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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-04

bors recognized that Of God They would
make roads for themselves but they would not contribute
governmental system Of building They further
objected to the collection vital statistics They refused
to admit state authority marriages and divorced them
selves At points did they come an contact with
Canadian law that they found that they likely in the
end to be better Off than Russia except that
military service would not be required of them next
looked for home in the United States but nobody
wanted them Then they applied to British Columbia but
Lieutenant Governor Sir Jol rejected
their application Their petition Sir JOLT sufficiently dem
onsates their nconpatibity with system Of law In
part 1t said: @@-A9s, ~ % s3.,1lG5?r
y = s&$ I'VE only obey the promptngs Of the Holy
: Spirit in u.s. and we cannot be anlenahle to any
4 human ordinance laws whatsoever Il We 80
- not obey the laws conform to the institutions
Of particular country, become the subjects
Of any sovereign because we are the SUBJECTS of
=" Cod, 53getSssss
Their present mad pilgrimage Hto find Jesus
coded by aperiod OF vegetarans which led
all food clothing Of animal origin. This repug
foods and clothing sort
rine of Of souls preached by arrivals
from Russia The religious frenzy this preaching brought
now driven them foodles stelterless Ito
search for Jesus they believe j. 'st,< rs
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-04
OTHER PEOPLES NOTIONS
The New Theater.

To the Editor of The Journal.
u note the interview In Saturday
Journal with Jacob Lift relative to
the proposed new theater.
In effect he says:
That "a good theatrical city like Mime
apolis is fairly entitled to theater which
is hrst-class in every appointment" but
his combination. shows no present inten-
ton Of furnishing it. II. however, the
citizens themselves, weary of waiting for
this long needed Improvement, should
dare to build proper theater 1T must
be with the consent and active co-opera-
ton of the, interests already in the field, "
otherwise ''the proposed theater would be
dark most Of the time for want Of at
fractions because the present combina-
ton controls the circuit.
In other words, Mr.. Lift and his asso-
ciates will neither furnish a, f1rst-class
theater in Minneapolis themselves nor will
they permit any one else to do it with
cut their consent and active cooper
atiOn..lF "a ~
Nv This is certainly a very frank and,
Ivithal. very remarkable statement, and
naturally leads no the inquiry as to when
Mr. Lit, a citizen OF Milwaukee, was
given the exclusive franchise and control
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-04

The situation in New York and Mime
sofa to-day present one interesting par
allel Governor Oden of New York-a
man constructed a good deal on the
Roosevelt plan-is encountering the v1gor-
Gus opposition of J. P. Morgan and other
trust people. Odell Is not sufficiently sub
servient to the people who somehow or
other have acquired the idea that because
they are very powerful in the financial
world they are entitled to be regarded
as above the law and not amenable to it's
restrictions. In Minnesota Mr.. Hill Is
fighting Governor Van SAINT because the
governor has somehow or other acquired
the peculiar notion that great corpora
tions, suoh as Mr.. Hill organizes and man
ages, must obey the law like other peo-
pie. The parallel Is significant and the
situation ought to be suggestive, not only
to the people Of New York and Minnesota
but Of the whole country.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-04
No Earnings for Water.

The supreme court Of Illinois has just
laid down the rule that a. railroad may
not adjust it's charges in order to realize
a. fair profit on excessive bond issues and
fictitious capitalization. This, with pre-
vious decisions Of the courts, that the
basis Of calculating rates may be made to
be the cost Of replacing the road, is a
long step towards driving the water out
Of the stocks and bonds of public service
corporations. These decisions leave NO
room for the setting off Of large issues OF
stock against what may be called the
public value Of the road, it's value arising
from it's monopolistic nature.
If the railway law the courts are now
beating into shape can be strictly en-
forced in practice we shall have little
need for public ownership. When II
comes to be the fixed practice Of railways
to charge only enough to realize fail
income on the real capitalization Of the
road and to reduce rates instead Of water:
ing the stock whenever the increasing
volume of business pushes profits beyond
that point, there will be little complaint
to make against private management or
the score Of extortion.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-04
IN a NUTSHELL.....
History OF the Dakhobors and How Canada Co


