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TO ESTABLISH A COLONY.
Finns to BE Brought to East Tennes-
see bY Chicnghns.

Films to BE Brought to East Tennes-
see by Chicogans.
JAMESTOWN, Tenn, Jan. IA f.
Dedutzer Of Chicago and Olaf Berg.
strom of Nebraska have made arrange
ments for colonizing about 100, 900 acres
of land in Fentress and Morgan coun-
ties with Firms Mr.. Bergstrom has
been colonizing Firms in Nebraska for
several years, but has decided to come
to East Tennessee with future colonies.
Firms are leaving Finland by thou
sands yearly on account of oppression
by the Russian government. Mr.. Berg
strom says East Tennessee is specially
adapted to these people.
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President Continues to Improve.

WASHINGTON, Jan. II. The president
continues to improve. Nothing in his
case at all unfavorable has so far ap-
TaarQd
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The above are only a few brands OF the
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All other goods by the gallon such as Corn
Whiskey, Peach and Apple Brandies, etc.,
sold equally as low, from 81 ,25 gallon ups
wards
We make speciality of the jug trade and
all orders by mail or telegraph will have our
prompt attention. Special Inducements of
farad.
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Rumored Railroad Deal.

WELDON. n. O., Jan. lit is ru-
.mored here that the Seaboard, Southern
and Atlantic Coast Line will be merged
into one gigantic corporation and will be
controlled bv the PENNSYLVANIA svstam
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DAILY MARKET REPORTS.
COTTON FUTURES.
GRAIN AND pRovIsIoNs.

Spot cotton closed dull; middling up
lands 101S; middling gulf. I0s4c, Sales,
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-24

learned prudence and economy from the
disasters which resulted from wasteful
expenditures and excessive stock water
ing, which, during the past decade, sent
so many roads to bankruptcy. That cost
ly amusement, the paralleling and dupli-
cation of roads, has been abandoned The
era Of over-building railways has come
to an end. This process planted several
roads where the traffic only justified one
road. Capitalists are not so ready to put
their money in a new railway enterprise
designed to crush out a parallel road,
and the cost Of securing convenient ter
minal in a big city is so enormous that
it figures as a preventive to the opera
tion of paralleling. Having discovered
the losing character and the recklessness
of such rivalry, railway managers are now
in full appreciation of the value of the
community of interest" principle, which,
in actualization, is mutually profitable.
The close Of the first quarter of this
twentieth century will, no doubt, show
even larger progress in railway economies
and facilities and benefits to the public
than the record of the last quarter shows.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-24
A SHADOWY ANNIVERSARY

A Tientsin cable notes the celebration
to-day of the first anniversary of the relief
Of that town by the allied forces last
year.
The relief Of Tientsin was the opening of
the first chapter of a series of horrors
which did not terminate with the capture
by the allies of Peking on Aug. Is. The
record of the outrages by the Boxers and
the troops of that Jezebel, the dowager-
scale by the record of some of the troops
Of the allies Little have the allies to
boast of superior morality in this bust
ness
And what are the results of eight or
nine months Of negotiations with the COM
missioners of a government, whose real
and active head is a murderess and a
usurper, who remains in distant prov
ince in an inaccessible locality, protected
by her troops and surrounded by the most
bitter of the anti-foreign agitators, who
only wait for the withdrawal of the foreign
troops to take measures for revenge?
A big indemnity of $315, 900 900 has been
agreed upon, but the method of payment
has not been agreed upon.
The Taku forts, which were to have been
razed, have not been touched
The readjustment of commercial treaties
has not been accomplished and no guar
antees have been given to the foreign
governments that single stipulation of
the agreement which China is called upon
to make, will be carried out by the treach-
erous woman who wields the scepter over
that unhappy country.
The mutterings Of rebellion in the inter-
Tor provinces are heard and the tempo
rarily slumbering volcano may soon be in
open eruption. The Yangtse provinces are
preparing a native Chinese rebellion to
promote the restoration of the Ming
dynasty at Marking, while Prince Tuan
is engaged in an active anti-foreign move
ment in the north That fanatic is helped
by every flood which sends the waters Of
the Hwang-ho with desoIating force over
the fields of the Deasantry in the prov
inces of Pechili, Shantung and Kansuh,
for such disasters are Immediately at
tributed to the devilish Vaccinations of
the foreign devils"
Suppose the elusive dowager-empress
elects to set up her capital in the interior,
remote from the sea. and proceeds to
govern China according to her own ex-
elusive ideas? Which of the powers is
ready to undergo the enormous expense
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-24

