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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-09

1t is pleasing to observe that the ceded
townships of the Red Lake reservation and
the agricultural lands Of the reservations
affected by the Morris law are to pass into
private ownership only on terms that in
sure ownership by actual occupants Of the
land. In the Red Lake townships the land
is to be sold at auction in Quarters at
not less than 81 an acre, but In addition
actual residence for five years is required
to perfect a title. The I4eech Lake reser-
walton lands may be taken up by home
steaders, who must pay the Indians $1.25
an acre and occupy them for five years.
There is no wiser policy than one that
looks to making the owner; and tiller6 6 the
soil one and the same. Landlordism is a
curse in any country. Most of the woes
of Ireland and probably half those Of rural
England flow from Nonresident ownership
of land Coincident ownership and occu- :
parcy usually means contentment. sepa-
rate the two and you. get an unhappy
tenant and a dissatisfied owner. Also,
too, you get poor farmer, instead Of a
good farmer, and an imitation capitalist
| instead Of a. worker. = '.s 5'.@.-~
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-09
AT THE THEATERS
Bijou-"Yon -Yonson.''


Yon Yonson'' has fallen upon evil davs,3
Time was when this play presented claims
to serious consideration. In the hands
OF Gus fIeege Yon was a manly. likab1e
fellow-an excellent type of the young
Swedish Immigrant Then Heege died
and Ben Hendricks succeeded him Hen
dricks>wls not Of Scandinavian birth, but
he succeeded in mastering the dialect and
the characteristics of the race and he was
successful. Next came Knute Erickson
like Heege, a Swede born, and in some
respects the best actor of the trio. Erick-
son made a name for himself in the role,
which probably accounts for the fact that
we have another Erickson in the part this
season. Unlike his predecessor however,
this new Erickson is not Swede, nor
has heo been able to understand the
Swedish character. His dialect is ,inde-
fensible;. his acting is without excuse.
Whatever his name or nationality, the
Swedish character is not for him nor he
for it. A more complete failure than his
work In the part it would be difficult to
imagine: = : .
However, 'Nelse Erickson is not
unique in this regard. The company in
support is almost uniformly bad from star
to utility man. Sidney Craven does fairly
well as a colored servant; and Miss Flor
ence Gear Is commonplace as Grace Jen-
nings. The others are below mediocrity.
.-. j. S. Lawrence.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-09
Not So Bad.

A mysterious murder was committed in
Buffalo a week ago. The search for the
murderer has uncovered an unsavory mess
of immortality in a certain class in Buffalo.
These facts led a Buffalo preacher to say
yesterday: -.
America is fast following the steps of
the old Roman empire. The home is de-
spised; children are an encumbrance--a
poodle dog Is OF more value than a baby.
Wealth and pride consume the life blood
of the nation, and aristocractic weaknesses
sap our democratic vigor.
There probably never was a revelation
of a little piece of local social gangrene
in any part Of any nation that some Jere-
miah did not arise and infer therefrom the
decadence and ruin of the nation.
What has a little spot of rottenness in
a. little section of Buffalo society to do
with our national. .vigor or soundness?', In
the healthiest body there are always dead
and dying cells. In the best nation there
are always immoral and worthless individ-
uals. From time to time they come to
the surface Of the body social, and many
hastily conclude that the whole body must
be about as bad as they are.
Scandals of the Buffalo sort are, per-
haps, especially frequent among what are
| sometimes called ''our best people, This
| phrase too often means the people with
the most money or the most, ostentatious
manner of living. Mere social :conspicuity
| is no indication Of worth or real import
ance in the community. immortality in
/ this class is no criterion of the condition Of
society as a whole. . Our real best people
are now as sound as they ever were, and
1 among a, certain class of frivolous pleas
! ure seekers, there is probably no more
rottenness now than in the days of Aaron
Burr. =
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-09
A Little Municipal Tonic.

The public is doubtless we'll pleased
that the current investigation of the city's S
accounts and accounting methods is to be
objection to including which was made,
for some not very intelligible reason.
There Is little doubt that the investiga
tors will find many matters that need
Strengthening up and reforming. There is
little apprehension that any scandal will
be unearthed. but tits likely that 1t will
be shown that the city has not been con-
Quoted in a businesslike manner.
Some fourteen years ago then Controller
Calderwood said that Minneapolis system
of bookkeeping might do for a small
town, but had long since been outgrown.
We have the Same system still. - -
It seems that the depletion of the re
volving fund, a fund that is theoretically
perpetual and should be nearly so prac-
tically, is largely a matter of bookkeeping.
This fund. has been called upon to- pay
larger amounts for improvements than
would be returned to 1t by special as
sessments. Whether the fault lies with
the controller or the city engineer, it is
none the less bad accounting. 1t is true
that this depletion Of the revolving fund
merely means that the city has paid for
paving that ought to have been paid for
by benefited property owners; Between
the city and the benefited property own.
ers, the total bill would not have beer
changed In any event. But as, the tota
amount Of the fund has been reduced
| there has been less and less money witt
which to anticipate the cost Of needed
new improvements, hence =, disgracefu
streets and a ragged looking city. NJ
small inconvenience, surely, to flow from
defective bookkeeping. The fund has beer
tapped in another way through incorrec
rebates. "@ =1.s &
A thorough investigation will throw
light on these matters, and point the wa!
for Improvement. ,& @S~'~z:s@ = 'Sz# !:
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-09
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK
An Open Letter to School Board Director
Hicks.