The Dukhobors religious sect that originated In
Russia In the eighteenth century They left the Greek church
and established OF religious community. They were
especially opposed to military service or
both the Russian church the Russian
garded the sect highly Objectionable, and they
harshy prosecuted At time they broken up into
Siberia. Finally segregated
on lands in the Trans Caucasus. .a,..- ss ,.rs.
They absolutely themselves and they
got along we'll until 1887 when they called
submit to the laws OF the Russian empire including
pulsory military service They appealed to the dowager
for relief and Count Tostoy became greatly in
teresed in them. Through the the Rus
sian government persuaded to leave the Dukhobors
alone condition that they left the country
possible Count Totoy finally selected Canada their
ture homie the liberal ministry Of Canada which
elected In 1885, being determined to Immigration
They reached Canada in 1898, and assigned to two
Of 1873 each in the northwest territory
they have left themselves
tent The Dominion government early perceived that they
could be treated individual settlers but Of
local governmental divisions in which Of them
insisted treating them other residents
treated They refused to take hoeseads but insisted
ownership They would not the road
that imposed by human law whereas the Duko
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-04
Public Lands,

Land Commissioner Hermann's annual
report, issued yesterday reveals the inter-
esting fact that there are still 3,553143
acres of unreserved public land in Min
nesota. open to demonstrating or purchase
under the stone and timber act Some of
this, Of course, by reason of it's poor soil
or remote location, is not desirable but
much of it is worth taking for it's timber
alone, and no small portion has a good
soil. North Dakota has more than 49,
100000 acres Of .unreserved. land, and
South Dakota more than II, 00O, 900. Prac
tfcally all Of the Dakota public land is in
the arid or semiarid belt, but even il not
good for agriculture, which may well be
doubted, 1t is we'll adapted to stock rails
ing. A settler can take claim and after
ward buy adjoining lands at low prices
and thus come into the possession OF
enough land for extensive stock raising
Il Regarding the, operations Of the stone
and timber act, the commission makes
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-04
Miss Simplicity Shaken Up,

When Frank Daniels opera company
playing Miss Simplicity. was coming up
from New Orleans last week, the train
ran into a switch engine at Jackson, Miss,
and the troup was badly shaken up. The
train had barely recovered from this &C.
cident and started north again, when it
ran full tilt into a, construction train.
This was the finish. When the play was
put on at Memphis last night, Mr. Dam
iels did his customary dance with the aid
of a crutch. owing to injuries and sprains.
The audience encored the comedian sew
eral times until in speech he related the
story Of the accident and Of his bruises.
Miss Sophie Williams started to sing
without two OF her teeth, which she lost
In the second wreck, and which the rail-
road company had not vet made good.
After the first solo, however, she gave
up the effort and read her songs, to the
great joy of the audience.
Mr.. and Mrs. Turner were the worst
bruised Of the party, and several members
Of the chorus limped through their parts
as the play. progressed, the two wrecks
having deposited several black and blue
spots on those important sections Of the
chorus with which they do the kicking.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-04
Hill Opposes MONOPOLY.

When Editor J. J. Hill read his editorial
columns in the Globe this morning he
rubbed his horny hands together and re-
Elected that it is great stuff to champion
the rights Of the common people.
"Repubiicanism,' says Editor Hill,
Stands for money and is fighting the
battle OF wealth.
THAT is fine the editor doubtless said
to himself as he read the first copy to
come from the press. "Republicanism-
that's Van sant-stands for money. De-
mocracy-that's me-stands for men and
equal rights before the law. IT,.
But where hit 'em hard was when
said that republicanism stands for aggre-
gated wealth in the form OF trusts and
other monopolies.
1.-THE people are certainly aroused on
these trust questions and all I need to
get their votes is to tell them that 7 am
against them trusts-me and the democ-
racy, that is" :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-04

