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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-09
s,R THoMAs RETrRNs HOME.

SIR THOMAS RET,,RNS HOME.
New York, Oct. Sir Thomas Upton
sailed for England to-day on the steamer
Cedric Sir Thomas said that he was not
feeling as well as ne looked. but that he
England
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-09
WARSHlPS Don
THEIR W AR PAINT
Russian Fleet of Ninety Vessels at
Port Arthur >ady for
Events Il:
Excuse Is offered Of Jo4 70 +ary
and Naval Maneuvers oc y
That Port.
Russia Has Made No Move Toward
Evacuating Manchuria-It's
Up to Japan.

Port Arthur, Oct. "a Japan
csc squadron is maneuvering off
Korea.
/ The Russian fleet is perfectly
ready. It is lying with steam up
and the vessels are painted as in
war time.
tits denied here in the highest
quarters that the Japanese are
landing troops.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-09
sac RRINes oNLY s52. 500.

I SEAT BRTNGS@ ONLY $52,5UU.
New York, Oct. 9.-Henry r. Toler Of
the brokerage house Of Toler & Higgins,
has sold his seat on the stock exchange
4 for $50, 500. the lowest price Of the year
! and will retire from business
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-09

President Finley said in substance:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-13
Bring Up the Registration {!

The fierce storm of Friday and the
remains Of it on Saturday and the fact
that the campaign is only beginning
afford a reasonable explanation Of the
falling off in the registration, as COM
pared with that of the first two days OF
kegistratior of the Mayoralty contest
in 1901, when Tammany was beaten.
1t ought to be possible to stir up regis
tration next Friday and Saturday which
will make up for the deficiency as COM
pared with 1901 and bring out an even
larger total.
During this week the political cam
paigning will proceed vigorously and
thoroughly. and by the last two days the
citizens will have been awakened, 80
that every one will understand the grave
importance Of the election.
The great task Of this week is to slim
ulate the decent citizenship of New York
to preserve decent civilization in the
second city of the world Let every
decent citizen qualify himself to vote by
getting on the rolls of the registered,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-13

The dispatches from Buffalo and other
places along the line Of the automobile en-
durance run indicate that the present test
will be the most severe Of its kind ever I'M
dertaken in this country. The heavy rain
fall of the past few days has left many Of
the highways in this State almost impassa-
BILE, yet nine OF the thirty-four contestants
who left New York had reached Buffalo on
Sunday night, and eighteen others were on
their way from Binghamton to Bath. At
that time only six machines had dropped
out Of the run
1t is pity that the automobilists should
encounter on their trip to Pittsburg another
spell Of extraordinary weather, similar to
that which prevailed during the run to
Buffalo two years ago. 1t will be remem-
bered that that test was seriously marred
by heavy rains and muddy roads after the
machines left Albany: and, In consequence.
the expedition lost much Of it's practical
valve.
One thing, however. has been demon
strated by the machines which left New York
last Wednesday, namely, that many of them
have been able to survive the deluge, while
their most formidable rival. the railway
locomotive has in many instances been
completely stalled.
Admiration is due to the men who, in
spite OF the discourag ing conditions. are
continuing the run to its eEd No question
is likely TO be raised as TO the durability of
the machines which succeed in reaching
Pittsburg on schedule time.
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Defending the City.

