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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-24

y DULUTH-The Duluth BoaL Club Reelected
to the presidency George Spencer, Of the Board
Of Trade The club will build a $1,000 boat,
house -Rumor has 1t that the Minnesota
Mining and Oliver Iron Mining companies will
be merged. 81 Is
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-24
SOLDIER is DEAD
Michael Mitchell! of St. Cloud strick
en- With Paralysis.
to The Journal

Special to The Journal.
St. cloud, MINI, April 24.-Michael
Mitchell, a veteran of the Third New
Hampshire, died suddenly of paralysis
last night, aged So years. He was an ap-
pIicant for the position Of special quar-
antine officer and was in physician
office securing Endorsements when strlck-
en-. He had a wife and five small chill
1rnn 80 5sSs i
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-24

sANDsTONE-A new school, costing sac, 900,
was dedicated. State Superintendent Olsen,
State Inspector Rankin, County Superinten-
dent B1ankenship and j. Adam Bede delivered
addresses, 5sIsS T. 81
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-24

LA CROssE--Th packet Lion, plying be-
tween La Crosse and! Wabasha, was given up
for. lost. "A high wind prevailed, and, the
steamer was driven against the rocky shore.
The passengers became panic-stricken and it
was. with difficulty that wholesale drowning
was ayerted ,s.Tesf -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-24
WISCONSIN,

THQRP-Fred sI4aak shot his wife during a
faahil y quarrel, and her recovery is doubtful.
sPARTA-sparta has granted d franchise
to capitalists who intend to construct an elecz
trio railway. to Melrose, touching the towns
of Cataract and Burr Oak. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-24

5ffen o he
Dells> -Papsr and Pulp company's plant re-
fused to work with non-union: help, walked
out and were paid of. 4 1t is expected two
machines will be running tomorrow.
The Forrest City times., 1902-06-06

ing disposition among the republic ans of both houses to let the presi- dent know that they are not dispose ed to take orders from him as to Iegisla- tive policy.
 No doubt he is a less bigoted protec- tioni>t than the most of them, and they may be actuated largely by de sire to punish him for his more liberal leaningS.
 But there is reason to believe they are actuated in q much greater de- gree by resentment aroused by his mil itarN style of laying his commands on the legislative branch of the govern ment and his threats of punishment in case of disobedience of orders.
 Mir, Roosevelt has developed the qualities of a military dictator rather than those of q political leader under republican government. and a pretty strong expression of resentment is no more than natural. and k likely o pro- duce rather wholesome effect
The Forrest City times., 1902-06-06
DEPENDS ON PLACE OF BIRTH.
Ss't becnuse One Has Seen snow one May Not know All About
 Evcrythiag.

When the young man from Florida eims 10 i've in New ork nc woke up one morn. ms last winter and, going to the window, he looked out on what was to nm a novel scene It was Snowstorm, the first ne had ever seen.
 Jumping into his clothes. he ran into the street. He stopped and gathered handfuls or snow and threw them m the air; he pumped into drift and sent it flying with ms feet; he finally lay down and rolled in It tall this time shouting and laughing at the top of his voice.
 One of the crowd which had gathered to watch his antics went up to him and told hun how his mother used to cure fits and volunteered 10 try it on him.
 haven't any" the young man said.
 hats the matter with you, thcn?"
 hy,. don't you sec the snow" les, l sec 1t. What of 1t? have seen Il before"
 Well, haven't said the Florida young man.
 What! You never saw snow before ?" asked the astonished questioner
 Never. Seems strange to you, don't 1t !" Tt heats any sample of verdancy I ever ran across
 "oh, don't know" unused the Florida cracker, according to the New York Mail and Express. Did you ever see an alligator eating a black boy No? Well. you are not so many, after all I have seen 1t many times. And. throwing a handful of snow down his shirt collar he pursued his joyous Rambols.
The Forrest City times., 1902-06-06
PRESS COMMENTS.