The members Of the University Of Min
nesota, football team now have before
them a glorious opportunity to win laurels
They should strain every nerve and spare
no effort to beat Wisconsin a week from
next Saturday. After that they should
prepare for the Michigan game as if they
lintended to win it. The football critics
everywhere recognize that the. Minnesota
slump is over and all are watching the
,gophers. The game with Illinois next
Saturday will be very important as show
ing the extent to which Minnesota has
gained in rapid offensive play against a
strong team. Not merely to defeat Illinois
but to make the score as large as possible
should be the aim of every wearer Of the
maroon and gold
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-04
MAN," HE ANSWERED.

dressing sack caught in it's buckle and sent
it whirling down upon the dark brown
head Of a young man who was standing in
the piazza beloW.
Mrs. Stanton caught a Mortified look on
poor Ellinors face as she darted back and
then turned her glasses on the young man
who had been so unceremoniously treated.
He laid the slipper on the palm of his
hand and was examining it carefully.
What Cinderella dropped it, do you
thnik? asked one OF the loungers, scan
ming the windows above.
Il don't know" said the young man
slowly. He had only just arrived. II don't
know but am going to play the prince
and find out"
"And marry the girl who can wear it?''
they chaffed.->
Perhaps he said. "who knows?''
And he dropped the slipper into his coat
pocket and strolled away.
But the best laid plans Of men, mice
and even princes gang aft agley. Fate
In the uniform of a black buttons, was
even then relentlessly pursuing the prince
and half an hour later, in response to al
urgent telegram from his partner, he was
throwing things into his suit case to catcl
the afternoon train to New York. AS he
exchanged his f1annels for the homespur
Of travel something fell from the pocket.
"Cinderella's slipper he exclaimed
picking 1t up tenderly "Ah. well; tn,
search for it's owner is but pleasure post
poned, 50 I'll just take 1t along" And h
tucked 1t carefully under his cuffs.
| 49, =
'How do I look, dear Mrs. Stanton p
asked Ellinor, revolving. slowly before tn,
critical lorgnettes: * ~
LAS charming as Cinderella at the ball
my dear" said Mrs. Stanton, smiling
And that reminds me to ask If you hav
ever heard anything of your prince Of tn
slipper?'
Not a word,' laughed Ellinor II ha.
almost forgotten that little episode of las
summer His name was-let me see?"
/ Don't ask me- cried Mrs Stanton
Offering her shoulders to the maid for he
4 wrap. Are you quite ready, dear? Jac]
is most particular about his dinner parties
He likes everyone to come on the strok
of the hour"
Il am glad I am to meet the eight
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-04
Should Accept Responsibility.

Professor Gunton, In the current issue OF
his magazine, in a. paper commendatory
of the triumph of arbitration in, the case
of the anthracite coal strike, points out the
faults of the present form OF the organiza-
ton Of labor the union being used, not
only properly, to protect the rights and
interests Of the laborers, but under fool
ish, unwise management, 1t Is more fire.
auently used to defend the inexcusable
conduct of loose, irresponsible and some
times worthless laborers," who quit work
frequently after five or six hours instead
of eight, and rely upon strike being or
dered if they are discharged. This neces-
states the employment Of more men to
take the places of the work strikers. /"
Professor Gunton, who heartily favors
labor unions, would have them shoulder
responsibility for their acts as well as or
ganized capital and become legal char
tered institutions. ~ &c.,. ii a55
The arbitration commission will, no
doubt. compose the present differences be
tween operators and miners In the anthra-
cite region Of Pennsylvania, and secure
it is very certain that a permanent solu-
ton Of the strike problem will hardly be
reached until the labor leaders consent to
accept full legal responsibility for the acts
of the unions. At present the unions are
not legally responsible for the agreements
they make and cannot be held to them II
violated. Every legally incorporated union
would be fully recognized by incorporated
capital and grievances Of either 'incorpo-
ration would necessarily be settled by con-
ference or by judicial determination In the
courts. Organized labor has gained II
equality with capital by the union sys.
tenn. Incorporated, the labor unions, while
responsible for the acts OF the incor.
porated body and it's individual members
would be the gamers by certainty of re
lief from the exhaustion Of strikes II
New South Wales and New Zealand ths
arbitration laws, SO lauded BY MI. Henr,
Lloyd, allow no workingman to be sum
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-04
No American Girls Need ABBY,

