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cism Our sympathies go out in a flood
to the Christians. of Crete and to the
Greeks who espoused their cause; and
yet here, again, there was the clash
of hostile faiths and an ineligible rea-
son for the outbreak Of hostilities. And,
while we waste our emotions in these
foreign fields, and proclaim to the
world what the United States would
do were it not barred, by inherited ira
dition and International law, from pass
ing over the high seas to interfere in
European complications, right here at
our doors, among a people who have no
succor in heaven or on earth, unless it
comes from us, there are being enacted
deeds of diabolism that put the Turk
to the blush What Spain is doing In
Cuba by the hands of outcasts and
criminals is done without the apology
of creed or race hatred. Upon the peo-
ple-many of them of her own blood.
most of them of her own religion. and
all of them offenseless and helpless-is
being inflicted the last outrage nat
human nature can sustain.
While this cruel war goes on. what
is this power, that flaunts it's human
ity, it's civilization, it's chivalry and
it's love of progress, doing for Cuba?
After fifty days, the dotards Of the SEN
ate approve a resolution recognizing
Cuban belligerency, that would not
give a mouthful of bread to the starv-
ing victims of Spanish despotism. Even
this poor pretense is forbidden to come
before the house of representatives and
the people by the dictates of Mr.. Reed;
lest Mr.. Mckinley, sitting serene in the
white house. with the army and navy
of the United States at his command,
plative calm, and obliged to declare the
intentions of his administration toward
the remnant of the Cuban people,
above whose heads is suspended the
shining sword of death. Would to God
that this were once more a nation with
a heart to feel, a brain to think and
an arm to strike the representative Of
this accursed domination from the face
of the earth. Would to God that there
were an outlet by which the patriotic
rage and the fine humanity of this peo-
pie might find expression, This is no
time to prate of recognition, to debate
the existence or non-eXistence of politi-
cal governments in Cuba, to discuss the
event of a possible war with Spain. It
is a time to rescue those over whose
heads the black waters are fast closing.
1t is a time to strike for God and for
humanity. The bitter cry that goes up
from Cuba today, while we sit deaf and
careless in happy security, is the death
knell of all that is brave and true and
loyal in America.
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PARLIAMENTARY DEspor1sM.

There Is a good deal of justifiable re-
ineering despotism Of Mr.. Reed and at
the rigorous rules which are in force
In the house of representatives. These,
at their worst, do not seem to be COM
parable in offensiveness to those that
prevail in the British house Of COM
mons. The power of suspending mem
Der who has been named by the speak
er for disregard of the rules rests on
a mere majority vote, and thus parti-
sanship- is left without any check or
limitation upon it if 1t chooses to play
the despot. We think it would be diff
cult to find any scene in legislative
body in this country that could rival
the suspension of three of the Irish
members on Friday for no greater Of
been established by the Investigations
of England herself. These are not wild
and turbulent times like those in which
the land league was formed. They are
uOl LILIES ike UHOSe Wnen eV1CClOnS
were the rule of the day, and when
they were answered by popular war
on landlords and landlordism. In those
times the bitterness of the public spirit
overflowed in parliament, and the Ma
tionalists were driven, by a. sense Of
the outrages that they suffered, to un-
usual means of protest, and the English
members, by feeling equally strong,
to adopt unusual means Of suppressing
them.
Now, however, when the situation has
Gained, there seems to be no excuse
for the suspension Of these men; who
were merely standing quietly, but firm
ly, for the rights of the people whom
they represent. The offense Of Mr.
Redmond and his associates was their
declaration that Ireland is overtaxed
for the benefit of England Now, this
proposition has been thoroughly estab-
lished by an English investigation, and
it is admitted by English leaders them
selves that Ireland has paid into the
imperial exchequer a vast amount Of
money in excess Of her just proportion.
Indeed English politics has been agi-
tated by various propositions for the
repayment Of this sum and the remis-
sion Of this injustice for the future:
The representative of any people who
have thus suffered would be false to
his trust if he did not protest against
it;;.and, If he is not allowed to mention
it, it would be difficult to say what
rights remain to him as representa-
tive of the people. It was for making
this simple statement of fact and re-
fusing to withdraw it, or to resume
their seats after having made it, that
the three Irish members were suspend
ed. The episode marks an exercise Of
brute force against all right, propriety
and justice, which appears to be about
as low level as the English parlia-
ment has ever reached.
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HE BROKE TILE RULE.

