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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-13
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.

platform for congressman. Below the
congressional rank there Is no need Of de-
claring party principles. The city and
county conventions often proceed without
them. No one SO far as we know, advo-
Gates the extension of the direct voting
system to the state ticket. 1t is generally
conceded that necessity exists for hold
ing state convention in order to
formulate state issues. In the case Of
municipal and county contests, no plat
forms are necessary. The candidate IS
and should be the platform. and where
that Is the case, there is greater proba-
bility that the candidate will represent
sound principles
!. The Sentinel correspondent gives con-
siderable prominence to what is generally
conceded here, that the law should not
likely that 1t ever will be. The. state
convention affords the only satisfactory
method of formulating party principles
and defining the attitude of the party of
the state toward state issues. The state
convention is a necessity.
Another objection raised by the Sentinel
is that the present primary law, requiring
the voter to select the ballot he will vote,
violates the secrecy of the ballot, and
ought, therefore, not to stand This
secrecy of the primary ballot, of which so
much is made: is right which the voter
never possessed under the old system, and
he has no right to complain if he cannot
al oinxy
system every man was obliged to array
himself with one party or another and
his very act OF participation in the party
primary was public evidence of his politi-
cal preferences All that he is asked tc
do under the new law is to declare his
politics just as he was obliged to do be-
fore there was any direct primary cleo
ton. legislation. ,...--.e ...s ., 49,.
" Perhaps the most serious objection tc
| the whole bill is that men of superior
qualifications are sometimes placed at a
disadvantage in competition with men OF
inferior qualifications who, however, may
| have wider acquaintance and be able tc
use it effectively. This defect Of the law
there is reason to believe will be cured
by longer experience, as we'll as that one
with reference to the selection of candi-
dates with respect to geographical loca
ton and nationality: What is most
| needed in connection with the new primary
election law is experience-the practica
test of use. 1t may require amendment
it may ultimately be rejected by the bes
judgment of the people, but the principle
involved seems to be right, and the
probabiliti are that; it will be retained
and improved and so adapted to the neces-
stiles Of the case as to prove altogether
acceptable. -.s .-- -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-13
STORIES OF SOL SMITH RUSSELL

STORIES OF SOL SMITH RUSSELL
Washington Post.
'Several years ago, while passing the sum-
mer months at Northboro, on Lake Winnl-
piseogee, n. H, l became very we'll &C
quainted with Sol Smith Russell and found
him one of the most companonable men
ever met The world would be better if it
had more such men. He was always in a
happy mood and never seemed to enjoy him
self unless he was doing something to make
other people happy" said W. D. Searle of
Boston at the Raleigh hotel. subsequently
I met him in different parts OF the coun-
try and always found him the same con-
genial spirit. He was one OF those jolly
souls who see the bright side of life and
afford other people much amusement without
any apparent effort.
lone afternoon up at Lake Winnipiseogoe,
Mr.. Russell and another man were caught
in the bathhouse during terrible thunder
storm All the bathers had managed to get
up to the hotel but Mr.. Russell and his
friend 1t was fierce storm The lightning
was sharp and rain fell in torrents Mrs.
Russell was much alarmed about her hus-
band and many of the people in the hotel
were terrified by the storm. The bathhouse
was a ramshackle affair and anything but a
desirable place to be during such a DOWN
pour.
LAS soon as the rain ceased Mr.. Russell
rushed into the hotel thoroughly drenched
His clothes were soaked through and ne
and his friend were shaking with cold. But
instead Of telling about the discomforts he
had suffered the distinguished actor gave us
an Imitation of how he had crawled between
two shingles to keep from getting wet. In
FIVE minutes all the frightened women were
convulsed with laughter and had forgotten
their fear.
1.-The summer an unusually storm!
one, and on several occasions it fell to Mi
Russell's lot to amuse the women at the
hotel when the thunder and lightning were
offering very strong competition. And he
always succeeded. Once l remember he en-
tertained a crowd by giving an imitation OF
how the gods of storm produced their ire
mendous crashes. With the assistance oil
tins and other paraphernaiia used in produc-
ing storms on the stage he produced thunder
and rain enough to satisfy the most exactine
lover Of mecdrama.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-13
ADJUSTMENTS
Vaudeville at the metropolitan.

