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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-10
Chamherlain's Difficulties.

Joseph Chamberlain's chief object
in urging a new tariff scheme for
Great Britain is the promotion of=the
unity of the British Empire. But it is
possible that it will have quite an OPP
posite effect. ..' -:.... %~-".'s - ..
- - A Canadian correspondent Of the
London Economist says that in order
to satisfy Canada :. any scheme . of
preferential treatment Of the products
Of the colonies offered in the British
markets must include horses, live cat
tie, beef, bacon, cheese, apples, eggs,
butter, timber for all building pur-
poses, agricultural machinery, stoves,
leather, peas, oats, flour, timed meats,
the raw material for paper, paper
itself, doors. and ashes. Moreover,
with the growth Of manufactures in
Canada there would be a demand for
a preference for a. long list of manu-
featured articles. !. ~. -. ~. + = z. f
Now, to give a preference to these
articles means to make them higher
in cost to the British consumer. There
is, no denying that. And the British
consumer is too near the edge of dis
tress now to tax his goods a farthing
more even to promote the unity OF
the great empire. Commenting !. on
this letter: to the Economist, the Lon
don Mail says: -.. ..t rs... 4.
The whole situation Of our relations
with Canada is one which must. always
be an anxious one to imperialists. We are
within a month Of the publication Of thu
report of the Alaska boundary commits
I sion. Rumor, rightly or wrongly, say!
! that the decision Is practically certain t,
| be in favor Of the United States. w,
at home but little understand the anxiet,
with which the decision of the commission
| is being awaited in Canada, and it il
most unfortunate that the preferential
tariff electioneering campaign will be il
| full swing at the same moment. !.
Fortunately, the views of the British
electorate are thoroly settled on the CUES
| ton Of food taxes, and the scheme o
preferential tariffs on any yet publishe,
| basis is doomed to defeat. Equally un
| fortunately, however, the expectations 6
the colonies have been aroused in such
manner that they will inevitably be bit
! terly disappointed when the temptin
morsel dangled before them since MI
Chamberlain's famous speech of May i
is withdrawn from their gaze by the'vote
| at the next general election I 80
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-10
HER LITTLE BROTHER

That Mr. Brown at comes to see
Our Nell most every night,
He thinks an awful lot O. me
a Ats what he does all right.
Cause when stayed las night in there
Where him an her wuz at
He made me git up on his chair
To have a little chat. -z-<-.
It's late fur me to be about,
He SEE, an pats my head.
An asks me amt tired out
An want to go to bed.
I told him mo indeedy, sir, ,-,<.
I'd rather be with YOU ---.~
He laughed, an then he seq to her:
i've won yer brother, too"
Nell smiled at him. It made her look
Real pleased. I guess at she
Wuz really truly glad he took
An interest in me-, r-
my boy he SEE, 81 thank you for
Your splendid compliment. -.
Just run round to the candy store
An spend this bright new cent!
Here, take it, don't you hesitate,
SEE he, an gev me one. "
tell We what, didn't wait,
But jist sez 'Thanks'' an run.
But while wuz a-lookin' for
The place left me hat,
IFcouldn't help look in the door
| Where they wuz sittin' at.
Neh1had her lips turned up to him
"@An.s his wuz close ter Nell's,.
An then, first thing you know, gee whizzl
L seen ,em kiss theirseTs.
I guess Nell kissed him jist ter show
/ How pleased she wuz at he =
Had been SO very nice an 50 +. :,
1 :. Real generous to me-. +szs-=E
II. A: D. in the Catholic Standard and
4 r
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Business Conditions Improve.