He broke the rule. That was clear
Broke it openly, designedly, .willfully.
He was a motorman, and was driving
his trolley car UP one of the back
streets at a rate indicating time lost
somewhere and dire need of making it
up to save being checked up for it by
the time-keeper. On the corner of an
intersecting street, on the corner near
est him and not the. one on which, by
the rules of the company that he
served, he could stop to take on pas
sengers stood venerable woman.
She had come up from the nearby
church, where she had made her morn
ing devotions, making her way up
slowly, aided by a cane, the halting
steps and bowed form revealing the
decrepitude brought by many, many
years.
She stood on the corner, clad in the
somber colors that are the outward
Specification of inward grief, the care
less wind toying with the long veil that
hung from her bonnet down her back
as needless of her years and woe as
it was of the careless joy of the school
girls passing her on their way
to school, with whose tresses the
same wind dallied. The margin of
hair that showed under her bonnet
was whittier than the face below it, and
she leaned heavily upon her stick. All
this the motorman saw and, too, her
signal to him to stop. Here was a
dilemma. On one horn was the strict
rule of the company which bade him
stop only on the farther corner. On
the other horn hung the present case,
a decrepit old woman to whcm steps
were difficult and painful, to whom the
task of hobbling across the street
would be a hard one. And he slowed
down and stopped his car with the
step right opposite the old lady, AMI
the conductor got down and went over
and took her arm and helped her to
the car and into it and to a seat. And
then he tingled the bell, and the motor
man turned on the energy and sped
away. But, nevertheless, he broke the
rule.
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the case, and at the same time the
fact kept in mind that the one natural
impulse which man retains, no matter
how far his education may advance, Is
to improve himself, it Is apparent that
a people may advance only to the point
where savage instinct Is overshadowed
by education, and then must start on
the down grade, with more or less
speed, to the oblivion of a new barbar-
ism. Despite the peoples and govern
ments that may be cited in support Of
such a conclusion, humanity will be
slow to accept the belief that education
and civilization in themselves lead Of
necessity to decay and death, and that
society must rest always, so long as 1t
Is safe, upon the uneducated masses
with the original instincts and emotions
of the savage state.
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whites, to which attention has been
again directed by report Of Mr.
Wright, commissioner Of labor. He
made several cities the field of investi-
CATION and finds that the mortality
among colored persons ranges from SO
per cent excess of white mortality in
Washington to 63 per cent in Provi-
dence, difference that is noticeable in
face Of the fact that the excess Is but
AZ per cent in New Orleans. Among
the children under five years of age
nearly half of the pickaninnies died in
the years following manumission.
though, with the better knowledge OF
the mothers in the care Of children, this
the mortality among negroes as
whole is nearly double that among
whites, with diminishing tendency.
In the period of 1926 the rate among
the latter was 1922 per thousand, and
1896 among the negroes, while in 1881
95, the death rate among the whites
remaining stationary, that among the
negroes had fallen to S2.76 per 1,0O0
But one gets from the statistics of
the city Of Baltimore means for COM
parison which shows conditions that, If
they are general, indicate gruesome
solution Of the whole problem in slow
process Of working itself out. Balti-
more has a large negro population re-
cruited from the states Of Maryland
and Virginia. While there the average
death rate among the whites is 1878 per
LOCO, that among the negroes is 81. The
losses Of the whites are made good by
the excess in the average birth rate,
which is 21.23 per 1000 Of population,
while the death losses Of the negroes
are replenished by birth rate of but
1S.45 per LOCO, or an excess Of 1856 in
the death over the birth rate. From
these statistics and others it is inferri-
BILE that the mortality among the ne
groes is greater in cities than in the
country, and that in the latter the pro-
portion of births to deaths is also
greater, else there would not be the
increase in numbers of the race as
shown in the various national CEN
suses.
While the greater mortality among
the blacks in cities is largely due to
the unsanitary conditions under which
their general poverty obliges them to
live, there is another cause in their
less tenacity of life. There is less re-
Operative power, less resistance Of the
will to disease among them than among
the whites. Among the colored soldiers
during the war it was generally true
that sending one to hospital was fol-
lowed by sending him to burial They
gave up readily when attacked by sick
ness, lost all energy, made complete
mental surrender to the disease. Doubt
less in the years that have elapsed,
with their hard lessons of self-de-
pendence, this habit of mind has
changed, but it must still account in
some measure for the larger death
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M'KINLEY,S TRIP.
Details of the Visit to Nashville Now
All Arrnn~od

