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The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-23
Love Laughs at Locksmiths. - BY Martha Mcculloch

tlons better. A few understood, but wisely
held their peace The wedding was Mrs Will
sons triumph-she would not forego show
ing to the world that in this, her hardest bat
tie, she had prevailed. But even this wise
few was something amazed at one thing-she
had invited, among the rest, Jack Harrison,
the lawyer-lover, whom two months earlier
she had forbidden the place.
He would not come, OF course. But by 8
O'Clock everybody else was on hand minister
and bridegroom included. Aunt Sarah was
for setting forward the wedding ceremony
there was not the least use in waiting an
hour with everything ready. That brought
on very pretty quarrel with Garcia. you'll
come to the judgment bar an hour ahead Of
time she said to Aunt Sarah. ''But you
won't be able to hurry St Peter-and for
once mean to act the saint
Storming did no good. Garcia was reck-
lessly gay. She had grown very white, but
her hands did not tremble as she put on her
veil, and set a knot Of loose-leafed white
roses at the throat of her white frock. She
did everything for herself, yet oddly enough
made no objection to the presence of half
dozen young women, each Of whom thrilled
with unconscious envy of the bride. She even
laughed outright when one Of them peeped
into the hall, and said hushly over her
shoulder; "Oh, my: Johnson has got on fun
dress suit, and does look so handsome!"
''It's bad luck-laughin' in your weddin'
frock! Don't you know that?" another de-
manded. Garcia laughed again-a laugh both
mocking and merry.
All things earthly end-even an hour Of
waiting upon an ungrateful brides caprice
When the clock marked five minutes past A,
Garcia stood exactly in the middle of the
big square parlor, feeling herself the target
Of all eyes. She looked taller, more slender,
more wreith-like than ever. Though her
hand lay on the bridegroom arm, 1t was in
sufferance only-she did not even steady her
self by the mass of his wholesome bulk He
was very red, his vacuous moon-face beaded
his big hands bulging over the tops of his
new white gloves. Garcia had not spoken to
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worse afraid of you than death, or the judg-
ment-if he Is six foot two and big as an
OK
johnson loves me like mother-he's good
looking, as moral as-as a baby-and will
have 100000 when his old uncle dies Aunt
Sarah broke in, her eyes swapping harder.
And any, yes, every other girl around,
would jump at the chance of him-while
you"
Have had to be locked up for two months
to keep me from marrying somebody else;"
Garcia supplemented, as Aunt Sarah, other
wise Mrs. Wilson, paused for breath. John
son knows all about it, she ran on. mice
chivalrous Johnson-to want a wife who says
to his face, Il hate you. l agree to have the
wedding day set only because l am tired Of
prison life.' If there was one grain of manli-
ness in all his hulking height, he would not
take me-he knows how helpless 1 am-with
you for guardian, and not penny of my
own
Yet you want to turn your back on
good husband, and a rich one, and throw
yourself away on beggarly lawyer who has
never had case since he hung out his shin
gle a year ago." Aunt Sarah snapped Ca
rola laughed a short, hard laugh.
Mrs. Wilson knew her neighbors. They did
come piling in before the clock struck one.
Carola's love affairs had been the gossip of
the countryside for six months past-natural-
ly there was edged expectation of some un-
common climax to what had been SO strange
To the bucolic mind it was wholly unheard
of, that Johnson Blakely had been cut out
by sprig OF a lawyer with hardly a second
coat to his back The most part stanchly
upheld Mrs. Wilson's strenuousness in keep
ing her niece from so throwing herself away.
Still there were a few softer souls, who shook
the head, saying girl, as you might say,
driven into double harness, would be mighty
apt before long to kick over the traces-and
small blame to her If she did
Everybody wondered at the setting out Of
a wedding feast and calling in wedding
guests. A simple marriage, with only legal
witnesses, seemed to fit the cases complica-
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Some MeIodious Ballads.

