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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22
Charter Making and Home Rule.

The charter commission will meet to-
night. At the last meeting various diyi-
sions of the work Of charter building were
assigned to different committees and 1t
is expected that reports will be submitted
by the chairmen Of these committees. The
question is still open, as we understand
1t, whether this commission shall build
an entirely new charter, using, Of course,
some Of the material in the old, but con-
struct what will be essentially a new
instrument or, whether 1t shall simply
submit the old charter with the home rule
provision. We are advised that there Is
considerable sentiment in the commission
In favor of the latter proposition, and We
shall not be disappointed If that is the
decision arrived at
There are two ways Of getting a new
charter in Minneapolis.
One Is by appointing charter commits
sions and making new charters according
to the most modern and approved doc
trines and embodying the best machinery
available for carrying on municipal bust
ness, and submitting these charters as
an educating process until the public is
educated up to the point Of adopting a
complete new charter.
The other method Is to submit the old
charter, practically as it is. get the mu-
nicipality on the home rule basis and es-
tablish a condition Of things where it will
be possible, by submitting amendments
from time to time, to remodel gradually
the old system of organization and bring
1t up to date. N.- s. " e ..."
This is a slow process, but it may not
be any slower than the other. 1t GER
tainly is surer. III the first place, we
cannot conceive of thes7yoters of Minne-
apolis refusing to adopt the old charter
and place the city on the home rule basis
That done, the various changes desired
may be submitted one at time for the
consideration of the people. This simpli-
fies the matter. The difficulty about
adopting complete new charter is that
1t Is a very complicated, involved question
which not many voters will take the pains
to master and understand whereas on
! the ething alta time plan, the voter
! is better able to- decide intelligenty
/ whether or not he favors. the PROPOSE
ton before him .. $780, =
We are inclined to think that in the end
this may be the shorter road.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22
HE "sHow'' AND SNOWY PEOPLE
London Truth,

-
Society in England is divided into two
classes: show people and snowy people.
To the first society belongs; the second
are anxious to belong to society"
OF the former there are comparatively
few; it is a feature of the times that
there are very many Of the latter
The show people are those who because
of their position, their popularity or their
abilities have attained prominence and
are more or less associated together in
the social life Of their period.
The snowy people, without the position.
the popularity or the abilities, strive to
become prominent by display, extrava-
gance, -eccentricity or elf-adverttsement.
Their carriages are painted in the most
glazing color; they are dressed expensive
ly even on ordinary occasions; they are
tireless and tresome in their endeavors
to appear to be associated with $50
ciety'; their life may be described as one
of continuous deceit and disappointment,
and they take offense on the least provo
cation and are implacable in their yindic-
tiyeneSS.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22

chicago X
Rear Admiral Charles S. Cotton sat one
evening at a dinner party beside the
bishop of Durham, clergyman noted for
his wit. Near the bishop was million
aire manufacturer, stout man with a
loud, coarse laugh, who ate and drank a
good deal. One Of this mans jokes was
leveled at the brilliant bishop Of Durham,
whom he did not know from Adam It
was enough for him that the bishops garb
was clerical '.-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22

His heart is in the right place. is
IN expression not unfrequently heard and
well understood. But Colorado produces
q man whose heart is not in the right
place and of whom this can be said with
out any reflection upon his character or
disposition. The doctors are very much
puzzled over the fact that his heart has
dropped to the lower right side Of his
body. The man who has undergone this
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22
THIS is A REAL CAMPAIGN
Louisville Courier-Journal.

Louisville Courier Journal
Now then, boys, up and at them! The
decks are cleared for action. At last
democracy is it's old, old self, united and
nterrifed-sound to the core-stripped
to the waist-no surrender-no pretender
never to falter and never betray-but
along the whole line, from one end of the
state to the other, this loud refrain, home
rule, free trade and the reign of law; no
man on horseback at Washington nor on
muleback at Frankfort; Kentucky for the
Kentuckians, despite alike the federal Of
fceholders and the fungus negro vote, the
world, the flesh, his satanic majesty and
the Belknap barrel!
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22
THE LOST OCCASION

Farewell, fair day and fading light!
The clay-born here, with westward sight, ..
Marks the huge sun now downward soar,
Farewell. We twain shall meet no more.
Farewell. watch with bursting sigh
My late condemned occasion die,
1 linger useless in my tent;
Farewell, fair day, SO foully SPENT
Farewell, fair day. If any God
At all consider this poor clod,
He who the fair occasion sent
Prepared and placed the impeachment.
Let him diviner vengeance take
Give me to sleep, give me to wake
Girded and shod, and bid me play
The hero in the coming day!
Robert Louis Stevenson.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22
LOGIC WITHOUT FAULT
Boston Post.

