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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-28

DaytOn's Annual "White Sale"
Starts Monday, Jan. 4. Watch To-
Saturday ad.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-28

( Mrs. George NJ. Gillette will give
dinner tomorrow evening at her home
on Tenth avenue Sc for Miss Grace
Gillette.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-28

H. w. Malcolm gave a holiday party
Tor his ch1ldren's dancing class Sat
urday afternoon in Masonic Temple.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-28

DR.. and Mrs. F. r. Steirly will give a
cotillion Saturday evening at their
home, 1928 Fifth avenue S, for Miss
Edith Fitz of Merriam Park.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-28

Mrs A. E. Davis and Mrs. Edward
A. Davis will entertain informally
Thursday afternoon at their home, 131
East Fourteenth street. in honor OF
Mrs. Eagle, who has come to make her
home with her sister.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-28

Mrs c. r. welles of Clifton avenue
will give, a dancing party "Wednesday
evening. Jan. 6, in honor of Misses
Alice Smith, Janet Tilfllan and Be-
atrice Ireys.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-28

Mrs. Sewall Andrews will be one of
the women who will receive at the
holiday party Of the st. Paul German
club New Years eve. The cotillion
will be a Dutch one and will be led by
EitHhugh Burns and Michael Boyle.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-28

Saturday evening the high school
dancing class had a holiday party in
Malcolm's academy ON E Twenty
fourth street. A program of dances
was followed by a cotillion, in which
1nuffs and boas and ribbons bows
were pretty favors. A light supper
was served. ..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-28

The girls who are home from
Wellesley college and a group of the
recent graduates will have luncheon
tomorrow in Donaldson's tea rooms.
The guests will include group OF
st. Paul girls and covers will be laid
for nine ....
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-28

The Minneapolis chapter the
American Institute of Bank Clerks
will give the first dancing party of
the season tomorrow night In the
Phoenix club rooms. The chapter
has heretofore devoted itself to
learned lectures, legal studies ad-
dresses by prominent men, bowling
and baseball.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-28

The class of '03 of the South high
school will have a reunion Wednes-
day evening in Powderhorn hall,
Thirty-fourth street and Chicago ave-
The sun., 1903-12-18

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-.Sir. Before the
decision Is reached at Washington with regard to
the unseatnx OF Senator Reed Smoot It seems to
me It would be desirable to bring before the
people the real attitude OF the Mormon Church as
to the practice Of polyeamy. even II. as l under
stand the charge OF polygamy Is not to be the only
nor the principal charge urged against the Senator
from Utah
In a pamphlet entitled "Mormonlsm. Its Origin
and History" H. r. Roberts, a former Representa-
tive from Utah who was not permitted to take his
seat. after writing OF the new marriage system"
from the so called revelations Of Joseph Smith
through the period OF its publicly proclaimed ex-
lstence up TO the time OF Its dlsconnuance through
q revelation given to President Woodruf, has this
to say
II the abOrs and sunerings OF the Church OF Christ
for this principle have done nothing more, this
much at least has been accompllshed--the saints
have borne testimony to the truth And It Is for
God to vlndicate HIS own Law. and open the way
for Its establishment on earth, which doubtless
and when His will shall be done in earth as Il is in
Heaven.
The pamphlet from which the above quotation
Is taken was purchased In March. 1908, at the
bureau of Information conducted by the Mormon
Church In Salt Lake City. by the writer.
Docs II not show very plninly that should the
Mormon Church. through Its Senators and Repre-
sentatives. ever obtain a controlling voice In the
matter the practice would again be established:
and is not political strength for that purpose what
they are working and planning to acquire.
EAST ORANGE Dec. ~. f. ID. KING.
The sun., 1903-12-18
Russia and Afghanistan.

Recent private letters from Afghanistan
describe active military preparations looking
to an emergency. Fortified posts have been
esta blished at intervals on the main roads
leading from Kabul to the Indian and Russian
frontiers for the protection Of depots Of sup
plies intended for troops on the march. and
the Amir Is said to be personally taking much
interest in military matters. On the Russian
side all the minor ferries on the O1us have
been closed. only the railway bridge at Char
Jul on the Trans-Caspian Railway and the
ferry at. Kherki being open for traffic. At all
the other ferries and crossings guards have
been placed to prevent travel.
At the same time. the Russian authorities
were taking steps to stimulate their trade
with Afshanistan. On all goods purchased
by Afghan traders in Russian territory,
on the merchandise in Afghanistan by the
Amir's officials Further, the customs dues
on goods imported from Afghanistan have
been reduced 20 per cent. The effect OF these
changes has been considera BILE increase In
trade this year.
Another matter Of interest reported Is that
pilgrims to Mecca from Russian territory are
no longer permitted to travel through Afghan
istan and India but go by way Of the Trans
Caspian Railway. Constantinop ople and the
Suez Canal few who attempted to pass
through Afghanistan by unfrequented routes
were Intercepted by the Afghan Governor
at Tashk urgan and turned back, the Amir
cooperating with the Russian authorities to
prevent the use OF the Indian route during
the continuance Of the plague.
The sun., 1903-12-18
The Oregon Country.

