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The Water Supply.
A woman taxpayer writes to The
Journal to inquire who are the in
dividuals who are so persistently anx
ious for our health as to favor the is
sue of filtration bonds and what evi
dence is before the public that the fil
tration proposed and the coat of the
same are right.
The people who are chiefly solicitous
are the physicians of the city. They
have done more to promote the cause
of filtration than anybody else. Their
warning would seem to be worth con
sidering. They tell us that unless we
improve our drinking water supply we
ara going to pay for it some day in
many lives sacrificed to neglect. The
evidence before the publio that the fil
tration plans proposed and the cost are
right is that of experts selected by the
city council consisting of the present
city engineer, a former city engineer
and a non-resident sanitary engineer of
national reputation. They were the
doctors called in when Minneapolis was
sick with an epidemio of typhoid. The
danger still threatens. We can take the
prescription or not, as we like.
As to whether filtered water delivered
Shru the present dirty mains will stand
the test when drawn out, the flushing of
the mams would doubtless cleanse them,
altho, as the inquirer admits, they must
be dirty from carrying the present sup
ply.
There is nothing to prevent anyone
who wishes from filtering water in his
own house as used. The trouble is not
many people will do it, and as to the
use of an unlimited supply of naturally
filtered water, we are not aware that
there is an unlimited supply. In Min
neapolis it's a case of water, water in
the pipes, but not a drop fit to drink.
New York complains of a chorus gill
famine. They do get pretty hungry about
1_ o'clock.
Weeding Out the Fake Mine.
While it is still the privilege of the
citizen who will invest in mines to
throw his money over the transom, it
is no longer necessaiy to do it. The
American Mining congress has estab
lished at Denver a bureau of inquiry
thru which information may be ob
tained concerning mine prospects.
The Anglican Mining congress is
a national organization of mining men
whose directois are men of national
reputation. It is working for a de
pal tment of mines and .mining in the
national government, and for the enact
ment of laws in various states making
the concealment or misrepresentation of
any material fact regarding a mine
prospect for which stock sales are so
licited a criminal offense. Meanwhile
the bureau is established, and it is
claimed it will be impartial and broad
in its operations. Its obiect will be not
to divert investment from one part of
the country to another, nor from one
kind of mine to another, but to dis
courage the activity of fake promoters
and to protect the investor. To that
end it pledges itself to give on appli
cation its best efforts to inform per
sons looking for mining investments.
The Thaw case is to be dramatized.
Here Is a cast for Nan Patterson.
The Pension Roll.
The New York Tribune records what
it calls the "ebb tide in pensions."
The list, despite, an average loss by
death of about 50,000 names annually,
has remained stationary at a little un
der 1,000,000 during the past eight
years. Now the business of the pen
sion office is beginning to slacken and
there is talk of reducing the clerical
force by not appointing successors to
clerks who die or resign.
The great expansion of the pension
system dates from 1890, when congress
passed the dependent-pension law. The
pension roll on June 30, 1890, con
tained 537,944 names. Under three
years' operation of this law it rose to
066,000, and has now begun to drop
off again. Under the dependent law,
possibly a million claims were filed,
not all of which could be investigated
by the department one, two or three
years. As a matter of fact, the de
partment bureau is just beginning to
see the end of the accumulated peti
tions.
The Ware age order of 1904, which
has been adopted by congress, estab
lishes a service pension for veterans
past the age of 62. It is expected that
this order will prevent rapid decline
in the pension list, tho so far its effect
has been scarcely noticeable.
The most noteworthy fact about the
pension list today is that it has gotten
out of politics. There is no longer Any
clamor about the country being eaten
^up by the pensioners. The expenditures
in that direction go directly back into
the channels of trade. The feeling that
was aroused by President Cleveland's
attacks upon the pension system some
years ago, when he trumpeted about
making the *oll a roll of honor,'' has
also joined the limbo of forgotten is
sues. The fact is that the roll always
has been one of honor. The investiga
tions of applicants have always been
most painstaking, aa is shown by the
fact that it has taken more than ten
years to sift" the applications received'
founder the law of 1896* -Theje probably
S^has never been a more highly organized
fif or more conscientious bureau of a gov-
jjkUrnment than the pension department
^^tfcrn^Wjn#fltBk-aaft has ,acqiK5
ted itself -with remarkable credit.
If there is any excuse for dissatis
faction, it is not on the part of thpse,
v?ho imagined the bureau was going
too fast, but with the veterans* wJto
knew it was going too slow to put
financial help between, them and wajft*
Yet the bureau could not go any faster
than it has with all the safeguards
thrown by the law and its rules about
the examination of applicants.