3 80, -, Boston Post.
OF Miss Bee Drew, John Drew's daugh-
ter, it is said that one day in her child
hood she asked he father how often a
certain paper, the Daily -----, APP
peared.
1.-The paper is called the daily isn't
it?' Mr.. Drew acked.
"Yes,' said the young girl
"Then mustn't it, Of necessity, appear
every day?"
II don't quite see that" said Miss Drew
ut is plain enough. Why don't you
see it," her father asked.
Because she answered, "if the daily
must appear every day, then the Century
must appear every century,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22
The president and the labor leaders W

The president and the labor leaders will
talk over the Miller case in Washington
next week.. That is a wise plan. The
diligence of the democratic managers in
their effort to make union labor cats
paw with which to extract the political
eral comment. =.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22
ALTOGETHER TOO TRUTHFUL
Philadelphia Ledger.

fIllIdueIpnla Ledger. .1E-i.E.-
A Market street merchant has an office
boy who is all right as a faithful, honest
little chap, but his home training has
been so good that he is by no means a
good fbber. The other day the merchant
said to the boy:
Did you tell that awful bore who
called that had gone to San Francisco?"
Yes. sir, said the boy; II told him you
started this morning.
Good boy! What did he say?"
He wished to know when you'd return
sir, and told him I did not think you
would be back until after lunch"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22
Didn't See the 4Humor. Of 1t.

To the Editor of The Journal
noticed the article you republished
from the Chicago Post. purporting to be
a resume Of one of the lectures Of Profess
sor McVey before the economic class, and
was struck by the malicious misconstruc-
ton put upon a fine and convincing adj
dress. The reportere OF that lecture must
have distorted and twisted its remarks for
ing. some half truths that swere worse
than his because they have thrown a very
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22
A coLoRED oLIoARcHY

Hobson City, Ala, is town inhabited
entirely by negroes. Under the new con-
stitution and franchise laws, only twenty
of them are entitled to vote or to hold
office. These will just about go around
for municipal rulers and police. They
have therefore pretty sure thing Of it IL
a majority of them can agree on nomina-
lions. But it makes a dangerous kind Of
pocket borough to just have voters enough
to fill the offices. It Is too much of
siucl 49, .,58 81 .sf
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22
HE WAS ALSO "AT HOME"

Philadelph
Two Of the most eminent lawyers at the
Philadelphia bar We're the late Benjamin
Harris Brewster and his half brother,
Frederick Carroll Brewster. Both had
held the office of attorney general for the
state, and the first had been attorney
general of the United States They had
not been on friendly terms for many years.
It. Is said that on one occasion mutual
friend tried to- bring them together, and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22
ONE ON THE LOUD COARSE MAN
Chicago Record-Herald.

cord Herald. -. -.-.-.. .... ---.
Il have three sons" be began, in a loud
tone, nudging his neighbor and winking
toward the bishop, three fine lads, They
are in trade. I had always said that If
ever had stupid son I'd make parson
of him." -.-s.
The millionaire roared out his discord-
ant laugh, and the bishop said to him
with a quiet smile:
Your father thought differently from
you, eh?''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22

Ia Ledger.
finally Fred c. consented to bury the
hatchet and sent Benjamin H. card con-
tanning his name, with the words written
underneath, lat home on Monday even
ing, May II
By the same messenger Benjamin H.
sent card in return, which read thus:
:. BENJAMIN H. Brewster also at home
Monday. evening, May II
This ended the negotiations forever. $
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

The ourn al would be glad to re-
celve by mall, or otherwise, the names OF
all persons who were readers and sub
scribers to this paper when 1t started,
twenty five years ago this fall, or who
became subscribers during the first year
Of Its existence. and their present ad-
dresses sr
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22
\ one who Hasn't sworn of.

