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TODAY'S SPOBTINO NEWS WILL BE FOUND ON PAGE 8. Little Want Ad Journal Will Introduce You to a Big Public. PRICE TWO CENTS. RAGE AT BOSSES' GRAFT IN GOTHAM People Mad with Wrath at Odell and Murphy, Macnine Rulers. Kevrration at the Polls Next Tuesday Is Not at All Unlikely.

Special to The Journal. Chicago, Oct. 31.In a special to the Record-Herald from New York on the political situation, Walter Wellman says One of the mightiest and most passionate popular upheavals known to the history of politics in the metropolis is now in progress. If it roars and rumbles on as ft is now Roing for another -week the outcome next Tuesday "will be municipal revolution, a smashing defeat of both the old political paities and the triumph of two in- dependentsJerome and Hearst. District Attorney Jerome is well-nigh sure of success, and, strange as it may seem, and despite the betting odds of 2y2 to 1 in McClellan's favor, Hearst's chances to win the mayoralty are as good as the Tammany candidate's.

Hearst Is a Leader, A. I nave not yet satisfied myself Hearst is the leader, and do not now predict his election. But he is running neck and neck with McClellan, and Ivins, the republican standard-bearer, is far behind. The betting odds on McClellan, which have held at 3 to 1 for a week, are absurd. Already they have begun to drop, and before the end of the week I predict they will get down to a rational figuresomething like even "money against the field.

And if the current of public passion continues a few days longer at its present voltage, Hearst will be an odds on favorite by Sunday and, barring treachery, will be elected mayor of Greater New York a week from tomorrow. Revolution at Polls. If in this election came to pass the triumph of Jerome in New York county and the Bronx, and of Hearst in the greater city, it will be a wonderful thing. It will be a revolution, the like of which neither the metropolis nor any other great American city has ever wiiileseefL- van can, a. man vsritirout a on his record, on his individuality, beating out the republican ana democratic Qominees of the United States, and another man without a party and running yn another independent ticket, smashing both the old organizations and winning the vice-presidency.

Then you would have something coihparable to the dramatic, the picturesque, the immensely suggestive situation which 9xists in this city today. Such extraordinary conditions could not become even probable without extraordinary causes. The causes have been extraordinary. Attitude of Angry Protest. The mental attitude of the people of New York today is one of protest ingry, indignant protest against grafting in public office, grafting in high grafting in life insurance, bribery in legislatures and boards of aldermen, rake-offs and get rich quick'' sn manipulation of the people's money.

It is a determination to hit with a 'lub the political bosses -who have made this system possiblethe bosses who have "stood" and gained wealth from corporations and contracts and frpm franchise-peddling here in the city and up at the state capitol in Albany. It is a protest against Tammany and Murphy here at' home and against the republican state machine and Boss Odell at Albanv and as Murphy's sidepartner in manipulation of politics, with money in it, in this town. Swinging a Club. As onet oft the shrewdest in New pu i to me today: are not voting for anybody we are simply 3wmging a club against men and methods we abhor. To get rid of them we would vote for the devil This is the spirit of protest abroad in the plague on both your it is a spirit which runs strong and deep enough virtually to insure the success of Jerome, and gives some promise of going to the very flood and putting Hearst in the mayor's chair.

Greatest of all the combinations of oauses underlying this eruption is the Insurance graft. There are times when I pause to wonder if the men who have been guilty of maladministration of 1' the sacred trusts'' reposed in them ind who have complacently and indusbiously taken their rakeoffs and their $100,000 and $150,000 salaries, realize What the "common people" think of them. And if they ever do realize it, will want to throw themselves into the Hudson river aftei makiner wills in -which they leave all their ill gotten dollars in restitution to the widows and orphans they have defrauded. Summary of Irritants. Let us sweep into a few lines of pummary the irritants which have harried the public mind into its present "ever: Ctia.rles Muirpli tlie leaxler of TamWany, former saloonkeeper, refusing to Accept police blackmail as In the days of Dick Croker, but "working" the corporations to give him fat contracts, out of 'vhich he has become rich enough to build pimself a palace down at Good Ground.

At Albany Boss Odell, justly or unliustly suspected of working the other dde of the road, protecting his insurance jmd high finance friends and keeping an uye on franchise and barge canai 1. racts Standard Oil and Thomas F. Ra geting the Remsen gas bill thru the legisature and poor Mayor McClellan sign'ng it reluctantly and under orders, thus 'irmly Intrenching an odious monopoly I August Belmont getting the subway contract out of the city, gaining a forune largely by the use of public oredit, ind Thomas F. Ryan standing in with Murphy, lying in ambush for another arger and more valuable franchise of the ame sort. The Equitable scandal, the Mutual candal, the New York Life scandal, Continued on 2d Page, 5th Column, fll 1 I 1 ANUEFW It.

