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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-04
Time Nearly Up.

Less than three weeks remain lot the
Colombian congress to make up Its nina
one way or another as to the dlsposltlon
Of the Isthmlan canal treaty, Wh1ch mas
been In their hands since June 20. On
Sept. % the Colombian opportunity will
expire and President Roosevelt will then
act for the best interests of the United
States.
It Is cabled from Bogota that congress
Is discussing bill authorizing President
Marroquin to negotiate new Panama
canal treaty with the United States, but
there is very vigorous opposition to 1t.
Last week President Marroquin advised
congress to be less insistent In it's de-
mand for larger Colombian control OF the
proposed canal and suggested that the
gain to Colombia would be too great to
put the enterprise in jeopardy. Yet the
statesmen at Bogota are persistently
working against their own interests. The
element favoring the present treaty text
is not united and there Is strong prob
ability that the last day of grace will pass
with the Hay-Herran treaty unratifed.
What our government will do under
such conditions is not precisely known.
Official utterances have indicated a
resort to the alternative Nicaragua route,
and 1t has been reported from Washing
ton that it is possible the government
may fall back on its rights Indicated In
the thirty-fifth article Of the treaty be-
tween the United States and New Ora
NADIA, of Dec u, 1S46, the first treaty
on the subject of the Isthmian canal The
present United States Of Colombia was
formerly New Granada and the treaty of
1886 applies to the present Bogota gov
eminent. The article referred to guar
antees to our government right of way
or transit across the Isthmus Of Panama
on then existing modes Of communication
or those which might thereafter be con-
structed, with freedom from tolls or
charges or import duties further than
those levied upon the citizens Of New
Granada, and the United States guaran-
tees the perfect neutrality of the isthmus
in order to maintain the free transit
from one ocean to the other and prevent
interruption or embarrassment of the
traffic.
1t is contended that our government
may proceed to work on the canal under
the guarantee of right of way under the
treaty of 1916, and take its chances with
the Colombian government. There Is nc
doubt that the Colombian government
would, under such circumstances, pro-
test and whistle up it's dogs Of war anc
call upon testy little Chile to help her
and seek to effect a Spanish-Amer1car
combination against the big republic O.
the north continent Colombia alread,
has secret treaty with Chile and WI
would have costly little war upon ou
hands with our neighbors, and that is no
desirable. It would be an unpopular wa
and not justihable, because of extrajudi
cial action as to the canal. Right Of wa,
was guaranteed in 1916, but such guar
antee has to be supplemented by speci1
cations as to canal strip and compensa
ton.
Both in Central America and in Colon
bia we have to deal with people extreme
ly sensitive as to their Sovereign rights
We do not want to irritate them an
make enemies of them, and therefor
they must be handled with care.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-04
Books and Authors
FICTION coop AND BAD
he Philadelphia Ledger puts it in this

Isl
way:
Place hundred books upon your table and
give the public free access to them; let ten OF
them be fiction and the remaining ninety repre-.
sent the best selections from other Sources and
you will find at the end OF the year that among
the ninety there will be many with the leaves
still uncut and the remainder scarcely soiled,
while the ten novels will be worn threadbare,
and soiled by constant reading. hundred
readers will have devoured the fiction, until the
bindings are destroyed; philosophy, travel, btog-
raphy and history will remain comparatively I'M
touched. And hence arises the important con-
sideration of what constitutes good fiction.
Is it as bad as that? If THAT" is bad, ;"
it probably is. 1t is good or bad fiction
precisely from the standpoint from which
the fiction Is viewed. Mary Cholmonde-
ley's Red Pottage" Is good fiction"
from the standpoint of some of that body
we call 1.-The reading public" It is very
"bad fiction from the standpoint Of 9TH
erus. The standard Of propriety and NOR
ality is not to the many fixed and I'M
questioned one. Yet it exists; otherwise
there would not be so many reckless and
indiscriminate readers who seriously OBJ
ject to placing in the hands Of their sons
or daughters Of impressionable age, the
unabridged Arabian Nights" or the foul
stories Of DeFoe.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-04