The State of Oregon and the city of
Portland are arranging an international
exposition, to be held in the summer of
1905, in celebration Of the one -hundredth
anniversary of the exploring expedi-
tion of Capt MERIwETHER LEWIS and
Capt. WILLIAM CLARK from the Missis-
sipp to the Pacific in lsO4-O5-Oe. The
State has appropriated $5OO,oOo for the
expenses of the fair. Portland has con-
tributed $4OO,OOO and is raising another
$1,000 and the United States Govern
ment has been asked to contribute ST.
l26,OOO.
II is proposed to add to the funds for
the fair by mintins Jefferson medals,
in facsimile of the medals bearing a
portrait of THOMAS JEFFERSON, which
were distributed among the Indians by
LEWIS and CLARK, and also facsimiles
Of the Beaver money Of Oregon Ter
ritory," and placing them on sale for the
benefit of the exposition.
The Treasury Department has COM
piled table showing the receipts of the
general Government from customs and
internal revenue sources fro m 1851 to
the end Of the fiscal year lso2-o3. 1t is
shown that the total customs receipts
sS.gA lE.Jk gs aIk ~ -
The sun., 1903-12-18
The Art OF Cross-Exam mination.

To THE EDITOR OF THR SuN-,Sir: Your recent
review of book with the above heading by local
lawyer suggests an experience In which local
lawyer figured some time ago. showing that II
Is not only the expert who Is badgered or en-
barrassed as he would have us believe.
In a case against the Metropolitan Street Rail
way a rather positive and eccentric Irish woman
was asked In cross examination to give her i'm
preston OF the length OF two minutes. which she
said had elapsed before she was extricated from
the car The ingenious arts OF the railroads law
yer had been used to discrcdit and confuse the
old woman with the sole result OF making her more
positive and obstinate.
We'll" said he hnally. "et us see. my dear lady.
how you know the length OF two minutes. Per
haps you will keep silent for that exact time while
We keep record"
With this he struck an attitude with watch in
hand. smiling blandly at the jury.
This she did TO the second with the help OF a
clock the far end Of the court room OF the existence
OF which her tormentor was blissfully ignorant.
II Is needless to refer 10 his further cross exam
ina,on. continued for the purpose OF determining
the activity of her sense OF time. A.
NEW YORK, Dec. 10.
The sun., 1903-12-18

from tho ports and districts embraced
within the Territory for fifty-two years
were 20,o57,6OA. OF this sum I'll sic, ,2S6
was collected at Portland, and Sis,7l5,-
O43.12 in Oregon. Washington contrib
uted Se,0l6, 1882, and the remainder was
collected in Idaho and Montana.
The internal revenue receipts in the
same period amounted to Sl4,255, 800.
OF this Sl1, ,SO8, 1882 came from the Oregon
district, and the remainder from the
Washington and Idaho districts. A
part of the receipts from the Washing
ton Territory are included in those for
the Oregon district.
The sale of public lands in the Ter
ritory has brought $2o,255,744 into the
strong box. OF this $9,403sl5 came
from Washington, and 37,9l6,l4 from
Oregon. The total income of the Gov
ernment from all these sources has been
$54, $780, ,O57.
Since 1857 the Government has ex-
pended $l3,1s1, ,73l on the Improvement
of the rivers and harbors of the "Ore-
gon country" In 1870 the expenditures
amounted to $2se.27; in 1895 they reached
the total Of $i,12aS77. Last year they
reached an aggregate Of $ssl, ,242, or
more than has been spent in any year
except 1895 since 1887.
These figures give but slight idea
Of the contributions to the nations
wealth from tho Oregon country. They
servo to recall vividly, however, the
vast wealth Of the empire which LEWIS
and CLARK were the first to explore.
The sun., 1903-12-18
FOR STABLE EXCHANGE IN CHINA.
Secretary Hay Reports on the Work Of
the international Commission.