women and man, sang with splendid effect
selectiors from s'Carmen," Lucia" "Rigo-
letto," Faust and other operas. The irs
work was highly appreciated, and encore
after encore was demanded
Miss Cheridah Simpson, the full blown
singer with the rich mezzo-soprano voice
sang herself right into the hearts of her
audience. Miss Simpson will be remembered
as the young woman who gives limitations
OF musical instruments on the Piano Last
night she gave her music box and autoherp
limitations to the great delight of the audi
ence. For an encore she executed a Sousa
march in seventeen different keys, the same
being burlesque Of a country girls piano
playing. But Miss Simpson who can plav
the piano legitimately, ought to contribute
just one piece to show what a wonderfully
clever performer she is. But size has to stop
somewhere, in spite of the applause, to give
the other entertainers a chance
Burton & Brooke's "Quiet Evening at the
Club" was fetching stunt" which closed
With more Work for the Undertaken" an
cid song made new by the addition Of clever
verses.
Moreland, Thompson & Amber, in a sing
ing and dancing speciality. were we'll re-
ceived, particularly in their song, when
Sousa Leads the Band" Miss Amber's sing
ing was delightful feature of this act.
Armstrong & Cassidy, who start the fun
making, were entertaining as "The Prima
Donna and the Sport" their operatic bur-
lesQue being unusually gocd
W A. d.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-24
RAILWAY PROGRESS AND PROSPERITY

The Western Passenger association re-
ports the traffic of the immigrant bureau
lines for the first four months of this
year at 1924, ,452.62 as compared with $751;
323.O5 for the corresponding period in 1900,
an increase of "a per cent. These figures
f, suggest the effectiveness of railways as
developers Of the western country The
great coast lines have been the recipients
of the liberality of the government in do
nations Of public lands, and, after all the
severe criticism touching this liberal
policy has been heard and digested, the
fact remains that it has with remarkable
celebrity developed the agricultural and
mineral and other resources of the re-
gion between the Mississippi and the Mis-
souri, rivers and the Pacific coast, and
studded it with towns and cities, many
of which have become Industrial and com
mercial centers.
L ast week the Railway Age celebrated
Its twenty-fifth anniversary by publishing
review Of railway progress during the
quarter Of century. For instance, the
freight moved has increased from about
197,0Oo,OO0 tons to 976,OOO,OOO tons; mile
age increase from 10000 to 1876, 900; capt.
tai and debt from 4,65S, ,0OO, 900 to s12.-
555, ,000,0 900; gross earnings from S5O3. .OOO.-
600 to $1,SS6, 900, 900; net earnings from
$1S5,0O 900 to SAT ,OO0, 900; dividends paid.
from $6S, ,OOO, 900 to s1O9, ,OOO, 900. The Rail-
way Age says: Railroading has grown
from guesswork into an exact art; dis
connected, badly built, poorly equipped,
Improbable little roads have been merged
into perfectly managed systems, covering
thousands of miles with their continuous
train service; steady reductions Of rates
and increase Of facilities have taken from
the public almost all excuse for fault
finding; the era Of railway strikes has
been followed by long period Of harmony
between companies and employees and the
standard of railway work and morals in
all departments has been very greatly
raised
There is no exaggeration in this state
ment- The railway companies have
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-24
THIS INTERESTS EVERYBODY