The Hanna presidential boom may be handled now without any dan ger of Chicago Tribune Rep).
 However. there is a good-sized chunk of President Roosevelt's party that il k a distinct honor to have alien ated.- Detroit Free Press.
 Republican papers are busiIy an- nouncing that the ship subsidy bill is dead. The people will not be deceived by that trick. It has been laid over until after the congressional elections, and that is all-Indianapolis Senti- nel.
 Republicans are trying to keep in the middle of the road. But they will find il hard to keep straight and strong in the middle west where good republicans are openly declaring that the tariff k responsible for the trusts.
 \. '. Weekly.
 The conduct of the war in the Philippines will be decisive factor in the campaign of 1904. unless in the meantime it's inhunanity k disproyed. ar those accountable for any atrocities have been Summarily dealt with.-Chi- cago Record-Ilerald (RepO.
 There k something touching in the spectacle of Mir. Hanna roOsting on the white house steps in the chill gray of the morning awiting an oppor- tuuity to importune the president in behalf of Rathbone. the convicted loot CT of the Cuban postal system. Times change. Mir. Hanna once commanded. Chicago Chronicle.
 Frecr trade is really the cry, And that must come. The case was put SD clearly and convincingly by Mir. Mckinley at Buffalo that the longer the country ponders the sub- iect the stronger the demand is for such changes in the tariff schedules as will bring them in accord with the times. The period of exclusive ness is past" Free trade, properly so-called. is neither possible nor de- sirable, but freer trade is now one of the most pressing necessities of our national well-being. Washington Star Repl.
The Forrest City times., 1902-06-06
pr. JckylI and Mir, Hyde.

"A wig can make the greatest diff. ference in mans appearance" sai0 the hotel clerk. 'I never realized this fully until this morning, when the third floor chambcrmaid announced that two men were occupying room SIS, and she was sure that only one man was registered. She said this had been going on for a week or more. Hooked up the register, and found that room SIS was assigned to one man, and set out to investigate. The chambermaid said she had on several occasions seen a baldheaded man in dressing gown going and coming from the room to the bath, and then had noticed another man with curly black hair leave the room few minutes later. As delicately as l could 1 preached the matter to the fellow who l remembered had regis. tered-the one with the curly black hair-and he insisted upon explaining how the mi.apprehension had occurred by removing his wig, He wasn't at all sensitive about t."-Philadelrhia Rec. ord.
The Forrest City times., 1902-06-06
A LITTLE NONSENSE.

friend--"iou say your son is ex. travagant?" "Extravagant, Hes an incarnatc income taN.''-Town and Country.
 First kid-'You ought to be ashamed to tell lies. Ain't you learned that in Sunday school?" Second Kid No; we ain't got so far as that yet" -Detroit Free Press.
 More Evidence There k nothing SO sweet as the sound of her voice. .'' declared the young lover. "She seems to think so." put in the jealous lady, Baltimore American.
 Philanthropic Old Lady Cto little boy caressing dos)-"That is right, little boy. always be kind to animals" Lit tie BoX-"l es'm. I'll have this tin can tied to his tail soon's I've got him quiet. Punch.
 He tsavagely)-"I was a fool to mar " you!" She (sueetly) - won't dis pute that point But. just think, it was only after associating with me that you even suspected yoarself."- Town and Country.
 Little Walter was eating lunch. when he gave his arm sudden shovel. and down went his glass of milk. "I knew you were going to spill that" said mamma. angrily. Well if you knew" !" queried Walter. "why didn't you tell me 2-Collier's Weekly.
 Wife (reading) "Anothcr mysteri. ous suicide unknown man throws himself from cliff" Husband (thoughtfully) Pet his wife was at the bottom of it." Wife" "Charles," Illus band (hurriedly) )-"Of the cliff my love, not the suicide. e."-Collier' Week. ly.
 Tohin3" Charley wouldn't go under the ladder, of course; he's supcrsti- tious. you know. But in passing around it he fell and fractured his leg. Belton-'And what did he say to that? Must have cured him of his foolishness." Tobin="No: he said it was lucky he didn't go under the lad- der. The fall in that ease would prob ably have killed him. ."-Boston Tram script
The Forrest City times., 1902-06-06
TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER.
komc Popular Errors as to Meteor. otogy Are Corrected by WeIi-
 known Scientist.