WASHINGTON, May 29.-The presi-
dent today signed the commission of
Whitelaw Reid as special ambassador
to represent him at the approaching
jubilee celebration. Mr.. Reid has sig
nified his intention of sailing with his
secretary, Ogden Mills, on the steamer
Of the 22d of June from New York
The details of the presidential trip to
the Nashville exposition have been
practically completed, and were today
announced at the White house. "A spe-.
cfal train will be provided by the Ches2
apeake & Ohio, consisting Of private
car for the president and Mrs. McKin-
ley, one for the cabinet members who
attend and their families, car for the
newspaper men and dining and smok-
ing cars. The start will be made from
Washington at o'clock on the MORN
ing of Thursday, June 10, the first stop
being at Hot Springs. Va, about
o'clock the same afternoon. The party
will remain over night and at 10 O'Clock
the next day the trip will be resumed
via Louisville for Nashville, which
point will be reached about s O'Clock
Saturday morning. Saturday will be
spent viewing the exposition and Sum
day in resting and driving about town.
The return journey will be very early
Monday morning. The return trip will
be over the line of the Southern Rail-
read company, which will also provide
special cars and accommodations.
Chattanooga will be reached about IL
o'clock Monday morning, but no stop
will be made until Asheville, N. c., is
reached about 2 o'clock in the after
noon. Several hours will be spent at
the famous resort, and a visit will be
paid to Biltmore, the great Vanderbilt
estate. About 6 or 7 o'clock in the
evening the trip will be resumed, and
no stop will be made until the train
reaches Washington at $50 a. m. on
Tuesday
The personnel of the party is not
definitely known. Besides the presi-
dent and Mrs. Mckinley there will be
Mrs. Saxton, DR.. and Mrs Bates, the
presidents physician, Secretary Alger.
Secretary Wilson and probably Secre-
tary Gage. and perhaps some other
members of the cabinet circle and the
ladies of their families; Mr.. and Mrs
Porter and a dozen or fifteen newspa-
per men.
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THE MIGRATORY JAP.

Comparative philology traces the
movements of prehistoric peoples from
Central Asia westward across Europe.
History records the continuation of the
movement on western lines to the oc-
cupation of the continent Columbus
and his followers exposed to the ven
turesome of the races. Will history have
to note in the next and succeeding CEN
turies the details of new movement
beginning in the closing years of the
nineteenth century, in Asia again. but
this time moving eastward? It al
ready records how quickly the stream
let of Chinese migration was checked
in it's flow upon that portion of the
United States, but we have not yet
learned to class the japanese with the
Mongolian and to look with dread upon
his western movements Notes of ap-
prehension are sounded now and then
by some one Of our timid industries,
nursed and reared in our hothouse.
but, as people, we have rather fondled
than repelled them and have discovered
in them in recent years traits resem-
bling our own.
But since inclusion took the place of
exclusion in japanese policy, especial
ly since she measured strength with
her ponderous neighbor across the Yel-
low sea, there has begun a decided
migratory movement. A large portion
of this has turned to the occupation
of Formosa, that rich spoil of the war
with China, and japanese have found
in Hawaii opportunities for occupation
that they have improved to an extent
that is causing apprehensions in the
breasts of the descendants of our mis-
sionaries, who have come to rule over
the people of the Sandwich islands.
This fear comes not so much from the
mere increase in numbers of the alert
and Industrious Japs, as from a fear
that, with their keener intelligence.
they will not long submit to the rule
of the o1igarchy that now styles itself
intention to apply there to the Japan
ese the methods used by the United
States towards the migrating Chinese,
and this is complicated with our own
domestic concerns by the intimation
that this administration has designs
upon the sovereignty Of the islands and
an intention to annex them should the
project meet auspicious circumstances.
Recently there was little furry Of
excitement over the speedy departure
for Honolulu Of the warships Philadel-
phia and Marion, under command of
Admiral Beardslee. and 1t was made
the basis of conjectures of the begin
ming of the promised vigorous foreign
policy" by the immediate occupation of
the islands by our forces. A later news
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Why in the world did not the bank ex-
aminer find out some of these little things
that the grand jury is finding out? The peo-
protected by that indvidual.--Northfeld News.
There is an untagged rumor running about
asserting that the bank examiner did find out
these little things and duly reported them to
his excellency who, out of difference to the
tender feelings of the fellows who had been
doing these little things, quietly pigeon-ho.ed
the report. 1t would be interesting to have
this rumor caught and officially tagged.
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railway improvements, not only better
ments. but those which make for econ
omy in operation, inure to the benefit
Of the public. The most prosperous
roads have only paid interest on their
stockholders. All the rest Of their earn
ings have gone to the public, largely
in improved and cheapened transporta-
tfon''
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BoNEY's BLossoMs.