The public affairs committee of the
Commercial Club have invited the bust-
ness men of Minneapolis to come to the
clubro oms tomorrow evening at o'clock
to hear what that committee has to say
about the work it was organized to DO,
what it has done, what it aims to accom-
plish-in short, to enable the committee
to place before the business men the
question of active work done and to be
done, for the promotion of the general
in erests of the community.
7 his is not from the standpoint of what
ought to be done, but particularly for
the purpose of acquainting the business
men with what has already been accom-
plishcd and what is under way, as pre-
limirary to the consideration of the con-
tinuance of this effort and the accom-
plishnent Of still larger results.
The Commercial Club has made an ex-
cellent record so far as it has gone with
this business Of representing the city of
Minneapolis commercially and in other
ways, and furnishing the machinery for
doing things that ought to be done for
the general advantage. 1t has earned the
support of the business men, and it is
hoped that it will receive that support
Loyalty and literally, for it is not worth
while to expect twenty or thirty young
men to devote their time and energies to
work of this kind Indefinitely unless they
can be assured of the financial backing
and moral support of the business COM
munity.
A large number of business men have
responded promptly and encouragingly in
?-ort of this work, and some who are
expected to lend a hand have not yet
done so. Both those who have and those
who have not seen fit to take any part in
this united effort are expected and wanted
st the meeting tomorrow night. The
committee will have important informa-
tion to lay before the business men, and
certainly there is no man so busy and
none SO Indifferent to the public interest
that he cannot afford to devote one even
ing to this important matter.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-24
Vaudeville at the Lyceum.

There is one glory Of the lake and another
glory Of the band and another gcry of the
theater. for one show differeth from another
rhow in glory, (which is why we remark"
that the vaudeville bill at the Lyceum this
week is one the best entertainments ever
given in Minneapolis. The bill is simply inn
mense. Every act Is stellar feature in it.
self, and there are enough Of them to crowd
an evening full Of entertainment. Manager
Charles P. Elliott has regained his Prestige
"a trife tarnished by last weeks so mid
ding bad were better" bill. But the vaude-
vile season closes with this weeks show, and
the gifted impressario, who has designs on
the amusement loving public OF Minneapolis
made up his mind to hire the best talent ''at
liberty and finish his season in TIE enviable
* hackneyed blaze Of glcry
To begin at the end of the Lyceum attrac-
ton, Al Leech and the ''Three Rosebuds, .
Petite, adorable blondes contribute spec
ialty that provoked screams OF LAT ghter and
sent the audience home In fine hi NOR. The
Rosebuds and Mr.. Leech appear In school
room sketch, with incidental spanking
machine, which is teliciously funny. Ths
buds sing, dance and look pretty, and they
recite, too, in a way worth travelling miles
to hear. But Leech, with his eccentric dance,
and his tipsy attempt to mount four or five
steps to his desk-nothing more grotesquely,
hilariously comical was ever perpetrated. Mr.
Leech's legs are reminiscent of Frercis VIII
son, D'Angelis and Sol Smith Russell. and
the six legs pertaining to that remarkable
trio are scarcely equal to the astounding
eccentricities of Leech's one rair.
Another highly amusing sketch, 'Pat and
the Genii,' given by Tom Nawn & Co.. kept
the audience in an uproar. Nawn as a
rough and ready Irishman, in a "Pygmalion
and Galatea" turn. kept we'll within bounds
and won golden opinions by the Latrralness
Of his efforts. The sketch introduces young
Egyptian girl who appears In classic drapery
after an absence of 3,OOc years. The situa-
tons are extremely mirth-provoking, and
1.-The scenic investiture,'' as the press agent
says surprisingly rich
The Delaur Debrlmont trio. comprising two
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-24

The city of Cleveland has an enterpris-
ing public affairs body which let's no good
opportunity to advertise Cleveland slip by
without improving It, When b
J o u r i S excursion party arrived at
Cleveland the other day on the way to
Buffalo they are presented a good sized
pamphlet descriptive of Cleveland and ad-
Vertising its business interests, the cover
OF which contained the title Welcome to
The Minneapolis Journals American
Excursion-Complimen of the Cleveland
Business Mems Convention League" This
pamphlet, of course, was not prepared es-
pecially for that party, but was issued in
accordance with a general plan pursued
at Cleveland to have these pamphlets
ready in large quantities without a cover
and put on a cover to suit the occasion.
This makes it just as valuable souvenir
as If the pamphlet was provided especially
for that occasion. Possibly some time
Minneapolis may learn to do things this
way.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-24
ADJUSTMENTS
Banda Rossa,s Opening.