Es One VINO HaSn't sworn on.
To the Editor of The Journal
The Twin City Rapid Transit company
has improved its rolling stock very ma
terialiy In the last two years. The new
cars, which have now replaced the old
ones, In almost all cases, are we'll heated,
lighted. furnished, etc. There are con-
veniences (the right to stand up) for all
classes who ride, except those who have
the great misfortune Of using tobacco. The
smoking public composes three fourths of
the matured male population of the twin
cities. Three-fourths Of the people who
patronize the street cars are men. Or in
other words one-half Of the riding public
smoke. 1t seems only fair that they
should have at least as many conveniences
1'as cattle in transit
Before the new cars became in general
use, man IL he happened to strike an
open car could have seat and smoke in
comfort. At present he either has to
stand on a crowded back platform, being
knocked about by people getting on and
off the car, or abandon smoking. In other
cities the smoking public is provided for.
Why should they not be in the twin
cities? "A. Y. Ness
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22

Here is that corn that was all killed now
said to be ripening. The wheat also
seems to have had on a. life preserver.
India has some wonderful people. and
some most astonishing customs. Robon
eJul1undur) saw very interesting scene
on May %. very wealthy and irfuen-
tial Khatri resident Of the city was mar
ried to a plant. The marriage procession
went outside the city, and, choosing a
suitable place with an Ak plant in it,
went thru all the marriage ceremonies.
You may laugh at this, yet sometimes an
American woman will marry a beat"
Bronson Howard says that the 400
drinks.
What doth it profit man to gain the
friendship of the entire aquatic and sport
ing world and lose his own vermiform APP
pendix.
The president is known to carry how
itzer in his Kentucky pocket. We in
tend to let the president alone
-
Editor Hlavacek of the Hopkins News
takes a hand in the controversy raging
IN the state press over the name Of the
editor of the Minneapolis Telegram, Mr..
Sjoblom. Both names are eurhonious
alphabet and put in type that the trouble
begins.
The Bemidji Sentinel and an attorney OF
that town are at war, fierce and implaca-
BILE. war. The Sentinel says that ''the par
lian1e ntary coward, who slips around in
the slime and slush of wanton putres-
cence, has again creased himself with
soft soap Of cowardice and slid into the
ho otnr,
OF 1mpecance, together with misapplied
immunity. How long, Oh, how. long will
his demulcent physiognomy cast a shadow
over the blase errors of a misspent life?
The Rev. Sam Jones called the postmas
ter at Gainesville, Ga, a dirty dog
and said he would s'prefer a sober, decent
negro to hand out his mall These It'd.
ings Of war, by the way, were in a ser,
mon supposed to be bearing the message
of "peace on EARTH" The postma ster, how
ever, failed to detect the angelic strair
in this wordy. dissonance, and when hi
met the Rev. Mr.. Jones in the street he
smote him severely on the countenance
The Rev. Mr.. Jones came back, landing
Bystanders hurriedly threw themselves
between the COM atants and forcible
peace was secured. The battle was con.
sidered a draw in the town. It may be
recalled that the Rev. Mr.. Jones was at.
tackled by a Texas mayor some month:
back, and alighted on his excellency's per-
son SO severely that the city's officia
head was down and out before the figh1
had fairly started. 4
We mention these facts, fegretfully il
order that people may understand some
of the causes leading up to the sad event
provided a small but bad man with {
large grievance some day should put {
leaden bullet thru the evangelist's per.
son.. Are we not warned somewhere tina
he that taketh the sword shall perish b,
the sword, or something to that effect?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22

The automobile club may save some un-
pleasant consequences if it will warn some
Of the automobile drivers that they are
driving too fast and are in spirit violating
the rules Of the club. Things are shaping
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL

themselves for q big smashup In this city
and when 1t comes 1t Nilla4bead difficult to.
prevent the imposition by the council Of
restrictions that will pretty nearly spoil
all the fun Of "chuffing" in Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22

The j ourna would also be pleased
TO have the names Of men living who
were newsboys In Minneapolis twenty
five years ago, and their present ad-
dresses .=
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22

The sultan expresses regret that his
Turkish troops should have been so cruel.
He could hardly express delight, tho he
may feel it.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22

false light on the general meaning. A
person willing to do this is traitor to his
he is evidently doing his best to cheaper
and belittle 1t In the eyes Of sister states
Probably the only way for paper to
avoid printing such nonsense would be to-
secure the professors signature to the
article before publishing It,
a Junior nf III: Of M
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22

Carrie Nation says she will go on the
stage with play of her own writing. So
Carrie hasn't been advertising scientific
ally for nothing. ....
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22

why his heart should have changed sides,
but. so far as he knows. he hasn't.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22
Casually Observed.

