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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-29
Mickey Walters and the Lady
BY William H. Osborne

copyright, 1902, by T. c.. McClure.]
Two hundred dollars reward for return Of
gold watch stolen from elderly lady between
Cliff street and Parker avenue. No questions
asked. Apply 1882 Parker avenue, city.
"Gee" said Mr.. Mickey Walters to
himself as he read and reread the above
advertisement in the Record, "this here
super must be a prize for fair" Reaching
into the depths Of his trousers pocket he
brought forth a rich and much bejeweled
timepiece and regarded 1t with reveren-
tial awe. TITS a beaut," continued Mr..
Walters, with a sigh. but if she amt
gone and put her blamed initials in a doz-
en- places, and cut deep, too. There amt
a fence in the place ID handle the dad
gasted thing" He once more perused the
interesting offer 'Well," he went on,
Its the only thing left to do reckon,
an I'll bet dollars to doughnuts it's gen.
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IN A NUTSHELL.....
J. Pierpont Mor8an's Profits in One Year

In the purchase of the Chicago Indianapolis Louis
vile, Mr.. Morgan did not put cent. but took down
ss5ooO0 in profits & Al
The Northern Securities performance Melted Mr.. Morgan
$4,5ooooo. s>-. Fl
The ocean steamship combination profted Morgan
s2,5oo,ooo.
The United States Realty merger added
Morgan pile.
= For engineering harvesting machine combination
MIR. Morgan got $25, ,0O0. 49,"
he made 49, 100000 by buying the Mil
waukee companys plant selling
combine for S5,O00,000.
year other combinations may formed
Morgans factory that will his
considerably. -
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Mrs. W. X CllHord' in failing to show
oratorical ability. he is in good company,
for many distinguished authors have been
very poor speakers. Mr.. Ticknor relates
in his memoirs how he went with Thacke-
ray from London to Manchester once, to
hear the novelist speak at the opening Of
a. new library. There was an immense
audience and Thackeray rose with great
dignity and assurance and said, Ladies'
and Gentlemen!" That was all. He
looked about him a, few moments and then
sat down as If he had delivered a Cicero
MAN GRAFTON, not at all disconnected by
his failure: Mr.. Harrington would better
not attempt public speaking. The public
are satisfied with his achievements as a
writer of really meritorious novels, with
large promise Of future development
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-29

The miserable and pittful failure of the
scheme of importing Dukhobors into
western Canada will serve to make Cana
dian immigration promoters more careful
hereafter OF the quality Of their immi-
grants: But for the poor. deluded Duk-
hobors themselves, with their medieval
religious notions. none can have any other
than a, feeling Of pity, however much they
may be held in .eontempt as settlers of
new country. The Canadian authorities
have very grave: problem On their hands,
There is no fear of violence from the mild
religious fanatics, but what to do to save
them from themselves is a question.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-29
Dawdling Colombia.