The survivors of the civil war who
will soon march thru the streets of
Minneapolis have the satisfaction of
knowing that they at least have out
lived the calumny which formerly at
tacked the pension roll. The services
of their comrades to the country which
are being very modestly recognized by
the government are more and more
largely appreciated by the rising gen
eration of Americans.
Washlngtonians are trying to make the
capital city a great Jobbing center.
Something of that kind has been sus
pected there for some time.
Russell Sage and His Relatives.
Unless the late Bussell Sage's will
shall prove a pleasant surprise to his
numerous relatives, there is likely to
be a contest of the will. A lawyer who
has been retained i* has already- dis-
covered that Mrs. Sage-employed a'man
named ReiUy to go about with Mr.
Sage .as a bodyguard and that the busi
ness 6f this man was to prevent Mr.
Sage from talking about changing his
will. If Mr. Sage started any suoh
foolish talk it was Reilly's chore to
switch the conversation to stocks or the
weather, the two topics on which Mr.
Sage would talk fluently. "Many wit
nesses" will be brought to prove that
Beilly had Sage under his thumb, so to
speak. It will also be shown that Mr.
Sage, during the last four or five years
of his Kfe, was really of unsound, mind.
This will be a great shock, to Wa^
street, which had not noticed any fail
ing of powers on the part of R.~S. Dur
ing the last excitement in the street,
when the rate on call loans went up to
about 95, Mr. Sage, tho somewhat en
feebled physically, managed to get to
his office and, opening the strong box,
let out several millions, for which he
received about double in return. There
was no evidence of failing mind or
tricky memory, for Mr. Sage had a dis
tinct recollection of one man who had
failed to make good on a loan in '79,
and him he turned down without a,
cent. k'-y
But when a man makes a will and
disposes of his property to suit him
self his mental capacity is more closely
examined into than when he gets mar
ried, or even when he runs for office.
F. W. Martin of Beloit, Wis., has just
paid $3,000 for Lord Bacon, the highest
price ever given for an American-bred
hog. It is a pity that Mr Donnelly is not
here to enjoy this triumph.
Voting Machines.
While the city council would not have
been justified in investing $100,000 in
voting machines at this time and thus
equipping the city fully in this partic
ular, it might profitably lease a few ma
chines for the purpose of testing them
and determining by trial whether any
machine has yet been built which will
meet all the emergencies of our primary
system, and if so, what machine it is.
There is some merit in the complaint
of the representative of one of the vot
ing machine companies, that the council
have not given the manufacturers a
fair hearing.
The fairest kind of a hearing would
be a trial in an actual election and two
or three machines would have been
enough to make a fair test. These
could undoubtedly have been leased,
so that the city need not have incurred
any obligation or have placed itself in
a position where any manufacturer
would have an advantage over it in fur
ther negotiations. By rejecting all
bids and postponing the matter entirely
until the next election nothing is
gained in the way of experience or
knowledge of value, and we will have
made no progress two years from now
toward the adoption of voting ma
chines.
It is true there is no crying demand
for any kind of a machine? We .are
doing very well with our Australian
ballot system applied to the primary as
well as the general election, but we are
paying a lot of money for tho privi
lege of casting our ballots according to
the present method. Undoubtedly the
voting machines would be an economy,
and the saving would pay for them in a
very few years. This is perhaps the
strongest argument in favor of voting
machines, next to the greater assurance
of reliability and accuracy in the voting
and counting.
This Is General Stoessd's
shoot first,
fit Washington, It has been charged the old democratio party as a nucleus
cftadce to
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Mr. Hearst's, Ohecker^ Board.
The New York Sun goes on record
with the prediction that the next gov
ernor of New York will be a demo
crat, and that the next governor of
New York will be next president of
the United States. This prediction
seems to leave out of account the set
tled security of Mr. Bryan as the next
nominee of the democratic party. There
must be a mistake somewhere, for there
is no possibility of Mr. Bryan becom
ing the next governor of New York.
Nor is there any certainty that New
York will have a democratic governor.
Mr. Hearst will either get the demo
cratic nomination or he will run on
his own platform as the candidate of
the Independence league. In the lat
ter event- he would not be a demo
cratic governor nor eligible to the dem
ocratic nomination for president if he
should'be elected.
People who are calculating upon th*e
moves of Mr. Hearst, in politics must
give up the idea of confining him ttf
the, democratic checker board. He has
enlarged the board to one hundred
squares 'find is playing the Polish game.
Froi'thle democratic .party as at pres
ent, constituted, ^-r'
fh might hope for* some republics*Jielp.