Al H. Wilson, the German comedian now
at the Bijou in Sidney Ellis Watch on the
Rhine" Is doing something in the way Of
singing that reminds old theater-goers of
"Fritzy' Emmett and his tuneful voice. The
play itself is melodrama, but it is presented
by fairly capable company. The situations
are dramatic and keep the company and the
audience on the stress. Mark Price does the
"heavy man" work creditably and mention
should also be made or the Misses Byron and
Bloodgood, Messrs. Lennon, Hastings and
Richter and Of Little Cora Quintin. Mr.. Will
son sings 1.-THE Teakettle Song Love Is All
in All'' "a Song Of Home" my Little
Frauein,'' and others Of the character that
are shown by their names to be tuneRul and
sympathetic.
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The Journ a is on sale at the news
stands Of the following hotels:
Pittsburg Pa.-Du Quesne.
Salt Lake City, Utah-The Knutsford.
Omaha, Neb.-Paxton Hotel.
Los Angeles, Cal.-Hotel Van Nuys.
San Francisco, CaL-Palace Hotel.
Denver, Col.-Brown's Palace Hotel
St. Louis. Mo.-Planters' Hotel, Southern
Hotel.
Kansas City, Mo.-Coates House.
Boston, Mass.-Young's Hotel. United
States, Touraine.
Cleveland. Ohio-Hollenden House. Weddell
House.
Cincinnati, Ohio-Grand Hotel
Detroit Mich.-Russell House, Cadillac.
Washington, D. Darlington Hotel, Ra-
leigh.
Chicago, In.-Auditorium Annex, Great
Northern.
New York City-Imperial. Holland. Murray
Hill, Waldorf
Spokane, Wash.-Spokane Hotel.
Tacoma, Wash.-TacOma Hotel.
Seattle, Wash-Butler Hotel
Portland. Oregon-Portland Hotel, Perkins
Hotel
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Therefore. it may be seen that the work
men are already large participants in the
profits.
Copper Combination Talk.
Copper combinations have filled the air
with rumors for several days now, and with
reason, too. For over year the Standard
Oil interests have employed a corps Of engi-
neers to investigate every district Of every
state In the union which was believed to con-
tain copper deposits in any large amount.
This activity was plainly associated with a
plan for the complete unifcation of the cop
per interests OF the country, including the
development OF the southern copper proper
ties, and the western companies as WELL in
cluding, as they do the AmaIgamated and
Anaconda mines. There is no doubt that
such a movement is under way by the Rookie
feller interests. although the recent announce
ments were tritie premature and were made
principally for stock-jobbing purposes.
Employees Become Shareholders.
An interesting experiment in the line OF in
ducing employees to become shareholders in
their business Is being tried by the National
Biscuit company. The plan was put in ef-
feet few weeks ago and gives the workers
chance to invest their savings in preferred
stock on the installment principle. The COM
pany buys the shares in the open market
and let's the employees have them at cost
prices, charging the purchasers per cent
on balances due and allowing the per cent
interest dividend to accrue to the credit OF
the investor, thus giving him the beneft OF
a 3 per cent scalp on the transaction. II, on
account of sickness or for other good and
sufficient reason, the buyer cannot go through
with the deal, the company takes the stock
back and reimburses the purchaser with an
additional per cent on his money for the
time it was in the treasury. Five shares is
the limit the company will go In this arrange
ment. holding ,that-if an employe is strong
enough to take care of more stock he can 60
into the open market and buy it, the same
as the company has to. Already more than
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THE MOST INFLUENTIAL.
Morris Tribune.

Morris Tribune.
The Minneapolis Journal deserves special
commendation for its stand for the gross
earnings bill. In this connection, we may
say that The Journal is undoubtedly the
most influential newspaper in the state to-
day. On account of its straightforward
manner in handling public questions, the
people generally, and the country press in
particular, have confidence IN its opinions.
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BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL,
No. 21 Park Row, New York.
1t Had to Be Done.

