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Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1901-02-06
u9aniferen. : onstaJ .. 6. 5rbrlar 1901.

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.4RREsrED EXPANSION.

The fact that with all our boasted COM
mercial expansion our South American
trade has been at a standstin for the last
decade, ought to teach a lesson which
the advocates of an American merchant
marine might profit by The bureau of
statistics informs US that while the ma
tions Of Europe have been making vast
strides in the race for commercial su-
premacy in Latin America, the United
States is where it was ten years ago.
South America is the only large section
Of country from which our imports are
nearly ten times larger than our exports.
The reasons for this anomalous condition
are found in our non-reciprocal tariff
schedules and the lack Of permanent and
regular transportation lines. We are COM
PEELED to buy of South America, certain
products; this we do without demanding
any concessions in return for our prod
Ucts. The regular lines of freighters do
not run between New York and the South
American ports, but from Liverpool and
Hamburg and Marseilles to Rio Janeiro
and Buenos Ayres and Montevideo. We
can ship our products to Europe and COM
pete successfully with Germany, France
and England, but we cannot ship to
Liverpool and tranship to South Amcri
ca and make profit With the balance
of trade already against us. freight lines
to South America would be gold mines
because there would always be return
cargo, but so far there has been no con-
certed action between exporters and car
riers to develop American trade south of
the equator
We have been doing a little business on
the west coast of South America since
lines of steamers have been plying be-
tween San Francisco and Valparaiso.
The advantage of regular transportation
has been demonstrated In our increased
trade with Mexico since the Mexican Cen
tral railroad was opened. In the last six
years our exports have increased from
SloOOo,OOO to $S7,OOOOOO.
It is not closer political relations with
South America that we want, but recip-
rocal treaties by which our manufactured
goods will be allowed to go in free in
exchange for free WOOL free hides and
free sugar and coffee. Then we must
have direct transportation Zines, either by
water or by land. South America being
as near Liverpool as it is to Boston, we
will possess no material advantage of
position until we have a transcontinental
railroad line from Chicago to Buenos
Ayres. Then, and not until then, will we
be able to eat the apple of South Amerl-
can commerce and give Europe the core.
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CONSTITUTIONAL AcRoBArs.

The ground and lofty tumbling of the
constitutional acrobats of the administra-
ton since 1t was first decided among
them to insist on the theory that the
constitution did not follow the flag, and
that this republic might own and hold
colonial dependencies, has necessarily
aroused the admiration of all OBJ
servers.
The latest instance of official mental
agility is offered through the trainers of
civil government in the Philippines. The
high imperial officials there have de-
termined that those administering Ameri-
can law in the archipelago are not call
ed on in their oaths of office to swear
to support the constitution of the United
States.
Such proposition is. of course, an ex-
which the regulation is based by Gov.
Taft and Judge Ide is surprisingly ex-
traordinary. AT first thought the ex-
clusion of that requirement from the oath
OF ONCE Oh the IeueFaI Judges might pre-
suppose a recognition of the ultimate
right of the Filipinos to the absolute con-
troll of their own affairs. But there IS
nothing of this kind in view On the
contrary, the United States is officially
recognized as the "regnant" authority
Judge Ide states the thing this way:
Support of the constitution of the Unit
ed States. which all officials of the Unit
ed States subscribe to in their oaths of
office, was purposeIy omitted from this
oath. but recognition of the supreme au-
thority of the United States was includ-
ed"
The reason in brief given both by Judge
Ide and Gov. Taft for this wonderful
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DRUMMERS ano TURTLES