Here is that corn that was all killed now
said to be ripening. The wheat also
seems to have had on a life preserver.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22

I built the second SUSPENSION bridge.
Thomas M. Griffith.
Cherry Lane, West New Brighton, Staten
Island, N. T., Sept. 8, 1903.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22
The president is known to carry how.
itzer in his Kentucky pocket. We in
tend to let the president alone.

Editor Hlavacek of the Hopkins News
takes hand in the controversy raging
In the state press over the name Of the
editor of the Minneapolis Telegram, Mr..
Sjoblom. Both names are eurhonious
enough; it Is when they are run thru the
alphabet and put in type that the trouble
begins.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-11

and hideous crime; but as a matter Of
fact. lawlessness OF this type never does
stop and never can stop In such fashion.
Every violent man In the community Is
encoura ged by every case Of lynching In
which the lynchers go unpublished to him
self take the law into his own hands
whenever IT. suits his own convenience.
In the same way the use of torture by
the mob In certain cases Is sure to spread
until 1t Is applied more or less indscrim-
'inatey in other cases
Surely no patriot can fail to see tho
fearful Capitalization and debasement
which the indulgence of such spirit and
such practices inevitably por.end. Surely
all public men. all writer's for the daily
press, all clergymen, all teachers. all who
in any way have right to address the
public, should with every energy unite
to denounce such crimes and to support
those engaged in putting them down.
AS a people who claim the right to speak
with peculiar emphasis for freedom and
for fair treatment of all men, without re-
gard to difference OF race fortune. creed
or color. we forfeit the right SO to speak
when we commit or condone such crimes
as those of which I speak.
The cornerstone OF this republic, as
OF all free governments. Is respect for
and obedience to the law, Where we per-
nit the law to be defied or evaded. wheth-
er by rich man or poor man. by black man
or white, we are by Just SO much weak
ening the bonds of our civilization and
increasing the CHANCES Of it's overthrow
and of the substitution therefor Of a sys-
TEN In which there shall be violent alter
nations OF anarchy and tyranny.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-11

wife New York; w. r. Albertson. Wash
!ngton; r.. II. Dowdy. Virginia: o. y.
Matthew'S, st. Louis; c. =. Cummings, At
lanta; j Frank Craft New York; I.
Hirsh. New York; George T.. Carter, Bris-
tol; r. o. Brandt. ST. Louis
Hon. j.. y. Richmond, exmember OF
Congress from the Ninth District and rep
resentative of Scott county in the onsti
tutIonal Convention, arrived. in the city
yesterday and is at Murphy's Hotel.
teerday were: A. r stewart Clifton
seph p. Sndler, of Powhatan; Robert
Frazer. of Warrenton; j. e. Cunningham,
Farmville.
At the Now Fords are: w. G. Venable
F'armville: c. d. Osborn, Oxford, y; G.:
Freeman Epes and T. NJ, billiard, Black
stone; T: s.. Garrett. Bristol; j. G. Gran,
berry, Asland.
These guests are registered at the Lex
lngton Hotel: John r.. Carmeller, Wash
ington. d. c.; w. g. Huntington. Farm
vile; a. NJ .Wray. Dynchburg: Blair Pc
gram and wife surry county: Walter p.
Wilson. smlthfield; D. W. Pitt, Norfolk;
r. r. Carlyle. Louisburg. N c.; Charles
D. Nicolai, Washington. D. c.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-11
Endorsed In South.
(l3v Associated Press.)


