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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-23

for the establishment Of the gold stand
ard and q coinage of pesos convertible
into gold two for one dollar In gold, while
the senate bill provides for the setting UP
of the silver standard in the Philippines.
with free coinage Of silver on private ac-
count, thus imposing upon the Filipinos
a silver coin at its bullion value, and
practically carrying out in the>islands the
policy Of the free silver champions in
this country, who for twenty years tried
to force the abandonment Of the gold
standard, but were emphatically defeated.
1t is to be hoped that the house confer
rees will prevent such an Inconsistency as
the senate has sought to perpetrate.
1t is true that congress at this session
has shown little disposition to effect
needed financial legislation. Adjournment
will take place without placing our. none
tary system firmly on the gold standard,
a process which the currency law Of
March IA, 1900, failed to effect, by neg
-lecting to provide for the direct ex-
changeability between silver dollars and
gold. 1t is difficult to see why the act of
1900 should be LETT unamended in this par,
ticular. The situation, indeed suggests
that there is strength enough among the
friends of silver. to- keep, thus far, the
currency law Of 1900 in an unfortunately
incomplete condition. The United States
will not be squarely on the gold standard
until the principle OF direct exchange
ability between silver. and gold is embod-
led in the law of 1900. -
The Fowler bill has been given up for
this session. It is a measure providlng
for a comprehensive system of national
banking and currency. It has been OPP
for the popular comprehension. 1t has
been charged as device for engendering
"bank trust" to put up money rates to-
exorbitant figures and Cypress the peo-
pie, just as If people could not get rea-
sonable rates from the competitors OF
such trust, who would soon secure all
the business going and leave the trust to
"stew in its own juice" The measure,
however, stimulated a discussion and be-
gat information. The American people
are apparently not ready to adopt COM
plete new banking and currency system
at single bound. They will possess
modern, up-to-date system only step. by
step. Another business depression and
sharp money stringency will ultimately
lead to maturer reflection upon the neces-
sity of financial system which will tide
the country safely over the storm and
stress of depression. The educative cam
paign will be protracted Branch banking
now widely in use by the state banks. will
some day be permitted to the national
banks as business necessity. Ten years
from now the growth of the country and
the corresponding growth of business.
with the accompanying demand for money
and more equable distribution of loanable
funds, will have disarmed many preju-
dices which are strongly active now.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-23
LIZA
By FRANK n. SWEET

Copyright, 1902, by the s. S. Mcclure Co.
Two men were working their way through
the thick masses of palmetto. Suddenly they
paused to listen.
What a voice!" one Of them exclaimed.
"a backwoods nightingale!''
ut must be old Dobesson''s daughter" said
the other. II was here five years ago, and
she was then the widest and happiest little
thing ever saw, beautiful child with a
wonderful voice.
Again the clear tones foated out to them.
AS they died away. the first speaker drew a
long breath.
What an acquisition she would be to my
chorus!' he said. ~
His companion laughed.
There you go again. Never a f1ne voice
but you must be covetous-the penalty of
being theater manager, l suppose
A few moments later they emerged from
the palmetto. In the doorway OF cabin
which stood in the small clearing was a
young girl. At first she merely looked at
them curiously then she sprang forward with
outstretched hands.
''Mr. Lowry, for all the worl'!'' she cried,
her eyes sparkling with pleasure HITS
mighty pleasant to see you roun' az Tin.
Paw'll suttingly be glad"
And I shall he glad to see him, Liza" said
Mr.. Lowery heartily. 1--WE have had some
rare hunts together. But Row you have
grown! You were only little girl when ]
left" Then, nodding toward his companion,
he said: I've brought my friend, Mr.. Daniel
son, down TO try alligator hunting. tell
him your father is probably the best gator
guide in south Florida
The girls face clouded. -.- =.
paws in right pore shape she said. "He
was lost in the Everglades an got the shakes
pow'ful bad. I low he can't do no more
guidin' for right smart
The men looked at each other in perplexity,
seeing which the girl fastened to add:
Celeb can guide you all better'n anybody
except paw. He amt but II years ole, but
paw says what he don't know bout gators
amt worth takin lessons on
But Mr.. Lowery looked doubtful.
II remember Cleb,' he said, but 1t strikes
me that he would be rather a small chap in
case Of emergency"
Paw says that Cleb can get away with
most anything -.E
Every well, We'll try him, Of course; it is
thirty miles to the nearest settlement where
guide could be found. Now, suppose we go
in and have a talk with your father
An hour later C4eb came in, small,
freckled- face boy with quick, sharp eyes
which seemed, to take in everything Soon
after appeared Mr.. Lowery's man with the
camp equipage.
I suppose we can have the old camp site
by the creek?" Mr.. Lowery inquired.
"Suttngly, suttingly!'' responded Mr.
Dobesson heartily. You all act jest like
you was to home an help yourselves. There's
RATS of garden sass an melons spilin'."
Before night the camp was ready, and late
in the evening the two men with their young
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-23

