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The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-13
The HIAWATHA- MINNEHAHA STATUE

Attention Is called to communication
on this page from Mrs. L. P. Hunt OF
Mankato. Mrs. Hunt was a member OF
the woman's board of Chicago worlds
fair commissioners, and as such member
had charge of the work of raising money
for the production Of the Hiawatha and
Minnehaha statue which stands in the
public library building, in the form of
plaster cast.
= It will be remembered that T b Q
Journal called attention a few days
ago to the fact that this statue was
originally intended for erection in Min
nehaha park, and that it had never been
done-with the suggestion that the citi--
zens of Minneapolis should provide the
small sum necessary for casting in bronze
and erecting in the park.
Mrs. Hunt throws new light on the
situation. It seems strange that this
matter should have slumbered so long,
and that the people of this city should
have paid no more attention to it, but 1t
appears that Mrs. Hunt was officially
charged with the duty of carrying out
the original plan, and that she has In
hand now $1,000 available for that pur-
pose, and will be glad to cooperate with
the people of this city in completing the
project.
Minneapolis has a municipal art COM
mission, and while it may not be the duty
of that commission to superintend the
erection of works of art intended for the
ornamentation of the city, there would
seem to be no impropriety in their taking
an interest In an undertaking which has
so far progressed that it seems to need
only the intelligent direction Of such CON-
mission to carry it to completion. The
probabilities are that 81 900 or 81, 500 more
would meet all the expenses necessary to
erect bronze cast OF this statue at Min
nehaha Falls. And certainly for 50 slight
an expense the people Of this city will
not allow that beautiful and artistic cre-
alton, the product-and possibly the best
product-of an unappreciated son of
| genius to be lost or destroyed, as 1t GER
tainly will, unless some such action as
| that suggested is taken.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-13
IN A NUTSFiFLL.....
What verezue1ars Think They Are Fighting About

While it is generally accepted proposition in this coun-
try that South American friends fight first and investigate
afterwards possible assign of for
the civil Venezuela which has again been brought to
public the Barcelona by the
rebels
The Venezuelan civil is ougrowth Of the Colom
ban civil Cprano Castro president Of Venezuela
into in November 1s99 the result of successful
revolution against President Andrade during which former
President Crespo killed while leading the
forces.
received assistance his revolution from the Co.
lomban liberals against the clerical of
He therefore, since given the Colon
bian liberals help. The result that be-
Colombia has threatened
armies have been massed the from
while Colombian cercals have crossed the boundary
Venezuelan nationaiss against Castro
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-13

=, A New York Post correspondent in
Abilene, Kan, tells of the amazing
change that has come over that part of
the west in the last few years. He illus
trates his general statement with an
anecdote Of young farmer who has
aroused the dislike of a money broker be-
cause he took up half of loan of SO, 900
on the first interest day and has served
notice that the rest will be taken up at
the next interest day. What the money
lenders throughout the west are looking
for now is good men who will take long
time loans for considerable amounts and
be in no hurry to trouble the lender with
the necessity of looking for another in
vestment before the note Is due. And
when 1t is due instead of the lender rush
ing to collect he likely calls on the bor-
rover and paints a glowing picture of
what can be done on the farm with a
little more capital, and urges that the
note be renewed.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-13

The New York dispatches have brought
numerous stories OF the remarkable and
unaccountable hesitancy of Mr.. Peter
Power to appear for examination as to
his legitimate Interest," In the suit which
he caused to be instituted against the
Northern Pacific company to prevent the
transfer Of preferred stock and the con-
summation Of the merger. People who have
no sympathy with the merger have long
since lost their interest in Mr.. Power
rs an opponent of mergers. The conduct
Of Client Power and Principal Attorney
Lamb in that case has met with the dis
approval Of lawyers and business men
generally, and so reprehensible and un-
professional has become the action of
the client and attorney on that side that
local attorneys, at one time legitimately
Int crested in the case. have taken pains
to express their disapproyal Of Mr.. Lambs
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-13
To the Editor of The Journal:

In yesterdays ] o urn n YOU say:
The (John) Lind fact has been bad enough,
but the Lind reputation is worse. He causes
as much disturbance by what he does as by
what it is feared he may do.
Your readers up in this neck Of the woods
would like a bill of particulars. Will you
kindly mention the vicious acts or views, or
both which have characterized the official life
OF John Lind.@ @@ IL. e. M.
Montevideo.. Mimi, s A-,.s
Reference, was of course, intended to
Mr.. Linds formidableness as candidate,
as the context will show, but on the point
of vicious acts or views" it is enough
that he is a. Bryan democrat to cause all
who adhere to republican principles to
oppose him politically. Bryanism is the
worst eyer" from republican and polit-
ical standpoint which, of course, has
nothing to do with Mr.. Lind as governor
Of Minnesota or'as1 citizen of Minneap-
Pills. where he is held in high esteem gen.
erally-all but his politics.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-13
SEND HIM TO THE SENATE

We don't know what on earth 1t is that's
ailin' Uncle Jim;
It seems like summer we.ther has q nerce
effect on him.
He expresses his opinions In way tnas
rudely shocks,
tomahawks or rocks.
We thought the matter over an conciuoeo
mighty quick
That Uncle Jim's too strenuous for Po-
htck on the Crick,
An so we're canvassin' for votes; we'ra
takin' all in sight.
Well send him to the senate, cause he's
sroilin for fight.
There amt no use O. keepin him So
cluded here to home;
He has a soarin' nature an his fancya
boun' to roam.
An every leadin' citizen is happy to be
dunned
For a little contribution to the 'lection-
eerin' fund.
Cause we're gettin' apprehensive that
unless he leaves the town
He will be a-smashin' windows and -
tearin' buildins down.
So we reckon we will put him where his
chances amt SO slight.
Well send him to the senate, cause hes
sroilin' for fight.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-13
ADJUSTMENTS
Foyer Chat.

Another tremendous audience greeted the
second performance Of "Romeo and Juliet by
the Haswell company at the Metropolitan last
night and at the matinee to-day, in spite of
the threatening weather, the house was
packed to the doors. The last two perform
ances Of this play will be given tomorrow
and Friday nights. Saturday afternoon and
evening the company will be seen again in
Ouida's famous romance, Moths"
Novelty In stock productions seems to be
the order Of the summer season at the Metro
politan, for next week, beginning Sunduay
evening, the Percy Haswell company Is to
present dramatization Of Robert Louis Stew
enson's thrilling romance, "Dr. Jekyll and
Mr.. HYDE This play has not been seen In
Minneapolis in decade, and has never be-
fore been presented by a stock company here.
George Fawcett will be seen in the dual
role
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-13

Venezuelan government forces fought the Colom
bian rebels the other side of the boundary line.
Venezuela was fairly quiet for months after Cas-
accession but when he began assist the Colombian
rebels partzans the the field
Castro replied with universal conscrpon further help for
Colombia such arbitrary and that he
became unpopular though the generally
aned attached to him. 1t till Oct 20 last that
Castro officially declared to have elected president
though he had been acting such years. At times
appeared that Castro had the we'll in hand
but recently it to have got him and the
chances favor its triumph.
of these days Mr. Castro will probably aboard
foreign vessel at La Guaara there will be
in Caracas which will have and authority
until Castro has enjoyed breathing spell nNew York
whereupon expedition will land the Venezuelan
unfortunate republic proceed
another president
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-13
WISDOM IN Non. CONTIGUOUS TERRI
TORY

It is interesting to observe what
change has come over the ideas of
American administrators in the Philip
pines. When we first ook hold there our
representatives had an idea that the
American standard of morality could,
but anyway should, be applied at. once.
One of the first native institutions to
which 1t was applied was cock-hghting.
Now, cock-fghting is dearer to the heart
of the sporty Filipino than life, liberty,
other forms of happiness and his family.
On Sunday he goes from the cockpit to
the church and from the church to the
cockpit. It Is an. institution rooted in
the very base OF Filipino life.
But never mind, said our gay military
rulers of the Filipinos Of four years ago;
cock-fighting is wrong, it Is a cruel, de-
grading sport. 1t is not tolerated in the
United States, and 1t will not be toll
Grated here. Whereupon the cockpits
were raided and amazed and confused
natives were dragged before the courts
and fined for enjoying the only pastime
they knew Of. .--,
But behold the change that has taken
place. It Is now one of the sacred duties
of army and civil officers in the Philip
pines to protect the village cockpit. Our
representatives have learned wisdom.
They have learned that 1t makes little
| difference who makes the law for the
| Filipino If he is protected in his right to
enjoy cock fights.
Captain Frederick s. wild, Thirteenth
infantry, stationed at Lingayen, failed tc
comprehend the civic Importance Of the
cockpit in that Philippine city and made
small effort to punish the offenders wher
some Of his soldiers burned the local cen
i ter Of relaxation and good fellowship II
Lingayen-the cockpit. Wherefore The
captain has been courtmartialed and rep.
! rimanded and reminded by General Chat.
Zee that among the inalienable rights o
! the Eilipinos, whether the constitution e,
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-13
CHANGED THEIR MINDS