1t Had to Be Done.
April 23.-Men who are in a position to
know the inside workings Of the newly
formed steel trust now admit the company
was formed for the principal purpose OF
averting trade war among the steel and
iron companies, the extent of which is only
vaguely understood by the public. There is
now no doubt but that when the problem of
consolidation was taken up seriously, the
producers of iron and steel were on the eve
of the greatest industrial struggle the world
could ever see. The great companies, which
were themselves combinations of lesser COM
panies, had plans practically completed for
the construction of plants to parallel those
of their rivals. To build these plants would
have meant an expenditure OF over $500. .00O,-
600. while the war that would have followed
would have raised the total cost to twice that
figure. Not human life would have been
benefited and tens Of thousands of persons
would have been ruined. The most impor-
tant American industry would have been
prostrated, wages would have been cut and
suffering would have ensued
A Great Trade War Averted.
Looked at In this light the formation of
the trust was something in the nature OF a
benehcent move towards the public. When
this war was impending, the men whose cap
ital was at stake shrank from the struggle,
but could see only one way to avert 1t; that
was to combine interests; but the undertake
Ing was SO gigantic and so complex that sue
cessful combination seemed impossible until
Mr. Morgan agreed to try his hand. 1t was
possible for Mr. Morgan to succeed only be-
cause the men deeply interested were in dead
ly earnest in their desire to have him sue
ceed- They gave him all the help In their
power, and jealousies and rivalries were for
the time forgotten. AS for the future, it will
be the aim Of the new company to perpetu
ate, If it be possible, the era OF prosperity,
for the extension Of our foreign trade win
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command the best energy and effort of the
corporation. The constituent companies have
abundant working capital, and, as far as pos
sible, they will be operated independently,
as heretofore. but for the common good in
stead Of for individual account
Extending Foreign Trade.
1t is the intention at the present time to
use the working capital of the parent COM
pany, which amounts to about $25, 900, 900, for
the development of our foreign trade, the
carrying of stocks abroad and the pushing
OF business wherever the opportunity is dis
covered. The company feels the best insur-
ance 1t can secure for the continuance OF
good times and it's uninterrupted progress is
In the expansion Of our markets in the old
world, and no time will be lost in reaching
out for business. The United States Steel
corporation Is not monopoly. 1t could not
monopolize the iron mines If it tried. and
there Is no indication OF its wanting to- It
cannot stife or control manufacture, and it
would be suicidal to attempt to do so. But
1t Is not philanthropic enterprise and will
40 ali the business it possibly can both here
and abroad. 1t owns ore beds having more
tnan billion tons in sight, and probably
nve times as much in addition to what can
be now counted. Immense as that is, It is
but small fraction Of the resources of the
whole country.
Labor to He Cared For.
From the inner councils it is allowed to
leak out that in due time plans will be ma
tured and put in execution by the steel com
bine to enable the workmen to share gener-
ously IN the results of the consolidation OF
capital. But it is declared time must be al
lowed for test Of the experiment If the
expectations Of the men whose money and
Drains have made the combination possible
are realized, the condition Of labor employed
In the iron industries will be greatly i'm
proved 1t must be taken into consideration
also that already 80 per cent Of the gross
cost Of manufacturing iron and steel is repre-
sented by money paid for labor in some form.
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The Daily New York Letter which
appears in another column in this page
to-day, gives an interesting discussion of
the causes that have led to the formation
of the steel combination. 1t will be inter-
esting to every student of present econ
omic conditions
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IN all walks of life. Their titles, marks of
distinction, sumptuous manners of living, the
pomp and ceremony and etiquette of the vari
Gus courts have always been carefully pre-
served and Zealously protected but at the
same time in each province and by the side
of each regent there is Dutch deputy gov
ernor. This latter functionary keeps himself
Quite in the dark and appears modest and un-
assuming, yet he is the ruling power, and in
order to satisfy the native population, he is
known as the ''elder brother of the prince
for according to Mohammedan law, prevalent
in the Dutch East Indies, the elder brother
has authority over the younger.
Again, the Dutch have given evidence Of
great tact in not following the same policy in
all districts, awaiting their time and only
imposing their authority when and where
circumstances have been most favorable. And
it is thus that the greater part of Java and
Madura, in spite of the dual administration,
Is under the absolute dominion of the Dutch
although some districts enjoy certain
amount of independence. In the other possess
sions, out of Java and Madura the independ-
ence Of the native princes is still far greater
and the dominion of the Dutch but nominal
Double Judicial Systems.
For the Europeans. living in these colonies,
civil. commercial and criminal law is ad-
ministered, as far as is compatible with the
surroundings, in accordance with the laws
of the mother country. For the natives
justice is dispensed according to their own
institutions, customs and religious obliga-
tions in far as these harmonic with the
acknowledged universal principles Of justice.
Discretion is given to the Judge to decide
what religion custom shall govern each
particular case and when we take into con-
sideration how vast are the eastern pos
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The country seems to be quite safe now
-Agoncillo has taken the oath of allie
glance. The haunting fear that he would
swoop down some night from Montreal
and lay the city of New York in ruins is
thus happily removed.
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member OF the Dublin city corporation, in
speaking on the electric light question. said
"You are standing on the edge of a precipice
that will be a weight on your necks all the
rest of your days" Standing on the edge OF
thing that is around ones neck is an aero
batic performance that would greatly add to
the circus receipts.
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that the prisoner had not knocked down
the incompetent and unreasonable repre-
sentative Of doc" Ames' political ma
chine acting in the capacity of a police
man.
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1t takes pretty coarse work on the part
of the police to provoke a rebuke from
the conservative and undemonstratiye
Holt, but even he has lost his patience
with the methods that are now pursued
in police circles in this city, and he went
to the extreme yesterday of expressing
to the prisoner the regret of the court
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Detroit Journal.