The colonial premiers will not be so
cheerful as they were when they arrive
in London and find that the government
does not purpose to take up any imperial
trade union scheme that means tariff
war with other nations. AS a Toronto
paper puts it, the. colonial idea is to Sc
cure monopoly of the British market and
keep a monopoly of the colonial market
for the colonies. AS Britain, while sacri-
fcing herself to her colonies in this man
ner, would be earning the ill-will of the
other nations, the English can be par
doned If they are somewhat slow to see
the point. go
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-23
A SUCCESSFUL ORGANIZATION

Any one who doubts the utility of VOL
untary cooperation OF citizens bodies
with the municipal government in improv
ing the conditions of business life in
cities should study the report of the d.
rectors Of the San Francisco Merchants
Association for the year ending in May.
The report makes mention Of only such
matters as have. been brought to a CON,
clusion or are in progress. 3. .z...>s E:
From this report it appears. that the
association. was instrumental in bringing
several important conventions: to San
francisco. It has taken up. the matter
of hospital for contagious diseases and
has so far succeeded that site for the
hospital has already been chosen. 1t has
agitated so successfully for the abolition
OF cobble paving that great progress has
forms of paving. The directors have
dealt with the question Of street and
sidewalk obstruction in the wholesale and
manufacturing district and arrived at a
settlement that is satisfactory to mer-
chants, to the public and to the city au-
IAo1AeAOS' AhS ooe1Au WA'AA SOAA1IlShNeApAS
attention to details, has provided for the
sanding of certain slippery streets and
has succeeded in getting the authorities
| to provide for the parking Of an avenue.
| 1t has provided system of Endorsement
| Of worthy charities. the idea being that
| the public shall refuse to contribute to
any charity movement that Is not in
dorsed by the association. The associa-
| tion has been potent in securing an ap-
preparation for new customz house; rec
| concentration has been made that. street
lights be lit dark nights whether there is
| a moon or not. Considerable Roadway
| has been made in the work Of providing
public conveniences. An ordinance has
been drawn providing that all future
street railway extensions within certain
districts shall haye only grooyed girder
rails. THE board has recommended the
issuance OF bonds for public improves
ments. Effective work has been done In
the direction of enlarging the police
l force. Great attention has been devoted
! to. the Improvement Of county roads. The
work of. removing overhead wires has
| been pushed, and the Improvement Of the
| streets leading to railroad sheds and the
/ wharves has been recommended.
! In about all the matters mentioned the
! public authorities have accepted readily
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-23
LITERARY NOTES