There are many men in the republican
party who .would not follow it in the
next campaign if its candidate were
'known to be lukewarm on the question
of pursuing the big rogues while in
tensely hostile to the infraction of the
statutes against petty offenses. Mr.
Hearst has his eye on these men. He
also has his eye on the White House,
not necessarily in 1908, more likely in
1912.
When you find that the dollar is not so
strong and does not go as far as it for
merly did there may be some consolation
in the exact statistics. Dun's Index fig
ures show that the buying value of the
dollar you pay now Is to the buying value1
of the dollar you borrowed a year ago as
98.312 is to 106.216 by so much have
prices Increased in the year past. There
is some hope in the fact that June showed
a decline. On June 1 the index number
was 106.794 and on July 1 It was but
106.216.
Mr. Gompers is going to knock out Mr.
Ldttlefleld of Maine because that con
gressman has not always voted in ac
cordance with the orders of Mr. Gompers*
distinguished organization. If Mr. Little
field's celebrated voice is in good order
Mr. Gompers may have cause to regret
crossing from his own side of the street.
Of Germany's army,of 15,000 men en
gaged in slaughtering natives in south
west Africa, 2,120 have been killed, 1,000
have returned to Germany as invalids,
and another 1,000 are in the field hospi
tals. The expense of the war to date is
close to $100,000,000. It is a sad but glo
rious day for old Germany.
Dr. L. O. Howard, the government en
tomologist, suggests that a little oil of
citronella placed on a towel hung In the
room or porch will keep the mosquitoes
away. It will. And it keeps human be
ings- away, too.
The insurance scandals cost the New
York insurance companies a matter of
$250,000,000 in 1905, as compared with
the previous year, and if it had not been
for Paul Morton it would have been
$10,000 more.
Nine wagon loads of San Francisco re
lief whisky are missing, and the foreman
of the grand jury declares he will trace
it if he has to subpena General Greely.
Is the general suspected to that extent?
Senator Dryden testified on the stand
that his ability commanded his $65,000
salary. As president of the company,
Mr. Dryden passes on his own ability,
and so sets a modest figure.
The editor of the Kingman, Kan.,
Journal, who came out In low-necked
shoes and peek-a-boo stockings, com
plains that his dog bit him. Here was a
dog of good taste.
Rochester, N is considering a sub
way. Thank fortune that there is out
doors enough left here so that we do not
have to travel in a wormhole to get any
where.
Banana flour is being recommended by
eastern physicians for dyspepsia, but it
is doubtful whether banana flour as a cure
can ever overtake bananas as a cause.
Kipling's great poem will have to be
rewritten by some good parodist:
"On the road to Oyster Bay where the
politicians play
Chicago has taken off her last cablecar.
New York still has some horsecar lines,
and we suppose there are rope ferries on
the Schuylkill.
The Draaro doctrine that we shouldn't
be forced to pay our bills will never meet
a cordial reception In the Grocers' asso
ciation.
Chelsea, Mass, has an aldermanic graft
investigation on. And the postoffice was
just about to give Chelsea up as a dead
one!
Mr. Cleveland's gout is a little better,
but he does not feel sure enough of him
self to lead the singing for Bryan.'
With Mr Hearst abroad. Boss Murphy
feels like declaring New York in a state
of extraordinary security,
If Salvador and Guatemala have any
more fight In them let them turn loose on
the mosquitoes.
There are a good many people now who
knew the douma was going to get it.
CIVIC ACTIVITIES
This year's convention of the American
Civic association will ba held In Milwau
kee in October. A day will be given to
San Francisco, when former Mayor James
Phelan will read a paper on "San
Fiancisco's Opportunity and How She Is
Using It David Burnham, the noted
architect who made the sketches for the
new San Francisco before the earthquake
and fire, will also make an address on the
same subject. Another day will be given
to national clvio problems, including the
movements to preserve Niagara falls, to
beautify the national capital and for the
presel"vation of the Appalachian reserves.
Lakota, N. would know wherefore
it walks in darkness when other cities of
lesser name and fame are electric lighted.
Kenosha, Wis now paying $78 a lamp
for 300 lamps, figures that a city plant
can be erected and thoroly equipped for
$17,000, operated for $12,000 annually, and
the cost per lamp reduced to $40.37.
Detroit, Mich., whose park board cuts
and puts up ic&every winter for its own
use, is figuring upon enlarging the plant
to supply ice to the people thru the city
water department. Kansas City is mov
ing in the same direction.