To the business man in fear of tight
money, with an eye on the monetary
situation for indications of any shift
ing IN that direction, there has been
much in the reports of the past week
of a nature favorable and reassuring.
In: the local field the outlook remains
clear, from the. east and west come
good reports, New York is free from
the: nervous tension usually accom-
pahying the outward flow Of money,
and other 3centers are in much the
same. position. -.
It. becomes more evident from day
to day that this fall is likely to be
known as an easy money period and
that:the money question will not come
to- the front for some time yet; if it
arises at all. - H.
~ WESTERN banks have, only recently
been entering the eastern money mar
ket as large borrowers. = Yesterday
two loans of 100000 each to run
six months at 6 per cent. were nego-
tiated in New YORK by western banks.
These not especially i'm
portant in themselves, were the cause
of wide comment in financial circles
for the reason that long time money is
rarely obtained with ease at such rates
ii.eOctober, and the. transactions were
said to- be almost unprecedented .5
Among the leading factors that have
worked for easy money are. the great
decline in stocks which :. killed the
rampant speculative spirit in Wall
street, and the fact that cereal crops
are later than usual in coming. to mar
ket. A month hence money to move
the grain will be needed In greater
quantity, but by that time the south
will be sending back money borrowed
early to move the cotton crop:
The report Of the controller Of the
currency showing the banks of the
country generally in stronger condition
was very gratifying feature Of The
week. ss 49,. 4
DUST now the country is dotted ove]
with minor labor disturbances, and il
finished products Is somewhat les
than earlier in the year. These de
tailed statements Of less Favorable
conditions enter largely into the com
mercial reports of the day. and colo
them somewhat. Beneath them Their
is a general condition fundamental:
sound, insuring ability to withstan,
some tempo stacking up in bust
ness without bad effect and .bearin
rich promise for the future.
For a long time discouraging tall
has been rife. The point of origin an
the center Of dissemination was Wa
street. One by one the features tina
bear upon stock prices for irnmediat
effect are being eliminated. Fo
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-10
PRAIRIE POET AT WORK

Hard by yon hedge that skirts the
Il guess that line will do
It's quite like any Goldsmith strain.)
And modest flower grew
It flung its perfume to the air
(That sounds a little slow,
But some ones calling, Copy" there,
I'll have to let 1t go)
"a flower it was of beauty rare"
Oh, Lord. That's worse and worse!
Now shall L use compare" or fair
To finish gu this verse?)
IT'S sweetheart, Westwind, bending low
Pressed on Its lips a kiss
Il think I certainly deserve
To get hand on thisD
..The Westwind stopped, its love to Stake
q At morn and night and noon
H(Say, Finnegan, for Heavens sake
Z Don't whistle that darned tunei)
."All thru the summer, tho unheard,
s5 They pledged their love anew
e wish had some other word
To rhyme back there with "grew.")
g. In autumn we will we'd said he,
And brought a rosy blush
Owe got to work in something here
About the twittering thrush.)
Gle babe his sweetheart then good
night So
- GLOW much?. Two verses more
You say you need? This is fright
wish I'd known beforeD
''In autumn then the Westwind came"
(Now what will rhyme with that?
Oh yes!)A His bride the Flower to
= claim 49,
Il call those two lines patti
but 10! His sweetheart lay in dust"
| Il hate Chill Winters BREATH,
But here goes!r If I must mustD
/ ''His bride was wed with Death!'
| "And that is why the Westwind signs,
| Because his heart is sore
| Q'd like to quit here, but I've got
TO work in six lines more.)
! Hes chanting dirges DER her grave.
The Flower whom Death had won."
/ CHI there. Here is that Sunday stuff!
THANK goodness that is doneD
: - - Bismarck IN. Do Tribune.
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/ rlA rgy!y a. -
The mill employees who have been out
three weeks on strike voted yesterday
On the question whether they should call
the strike off and ask for their old places
OF. continue the strike. The advice Of the
president Of the Millers' Consolidated
Union was to go back to work, and in
view of the continued increase in the flour
output, indicating that the employers are
gradually filing the places resigned by
their late employees, it was expected that
majority Of the strikers would vote to
return to work. The leaders, in whose
behalf the strike was inaugurated, voted
first, and, as might have been expected.
Voted to stay out The members Of the
other two branches OF the union NAV
have been influenced by this ACTON. but
whether they We're or not the mai
IN favor Of staying out was Overwhelming.
The interests Of the community at large
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-10
SATURDAY EVENING,