ATLANTA, GA, August 10.-Governor
Terrell to-day endorsed the contents Of
president Roosevelt's letter to Governor
Durbin,; of Indiana, In regard to the re-
cent action of Governor Durbn to prevent
Iynching In that State,
Governor Terrell gave the following
statement to tho Associated Press to-
day:
II think the President is in the right
line and I am in hearty accord with the
views he expresses, The majesty OF the
law should be upheld, but at the same
time there should be a prompt and speedy
trial of the offenders In the case of that
crime which most frequently exc!tes tho
nnrer NJ mobs and leads to lync1ings. and
tho nunishment should not be delayed
by technicalities,
"We have so, amended our criminal laws
IN Georgia as ito have speedy trials by
ia,,thorizing our Judges to order a special
term Of the court to try criminals,
"No law. however strictly enforced, will
absolutely stop lynchlngs for this crime,
hut sneedy trials tend to lessen the num-
Der and practically serve AS 9. praven1a-
tive OF lynchings for other oifenses.
"It ia Interesting In this connection to
nota that the numerous lynchlngs In the
North and Northwest of late have brought
FORTH such an expression from the Pres
;dent while the number Of them In the
sontb has been so few within the same
period as to attract little or no attention"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-11
INTERESTING INTERSTATE
COMMERCE DECISION
Especial to Tho Times. plsrateh.)

RALEIGH N. c.. August 1o.--Judxe
Purnel of thu United States Court, to-
day handed down an opinion refusing
the Injunction prayed by the Interstate
Commerce Commission against the Gin
cinnatl, Portsmouth and Virginia Rail-
road Company ct ais. Including alto.
gether forty.odd companles). restraining
them from continuing present freight
rates from western points to Wilmington
because they are unduly prctudicial to
Wilmington and preferential to Rich.
mopd, Norfolk and other Virginia cities.
Judge Purnell's principal reason for
refusing the Injunction is that the rates
north Of the Ohio River. where there. Is
great competition and circumstances
which tend to fix rates govern freight
rates. The Virginia cities being on these
trunk lines competing with water rates
and other roads enjoy lower rates. VIII
mington is supplied by branch lines &
two railroads. Atlantic Coast Line and
seaboard Air Line, and Clyde Steamship
Line. has not received such rates YET.
being in Southern territory where COM
petition for freight Is not so great,
II appears, Judge Punell says. that
these trunk lima rates have not been en-
tended to Norfolk and Richmond IRON
any disposition to favor these points ~
prejudice Wilmington, bu. on ac'1u' o .,
the competition az" ~''1e~' - 49,,
long and short-haul clause OF act 70 regu'
late commerce In 1888
Judge Purnell says Wilmington raves
are the rates to Norfolk and RloHmono
plus tho combination on competing ratss
of Atlantic Coast Line and seahoard ar
Line and clyde Line steamers, therS1ote
lower than any other point In North
Carolina and Intermediates wou!d Ne
lower but for high charges for p,iotags
to and from the bar and other 1nc'aeHe''
EXPENSES.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-11
NEGROES ATTACK WHlTEMEN
Five Unarmed White Men Shot by Two
Negroes.
'snscial 10 The Times-pIsp;

CHARLOTTE. N, c., August l0-As
the result OF Ave shots fired at as many
Whits men in Long Creek township yes
to-day afternoon BY Charlie .shuford, q
negro, Mr.. Alexander Auten Is dying n
Dr Mupro's hospital, In Davidson;l Mr.
Charlie Lawing Is painfully wounded ~
the right arm and sido and MT. John
Lawing is painfully. II not. seriously,
wounded IN his right arm. Charles Phil
lips and Mr.. Utley, the two other NOM
Jury, though both were shot. the balls
striking some parts Of their clothlng
The five mon were all In one wagon. res
turning from the camp meeting at Rock
injured men. came to Charlotte this
out foTT Charlie si,uford and Charles
Holmes, the. two men said to be guilty
OF making the attack on the FIVE men
Mr.. Lawing went before Squire H. g.
Hilton ana secured the papers and Sheriff
Wallace to-day mailed them to the sheriff
Of CASTOR county. Both the negroes named
n the warrant live IN the edge Of Cas-
ton, and 1t Is said that both are bad
N speaking OF the trouble yesterday,
Mr.. LAYING states that he nor any one
Of his party provoked the negroes to such
violent acts. That they met In the road,
sad that his party save thea more than