WARRINGTON, Dec. 17.-The President
to-day transmitted to the House COM
munication OF Secretary Hay concerning
the work OF the Commission on Intcrna-
tional Exchange, which was constituted
by Congress in compliance with request
from the governments OF China and Mexico
for the establishment Of fixed ratio be-
tween the moneys Of the various gold stand
ard and silver using countries Of the world
Secretary Hay asks for an appropriation
of 100000 to enable IT, American COM
missioners to carry or 'be work " China
ana says:
at remains to carry this policy to COM
pletion by representing the conclusions Of
the foreign commissioners to the Chinese
Government, and for this purpose Prof
j. W. jerks has gone to China with in
structions from the President.
Measures to put an end to the huctua-
ton of exchange in China appear to be
desired equally by the people and Gov
ernment of China and by the foreign mer-
chants doing business there. The repre-
sentatives OF the Imperial Government.
under instructions from Pekin have sup
ported the representatives of the United
States and Mexico at the principal capitals
Of Europe, and assurances of approval
OF the objects Of the commission have been
communicated to our Minister at Pekin.
The Secretary then quotes from joint
petition recently received at the State
Department, which was addressed to the
American Minister and other members of
the Diplomatic Corr at Pekin by the chair
man Of the Shanghai Hong Kong and
Tientsn General Chambers OF Commerce.
as to the necessity to the Powers carrying
on trade with China, no less than to China
herself, that this question of a uniform
coinage. as a preliminary step to the es-
tablishn1ent of currency on gold basis,
be taken in hand at once.
Secret ary Hay says that there is no doubt
that the great benefits to the trade Of the
United States and other exporting and
manufacturing nations would result from
the adoption Of a stable exchange In China:
that the experience of Russia and japan
indicated that the introduction Of the gold
standard increased foreign trade and the
investment of foreign capital, while the
importations into China from the United
States during the past year had greatly
fallen of, partly as result Of the violent
fluctuations in silver during this interval.
The Secretary In conclusion says: 'The
subject is one Of material Importance to
the economic welfare Of China and the
United States, and the successful termina-
ton of the work Of the American commits
sion would tend to enhance materially the
influence and prestige Of this country in
Oriental affairs"
The sun., 1903-12-18
Freedom for woman in M..cu,ln. Gars.

FT0nl TW B0N0n AdrtTHSeT
Since DR.. Mary Walker introduced the idea Of
women wearing the masculine habit, she has won
recognition in a startling way. The male gsrh
Is not donned by women for Its comforts, but TO
conceal Identity. bury past and divert TO one
side the undesired admiration and attentions OF
men.
In the present year alone there have been hrc
commercial and professional stature merely by the
aid OF his garments. At home the disguise would
he dorcd, and the prudent. modest housewife and
decorous mother would blossom forth. The scorn
OF men and also their nattery Is avoided by mere
change OF garments. Women sufrraRsts have long
been looking for emancipation from tho tyranny
OF man. Where else freedom be sc1cd so
easily as in the robes OF masculine dignity
The sun., 1903-12-18

Representatives were educated up to 1t. '
Even some Democrats. The Hon. JAMES
M. ROBINSON, Democrat, Of Indiana.
asked Mr.. HEMENwAY, as chairman OF
the Committee on Appropriations, to dis
avow that the rural free delivery service
"has been used in Indiana for partisan
purposes. How many routes has the
gentleman in his district?" asked MIR.
HEMENwAY. Mr.. ROBINSON confessed to
nearly hundred:
Mr. HRMENwAy-And the gentleman is Demo-
crat
Nj RoBINsoN-And for that reason ask the
esster.sn to disavow that In Indiana at this time
II Is used for partisan purposes.
MI HKArBywAY-lt Is not necessary 10 dlsavow
It. Here are two Democrats. neither members OF
tho Committee on the Post once and Post Roads.
and neither having their seats upon this side OF the
House. with more than twice the number OF routes
that they arc entitled to be given. The member
always gets the credit Of securing these routes and
1t Is well understood In Indiana that JIM ROBINSON
can get more FREQ delivery routes than anybody
else in Indiana. ILaYghter.l
Not every member can be jim ROBIN
SON, but he must be as lively as he can.
Lively Mr.. MADDOX gave birdseye view
of the rural delivery landscape:
60 up and look at that map in the once of the
Superintendent OF Rural Delivery They
have little pin with nag on IT, and they win take
that with the agents name and set II out In tho
different States all over the country Out there N
tho middle West II looks like dense forest. even
down In Panama. Then look over this vast terri
tory. which many gentlemen on this side represent.
and you will see what looks like an occasional cot
tonwood on bald prairie"
Mr.. MADDOX forgets that rural free
delivery is educational in it's purpose.
The people down his way" are not "edu-
Gated up" to 1t. The number Of cotton
woods may increase to some extent in
proportion to the liveliness Of the South
ern members, but there will always be
necessary relation between the number
of little pins on the map in the office of
the Superintendent of Rural Delivery
and the number of Republican and DEM
ocratic votes.
The sun., 1903-12-18
THE OBsERvANT VOTER.

