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The St. Louis Republic., 1902-05-04
Rivers Filled Win
FiSh TrarS and \eis.

All Of the F.luiuCS are excellent fishers
and fish trappers. They catch fish with
hooks. they seine them out in great nets
ami entice them into traps OF all shapes and
sizes. The rivers are filed with fish traps,
labyrinthi0e u =tg.ork- Of bamboo. into
which the FISH swim and cannot find the,r
way out. All along The coast of the :s;%Jls
YOU see great fish corrals fenced in Nr:.a
bamboo canes woven together with r;ssss,s
50 set that they are below the water As
high tide. The fishes swim in and when
the tide falls they cannot find their way
out. Then the men come and scoop ther-
up in dip nets, killing the larger ones witt.
their spears. They have also small fish
traps. bamboo barrels. which are not unlike
lobster traps.
What would you think OF going into tho
fields and catching fish in every mud pud-
die? That is what they do in the Philip
pine Islands. The lowlands are so UNDER
laid with water that in some sections you
you can break through the crest at almost
any place. and by digging down few feet
come to a Shiny mud which is full OF fish,
Some of the mud fish are as long as your
arm. and they are SO common that after
4 rain the bitches and streams are filed
with them. Small mud fish are sometimes
found even in the cutters of Manila In
the wet season the people always go out
after heavy rain to fish in the rice fields.
and in dry times you may see women and
men wading in the mud of every canal with
fishing traps. There are mere cylinders OF
bamboo open at both ends. The fisherman
pushes his cylinder down through the mud
d. water into the mud bed of the canal to
prevent the fish caught in II from getting
out and then reaches in with his bare arm
and pulls out the fish. Many such fish have
no scales. They seem to be . sort OF cat
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are SfStU SSN wei lorrneu INC Wo'nsn
have high fnsteps and slender ankles, and
as n rule feel no deliCacy about showing
them. But few stockings are worn. 1
venture that the Washington girls alone
wear more stockings than are used among
the s,051,tO0 of our Filipinos. Even the Ia
dies use them only at churches and parties,
ana come of the fairest and swellest of the
F'iliplnos dance with their bare feet thrust
into sandals. If in the whiri of the waltz
the sair dame, Cinderilla-like. happens 10
cast shoe, she dances on with one foot
bare until she comes near the lost shoe.
when she picks It up with an enhancing
twist of the ankle without stopping the
dance
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CHAPTER Y.

hesitate and receive him. OF end it with a
crash of his imperious will.
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HOW THE FILIPINOS USE