The valuable report on Progress IN Piant
and Animal Breeding in the year book OF the
department OF agriculture for 1901, written by
Willet NJ. Hays. NJ. A, Of the Minnesota
agricultural experiment station, has been re-
printed in separate pamphlet form, with illus
trations IT is "a valuable handbook on thN
subject indicated.
John Lane, Bodley Head. New York, an
nounces William Watson's lode on the Coro-
nation of King Edward VII IN a limite4
edition of $50 copies on Japanese vellunl.
This ode is said by those who have read 1t
to be "a masterpiece of reflective thought. +"
The Ten Story Book for July contains
clever stories by Rudyard Kipling: (''Tha
Story of Muhammad Din'); Elizabeth c.
waltz (.'Tne King Rides'D, R. ID. Weston
C"The Alteration of Filkin'D; Dorothy Dix
(.The End of the PIay'D, and others. Chica-
60 Daily Story Publishing company.
Mcclure, Phillips & Co., New York. an
nounce "The Making of a Statesman. To-
gether with Other Stories of Georgia Life.
by Joel Chandler Harris
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat does not
quite enjoy that fur collar always visitle
about w. D. fjowells' neck in the publishes
pictures of him, and remarks: "For years
have we looked with sratiaed eyes UPON the
pio tured lineaments of this, one OF our favor-
lite noyelists and literary critics. put never
do we remember that that fur collar was
missing The temperature may nave been
ranging among the nineties, but nevertheless
there It was encrcling the neck of Its distin-
guished vearer who bore no signs upon hia
face that he was suffering discomfort. Per.
hans he hesitated to leave it off, fearing this
rayares Of moths, or maybe it is a precious
which ne will not permit out OF MY
sight It matters not where Mr.. Howeiis
nortra1t appears-in the LITERARY Digest, tns
Century. Book News Harper's Weekly. Co.'S
Tiers or Leslie's-there will be that collar. az
;nssparable from him as the halo around ST
Rartholomew's head 1t must have been an
exnersiye adornment to his coat one Jay.
No less tben four inches broad. prooaDfy OF
the finest fur mink OF beaver or silver sray
fox. many seasons have passed over u ANU
vet 1t looks we'll. 1t must have received sA-
ceIlent care. Has Mr.. Howelis rec1Se ior
preserving furse II he has, 1t snoutd ne
given to the public. We know Mr. no"eiis.
kindly disposition and gentle nelpluiness ~"
we'll IA believe that he would selhshiy Keep
secret tn himself that would prove 50 vaiuaoie
- tho world. If he thought the world wanted
~ We do not blame him for wearing the
ao,,.r He looks exceptionally we'll in 1t. Il
Is nna-Iookin,s collar aud Mr.. Howells is e
Ane-tookiue man. but he ought to sit Tor an
otner picture, and all the magazines and Illus
rated papers should reverently lay away tns
ore With the filrZ collar
Jol7n Alexander Dowie, the Chicago Ell.
iah.,' has forbidden the children of Zion 10
raad .,Mother Goose, and other familiar story
hooks for children: even .Alice's Adventures
in wonderland" is excluded. John Aie&andS
is downright cruel to the children.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-23
The FAIR.

The Minnesota state fair is such per-
ennial success nowadays that people are
apt to take the recurring agricultural ex-
positions in the same matter of-fact way
that they take the daily happenings of
life. Familiarity with the success of
this great institution has not exactly
bred contempt, but it has bred a lack OF
realization Of what the fair has accom-
plished and will yet do for the state. S.
The intelligent interest always taken
by the management in blooded cattle,
which has led to Increasing exhibits Of fine
cattle at the annual fairs. has stimulated
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-23


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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-23
: Our LEADING CUSTOMER