When old General Hancock was sorely
distressed by the tariff question he
stumbled onto the sage remark that the
sonal Issue. The local interests Of so
many parts Of the United States and the
personal interests of so many OF our peo-
pie have been so generally agreeable to
the protective tariff policy that it has for
fifty years now been the characteristical-
ly american economic policy. And a
mighty good one 1t has been, too. How
ever, 1t is no treason to that policy to
emphasize the fact that 1t is a national
policy made up of the accumulated and
massed selfish interests of millions of
Americans. = s~s;h u.
To put 1t in another way, most protec-.
tionists are such not from devotion to any
abstract theory or principle of protec-
tionl but because they are convinced that
the maintenance Of protective tariff
policy Is to their advantages; that 1t
means, in homely phrase money in their
pockets. If these same people were to
become convinced tomorrow that free
trade meant more money dn their pockets
than protection our historic policy would
be changed instantly. "
To illustrate this point we cannot re-
frain from telling Of short and signif-
cant dialogue that recently occurred be-
tween two wealthy and prosperous Min
neapolitans. One is 1unberman, for
merly opposed to the idea Of reciprocity
with Canada. The other is a manufac-
turer formerly in favor of reciprocity
with Canada. l.. ~
WELL" said the aumberman, "I've
changed my mind"
$50 have T.. answered the manufac-
turer. .-
The lumberman looked at his friend for
moment, and then there came to him
the recollection of some new manufacture
ing enterprises in Canada. ..s-
The manufacturer looked at the lum-
herman and remembered that the tariff
doesn't have so much to do with lum-
bermen's profits as aforetime.se ~
And one Of these days the consumers
on both sides of the line win awaken to
the fact that the tariff fence has been
used by the manufacturers to put the
suckers into two yards, the more con-
veniently to draw tribute from them
Then the consumers will change their
minds.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-13
HIGH TONE OF PUBLIC LIFE

The New York Sun has done good
public service in calling attention to the
Phi Beta Kappa address delivered at Ho-
bart college by F. w. Hackett of Wash
ington on THE Attitude of the Scholar
Towards Men in Public Life" Mr..
Hackett is lawyer who has practiced
in Washington for thirty years, and has
come in close contact with the federal
government and its members in all
branches and departments. Much of his
address was devoted to showing what a
large proportion of our leading public
men are educated men and gentlemen, and
that naturally led him to give his esti-
mate Of public men Of this generation, as
he has seen them in Washington. His
statement on this point is gratefully re-
assuring. The gist of his conclusion is
to be found in this sentence:
The great majority (and Of those most in
fluential 1t is safe. think, to say alb have
been and are honest hard working conscienti-
GUS men, alive to sense of duty, and bent
upon doing all in their power to serve their
country we'll.
Mr.. Hackett supports his own observa-
tions with those Of Secretary Of Agri-
culture Wilson, John R. Proctor of the
civil service commission. Labor Com mis-
sioner Carroll D. Wright and the ven
erable Senator George F. Hoar. The lat
ter says:
AS many good and wholesome laws are en-
acted to-day as have been at any other period
of our history. - believe the people,
as whole, are better, happier and more
prosperous than ever before. and I believe
that the two houses Of congress represent
what is best in the character Of the people
now, as much as they ever did.
Mr.. Hackett declares that the instances
of distinguished public men who willingly
! consent to the actions in politics that
they would not tolerate in private rela-
J tions are neither so numerous nor so
gross as some people are apt to imagine.
again they have little to do," he con-
tinues, with the business of chiefest
Importance, and that is the enactment of
statutes and the enforcement of the law.
| The fact remains, and I would have 1t
constantly borne in mind, that the great
work of governing is carried forward in
the main by clean, honest, competent
willing hands. Herein, it is not too
much to say, lies the safety of the repub-
lic-the reasonable hope Of its per-
manence."
The American people take cynical de-
light in believing and circulating stories
OF corruption in the government at Wash
ington. They ought, in fairness, to pay
some attention to such a refreshing
statement as Mr.. Hackett's.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-13
Books and Authors
UNQUENCHABLE HATE