quantities. The fish are Of all sizes, from
little ones no bigger than n pin 10 some
weighing several hundred pounds. There
are quantities OF white bait bushels OF
shripms. oysters and crabs Of all sizes in
every market. The fish peIdlers ard sellers
are women. although salt fish are some
times sold by the Chinese. There is no
danger Of getting stale fish for those OF
the markets are sold alive. being kept there
in bamboo baskets of water. When sale
is made the woman takes the kicking fish
out of the basket. lays them on the stones
and kills them by striking them just back
Of the neck with a club. one of the most
common fishes sold in Manila IS a round
su-5gh not Jisarr tnan a 25-cent ,leSe.
In the southern islands fish OF goli sE.i
ruby and other brilliant rulo-s srr .N.-
mon
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| the place OF the HANDS. The cooper holds
the tub between his feet as he puts on the
hoops. the carpenter steadies his lumber
with his toes as he saws and planes, and
| a woman carrying q bundle on her head
through the street and having a baby in
her arms. may pick up something from the
pavement with her toes. The Filipino farm
er threshes his grain with his feet and the
cocoanut peddler walks up the great tree
with all the facility of a genuine monkey.
COachman Used His Bare
Feet as Carriage Lamps.
A queer instance of skillful pedality I saw
one night on the Luneta in Manila 1t was
a coachman using his toes for candlesticks.
According TO the municipal regulations no
cab can be driven through the city streets
after dark without lights. This man was
the driver of one of the little camarotes
which ply in Manila for 90 cents an hour.
He had taken O party out to the concert
on the Luneta, but had forgotten his car
riage lamps. BY the time the concert was
over 1t was dark and he knew by the law
that he must have a light on each side
his carriage or he would be arrested. He
could rot stay where he was all night, for
his passengers would not pay their fares
unless they were taken back to the city.
The man solved the problem by making
cab lamps of his toes. He borrowed two
candles. and, having lit them, stuck one be-
tween the first two toes of each foot. He
then stretched out a foot at each side of
his cab. and so Grove on through the crowd
of fashionable vehicles grGaning as the hot
tallow, melted by the flames ran down and
CONCEALED upon his bare skin. This train
ing OF the feet as an additional pair of
hands begins at babyhood. Many of our
Filipino houses have ladders for steps, and
the baby who cannot hold on with its toes
has many falls.
Speaking Of feet, those of the Filipinos'
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Win her goods about her and gossips as
she sells. All the shoes have wooden soles
with uppers of white or dark leather. There
is nothing TO hold the heel at the back, and
It bobs up and down as its wearer clatters
over the streets. The shoes for children
ups and the prices are cOrrespondingly less.
A 10-year-old boy can be shod for 10 cents,
and as he wears shoes only on Sunday it
is easy TO keep him supplied.
wish I could show you Filipino cook
ing stove. There are many stores in Ma
Mia which sell kitchen furniture. and which
nevertheless have not bit of iron in them
The stoves and all the pots. pans and ket-
ties are made of red clay. The, are merely
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-04
SPEAKER ALONE HOLDS OVER
douglas Sass Other House Omcer!
Must he Elected.

douglas Sass Other House Omcers
Must he Elected.
Attorney General Douglas furnished
Speaker Bowling with an opinion last
evening, in which he holds that the speak,
er does not have to be reelected for an
extra session, but that the other officers
Of the house do not hold over. The opin-
Ion is as follows:
Hon. NJ. J. Dosvling, City
Dear Sir: You request my opinion as to
whether the speaker OF the house of repre-
seatatives, duly elected at the session Of the
Minnesota legislature, beginning In January,
1900 continues as such at the special session
to be convened on the 4th inst, and also
whether the officers and employees thereof at
the former session continue without re-elec-
ton or reappojntment.
Replying thereto I call your attention to
section 296, Of Laws and Practice Of Legis-
lative Assemblies by l.. S. Gushing, COM
monty called ''Cushing'S Manual" which
In part reads rs follows:
1.-The speaker Of the house of commons &C.
cordingly holds his Office during the whole
term Of parliament to which he is elected a
member, and in this country the presiding
officers Of our legislative assemblies hold their
offices to the end Of the term for which their
respective legislatures have been elected; not
withstanding any adjournment propagation
that may take place in the meantime
FOllOWlnS the authority or cushing, IN my
Judgment, the duly elected speaker of the
house OF representatives for the session Of
1900, Is entitled to continue as such, during
the proposed extra session, and should call
the house to order. .-..- .
I find this practice to have been adopted
during the extra sessions of the legislature
Of Minnesota for the years 1862 and 1884,
respectively, and also find, upon an infpec-
ton OF the Congressional Records, that the
speaker Of the house of representatives in
congress assembled, elected at the extra SEES
sion OF congress convened pursuant to the
order OF President Hayes on the 18th of Oc-
totber. 1877, duly held the Office OF speaker
during his official term, at two subsequent
sessions. and I find the same construction
to have been adopted by the lower house OF
congress during the subsequent terms Of
President Hayes and Cleveland, at which con-
gress assembled in special session on the
18th Of March, 1879, and on the 18th OF August,
1893, respectively. During each of these terms
the speaker elected at the first session con-
tlnued to hold and exercise the powers of such
office, without reelection, at each subsequent
session held during the official term of the
members thereof. ---s 49,.
To your second inquiry, arising from the
fact that other officers thereof are not mem
bers OF the house Of representatives a differ
ent rule applies. In this case in my judg-
ment each office or position must be refilled
by election or appointment. Yours respect
fully, w. B. Douglas,
Attorney General.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-04
PORT OF NEW YORK
Attempt in It's Defense to Curb Pow
er of Railroads.