From Washington come extracts from
latest reports of our consuls IN England
showing that there is no slackening in the
demand for American manufactures in the
Unit ed Kingdom, although the British
people are becoming as antagon1st1c to-
ward, American goods as they have been
for some time toward the manufactures
of Germany.
The economic features of our devices IN
manufactured products Is the attraction,
for an Englishman is not addicted to the
use of devices which do not help him in
the domestic and business and
manufacturing realms simply because
they are made in England. He used to 40
So. but he takes his American art icles now
as a matter of course. There Is no DOUBT
that American manufacturers will supply
a large percentage of the $15O.o00,000
worth of mining machinery which English
experts tell us will be taken in South
Africa during the next five years. Within
a year over hundred thousand homes
will have to be made there, and agr1cultu-
raj machinery will be in large demand,
large purchases Of such articles having
already been made in this country during
the past few months. About Is per cent
Of the mining drills used in South Africa
are made in this country and one firm In
Pennsylvania has just shipped 200 tons OF
drills thither. The advantage England
has had in the fight for South African
trade is disappearing, for the new consol1-
dations of shipping in this country, the
Morgan merger and the Lewis Nixon COM
bination, will surely improve American
direct shipping to South African ports
and sharply compete with the British
combine in that service to the advantage
of our trade.
It is noticeable that leading British
shipbuilding firm recently ordered 10000
tons of steel plates from an American
house, and that deep anxiety exists IN
England over the sudden development Of
American shipping interests. 1t had been
thought that it was an impossible thing
for Americans to have'a merchant marine
which would endanger British interests,
by reason OF, our navigation laws and ap-
parent dependence upon large government
bounties to keep a freight fleet afoat.
While the advocates of big bounties for
shipping were toiling to- convince congress
that the Frye subsidy bill was the only
route to betterment of our merchant ma
rine, the Morgan syndicate suddenly
| launched the Atlantic shipping combina-
ton, absorbing several great trans-Atlan-
tic lines of steamships and that movement
has been followed by the Nixon combina-
tion, which will soon be the most COM
pletely equipped and 7self-contained ship
| building plant in the world.
| The promoters of these two combina-
tions give notice that they are proceeding
to business without a dollar of subsidy
and without any purpose Of seeking sub
sides. They are beginning the restora-
| tion of the supremacy of our country on
the sea and it is no marvel that the Brit
ish shipping interest looks askance upon
! the proceedings. The invasion of Brit
aims salt water preserve by our Ameri-
cans is subject of bitter contemplation
! by John Bull; 49,.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-23
TWO WORDS FOR K1rrREpGE

= "~eSSNA tEa
United States Senator Kittredge of South
Dakota, takes pride in his ability to resist
the wiles Of newspaper reporters. Long ago
Senator Hanna remarked this trait of the
taciturn Dakota statesman and frequently
took delight in sending newspaper men to
Interview him.
/ On ono Of these occasions a metropolitan
reporter, after plying Senator Kittredge with
questions 70 which he received only crisp
answers OF Yes or NO finally asked:
Whats the largest city in South Dakota?'
Sioux Falls, came the unexpected reply.
At once the reporter walked to Senator
Hanna, who was sitting near by, and re-
marked:
B. i've got a good beat on all the other
boys
/. ..How.s that" inquired Mr.. Hanna, in un-
disguised surprise.
Why answered the reporter. latter
working for half all hour trying TO teach that
South Dakota mummy to talk. I've actually
added tho words Sioux Falls to his vocabu-
Larry"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-23

The seed tradesmen are to hold a ma
tional convention here this week. Minne-
apolis people hope that the weather will
favor them and that they will be satisfied
with their entertainment while here. The
seed men do not constitute very numer-
GUS body, bat their business is one Of
great Importance to agriculture, and
something of the Same interest attaches
to their meeting that does to conventions
of northumberland farmers Institutes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-23
DEmocRAcY's FRU1TLEss QUEST

TT luulAudpOIlS JOuTnal.
It looks now as If the democratic party
might have to go into the next campaign
with such issues and weapons as it can i'm
provise for the occasion Thus far all its
efforts to find either have failed. Since its
last fasco in trying to administer the national
government, resulting in it's expulsion from
power in 1896, it has divided its energies be-
tween trying to prevent successful admin
istration by the republicans and to discover
some issue on which it may hope to regain
power. It has not succeeded in either. The
country was never more prosperous. the gov
eminent was never more efficiently admins
tered and the democracy is foundering about
as hopelessly as ever in search Of an issue.
In their present frame of mind almost any
old thing will do.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-23
SOLUTION OF TWO PROBLEMS
PhiIadelphia I,edpe'

!. ~ Philadelphia, Ledger.
If oil can be used successfully as fuel in the
navy, as Admiral Melvilles experiments indi-
cate that it can. it can be used equally we'll
elsewhere, and If its combustion can be made
so. complete as to produce no smoke. as ex-
periments elsewhere indicate that It can, here
is a solution of both the smoke problem and
the coal problem. Of course, it will he a long
time before oil comes into general use as
fuel, even under the most favorable auspices,
because the change from coal involves costly
changes in apparatus; but it is satisfactory to
know that we have an efficient substitute for
coal, whether we choose to use 1t or not
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-23
A FAILURE IN DISFRANCHIsEMEN
~ New York Tribune.