In recent paper sent to the Amer. ican Geographical society Prof Gan. nett, of the United States geological survey, treats of number of popu- lar errors in metcorology and geog- raphy. A few of his points are sum- marized in what follows:
 Forests and Rainfall.-An example of the persistence of errors is the idea that the presence or absence of forests has an influence on the amount of rainfall. Some keen ob- servers long ago detected the fact that forested regions enjoyed heav- fer rainfall than those not forcstcd, and jumped to the conclusion that rainfall was produced by forests, and that the removal of forests dimiu- ishcd the rainfall. Looking over the earth he found many treeless desert regions and forthwith instanccd them as frightful examples of mans waste. fitness. Syria, northern Africa. parts of Italy, arc often quoted as illustra. tions of mans destruction of climate In reply, man can certainly plead not guilty. The geography of this Mcdi- terranean region, the confguration of land and water, and the direction of the prevailing winds, are such as to give it light rainfall-forests or no forest. The situation is really this. Want of rain prevents the growth of trees; want of trees does not prevent rain.
 Forests and FIoods.-Another per sistent error is the belief that floods in our rivers are moro frequent than formerly because of the cutting down of forests in their drainage basins It IS probable that the clearing of land by cutting away forests and un- dcrgrowth does change the regimen of streams, increasing their flood height and diminishing the flow at low stages. In other words, water probably runs off or eyaporates more rapidly from bare ground than from ground covered with forests. But where the forests arc cut away the ground is seldom left bare; it is cul. tivated or quickly becomes covered with bushes which hold the water quite as effectively as forests. The main fact is, however, that the floods in our rivers are no greater or more frequent now than in the past.
 Climates and Ocean Currents=The well-known mild climate of the north west coast of America is commonly attributed to the Japan current. The gulf stream is supposed to have the same influence on the western coasts of Europe. etc. But can it be sup posed that the Japan current, how ever warm it may be when it leaves the tropics, retains any apprceiable excess of heat after a journey of 6,000 miles in northern attitudes? As a matter of fact. no trace of this cur rent reaches the shores of North America. In the north Atlantic the condition is much the same. The gulf stream disappears as current long | before the British isles are reached.
The Forrest City times., 1902-06-06
OUR NATIONAL POSITION.
Foreign Feeling Toward the United d states Greatly Changed by
 Recent Events.

Three events that happen to be al- most simultaneou. remind us of our pleasant relations with all foreign poWers-the complimentary visit of Prince Henry of Germany. the pan European assurance of good will To us during our war with Spain and of present friendship. and the influence of the Pau-American conference at Mex ico in allaSing the South and Central American suspicion of Us. Instead of entan9ling alliances. therefore, which it was to be feared would follow our activities and responsibilities as a world power. we have gained not only far greater esteem than we ever enjoyed before, but apparently also (and We think surely) tirmer basis for perpetually amicable relations, says Worlds Work.
 The nations of the earth speak two languages in their foreign relations and only two-thc language of pow CT and the language of trade. We know them both and we have shown that we know them both. The old feeling of indifference or of contempt with which we were long regarded has, therefore, naturally given place to a feeling of very much greater re- spect than we ever before inspired.
 There is this difference between the former attitude of the Old World to us and its present attitude. Here toforc individuals and certain sec tions of public opinion in every for cign country had an enthusiastic re- gard for the institutions of the re- public. but foreign governments themselves. courts and rulers and chancellors and military opinion. held LIS in slight esteem, as
 "Unkempt, disreputable. vast"
 And not unnaturally. But three re- cent events have greatly changed their feeling toward us. These three events were the demonstration of our naval efficiency; our acceptance of "colonial" responsibilities and our success against all preconccivcd no tions of the ability of a republic to do such task, and our rapid devel- opment of q foreign trade. For these reasons foreign governments themselves, as well as intelligent non official foreign opinion, now regard Us more highly. And the evidences that they give of this esteem are not the less pleasing because they hap pen to come in somewhat cmbarrass- ing profusion. If Uncle sam blushes while he bows. we trust that he will be forgiven. for in recent years he has had occasion to feel to express as best he could many new emotions.
The Forrest City times., 1902-06-06
THE SHIP SUBSIDY GAME.
Republicans Sec the Mistake of Fore ing the Job Upon the Rcluct-
 mt Country.