To THE EDITOR OF THE Sun Str: am
Republican expect to vote the Repuplicah
ticket. II Mr.. Roosevelt. however. comes
out for labor union ism much more shall be
under the painful necessity Of changing my
vote for man OF the Cleveland str'pe ~
such man be put up by the other side VINO
will stand for law and order as against strikeI'
and their riotous methods. object to this
coddlng Of labor leaders by men OF any parry.
The labor vote is not all there Ia TO consioer
in this country MALCOLM X. DEPuIsrER'
New YORK. Dec. H.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE Sun SIR: lhree
cheers for Linn Bruce! He has the courage
of his convictions He says the UP State
Republicans ought to give '"e Guy mt - =
show. II Is the FIRST voice out loud from
Macedonia New York city needs help not
hindrance. Every concentration OF power
of departments during the past three years
has been opposed by New Workers. The
Republican pnrty In New York city has been
killed by Odellism, not by leaders. This
is evidenced by the difference between the
vote for the frosty Low and the willy Odell.
Governor Odell may claim Platt is stu
leader until he is blue. but the public knows
well that Platt would never have placed
Murray in the shoes of Linn Bruce.
Let the organization, II there he one now.
pass bill on the saloon question. leaving II
in the great cities to the voters Of each As
sembly district as to Sunday opening or
closing or as to hours and while few re-
formers Who believe that the minority rules. or
should rule. will kick. the Republican vote In
New York city will increase with bound.
whether the leaders hold jobs or live In their
districts or not Give New York city equal
privileges with the country on local option.
Justice is not license, and the people can be
trusted to have what they want in New York
city az we'll as in the State.
A few more gentlemen should make Mr.
Odell understand the situation. 1t takes
courage to educate ignorance. The task
was commenced last night by Linn Bruce.
Let the good work go on and even Ben Odell
may see the light.
THIRTY .rIrTH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
NEW YORK Dec H.
The sun., 1903-12-18

Some of the activities of the Department
OF Health are not known to the public. Its
report for the second quarter OF this year
discloses the fact that the division Of chem
istry analyzed q sample Of ashes. towel, a
brandy drop, three samples Of grass, two
Of ice. some Of ice cream, some mud, two
wines, toy and forty samples Of bay rum
in the three months. In all, 2,2S3 analyses
were made and 1884 reports forwarded by
the division. In the same period 1855 white
men, $3.50 white women. 800 colored men
and sO5 colored women were married, the
total number Of marriages being e,so4. of
which it appears that four were Of colored
men to white women. Three of the mixed
marriages were in the borough Of Manhattan
and one was in Brooklyn.
The sun., 1903-12-18

Christians; and as the Christian popula-
ton Of Syria is about one million, the
source Of supply is large enough to make
them very considerable race element in
America IL they continue to come here,
as now, at the rate OF about five thousand
a year. The description Of their char
acteristios, as here given, indicates that
they will not be an undesirable addition
to our population.
The Syrian community in Manhattan
is almost wholly in the district between
Cedar street and Battery place and West
and Greenwich streets.
The sun., 1903-12-18
ST. LOUIS AND THE FAIR.
Criticisms Of an Aciduiated Binghamton
Man. which We Don't IDdOrse.