$-
Hearst can 4iope
for littie preferment. His political in
terest lies in breaking it up and bring
ing its elements together again in a
labor or anti-monopoly party. With
THIS DATE IN HISTORY
JULY 26
1471Pope Paul II. died.
1765Robert Fulton, Inventor of
the steamboat, born. Died Feb. 24,
1815.
1788New York ratified the federal
constitution.
1863Surrender of Morgan, ,the
guerilla leader, at, New Lisbon, Ohio.
1866Laying of Atlantic cabl^ fin
ished.
1874Many live* lost In flood* at
Pittsburg, Pa.
1889George Francis Train com
pleted 100 days' fast, subsisting on
chocolate and milk.
1899-rHeureaux, president of 8anto
Domingo, killed.
1899W. Ft. Merrlam, governor of
Minnesota, appointed director of
twelfth census.
1905Paul Morton elected presi
dent of Equitable Life Assurance
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Minnesota Politic*
Buckman Hat the Orgsnlzatten, but
Lindbergh It Working Up a Counter
Organization In the Sixth District,
Where an Interesting Struggle Is As-
suredSenator Wilson FUea fov An
other Term.
Sixth district pontics axe at the boiling
point. Prominent republicans from vari
ous parts of the district, who have been
in Minneapolis and St. Paul this week,
agree on one thing. They all say that
the congressional contest between Buck
man and Lindbergh is going to be one of
the tightest and most interesting in the
recent history of the state. Buckman
has proved his qualities as a fighter in
two previous campaigns, and but for his
abilities as an organiser and a mixer, he
would be left at the post in the present
race. He has a good organization, and
while it has been broken up in some sec
tions of the district, he has been busy
since returning from Washington, and
has succeeded in patching up his fences
In the places where they were worst
broken down.
There are more leading republicans In
the district, however, enlisted in the fight
against Buckman than ever before, and
the press of the district Is more hostile.
There is a pronounced feeling against the
congressman, a good deal stronger than
he had to face two or four years ago,
and it will be a wonder If this does not
overcome his organization at the polls.
It will if anything like a full vote is reg
istered. Lindbergh's problem Is to build
up an organization In each county and
voting district, which will see to it that
the votes come out. He is going to make
a number of speeches, and will also spend
considerable time in each county, meet
ing as many individual voters as possible.
He has never been much of a mixer be
fore, but is making a favorable impres
sion wherever he goes, and seems to take
to the political game like a duck to
water.
"Wright county Is a Buckman strong
hold. His appointment of Bert Oakley to
the Cass Lake land office made him solid
with a good many republicans in "Wright,
which gave Buckman a tremendous plu
rality two years ago. Oakley and Post
master Lampson of Buffalo will do their
best to hold things in line this year, and
the chances are they will be able to hold
the county even, anyway. Judge Alley,
Messrs. Bartlett, Saylor and others are
for Lindbergh, and will make a pretty
fight. In Meeker nearly all the leading
republicans are anti-Buekman. A. T.
Koerner managed Foster's campaign two
years ago, but it is not known what stand
he will take this time. Peter E. Hanson
has given Lindbergh a promise of sup
port. W. D. Joubert Is supporting Lind
bergh In his paper. Meeker seems cer
tain to go heavily against Buckman.
Lindbergh's Swedish parentage will help
him to a good many votes, especially in
Meeker, southern "Wright, Sherburne,
Crow Wing and Douglas. C. J. Gunder
son and Editor E. E. McCrea of Alexan
dria are for Lindbergh, and Douglas is
pretty sure to go for him, against Sena
tor- Nelson's wishes.
Crow Wing was strong against Buck
man two years ago. The congressman
has fixed things there as far as possible,
by securing a publio building appropria
tion, and by averting a threatened sena
torial fight thru the appointment of Sen
ator Frater as Indian agent. The leaders
in Brainerd are pretty well lined up for
Buckman, but that does not necessarily
mean that he will carry the oounty. The
Cole Buckman understanding that pre
vailed before the state convention is sup
posed to be a help to Buckman in Cass
and Hubbard, but Lindbergh's friends
have served notice that Cole's influence
must remain neutral in the fight, and
they are going after the votes In both
counties v,li)\ the intention of carrying
them. Todd' has always" 'been anti-Buck
man, and while mosto bf'the leaders there
are for him this "time", he is apt to lose
the county. The same is true of Wadena.
Both candidates live in Morrison, and
the fight there will be interesting. Stearns
and Benton are practically certain to go
for Lindbergh, and Sherburne leans that
way also, tho there are rumors that
Buckman has broken Into the opposition
strength In that county.