weeks the doings in steel have held the |
attention Of thousands, for, aside from
the interest naturally taken IN The af-
fairs of the greatest corporation or
trust in the country, there was that
direct interest in financial circles aris-
ing from the fact that the steel issues
were leading the stock market, that
the trend was ever downward and that
the effect of the continued long de-
cline was beginning to spread beyond
the stock market and to be felt in the
moreslegitimate business lines.
The worst is over in this respect.
The country knows that the steel earn
1ngs for the September quarter were
S32,3O2,821, a decrease of $4,640,66S
from the corresponding period last
year, and that the big company has IN
untitled orders the aggregate OF
3,72s,742 tons, or 1,114,2 65 tons less
than last year and the directors, hay
ing cut the dividend on the common
stock by half, have removed very
disturbing influence.
Heavy traffic continues on the west
ern railroads. Live stock and provls-
ions figure largely in the merchandise
movement. Grain shipments by lake
were larger this week than for some
time. Earnings hold up we'll and Tor
the fourth week of September the fig
ures so, far received, covering the
operations of thirty-seven roads, show.
an average increase of 1895 per cent
over the corresponding period last
year. ~ -, :.
The Minneapolis flour mills have
made a. much better showing in the
output of flour than was generally
supposed would be the case When the
labor trouble began. At the close last
week the mills were operating at ABOUT
one-third of the ordinary capacity
To-day the output is almost half that
! of the average. Millers We're obliged
| to turn to local elevators one day this
week for good dry wheat as the daily
4 receipts Of milling wheat were not
heavy enough to fully meet require
ments This is the result Of the long
period of wet weather which lowered
the quality Of the northwestern crop
and made a large proportion unfit for
immediate use. a.. r -
:. Minneapolis December. wheat having
! fallen to just above 75c, partly as
result Of the strike, sold back up te
1880 this week, largely on the I'M
proving outlook for the operation o:
more mills and the consequent better
demand for wheat both actual ant
retrospective. The market may be sale
to be strong at home and weak abroad
The strength of the northwestern SIT
uation is so evident that were it tn
controlling factor wheat futures woul(
even now be much higher. But Whll
Russia and the ports Of the Danub
Icontinue shipping freely, while lndi;
sends out 100000 to 100000 bush
els a week and while the reports iron
, Argentine as to the new crop contlnu
favorable, it is a difficult matter t
, raise the Liverpool market IN lin
, with advances on our side. Later @
when the bearish foreign influence
> shall have exhausted themselves, an
! European countries turn more toward
V America for import requirement:
? stronger and higher markets may rule
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-10
Victims of the Fourth of July.

'Butchered to make a Roman holi-
day is an old phrase which expresses
concisely the old Roman custom Of
sacrificing prisoners and others in the
arena. for the amusement of the public.
OF course, we do not do such things
nowadays. We are too humane, too
civilized, too Christian. At least we
think we are. But how about the
facts? }G-
The Journal of the American Medi-
cal association has compiled the casu-
atty list Of last Fourth Of July and
vouches for the startling statement
that there were "460 lives sacrificed,
ten persons made totally blind, ninety
five eyes lost and in addition 500 other
persons MANNED or disfigured for life"
Talk about butchery to make a Ro-
man holiday, what is that but butch
cry to make republics holiday?
Surely, it seems to be time to put a
stop to such senseless barbaric dem
onstrations as are INDUCED in in the
name of liberty when they involve
such frightful loss of life.
! Attempts in this direction have been
made. Some states have laws against
the use Of certain devices intended to
help the small boy make a nuisance of
himself on the Fourth Of July. Penn
sylvania, for instance, the state which
records the greatest number Of toy
pistol victims, has a law making the
sale Of toy pistols to boys under IL
years illegal, and prosecution is urged
! by the state. It is not known, how
ever, that prosecution has ever beer
seriously undertaken. And the great
i pity Of it is that the victims of this
? custom, those who are butchered tt
make holiday, are generally infants
and immature persons who are en-.
s titled to protection by parents and b.
4 the law against their own immaturity
and against the commerciaHsm which
q is willing to profit on traffic so de
q structive in its results.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-10
The Health Officer