It Is reported that the publishers OF Mr.
Crosland's THE Unspeakable Scot" noticed
recently in this column, have in preparation
tt-for-tat retaliatory volume entitled "The
Egreglous English OF course, some sort
OF Scottish reply was expected, for Mr.. Cros-
lands savage criticisms are more than Scot
tlsh forDearance can stand. The Scot to the
manner born doesn't like the Englishman to
the manner born bit more than the latter
likes him. But he keeps himself better un-
der control than the Englishman does. He
has congenital pride in the fact that the
Scots were never conquered and subdued by
the English, but actually placed Scottish
family on the English throne as a ruling
dynasty.
These racial antipathies are interesting, il
regrettable. In the United Kingdom the four;
divisions are far from harmonious. Tho
Welshman has no feeling like that of Jona-
than and David for the Englishman. The
Irishmans carefully nourishes and cultivates
his detestation of the Englishman. That de-
testation enters strongly into Irish literature
and oratory. The pages of the old Dublin
University Magazine contain many articles
construably reasonable, SO charged Is the
text with abuse of anglo Saxon government
and people. If an Irishman to-day were to
write book on The Unspeakable English
man," he could easily exhaust the Vocabulary
OF abuse in the English dictionary and fall
back upon the Celtic lingo for all it can be
coaxed to yield of scurrility, and the printer s
| cases would be bereft OF exclamation points
| and dashes. ..-
Englishmen are assailed from several quar-
| ters very violently during the last few years.
France and Germany have distanced the Irish
IN their abuse of these stolid people, Both
have greatly modified the intensity of their
assaults in newspapers and books since Lord
Kitchener brought the South African war to
a conclusion. The Irishman, however, what
ever may be the political situation in Eng
land, shows himself a perennial and articu-
late hater Of the Anglo-Saxon. There are
more 1rishmen outside Of ireland than there
are In 1t, and 1t would be difficult to find any
considerable number of them who are moi
loaded to shoot with their tongues their an.
cient foes. The Scot does not show such
redundancy Of language or such picturesque
imagery and profanity the Irishman, but
what he writes or says, he puts forth witt
the vigor and force of thunderous sledg,
hammer.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-13

The plan of the president, 1t Is said, is
after election to consider a reciprocity
treaty with Cuba that Secretary Hay has
negotiated. Perhaps 1t might be we'll for
the president to call that extra session
before election. The senators might be
more amenable to reason and more re-
sponsive to the real sentiment of the
country If they were called upon to act
now than If the matter were postponed
till after election.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-13

wo-d. I might have known where you had
gone, but 1 waited and waited till Nell Ed
monds took pity on me and drove me home
in her carriage. You should have heard her
condole with me all the way! Oh. you are
making me laughing stock to everybody!'
And she hid her face in the pile of cushions
on the divan.
Rob presently sat down beside her. ''See
here, Marjorie. 1t strikes me that you are
making an awful fuss about nothing. 1t is
not as If there was another girl in the case
You always have been and always will be the
only girl to me. 1t is just that you can't
understand the fascination the fire depart
ment has for me. When see lBunce, I forge.
everything else but the fact that there Is a
fire worth going to. and" q
"Yes; that's just it!'': she cried pathetic
ally, raising flushed and tear-stained face
from the pile of cushions. You forget all
about me-e," with a little sob, land we have
been engaged a month, and"
Rob caught her in his arms. He never
cocld resist her tears, and now made peace
!gnominiously, promising never to offend
again.
"But remember, Rob-" Marjorie said firmly
when quiet had been restored, 'if you ever
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-13