HeOXLL, Hinneiota's Former Governor Who Died Unexpectedly at an Early Hour 2 Today. FORMER GOVERNOR CALLED BY DEATH R. McGill, for Forty Years Prominent in Public Life, Suddenly Stricken. Andrew R. McGill, postmaster of St.

Haul, former governor of Minnesota and for more than forty years prominent in the public life or the state and of St. Paul, died suddenly at 4 a.m. today at his home, 2203 Scudder avenue, St. Anthony Park. The cause of death was heart failure.

Mr. McGill attended to his duties as usual yesterday, but last evening complained of feeling ill. His condition was, however, not thought serious, and his family had no idea that it was more than a temporary indisposition. Mr. McGill retired somewhat earlier than usual and apparently slept quietly until 4 a.m., when he arose and went to the bathroom.

After he had been there a considerable time his wife, fearing that he was ill, sought him. She found him lying upon the floor, where he had apparently fallen. He was unconscious anc) breathing heavily. A physician was immediately summoned, font before he could jeah the Mr. McGrill had passed quietly away.

Mr. McGill was 65 years of age and is survived by his wife, four sons and a married daughter. The funeral will be held Thursday, probably at 2 from the residence. Andrew Byan McGill was of Irish descent. His grandfather, Patrick McGill, came over from county Antrim in 1774, and served in the revolutionary war: settling after peace was declared in Northumberland county, Pennsylvania.

The family afterward Continued on 2d Page, 5th Column. KEEP TO CHECK UP LAND OFFICE President Directs Investigation of Department at Suggestion of Secretary Hitchcock. Washington, Oct. 81.In accordance with a suggestion by Secretary Hitchcock, President Roosevelt has directed the Keep commission to make a thoro investigation of the interior department. The personnel and business methods of the department -will be scrutinized.

-WTth. the greatest possible care, and the'3 changes made in compliance with the recommendations of the commission. The president directs that the work be begun in the general land office. Secretary Hitchcock has represented to the president that business methods the general land office are not up-to-date' and further, that the personnel should be shaken up. The Indian office will be looked into immediately after the land office, if present plans are carried out.

So far as is known no criticism has ever been made of the administration of Land Commissioner Richards. The impression has been that Commissioner Richards was on the most friendly terms with Secretary Hitchcock. Loose administration generally and mismanagement and laxity making contracts and handling public moneys in particular are understood to be among the charges made against the interior department. It is understood that the investigation will be taken up the latter part of this or early next week. NO UNCOMMON THING TO SHOOT CHINAMEN Shanghai, Oct, 31.Lieutenant C.

B. Train of the American gunboat Ouiros, who with his father, Rear Admiral Charles J. Train, was attacked by a mob of Chinamen outside of Nanking recently while pheasant shooting, during which the admiral accidentally shot a Chinese woman, attempted to escape in the ensuing scuffle and wounded two Chinamen with revolver shots. Suen incidents as the accidental shooting of a Chinese with bird shot are not uncommon and are usually settled by the payment of a dollar or two. Admiral Tram and Lieutenant Train promised to send a doctor to attend the injured woman and to compensate her for her injuries.

The two officers had started to return to their ships when the woman became hysterical, and a mob surrounded the Americans. HALL CAINE SAILS FOR HOME. New York, Oct 31Hall Caine, the novelist, was a passenger on the steamer Caronia, which sailed for Liverpool today. IANTICIGARET LAW IS HOBOES' JOT Tramps Flocking to Indiana to Sojourn in Jail for ThreeWeek Terms. Journal Special Service.

Indianapolis, Oct. 31.Indiana jails are filling up with tramps from Chicaand other northern cities. The ramps are willing. In no other state are jails so luxuriously furnished, so warmly heated nor in any other are such palatable dishes set before prisoners. County sheriffs vie with one another in furnishing good board.

In no other state id it so easy to Wm into jail. By standing on street and blowing ringlets fit. smoke from. a cigaret toward clockn due can get arrested in Indiana, for the hoosier legislature has made it a misdemeanor to smoke "coffin tacks." From all parts of the north 4the tramps are migrating, spurred- QjQ by the first chill blasts of the -ward th.e Mecca of hobodom. They seek out a town and inquire cautiously as to the bill of fare and' other accommodations provided at the county jail.