To the Editor of The Journal
The published report that the indict-
ment against Health Commissioner Hall
will probably be nolled, is not a surprise
to the general public The surprise was
that an indictment should have been
brought against a public official who has
so staunchly stood by the statutes and per
formed his duty so faithfully and unf1ineh-
ingly as has Dr.. Hall during his term of
office.
I have little personal acquaintance with
the health commissioner having met him
but three or four times, with opportunity
for but a few minutes conversation each
time, but in those few minutes my pre-
vious impression of the strength of char
actor Of the man who does not fear to- do
his duty as he sees it and the law defines
it, often in the face Of much adverse opin-
ion and open public comment-was fully
confirmed. referred once to the unpleas-
ant position of public officials at times,
in great emergencies. mentioning his own
Z h e Journals article Tuesday, even
ing. and in his reply the commissioner
said: Zone should do his duty fearlessly
under every circumstance Again he said
he was too busy to reply to criticisms,
thru the press and otherwise and that
works speak louder than Words
And If all who have been guided and
helped by DR.. Hall thru the severe Attic
ton Of contagious disease would come
forward to testify to his works =. the
public would better appreciate the fact
that 1t has a strong man where one is
| most needed to safeguard its most vital
interest-the health and life of the com
munlty. ~. y51 il RS ~ Observer.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-10
GREAT LE1vTER WRITER'S.

Lord Salisbury would write many
letters rather than see a man whom
he knew slightly, even tho the fatigue
Of writing was Infinitely greater than
that Of a brief conversation. Here he
belonged to the age Of Mr.. Gladstone,
who left behind him some 8 600 Sc
lected letters to and from himself
for the special attention Of his biog-
raphers, let alone an incredible NUM-
Der Of miRor imp ortance.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-10
THE FACILITY OF FITCH
New York Sun.

New York Sun q
Swat, Il a.. ..
And out Of the glittering social grot
Of the very Fitchiest. fetchingest lot
Stirred in the scorching society pot,
Hot,
He plucks a wild, weird name and a plot;
Whiz!
Through all the scenic mysteries,
The gayly appareled fantasies,
Likewise the dramatic unities
He shoves his pen till he makes it sizz.
Biff.
Act I.--Act II-Act III. as if
The thing were cigaret to Whit.
Slambang
The word goes out to the Broadway gasg:
Hooray,
Clyde Fitch has written another play.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-10

= It takes a great deal of courage at
times to confess defeat, and Mr.. Finley
is entitled to credit for having had the
courage to present his own view Of the
situation before the members OF the Mill
ers' Consolidated Union when convinced
that he was right and to stand for his
belief in the face of the predominatirig
sentim ent against him. ID.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-10
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK
Favors a Third Term.
1e Editor IF T,e -

~ Zig Galtor OF line Journal. -. .,,.
From country and city papers have al
ready noted candidates aspiring for the
next governorship of our state. Tho liv
ING to mature age in Europe where com
petent officials can have their. offices al
most as long as they desire, very much
prefer the elective, way Of this country.
put l cannot see any substantial reasons
Tor the necessity of limit of two terms
or four years for the executive of state.
when United States senators and CON
gressmen often serve ten or twenty wears
In succession. It will generally be ad-
m1tted that our present governor has hon
ored himself and the state by his excellent
administration and his fearless conduct
IN the merger case. I am old enough to
have learned that it takes a stout heart
and clean hands to do battle with mighty
corporations, and most men would prefer
to equalize stern duties with the manifold
benefit of the protecting wings of wealthy
supporters It Is yet too early to have a
dehn1t1ve. opinion about the best candidate
to fill the office Of governor; but I should
be greatly mistaken if the announcement
of Mr.. Van SAINTS third term candidacy
would not meet with approval as a due
compliment for great services already rem
dered. Chr Aiie. Iansen
Brooten, Pope County Mimi Oct. 7, 1903.
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iNATTENTIvE WALTERS
Baltimore American.

Stranger-Are the walters here attentive
to you? Pretty Cashier r-r-r-r!
Stranger-Qh, no offense, assure YOU.
was only carrying out the instructions as
printed on the bill of fare. which says,
Please report any inattention of walters
to cashier And thought If they were
inattentive to you would report them
that's all S.. l.5. :. q.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-10