Lake Harriet was the mecca for thousands
yesterday who journeyed thither on street
cars bicycles, carriages and automobiles to
revel in the music of Banda Rosa. The Red
Band was ready for the crowds, and when
Signor Sorrentino appeared last night, baton
in hand, he was greeted by whirlwind OF
applause, interspersed with cheers.
The April weather which prevailed during
the day kept hundreds at home, but as it was,
thousands thronged the lake front to hear the
great band. AS on Saturday, Signor Sorren-
tino first offered his new military march, as
vet unnamed, which was enthusiastically en-
cored This was followed by the overture of
"Ruy Bias and Grieg solo for trumpet,
"Solveig's Song" by Signor Bottega. The
selections, however, which ELECTED storms Of
applause were Sorrentinos special arrange
ments from Puccini's latest opera. La
Tosca,'' which introduced the soloists, Signors
Bettego and Liberatore, and grand selection
from the new opera, "Andrae Chemier," Of
Giarano Both compositions possessed the
charm of novelty for Minneapolis audience.
Few musical works of the past decade exhibit
so much originality as the latter opera. The
finale is strikingly original and brought many
enthusiastic musicians to their feet with its
glorious paeans Of harmony. A solo by
Loreley for the bass clarinet was beautifully
played by Signor Sanna. Other less pre-
tentious numbers gave variety to the pro-
gram.
Signor Sorrentino announced at the close
of last nights concert that he had received
very many letters since arriving in the city
requesting this or that addition to his pro-
grams. Most of these requests come from
prominent musicians, and the leader is deeply
hattered as well as embarrassed by them.
he cannot please all, especially all the mu-
sicians, and he dare not break faith with the
masses who love melody and popular music.
Signor Sorrentino says he will do the best he
can to make his programs attractive to all
classes. The high character OF Banda Rosa
precludes the possibility Of It's descending to
common level, no matter what jingling
tunes may find utterance through its in
struments
''If we play an occasional bit OF rag time, :"
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-24

of invading China and marching five hum
dred miles into the interior?
Russia is the only nower which has a
direct political as we'll as commercial
interest in the fate of China, because
her boundary line is coterminous for a
long distance with that of China. Russia
watches China and has watched her for
many years with sustained vigilance. If
every foreigner was excluded by decree of
China, she could not be kept out. She
has been for half a century nibbling on
the frontier provinces of China and has
thus acquired a vast amount of Chinese
territory. Any struggle between the other
powers and China would result in the ac-
QUESTION of more Chinese territory by
Russia, just as she acquired maritime
Manchuria during the Anglo French march
to Peking in 1860, and as she has ac-
quired the remainder of Manchuria during
the past year of turmoil in China.
If anybody expects China to settle down
to the quiet of nunnery and "be good"
internally and externally, he is likely to
find himself in error of Judgment The
apparently indestructible empress-d -dowager
has as strong a grip on power as before,
and the powers have courted her rather
than condemned her. the head center of
all Chinese villainY. Prince Tuan, the
chief criminal in the wassail of blood last
year, is high in her favor, and the en-
press has decreed his son, Pu-chun, the
successor to the throne, having finally dis
posed of the emperor. Kwang
Su, by assassination, as reported.
while her favorite generals, who led the
imperial troops in aid of the Boxers last
year, are still close in her confidence.
Until the empress is effectively ham
strung there is small hope for the paci-
f1cation Of China.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-24
The pixies Are Coming.