that continued the knight of the grip.
for the creature got caught between us
ana the shore, and we succeeded in dis
patching him with an ak. The Cypress
Knee, as you will readily understand, was
pretty well done up, but she was raised
and her machinery was intact In fact.
all she needed was a new hull, and this
the captain made out of the broad ex-
panse of turtle shell which fate mad
thrown into his possession. have al
ways wondered concluded the story
teller, what the thing weighed; but
Frouche Bayou not being Galveston we
mad no scales big enough to even assist
US in making an approximate guess"
A silence settled, wide and still on all
the crowd, when UP spoke Bill Biu's
real name Was William, but they called
him Bill on account of the facility with
which he could draw up an expense ac-
count and send it in to his firm
THE Cypress Knee?" began Bill slow
ly. Did you ever learn what became of
her?"
Cant say that I did" replied the
Ubreeda Trouble man expectantIy
We'll, I can enlighten you" returned
Bill. hesitating in order that the curiosity
of his hearers might be whetted. II
Travelled on her the last trip she ever
took but one She abandoned the bayou
after the accident of which you speak.
Her owner was in mortal dread of tur-
ties. But, alas! down Louisiana way
you never can tell just what freak one Of
the internal amphibians is going to take.
L never will forget the excitement created
in New Orleans while I was there just be-
fore the panic of '93 collecting or trying
to collect bad bills for the Bears Grease
company 1t seems that the little vessel
was IN midstream, about ten miles above
the city, when all of a sudden she disap-
peared. Folks on shore thought at first
that she had got snaggsd and lurched
to the bottom, but as the water settled
over her the river on both sides over
flowed it's banks slightly, and then after
the channel had adjusted itself to the
new order of things what at first appear
ed to be body Of land arose from the
depth Of the stream. 1t was a day be-
fore the people realized that in swallow
Ing the Cypress Knee q monster turtle
had choked itself to death and then set
tied with it's feet in the mud and its back
to the sky. Fer some time the place
was known as Turtle island and was Wis
tied frequently by excursion parties. but
finally the government removed it with
dynamite, 1t being a menace to navlga-
ton
And then the sons adjourned.
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tions in the South the g 20 e is disposed
to believe that the general principle en-
bodied in the constitutional amendments
in course of adoption throughout the
South, is an excellent one, especially
where it recognizes illiteracy and shfftless
poverty as grounds of exclusion from the
ballot box, whether of black or white.
That principle in actual operation may
work Individual injustice in the present
generation; but it's elevating influence in
making black and white alike rid them
selves of the twin incubus of illheracy
and thriftlessness is not to be denied by
any Republican of good judgment how
ever gangrened his intelligence may be
by party political or sectional prejudice.
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charge of the work at the Commons and
has lived here ever since
The following St Paul people attended
the tennis ball given by the Ice Yacht
club at Mnnetonka Monday night: Mrs
Edward G. Rogers, Miss Julia Rogers,
Miss Grace Sproat, Messrs. Frederick
Monfort, DR.. w. D. Kelly, r. G. Strick-
iand' Edwin Clapp and F. N. Northrup.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. NJ Olin, of Madison,
Wis. en- route to the Pacific coast, We're
guests of Mr.. II. Nj. Temple on Tuesday
Rev. Ernest Dray, rector of st. Glenn
ent's Episcopal church, is in the East.
Mrs. Louise l. Stevens, of st. Adams,
VT, is the guest of Mrs Hiram F. Ste
vens, of Sherburne avenue.
Mrs. Addle Bixby Cpham, of the Gene
see. has returned from an extended visit
In the East.
Mrs. Hayden S. Cole. of Dayton ave
Louis, Mo.
Mrs. j. A. Sergeant. of the Albion. is
entertaining Miss McShane, of Omaha,
left last evening for st. Catherine, Ont
Mrs. E. A. Young, of the Aberdeen. is
entertaining her brother, c. F. SibIey, of
Washington, D. c.
Mrs. D. S. B. Johnstone, of Holly ave
nue., has returned from Buffalo.
AA-oo NebLlLSlOII, OI OpOkdIe, w ASH, Is
the guest of Miss Black, of Nelson ave
nue.
Miss Agnes Hoatson, of Kent street, is
visiting at OrtonYille.
Mrs. c. II. Palmer, of Oakland avenue
has returned from a months visit at
White Bear.
Mr. and Mrs. w. w. Holcomb. of East
Fifth street, will so to Buffalo this
week.
The Misses Lyons, of Cedar street,
Bismarck.
Maj. and Mrs. Byrne have returned
from Manila and are occupying the Ord
way residence, on Portland avenue
Miss Dickinson, of Coldwater, Mich. is
the guest of Mrs. WiIliaia Candy, OF
Lincoln avenue
Mrs. F. e. Jensen, of North st. Al
bans street, is entertaining the Misses
Anna Roth and Erna Tunsler, of Chi
Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Webb have re-
turned after a brief visit to Atlantic
City. Philadelphia and New York
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New York Times.