Senator George P. Wilson filed for re
nomination today in the forty-first dis
trict. This action was expected and the
nomination conceded to General Wilson
for some time, and it is not likely that
anyone will file against him. He was not
anxious for another term, and had there
been any prospect of a fight would have
stepped aside, but there seemed to be a
general desire that he should return to
the senate, where he has done such able
service for the state at large. It will be
largely a new senate next winter, and
some of the older heads will be needed in
the senate's councils Veteran leaders of
the senate like Somerville, Thompson,
Lord, A. Cole, Alley, Morgan and Bar
ker are retiring of their own volition,
while others may drop out in the primary
contests. Senator Wilson has served two
terms, and will be the veteran in length
of service with the exception of Albert
Schaller of Hastings, who has served
three, and probably will be a candidate
for another term.
Charles B. Cheney.
AMUSEMENTS
Soloists with Llberstl.
In defense of the title, "Grand Military
Band and Concert Company," which Sig
nor A. Liberati attaches to the organiza
tion that opens at the Lake Harriet roof
garden Sunday afternoon, the eminent
cornet virtuoso and bandmaster will pre
sent, not only a band of fifty artists, but
also five famous vocal soloists. Chevalier
Albert L. Guille was for over seven years
supporting tenor with Pattl Miss Kath
erlne Klarer Is a prima donna soprano
whose talents have caused her to be re
engaged for five successive seasons Miss
B. Wegner, prima donna contralto, was
formerly with the Castle Square Opera
company of New York, Signor D. Pezzetti
was formerly tenor with the Metropolitan
Conreid Grand Opera company of New
Tork, and Signor G. de Luchi was for
merly barytone with the Mascagni Grand
Opera company The organization will
appear each afternoon and evening.
Foyer Chat.
The breeziness of the western plains
that pervades "The Cowboy and the
Lady," as played at the Metropolitan
operahouse this week by the Ferris stock
company is refreshing large numbers of
local theatergoers at every performance.
Both Dick Ferris in the part of Teddy
North, and Florence Stone as Mrs. Wes
ton are particularly well cast, and the
other members of the company do their
full share in' making the present produc
tion of the Clyde Fitch company a mem
orable one.
There are three big applause acts in
the Unique's bill this week, comprised
in the high class specialtiesof the Bell
trio of singers Harry L.. Webb, black
face nomologist, and Kelsey Moore, the
wonderful perfprmer on the wire. Other
entertaining bits are afforded by Marga
ret Newton and company, in a clever
sketch, and Devlne and Kelley, dancers.
New and comical motion pictures this
week.
NERVOUS WOMEN
Take Horsford's Acid Phosphate*
It quiets the nerves, relieves nausea ana MOB
headache and induces refreshing" sleep.
Low Rates to the East
via
Chicago Great Western Railway.
Tickets on sale Daily. Final return
limit, September 30th. For further in
formation, apply to B. H. Heard, Gen
eral Agent, corner Nicollet avenue and
Fifth Btreet, Minneapolis. i
Politics in Hennepin
A neighborhood gathering of South
east Minneapolis citizens was held Tues
day evening at the residence of Profess
or H. F. ^achtrieb, 905 Sixth st SB,
to talk legislative matters over with
B. H. Timberlake, who will soon file
for renomination to the house. The
discussion was entirely informal, and
especially on university questions. Mr.
Timberlake reviewed the work of the
last session, including the passage of
the Perley bill removing the university
from the board of control. He ex
pressed the opinion that the university
people should always be frank in ask
ing for what they want from the state,
and should state exactly what they
want in plain language, so the legisla
ture may act with full understanding
of the facts.
A number of the ninth precinct sup
porters of Benjamin C. Sheldon in his
candidacy for alderman from the sec
ond ward have organized a committee
of 200 voters in that precinct to push
his campaign. The committee is repre
sentative and covers systematically
every section of the lower end of the
ward.
Michael A. Gerber, alderman of the
first ward, is the most eh-vied politi
cian in the city. There are no indica
tions now that he will have any opposi
tion, either from fellow democrats for
the nomination or from the republicans
for election. In this event his cam
paign expenses will be limited to the
two filing fees, and will not exceed $15
unless he chooses to expend more. The
Gerber baths have made the alderman
the most popular man in the ward, and
the general opinion is that no one will
undertake to oppose him either at the
primaries or for the general election.
The first ward democrats work to
gether nicely. There is a tacit agree
ment that the Germans shall have one
alderman and the Irish another. John
Byan holds over, so Mr. Gerber should
have nothiugto fear from the Ryan
following. He is said to be entirely
satisfactory to the German contingent.