He hobbled to the cburchyard gate
With feeble steps and slow, -
Above his black and wrinkfed face
The wool was white as snow.
The fluttering remnants of his rags
By mocking winds were famed,
And little blossoms from the woods
Were in his trembling hands.
Oh, poor old Boney, as he passed.
Was met with many a sneer.
They 5eered him for his rin1iess hat,
His figure quaint and queer;
But meek, as IL he heard them not,
He kept upon his way,
And halted where tiny flag
Proclaimed soldiers clay.
Then every eye was blurred with tears.
And every head was bare,
For, kneeling by the lettered stone.
He laid the blossoms there.
And some around that humble head
A glory seemed to see
The nimbus of the soldiers soul
Who died to set him free.
-Ainna Irving in Leslie's Weekly
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Nominations Confirmed.

WASHINGTON. May 29.-The senate today
confirmed the following nominations: Max
Rouchsein. of Illinois, to be consul at Bar
mon. Germany; Ferdinand w. Neuman of
Illinois, to be consul at Cologne, Germany.
Postmasters-Iowa, E. E. Buell., at Elma:
D. c. Mason, Charter Oak A. D. Patter-
son at Cresco.
Also Alexander R. Avery, of Michigan, to
be collector of customs, district of Huron
Thornton S. Howard of Des Moines, to be
register of land Office at Des Moines.
Following colonels to be brigadier generals:
]. F. Wade J.. X. Mizner W. NJ. Graham.
Thaddeus K. Freeman, Of Indiana, to be
chaplain of the navy. ~
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Rismarck Need Not worrx.

WASHINGTON. May 29.-Ex-Senator Gil
bert A. Pierce has had a long interview
with the secretary of war regarding the
establishment of military post at Bis
marck. The secretary told him that he
could assure the people of Bismarck that
they need not worry about this matter.
and that he would do everything to see that
they were treated justly and fairly; that
he had reversed the order of Secretary La
mont, but had simply suspended operations
because of lack Of money. He stated that
he would go ahead with the Improvement
later on.
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The GIob mas an exchange -josher on
the staff now, and we must say that the
young feller appears to be somewhat ex-
tensively onto his job, and makes the boys
squirm at times. We notice, however, that
thing of a josher himself.-Cloquet Pine
Knot.
The 'josher" will lay for Alvin. andSwhen
their 1oss-sticks clash in joshfng combat
will try to hold his own and give tit for
Thoit
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The editor called on L. C. Hodgson Tues
Hodgson busy painting a buggy; but when
he saw us coming, he quit and asked us to
take look at his fine lot Of Chester White
hogs.-Luverne News.
In which Mr.. Hodgson merely displayed a
fine sense Of the fitness of things.
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THE PORTE DOES NOT PROPOSE To
ENTERTAIN ONE AS A
MINISTER.
SOME QUESTIONS ARE ASKED.
SULTAN IS ANXIOUS TO KNOW
ABOUT THE AMERICAN AM
BASSADOR.
HE MAY BE PERSONA MON GRArA.
At the State Department., However,
1t Is Denied That Any Such
Outcome Is Possible.