If they are up-to the standard, the hobo takes a position on the courthouse square and rolls a cigaret. The town marshal arrives "and about to arrest the hobo for vagrancy when the latter coolly lights the cigaret and puffs the smoke at the If he is arrested on a charge of Vagrancy he will get only a $1 fine costs, which will secure him for only two or three days. But smoking is punishable by a fine $25 and costs. That means, three lodging. At Plymouth, Muncie and Lafayette tramps were arrested last week for violating the anticigaret law.

They admitted they wanted to go to jail. weather is getting bad, they say. GDRZON DOWN WITH FEYEft Mm EXP0SDB1 Lahore, British 1 JACKSON PRESENTS CREDENTIAL Cetinje, Montenegro, Oct. B. Jackson had a formal audience of Prince Nicholas of Montentegro today and presented his credentials as first American minister to Montenegro.

Mr. Jackson is also minister to Greece, Servia and Rumania. MAYO JONES APPLIES THEUD THE SUNDAY AND SAYS IT WILL STAtSO LON AS HE IS IN OFFICE RUSSIAN CAPITAL IS TORN BETWEEN JOY AND DISTRUST EVEN WITTE SAYS 'WWOSPROMISE St. Petersburg Ablaze with Joy Over Czar's Manifesto of liberty. Liberals Call on People to Demand Greater Reforms and Drive Out Troops.

EMPEItOR VENTURES BACil TO CAPITAL Gable to The Journal. Petersburg, Oct. 31.Emper- Nicholas fioday ventured back the Palace, for bis first visit to the capital since June, when a charge of grapeshot was fired at Crowds have assembled before tte palace. Several people marched today to of M. Pobiedonostsef, procurator of the holy synod, and ttfesed the procurator, who has begfe-one of the strongest granting liberty to 'the crowd then former home of the GrjOSriuke Sergius.

A red flag as the people marched the house with bared heads. Later the people matched -to the fpyisans and demanded that aU prisoners be set free s. 1, i -S St. Oct. 31.Suspicion iorn of 3gia bitter experience democrats the Rus'jteian, jBptrnst liber als, and actual carrying out of will restore connttence in jtihe gfpernment.

The are urging their be tricked by the to keep up the fight. They orgjajragam demonstration of the Vasili Ostrov district of the organiza- Clitia and. general -tion amnesty. India, Oct. 31.The retiring viceroy, Lord Curzon of Kedleston, who has been making a farewell tour of India, is prostrated here with fever, brought on by exposure to the sun.

His departure from Lahore has been indefinitely postponed. KILLED BY MILK SICKNESS. Bloomington, 111., Oct. 31.Oscar Lindinger, aged 12, is dead at Mason City from milk sickness, the fourth member of the family to die from the same cause within a few weeks of each other. The disease is epidemic at Armington, Tazwell county, aWd at Ritchey, "Will county.

The imperial has produced a wonderfully firjp impression and if executed in a frank and honest spirit must allay much 6t the prevailing The distrust of the government is so deep-seated, thnfc the liberals say that not until words are translated into acts and the people actually enjoy their liberties will confidence in the government be restored. Count Witte has been showered with congratulations upon his personal triumph, but to all felicitations he says: ''Wait, reserve your congratulations until I have succeeded." Blossomed with Flags. The Russian capital blossomed out with flags and hunting today. All the troops were withdrawn from the streets and the city presented almost its normal appearance. The nervousness of the people has suddenly disappeared.

Workmen by the Contraued on 2d Page, 2d Column. ItHIUIUIHUINHmHIIIIIIIIIIUIIHINHIHMHmiNNmtlHMIIHIHIINIIUIIUUHIIHIHIIMnUIIHIIlUlMllinllNHIIIinHMinHW'nHIHIIHIHMItmill A REAL DIS-CZARMAMENT PROPOSITION. NORWAY WELGOMED INTO THE FAMILY Six Countries, Including America, Agree to Begin Diplomatic Relations. Christiania. Oct.

81.The United States, Russia, Great Britain, Italy, Switzerland and Brazil have already declared their readiness to enter into official relations with 'Norway in reply to foreign Minister Loevland's notification' sent out to all the powers after King Oscar's abdication that the Norwegian government desired, to open the usual diplomatic relations with them. The replies are couched in the most courteous terms, afcKl some of them are accompanied by a cordial welcome of Norway into the ranks of the fully independent nations. OCTOGENARIAN, IDLE, DESPONDENT 1 SUICIDE Journal Special Service. St. Louis, Oct.