which drove our soldiers to retaliate with
tho water cure and other tortures. The
indications are that the number Of these
gentry in the island of Cebu will shortly
be greatly reduced through the instru-
mentality of the hangman's moose. That
sort of wedding out of the criminal pop
ulation of the Philippines is only one of
the good services the United States Is
performing in those islands.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-13
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dcate.
Marjorie drew herself up to all her small
height. She was adorable when she tried to
be dignifed. Rob Carters admiring eyes told
her so but she refused to be Dlacated.
"You seem to forget that you have offered
the same explanation over and over again.
Rob-" she declared Indignantly, land it's not
a reasonable excuse anyway
Rob tried to catch hold of her hands as he
began soothingly, but you know 1t has not
happened often. little girl"
:Not often?" she interrupted and began
counting UP OH her fingers "Just five times
In the last week. she announced with an air
of mingled triumph and anger. Monday eve
ming at the Smithsons you left right in the
middle of the supper dance because you saw
your odious driver beckoning you from the
doorway. You never cared whether starved
or not. had to get that stupid Mr.. Franklin
to take me down, and he bored me to death.
''At the Empire Wednesday you left at the
end Of the second act without so much as a
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-13

propria vigores or not. is that of permit
ting their roosters to murder each other
while their owners wager their substance
on the outcome.
May Captain Wilds fate be an awful
lesson to all Americans in the Philippine
islands who have conducted themselves
frivolously toward the Filipino national
game.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-13

Senator Dietrich of Nebraska. who has
had a generous experience with what
might slangily be termed political rough
house, since he went wrong on the Cuban
reciprocity question, has been reduced to
mild, humble, contrite state of mind.
He now predicts that the senate will rat
ify a reciprocity treaty with Cuba, and
that every republican will follow the
president at the next session.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-13

We have not noticed that the anti-im
perialists have met and resolved regard
ing the cruel murder in Cebu OF four un
offending American school teachers. That
murder is not to be charged to the whole
Filipino people, but it is to be charged to
the class Of bandits ana brigands and cut
throats who kept the insurrection alive
year after 1t was crushed and are re-
sponsIhle for a large part Of that cruelty
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-13
LITERARY NOTES


Dodd, Mead & Go. announce ''No Other
Way the last novel written by the late Sir
Walter Besant, for autumn publication. i
Rev. DR.. Stalls What q Young Boy Ought
to Know and What Young Man Ought to
Know have been translated by the mission
aries among the Telagus in 1ndia and are
used in their schools. -.
Dodd, Mead G. Co. announce Wanted: A
Chaperon," the last completed story by the
late Paul Leicester Ford. to be issued as
holiday gift book with illustrations in color by
Christy.
The American Book company. 5S-5S1 Wa
bash avenue, Chicago has Issued Roddy's
Elementary Geography and Complete Geogra-
ply. designed by the author, who is a special
ist in geography in the First Pennsylvania
normal school. -.
The Putnams will publish soon history OF
Christopher Columbus by John Boyd Thacher
in three volumes. which will contain a dis
cussion of all the recent disputes about the
claim of Columbus. accompanied by all the
essential material found in old manuscripts,
and charts papal bulls and encyclcal letters,
etc The compilation of documents Is said to
be complete.
The Book Buyer for august has fine photo
of Sir Leslie Stephen for the frontispiece,
from the painting by George F. Watts,:R r. A.
A more intellectual face and head is rarely
seen. Stephens title was one Of the corona
tion honors.
Mary Maclane, the Montana genius, has de-
cided to take NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. position
on the staff OF the New York World, that pa
per having offered her salary proportionate
to her powers. She has been living at Cam
| bridge with Miss Shaw, her friend. since she
went east. She has modified her hatred of
newspapers.
The Bookman thinks the reason Kipling did
not get a title In the recent royal distribu-
| ton is because he Is too brilliant and inde-
pendent and blurts out the thing that hap
pens to be in his mind at any moment. Lord
1 Roberts didn't like to be called "Bobs.' for
Instance. Possibly the 'hanneled fools" may
have prevented the title from adjoining Kip
lling's name.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-13
IN YOUR own HOUSE

James Martineau.
If we cannot ind God in your house ana
mine, upon the roadside or the margin OF the
sea, in the bursting seed or opening hover,
ia ethe day duty and the night musing, 90
not think we should discern him any more
on the grass Of Eden or beneath the moon
light Of Gethsemane.