A member of the Campaign committee
made the prediction that the nomina
tion of Mr. Gerber would be unanimous.
"Mike" Gerber is almost as popular
among the republicans as among the
democrats. One of the leaders in the
ward, a former candidate for alderman,
said that there waB no use in trying to
beat him. There was not a republican
in the ward who could expect to land,
and if the party should put a man for
ward, it would simply be as a matter of
form to make the municipal ticket com
plete.
The Sixth Ward Republican club will
hold a meeting tomorrow evening in
Hegna hall, Cedar avenue and Two-and
a-Half street. The principal address
of the eveneing will be by T. J. Gaton,
who will talk on municipal ownership.
Other speakers who are on the program
are W. H. Eustis, W. D. Washburn, Jr.,
A. H. Hall. G. P. Wilson. G. C. Merrill,
Henry C. Hanke, J. W. Stokes and
others.
MISS YINCEHT TO SING
POPULAR SOPRANO WILL GIVE
SEVERAL SOLOS WITH BAND
ACCOMPANIMENT AT LAKE
HARRIET TONIGHT.
HISS FRANCES VINCENT,
Who Sings Tonight with Oberhoffer
Orchestral sand.
There remain but three nights of the
Oberhoffer Orchestral band at the Lake
Harriet roof garden, and for tonight
Conductor Ehul Oberhoffer will pre
sent for the second and last time Miss
Frances Vincent, who has proved the
most attractive feature of the Ober
hoffer season. Miss Vincent will sing
this evening the waltz song from
"Faust," and those who heard her
sing with the band Tuesday night de
clare that her vocal solos to band ac
companiment are the best things of the
Oberhoffer engagement.
The evening's prografci for the band
is composed largely of selections from
French and Bussian composers, such as
Massenet, Bubenstein and Tchaikow
sky, of which the iatter's dramatic
overture, "1812," will probably be the
piece de resistance.
Tomorrow night will be the last Wag
ner night of the seasonl and on Satur
day night Miss Laurentme Palmer, the
cornetist who was prevented by the
rain from appearing last night, will
play "Souvenir de la Swiss," a fea
ture surrounded with unusual interest.
This evening's program:
PART I.
"Phedre," overture to the classic drama
of "Racine" Massenet
Polonaise and Gavotte from "Mignon"...Thomas
(a) "Reve Angelique" Rubinstein
i
b) "Song Without Words" Tchaikowsky
overture, "1812" Tchaikowsky
(In which is described the invasion of Holy
Russia by Napoleon grand celebration of
the Russian victory In the cathedral of
MoscowCanons, church bells, national
hymn.)
Vocal solo, 'Walta Song," from "Faust". .Verdi
Miss Frances Vincent, soprano.
PART II.
"FackeltanB" 'American Fantasy"
.Meyerbeer
.Herbert
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Low Outing Rates.
Tiekets on sale Friday and Saturday
of each week until October 31st, at the
rate of one fare for the round trip,
to Henning, Clitheral, Baale Lake, Fer
gus Falls, Bemidii, Pine River, Walker
and Deerwood, on Northern Pacific
Railway. On sale Saturdays to Detroit
and Fesham at same rate. Children of
half-fare age, half of the above rate.
Tickets good returning Monday. G. F.
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Secretary B. W. Randall of the Min
nesota State Fair has received the offi
cial notification of the reduced rates to
coming fair from the northwestern rail
road companies. The Chicago lines,
which belong to the Western Passenger
association, had already made their an
nouncement, but the Boo Line, Great
Northern and Northern Pacific, which
are independent, had not formally de
clared themselves. Their action com
Eletes the usual half-fare arrangement
or the Minnesota State Fair and brings
into touch with the fair the people of
three great statesMinnesota, North
Dakota and South Dakotaand those
of large parts of Wisconsin, Iowa, Ne
braska and South Dakotaand those of
Railroads
BIG SYSTEMS HEAD
FOB MILWAUKEE
NEW LINE OFFERS CONNECTIONS
AND TERMINALS.
Burlington, Wabash and Illinois Cen
tral Roads Said to Plan Trackage or
Traffic Relations with Milwaukee
Southern, Which Is to Construct Air
Line to East St. Louis.
Half Fare .to State Paitr^
Milwaukee, July 20.That Milwau
kee may be placed on the direct lines
of the Burlington, the Wabash and the
Illinois Central systems is declared to
be a probability, providing the Mil
waukee Southern railway succeeds in
building to this city and securing a de
sirable West Side terminal.