~AH~SANps Ill AIS DCACAsc ~ CuEO IO"~
er of Railroads.
Special to The Journal. --..'... .
New York, Feb. 4.-The New York
Produce Exchange has had bill intro
duced in the state senate which, il en-
acted, will afford some remedy for the
alleged discrimination of railroads against
the port of New York. The bill is en-
titled IAN act regulating charges by COM
mon carriers, enlarging the powers Of the
railroad commission and, providing for the
enforcement of it's recommends tons. r"
The bill provides that rates charged by
common carriers for the transportation
OF passengers or property and for all
terminal services shall be just and rea-
sonable. 1t prohibits any differential or
greater rate in the transportation and
delivery of property at the port of New
York than is charged for the same service
at any other Atlantic port The main OBJ
ject Is said to be to curb the poN1r OF
the railroads to cripple this port.
1t is understood that the effort to induce
lake steamship lines to stop paying COM
missions has again proved a failure, and
while their passenger departments will.
during the coming summer, probably have
exchange Of business with railroads, the
relations Of the two interests will remain
unsatisfactory to the railroads. This does
not necessarily mean that a rupture is
probable, for neither can afford to begin
an open fight. The threats of war which
were heard last year are, however, again
renewed -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-04
TO SPEAK Senator Hansbrough will
Washington Small Talk.

Two rural free delivery routes have been
ordered established at Anoka March /.
Archbishop Ireland will attend the eighth
annual dinner Of the alumni of the Catholic
university in Baltimore to-night Many dis
tingulshed prelates will deliver addresses.
b. w. Decker, cashier Of the Northwestern
National bank, Minneapolis, accompanied by
will go to New York and then home.
John Crosby, OF. the Washburn company.
Minneapolis, is here ito appear before the
merce committee and argue for Tawney's
London clause" bill Friday. Representatives
Of milling iterests in Wisconsin and other
The house committee on public lands will
tomorrow resume hearings on the Bowersock
bill for leasing public lands for grazing pur-
poses. 1t is probable that adverse action
will be taken by. the committee. There is
decided opposition to such legislation because
it will probably retard the development CT the
country. S I5. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-04
STORM IS WORLD. WIDE.
ELEMENTS FURY EXTRAORDINARY
Wrecks ana Death on the Atlantic
Coast and General blizzard In
America and Europe.
Nsso KorA SEA-. speosaz servsos