When the Morgan steamship trust was formed, it was expected that the great railroad companies carrying frcight~ to and from the Atlantic sea- board were behind the arrangement It is this colossal combination of rail- road and steamship lines that will die tate rates of freight not merely from the Seaboard. but from the wheat and corn fields of the far west. Ii was the fear that they would be cut out of their share of ocean carriage or driven ta q disastrous warfare of com petition that compelled the Hamburg American and Bremen steamship com panies to sacrifice their independence and enter the combination. II is now announced from London that the rail- road and steamship alliance k ap- preaching conSummatiou.
 Yet in the midst of these arrange mcnts. sals the Philadelphia Record the advocates of steamship subsidy arc stil insisting on the passage of the Hanaa-FrNe bill. and the house committee on merchant marine is holding daily sessions to consider the propriety of faNorably reporting the bill. The inereduIou~ farmers of thr west are still told that subsidy k nee essary in order To enable American Shipowucrs to compete with Euro- peans. and thus lessen the cost of freights for American exports. This is said Whitc American ship companies have entered into an alliance with the same Europeans. under the leadership of an American hnancier. to prevent
The Forrest City times., 1902-06-06
Aliens ulcerine Salve

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The Forrest City times., 1902-06-06
ROOSEvELT'S MILITARY STYLE
a"nIities or Dictator Have Been De- veiopcd ny the Strenuous
 President

There k a manifest disposition among the republicans at the national capital to rebel against the leader ship of Mir. Roosevelt, who, under our political system, Is eN-officio leader of the party tu which he is indebted for his election.
 In the matter of Cuban reciprocity. as to which he was especially em. phatic and peremptory, his party in the house accepted his leadership only with the greatest reluctance, and then with such reservations as to make It little better than no leadership at all, says the Chicago Chronicle
 In the senate. where the republicans are Tn great hurry to get home be- lore more exposures of the necessary effects of the imperial policy make their party prospects more dismal. it appears to be the case that in selecting the measures which must be put through in order to save the credit of the party the Cuban bill has been left out.
 This k the more significant. because the strenuous leader in the white house has proclaimed his purpose to reeonVene congress immediately in ex- tra session in case it shall be SO con- tnmactous as to adjourn without a sat isfaetorS Cuban bill.
 Whatever the sentiment may be as to the merits of Cuban reciprocity and as to the duty of the United States in the matter. and whatever may be the influence of the beet sugar trust. ii is evident enough that there is a prevail
The Forrest City times., 1902-06-06

ocean competition. Every new ocean, going ship launched on the Atlantic scaboard would receive it's subsidy as soon a. built and be absorbed in the combination at the expense of the American people. Without whipping the devil around the stump. the sub sidy might as well be given 10 the rail road trunk lines at once
 The senate k by no means so quick to respoud to public sentiment as the house. whose members must confront their constituencies every two years. But no less than seven republican sen ators opposed the subsidy bill, all though if was recommended by sue cessive republican national conven- tionS and pushed by Chairman Hanna as a party measure entitled to the loyal support of all republicans. In vain senator Frye and senator Depew pleaded with unction that republican principles demanded the protection of all American industries, whether bv duties or bN subsidies. and that the American shipping industry should not be excluded from this protection. The party whip could not lash the repub- lican senators of Wisconsin. Iowa and New Hampshire into support of a scheme that is daily becoming by force of events more repulsivc to the peo- pie.
 In the house opposition to subsidy has been growing among the repub- licanS since the beginning of the ses- sion. while the democrats are unani- mously against the scheme. This change among the republicans is due. not SD much to a wholesome senti- mcnt against such legislative favor itsm as to a lively sense of the po- litical consequences of forcing this subsidy job upon reluctant country. The prospect of the republican control of the next house iS precarious enough. and If 's feared. with just reason, that subsidy k too heavy burden to be borne. Hence the subsidy bill will not be passed in this session of con GrssS, and in the march of events the pleas in it's favor will be still weaker before the next session. But the coun- try will not readily forget that the republican leaders have done their ut- most in behalf of n dangerous scheme to throw millions of public money into the lap of great steamship companies nndcr the pretcnsc of serving the American merchant marine-in face Of all the evidence of the useless ex. travaGance of the policy.
The Forrest City times., 1902-06-06
Woman soldier of the Revolution.

