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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
The Presidents Message.

The most remarkable thing about
the presidents message is its om1s-
sion of all reference to the tariff ques-
ton, whether in the form of recipro-
city or revision. Even reciprocity
with Cuba is not mentioned. That. OF
course, may be regarded as settled,
but there is no such explanation for
the omission of all mention of sub
ject that is Of such general public in
terest. The omission proves, If any
proof were needed. that the repub-
Hcan leaders have secured the in
dorsement Of the administration for
their program of studious neglect of
the tariff question until after the next
election. So profoundly is the presi-
dent impressed with the wisdom of
this neglect that even in discussing
the Philippines he goes no farther
than to say that they ought to be
more closely knit to the United States
"by tariff arrangements" S....... III.
Indeed, this message differs thru
out in it's tone from the presidents
other papers. The caution that is
shown with respect to the tariff ques-
document. It does not seem to be
in the vigorous Rooseveltian style.
The president is probably learning
that, after ALL the suave Mckinley
method is more effective than the
brusque Roosevelt method in getting
results out OF a stubborn congress-. 81
What the president says about
trusts, capital and labor is mostly in
the nature of review with some SER
thing new or anything old in a novel
form. 1t is, however, sound and
wholesome and uncompromising.
The presidents reminder that con-
gress will have to be careful to avoid
deficit for the, next fiscal year will
doubtless have it's effect in causing
that body to be prudent with appro-
priations. G..-..
On the important question Of Ameri-
can shipping, the presidents new
Quality Of caution again comes to the
front He suggests no plan for en-
couraging Shipping, but says good
word for both the greyhound and
the big freighter, thus making no
effort to advise congress as te
what is the best way to encourage
shipping. The president does. how
ever, make a proposal looking tc
the establishment of a nationa
policy on this subject. He pro-
poses the appointment of a commits.
sion to report to the next session OF
congress. This indicates a desire tc
shelve this question, too, until after
election.
The suggestion that congress
broaden the purpose of the $500,
900 appropriation for the en-
forcing Of antitrust laws, SO tha
the money may also be used TO
che prosecution Of the cases agains
the postal frauds offenders and vic
lators of the public land laws is al
excellent one.
What will be to many person
the most interesting part of tn
message that relating to tn
Panama affair ii is left to tn
last. Here the president become
his old self again and speaks wit
the emphasis and independence hi
admirers like so we'll. There
not the slightest trace Of a
apology for this government
course in the Panama. affair. It
defended frankly and strongly. Th
president demonstrates that tn
United States has done exactl
what it ought to have done, an
that no charges of bad faith Q
domineering over weaker nations Ii
at it's door
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
WHAT POLITICS COST LOW

1t is believed that Seth Lows term Of
office as mayor Of New York has cost him
somewhere in the neighborilood Of $3.50, 900.
He provided out of his pocket entertain
ment for numerous distinguished guests.
Including Prince Henry OF Prussia, and in
order to be near the city in summer he
rented an expensive place at Rye. The
salary is $4,000 per year.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07

that are in the main satisfying. 1t has
asked a leading librarian, a leading pub
Usher, a bookseller and a woman with op-
portunities Of knowing what farmers read.
AS a result Of the information from these
four published in The Outlook for Dec. 81
a fine book nunber-the paper is able to
say editorially:
II these observers not all astray, there is
steadily growing constituency In the United
states: If the unframed readers are increasing
IN numbers, their growth is fully matched by that
of people of fairly educa ted taste with cam
slant tendency to exchange the poorer
for the better reading. Cheap maga-
zines and newspapers are sold in depressing num-
bers. but good magazines and newspapers are
also sold i'll vast numbers, and the tendency is
distinctly upward.
Minnesota Wins Corn Prize-The Christ
mas number of The Northwestern Agrt.
culturlst contains discussion of the Agri.
culturist's corn contest by Coates 3. Bull
of the experiment station. Minnesota got
the grand prize. WISCONSIN won first ii
the northern section and Illinois first II
the southern. Professor Coates does no
argue from this that Minnesota produces
better corn than any other state. but sim
ply that Minnesota offered the best sam
pie in the contest. The professor says II
conclusion: Corn is the easiest Of al
field crops to improve and responds quick
est to the slightest attention to breeding
Let us. then, not fail to get all there /
in our ability to get out, and make corr
even greater than king
| The Agriculturist's Christmas issue j
full of good things.
} An Interesting Pilgrlm-It is The PHI
grim for December-a holiday numbe
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
BOOKS RECEIVED