Spanish american statesmen think that
the most astute diplomacy is to dawdle
over the mdst serious questions and delay
action. Manana-tom is the lead
ing feature of their diplomacy. The lib
eral revolution has apparently received a
very black eye with the surrender of
General Uribe-Uribe with all his troops, as
he has been the most active and success
full Of all the revolutionary generals, but
the government at Bogota has just raised
the question Of Colombian sovereignty on
the isthmus again with renewed vicious
ness. Meantime the negotiations touch
ing the canal treaty are. suspended and
Minister Concha has been. recalled from
Washington. 49,. > =" .. t.. 49,
The suppression of the revolution by, the
conservatives in power in Colombia will,
therefore, not probably expedite the con-
sideration Of the canal treaty at Bogota.
Colombia is determined to get more money
out Of our government on account of
right of way and there is an evident de-
termination to insist upon the abandon
ment by our government Of its purpose to
secure perpetual control Of the canal strip.
Just now Colombia is, with loud buster,
talking about the "unwarranted assump-
tion Of sovereignty by Rear Admiral
Casey" who is in command of our naval
forces on the isthrnus, because he used
his forces to prevent the transit of Colom-
bian troops fighting the revolutionists, and
sent an officer to board gunboat flying
the Colombian flag to ascertain if her
papers were all right. -', 80
As to the right Of our government to
protect the Panama railway and keep it
from being obstructed in time of peace or
war, it is acting under the treaty of 1876
with New Grenada, the then name Of the
region now known as the United States Of
Colombia, the latter taking the place of
New Grenada as a party to the treaty,
which, on the part Of New Grenada, guar
anteed to the United States right of way
or transit across the isthrnus any
modes Of communication then existing OF
to be constructed thereafter. Our gov
eminent guaranteed positively and eff
caciously" to New Granada, the perfect
neutrality Of the isthmus, so that free
transit from the Atlantic to, the Pacific
might not be interrupted or embarrassed
in any future time while the treaty is in
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existence. In order to guarantee posi-
lively and efficaciously' the neutrality Of
the isthmus. the United States has the
right to land troops and guard the transit,
and thus, when the Panama railway. was
constructed, as guarantor Of neutrality
and unobstructed transit, our government
took charge Of it and has guarded it
against the exploitation Of the Colombian
combatants during the present disturb
ances. The United States Is we'll within
its rights and actualizing it's obligations
in the course it has been and Is taking on
the isthmus.
Columbia. however, has not only sought
to ignore our guaranty, but 1t has de-
.veloped that she has made a secret treaty
with Chile, which allows the troops Of the
latter free transit across the isthmus, for
the purpose of aiding Colombia in keep
ing order. 1t may be asked what right
has Colombia to accord Chile right like
this, when it has just been demonstrated
by the United States, the guarantor of the
neutrality of the isthnus, that, under the
treaty Of New Grenada, Colombia, the
heir to New Grenadas obligations and
responsibilities, cannot march her troops
across the railway after revolutionists
until they are disarmed, Or obstruct tran
sit in any way. \
So far as the Colum bia- Chile treaty is
concerned, it will be properly disregarded
by our government, so far as it affects the
Panama railway or the canal which 1t is
proposed to construct across the isthmus.
AS guarantor of the neutrality of the
isthmus as far back as 1916, the United
States, as possessor of a ship canal from
Colon to Panama, will be more deeply con-
cerned hereafter in the preservation OF
isthmian neutrality than now even. And,
in order to have the "perfect neutrality"
REQUIRED by the treaty Of 1916, our gov
eminent must insist upon perpetual con-
troll of the canal strip.
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Good for Bob.

IT may have been very bad politics, but
we must confess that we never had so
much respect for Governor Bob La Fol-
lette Of Wisconsin as when we read his
reply to the delicate question asked him
at Appleton. Wis, by one F. w. Heine-
mann. Heinemann,s doubtless, had been
coached by the governors enemies to en-
barrass him with a point-blank question
that called for square-toed reply. He
asked the governor befQre a large audi
ence whether he was in favor of the I'M
conditional return Of Senator Spooner to
the United States senate. The average
politician would either have forsaken his
previous stand, being In the governors
place, and have replied that he would sup
port Spooner, or else he would have CIV
Oh an answer that was ambiguous and
evasive. But fairly, squarely and prompt
ly Governor La Toilette replied:
II will answer you in this way, sir: am
for the success and for the principles Of
the republican party, and the day and
hour that Senator Spooner raises his
voice for the principles Of the republican
party, as laid down in the state platform,
1 will raise my voice for his reelection
to the United States senate; because
then can do so in conformity with the
platform of my party"
We say again that such an answer may
be bad politics, but with such candor a po-
litical leader can enjoy defeat better than
victory with equivocation. We are so &C.
customed to hair-splitting distinctions in
politics and such ignominious attempts to
get on the band wagon Of popular approval
that we instinctively applaud such a fear
less statement as that Governor La Fol-
lette gave to Mr.. Heinemann. A man Of
such admirable candor and moral courage
matter whether he be right or wrong on
political questions. His moral courage
overshadows any error of judgment.
All this is said, too, with none but the
keenest regret that any friction should
have arisen between Senator Spooner and
the leaders Of his party in his state. No
one would regret more than T h u r.
nal the defeat Of Senator Spooner for
reelection. He is a tower of strength to
his party nationally, trusted and high
ly valued counsellor Of the president; we
cannot afford to lose his services Just now
when they are SO much needed, but that
does not alter the feeling Of refreshment
which one must confess to on hearing a
candidate declare himself as La Toilette
did when manifestly the purpose of the
question flung at him was to test the
quality Of his mettle. He didn't finch
worth cent and it must be admitted that
his position is more consistent and logical
than the senator's.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-29