The memory of Deborah Sampson Gannett, the woman soldier of the revolutionary war, who fought under the name of Robert Shurtlef. was honored lately at a banquet at Shar- on, Mass. where she lived more than 40 years. Her body lies in Rock ridge cemetery, in that town. where the grave is frequently pointed out to visitors. The banqueting hall was decorated with the national colors. and intermingled in large letters were the historic names: Deborah Sampson, Mary Lyon. Anne Hutch. ingson and Hannah Dustin. In a conspicuous place was a placard on which were the words: "I Was There. This referred to Deborah Sampson's oft repeated saying in her lectures on the battles in which she had participated while dressed as a man. One of the speakers during the evening suggested that these words be placed upon Sharon's town seal. Boston Herald.
The Forrest City times., 1902-06-06

The apparent effort to quiet the Philippine outrage question leads to singular logical contradiction. AL though Gen. Smith has been acquitted by the ourt-martial which. with the antccedent avowals of his counsel. can only mean that his order is iusti- fed - Gen. ChafTee has ordered the stoppage of the water-curing and has resciudcd the order of concentration camps in Laguna and Batangas prov inces. Ii it be true as argued that wa tercuring and killing are absolutely essential to the process of benevolent assimilation. then the order to stou such things must be wrong. If the or der is right, then the finding of the court-martial must be a defiance.-N. '. WarlG.
The Forrest City times., 1902-06-06
Good IteasOn.

She--Nhy are you so pensire? He--Bccause you are 50 expensive --Somcryille Journal.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-13
Metaia.

NEW YORK, Aug. 12s-Yesterday's
weak copper market was followed TODAY
by further sagging off of prices and
WEAKNESS OF undertone. The lower basis
STIMULATING an active demand. and a
good business was transacted in electro
lyt1c amounting to 1000 900 pounds al
together, as follows: 100000 pounds for
Il;627sc, and for the same, deliveries two
lois OF 100000 pounds each, at II Soc
AT the close of the market the tone ruled
sun weak and offerings were freely made
closed at 11121s @11.40c; lake. II. 100
11.8215c; electrolytic 11.6O6IL621hc- and
casting at IL. 50@11.60c. English prices also
suffered declines, spot and futures both
for spot and ESQ IS Sd for futures. Lib
eral offerings of tin in the local market
coupled with an absence of demand from
SPECTATORS or consumers broke prices
To-Day about 80 points on snot- the mar
ket closing weak at the cecline. Spot
closed at 2S.20@2S.5Oc. The London
market reported a drop of 15s for the
day, presumably due to the same causes
which influenced the local decline. Spot
closed at 9126 los and futures at -a124
5S.
In lead there was little change noted,
and prices remained as last quoted Spot
closed steady at 41sc. London was I'M
changed at Ell Is Sd. SpeIter ruled firm
on moderate demand and absence of
offerings. Spot was quoted at 5.45c The
English market was unchanged at els,
LIS Cd.
Domestic iron was in fair demand for
the season and foreign undertone. Prices
were unchanged. Warrants were nominal;
No. l foundry, northern. $23@25; No.
foundry, northern, $22@2S; No. 1 foun-
dry southern, $22@2S; No. foundry,
changed at 56S Sd. and Middlesboro a trif1e
higher at 51s 7hd.