WHEN MALINDY SINGS. BY Paul Laurence
Dunbar. illustrated with photographs by the
Hampton Institute Camera club. Decorations
by Margaret Armstrong. New York. Dodd.
Mead & Co Minneapolis: William Donaldson
& Co. Price 81 80 net,
THE LITTLE GHEvAL1ER. BY NJ. E. NJ. Davis
Illustrated. Boston: Ioughton, Mifnn &
Co. AIinnea polls: y. Mccarthy. Price 81 80.
a BUNCH OF ROSES and Other Parlor Plays.
BY N. p. NJ Davis. Boston: Small, Maynard
& Co. Price S1.25
EIGHTY DRAWINGS. INCLUDING THE
WEAKER SEX" BY Charles Dana Gibson
Full size. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons
Minneapolis: n. Mccarthy pig
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
The Home OF Graft.

philadelphia, the most corrupt city
ON earth,' is the way the Brooklyn
Eagle heads an article on municipal
corruption in Philadelphia. The
Quakers have not been in the least
others who have been telling the world
what rotten old city Philadelphia is.
There is more indifferentism in Phila-
delphia on the part of the so-called
good citizens and more zeal on the part
Of the boodlers than in any other city
in the country. Nothing that has yet
been said or done has broken the
crust of this iron-clad indifferentism
OF chilled in the slightest degree this
opposing zeal.
Frederick Boyd Stevenson, who
wrote the article above referred to.
asserts that the republican machine in
Philadelphia. is much stronger than
Tammany in New York for the reason
that the graft is more equitably dis
tributed in the former. No member
of the Philadelphia machine is too
humble to get his bit of theo stealings,
whereas only the leaders divide the
graft in New York. The result is that
there is less danger in Philadelphia
of internal dissension and greater
solidarity in opposing attacks from the
outside. Compared with the Philadel-
phia machine, Tammany is like an ,un-
paid militia regiment alongside lot
Of fat. sleek. veteran mercenaries. -
notwithstanding all that has re-
l'cently been said, the gang is now pro-
ceeding to loot the city of $4,000, 900.
Altho the city has millions of dollars
in it's treasury, it is proposed to bor-
row s25,OO0,OOO for various public
works. OF this sum 100000 will
be ample for the construction of the
works, leaving the rest to be distrib-
uted among the boys
! This seems a large steal, but it is
not large in Philadelphia. During the
five years ending with f9O1&the Phil
adelphia government spent $4,000, 900
more than during the preceding five
years. Out of this amount 5000, 900
was divided among the spoilsmen. In
fifteen years the revenues of, the city
have been increased 127 per cent and
the expenses 104 per cent. The Doodle
is divided by means of increased sal
aries and the granting of contracts to
favorites. The latter, of course, divide
with the gang. The lowest bid is
never accepted in Philadelphia.
| Aside from the Indifference of the
good citizens, the chief strength of the
game is in fraudulent elections. A
pure election is something undreamed
of in Philadelphia and ballot boxes
are regularly stuffed by the gang
They are thus in position to carry
every financial proposition referred tc
a popular vote. There is little hope
for Philadelphia until the legislature
passes a personal registration law, but
as Matt Quay, who is the ultimate boss
of Philadelphia, is also the boss Of the
state, thru his control of the dominan1
republican party, there is little hope
of getting such a, law passed in the
near future. Nothing short of polit.
lcal revolution can redeem either
Pennsylvania or Philadelphia.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07

If the appointment of Hennepin dis
trict judge to the supreme bench results
In the promotion of Municipal Judge An
drew Holt to the district bench, an OPP
portunity will be created for the governor
to recognize the discriminating and con-
scientious work of Special Judge Dickin-
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07

Six hundred American women have Of
fered their services as nurses in the Jap
anese army in case of war with Russia.
They don't seem to know that there is
plenty for them to do at home. A country
that has so many big problems to solve as
we have, can use at home, women who
have the courage, strength and qualifica-
tions to serve as nurses.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07

The bids offered for the pine on the
Leech Lake reservations do not indicate
that the Indians are going to suffer much
from the provisions of the Morris law re-
lating to the methods of cutting, logging,
etc. AS high as So was bids for white
pine and $40 for Norway Such prices
ought to insure the Indians comfortable
addition to their treasury. 1t was thought
that the cessation of the business boom
the country has been enjoying would bear
the timber market, but it does not seem
to have affected the bids for reservat ton
pine. Realization that this is the last
chance to get possession of large tracts
of timber in Minnesota, that the timber.
now being sold is, in fact, the last of it's
kind belonging to the government, un-
doubtedly tended to make the bids high,
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07

In Iowa, too.i the school enrolment has
fallen off since last year. State Superin-
tendent Barrett attributes the decrease to
the growing unpopularity of large fam
lilies. Yet the president doesn't say
word about race suicide In his message
to congress.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
McFadden's Row Of Flats.