The hardwood forests Of the white pine
states are now going down before the ak
quite as rapidly as the white pine went
before them. The Pioneer furnace of the
Cleveland Cliffs Iron company, at Es
canada, Mich, is consuming annually
the forests of 1000 aces. And a large
part Of this forest destruction goes to en-
rich German manufacturers, who pur-
chaos the entire by-produpct Of acetate Of
lime ship it to Germany and then ship
it back rather than permit any Aneri-
can competitor to get chance at it.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-04

The st. Paul superintendent Of public
schools says he does not find any provision
in the law prohibiting excuses from school
to children between the ages Of and Is
years in cases of extreme poverty, where
the parents are unable to clothe and feed
the children. Poverty in its EXTREMIST
form should be no excuse for the absence
Of any child under IA years from school,
and we do not believe that the public gen
orally will favor the support Of parents
unable to maintain themselves by children
under IA years Of age at the expense Of
the education Of those children. The state
can better afford to care for the parents
depending on such children and send the
children to school than to permit them to
be deprived of school privileges on ac-
count of poverty of their parents. Pow
erty Of parents should be no excuse in
such cases.
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the opening numbers!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR.

Wilanson's gift serial fiction approaches
marvellous. Works from her to be in all the
best most widely circulated papers. Few English
eers Her literary output
stories show deterioration rather
vvidness style,
narrative "A Moorand Princess" she will be found
her best all readers Of fiction
that She has written dull chapter and
her remarkable is
interest, keeps it before her
ABOUT THE STORY.
number of various nationaities each
with Maltese death mask
person seemed to have violent photo
coil Of golden hair and five sheets Of
of localities other uninteligibe
the strange contents Of which Jim
sale Of derelict
him. all because
desgnates "Eage-face is making efforts
to secure possession of this weird assortment
The photograph Is thaof girl who to Breakspear
beautiful earth Miss Oakley, with whom
carrying serious Irritation, acting
Breakspear determines
is particularly anxious meet the lady Of
worship who, instinct tells him, is in
Of battling difficulty
'Eagle-face" is daring and INSCRIPTIONS, and in the
struggle Breakspear than the
cunning trick Eagle face" gets the pornan-
teau, all the the left
slenderest finds the lady
photograph Princess the
for her is by The latter the
whole story indeeds highly exciting and the denoueent
arranged with Mrs willamson's we'll known skill.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-04
THE NONPAREIL MAN
MoDEsrY YIELDS TO SAVE A USEFUL LIFE

Patriot.
sary to mention that the large circula-
ton of the Minneapolis Journal here
abouts Is to a great extent responsible
for our troubles. It's increase has Of
late been truly phenomenal, and 1t Is
with feeling of 'I-would-like to- pinch
him." as Frank Wostrel says, that we
are compelled to give The Nonpareil
Man large share Of the credit for this
increased circulation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-04
.LoTTA cRA1TREE a MILLIONAIRE

Lolita M. Crabtree, once stage favorite,
has just sold for $4,000 a piece of San
Francisco real estate for which she paid
$4,000 some twenty years ago. Miss
Crabtree made deal Of money as an
actress and is now reputed to be several
times millionaire. owning $1,000, 900
worth OF property in Boston alone.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-04

Denver's proposed new city charter will
limit taxation for ordinary purposes to Is
mills. Last year it was "a mills This
bearing upon the adoption of the new
charter by the people Of Denver, and may
be suggestive to our charter commission.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-04

lenge for the Americas cup next year.
That is not half-bad idea. The Cana
dams seem to know few things about
sailing
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-04