New York Times
Slowly drawled the man who carries
sample case for the Pan-American Pine
Dream company, as the members of the
Commercial Travellers Chapter of the
Sons of Hyperbole gathered around the
box stove and prepared to Kill time and
truth until the lights of the country hotel
were out: Speaking of turtles [ never
saw one to equal a monster caught a few
years ago in Galveston bay. l hardly
expect you to believe it, but it weighed
a ton, gross, 400 pounds net; and it was
stored in refrigerator and provided real
soup for the SWEETEST cafe in town during
one whole summer season."
sort of mock turtle smile of incred-
ulity illumined the faces of the Sons. All
but one of them; he was busy thinking
and din't have time to smile Finally
ne remarked, as If the Thought had Just
required to him, whereas, as a matter
or fact, 1t had just occurred: "One-ton
turtles may be all right for the saltwater
brand which frequent Texas estuaries.
but for genuine Chelonians of mastodon
proportions you must search the muggy
lakes and bayous of the Louisiana delta
why, when l was out for the JUbreeda
trouble company in the early eighties
l mad an experience that L dare say none
of you boys would believe If T shou1d
N-NNNN ~ O4l OdbiI ne OOHS all prompt
ly agreed In advance that he was quite
right in his suspicious, but that thev
didn't see why their prearranged incred-
unity should prevent him from flushing
with that fitful joy the drummer feels in
telling Whoppers after meals
Il had to make a little town few miles
back from the river on Frouche BAYOU.
continued the narrator, land boarded a
little stern-wheeled steamboat at Shreve-
port. The boat was slow enough at any
time. but after We got into the bayou II
craWled along at a snail's pace. The cap
tam was afraid every minute that he
would run into a snag and lose his yes
sci and the forty dollars or so of capital
he had invested in the cargo. Suddenly.
ana without warning, we bumped into
something and a hole was stove in the
vessels bottom which at once informed
the skipper that his worst fears were rea-
lized.
'Snagged, b'gosh,' he said, and then
we stood on the upper deck while the
good craft Cypress Knee settled in six
feet of water. Yes; the bayou was shall
low, but the boat was drawing water all
right. The trouble is she struck one of
the huge turtles that infest that section,
and the blamed reptile sunk her.
But the captain got his revenge at
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OF CIAL INTEREST

Miss Johnson gave a ''paper hat"
party yesterday afternoon at her home
on Selby avenue. Each of the twenty
guests made paper hat during the af-
btt OF millinery being awarded to Miss
Hester Sloan, of Minneapolis. Refresh
mentS were served on the lawn. The
hostess was assisted by Miss Mabel
bronson OF Sioux City, and Miss Wood.
Miss Genevieve Carroll gave a luncheon
Monday at her home on Lincoln avenue.
Miss Mary Gray assisted the hostess. A
company OF twelve was entertained.
Mrs. w. H. Lockwood will entertain
the Endless Chain Birthday club tomor-
row afternoon at her home on Reaney
street.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Wood
land Park Baptist Church will hold an all
day meeting Friday in the church par
lorS.
The Young Peoples Society of Chris
tan Endeavor of the First Presby ter.an
Church win meet this evening in the
church parlors.
The children of the Bethenia mission
VIII give an entertainment Friday even
ing in the Mission house, Forest and
jerks streets.
A lawn festival for the benefit of Car1n
Cottage, at Minnetonka Beach, Wednes
day evening, July 81. There will be
music and refreshments, and Scott and
Richard Woodwork will sing.
Mrs. j. E. Dempsey returned home yes
terday from Duluth where he visited his
sister, Mrs. Allan Mcdonnell, of Camp
Chippewa Minnesota Point.
Mrs. Nelson Hanson, the matron of Ae
Commons. was rendered a surprise party
last evening by the people of the Com
mons in celebration of her sixty-first
birthday. A musical and literary pro-
gramme was presented by Maurice Man
ton Ollie Douglass Elmer Douglass, Lyle
La Pond, Miss Mollie Thompson, F. w
Hicks, Miss Elvira Manton, Miss Edith
Manton and Miss Edith GottIeiber. p.
o. Hanson. Fred Bedford and Miss Han
son assisted in looking after the guests.
James McPartlin, on behalf of those who
live in the Commons. presented Mrs
Hanson with handsome gift.
Mrs. Hanson was born in Athens, Pa
She came to ST. Paul with her husband
end children four years ago to take
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AT THE THEATERs.