WCT auoeH s Row, OF FATS.
The hand of the Ancient Order of Hi
pefnlans mas been heavy upon "McFad-
dens Row OF Flats which opened at the
Bijou last evening. In previous seasons
this first. of the dranlatized colored sup
Rlements was dominated by a mealy
mouthed stage Irshman, a caricature Of
the race, -whiskered. an object Of ridi-
cule, ana altogether a highly ludicrous fell
low But. on an evil day, some one an
nounced that the stage Irishman was a
d1scredlt to the nationality he assumed to
| represent. The A. O. II. investigated and
decided the point was well taken Then
they demanded that he be consigned to
oblivion.
When this demand was met with a suave
re1usal from the managers of the Row" F"
! a storm OF protest ensued. The price Of
GEES went soaring as did also the eggs
themselves. 1hls was repeated several
dlfterent times In as many different cities,
ana 1inaily, not wishing to present their
play behind a net, the management Yield
ed the point. The Stage Irishman was dis
missed and in his place appeared non
| descrlpt character. of no particular race
and decidedly unfunny. Moreover inves
! t1gat1on showed that still further changes
We're necessary. Aerial omelettes, souffles
ana similar contraptions had had their eff.
lect anu When an account of stock was
taken scene painters and costumers were
called into consultation and ordered to re,
build the Row" from cellar to galret.. Al
OF which explains the reason why ''McFad
dens Flats have been newly decora tee
and equipped thruout with all the modern
improvements
"McFadden's Row of Flats makes n,
pfetensions to tell a story, but it serve:
to provide an excuse for exploiting mum
Der OF queer characters and introducin,
long list of specialties, good. bad and in
dlfferent The best thing on the program
IS the acrobatic dancing of Miss Margue
rite Ferguson. The next best is the bal
anclng and tumbling of Jerry Sullivan,
dwarf, who plays one of the yellow kids.
Among the musical interpretations "Ano
ma, My Little 70 90 oo-lu'' and .'Th
Belle Of the Neighborhood' We're popula
with Yesterdays audience The last name,
was sung by a young woman, costumed a
newsboy and wearing enough Rarrio
diamonds to shame the footlights witt
their brilliancy. The empire four con
tribute an unusually good musical spe
c1alty. Some of the costumes, particu
Iarly those used in the March of th
Brilliant Fourteen" arc noteworthy.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07

Those Panama rebels who talk Of re-
bellihg against the secessionists have their
nerve with them. A rebellion against the
government Of Panama comes pretty neal
being an expression Of wish to try a bout
with Uncle Sam.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07

William Mackabee. inmate of the naval
home in Grays Ferry road. Philadelphia, and the
oldest living veteran of the American navy. cele-
brated his one hundredth birthday recently. He
was born I'm Baltimore and went to sea Ia 1892
when IL years old on the old frigate Constitu-
tion During the civil war he served on the
Transatlantic.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
Lyceum-"Around the World In Eiohty

