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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-11

Chinese minister at Washington admits
to China and takes a gloomy view OF the
outlook, believing that the payment Of the
indemnity on falling silver market will
lmpoverish the country and increase the
disorders. The situation is bad enough
now as the revolt has assumed formidable
strength.
Another source of trouble Is the effort OF
Great Britain to regain her prestige at
Picking, which has been Swallowed by the
South African war. The Chinese govern
ment assumed that 1t could be Indifferent
to British influence upon hearing that
Great Britain with 250,000 men had been
held in check by $4,000 Beers, and its
treatment of the representatives of Great
Britain was rather contemptuous. This
was one of the procuring causes Of the
Anglo Japanese alliance and that had the
effect Of stiffening Chinas respect for
John Bull. ~
But Great Britain has been indiscreet
enough to effect secret agreement with
China touching the railways in northern
Oulud, d Clause OIL WHICH pIONluSS IuoI oil
railroads hereafter constructed within
eighty miles of any point OF the Peking-
Shan Hal Kwan railway shall be con-
structed by the administration of the
northern, railways, and shall not be con-
trolled by any foreign power. This was
aimed at Russia and, in consequence,
when Russia found out the arrangement
she announced that she would not evacu-
ate Manchuria If Great Britain persists
in her. attempt to control the northern
China railroads. Russia has been seeking
just such pretext as Great Britain has
given her to continue her occupation of
| Manchuria, and she was smart enough to
have a clause inserted in the Manchurian
convention with China STIMULATING that
there would be no evacuation il other
powers interposed obstacles. > H. ~
Thus the troubles Of China seem to in
| crease. They naturally come, because OF
| the grossly defective national administra-
tion, the corruption of officials, the con-
tinual interference and bullying by the
foreign powers, and the justifable discon-
tent of the plundered people. WI
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-11
THE CHICAGO BIG-FOOT MYTH

Yesterday the Chicago papers and some
others printed news of epoch making I'M
portance. 1t was news, real news, that
forever put an end to the tradition that
assigns to girls of Chicago pedal extremi-
ties of all too generous proportions. The
telegraph editors of the Chicago papers,
eagle eyed and of nice Judgment OF news
Importance. no sooner read the first word
of the dispatch from New York than they
perceived that Monday was to be no COM
mon day, as news goes in Chicago g..
On the front page of the Tribune was
flung the triumphant announcement t,
"Chieago Feet Are Small; into big head.
lines on the Record Herald, went the same
glad tidings.
Below the heads come exuItant Diet ai1s
of the data that raise Chicago women
from the vulgarity Of large feet to the
elite of small feet. But that is not all.
The measurements make it indisputabIe
that Chicago girls are more shapely, far
more like Venus de Milo than New York
girls. - ="
The proof is convincing. The king
Dodo' company went from Chicago to
New York minus half it's chorus. The half
was recruited in. New York, to. fill the
,shoes-and, shall we say clot hes-of the
missing Chicago half. They say that when
the New Workers appeared for the first
rehearsal there, was the most ludicrous
| collection of misfts ever seen outside OF
the ghetto. The poor girls were ashamed
Of themselves and were cruelty laughed
at by the rest of the company: This amaz-
ing scene led ITO measurements. The Chi
cago girls averaged 3b shoes; the New
Workers. 41aa. Not content with pedal
| victory, the relentless figures scored for
the Chicago girls in every detail of figure
and proportions. :, 49,
The paragraphers and punsters of the
country will now have to give us some
| thing new.
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ADJUSTMENTS
Foyer Chat.

s.
'Mnne Sans Gene has proved the strong
est bill the Frawley company has yet pre-
scented in Minneapolis. The sardou drama
attracted another large audience last night,
and the work Of both Miss Van Buren, and
Mr. iFrawley was literally applauded. The
largest matinee audience Of the. summer sea
son saw the piece this afternoon. "Sans
Gene" will continue through the week. Next
week 'In Mizzoura' will be produced, with
Alexander Kearney, the new leading man, in
the part Of Jim Radburn,' and Janet Priest.
a Minneapolis girl, as Lizbeth.
Miss Jennie Wetmore and her company OF
comedians are entertaining good sized audi
ences at the Bijou, with Aunt Jerusha.
Richard & Pringle's rninstrels appear at
the Bijou, Sunday afternoon and evening
next The performance is promised to eclipse
every previous effort Of the company and
comes augmented with an array Of up-to-date
novelties. The roster includes nifty people
Among the special features is a troupe. Of
Arabian acrobats. Is
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-11
AMERICAN TRADE WITH SPAIN