- F.
1 greatly rejoice that at last some one
in authority has had the courage to lift
up his voice in protest. against at,Fleast
one Of the popular educational scrazes of
the day, and I hope that the parents as
we'll as the newspapers and pulpits of this
city will Loyalty support such a champion.
Iwish to state to you at the beginning
of this letter that am not opposed to all
Industrial education in our public schools,
but am Numerically opposed to so much
emphasis being placed or this department
Of our educational system to the neglect CT
more important subjects.
The bone Of contention at present seems
to be basket weaving, and I most heartily
endorse the position you have taken in
regard to this matter.
The impression seems to prevail in some
quarters that this work can be taught to
a class as arithmetic or geography. is
taught but this is a false notion, as it is
positively necessary to give individual in
structiom. One Of the principals some
time ago called a teacher to account for 9
seeming failure in this direction. Thd
teacher asserted that the instruction coulC
not be given from the desk. This being
doubted by the principal, who is an enthu-
siast on the subject Of basket weaving, she
took halt of the pupils in the room to an
other room and endeavored to give then
instruction as a class and in a tile while
was compelled to give it up as inpractica.
BILE If not impossible. II ! .at rs
find it exceedingly difficult to obtain
| information from the teaehersaas to thi
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-09
The lNonpareil Man.
Casually Observed.

rispont 900 thrush the New
hundreds' we have always found
Keith nl has
The epidemic started
swelling q the
part touched the
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fifteen W. u
get
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shall
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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-09
A Proximate Industrial Combat.

Count Goluchowski, Austria secretary Of
foreign affairs, who two years ago began
a fierce attack upon our country ,s+as
interfering with Austrian industries and
trade by reason Of American activity in
seeking to expand our foreign trade, has:
renewed the assault and is vigorously
pushing his proposition to organize a Eu-
ropean zollverein to strike a blow at our
commercial enterprise. The count has met
with small encouragement and has found
that Austria is not only at trade disad-
vantage through American enterprise, but
has reason to fear the impairment of her
foreign trade 3by the operation Of the new
German tariff, which will &c into effect
next year. Germany presents the most
formidable opposition to our trade expan-
sion just now for the government is pre-
pairing to make the new tariff as effective
against the United States as possible.
1t is proposed to organize German iron
and steel interests to maintain higher
prices within Germany, and shut out for
products in outside markets, b yundersell-
ing as was done by the beet sugar kartel,
which sold to outside markets at almost
cost and overcharged home ;5 consumers.
This arrangement is to be adopted by
other industries. In electrical supplies,
the Germans have adopted American
methods and boast that they are able to
| drive American goods Of that kind out Of
their market German manufacturers are
eager to throw off all dependence on the
| United States for all kinds of supplies, il
their talk may be literally construed, fol
it u.s. in many cases, as rabid as that Of
the agrarian element. 4 -
Germany, however, wants all the trade
she can get in this country and will mod
! ify her tariff. if we will modify ours ane
/ negotiate reciprocity treaties. Germany:
| new tariff adds from Is to 20 per cent t
| the duties on our agricultural products
] 121A to As per cent. on cotton goods, ii t.
!. 60 per cent on corn; 10 to 40 per cent OF
i meat products, and up to 20 per cent OF
4 our machinery. These figures presen
subject for seriotfs reheetion. The Amer
! lean Protective Tariff League is workin!
sedulously against reciprocity. 1t is work
i ing against the public interests in thi
country, against the facile disposal Of ou
/ surplus manufactures. Americans canno
get and keep control of any foreign mar
ket unless they can undersell their com
petitors. They cannot get and keep
reasonable share Of the trade of foreig
nations unless they make it possible fo
4 these nations to trade with them. Wit
our enormous manufacturing resource
there come periods when the home maj
ket is largely oversupplied and the SUI
plus must find a market. Germany pre-
poses to shut us out unless we pull dow
| some tariff bars in a concessory wa.
This country has tremendous natural &C
), svantages over Germany and any othe
European power, and is destined or
day to dominate the world industriall
; but our progress to that point will
: slow, according to the measure Of tt
! tenacity with which many Of our states
men cling to the changeless tariff idea ar
t fail to view the future with the prophet
accuracy of the late William Mckinley.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-09