The visit to Milwaukee on Monday
evening of H. D. Judson, general super
intendent of the Illinois district of the
Burlington system, in company with an
attorney, is said to have been to ascer
tain as quietly as possible just what
terminal property the Milwaukee South
ern controls in this city.
This information, it is said, is de
sired by the officials of the Burlington
preparatory to the consideration of a
fines
iroposal to enter Milwaukee over the
of the Southern from DeKalb or
Rockford, HI., under a traffic agree
ment to swhich the Southern would be
a willing party.
The Southern is the road which pro
poses an airline from East St. Louis
and has already secured a right of way
into this city.
LINE IS IMPORTANT
South Dakota Sees Good Feeder in
New Road.
Special to The Journal.
Aberdeen, S. D., July 26.The plan
to construct a new line from the Sioux
river across the state to the state line
in Campbell county has developed into
a larger undertaking than was at first
supposed. It is now stated that the
line will extend into Butte county, the
new country that is now attracting so
many homeseekers, and open a rich ter
ritory that is likely to be available for
settlement next year.
The Dakota Midland road, which is
now surveying the proposed line, will
connect with the Minneapolis & St.
Louis road near Mound City. Accord
ing to the survey, the new line is to
start from Richland, S. D., and run in a
northwesterly direction thru Union,
Clay, Yankton, Hutchinson, Davison,
Aurora, Buffalo, Hyde, Faulk, Wal
worth and Campbell counties.
RATE WAR THREATENED
Absorption of Marine Insurance
Causes Stir at Chicago.
Special to The Journal.
Chicago, July 26.The long rate war
over the absorption of insurance on
lake and rail shipments appears to be
ready to break forth in all its fury Aug.
1. The Lackawanna road has given
notice to the other eastern lines that if
the ocean and rail rates from New
York to East St. Louis .and other Mis
sissippi river crossings are not restored
by that date, it will make reductions
to restore the old differentials.
The trouble over the absorption of
marine insurance was forced by the
Milwaukee road in its efforts to pro
tect the Chicago gateway on lake and
rail business from the east. It was
brought to the attention of the officials
of this line that the Clover Leaf and the
Wabash were absorbing marine insur
ance on shipments to the west at De
troit or Toledo. This gave these two
ports a decided advantage over Chi
cago, and when other lines refused to
.loin in any action the Milwaukee took
a tight rein on affairs and issued a
tariff providing for absorption of in
surance.
A howl of protest went up from the
southern group of New York-Mississip
pi river lines, because the absorbing of
insurance, they claimed, increased the
differential allowed on lake and rail
shipments. They appealed to the Mil
waukee officials, but were told that as
the Wabash and Olover Leaf had re
fused to change the practice when
asked to do before the insuranee-ab*
sofbing tariffs were issued it was now
too late to change. They then decided
to slash the ocean and rail rates to
maintain the proper differential.
This drew the northern lines into the
whirlpool. A general freight asent of
one of the eastern lines is said to have
called upon E. S. Keeley, general
freight agent of the Milwaukee, and
threatened that if the insurance ab
sorbing tariffs were not withdrawn
thru tariffs would be canceled. His
threats were of no avail and the tar
iffs are still on file. Railroad men pre
dlft a pretty fight over the matter.
"SLAW AFFECTS IMMIGRATION'
__,_.,---, agents are not mentioned by the law
way, 19 Nicollet Block, Minneapolis, 4 in the favored class which may receive
Railway Officials Fear Falling Off In
Settler Business.
^Whether the settler and homestead
business in the northwest is to be hit
heavily by the new railroad law is be
ing discussed freely. Because land
large parts of Wisconsin, Iowa, Ne
braska and northern Michigan.
The rates on the Soo line will give
people half-fare to the Minnesota State
Fair, from every point on the entire
system, from Sault Ste. Marie on the
east to Portal on the west and Emerson
on the north. The Northern Pacific
rate goes west to Dickenson and the
Great Northern to practically every
Eakotas,
oint on the system in Minnesota, the
Nebraska and Wisconsin.
Half rates will be
Elto
given from Sept. 1
to 8. By start ing on Saturday, Sept.
1, or on Sunday, everybody can reach
the cities in time for the opening day,
Monday, Sept. 3. Tiekets are good re
turning on until the Monday following
the fair.
passes, they are cut ont from the privi
lege, and this fact expected to re
duce immigration, as these agents trav
eled freely between points to make up
and direct parties to the new lands.
I would not be surprised to see the
land business drop 75 per eent on ac
count of the new law," said an official.