One Of the remarkable features of the
results of the war between the United
States and Spain Is that the defeated
country is not bitter toward the con-
queror. There is no vindictiveness in
Spain toward Americans. American trav-
elers are not harmed and American goods
meet with no prejudice. An American
relates that happening to get into con-
troversy regarding the war with num-
Der of Spaniards in Madrid he took the
| time to go over with them the whole
Cuban situation, describing the island,
before and after the war. and showing
how much the Americans had accomplish
ed, not forgetting to dwell upon Ameri-
can evacuation of the island. When he
was through his listeners agreed that
the United States had done wonderful
work, and they added that if the Span
| iards had understood the intentions of
the United States. Cuba would have been
turned over to us for regeneration with
out 4 struggle or a regret.
American consuls in Spain report that
the outlook for American trade is ex-
ce,lent and that all that is required is
an advantageous commercial treaty which
we have net had since the war. Minister
Bellamy Storer is now working on one
Vice Consul Wood at Madrid says that
American goods are found in the most
unexpected places in Spain. They are
plows and other agricultural implements,
pumps, condensers, steel working ma
chimes, hardware of all kinds, spouts,
faucets, mining machinery, bicycles type
writer's, hair clipping machines, electric
motors and fans, firearms and cartridges,
dental goods lumber, monographs, c!ne-
ma Autographs, etc. -, :. ::<5S @,,;-..
The future of Spain is by no. mems
hope less if she can have good government
and economical financial management, and
public education with its cultivation of
:nteilisence and liberalization of thought,
can be introduced. Physically the Span
iards are far from degenerate. A cor
respondent who attended the coronation
of Kjng Alphonso, says that the hardy,
strong linlhed, clear eyed people who
f1ocked to Madrid to see the spectacle
| were far superior in appearance to Eng
| lish factory workers. The birth rate
gives evidence of the vigor of the race
and the population is rapidly growing.
| A weak plant is often restored to
health ty clipping off its branches. shorn
of the colonies which drained her as
much as she drained them. distracting
h AZ attention, depicting her of her best
bic 90, ole srain. may yet renew the vlgor
Of tho glorious days Of Charles ".
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DUTY WELL DONE

In the conviction Of irwin A. Gardner
enough has been accomplished in revealing
and furnishing the corruption that has
hourished under the present ma1adminis-
tration of Minneapolis to make timely
some words of acknowledgment to the
officials who have 50 we'll and fearlessly
served the public. 49, -. :-.
First, there is the grand jury. Friends OF
the indicted men scoffed at it when it be-
gan its work and cynics who wished it
we'll laughed at the suggestion that the
"grafters," blackmailers, bribe-takers and
bribe- givers could ever be caught in the
laws net. Friends Of reform were not
(. hopeful. ". Y.
But the grand Jury went diligently to
work In a businesslike manner it inves-
tigated crime It's members, or at least
fntelligently to efficiently perform the
duties of their office as if they had been at
their private affairs. They set an example
to all grand Jurors, to all public officials,
to all citizens.
Next there is the county attorneys Of
fee. It has been fully up the require
ments of the situation. There has been
no half-hearted work on its part. list
less county attorney could have neutral
lied the good work, Of the grand jury. In
particular the actual trial of the case has
been we'll managed by Mr.. Smith.
Judge Harrison is entitled to great
credit forsethe superb manner in which
he conducted the case. An Indifferent
Judge or one who did not fully appreciate
the gravity. of such case as the one just
concluded could very easily have largely
contributed to miscarriage of justice.
But throughout a trial marked by filibus-
tering and Irritating tactics on the part
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-11

of the defense. the judge maintained his
judicial calm and absolute fairness. The
judges attitude doubtless powerfully in
f1uenoed tho jury to meet the situation
courageously and Justly and to render q
verdict in accordance with the evidence
and without being influenced by senti-
ment. The Judge S in1exible determination
that there should be no. tampering with
the jury and the precautions he took to
prevent anyaundue influence We're praise
worthy
The jury upon whom the chief RESPONSE
bility rested is worthy of earnest approval.
It has done it's duty splendidly. If we
had more such juries trial by jury would
be in higher esteem.
The revelations that have recently been
made of police corruption and degradation
are discouraging but the encouragement
is more than offset by the fact that we
have such a grand jury, such a county
attorney, such a Judge and such petit
jury. -
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The Nonpareil Man
Casually Observed.