George Gould, having missed a train for
New York, took special train and pro-
ceeded to overhaul the regular at a speed
of 172 miles in 1852 minutes. This is con-
siderably better than the arrogant Wander
bilt method of having through train, full
of passengers. ordered back to take on
some woman Of the Vanderbilt household
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-09

In Chicago they are talking Of abolishing
graduating exercises for the grade schools.
1t is good talk. There is no doubt that
those exercises help to give the graduated
youngsters an impression that they have
completed a symmetrical course OF educa-
tion. and may well stop where they are,
unless they have taste for ornamental
but not useful higher education. The line
between the eighth and the ninth grades
should not be so sharply drawn.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-09
QUAY PAVING OLD DEBTS
Madison Is. d. Outlook.

It is very evident from Senator Quay's
strenuous fight for statehood for demo-
cratic territories that the statesman is de-
livering goods in, exchange for democratic
favors- closer at home. Mr.. Quay has been
the victor in several very close fights In
Pennsylvania.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-09
The spring land rush is beginning. The

The spring land rush is beginning. The
signs are that this will be the greatest
retail year the land movement has wit
of the greatest actual movement of set
tiers. The spectators are now dealing for
the most part with persons who, if they
purchase, will probably be. actual occu-
pants of the land. 1t Is. gratifying to
learn that there is a very general inquiry
sin and Minnesota. There Is quite pro-
rnounced movement ofi"colonies" of set
tiers into these regions Of cheap lands
near big markets. All things considered,
there are probably no more desirable lands
in the United States at present prices than
these unoccupied lands at the doors. OF
splendid markets, with, consequently,
small charge for transportation of prod
ucts. -. -. = .
- Joel Heatwole is in st. Paul.
Carry the news to the republican state
central committee: Minnesota is being
organized. ~
|. 1t is not necessary for us to haun
the lobbies OF the Merchants hote
| to know what will not go OF
there. Mr.. Heatwole will stand o.
sit in the lobbics with his hands in hi
pockets and wearing an expression of in
scrutable mystery From time to tim,
gum shoed persons will approach him
And while sundry important conference
are being held, Postnaste Pierce or J
B. Kelly or Jim Lawrence will fill up tn
cash drawer of a. long distance phone.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-09
MONDAY EVENING,

tion which is never satisfactorily per-
formed. The subject OF credit currency,
secured by gold reserve, has received
very favorable attention during the past
few months, the notion that the system
would breed a wild cat'' currency disap-
pearing before any intelligent investiga-
ton of it's real merits This subject is so
awake that it cannot put to sleep among
the quiet things of Walpoles motto.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-09

AS time goes on the teachers seem to be
getting bolder about voicing their griev-
.ance with basket making. Evidence is az
curnulating that it imposes an excessive
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-09
peggy from Paris"

George AIDES bright new comic opera,
Peggy from Paris is proving a, decided
success in Chicago at the Studebaker,
where it. has been running for: several
weeks, and will hold the boards there
until the summer season Mr.. Ade seems
to be as successful in comic opera writ
ing as he has been in the newspaper field.
The opera is beautifully staged and is
drawing crowded houses nightly in Chi
cago. = Peggy from Paris" will not be
seen, west Of Chicago this year.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-09
WHY TYPEWRITERs ARE HIGH
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
One cause of the high price of type
writer's has just become public. The pres
ident of one of the typewriter companies
draws down SIS, 1000 a year salary.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-09

you for the part you have had in this
important matter, I remain yours very
sincerely, willard s. Ward
Pastor Shiloh Presbyterian Church, Min
neapolis. ::
T To Mr.. W. K. Hicks, MINNEAPOLIS.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-09
Foyer Chat.

Fields .1ninstrels began a brief engage
ment at the: Metropolitan last night and
at the Lyceum the Ferris company started
in on week of Monte Cristo.''- The per-
formances will be reviewed in this column
Tomorrow.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-09

has caught the popular fancy as has the
spectacular production OF The Tempest, -
in which Louis James and Frederick
Warde will appear at the Metropolitan on
Thursday evening.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-09

Lovers Lane" Clyde Fitch's pastoral
play, will be seen at the Bijou the coming
week. These subtle, rustic dramas, full
Of heart interest, quaint humor, homely
sentiment and picturesque realism, seem
to have stronger virility than the more
! ephemeral problem plays and the frivol-
Gus comedies of fashionable society.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-09