Iy1eo'"- <Tounu the world In Eighty
Days"
It's no small undertaking for the Fer
rls Stock company to reproduce so COM
pHcated a spectacular melodrana as the
stage version Of Jules Verne's romantic
guidebook. There are seven acts and
twelve scenes. Twenty-fiv i've players are
needed Tor the thirty principal roles. not
70 speak OF sun worshippers, Brahmins.
derVlshes, Sioux Indians and other DeoDIe
that are seldom to be found along Hen
nepln avenue. Several places in England
must De shown, bit of Egypt as well,
more than one spot in India, a glimpse
OF Calltornla. an unfamiliar view of the
ROCKY mountains, and a heart to -hea rt
picture or that dear, Kearney. Neb".
let the Ferris company. and the camels
did all that the big audience expected,
The camels greeted sthe crowd AT the
tneater door; the camels held the center
or the stage for fifteen minutes and one
or them, with fine professional instinct
lald down when he should have stood IN
lest ne might be hurried prematurely from
the hme!lght. 3tItsa generallys,a small Gle
pArn',nd p 'h' the eompletea Wa}a production OF
formance it's two cam els, which, BY ZOO
logical equation, are more than equal any
day to one small elephant -.
| Literary drama didn't show its head las,
night; facts were fractured sometimes il,
| ueIerence 10 excitement; Brahmin priests
were changed to women: Hndoo temples
| reveled In Partisan statuary;. Kearnev
Nep.. afforded opportunity for an evening
| stroll to the Rocky mountains. in search
OF Fenimore Cooper Sioux Indians anf
united States "dragoons" But Monsieu,
| verne and the scene painter are travellers
OF course In spirit only; things migh
nave peen different in the early seventies,
anG none but the greediest theater- goe,
~ou,d want to see more than three .duels
!Wlth screams), a fight with Indians,
oo1ier explosion and a shipwreck. On,
wishes, however, that these crimes nigh
sHt started before SIS O'Clock, and tha
all the victims might be counted ha
fore 1850. ~ rs
Joseph Totten proved notably good a.
Passe Partout. Agreeable portrayals wer,
tnose or Byron Beasley as the bettin,
fogs, ben johnson as the American Archi
bald and Miss Maude Gilbert as the half
9A'ioheo princess. H. B. Curry
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
MINNESOTA POLITICS

Nomination Of Attorney General Douglas
to the Supreme Bench Would Lead to
Other Complications = Hennepin
County Not the Only ProbIem-J. r..
Burns Of Lanesboro a Candidate for
Attorney General-Sauk Center Her.
aid Condemns Delegates at Large
Judge p. &. Brown Not Candidate.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
AT THE THEATERs
ben huro Is Coming.

No more satisfying an entertainment
could have been furnished by the Metro
pontan opera house management for the
first week Of the new year than ben
Hur, which is scheduled for the week
OF JAM at that playhouse. The sue
cess which Ben Hur.' enjoyed in Min
neapolis last eason is still fresh in the
mind of the public. Special sxcursioaF
VIII be run within radius of $50 miles.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
Foyer Chat,

Ezra Kendall opened his return engage
ment In The Vinegar Buyer al the
metropolitan last night before a large
audlence that fully enjoyed the laugh
provoking efforts of Kendall and bis > =
sociates. A full review of the nrodrc+io,,
Will be given in this column to-morrow
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
WASHINGTON BUREAU.
TRAVELLERS ABROAD

AN INVITATION 1y extended to all to visit
the Press Room, which Is the finest In the west.
The battery of presses consists of three
Goss Presses with total capacity OF l44;0o9
and camntsd Tpe hast time nt to cali is from S15
to 4:30 p m. Inquire at the business office ana
be directed to the visitors gallery OF the fress
Room.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07

Bishop Huntington deplores ''noisy lew
ity. excessive display or inordinate merry
making at a. Christian marriage" We
trust those friends of the groom who tag
the baggage. tip over the house shoot at
the officiating clergyman and try to wreck
the train, will take this gentle hint.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07

Radium is said to change into helium
This StupendouS fact leads us to keep a
heavy paper weight on our radiuni.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07

An Interesting Pilgrlm-It is The Pill
grim for December-a holiday number
with many interesting features.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07

This brigandage of those young Chicago
runians was really getting to be almost
as fatal as football before the police broke
them up.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07

This is surely the age Of the CRATER.
He has even entered the Vatican
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07

:, William II. Crane will appear in "The
openders at the Metropolitan for. a brief
peflod OF three nights and "Wednesday
lnaunee' commencing Monday evening
nec. ~. Ihe character of Peter Bines
winch is essentially American in it's whole
someness. it's straightforwardness and its
dislike Of shams, is said to afford M
crane the best opportunity for character
dellneation that he has had in some wears
Ihe box and seat sale for the enga rement
begins Thursday morning.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07

=, At the METROPOLITAN the latter half Of
be given with the original comnanv sna
production that carried the piece to suc-
cess III the east and has Just closed !.
remarkably successful engagement in Chi
cago. seats for this attraction are sell
ing to-day. OCH
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07

The Brooklyn Eagle says, there is un-
easiness among our Indians Then let
them take a bath.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07

| Mile. Cuesdon, the Paris clairvoy-
ant, says that Martinique is going
: 20 be swallowed up and that a
flow of lava will destroy Naples. That
settles it. We don't buy any Naples real
| estate this winter.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07