Some, indication of the effects of such
a law is shown in Wisconsin. In 1905
the legislature of that state passed
an anti-pass law, which prohibited the
issuance of free transportation to land
and immigration agents. The volume
of immigration to Wisconsin on ac
count of that law has decreased to a
great extent. In fact, I might say, it
has almost killed it."
COAST ROADS TO EXTEND
Portland Has Hopes of Securing Gould
Lines.
Portland, Ore., July 26.The Orego
nian today says that the Gorvallis &
Eastern and the Astoria ft Columbia
Biver railroads will be extended south
and east from their present terminus.
The first will probably be extended to
Ontario, Ore., and the Astoria & Col
umbia to Nevalem and Tillamook, Ore.
It is said that this move is ^prelim
inary to making a connection with the
California, Nevada & Oregon, a road
running from Beno, Nev., to Alturas,
Cal., near the Oregon state line. This,
according to the Oregonian. would in
sure the entrance of Gould's new line,
the Western Pacific, into Portland.
CHARGE FOR WEIGHT
Minimum Lumber Rate Is to Be Modi
fied Again.
Altho minimum weights will not bo
less than those provided in the present
tariff, representatives of the transcon
tinental lines in session at Chicago
will make actual Weight of lumber 4
basis for charges on shipments from
north Pacific coast points to the middle
west. This will eliminate the possibil
ity against which the lumbermen have
been complaining of paying for a lum
ber weight in the car which it was
impossible to load.
The supplement to the tariff, provid
ing that charges shall be made on the
weights according to the cubical ca
acity of cars, originally was to go
effect June 1. Later it was amend
ed, after a conference with the lumber
shippers, making the schedule effective
July 1. and now it has been decided to
make it operative Aug. 1. The supple
ment, as amended, is better as far as
the railroads are concerned, because it
will guarantee that the cars will be
loaded to their capacity.
RAILROAD NOTES.
Yellow pine from states south of the Ohio
has begun to arrive in Minneapolis in larg*
quantities. Altho some ot it goes into the Da
kotag it rarely is shipped north of this point.
The tariff Is unfavorable to shipment of this
pine to places outside of the twin cities
against western lumber. A drop of $2 a tfeo*
sand is in force.
DUSS' CONCERT TO-NIGHT
Wonderland Program Includes Notable
Numbers by Grieg and Wagner.
The Duss band concerts at Wonder
land park continue to be a source of
delight to the lovers of good music.
Notwithstanding the threatening clouds
and the fall of rain last night, there
was the usual large audience in the pa
vilion, which listened to the program
of selections from French composers
and eagerly demanded more. Tonight's
program will be devoted to symphonies.
The "Peer Gynt" suite by Grieg and
the "Bide of the Valkyries," from
Wagner's "Die Walkuere," are two of
the numbers that will appeal especially,
being of an intensely dramatic and de
scriptive nature. Duss has shown some
original methods of interpretation, and
it will be noted with interest how he
handles these great compositions with
which musical students are quite fa
miliar. Two movements from Gold
mark's symphony "Die Laendlicbe
Hochzeit," which begins part two of
the program, it is thought, will be
played here for the first time by a band.
The program in full is:
PART I.
Overture, "Egmont" Beethov
Suite, "Peer Gynt" Grieg
(a) Sunrise (b) Asa's death (c) Anltra's
dance (d) Peer Gynt pursued by the de
mons of the mountains.
Iitermesxo "Pas des Pleurs," from
"NaUa" DeUbes
ktuetc from "Ls Preludes" Llsst
PART II.
Two movements from the symphony.
"Die Laendllehe Hochselt" Goldmark
(a) Andante. "In the Garden" (b) Inter
mesa), "Bridal Song."
Scherzando from eighth symphony Beethovea
Nocturne (prise composition) FransescbinJ
"Ride of the Valkyries," from "Die
Walkuere" Wagner
Low Excursion Rates.
The Minneapolis & St. Louis railroad
has on sale daily round-trip excursion
tickets to the following points:
Albany, N. $29.50
Boston, Mass 31.00
Windsor, Ont. (Detroit, Mich,).. 19.75
Halifax, N. S 50.80
Montreal. Quebec 29.50
Portland. Me 31.00
Quebec, Quebec M.50
Saratoga. N. 2$50
Springfield. Mass 3L0O
Syracuse, N. 2#50
Toronto, Ont 25.50
Trov N 29.50
Mnal'return"limit, Sept. 30, 1906.
Denver, Colorado Springs and JL^
Pueblo vv^lM *?K2?
Ogden and Salt Lake, Utah
*Liniit, Oct. 31. 1906.
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Limit, thirty days.
Correspondingly low rates to ather
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For tickets and full information call
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