Detroit Journal
An examination of seventy-eight recruits OF
the German army showed that twenty-one did
not know who was Emperor Of Germany
Williams natural reserve and quiet habits
seem to have placed him somewhat in the
background. e-s-.e
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Governor Crane Of Massachusetts, has vetoed
what Is called 1.-THE short lobster bill," l. e.,
the bill to allow small Holsters to be taken.
III the short Holsters" cannot pay up, they
ought to be taken
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centralized government, which is purely
Dutch and has it's headquarters at Batavia,
the capital of the Dutch East Indies, we find
the administration following Immediately on
its heels. This is by far the most interesting
feature Of the Dutch colonial system, adopted
as far back as the old days of the Dutch East
India company, which, like it's successors.
gave predominance in all colonial matters to
those affairs that directly interested the COM
mercial and financial side OF their enter
prise.
Position of Native Princes.
From the time of the English rule the ma
tive princes were styled regents" and the
Dutch governors OF the various provinces
residents. The princes held their power
by virtue of letters patent from the sovereign
of the Netherlands and became in reality
functionaries Of the sovereign Though the
princes were divested OF their own sovereign
ty by one fell blow, the Dutch were wise
enough to respect scrupulously all their ira
ditions. manners, laws, customs and usages
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A HeaIing balm.

Brooklyn Standard Union.
The fact that Dewey's flagship is hauled
up for 100000 worth of repairs at Boston
will go far toward reconciling that thrifty
town to the everlasting horror of imperialism
with q large ].
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Washington Post.

General James B. Weaver has succeeded
in being elected mayor of his home town.
This is much more tnan some other distin-
guished populist statesmen would be able to
do.
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COMPLAINTS

Subscribers will please notify the
Office In every case that their paper
ia not delivered promptly or the
collections not properly made.
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A French doctor says beefsteak and tennis
are better medicine for consumptives than
drugs. 1t depends something on the steak;
still. man who plays much tennis can eat
rubber mat
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ness and pride. Let reason prevail. and,
that 1t may 1t may be necessary that it
be introduced by persons not directly in
terested.
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one thousand out OF the seven thousand en-
ployes have availed themselves OF the OPEN
Ing to become stockholders. 1t is a novel
application Of the proft-sharing plan, and IL
IT works out satisfactorily, will be applied
to other big industrials. 1t promotes harmo-
NOUS relations and minimizes labor troubles.
British Bonds to BE FIOated.
Banking interests here are confident they
will soon have the underwriting OF $50,O0O 900
more Of British bonds to be fioated in this
country. Negotiations are most decidedly on
to add to the loans already made to Great
Britain, and which amounted to $2S0OO,0O0 q
year ago and $50000,00O early in the present
year. Negotiations at this time are based
solely on what England is willing to offer in
the way of terms and what this country Is
willing to take. The impression is that 3m
per cent bond can be fioated at par and $780,
OOOO Of it underwritten in the United Statss
without seriously, or perhaps visibly, Affect
ing our money markets. 1t is not yet known
If the British. government will favor such
terms, but 1t is more than likely something
definite will occur from the presence in Eng
land at this time OF ]. Pierpont Morgan.
That's what he is there for
Venezuela Wants S3O,OOO,OOO.
Venezuela would like to borrow $50, ,OOd
in New York, and has sent a representative
here to sound the market The president OF
the South American republic can depend on
the active support of the asphalt trust in
his endeavor to float a loan. The asphalt
spokesrhen will tell bankers that the policy
of the Venezuelan government is to confscate
foreign investments If there is anything found
lying about loose, or that Ii feels it would
like to give to another. This will tend to
build up the credit Of the would-be borrower
and cause American capitalists to climb over
one another for an opportunity to subscribe
to a loan. The excuse offered by Venezuela
for wanting $50. 100000 Is the need OF rail-
roads to develop the resources Of the country.
N. N. IA.
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most hopeless The ultimate outcome IS a
matter of conjecture, but it seems most prob
able that were it not for the sake of the
national prestige the Netherlands government
would have been willing long ago to leave
the people Of Acheen to themselves and thus
escape the steady loss in lives and treasure
which has been the result of the effort TO sub
due them.
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The excavations for those new business
blocks are bigger than the holes in the as
phalt pavement.
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Conditions In sumatra.
The UnconquerabIe Achinese.