The attention Of the public is again
called to the vast importance Of the navi-
cation interests Of the great lakes by the
announcement that the steel trust is to
build thirty boats. Of a capacity Of 5000
tons each for the ore trade. The exist
ence of the great inland waterway the
lakes make is largely responsible. for the
Industrial supremacy Of the United States.
The part their cheap transportation for
bulky commodities has played in the de-
velopment not only Of the west, but Of the
whole country, can hardly be- calculated.
With such an object lesson before us, the
development of such waterway as that
Of the Mississippi should not be allowed
to lag,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-29

It is reported that quite number of old
time Minnesota football stars are putting
on the canvas and sweaters and getting
out on the gridiron to show the football
players Of the present how to play This
is good news and will add to the hopes
Of the admirers of the Minnesota eleven
that it may yet give Wisconsin and Michi-
gan all they can attend to and cause Chi
cago football writer's to revise their con-
clusions that only wisconsin, Michigan
and Chicago are sin it,, .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-29

The war in Colombia seems ITO be ap-
preaching its, end. American sympathies
would naturally. be with the revolution
lists, who represent liberalism, rather than
the government. which stands for clerical
ism, but peace under most any kind OF q
government will be acceptable after some
six years Of bloody and devastating war.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-29

President Northrop has returned from
inspecting the palatial buildings Of eastern
universities, hoping that some day the
University Of Minnesota may be as hand
somely housed. 1t is not to be expected
that a state. institution can get anything
from legislative appropriations for frills
and fancies. The University Of Minnesota
grows so rapidly that it takes very.liber-
al appropriations to keep roofs over the
heads Of the students. But private nnunifi-
cence might. we'll be applied in tr: adjoining
the solid worth Of such great institution.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-29

The story comes to one Of the morning
papers that five-dollar bills are circulating
plentifully in Goodhue county. as argu-
ments in favor of Rosing. Whether this
be true to a considerable extent or not,
we have no direct information; but Mr.,
Rosing's campaign wagon has mot lacked
for axle grease. and one can hardly es-
cape the natural query: Who is suffi-
GENTLY Interested in Van SAINTS defeat to
furnish the Rosing campaign money? =;
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NEW BOOKS

THE PLAIN FACTS AS TO THE TRUSTS AND
THE TARIFF. BY George l.. Bolen. New
York: The Macmillan company, No. IS Fifth
avenue. Price $1.50.
The author of this book reviews and
discusses the burning questions Of the
day." touching trusts, tariff, railway regu-.
latien, municipal monopolies with intel
ligence and, moderat ion., He would have
the public generally give more Intelligent
and iudicious consideration to these sub
jects. The sixth chapter, on remedies for
the evils Of trust monopoliles, is conspicu-
ously good. He shows also the monopoly
producing agency Of the patent office, a
subject which has not been adequately
discussed as yet and which merits more
attention. The chapters on Proper and
Necessary Measure Of Monopoly" '"The
Trusts and the Future Of Society ''The
Future Of Protection in America. are
In liberal reciprocity treaties.
THE FORTUNES OF OLIVER HORN. By F.
Hopkinson Smith. Illustrated by Walter A.
Clark. New York: Charles Scribners Sons,
Carthy. Price $3.50. .-&
"A story of old Virginia, by an author al
ways popular and who is a fine literary
artist as well as manipulation Of colors
and canvases. The fortunes Of Oliver are
of course interesting enough to beguile
the reader, but divers father and mother,
Miss s Lavinfa, Clendenning, Margaret
Grant, Old Malachi, the negro butler,
compel due attention. How Oliver
wrought out his own destiny and became
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-29