| -
With Dowie's Zion all wearing whiskers
these wind storms in Illinois are not SO, sur
prising. .t /, 3s$=,. 5 sss2s -
Matt Quay is. going through the motions
in Pennsylvania to- day. $ .ss ~. z.. 6
It may not rain,, but our suspicious are
aroused. ~: ~. -.-r.-g-.. ;.
The mayor says the Gardner verdict will
demoraltze every police force in the country.
It has had that effect upon one, at least.
Everybody from the Office boy to the head
of the war department having passed on the
Anoka bridge, it may yet be built. Uncle
Pease is not opposed to seeing Anoka a great
railroad and insane asylum center
Nobody but the foreman of the New York
Tribune composing room will dare to call
Whitelaw Reid, LID, doc" Reid
Secretary Root complains that Miss. Bee
Taylor was too strenuous in the defense of
her hive. :rss..s e. :.s&5 ~
A cartoon man in New York shot himself.
After a. study Of some Of the work done on
the New York papers, it is astonishing that
this has not, occurred before.
About 100000 bushels of wheat is pre-
dicted for Kansas. Minnesota will make up
this shortage this year with one hand tied
behind her, If the weather holds and the ex-
perts do not call out call straw"
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Copyright, 1909, by the S. S. Mcclure Co.
Augusta scampered across the pasture. the
very mode and pattern Of innocent wicked
ness. Clothed all in faded calico and Tapping
sun hat, her new pink lawn lay deftly hidden
IN the depths of her berry basket, with hel
bronze ties and clicked silk stockings nestled
snugly underneath. She was going surrepti-
tiously to a barn dance. alteit her grand
mother thought dancing among the deadly
sins. She knew she would get wigging
afterward. Still, she did not mean to let the
knowledge in any way dim the splendor of the
day.
The Radley house lay just beyond the berry
field. Once she reached it she was safe. Mrs
Radley had indeed melted her going, offering
to take her in the carryali along with her own
girls. Mrs. Radley was so plump and yield
ing and obstinate even Grandmother Wills
could not quarrel with her. She was as moth
erly as she was plump Now, for two years
she had been persuading her son John tc
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-11
DON'T BE IN A HURRY TO PLEDGE
) YOUR VOTE.

1t is three months yet till the primary
election, but in many instances the can
| dldate is already. in the, field soliciting
| pledges of support. He is probably no more
energetic and has not commenced his
| operations earlier than under the old sys-
tenn. The. work is done, however, in a
| little different way. It is more in the
nature of a personal solicitation Of votes.
He approaches the voter with whom he is
acquainted, or secures an Introduction,
| and Immediately undertakes to secure
pledge Of support at the primaries.
The request for vote is difficult one
for. some people to refuse to grant But
| early pledges of that kind are often un-
| wise and deprive the voter of the exercise
of his judgment, and use of his power as
| voter to the best advantage. Not always
! the best candidate is the earliest Some
times that is true, hut voter loses
nothing by declining to pledge himself to
the first candidate who solicits his sup
port. He still has an opportunity to sup
port that candidate if&in his judgment he
appears at last the best one in the field
But the voter owesfitg:to himself to de-
fend and maintain his liberty of choice
and action uetil all the candidates are in
the field that are likely to be, until all the
light obtainable~ has been thrown upon the
qualifications. ofSthe different candidates,
as the result OF the preliminary campaign.
The thing to!.do is to decline to give
pledges. Hear the claims Of reputable
candidates respectfully and study the
qualifications of ALL, and in the end vote
for, the best man. This applies particular
" to the campaignszbef the primaries.
While in local matters party Affiliations
probably cut less figure than they used to,
in state and national affairs national is
| sues are bound tolinhuence the voter more
Or. less aside from the character and
qualification Of the candidate. But the
| question Of party policy is not raised in
| the primaries, and it is with special refer
ence to the pre- primary campaign that the
above suggestion is urged. -
I
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-11

The official figures of sthe reduction in
the spring wheat acreage this year are
even larger than had been expected. The
department of agriculture estimates that
the number of acres given up to wheat
this year will be 2,511,OO less than last
year. 1t is tolerably certain that large
percentage of this reduction will never be
replaced. Nothing but a greatly increased
yield per acre can prevent tremendous
falling off in the spring wheat crop this
year. This fact points to the Importance
the Canadian spring wheat fields will soon
Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-11
FOREIGN FLASHES

London-The grain tax clause passed the
committee stage by z7s to 1913. ~
:Paris-Prince Stourda forced a duel on
Prince de Talleyrand, and was wounded BY
the latter - g.
Salonic Rounania-A secret congress has
divided the money received for the ransom
Of Miss Stone
Calcutta-The rebelious Mabsuds have cap
tnred two military posts and are causing the
British much worry.
vienna-Radical members OF the reichsrata
denounced the German emperor, shouting ana
raising general uproar.
Manila-Native printers, butchers, carriage
makers and others are on strike, although
their wages have been trebled since the Amer
leans came. 49,
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Uncle Sam reports that all crops are
looking good. And don't forget that the
American farmer is still a more impor-
tant Individual than, the American manu-
facturer. Europe doesn't have to have
our manufa ctured goods; it must have our
produce. s5Es < - - -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-11