T. D. Mackay, business manager of David
H. Hunts Pike Theater company, arrived
from Detroit this morning to make arrange
ments for the engagement of that organiza-
ton at the Metropolitan, which commences
next Monday evening. Mr.. Mackay says tha
season will be one Of the most ambiticvs ever
attempted in this city, both in the class OF
productions and the munner in which they
will be produced. 'Trilby," the play which
the company will open its season in, has been
rut on by the Pike compsny twice during
the past season and in each II stance il
scored very strongly. Mr.. Mackay says the
members Of the company are all looking
forward with the utmost delight to coming
back to Minneapolis again.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-24

street railway company to favor the public
in return for their generous patronage by
selling six tickets for 25 cents and twenty five
for 81, and, as many believe. still further in
crease their patronage? Is It not fact that
this is about the only business in the country
which is so prosperous, and still fails to make
any reductions to those who are so liberal in
their patronage?
There are many working people in this city,
especially girls, who ride four times a day
on the cars, spending $1.2O per week or s62. 40
per year. In view Of all this prosperity en-
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-24

says Sorrentino, ''the musicians must not get
squeamish. We are playing for all the peo-
pie. And, If I may be pardoned for saying so,
the musicians should understand that there
is an art in playing popular music we'll. 1t
has it's legitimate province. We hope to keep
our programs always at a high standard,
and each one will contain several classical
numbers by the best composers.
This evening the following grand compost
tions will be given: March Triunlphal' -
from Cleopatra; romanza for barytone,
Alice" by Signor Barilette; a grand selec-
tion from "Mephistopheles," introducing the
famous Banda Rosa soloists; the glorious
sextet from Lucia" and a grand fantasia
from Faust which latter comprehends solos
by Signors Tedeschi, Bottega, Febbo and
Barflott.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-24

Winston Churchill lives in st. Louis. This
may explain one weakness in his latest novel.
With the liberality Of the new school, he
puts lot of conversation into the mouth Of
Abraham Lincoln and makes him do things
to help along the plot of his story. But he
is too mild about it. Even our good friend,
Joel Chandler Harris, kidnapped President
Lincoln in one of his yarns. True, he got
him back to the White House before anybody
found it out but he showed more action than
Churchill.
when a Chicago man made him break up a
game of cards on a Mississippi river steam
boat, save a ruined family, and then shake
hands with fellow passenger, who was none
other than Jefferson Davis, and discuss with
the southerner the questions Of the day. Of
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-24
STORIES ABOUT LINCOLN


course, this shows that Chicago is ahead,
and st. Louis is not even a close second
About the only thing left now is for some
novelist to have Lincoln up in balloon
watching every battle Of the civil war. Or
he might put him aboard the Monitor when
it whips the Merrimac. exclaiming in his
quaint way, 1.-THE craft is well named" The
begrimed gunner pauses in his work of de-
struction and looks upon the kindly face,
asking, as he does SO, I'm what way, sir?''
"Merrymack!' he replies solemnly; 'see how
her sides are shaking" And then look of
infinite tenderness steals over his sad face
and he forgets to say, That reminds me of
story out in Illynoy."
Really it is time to call a halt on the use
OF Lincoln by the story-writers. People are
tired of it, and they resent having one Of
their greatest and best men made to do silly
things and speak bad English.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-24

joyed by the street railway company. why
should not these patrons be allowed to save
out Of their scant earnings this $124o per
year, and thus equalize matters a little? In
fact. why may not the public expect and
claim this concession?
/ firmly believe that IL these tickets were
sold for general use by the public, there
would be an increase in traffic to more than
Offset the reduction made, SO that at the end
Of the coming year their profits will still show.
prosperity. &C. II. Gilkerson.
2201 Emerson av N.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-24

Mr.. Quay gave it out when he was
elected the last time that this term would
satisfy him-that he wouldn't be a candi-
date to succeed himself. 1t would hardly
seem to be necessary for him to have an
other term in view of the value which his
friends seem to set on the Philadelphia
street railway franchises