To THE EDITOR OF The SuE-Sir: 1t i'm
presses me that st. Louis needs. more than
anything else, an importation Of about 10000
Yankees with a knack Of doing things. The
whole impression one gets here is OF city
that has bitten OF more than II can chew
ia trying to do a lot Of thin gs and can't. or
doesn't know how.
Entrance from the East is effected by means s
Of bridge, after wait Of two hours on the
Illinois side OF the Mississippi River and nn-
other hour In the yards after reaching the
Missouri side. This, the travelling man told
me, is regular thing. and has been so for
months. Yet the city 10 expecting great
crowds next summer at the exposition. They
have been trying for more than year to get
better terminals, but so far they have not
even got law passed to enable the railroads
to make the improvements.
The worlds fair is Of a piece with the rest.
After spending 900. getting 5000 900
from the United States Government. they are
whining around for q. 900 more. For the
stieient sontrsotor nt1s @ would dspicate for
and VII s oa4s so ny on %hH t.
there Is no evidence that the city viii have
tn say Sothns eoxds s1 as
more. There are not 200 vacant houses or
s bsss IN ba ths "s ASs G Rs are
s1m IL ens woua TO spDy the
apathetio In regard to the fair. It has been
an fS. their ssn: sns
they look forward to next summer with dis
viii have transportation facilities at all ade-
to esFs for dtss .so e1spt sp. w,s the
lines, beyond two or three branches Of lines
already existing. see no reason but in
It is the same way with the job st. Louis
took up with such q flourish twenty-three
ssG o. repu there hsTs
nineteen convictions, but not. one solitary
boodler has M seen the inside % Of the penitenI-
the other day turned the boss. Ed Butler.
loose entirely. on techncalties that must
Every Every case that has been passed on by the
| Supreme Court has been reversed and last
night 1t reversed two Of its own former de;
hundred criminals already in the penitentiary.
| The chief trouble seems to be that ST Louis
ty Sss Be 9ty ge Of soan 6s FIRST ebass and
cit!es in the second class for Pittsburs and
and commercial Importance. It has bitten
OF more than it can chew"
The only thing. it seems to me, that they
do with success here, besides making and
drinking beer is to sell shoes; They certainly
never in the world will be within seeing dis
tance Of any of the four lenders among Amerl-
can cities 1t is too slow. to stupid, too inert.
fair will jar some of the conceit out of 1t, but
the iarring will react uncomfortably on the
people who do IL. II any Of it can be Jared
the city and the public, FL. JOHNSON.
or Binghamton. n Y. Thank Heaven!
ST I.OIIS Dec. IS
The sun., 1903-12-18

II Prof. SHALER carries out his threat and
puts an end to his elementary course in
geology on account OF disorder in the class
room, the Harvard undergraduates will
find that they have killed the goose that laid
the sheepskin egg. In former days good
old Dr. PEABoDY's Ethics" course was the
salvation Of tottering degrees, and Prof
CHARLES ELIOT MOTIONS Fine Arts" had
utilitarian as we'll as aesthetic attractions
For a generation Prof. SHALER's Natural
History T." as it used to be called, has been
crowded by ingenious youth in search of a
SNAP" as well as Of scientific knowledge
The criminal reckleesness Of one irrev-
erent class endangers the degrees of its
successors at Harvard as well as its own,
and shakes the existing structure of the
Harvard scholarship.
The sun., 1903-12-18
The Tale Of the TIP.

with pocketbook quite void
And weary OF shelling out,
He was visibly annoyed
At the monetary drought:
Tip! Tip! Tip
From the least to the highest grade.
For there wasn't man who didn't ask.
SO he paid. and paid, and paid.
Tip, Tip! Tip!
OF modcsty not trace:
Tip, Tip Tip!
with a seasonable grace.
It's oh. to he a boss.
With score Of clerks or so.
Bu, surprising your business shows loss.
You've no, the hear, 10 say no.
TIP Tip Tip,
TIL the brain begins 10 swim.
Tip! Tip! Tip!
TIL all traces Of proht grow dim.
Cents and dollars and checks,
Checks and dollars and cents.
TIL he closes the snap of his purse with vim
In absolute self defence.
. what a joyous time.
From which they never forbcar:
It's a paying game for others, maybe.
And II comes round every year.
From cook 10 houscmald. valet, boy.
They all want their Christmas tip.
As they show with unvaryink rectiiude
Accounts Of their stewardship.
With pocketbook quite void
And weary OF Smelling out,
He was vlsibly annoyed
Al the monetary drought
Tip! T1p Tp'
From the least to the highest grade,
For there wasn't man who didn't ask:
SO he put on hypocritcal mask.
And paid and paid. and paid
Il La ToucaE HANCOCK
The sun., 1903-12-18
The Vale Students He vietti,h s,or,

Of Dec Is was an article headed Plagiarism at
Yale" AS an editor Of the Yale Literary Magazine
In which the story which Mr.. Kennedy uncul,
sciously took from Mr. Maurice Hewlett was pub.
lished and as one wholly acquainted with the feots
In the case. woud like to lay greater emphasis
than was laid In your paper on the entirely uncon
Scious nature OF Mr.. Kcnncdy's act. SO com ple,e
was his inconsistencies OF copying that the oc
currence does no, deserve the name Of plagiarism
which you gave II. and which implies, In popular
usage at least some degree Of conscious appro.
pration OF others work. trust that YOU NAV nv
printing this. somewhat balance your previous
ovcrstatement and consequent injustice.
ALEXANDER GORDON
WARRINGTON, ID. c.. Dec. TO-