. wide and llf high. The regular price is 2k!l I $15.75Sale price VVlVI THE BRANCH CORNER WASHINGTON and 2d AV. SO. Morris J. Trevor,'proprietor Spring Fashions in Combs The latest thing in Back Combs for the hair Is a single, comb of great beauty In either English engraved, green or rose gold, richly wrought and fi0 cleverly set with various colored stonesthe general effect fs of distinctive refinementbeautiful effects Ton The novelty of the season will no doubt be these green and rose gold Hat Pinsthe odd shapes, set with different colored stones, are decidedly refreshingjust unpacked and attractively priced TT j*n -t 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 1 0 66 585 7TO 95 91 HO 149 65 IS 14 10 JSJ 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. 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