When an institution has a cinch like
that of the Rapid, Transit company on
the street car service of Minneapolis it
is often inclined to think 1t can afford to
be Indifferent to the good will of its
patrons, acting on the principle that it
doesn't make any difference, they cannot
help themselves. i No other theory will
account for such conduct as that Of the
starter on Central avenue last night in
deliberately instructing the driver of a
Kenwood car to run right by a group Of
twenty-five ladies and gentlemen who had
been waiting for five minutes for the car
to pull out from the spur leading to the
barn, and force the ladies to chase after
it for a block and half. There was no
car following and no necessity whatever
for this shabby treatment. Of course, the
people so discourteously and contemptibly
treated were nnad-mad clear thru. Nor
is this instance Of disregard for the con-
venience Of its public an isolated case;
such experiences are too frequent. But
memories are long, and the time may
come when the company will need the
good will of its patrons and need it bad.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-10

The way the indicter and the indictee
have been chasing one another around
the grand jury room is calculated to pro-
woke a smile about something that every
one knows ought to be regarded as very
solemn and very mysterious. .- 49,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-10
al WELL PRESERVED MAN
CINCINNATI com 81 81, Trih,,,,.

Cincinnati Commercial- Tribune.
There. remarked the visitor to Wash
ington rs a very well preserved man, APP
parently. es, the resident OF the cap
itaI replied, he ought to be. He's one of
the government food tasters. and has
been living on picking liquids for a week
or two Z.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-10
THE RIRD.DoG's JOY

I am a happy bow
Wow now,
: And very much in clover. q
No more I puff and pant
And rant
The dog rays all are over.
Upon the rug beam
And dream
OF birds that in the grove pipe,
While my gay fancies flow
Aglow
Like smoke-waves up the stovepipe
Judge.
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stripes "foattng over all lands from the
Gulf Of Mexico to the Arctic circle. 81 tt
is the most natural thing in the world
and that gives it a great deal more than
the filmy texture of dream.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-10

Captain Castle resigns, not because
there is any reason to believe that he
has been boodling, but there is IAN impli-
cation that he might have kept a little
sharper watch on some Of the fellows
who did. 81 II
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-10
: TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

The ourn would be gao 90 -
ceIve bv mail or otherwise, the names OF
ali persons who were readers and sup
scrlhers to this paper when It started
twenty-five years ago this, fall, or VINO
became subscribers during the first year
of its existence. and their present aa'
dresses. .
: ~ 80
Tho Journa would also be pleased
to have the names Of men living VINO
were newsboys In Minneapolis tWenty-
five years ago, and their present @o'
dresses. ..s
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A GENUINE ARTIST
3 New York Times.

Mabel sagsby is a fine pianist.
Gladys--He is /? e
Mabel-Yes; he can play classical things
and make them sound just like ragtime.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-10

as well as Of the great industry directly
affected and Of its employees, would be
much promoted by the return to normal
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-10

Governor Van SAINT in his speech before
the Marquette club in Chicago last night
drew on his irnag ination for description
OF the Canada Of the future and saw in
his minds eye, Horatio," the stars and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-10

8 REMEMBER, all this circulation is
the 5 o'clock edition, which is deliv-
cred directly to the homes. All the
members of the family have time to
read it. - ~ - ,.2
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! The sample canvass of the residence portion
of Minneapolis 1.-TWO biz cks of which The Journal
published daily for the past year, shows 1916
residences canvassed- .. -. -.
Journal subscribers >. 5,642
Tribune ~(evening), subscribers. LOLA
Tribune (morning) subscribers. Nv S32
The canvass of ninety-three apartment and fat
buildings showed; -"-5 -. ~
Journal subscribers ... =. ~. d. :. 1922
Tribune (evening) subscribers. zoo
Tribune (morning) subscribers 1873
The canvass Of nineteen leading: office build
inGs. showed regular subscribers to the daily
paparsa receiving their paper either at the office
or their home:' -. ,s,.
Journals =. :. ......... 2,153
Fribunes (evening( 39S
Tribunes (morning) -. ;. 4S0
The canvass of the two afternoon trains to
Lake Minnetonka the Minneapolis & st.
Louis and Great Northern railroads showed:
Journals :" 451
sTribunes (evening) ......... 46
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AN INVITATION is extended to all to vlsis
the Press Room which Is the finest In the west.
The battery Of presses consists of three TOUR
Goss Presses With total capacity tod o, folded
and counted. The best time to call Is from s:aS
to 4:3o p. IN. Inquire at the business ohtce ana
be directed to the visitors gallery. OF t"e
Room. .-.. ~ :. ~