The Minneota Mascot puts in a plea for
little fairness and truth telling, apropos
OF the Faribault Journals anti-Van SAINT
frenzy. Says tf1eeMascot::
That these articles are built on little
or no foundation There is not much doubt,
that they fail TO impress or even secure
the attention of those who are onto the
gam goes, Of course, without saying. u But
here is where the mischief comes in. Only
a very small portion Of the newspaper
readers can sift the truth from the false
In this as in other matters and these are
the ones who are imposed upon, and not
only they but also those who are made the
objects Of these uncalled for attacks
There is no need of lying about a man in
politics. If one Is aching to say mean
things about him the truth will generally
suffice " ~
1t is just this uninformed class Of voters
that such talk is designed to catch. Per-
Eaps that Is where genius in organization
comes in. "
Z Attacks on the board of control are
not going to help the nti-adninistration
forces, unless they dig up something
legitimate for a foundation. 1t is cruel
injustice to the members of the board and
the heads Of institutions to accuse them
of being political machine It is the
settled policy Of the board to leave the
superintendent in entire control of ap-
po1ntments to subordinate places. The
board does not even make recommends
tons, and has withstood all sorts of polit-
ical pressure. Mr.. Leavett is very siren
uously opposed to politics mixed with
their business, and Chairman Martin is so
afraid of getting over the line that he will
hardly discuss politics with his best
friends. AS for Judge Gould, he is en-
tirely out Of politics.
The Brainerd Tribune remarks,
There seems to be a growing opinion
that Frank Eddy is nothing more than a
pace maker for Van SAINT, and that he
was allowed to butt in to the guberna-
torial race at this early stage of the pro-
ceedings for the sole purpose of drawing
out Dunn and the other candidates pre-
maturely."
This is the opinion generally voiced by
Dunn's friends. It is not complimentary
to Eddy, and does not do his candidacy
any particular good. But probably chats
the intention"
Here is chance for the man who is
to be offered up as sacrifice to even uE
a little on campaign expenses. The Or
tonville Herald-Star announces:
IF filed within the next thirty days
this paper will pay $500 for the name OF
the next democratic nominee for COVER.
nor Of the state Of Minnesota
| How does the name Of Captain w. H
Harries of Caledonia fill the bill?
The editor Of the Heron Lake News
offers to wager a s75 stiff hat that neithe,
Dunn, Eddy, Heatwole nor Van SAINT will
be the next governor Of Minnesota"
! If the editor Of the News would bel
som ethng that a man could wear, he
might fine some takers. And he may no
be so badly off at that
Charles B.. Cheney.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-04

It's about time that 1.-THE Nonpareil
Man" Of the Minneapolis Journal rushed
his portrait into print, If only to satisfy
the curiosity Of the natives who con-
tinually appear at our den In unorganized
mobs to find out what he looks like.
Some think he Is a tall man with wild bar
ley chin whiskers and yellowish-green
shock Of hair, while others have him
pictured in their minds eye as Of
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-04

With the births exceeding the deaths
by million year. the American people
will manage somehow to last a few CEN
turtles vet
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-04

There are 1000 American mining en-
gineers in South Africa. No wonder we
sell a lot of American manufactures in
that country. .s..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-04
NEW BOOKS

MONsIGNY, By Justus Miles Forman. Illus
trated by Anderson. New York: Doubleday,
Page & Co. Minneapolis: Nathaniel Mccarthy.
Price, $1.50.
The author of this book is distin-
guished literary product of Minneapolis.
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e
AT THE THEATERS
Eoyer Chat,

WAY Down East is breaking all rec
ords at the Metropolitan this week, the
house being packed at every performance
The play appeals to all classes and is
handsomely mounted and acted
Chauncey Olcott in his new play, "Ter-
ence,' will be the attraction at the Metro
politan for the entire week ommencing
next Sunday, with matinees Monday LA
Dor Day., Wednesday and Saturday. Aud
fences like to laugh and in Terence"
they have every opportunity to do so, for
the lines Of the comedy are bright and
brim full Of native Irish wit
Opera will hold the boards at the Bijou
next week, when THE Princess Chic" will
appear for the first time In this city at
popular prices. Vera Michelena is the
prima donna, while the role of Charles
the Bold is assumed by Forrest Huff.
Business at the -Bijou has been ire
mendous this week. breaking all former
records. The race scene in Old Ken
tucky'' is one of the most realistic stage
features ever introduced.
But three more performances Of "Tril-
by at the Lyceum. The piece is drawing
big audiences. 1.-The Sporting Duchess"
the great racing play, will be the bill for
the coming week.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-04

The government said "fair' yesterday
and Hicks said wet It looks as tho
the government was getting punk on
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-04

cruise OF the north seas by going north
from Dawson, possibly because that city
lies $500 miles inland and is surrounded
by mountains Somebody has also been
misplacing the Diomede islands. II Mr..
Peck encountered them on the voyage
north from Dawson. But possibly Mr..
Peck didn't do all that has been attributed
to him by our contemporary.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-04
Genius Gone Wrong.