1t is believed thai Sumatra was once the
center Of vast Malay empire, enjoying a
considerable degree of civilization and prac-
ticing the arts and commercial pursuits. Ex-
cept for some architectural ruins, there is
now no trace Of this ancient civilization. AL
though the population is chiefly composed
Of Mohammedan Malays the inhabitants OF
Acheen show a marked difference from those
of other districts. 1t is these Achinese, who
constitute Independent kingdom, who have
struggled so effectively against the Dutch
for a period of twenty-nine years. They
number about 100000 and occupy territory
of 2,20O square miles. 1t has been predicted
in some quarters that the Dutch will never
succeed in subjugating these unwilling sub
jects. Students who have observed them
closely declare that the task of pacifying
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The rat gives 1t out to the plague doctor
that he simply refuses to come out and be
eXterminated.
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NO wonder England is sour over the Boer
war. Her sugar had to be taxed
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Palmistry does very well for a beginning
II man is shy. 1t leads, by gentle and al
most imperceptible degrees, to that. most in
teresting of all subjects, himself, and to the
tactful comment, dearest OF all to the mas
culine heart: You are not like other men :"
And the man is 'goner'' from that in
cfo
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Golf tendon" Is the new disease. The
player is slightly sprained by his new golf
suit, possibly.
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indigo. gums and Spices for Java and Ma
dura alone amounted to $50, ,750, 900, while the
imports amounted to about s75, ,0OO,0 00O
All this tropical wealth Is protected by an
army of $4,000 men. of whom $4,000 are Euro
peans, commanded by a lieutenant general
who is COMMUNICATIVE chief Of the colonial
forces and minister Of war for the colonies
and by navy Of eighteen war vessels
manned by 2,225 men, all Of whom belong to
the mother country Besides these war yes
sells there is small feet Of state ccrvettes
that do police duty along the coasts.
Conditions I'm Sumafra.
The Holanders have not yet succeeded IL
conquering the natives of Sumatra, and the
sovereignty Of the Netherlands over that
island is only nominal Sumatra is really a
vast part OF the Dutch East Indian posses
sions, and thirteen times larger than Hol-
land. The independent populations in the
northern districts have refused to cede their
right to self-government. The Netherlands
government in the frequent conflicts follow
ing the year 1873 has learned this to its cost
and as consequence the remarkable Dutch
system of colonization has never had a fair
trial throughout the island The Achinese
still remain defiant but when once conquered
1t is to be expected that the Dutch will apply
their favorte schemes here as they have
done with such good results in Java and
Madura.
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A Chicago girl has written Love Letters
Of Musician" in which she says:
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Eoyer Chat.

Otis Skinner and his company will be seen
at the Metropolitan for three nights and
matinee, commencing Thursday, in Mr.. Skin
ners own adaptation Of Robert Louis Steven
sons romantic story, prince Otto.' Mr..
Skinner is one of the most careful producers
Of the day. The same clever company that
interpreted the play during. its New York
engagement will also be seen here.