The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-20
TRIED TO WORK WI.
One Church Which Caught the Chi
nese Both Ways.
THE VACANCY AT ST. PIERRE
Not n Great Rush of Candidates for
the Vacant Volcanic Con-
~ Esulate.
Kixil L.

From The journal Bureau. Room, x6. Poss
Building, Hnshtn0ton.
Washington, May 2G.-The vacancy in
the consular service occasioned by the
death of Consul Prentis, at st. Pierre,
which is notable among such vacancies by
the fact that there has not beena rush of
applicants for his place, suggests a good
story which Secretary Hay related to
friends a few days ago.:
There was a post in South America in
the tropical region on the East coast,
which was so unhealthful that it is 10
small matter to get any consul to stay
there" said the secretary 'At last, we
found a man who seemed to thrive under
the climate and on the malaria after
number of years service, however, his
less fortunate wife succumbed to the con-
ditions and died; he resigned the position
and came home: Several years passed
by when the department received letter
from him stating that he had married
again, and lad about made no his mind
that he would like to. go back with his
new wife to the old consulship." ~.
Working Minister Wa.
| Behind the recent announcement in the
| local newspapers here that the Chinese
| minister had decided not to lecture for
| the benefit of the Washington Heights
| Presbyterian church there is little in
cident illustrating the relations Of this
country TO the orient. TIE clergyman,
| in giving out the notices on Sunday, an
| nCunced that the contribution to foreign
missions was designed for use in China,
| saying that he hoped by another year that
| the church would be able to maintain a
| missionary of its own in that country.
With hardly break in the steady flow
| of announcements he went on to say that
a lecture would be given for the benefit
| of the church on the 18th by WI Ting
Fang, the Chinese minister. the proceeds
of which would go toward lifting the debt.
| This may be regarded. perhaps, as catch
ing the Chinese both coming and going.
But Minister WI for some reason backed
out, and announced that the notice vas
made through a misunderstanding.
Taxation With Little Represents
| - - ton. ~
IA measure in which the country should
! be interested is the proposal to give the
representative of Porto Rico in this cap
ital the standing Of a territorial dele
gate, instead of leaving him hanging in
the air. as a commissioner, " with Ill
defined powers and privileges: It is
disgrace that the representative OF 500,
600 people should have to sit in the spec
| tators' gallery, and when he wants to see
a member OF the house wait IN the lobby
while sending in his card. -: Delegates
from our territories with much smaller
population and fewer interests, have tho
privileges of the floor ard Of debate. II
is often forgotten even that they have not
the privilege of voting, and the other da!
many members were caught by the play
full allusior that Rodev of New Mexico
was going to vote for the bill to admit his
territory to the union. A facetious mem
Der of the house tried this on a number o
his associates as they filed into the cloal
room and he received. all sorts of ex
CARNATIONS of surprise before anybod.
CHANGED to remark that Rodey did no
vote for anything. ~-.l,s.s~. ..--..-
Il -. ., w. w. Jermane.