The Criterion stock company in a
scenic revival Of TIE Two Orphans is
playing to big business at the Metropoli-
tan this week. The matinee this after
noon will Zoe a souvenir performance. each
patron of the theater being presented
with handsome autograph picture of
Miss May Buckley, the leading lady of the
Patrons Of the Criterion company at the
Metropolitan have noted decided i'm
provement in that organization during
the past two weeks; the company has
given satisfaction during the entire sum-
mer season, but the past fortnight has
been marked by a dash and vigor in play
ing and by a asrichness of production not
attempted tor expected during the earlier
weeks of the Criterion's engagement. This
new life whtchl has been infused into the
company IS the direct result of the fact
that L. N Scott, of the Metropolitan, has
assumed the management of the Cri-
terlon company. Mr.. Scott is a manager
of vigorous, methods and decided views
on all matters pertaining to the theatrical
profession. 1l He, insists ON absolute discip-
line in hisdcompany and will stop at no
price to insure a perfect production
The first part of the programme at
Como tonight will be devoted to Verdi;
the second to Wagner. The Verdi Sc
lections are the Nabucco overture, selec-
ton from ''Un Ballo in Masehera'' and
the recitative and aria "Infelicia" from
"ErnaIii." (" Wagners works are those
of the festival and march from Tam
hauser Evening STAR Pilgrims
Chorus" and the introduction and bridal
chorus from .Lohengr.n.
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regulation is that since the constitution
provides that all import duties shall be
! uniform throughout the United States
and inasmuch as they are not uniform
with reference to Porto Rico and the
Philippines it woaId be manifestiy i'm
proper to asho5udges to swear to support
a constitutfoHs one of the provisions of
which theyswere called upon in their Of
fetal capacity to extend no recognition
to. r.fsT
1t would be easy to show the Illogical
nature, indeed, the patent absurdity. of
such reason; but it would be of no
avail. The main thing is that it has be-
come possible under our constitution that
a United States judge-for that is what
the Philippine territorial judges are
should not be- called on in his oath of
office to swearito support the const- tuition
of the United States. Standing alone.
even this anomalous and foolish regula-
tion might be disregarded, were it not
that it is simply in agreement in prinei-
pie with everything else which relates TO
our plan of civil government established
in the Philippines by this. government.
That system of civil government which
practically abolishes trail by jury and
makes trial judges the judges of fact as
well as law, which, we believe. is the
case in the Philippines, is something
which no American wants to examine at
too close range if he wishes to keep his
temper. However the flag may be dis
honored by the maintenance of such
government beneath its folds, it is con-
structiVely at least, matter that we
ought all to congratulate ourselves on;
that it is not pretended that the con-
stitution follows the flag into any coun-
try where it's principles are thus openly
dishonored.
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CONVENTION AT COLUMBUS.
DisgruntIed Democrats and Pops
Are to Meet Today