Colonel Bryan recently admitted that
the policies he has been advocating-"my
policies" he calls them-are not in a
very virile condition, but he said he
looked for strong revival Of interest in
them. The colonel is not hilarious over
the recent fusion of democrats and popu-
lists in Nebraska on the ticket for SUI
preme judge and minor state officers. At
the state convention good many popu-
lists opposed fusion.
The combination has not dismayed the
Nebraska republicans, for they captured
the state In 1900 in the gubernatorial and
presidential contests, elected the supreme
judge in 1901, and the governor last year,
when Bryan himself stumped the state
for fusion candidate. This year the
fusionists enter the campaign complying
with Bryan's frantic demands that the
Kansas City platform be Endorsed, but this
was done last year and the fusionists
were beaten. There would therefore ap-
pear to be no magical power in the prin-
ciples enunciated at Kansas City in 1900
That Endorsement will probably prove a
milestone about the neck Of the fusionists.
Bryan himself admits that the Kan
rotten. In Ohio that platform was re-
affirmed at Tom Johnson's recent conven-
ton, out of respect for Colonel Bryan.
and such reaffirmation will no doubt be
a powerful vote-winner for the republican
ticket. In 1901 Nash's plurality for gov
ernor in Ohio was 67,667 and Mckinley 8
plurality in 1900 was 6e,O3s. and, as there
is pleasing degree of harmony among
the Ohio republicans. apparently, there
is a rather limited probability that these
pluralities will be reduced.
The democratic avowal OF loyalty to the
irrational principles Of the Kansas City
platform, which was constructed by Colo
nel Bryan, is likely to substantially am
plify the Ohio republican vote.
Indeed the career of Colonel Bryan,
I'D to date impresses on one, more and
more, the sad misfortune of genius gone
wrong.
A very rema rkable trip must that have
been made by Mr. Ferdinand w. Peck Of
chicago d1lu Ills COUlpc1Al ~ Il4SAl JUL
ney is accurately described by a St Pau
morning paper. This paper says:
Mr.. Peck and his party left Chicago fol
Seattle three months ago. From Seattle
they went to Saguay and thru the Chill.
coot pass by boat down to Dawson. Here
! they took chartered vessel and wen
north into the seas traversed by arctic
explorers and neared the vicinity of the
North Pole. During their trip they passed
the Diomede islands, which lie half way
between Siberia and Alaska.
Travel over the Chilcoot pass by boa,
is a new form Of mountain transportation
and the boarding Of a vessel at Dawso,
! for the exploration of the northern sea-
is feat never before accom- lished. PEG
pie have been discouraged from attempt
ing these things heretofore by the fac
that the Chilcoot pass Is a mountain trail
and not generally regarded as navigabl
j by boat, nor has any one accomplished
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-04

The Northome News gleefully chronicles
the fall of beer to it's legitimate price
Of sc glass" The News chronicles this
as evidence of a great metropolis growing
up about ten feet from it's Office.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-04

John Temple Graves OF Georgia wants
to deport all the negroes. If We had be-
gun in 1890 there wouldn't have been so
many Of them.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-04

Independent buyers and line elevators
"scrapping" over wheat at Argyle, Mimi,
have lifted the price a whole cent. and
the farmer, besides chewing a straw, is
wearing rubies.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-21

Timber Lend. Act June 3, 1s7s.--Notice for
Publication.-Unit States Land Office Du-
luth, Mimi, June IS, 1903
Notice is hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions Of the act If Congress Of
;Iunes 1873. entitled An act for the sale Of
timber lands in the States of California, Oregon,
Nevada and Washington Territory, as extended
to all the Public Land States by act Of August
County Of Douglas, State Of Wisconsin. has
this day fl led in this office his sworn statement
No. s1l6. for the purchase of the VIZ of se4
Section Sector; g. =, nTA Of neA and neA Of nwA u
Of 4th P: M and will offer proof to show that
the land sought is more valuable for its
timber Or stone than for agricultural purposes
and to establish his claim to said land
before the Register and Receiver of this Of
fee at Duluth, MINI. . on Friday, the 18th day
of December, 1908.
He names as witnesses:
Charles c. Hoyt, Partelow Miles and Charles
A.. Vanderburg of West Superior, Wis, and
John l.. Goodwin of Minong, Wis.
above-described lands are requested to file their
claims in this office On OF before said 18th day
of December, 1908.
81. L. Shepherd, Atty 9-26
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-21
Tim Der Land. Act June 3. la78-Notice for