Nsso York. S.,. speoiaz servsos az
Washington. Feb. 4-Reports gathered
here indicate that almost the entire civil
lzed world is wrapped in a storm Of I'm.
usual fury. Fierce winds and binding
snow have ragged over the district east of
me ,, Roekles, crossed the Atlantic and
gathered into their grasp the western half
or the old continent. Marine interests
nave suffered a loss that cannot be iesti-
mated, trains have been wrecked or snow
pound In the. drifts and lives have been
dashed out against rocky shores.
me storm center has lowered over CEN
trail and northern New York, where q
Ieardul blizzard ragged all day. Railroad
tramc Is suspended and communication
has been cut off from many cities. Afuri-
Gus gale has been sweeping over the east
coast line of the United States. tearing
ships from their moorings and flashing
them on the beach or driving them out
TO sea, where the rescue of the crews is
Impossible. European coast cities have
suffered the same disasters, making 1t
impossible to estimate the loss either to
life Of property.
Reports from the west indicate that
Kansas, South Dakota and intermediate
states are at the mercy of a blizzard that
threatens to wipe out the live stock in
terests. The mercury took sudden drop
during the afternoon and the stockmen
are protecting their focks with much
difficulty Chicago, Toledo, Cleveland,
Philadelphia, New York and Boston are
snowbound, traffic being practically at a
standstill. Many residents of these cities
have been frozen, owing to the sudden
drop in the temperature.
The gale swept the coast of Long Island
and New Jersey for thirty hours. Death
and disaster has been brought to sailors
and their craft The shore is strewn with
tangled wreckage and several bodies have
been washed ashore, presumably from the
barges that broke away from the tugs
Richmond and Cuba. The American mer-
chairman Schepp went ashore on Long
Beach, L. l., ard the crew WAS in peril
all day. Intellectual efforts have been
made by the life-saving crew to rescue
them, but this has been made impossible
by the heavy sea. The men can be seen
running to and fro on the deck in appar-
ent efforts to keep from freezing to death.
Two vessels are ashore on Brigantine
. shoal, short distance north of Atlantic
City, and two steamers are said to, be
aground In Delaware bay.
Reports accumulate Of severe weather IN
Europe. Madrid and the north of Spain
are snowbound and it is impossible for
trains to move. A similar condition of
affairs exists in Switzerland and in parts
OF France. More snow has fallen in
Venice than in twenty-five years before.
There have been a large number of addi-
tional casualties In the North sea- the
English channel and the Bay of Biscay.
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-04
What Effect Would BE.


At present the law provides that any
Iowa railroad corporation now has the
power to do any OF these things in any
state adjoining Iowa, but it does not ex-
tend these powers beyond the state "ad-
joining" The Hubbard bill, however.
Will have the effect Of extending these
powers to all states into which an Iowa
corporation may build lines
It is thought these provisions of the
Iowa law explain why the Burlington
was chartered under the laws of this
state. Iowa laws give the corporation
the most complete, and unqualified right
OF absorbing, merging, consolidating leas-
Ing and in any way securing control Of
any other system or line. These provi-
s1ons are of recent standing. The most
important of them have been in the laws
but few years. They read as If they
might have been made for the express
purpose of furthering the Hill or other
mergers. - -
Hubbard's Explanation,
But the one point had been overlooked
OF making the Iowa powers extend into
all other states instead Of onIv into sad-
joining states. - That, is to be remedded
by the Hubbard bill. After his measure
was presented Senator Hubbard was asked
what was its significance
He said it was intended to enable an
Iowa railroad corporation to do the same
business in states not adjoining Iowa that
it can now do in states directly adjoining.
For instance" he said, 1.-THE Burlington
can do all these acts under it's charter in
Iowa Or adjoining states. but it could not
do them in Montana because Montana,
does not adjoin Iowa.
Then. the bill was introduced on ac-
count Of the defect in the Burlington
charter, due to this provision of the law?''
''It was introduced in order that Iowa
corporations may be placed on an equal
footing with those of any other. state
The Northwestern system, under the
Illinois law, now has power to 20 into
all states and do whatever it may do in
Illinois, but the Burlington can only go
into adjoining states
Baldwin Asked Him.
e'But who asked you to introduce, the
measured"
ri was asked to do it by w. W. Bald
win, of Burlington. He came to me with
letter of introduction and explained the
NATTER
W. w. Baldwin is the general land
agent of the Burlington system. general
attorney OF the road in Iowa and one of
the leading legal lights of the system.
''HilHs All Right
Senator Hubbard; being asked whether
there was any reason to believe this Niece
OF legislation was of immediate import
ance in connection with the Hill merger.
said he did not know, but he added that
the Hill consultations were all right and
that cancellations We're inevitable and
the right thing under present conditions.
In the senate Hayward presented a bill
to establish reformatory for women at
Knoxville. Blanchard introduced $3.50, :
600 appropriation bill for the st. Louis
exposition.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-04
WOOD URGES CONCESSIONS
Cuban Industries Must Have Relief
or he Ruined.