Louisiana is learning that the disfranchise-
ment of the negro under color of law is not
so easy as the makers Of the new constitu-
ton imagined it. They believed that the I'M
position of poll tax of 81 a year would, OPP
crate, if not practically to eliminate the ne
gro vote, at least to render it harmless from
the southern point Of view, But the report
Of the secretary OF state for the year 1900
shows that the white voters, and not the ne
groes have neglected or refused to pay their
poll taxes, and that, in spite of property and
educational qualifications and grandfather
clauses" the blacks legally entitled to vote
are still overwhelmingly in the majority in
q number of parishes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-23

London boarding houses patronized by
Americans have formed trust. That's
hardly right. The trust, we have always
Understood, was an exclusive American
institution, used to squeeze money out of
American citizens. If we can't get away
lief?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-23

The American invasion has aroused
John Bulls patriotism to such an extent
that it is now considered tactful to keep
the American label off. our goods. Pulling
off the label under such conditions is
something like pulling down the flag, but
it is: comforting to know that, we keep on
selling more goods to John, just the same.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-23
ECHO OF "THE EMPIRE IS PEACE


Now, here is the Boston Herald declaring
that it would be good thing for all the
world Il Pierpont Morgan could bring the
merchant marine Of the world into 4 single
combination or trust. If all the ships sailing
the ocean were denationalized, says this expo
nent Of free trade. there would no longer be
any need of battleships and cruisers, and the
world would lapse into condition OF general
peace. And 1t might have added that there
Is not a trust in the world which cannot
promise peace If guaranteed the entire con-
troll OF the whole OF the business in its Hire.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-23

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every evening, except Sunday, at
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-23
The CHARGE AGAINST THE MAYOR

Mayor Ames to-day pleaded mot gull
offering a bride to members of the board
of county commissioners to induce them
to elect his private secretary 10 the office
of sheriff. in which Office there recently
occurred vacancy. "a: - ,
The action against the mayor seems to
from that followed hitherto in the prose-
cution Of some of his subordinates. The
character of the offense charged, however,
can hardly be regarded as less serious.
For. If the charge be true, was it so
very remotely connected wifi the gen.
unearthed in the police department..
If Mayor Ames sought to make his pri
vate secretary sheriff the reasons for it.
are not difficult to understand. The sher-
ifs office bad been very active in further
ing the prosecution OF gamblers and in
other ways interfering with the opera
lions of the Glasses Of criminals which
have been, shown to have enjoyed peculiar
privileges at the hands of the municipal
police. So long as the sheriff's office was
disposed to take hand in enforcing po-
lice regulations it. would be impossible for
the police department to grant that pro-
lection to "big mitt"l men and others
which was necessary to the most success
full prosecution Of that thriving industry.
The occupation Of the office of sheriff,
however, by one acting in harmony with
the police department. would have had
the situation cinched so far as affordine
protection to criminals is concerned.
There would then have been a monopoly
OF the law enfrcing power OF the city and
county, and the desirability of effecting
such a monopoly, after the activities of
the sheriff's office in interfering with the
license granted to gamblers and other
criminals by the police department, is so
clear as to require no explanations.
This view Of the case makes the prose-
cution of the mayor on the charge pre-
ferred entirely consistent with the prose-
cutions already under way because the Of
tense charged, If committed, would appear
to be contributary in an essential par
ticular to the success of the collision
shown to have existed between the police
department. and the criminal classes.