Timber Land. Act juno 3. Ia7s-Notice for
Public tion.-United States Land Office,
Duluth, Mimi. Novem Der 6, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that in COM
Pance Win the pr 5Szi the act Of
for the sal. OF timber lands in the States
Of California: Oregon, Nevada and Wash
ington Territory" as extended to all the
Public Land States by act Of August 1, 1899
Samuel NJ. White, Of Superior, County of
Douglas. State Of Wisconsin. has this day
f Led In this Office his sworn statement No.
sS7c, for the purchase of the mex of SEX,
and SEX OF neA of Section 7, and M Of
sw4 Of Section 8. in Township So north.
Range 2 east, and will offer proof to
show that the land sought Is more valu-
able for it's tim Der or stone than for agri-
cultural purposes: and to esta bllsh his
claim to said land before the G. E. Car
hart, U. S Commissioners, at Grand Marais.
Mimi. on Thursday, the 25th day of jan
uary, 1904.
He names as Witnesses:
Olaf N. Fredrickson. George Zimner-
man, William Howenstine. Jas. Morrison
and J. B. Banker. AL of Grand MarAis,
Mimi.
Any and all persons claiming adversely
the above-described lands are requested
to lie their clni ms in this Office on or be-
fore said 2sth day Of January, 1904.
11-21 WIN. E. CULKIN, Register:
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-21
Timber Land, Act June 3, lS78.-Notice for
Publication.-United States Land Office,

Timber Land, Act June 3, 1s7s.-Notice for
Duluth, Mimi, August 8. 1908.
Notice is hereby given that in compi
ance with the provisions of the act of
Congress Of June 3, 1878, entitled. AN act
for Che sale OF TIM Der lands in the States
Of Cali fDrnia, Oregon Nevada and Wash
Public Land States by act Of August 4, 1892
John A. Krantz, OF West Duluth. County
St. Louis. State of Minnesota. has this
day filed in this Office his sworn statement
No: =, for the purchase of the lots l. e.
and and swA of ne4 of Section IA, in
Township 81 N, Range W., and win offer
proof to show that the land sought is more
valuaCle for It's timber or stone than for
agricultural purposes. and to esta blish
his claim to. said land before the Regis
ter and Receiver of this Office at Duluth,
Mimi, on Monday, the 9TH day of Deem
Der. 1903
He names as witnesses:
=, John segog Of Duluth, Mimi: John D.
Nelsen ius 1.-TWO Harbors. MIMI. E. Lin
ner of North Branch. Mimi. and George
Wartner of Gunflint Lake, MINI.
Anyan all persons claiming adversely
the above csc ribed lands are requested
to file their claims in this Office on or be-
fore said 7th day of December, 1903.
9-26 WIN. E. CULKIN, Register
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Tim Der Land, Act June 3, 187s-Notice for
Publica tion.-United States Land Office,
Duluth Mimi, August IS, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that in COM
Congress Of June 5, 1878, entitled IAN act Ct
tor the sale of timber lands in the States
of California, Oregon, Nevada and Wash
ington Territory" as extended tt all the
PUBLIC Land States by act of August 4,
1882. Oscar S. Blakeslee, of Minnea polls,
County Of Hennepin, State of Minnesota,
has this day, filed in this office his sworn
sta tement No. 8438, for the purchase Of
the swA of swA Section Is: sex Of mex
Section 50 and Wa of nw4 of Section 80. in
Township 50 north, Range west and will
offer proof to show that the land sought is
more valuable for it's timber or stone
than tor agricultural purposes. and t..
esta blish his claim to said land before the
Register and Receiver Of this office at
Duluth, Mfnn:, on Tuesday, the 10th day
of January, 1904.
He names as Witnesses:
Frank M Steiner. Fred J. Nelson. Harry
Q. Zehrung, George Bennington and
Robert Waldron, all of Minneapolis, Mimi.
Any and all persons claiming adversely
the above described lands are, requested
to file their claims in this Office on or be-
fore said 10Th day of January, 1904.
WIN. E. OULKlN. Register.
B. N. johnson & Son. Attvs. 1881