The state forestry board is getting
ready to plant it's first forest, on the
lands at Gull lake given it by the late
John S. Pillsbury. The tract covers about
1000 acres. The state will have to get
a 'move," though If it expects ever to
catch up with the hustling lumbermen,
who cut about 900 acres a year. = <.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-11
WASN'T DUPLICATED

A French bride recently received from a
relative, a geogrspher, as wedding present
"a silver sugar bowl in the form Of the earth,
the cover coming of at the equator. The
map Of the earth was deliberately engraved
on the globe, and the route taken by the
happy pair on their wedding journey is indi-
Gated by line Of lapis -lazuli, the names OF
the towns in which q stay was made being
inserted in enamel. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-11

Congress has refused to. turn over the
administration of the national forests to
the bureau Of forestry Of the. depart
ments of agriculture. The reason seems to
he that the bureau knows how to manage
forests. --:--- - ., - -.
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THE EARLY ANTS
Portland oregonial

Edward E. Hale, in the Outlook. says that
in the treaty Of 1914 it was with difaeulty
that even Mr., Gallatin and Mr.. Clay could
be held up to the mark Of retaining for the
United States the great northwestern terri
tory What is the use? 1t only gives you
the care of the Indians" Yet in that doubt
full territory are now our states of Iowa, Wis
cousin, half Michigan, Minnesota, and who
shall say how much of the country vsst-
ward? -S~ ~.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-11

The Washington correspondents take a
column or two a day to explain that the
Cuban reciprocity question is not con-
sidered important-.in Washington. - Per-
haps the Washington view may not be
considered important elsewhere.
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Filipino women aresgiving up cigars be-
cause American women do not smoke. In
this country we often give up cigars be-
cause others do smoke.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-11
The Smallest Microbe..
Pittsburs Dispatch.

A persevering scientist. 0. voges Of Buenos
Aires, has discovered the smallest microbe
yet known to the worId-a microbe which
produces deadly abscesses in cattle and which
is 50 small that 1t has to be nagnifed 1900
times before it can be seen.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-11

Mr.. Erwin remarked yesterday in his
spread eagle style that the most sacred
place in the world is an American court.
We know one court that will be esteemed
blessed by some people .-'
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COMPLAINTS

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twenty-four feet deep and extend from curb
to curb.
New York-Helen Vanderbilt Wackerman,
the American girl who became insane after
she had been requested to leave the home OF
the English artist Hubert Herkomer, for whom
she had been posing, arrived to-day from
Southampton aboard the steamship Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse. She was accompanied
by her mother, her uncle, DR.. Lewis G.
Smith of Buffalo, and two trained nurses.
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CONTINUED

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Do you notice how many men are not
being killed and wounded in the Philip
pines these days? " = .--
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The Gardner trial cost Hennepin county
good deal of money, but it is worth all
it cost. .... T.
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ownership at an appraised valuation when
deemed necessary, and will do nothing
calculated to impair the all-American
character Of the cable.
The association requests congress to do
nothing to- hamper or delay tho work OF
the Commercial Gable company, and not
to commit the government b the con-
struction ofathe cable line which has al
ready been Undertaken by private COM
pany with private capital.
The situation is sufficiently and per-
spicuously stated In this memorial. The
proposal Of the cable company is an un-
usually good and liberal one, and, if the
government cannot show. that it is able
to construct and operate such a cable at
less outlay than the Comemrcial company
can, there is room for question whether
1t should be burdened by congress with
the duty of such construction. The pres
ent special government cable rate from
| Washington to- Manila lis about s2.55 per
| word. The proposed cable charge to the
government will be less than one-third
Of that rate. Can the, government do bet
ter than that? ss 81 ss
Senator Hannasis reported to have given
his adhesion to President Roosevelt for
another term in the presidency. For him
self Senator Hanna wants no higher honor
than that of settling Injurious conflicts
| between labor and capital. The senator
would like to link his name with solu-
tion of labor troubles. There could hard
ly be nobler aspiration. Neither one
man nor even one generation, can settle
the problem of the relation of labor and
capital, but it may be that Senator Hanna
can find some way to make both sides
realize that their mutual relations are in
process of evolution and cause each to
be determined to make reasonable conces-
sions for the good of both and the veal
I of the public and nation. If he succeeds
he will ind his efforts In that direction no
obstacle in the way Of his presidential
aspirations later on. " =: ~'5