31.Despondent because he was compelled to quit working at the age of 80 years, tho he had acquired means enough to support himself many years longer, Martin Schlemm, one of the oldest tailors in town, hanged himself today. I think Mr. Schlemm was prompted to do this because he could not bear to be Mrs. Earle said. "During his whole life he had worked steadily and hard and he did not know what to do with himself when not working.

"He wished to be working, tho he had not the slightest need to work. He had saved enough to keep him in comfort for more years than he could expect to live." SHAW'S PLAY TOO BAD EYEN FOBJ EW YORK New York, Oct. further performances of George Bernard Shaw's play, "Mrs. Warren's Profession," which received its first presentation in New York at the Garrick theater last night, were ordered stopped today by Police Commissioner McAdoo. Mr.

McAdoo issued this order after a conference with Mayor McClellan. He stated that anv further performances would be a violation of tho law and those participating in its production will be liable to arrest. The police commissioner was one of the spectators at the play last night. NEW PIPE LINE FOR KANSAS. Independence, Kansas, Oct.

81.It was reliably stated here today that the Cudahy Pipe Line and Refining company had secured from the St. Louis San Francisco Railway, the right of way along the latter's tracks, for their projected oil pipe line from Chelsea, Indian Territory, to St Louis and that the material for Storage ta.nYs.3 ria.3 already been ordered. MAyOE DAVID P. JONES. Who Has Determined to Clow Minneapolis Saloons on Sundays.

8 FLETCHER WANTS TO BE GOVERNOR Congressman Says He Will Go After I Can Find Suitable Successor. Congressman Loren Fletcher, definitely credited with aspiring to the mayor's chair, today confessed to aWother ambition. He said he had gubernatorial aspirations. Commenting on the fact that James Martin, chairman of the republican state committee, reported to be in Minneapolis, Mr. Fletcher said: I do not know Martin very well, but met him several times at headquarters during the late campaign.

I think he will support me for After opening the subject in this way Mr. Fletcher continued: "The only thing which stands in my way is the difficulty of finding a suitable man to succeed me as congressman from the fifth district. If a suitable man can found, one who can1 holders fo run successfulle and serve the district well, I shall enter the gubernatorial Asked aljout the current report that he had his eye on the office nf mayor, M5. Pletcher said that the office, of governor was more to his Hhans and that he thought it possible that Mayor D. P.

Jones would make a strotfg run for another tferm. "If I decide to go after the office of governor I shall be prepared to fight for it and will fight for it," said the congressman. I do not think that there is much in this talk about Brower running for governor. I think his boom is largely tne work of the friends of Congressman Buckman, who want to tempt Brower to withdraw from the congressional fight." CIVIL WAR RAGES Ifl MUTUAL LIFE Bitter Struggle Is On to Drive the McCurdy Family from Soil Jobs. FAIE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY, lake a Comparison Every Day This "Weeli of Tne Journal With Other Minneapolis Papers.

PAGESFIVEr Journal Special New York, Oct. 31.Indications of a bitter struggle in the Mutual Life Insurance company between the MeCurdys and anti-McOurdys are rapidly coming to the surface. That a determined effort to drive Richard McCurdy from the presidency of the company and the mcOurdy followers -well-kno-wn and old, established places from the lucrative berths they occupy were disposed to regard the closing or- is now on foot is no longer denied. der, it took many weeks to demonstrate The men who are leading the fight to the speculative fraternity that are not yet ready to come into the bling, even tho concealed and fugitive, open. They are anxious that the work or the Truesdale investigating committee shall not be complicated and are confident that its report will eliminate the McCurdys from the Mutual Life.

They have been told that President McCurdy is now doing missionary work among the trustees to build up an organization within the company that will vote down any report from the investigating' committee which may recommend his removal. Several men who are large policyholders in the Mutual Life have taken McCurdy trustees who are put up for re-election. Then at the election of officers the opposition believes it will be strong enough to defeat for re-election President McCurdy, Vice President Grannis, Treasurer Frederic Cromwell and others who are regarded as McCurdy men. PENSION CLERKS ARE OUSTED AS USURERS Washington, Oct. 31.Secretary aries of $1,800 each, and George O'CLOCK.

33 I MINNEAPOLIS TO BE DRY SUNDAYS Mayor Issues Order Closing All Licensed Bars on That Acts After Careful Consideration and "Close" Sunday Will Be Permanent. THE MAYOR'S ORDER James G. Doyle, Superintendent of Police, City of Minneapolis.giveotordered You are hereby1 definite instructions to the entire police force that all saloons or bars where liquor is licensed to be sold axe to be closed and kept closed. front, rear and sideupon all Sundays, beginning Sunday, NOT. 6, 1905, from the hour of midnight on Saturday until Monday morning.