These large receipts not only indicate
the rapid settlement of North Dakota
which, of course, is good. for that state,
but they will assist In settling the arid
states. The more money the government
receives from North Dakota public lands
the more it win have. to spend on irriga-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-29

legal inquiry should be instituted. 1t is
gratifying to have the accused finally and
fully acquitted Of blame for most de-
plorable accident: Captain Walton has
suffered keenly on account of this unfor-
tunate incident, He is man Of tender
sensibilities and syaanpathized as deeply as
any one could with the bereaved parents
He is. therefore. the mare sincerely and
heartily to be: be congratulated upon the
conclusion Of the trial which relieves him
of ali unjust censure. i
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poll zeal stump
speaker in Indianap-
oils a few nights ago,
ard, after the intro
ductory "Mr. Chair
man, Ladies and
Gentlemen" regis
tered a complete
breakdown as a pub
lie speaker, his pro-
posed speech Slip
ping entirely out Of
his mind. Mr.. Tark-
ingtOn may, OF
course, develop into
a good stumper, but,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-29

It is well for the anthracite coal miners
to honor their leader, Mr.. Mitchell, but
thew could have found better way to do
it at this time than to stop mining for
whole day. One days production Of coal
is now very important. MIR. Mitchell would
doubtless have preferred that the testi-
monial should have taken some different
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The Nolnllp|,'areiI Man
Casually Observed.

Hill and Cleveland are together once
more but dear old Bill Devery is still non
grata on the platform.
The Globe has worked off it's Van SAINT
story and ''the other one is now due,
whatever it may be.s The Globe is like
father. in a recent Harper's Magazine
story. As the dessert, was being served he
told a story. -. When he had finished and
the laughter had ceased, the little son
exclaimed Delightfully."-, Nov, papa, tell
the other o1l9s' -, US
Side bets of $40 are being, laid that the
st. Paul and Minneapolis fencing cham
pions cannot be dragged together for a
match. We will see. :iH
- Lucy Page CASTOR is dragging the cigar
cite forcibly from the face Of the Rock
ford, ILL.,, youth and grinding it under her
heel Lucy may be all right, but we
should dislike to sit in the still evening
hours and hold her hand.
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Poor Old Kentucky.
Los. Angeles Herald.

n = -..-.7. LOS. Angeles FderaIu. a1s1#
The KANSAS City platform was Endorsed
by district convention in Kentucky the
other day, and yet Marse Henry Waiter
son persists in training his 1S-inch gun
on New York society.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-29

OF course no one expected any other re-
suit than the acquittal Of Captain Walton
by the Anoka jury. While it may have
been proper and perhaps necessary that
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ADJUSTMENTS
Foyer Chat.

Elsie de Wolfe and her company viii
appear at the Metropolitan tonight for
the last time in 1.-THE Way of the World.''
An event Of more than ordinary impor-
lance will be the appearance at the Metro
politan the last half of this week in two
of his famous characterizations, of Stuart
Robson. On Thursday and Friday eve
nings and at the matinee on Saturday
Mr.. Robson is to be seen as Dromio Of
Syracuse in 1.-THE Comedy of Errors,'
and on Saturday evening he will appear
as BERTHE, the Lamb, in 1.-THE Henrietta"
The jolly old "Burgomaster,'' and his
frivolous, witty and clever coterie Of mirth
provokers will play brief engagement Of
one night at the Metropolitan next Sun
day.
William H. Crane comes to the Metro
politan for the week commencing next
Monday, and seats will be for sale to-
morrow morning. The success of David
Harum' has been something phenomenal
and Cranes individual success In the title
role has surpassed all his previous char
acterizations. .l
y One of the most perpIexing Illusions
presented by Magician Kelar this season
bears the odd title of "Out OF Sight, He
has a scaffold-like structure, with a COM
mon chair suspended from the cross beam.
In this chair he places lady, fires pistol
at her, and-well, that's all there is to 1t.
She's gone, and not a trace Of her re-
mains. The empty chair falls to the floor
and the audience gasps. Kellar will pre-
sent a. dozen marvellous oriental illusions
and an entirely new budget of expert
ments in sleight of hand, when he comes
to the Bijou next week.
In the second edition of '"The Head
Walters which Ward and Vokes are
presenting at the Bijou this week, are
many good things in the musical line.
Lucy DAILY, Margaret DAILY Vokes, Allan
Curtis, Tony, Williams, Smirl and Kess-
ner, Addie Kessner, Johnny Whalen. May
Murray, Joe Kelley, the Tuxedo Ladies'
band and a chorus Of pretty girls and sing
ing boys make up the company.
'sWay Out West as presented by the
Ferris company at the Lyceum this week.
is doing the best business Of the Ferris
season. The matinee and evening per-
fornances! yesterday were IS. r. Q" Next
week the company will produce Kate
Claxton's greatest success, 1.-THE Two ORE
phans.' complete in scenery and costmsA
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an artist, and the story of his fathers in
vention and its delayed success and the
delightful love episode enrich the book.
The author f1avors the story with his own
love of art, as in the chapter THE Wom-
an in Black
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-29
Books and Authors
NOT HIS FORTE