or BE Ruined.
Washington, Feb. "A circular letter
has been received by members Of the SEN
ate from General Wood, military governor
OF Cuba, urging concessions ON Cuban SUI
gar coming into the United States. It is
dated at Havana. Jan. so. General Wood
says: ..,.... :. .....
desire to invite your earnest attention and
consideration to the economic conditions
existing in Cuba to-day. conditions which
threaten to bring ruin to her principal In
dustries, sugar and tobacco, unless prompt
and efficient reliefais given With the ruin
OF her two principal industries we must give
up all hopes of stable government, for un-
less Cuba can sell her products at a rea-
sonable profit it is. obvious that cultivation
must cease, bringing idleness and hunger to
her people. Il AI,s..
After giving agures concerning the cost
of production etc, General Wood says
that reduction OF 80 rs per cent will
give an average profit OF AZ cents on each
300 pounds Of sugar produced, and that
such reduction should be the minimum
He further says:
Each day OF delay in giving relief is dan
gerous. When once the crash comes. relief
will be Of little value except to the Spectator,
who may gather up the wrecks here; the
people of the country. who have virtually
reconstructed it in three years, will be ruined.
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-04
HORTON SEEMS VEXED
Vents His Spleen on Tax Bill and
Merger Suit.

Vents His Spleen on Tax Bill and
Merger Suit.
Senator Hitler Horton of St. Paul shows
signs Of having a "grouch" against the
tax commission and the tax bill. He de-
livered himself of his views yesterday in
the following trenchant style:
l have every respect for the members of
the commission, but they have made mis-
take when they set their Judgment up as in
fallible. They say that the bill must go
through as 1t stands, its symmetry and
equilibrium will be spoiled. Out OF defer
eucs to the superior wisdom Of the commits
sion, 1 will agree to support the bill as it
stands, but just as soon as it Is amended
I will fight 1t to a finish. What is the of
passing it II its symmetry Is spoiled?
Seriously, 1 think the commission might
have done better than to copy the law Of
Indiana. ANY law student could have done
that. Why didn't they, il they must copy
the laws OF other states, use those Of New
York, Massachusetts, Michigan or some other
the drastic. inquisitoral laws of Indiana?
Merger Action Criticized.
Senator Horizons criticism did not stop
with the tax commission. He said:
1 suppose the governor will ask
in favor Of paying them. When such an
array of legal talent takes two weeks Of time
to go to Washington, and file a paper which
could just as we'll have been sent by mail,
I think they ought to be paid for their time.
There Is no need, anyway, for all this fuss
at Washington. That suit should have been
brought in Minnesota. The state should have
sued out an injunction against the secretary
of state, to restrain him from accepting the
articles of the Northern Securities company
for filing in Minnesota. That would have
made the company outlaw in Minnesota,
nd hnJr u,o,,1H last ,nHo c11nh
status? 1t would have to come into the state
sooner or later to do business, and If de-
barred from the state, it would no longer have
standing In the financial world
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-04
APPEAL TO LABORING MEN
Anonymous Circular Attacking New
Tax Bill Mailed Them.

Thousands of Minneapolis labor union
men received through the mail yesterday
printed, unsigned circular, headed
How the Tax Bill Would Affect the
Workingman." The circular tells them
that the bill will take his income on
deposits in savings banks and in building
and loan associations, and will add $75 to
his taxable property. 1t concludes:
Workingmen should urge members of the
legislature to submit the amendments recon-
mended and postpone action the tax bill
to another session, continuing the tax COM
mission in power.
The commission can, on the adoption Of the
amendments prepare bill that will provide
for a tax on incomes, franchises and real es-
tate. .-.
If the amendments are not adopted, then
the present measure can be acted on by the
next legislature.
why don't they sign their names to
this?" said one union man, showing the
circular. ''Ill bet 1t was no workingman
that wrote that Circular