Vaudeville at the Metropolitan suggests the
approach of the silly season, and even though
the weather man has neglected to turn on the
hot waive pipe, according to schedule, vaude
Vile will continue through the week. Last
nights audience was large and the bill pre-
scented was received with marked favor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jimmie Barry appear in q
skit entitled Mrs. Wilkins Boy" which is
one of the palpable hits of the program. The
sBarrys are always good and their act is a
novelty to Minneapolis theater-goers, although
familiar in every city on the regular vaude-
vile circuit. Barry sings his inimitable song,
THE Green Grass Grows All Around just as
he has sung it fer years, and it is still
funny.
Lew Hawkins does Il monolcgue in black
face nicely calculated tc increase the avor-
dupois of his audience if indeed to laugh is to
grow fat. In addition he has q number of
parodies on familiar songs which he talks to
a musical accompaniment and which amuse
hugely.
Peter F. Daley and company, who are
billed as head-liners, have skit entitled "a
Dress Rehearsal In itself it is not re-
markedly funny, and its terminal facilities
are worse than those of some rail-
roads. Although we'll played the promi-
eddy due to Dailey's name rather than to
merit. The best thing about it is burlesque
on the old time song and dance team, con-
son. Miss Mai Lowery, a former Minneapolis
girl, is in the cast. ~----
Phyllis Allen is billed as the phenomenal
contralto and the adjective is not altogether
out of place. Miss Allen has rich, resonant
voice which she handles admirably Her
singing of Dear Heart" .:Sweet Sixteen ~
and "Josephire' VOL her the deserved favor
of the audience.
Mallory Brothers and Brooks, colored, con-
tribute good musical speciality in which the
Florodora Pretty Maidens' sextet is played
upon glass rods. Their Limitation Of a
negro band, and medley played on saxa-
Another musical act Of unusual worth is
presented by Esmeralda, who raped out the
"Semira mide' overture on a Xylophone in a
way that produced commendatory mods from
even the orchestra, members of which arc
usually inclined to look bored under such
circumstances. Later she played the 'Ameri-
can PATROL on the same instrument, and,
for yariety's sake, gave the "Cavaleria" in
termezzo on an instrument the name of which
will probably not lie found in any dictionary
Three Faust sisters whose looks, strangely
enough, give rise to the suspicion that they
really are related, have an unusually good
acrobatic dance. In its way this act is the
best that has been seen in Minneapolis in
several seasons. One of them is apparently
quite homeless.
The program concludes with an acrobatic
and slack wire stunt presented by Aronson
and Ashton. There is no intermisson and BY
the time these performers get the stage The
audience is scarcely in mood to appreciate
their work at its true value. More fortunate
ly placed the act would go.
All in all the bill is an unusually good one
and is well worth seeing.
j. s, Lawrence.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-13
ANOTHER PIECE OF CANADA ANNEXED

People who are slow to realize that the
going on rapidly will be aroused by such
a piece of news as that published in T e
] Journal yesterday that syndicate
largely composed of American capitalists
has purchased 100000 acres of land in
| Saskatchewan and Assiniboia. Many other
American land companies have been in
this field for year or two past, but we
believe that the purchase referred to is the
largest yet made by an American COM
pany.
Mr.. George F. Piper of Minneapolis, a
member of the syndicate, remarked that
while it was to be regretted that the ef-
| forts Of such men are to be put forth
beyond the International boundary, eve
must all admit that the great wheat
and flax fields of the future must be
across the Dominion boundary Such
business ventures as this will necessarily
hasten the day when we shall have more
| liberal and advantageous relations wit h
Canada and we know of nothing more de-
sirable, especially for the northwest
| Mr.. Piper's view is substantially ours.
A month ago it was said in these col
nmns that since western Canada is GER
tain to be settled soon it is better that
lit be settled by Americans than by
aliens. The bulk of the settlers in all
these vast stretches of lands owned by
i American companies are and will be
Americans, and even for some of those
owned by Canadians sthe chief source of
emigration is from the United States It
can not be doubted that the hundreds of
| thousands of Americans who will ulti-
j mately find homes in western Canada will
exert a powerful American feeling in
!, that country, and the more friendly the
| relations between United States and Can
ada and the freer the trade relations the
better for the people of the American
northwest.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-13
CAPITAL CULLINGS