A Scotchman in Crookston, according to
the Times Of that CITY, inserted an adj
vert1sement for a wife, stating that he
wanted either a German or a Norwegian
girl; no Americans need apply. A
waitress heard about it and remarked as a
joke:
IT guess this is my last chance, so I'll
cut I'M
And she did. The big scotchman tool,
it seriously. He looked the woman over
from head to foot and finally remarked:
mo, you won't do. You're an Ameri-
can girl, and American girls don't make
good wives. They are too wise. I want
a good solid German or Norwegian one
who can't talk English preferred. They
can cook and keep house and don't want
to be always flying around in swell toys
No, the American girls are all right, but
I don't want one Of them for wife
Now what do you think of that, girls? ::
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-04

Mayor Jones made a selection for the
vacancy on the board of charities and
corrections the other day which furnishes
another Illustration Of the high standard
which his administration is, placing before
it's successor. Mr.. Jones appointed Mr..
John Crosby, and Mr.. Crosby will enter
upon the discharge of his duties on his
return from business trip to the coast.
No better selection could have been made.
It is guarantee that the business Of
that body will be conducted hereafter on
a business basis. After all it Is the per-
sonality which indicates the quality and
character Of municipal administration.
Parties and policies have very little to do
with it. IT," .~. 49,. ri.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-04
"Green" RIackhoards.

To the Editor Of The Journal:
read communication in T h J u r.
II a wherein your correspondent II. J.''
suggests the use Of green blackboards Che
is surely an Irishman} and assuming that
the relief experienced by pupils would JUS
tify their use. Were 1t possible to have
slate board of a dark or bright positive
green color I would agree with him at
once but as matter of fact the SO called
green slate is Of nondescript color one
that you would hardly term green. Such
green slate fades rapidly, too and 1t is very
difficult to procure in large surfaces free
from light streaks and large blotches OF
yellow which produce very unpleasant
effect There are fine composition olack-
boards made now which are often pre-
ferred to slate, because OF their lfghtness
and cheapness and again because OF the
large section in which they can be pro-
cured. If green could be substituted for
black in these composition boards 1t would
really be a great improvement but ID
there such a board manufactured?
e. ]. Hodgson.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-04

notable chiefly for their exceptions. KEEL
lar Will prove it to you if you give him
q chance. He will make you believe white
Is black. He will persuade you that YOU
are suffering from mental indigestion; he
Will compel you to doubt the evidence of
your own senses and he will smile al
your bewilderment while he does it. It is
recorded Of Kellar that he developed q
taste for sweets when still in his cradle
and that his parents were obliged to de-
;prive him Of the customary teething ring
because he fell into playful habit OF
Transforming it into candy for immediate
consumption, although his powers had
not then reached their acme and he was
unable to turn the resultant collie into an
oliver Twist appetite for more.
AS he grew up Kellar's conjuring abil-
ity grew also. His first feat Of Importance
was the awakening of his native village
Of Philadelphia from it's Rip Van Wrinkle
century nap. He made the sleepy old
burg rub it's eyes In amazement, trick
never paralleled before or since. After
that all else was easy.
! Unlike the maiden whose face was hel
fortune Kellar's fortune rests in his finger
tips. He, Is master Of digital dexterity
His fingers appear normal. They do not
differ in appearance, from those of a
stock broker, yet Kellar can extract
money from the air as readily as the
broker can from water. With a wave OF
his magic fingers he can suspend a beau
tiful young woman, like Mahomet's coffin
between earth and sky; he can evolve
matter from nothingness and can return
it whence it came. And he can do other
things equally as incredible and equally
diverting.
However, Kellar's ability in his chosen
line Of work is not in question. He has
one or two new tricks in his repertory
this year, but they simply serve to assure
you of what you knew before-that you
really don't know anything at all abou,
how he accomplishes his results. Kellal
has always been worth seeing and, this
season, like the circus, he is bigger an6
better than ever before.
~ a.. -.. j. S. Lawrence.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-04