Booth Harrington, who is a candidate
for seat in the Indiana legislature, made
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-29

1.-The Shadow of the Rope is the title
Of a novel by E. w. Hornung (New York:
Charles Scribner's Sons. Minneapolis: n.
Mccarthy. Price $3.50, dealing with
very thrilling London murder mystery.
Mr.. Hornung can make such a matter in
tensely interesting and there is no doubt
the reader will follow Rachel Minchin's
experiences as the suspected murderer Of
her husband with GREATNESS interest.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-29

The jolly old "Burgomaster," and his
frivolous, witty and clever coterie Of mirth
provokers will play brief engagement Of
one night at the Metropolitan next Sun
day.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-29

Elsie de Wolfe and her company win
appear at the Metropolitan tonight for
the last time in 1.-THE Way of the World"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-28

that several times brought the audience
to its feet. The local boys, however,
kept them busy, and had some Of the
team been in better condition the score
would have been larger. Both sides
strove hard for victory. but it was a
gentlemanly game throughout, and the
visitors We're well pleased with the
treatment they received
That the game was we'll played and
stubbornly contested is shown by the
score. which was 80 in favor of the
Defenders They got four points on
goals thrown by Tlgue and Bolund, and
three points on fouls, while the visit
ors gained four points on goals thrown
by McNab and Ramsey, and two points
ON fouls. The teams lined UP as fol-
lows:
MISUNDERSTANDING right guard;
Moriarity, left guard; Kane, center;
Tigue, right forward; Boland, left for
ward.
Centerals - Ramsey, right guard;
Crtchley, left guard; Brownlow, Gems
ter: McNab, right forward; Brown, left
ward.
The Centerals viii play the Cracker
jacks in the North End Auditorium this
evening.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-28
SOUTH SCRANTON NOTES.
Scranton Athletic Clubs Social a
Success--Cefenders Defeat the
Paterson Team.

The Scranton Athletic clubs social
and entertainment, which was given in
Athletic hall last night, proved very
successful, and received unstinted and
Well-merited praise from the large
audience which crowded the spacious
building.
The doors We're thrown open at T.IJ
and at Sl5 the programme of the even-
ing commenced. Athletic exhibitions
by the senior classes and turning by
the juniors brought forth liberal ap-
plause, which, in the case of the young
students of physical science, was cer-
tainly we'll deserved, The comical
sketch, entitled DR. Pickleiinger," was
we'll rendered, and the farce, called "A
Busy Night in a Bowery Hotel" kept
the crowded house in an uproar, Those
who participated We're Charles Hart
man, Charles Schank, Walter Neher,
Albert Becker, George Wirth, William
Melville and Joseph Wunsch.
The whistling solo by Harry Melville
was Well received, as was also the buck
and wing dance by George Schneider.
Songs were also rendered in sweet voice
by John Wunsch, Miss Margaret Smith
and Miss Laura Mlnaric. A dance fol-
lowed, for which music was furnished
by Lawrenees full orchestra.
The committee of arrangements We're
Adolph Hammer George Wirth, Jacob
kizer, Charles Mursch, Gus Schneider.