Inc Adrian Democrat says that in Will
mar the other day a fleshy girl was mar
rled to a well-known young man, and the
editor, wishing to say something to plea Sc
all concerned, spoke of the groom and his
elegant BRIDE Then the printer made it
the groom and his elephant BRIDE It
caused some hard feeling
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07

Crude oil slipped up couple of notches
in Pittsburg when Rockefeller was look
ing the other way, causing him much sor-
row.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07

Governor Van SAINT and Judge Collins
appeared on the same platform Saturday
night, and addressed the meeting Of the
Union Veterans and Sons League. Althd
new allies, both are old comrades.
Charles B. Cheney.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
Hear. A Daniel come to judgment.

Judge p. f. Brown of Luverne will not
be considered as a candidate for a place
on the supreme bench. The I.uverne Her.
aid says the proposition has met with
strong public favor. but that 'tall attempts
to induce him to accept an appoin tment OF
a nomination would be utterly unavailing. y
That is a dangerous way to talk The
state convention might conclude to try a
man who was not an applicant for the
place, and give him chance to refuse.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07

e. 7. Young was in st. Paul Saturday
looking after his political fences. He is
unders stood to favor the appointment of
Attorney General Douglas to the Collins
vacancy, provided a prominent Appleton
attorney is named to succeed Douglas.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
THE NONPAREJL MAN

"Beauty and HeaIth," a Magazine of "su-
perb Womanhood" and the Like-op-
pressed, HumiIitated, Ground Down
Woman Threatens to Rise-How to
Develop Your Figure, SterLIze Your
Baby, Remove Your Wrinkles and
Massage Your Face.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-19
Loan Bids Opened and Accepted.

The bids for the 100000 Terri
torial Az bonds were opened az o..
clock this afternoon by Treasurer
Kepoikai, 10 the presence OF Acting
Governor Carter, bankers, business
men and reporters, Severed bids
were read end the bid OF Fske &
Robinson, OF New York, for the
whole issue or none at par with 1926
premium was deemed by all TO be
the best and the Treasurer declared
that bid as being accepted, Con-
CALCULATIONS were offered Mr. Carter
for his successful placing OF the loan
the very first time in the history OF
this country in New York city.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-19
metropolitan Meat ca.
Telephone Main as.

Per ALAMEDA. Tor Camarino
Refrigerator-An extra fresh supply
OF GEGpes, Apples, Le@ous, Granger,
Limag, NGta, Raieirs Ooleyy, Fresh
Salmon, CsaIiRouor, Rhuhsrh, A.
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Grabs, Turkeys, PloUudeEn, $50. AL
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prompt delivery
CALIFORNIA gBUiT IARKEY
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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-19
Whitewashes Frauds.

A majority Of the Territorial
Grand Jury this morning returned
a report in the election frauds Gaze,
whitewashing every official concern
ed in the rascality except Fl G Birbe,
chairman OF the board in the Sew
enth precinct OF the Filth district.
No serious Irregularities were found
and the blotting Of ballots was
found to be due to the presence OF
ink bottles IN the election booths ~.
AS was expected, minority report
was filed in which gross irregular
tiles were charged and it was re-
commended that the matter be pas
sed over to another and larger
grand jury, the present one having
only fourteen members
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-19
Passengers Arrived.

From Kauai ports, per stmr Miks-
hale, Nov 1S-Geo 81 Paris, j Mon
ahan, @ @ Eakip, w Berlowitz, 6 II
Pecht, Yee Sheopg, and 36 deck.
From San Francisco, per bktn S N
Castle, Nov l8-Mr Weisman.
From the Orient, per T X X S S
HonGkong Msru, Nov 18-Mr and
Mrs r N Patton and maid, Miss
Mabel Sinclair, MIR and Mrs Mhos O
jenkins, DIR S Kobayashi.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-19
Election Contest Begins.

The petition for the contest OF
the election on November 3 was filed
in the Supreme Court this morning
by T McCants Stewart, principal
attorney for the contestants. sc B
Male and others" are the petition
ere. Charges OF Irregularities are
made against officers OF the follow
ing precincts: First, Third, Fifth
aud Eighth precincts OF the Fourth
district; First Second, Sixth, Sew.
enth, Eighth and Ninth precincts
OF the Fifth district. Return day
will be December z.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-19

The Merchants Association yester-
day adopted resolutions approving
OF the appointment of Mr. Dole to
be Federal Judge,