the azing assertion that through 1t the
government has disposed Of $3.50, 900, 900
worth Of property for 10000 1t has
proved to be a cheap and easy way for
numbering companies to get possession of
public lands. we'll covered with valuable
timber. The stone and timber act pro-
vides for the sale Of tracts Of government
stone and timber and assumed to be nom
agricultural, at the rate of $3.50 per acre.
There is no good reason why the govern
ment should make it easy for big compa-
MES to get possession through dummies Of
large tracts Of land that are valuable only
for stone and timber.
These natural resources. under such
conditions, should be kept under govern
ment control and access to them should
be so regulated that they would meet the
greatest good of all the people. Land that
supports forests but that is not good for
agriculture had better be left in govern
ment ownership, SO that it's timber may be
used economically and the forests con-
served for the future, instead Of slashed
and fired. as they are sure to be under
private ownership. Mr.. Hermann recon-
mends that all non mineral and non-agri-
cultural forest lands be hencefortf with
held from sale Or demonstrating and ad-
ministered as national forests. We can
not see why it would not be an equally
good recommendation that coal lands, for
instance, be held by the government
henceforth and worked on the royalty sys-
tenn.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-04

moned to arbitrate unless they have
formed q union and registered under law
SO bringing themselves under it's jurlsdic.
ton. No compulsion is used to force bott
one would have arbitration the other party
must so into court. -
Incorporate the unions and settle differ
ences by conference or in the courts and
there would be permanent industrial peace
in this country.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-04

A learned French doctor informs US that
Schwab's mental condition is all right and
that he2is merely suffering from overwork.
This overwork, the same doctor tells us,
some times leads to fatigue which may be
dissipated by a period of rest. 1t is easy
to see, after this luminous discourse, why
European physicians are superior to ours.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-04

Minneapolis yesterday began to enjoy
the benefits of direct connection with q
great railway systematic Rock Island,
and the establishment Of operating rela-
lions with a system that has not hitherto
had direct train connections with Min
neapolis-the Illinois Central. Both
changes tend to make Minneapolis more
Of a railway center than ever, and give
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-04
DAILY DIVERSION

He Got lit is told of Colonel Abra-
ham Gruber OF New York that when he
was very young and looking for employ
ment he passed a lawyers office, where he
saw signNreading boy Wanted" He
the sign and rushed up to the
lawyer with 1t, placing 1t on his desk
why did you bring up, that sign?''
asked the lawyer. sEgs6 =
why keep It out any longer? am 60
ing to take the place." said young Cru
her 100 ~ 80 4 !. \, -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-04
lcopyright, 1902; by T. c. Mcclure.l

Mrs Stanton was sitting on the white
piilared piazza awaiting the arrival OF her
daily letter before she sought her room for
her afternoon siesta.
The long line of windows above were
open to catch the first faint breath from
the mountains, the breath that collects
its sweetness from deep. lying beds OF
damp moss and fern filtered through the
pine tops as it descends. &c. -.s.f
! From the window in Ellinor Carys room
just overhead came q ripple of laughter.
Ellinor herself, framed in it's curtains,
stood furnishing a dainty pair of bronze
slippers to wear that evening to the cotil-
lion. AS she perched one Of them upon the
window sill and stepped back to view the
e1ect OF, her handiwork the lace of her
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-04

Both the North-W and Milwaukee
are planning extensions to the Pacific
coast. When these extensions are built
it Will become the plain duty Of Mr.. j. J..
Hill to merge them with the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern. # he doesn't
you know, that bad man Hartman will
get control Of them and everybody knows
that would be just awful. + -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-04
Republican Times in Georgia

Lee County (Ga.l JournaI.
Money flowing in all directions. every
body is happy and paying off his debts.
our INGREDIENTS are all smiles and theiI
clerks polite as a Chesterfield: the mar
ried women look ten years younger; the
old men are out of the grunts; the Hit
tie kids as frisky as jay; the cooks pre-
pare meals on time without a frowns and
you borrow money without any exAlana-
ton Of your financial standingl