s. Chairman Babcock favors making the cam
paign this year from New York city. he
believes tina. the west will take care or ITSELF
The senate committee on pensions heard az
guments by General W. W. Dudley and others
in support of a service pension policy. II
would cost s25. 600, 600 to $50, 900, coo.
Senator kittredge is making strenuous ef-
forts to induce the interior department to ap-
prove the Walker lease of Indiana lands en-
braced in the Standing Rock reservation. rms
is the matter which finally got into court on
Injunction proceedings, instituted by the In
dams
The president issued a proclamation open
ing for settlement the Fort Hall Indian reser-
yation in Idaho. All of the land within fve
miles of Pocatel1o will be sold at pubic auc-
ton at noon on July Il at minimum OF $40
an acre and all the rest of the land Will be
thrown open to settlement and entry at noon
of July II next. The opening involves nearly
400 900 acres ceded to the government by the
Shosaone and Bannock Indians.
When c. 3. Jackson was recently nomi-
mated for appointment as Indian agent at Sis
seton. S. D.. the South Dakota delegation had
the laugh of the officials of the interior de-
partment. This agency was abolished very
suddenly about a year ago, and though the
delegation was repeatedly turned down by
President Mckinley and later by President
Roosevelt it finally succeeded in having the
agency re-established A similar movement IL
now on foot in connection with the recently
abolished Indian agency at Yankton.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-13
The MINNESOTA PRIMARY ELECTION
SYSTEM.

A correspondent of the Milwaukee Sen
tinel has been Investigating the opera
lions of the primary election law in Min
nesota. The Sentinel is understood to be
opposed to the Minnesota plan of holding
primary elections; naturally it gives
prominence to the defects of the law.
It finds, among other things, that the
system of direct nominations does not in
sure purity in the primaries, and that
charges of gross violation of the law in
the recent St. Paul primary election have
led to legal proceedings against several
persons. Perhaps the system does not
insure purity in primaries, but what about
that system for which it was substi-
tuted? When did it insure purity in pri-
maries? The hope is, and experience thus
far justiies it, that the new law will ins
sure greater purity in primaries than did
the old system.
In the next place the Sentinel charges
that it imposes heavy expense upon the
city and increases the personal expenses
of the candidates. That depends a good
deal upon the candidate as to his per-
sonal expenses, while the expense to the
city is i1nmaterial if the results prove,
after a fair trial, to be satisfactory.
Another alleged weakness is that the
personal organization or machine wields
an influence out of all proportion to its
merits. The political boss becomes
| power. If that be true, why are all the
| bosses opposed to the law? We have yet
| to discover any facts in proof of this
! charge Of weakness.
It is further claimed that the poor man,
who has no money with which to adver-
| tise himself, cannot hope ror nomination
against one who is already we'll known,
or who happens to be backed by a ma
| chine of his own making and who has
| money to spend. AS to that, what better
| show was there for the poor man under
the old system? Conventions are easier
! to buy than a majority at the primaries
| Another complaint is that there is no
| way by which nominations can be made
with a view to geographical or national
| ity considerations. That is true, and in
some senses it may be a source of weak
ness, But there is no more serious evil
| practice of parceling out nominations, and
| especially the last ones to be disposed of,
with a view to placating locality or ma
| tionality, or some other unworthy in
terest. For example, take our municipal
boards. The nominations are frequently
passed around in conventions as consola-
T ton prizes with results vastly worse than
are likely to come out Of the direct voting
| system.
The Sentinel finds fault with the law,
too, because there is no provision made
by which the party platform can be drawn.
In the case of state affairs, that is a seri-
Gus objection. In the case of municipal
affairs, it is no disadvantage ~ The
primary election law in Minnesota applies
only to local Offices and members of con-
gress. The national convention fixes the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-13