NEW YORK, May pa special
from Washington says: The sultan Of
Turkey objects to receiving James
Angel as ambassador and minister of
the United States in Constantinople.
AS rule a government is not bound
to state reasons for considering min
ister persona non grata; the objections
to Prof Angel are said to be based
upon his connection with missionary
societies in this country. Prof. Angel
is in town now and has been at the
White house in consultation with the
president. Presumably an attempt
will be made to remove the unfavor-
able impression created in the mind OF
the sultan and his advisers by the Sc
lection of Minister Angel and to con-
vince him that, though a friend of
missionaries, the appointee of Presi-
dent Mckinley is a clever and exper-
fenced diplomat, man of affairs and
gentleman. If the attempt to re-
move this prejudice against Minister
Angel should prove unsuccessful.
there is no remedy for him.
WASHINGTON, May 29.-Certain in
QOlA lCo lIlCI nave OGGA pIOpOuIuSu Dy
the Turkish government as to the rec
ord of DR.. Angel, who has been ap-
pointed successor to Mr.. Terrell, as
minister to Turkey, have led to the err
rcneous conclusion that formal objec-
ton has been made to the minister, or
in other words, that our government
has been informed that DR.. Angel is
persona non grata. At the state de-
partment it is firmly denied that any
such objection has been made to the
reception Of the minister, but it is a
fact that some time ago, Mr.. Terrell
was acquainted by the porte with the
fact that the Turkish government
would be pleased to know whether
certain ideas Of the qualities and rec
ord of the new minister were well
founded. This is said to be a right
that the Turkish government has al
ways claimed. but it cannot be learned
whether or not this right has been ex-
ercised before in the case of an Ameri-
can minister
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WASHINGTON, May 2s.-Forecast for Sun
day: Minnesota-Northerly winds.
Wisconsin-Fair, except showers IN east
ern portion; northerly winds .u,,
The Dakotas-Fair; warmer; nortnerH
winds, becoming southery.
Montana-Fair; warmer; soutnery Wihus.
TEMPERATURES.
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Pensions Granted.

WASHINGTON, May 2e.-Northwestern pen
sons were granted today as follows:
Minnesota-Original: John Henderson. Min
neapolis; Alfred Clarence Bentley, Duluth,
Increase: William Birdwell, Minneapolis.
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TEMPERATURES.
DAILY MEANS.

Barometer, 1898; mean temperature S.;
relative humidity, 90; wind northwese
minimum temperature, 46; daily range, 10;
amount of rainfall in last twenty-four hours,
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The first crematory to be built In Mime
sofa Is to. be located in st. Paul, and the old
saints bail team is winning right along too.-
Ortcnyille Ferald-Star.
The old saints ball team will heat the Gre.
natory with hot balls.
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item, direct from Honolulu, tends to
confirm the suspicion that the adminis-
tration has q penchant for Hawaii and
does not propose that japanese inter-
ests there shall stand in the way Of the
absorption when we get ready to swal-
low the morsel During q purely in
formal conversation" between Admiral
Beardslee and the, Japanese minister.
Shimamura, the former said: 1--WE want
you people to keep your hands off this
country" IA this blunt statement the
diplomatic Jap retorted with the in
quiry If the admiral would like to have
me quote your remarks in my dispatch
es to my government" whereupon the
admiral blandly y'h' answered that he
might tell his government ''that 1t was
remark passed while we were enojy-
ing social glass of wine" The 10000
Japanese in Hawaii have increased in a
few years to $4,000 and are arriving
by every steamer They will make an
interesting feature in the complica-
tions when we get ready for the long
bruited annexation.
But If Hawaii turns them the cold
shoulder. Mexico gives them the warm
hand. In the state of Chiapas a conces-
sion has been given. a Japanese syn
dicate, embracing 100000 acres Of land,
which will be divided into twenty-acre
tracts and assigned to the immigrants
who will raise the tropical products
capable Of production in its fertile soil.
This Is but the beginning Of migra-
ton to Mexico, encouraged by President
D1az, for the increased wealth it will
give his country by the application to
the soil Of the energy and Industry Of
the Japanese. and helped by the Japan
ese government, on whose limited do
main an increasing population is
crowd1ng. Should China waken from
her lethargy,. her people may follow the
japanese into the southern portion of
this continent, where indolent peoples
neglect the resources with which their
countries are SO richly endowed.
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RIVER AT 8 A. NJ.

Fall
Note-Barometer corrected for temperature
and elevation p. F. Lyons, Observer.