The big musical event of the present
season will be the engagement of the
Castle Square Opera company in festival
Of grand opera Of four weeks duration.
Eight operas are to be given embracing
the works Of Verdi, Gounod, Bizet, Wag-
ner, Balfe and FlQtow, compositions widely
dissimilar- The engagement is to open
at the Metropolitan in Minneapolis a week
from tonight and that week will be de-
voted. to the presentation Of I'll Trovatore''
and Faust
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-11-11
WEDNESDAY EVENING,

there is no likelihood that it VIII
agree to offer the company any propo-
sition that is not advantageous to the
city. 1t Is probable that the COM
pany will not accept proposition
that is a good one from the city's
standpoint. The result will be, OF
course, that nothing of value to the
public will be accomplished. II
would seem to be much better to wait
until the conditions favor the making
of bargain on more even and satis-
factory terms than seem likely to be
obtainable at this time. At present it
Is the city that is asking favors of the
company. The time may not be far
distant when the company will be
asking favors of the city and will be
in a mood to make an agreement
more satisfactory to the city and
more consistent with public interests.
The council waterworks committee has
decided that all city departments shall
pay for the city water they use. This is
good business. Now, If we only had gooc
water. .
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-11-11
AusrRALlA's SPORTING PRELATE

! Australia has just lost one of its Oldest
Inhabitants in the person OF Mons1gnor
OHea. He was on the verge Of 80. and
had seen Melbourne grow from little
village into the city of 100000 inhabitants
that it is to-day. Some lucky land spec
ulations in the pre- goldfeld period made
him the owner Of the Melbourne suburb of
Coburg and one of the richest men in Vic
toria For many years he had contributed
6 / 900 per annum to the papal treasury.
and the late Pope Leo rewarded this tan
gibe loyalty by making him a domestic
prelate Of the vatican. His great wealth
permitted him to be unconventional He
was a dashing horseman. and never
missed a Melbourne Cup the great
racing festival Of the southern hemi-
sphere Rumor. indeed. alleged that he
ran horses for that great trophy under an
assumed name. In summer he regularly
dressed in white from head to foot. He
attended so many Protestant gatherings,
and was so frequently seen arm in arm
with Church of England. Wesleyan and
Presbyterian clergynen that rigid Catho-
lies had their doubts about his orthodoxy.
and some of them considered him crying
scandal. AS Catholic chaplain to the Mel :
bourne military forces. he wore a re-
splendent uniform at reviews. and pranced
around on magnificent steed. The gov
ernor and the general in command looked
insignificant beside him.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-11-11
John Charlton.

John Charlton, the well-known
member of the Canadian parliament,
continues his campaign for reciprocity
with the United States. Last night he
addressed the Illinois Manufacturers
association and, doubtless, he will be
heard from in day or two in some
other quarter.
Mr.. Charlton's personal campaign
for reciprocity illustrates better than
anything else could the intimacy Of
the relations existing between the
United States and Canada. Here is a
man who is technically a foreigner,
and yet there has been no imputation
Of in1propriety regarding his invasion
of the United States to instruct its peo-
pie. Thru magazine articles, news
paper interviews and numerous adj
dresses. he has plainly told us what
he thought Of our mistakes in dealing
with Canada, has pointed out the way
to rectify them and has boldly warned
us Of whatsin his judgment will come
to pass if we do not treat generously
and promptly with our northern neigh
bors.
Mr.. Charlton has been received
there In the same spirit In which he
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-11-11
GLADsToNE's ERROR
i. ar af. "a y ts
Morley's Life of Gladstone.

30 N 81 morley s Lie OF GLADSTONE.
Gladstone said: II have yet to record
an undoubted error, the most singular and
palpable-I may add, the least excusab,
of them ALL especially since it was COM
mitted SO late as the year 1862, when I
had outlived half century. In the au-
tumn Of that year, and in a speech deliy-
cred after a public dinner at Newcastle
on Tyne, Il declared in the heat Of the
American struggle that Jefferson Davis
had made a nation; that is to say. that
the division of the American republic by
the establishment of a southern or seces-
sion state was an accomplished fact That
my opinion was founded upon false es-
innate of the facts was the very least
part Of my fault / did not perceive the
gross impropriety of such an utterance
from a cabinet minister of a power allied
in blood and language and bound to loyal
neutrality; the case being further exag-
gerated by the fact that We were al
ready, SO to speak, under Indictment be-
fore the world for not (as was allegedl
having strictly enforced the laws of neu-
trality In the matter Of the cruisers MY
offense was, indeed, only mistake, but
one of Incredible grossnes and with such
consequences Of offense and alarm at
tached to 1t that by failing to perceive
them Justly exposed me to very severe
blame.