A Baldwin locomotive was mixed up in
bad railroad collision in Tuns. The
engineer of the Baldwin laid it to the
engine. He said that it was equipped
with inferior brakes and that though he
applied them in ~, what experience had
taught him was ample time the collision
was not prevented The railway authori-
ties made an experiment. to test the en-
gineer's statement They made up an
other train precisely like the one hauled
by the Baldwin involved in the collision
and found that it could be stopped $50
feet short of the spot where the collision
occurred. In fact the, ease with which
the. huge locomotive could be handled
astonished the Frenchmen. Vice Consul
Touhay says that as a result Americans
will be invited to- equip an important rail-
way extension in 'Tunis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-13

BOSOM, MRS. PEABODY RETURNED TO
HER OWN ROOM.
no matter how clear the day, was always
locking for sudden downpour. She had an
umbrella Of her own, and it was large enough
to shelter her, but now and then she was
forced to lend it or send it to the shop to
be repaired.
The day she started to drive over to Raw
sonville in the deacons one horse wagon was
one of the occasions when her umbrella was
mot at home 1t was a beautiful June
morning, with no rain in sight for week,
but Mrs. Cantwcll didn't propose to run any
chances After trying III vain at three or four
houses she called upon Mrs. Peabody to lend
her that remarkable old colonial.
Her request fairly stunned the owner of
the sacred relic and was at first perenptorily
refused, but after considerable discussion, re-
Numbering that Mrs. Cantwell had the repu
taton of being careful handed and tender
hearted. Mrs. Peabody. yielded.
You know what store set on it and what
store the deacon sets on it, she said she
brought out the blue covered umbrella and
busted it off. ......- .
81 do" was the reply, land you needn't
worry one single bit. You must know what
careful woman l am when you remember
tthat I've made one set of cups and .sassers
last me fourteen years. ~ <
: Mrs. Cantwell might have driven away with
the umbrella raised over her head, but as
she needed both hands to manage the lines
the deacon carefully slowed it away under
the seat.
: Arriving at Rawsonvlle, the old horse was
hitched to a post in front of a store, and Mrs
Cantwell entered to do some ''trading.' She
was an hour or so about it, and during this
interval a stray COW come down the street
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-13
IN A NUTSHELL

Chicago-The gas workers have voted to
strike.
MISUNDERSTANDING Ireland is in con-
sultaton with Cardinal Gibbons.
Decatur, Tenn.-Jim Underwood, a negro.
was hanged for carrying pistol and making
threats.
Dallas, Texas-There is some hope Of re-
uniting the North and South branches of the
Methods. church.
Newburgh, \: Y:-Mrs. Frances HodgsoR
Burnett left Fishkil sanatorium yesterday
She has entirely recovered.
New York-Rudolph Meppler has been elect
ed president of the New York Stock Exchange
for the fifth consecutive time.
Elgin. Ill.-Because Mrs. Lena Crocker, 255
Watch street. is i'll with smallpox, 5000 en-
ployes of the National Watch company were
ordered vaccinated.
New York-Iulius Newton, once wealthy
and well-known in Wall street. respondent
and absolutely penniless, shot himself at
Blue Point, L. l., on Saturday.
Chicago-A Burlington freight train ran into
a house at Dekoven street and knocked
three persons out of bed. 1t moved the<house
back four feet and smashed one corner
New YorkFriends of Rathbone and Nicely
convicted here of postoffice frauds, have ap-
peaed to President-elect Palma for his aid in
the effort being made to secure their pardon.
Beatrice Neb:-Arthur Shellenbarber, 10
year-od son of prominent citizen, shot and
killed Eden, the 1C-year-old son of Frank
Salts, president of the City Ice company,
while playing.
! New Haven, Conn.-Harvard defeated Yale
last night in the annual intercollegiate debate.
Harvard took the Affirmative OF the question,
| "Resolved, That the immigration of Chinese
laborers to our insular possessions should be
| prohibited by law
| White Plains, N.Y.-Miss Minnie Rice one
| of the prettiest society bellies OF New Ro-
| chslle, who was badly injured in the New
York Central wreck on Jan. last, and who
was preparing to sue the corporation for So
/ cDO do settled her claim SIS. eco cash,
Kansas City, Mo.-Horace White, editor Of
| the New York Evening Post, says that owing
! to ]. P Morgan 8 consolidation of the steam
| shin lines the democrats viii elect the next
| president and control congress, especially if
| the republicans now attempt to pass the ship
/ subsidy bill. -r-E-- = -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-13