DisgruntIed Democrats and Pops
Are to Meet Today.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July S0-J. A. Pax
ker, of Louisville. chairman of the ma
tional committee of the Middlv-of- the
Road Populists, and Otto Huber, of New
Richmond, the Ohio member of the same
committee, have been in conference here
today with Populists in response to the
call issued by Chairman Parker on July
Ii, just one week after the Ohio Demo-
cratic convention was held.
1t Is understood if the free silver men
tomorrow nominate such a state ticket
and adopt such a platform as is wanted
by the Middle-of-the-R Readers that there
will be no Populist ratification state con-
vention here during the state fair on
Sept. 10.
Tomorrow is the date for the conven-
tion cf the free silver men. Among those
who arrived for this event We're George
A. Groot, of Cleveland, temporary chair
man; Albner l.. Davis, of Findlay, tenn
porary secretary; Bernard Hubert, of To-
ledo. and Richard Ingles. of Young5-
town. They held a conference, and Alb
ner Davis was sent as an emissary to the
Populist conference. He induced Parker
and Huber to take no decisive action till
after the convention here tomorrow Of
the free silver men. ]. w. Lindsay and
/. h. Clark, Of Delaware, Ohlo, were pres
ent, representing the Prohibition and
Sam Jones elements for the proposed fu-
sion or federation of reforms. Clark
and Lindsay wanted all those opposed to
both the Democrats and the Republicans
to unite on Mayor Sam Jones, of To-
ledo, for governor. The attendance for
the free silver convention tomorrow, as
well as for the Populist convention todayl
is so small that action of these elements,
either singly or in amalgamated form, is
not now regarded as factors in the pres
ent Ohio campaign for state officers and
United States senator.
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Nebraska 21O, ,42O, ,OOODhio ..... LOG, 800, 900
Missouri -. .180 10000
Making allowances for the deficiency in
the crop in the states where the drought
was effective, there will be shortage of
not more than 49, 100000 bushels. AS the
acreage was much larger this year than
last, this estimated shortage will be re-
duced at least 100000 bushels.
The hay crop was cut short only in
three states and in each of these there is
time. enough to sow alfalfa and recoup
the loss. The damage then is reduced
to shortage on corn in few sections
amounting to not more than 10O,OOO,OOO
bushels. The hot weather helped rather
than injured cotton. Oats, barley, rye,
and potatoes will be normal, if a general
average of the reports can be relied
upon.
The United States Investor. in esti-
mating the effect of the drought on rail-
road earnings, claims that none but three
systems will be affected, and those will
not be affected to the extent of inter
fering with the payment of dividends.
The three roads ment oned are the Mis-
souri, Pacific W tn 4,1S9 miles, the Rock
Island with 2,675 miles and TIE Atchison
with 2,772 miles in the drought-stricken
territory. Computing a falling off OF
one-haIf in corn shipments and the sane
in shipments of cattle and hogs, the
Missouri Pacific would lose per cent,
the Rock Island per cent, and the At
Gibson S1a per cent of it's gross tonnage,
arising in that territory; an amount not
sufficient to interfere with the dividend
paying ability of the roads. This of
course is made in the light of the sur
pluses of last year
In this connection the extra amount Of
wheat to be moved is not taken into con-
sideration. This shortage in freight
tons which will be suffered by the sys-
TENS named, will be more than over
balanced by the increased bC9iness from
the Mississippi valley and the North
west.
On the whole, Notwithstanding the scare
the country has had. and not without
good reasons, the recent copious rains
will insure a combined crop over the
whole country which will average larger
than ever before.
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brakes applied. the engines came to-
gether with sufficient force to break the
pilots, headlights and other parts of the
front ends, but neither left the track
Both trains were running at the rate of
fully fifty miles an hour, and the shaking
up was terrific. Passengers were tossed
about. and two men were severely but
not dangerously injured by having their
heads out of the window.
Mrs. r. III. Berndt Of Wabash an in
valid. was shaken so that serious prostra-
ton resulted. The engine men and the
laborers jumped, but none were injured
beyond small bruises. Mail matter was
thrown in all directions, but none of the
nine clerks was injured.
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DISASTER BARELY AvERTED.
Wabash Passenger and WreckInS
Train Crash Head On.

PERU. Ind. July So.-The limited mall
on the Wabash railway narrowly escaped
frightfm wreck near here tonight.
The fast mail, due here at o'clock.
was delayed by partially burned bridge,
and received orders to come to Peru.
About the same time a special bridge
train was sent from here. and after it
had left came news of the departure of
the passenger train. With no telegraph
station between the points, the employees
realized that nothing short of miracle
could save the trains. and the wreck
train was called out with physicians of
this city on board. and preparations were
made for the worst. The wrecking train
had only gone about four miles when the
passenger was seen coming. At the point
where the two trains met was long
curve, and the headlights of both engines
were seen. With this IN their favor, and
with the full force of the emergency
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A new sect has arisen in Kansas. It IS
known as the Ancient Order of Joint
Threshers. The order has taken up the
work of Queen Carrie the First, and will
carry it on to glorious consummatior
The first raid was made in Wichita. the
home of Mary Ellen Lease, where five
fine joints were smashed and three town
pumps We're wrecked. The reason for
wrecking the town pumps was to prevent
the mixing of water and whisky. The
Ancient Order of Joint Threshers takes it
straight.