This order must be strictly and impartially carried out and I shall hold every member of the police department, from top to bottom, responsible for its execution. Reports of violation of this order must be made to you the proper officer on the Monday following such violations, and all such reports at once transmitted to me by you. "Neglect on the part of any patrolman or precinct officer in reporting violations must be brought to my attention immediately. Please transmit this order in full to each precinct of the department and have the same posted therein. David P.

Jones, Mayor. On goes the lid! The Sunday saloon in Minneapolis ii a thing of the past, so far as Mayor Jones can prevent it and so long as he is in office. This determination was announced by the mayor today, accompanied by a definite notice to all liquor retailers and to the poliee force that, beginning Sun-! day, Nov 5, all Minneapolis saloons hotel bars must remain closed thruout all of every Sunday. And in this instance closing is to mean elosingr Frontdoor, side door and rear door alike aTet to close Saturday night and to remain closed until Monday morning. The Sunday saloon in one guise or another has been an institution in Minneapolis for so many years that this newest order will seem almost revolutionary in some quarters.

However, the legal oasis for it already exists and. both the liquor dealers and the police officers know exactly what is to be done. From his experience as acting mayor during the interim between the Ames and the Haynes administrations, Jones knew in a general way how to proceed to handle effectively the various problems which he would encounter. His first step toward working out his program was to insu re a non-polrtical police force and to build it up with efficient new material. This process took almost three months, and until it was piactically comnleted, the other special work had to wait.

Then came the restrictions imposed upon the softal evil with the accompanving campaign for segregation. "While the results sho-w this -work -was done thoroly, the process of its accomplishment is probably not so well understood by the public. Suffice it to say that it required long and arduous work upon the part of patrolmen and plain clothes men to find all the offenders and convince them that the administration was in earnest and that thA order for segregation could not bfe evaded. Gambling came and while th was not to be permitted. Problem Taken Up in Order.

steps toward the formation of a policy- the question. Several times in the last committee. Thev intend to three months public notice has been send OUt a call to the policy- given With these reforms well established, the mayor several months ago took up what he considered the greatest problem that he had yet encounteredthe Sunday saloon. Long usage and ingenious argument for years haoestab lished Sunday firmly in the community, and Mayor Jones it his business to inform himself personally upon absolutely every phase of oft proxies. I they ge 30,00 0 been ou at night inspecting varioudha proxies they are confident they will saloon districts.

As a matter of fact, be able to oust the McCurdy adminis- however, his trips of this kind are far tration. The proxies held lointly by' in excess of the number to which" frob- President McCurdy and Vice President? 1 lie attention has been drawn. Accom- Robert A. Grannis are not believed to panied by License Inspector Longfel- nomber n.ore than 25,000, and it is low, upon whom he has placed great said that hundreds cJ these have been dependence, or by Police ouperrateaa- revoked recently. ent Doyle, or by both, the mayor has At the annual election next spring visited, unannounced, dozens of the present plan is to defeat all the under almost every set of likely to obtain in such places.

In addition, elaborate statistics compiled comparing the arrests for drunkenness which could be traced di 1 the fact that the mayor rectly to the Saturday night saloon and to the Sunday sales of liquor. than this, information was gained from many reliable sources covering domestic conditions in large districts of this city from which the patrons of Sunday saloons were chiefly drawn. As a result of it all, the city's chief executive has reached the conclusion that the Sunday saloon is economically bad, fundamentally wrong and not only in violation of law, but as a menactv mpnac Hitchcock today ordered the dismissal from service of four clerlw in the pension bureau, accused of loaning money at usurious rates of interest. The action was taken upon the recommendation of Pension Commissioner Warnerf who charged that these clerks not only charged very high rates of interest, but conducted the business during office hours. He made written statements in all the cases, detailing the facts in each.

The clerks who lose their places are George H. Getz, George S. Livingston and Joshua R. Hayes, all receiving sal- to the best interests of the comas a whole. Having reached this conclusion, his order closing all places where liquor is sold at retail was inevitable.

a Temporary Experiment. "This order means business," said Mayor Jones today, in commenting upon the new order. "Sunday closing is not to be an experiment. It is to be a aet so long as it is my duty to direct. Since my inauguration, this matter of the 'close' Sunday has been one of Continued on 4th Page, 6th Column.

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