:, The people Of the new American terri
tories are not slow TO- appreciate the de-
STABILITY Of getting recognition in the
river and harbor blk Now come the .peo-
pie of Hilo, chief port of Hawaii, the
largest. island of the Hawaiian group,
and represent that as the coming city of
the Pacific, the future metropolis of tie
islands, etc., it is absolutely necessary
that the federal government improve the
Hilo harbor. 1t appears that this is a per-
feet natural harbor except that it isn't
safe in stormy weather. To make it safe
all that is necessary is for the govern
men to build a mole across the sea open
ing for a mile or two at an expense of a
few millions.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-13

Copyright, 1902, by the S. S. Mcclure Co.
Mrs. Josiah Peabody, wife of Deacon Pea
body of the village of Glenville, had re
markable umbrella. 1t had witnessed the
struggle for American independence and had
taken many journeys by land and water.
The ribs had been bent or stove in on numer-
Gus occasions and the handle broken and
glued together half a dozen times. Ii had
attended funerals, camp meetings, quilting
bees, husklng frolics and town meetings with
out number and at the age Of 100 years was
still doing business at the old stand and hold
ing its own against all competition.
Mrs. Levi Cantwell, wife of Deacon Can't
we'll Of the same village and living right
across the way from Mrs. Peabody, was re-
markable woman, and what more natural than
that a remarkable woman and remarkable
umbrella, should adventure together? Mrs.
Cantwell was remarkable in SO much that she
would never stir out Of her house without an
umbrella. She dreaded rain like a cat, and,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-13

The naptha explosions at Pittsburg yes
terday though small, compared with the
volcanic explosions in Martinique, result
ea in terrible destruction Of life and
limb. Considered as an explosion result
ing from artificial causes the Pittsburg
disaster is of unusual magnitude. In a
degree, too, it seems to have been an
artificial imitation of the natural explo-
sion. AS at Martinique people were over
whelmed by suffocattng gases. e.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-13

the West indies together with destruc-
tive earthquakes will constitute power
ful argument against the long Nicaraguan
canal route. We don't want Ito spend
millions and take years digging ditch
that some old volcano cangfill up in about
ten minutes Neither do we swish to
build costly locks and dams that an
earthquake will shatters as if they were
pasteboard.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-13

Sir: Michael Hicks-Beach said in the
English parliament yesterday that it was
necessary to tax the masses in order to
make them understand what war and war
preparation mean Sir Michael, it seems,
wishes to accustom the British people to
paying the war bill Evidently he thinks
there are other wars to come. The taxes
may have the effect, though. of preventing
other wars, at. least such useless wars as
that against the Beers. .s.-. ...
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-13

And now the "blawsted Americans" are
buying UP the steamship lines connecting
England with the Orient J.. ]. Hill has
just bought line of thirteen steamers
engaged in that trade. AT. the present
rate, whether The American or some other
mag flies over it, we Americans will
control the cream of the worlds ocean
transport service within ten years:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-13

A little practical effort to help strug-
Cling fellow men, such as the Mills hotel
scheme, which was started off in good
shape yesterday by the payment of $25, 900
on the purchase price of the St. James
hotel, is many times better than a lot of
long range talk .'7--.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-13

grown visibly in her art in the meantime.
Her Nora O'Dowd is an ingenious, fun
loving girl, with a decided will of her own.
The character is pleasing one, and in Miss
SWANS hands is given an added charm.
Norma Hyatt and Anne Hall are good in
the roles assigned to them, and the company
generally is satisfactory. The singing of the
newsboys' quartet wins favor, though just
why is difficult to determine.
" j. S. Lawrence.