The defence Of the city against the
threatening Mortimer has begun, Col.
GEORGE b. MCCLELLAN, whose military
genius is the boast of the Eighteenth
Assembly district, has opened head
quarters at the southeast corner of
Broadway and Twenty-third street He
occupies historic ground The famous
warrior, Col. WILLIAM j. BEGINNINGS,
used to have his site there. Col BREN-
NINGs would attend and aid Col. MCCLEL-
Ian with advice and assistance in the
protection of New York were he not
about to start on an invasion OF Europe.
1t is the intention Of Col. BRENNINGs to
attract the attention OF the Mortimer of
Europe, and so engage their activities
that their brethren in this hemisphere
shall get no help from them.
The Board of Strategy has decided to
send an expedition to Asia, under COM
mand OF. another famous fighting man,
becausesbf the presence OF Mortimer in
Siberia. On account Of the high latitude
of Alaska, Col. MCCLELLAN will establish
there a secret service, in order that any
intention of the Alaskans to join with
the other Mortimer in the invasion Of
New York city maybe known in good
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WELT has chosen to assume to contempo-
rary events is fraught with extraordinary
present concern. What part is he to play
in "the bureaucratic despotism' Of the
coming socialist organization? Where is
his strong hand to be manifest in the
military despotism which must ensue. as
surely as the night must follow the day?
In entering upon the twentieth century
we had not thought that our country's
lot should be other than peace. We had
not thought that conditions should arise
that would make us seek foreign con-
f1ict as a welcome distraction from our
selves. We had thought that the ma
terial prosperity which was vouchsafed
us in such bountiful measure could only
conduoe to our happiness as a people, to
our greatness in those things that make
a people great and to our benefcent adj
vancement in the scale of civilization.
What misguided counsels are these that
have sullied and defeated SO fair pros
pect, given us hatred for love, turbulence
for peace, and made us that should be a
great, self-contained and harmonious
nation all distraught, like sweet bells
tangled and out of tune?
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signed by President PALMA on Feb. 20.
It authorized and instructed the Presi-
dent to effect an immediate loan OF
S35, 900, 900 for the purpose of paying the
army, improving Cuba's agricultural
condition and paying certain debts
contracted by the chiefs of the revolu-
tionary army. All believed that the
matter would be adjusted promptly.
Impatience over the delay has increased
from month to month. Gatherings which
might be called indignation meetings
have been numerous and many state
ments have been made which were little
short of reasonable. With the news
which now comes to them, it would be
in no way surprising if our Havana de-
spatches were to report assemblages of
veterans parading in the square in front
of the Palace and demanding from their
President some more satisfactory action
than discouraging reports from COM
mittee whose fruitless visit to the money
market is to cost them thousands OF
dollars.
Cuba is amply able to bear the loan
which she desires to place. If the security
provided by the bill is inadequate, and
there seems little doubt that it is so,
Cuba's course is plain. Her Congress
meets early in November. Considera-
ton of the terms of the loan should be
their first act. The law should be re-
viewed in the light of experience with its
present provisions and basis effected
upon which bankers can rest with proper
assurance. That can be done without
difficulty, and it will be unnecessary to
pledge the revenues of the custom
houses. II should have been done in the
first place, but the Cubans were mex
perienced in such matters and allowed
themselves to be misled by advisers who
had their own ends to serve.
Our Havana correspondent states that
Cuba is passing through critical period.
Every week of delay renders her situa-
ton only more serious. If New York
bankers tell her commission that they
will not lend on the security offered it
should be plain to them that no others
will lend. The Cuban Government must
correct the faults in its loan bill, or
stand the consequences of inevitable,
and perhaps serious, disquietude as
result of disappointment among thou
sands of the Cuban people.
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The Sole Issue.

The wax tiggers of JUDAS IsCARIoT
had better not be exhibited in the NIL
nicipal campaign Our fusion friends
will not only waste their powder, but
distinctly obige Tammanv by indulging
in dissensions or defamation about Mr..
CIRCUIT and Mr.. FoRNEs. These gentle
men are part of the fusion assets 1t is
true that they are being used by Tam
many as decoys. But they are not the
enemy. Tammany is the enemy, the
same old Tammany, appropriating part
of the good work Of fusion for the
sake of confusing the voters and making
them forget the real issue.
Shall Tammany, unchanged unre-
formed. unrepentant, hungrier than
ever, be put into power to restore and
repeat the government of vice and loot
for which it was kick out in 1901?
There is no question bu, that. The
fusionists must stick to that.
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There 70 complaint about the Government,
discomfort and uncertainty. Much OF it
would have been avoided had the United
States, through it's spectacular represent
alive, given due heed to that which is the
basis Of all successful government-con-
tentment base on reasonable prosperity
Some relief can even ow be afforded by
prompt passage of the reciprocity measure
Our responsibility for the success OF the
Cub Government and for the welfare
Of the Cuban people has not yet ceased
and the day of grace lis not yet sinned away
The Times correspondent says that the
Americans are not liked in Cuba. 1t IL
quite natural to dislike those who are so
largely responsible for ones poverty and
it is upon American shoulders. and not
upon Cuban, that such responsibility rests
to-day, as it did during the government OF
the great administrator.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-13
The Girl and the Constitution.

The United States is the politest coun-
try in the world to women. 1t is their
paradise. We only hope that they won't
drive the men folks out of it.
just see how nice the men are to
the women in that fat farming Hoosier
county of Wayne. Eight years ago
young Miss NORA HoLTHoUsE's father
was elected Recorder of Wayne county.
She went into the office as deputy. She
has the quickness of the American girl.
Before the year was out she was walk
ing registry Of deeds and conveyances.
She knew every lot and every farm. III
there was any error in thence westward
TO stake and stones, and the rest Of the
beautiful description in deed, she knew
it by just looking at it. The country
folks swore by her and consulted her in
stead of a lawyer when they had any
real estate business to do. In spite OF
this injury to their business the lawyers
liked her so well that when her father
died they petitioned the County Com
missioners to appoint her in his place.
The Commissioners thought that the
appointment wouldn't be legal The
Indiana Constitution insists that Office
holders shall be electors; and as yet the
Indiana men have neglected to make the
Indiana women electors, The Commits
sioners compromised They appointed
a man, but made him promise to retain
Miss NORA as deputy, At the next cleo
ton all candidates for Recorder made
the same promise The other day she
announced her own candidacy for Re-
corder. Whereupon the injudicious Re-
corder discharged her.
The more fool he Two distinguished
lawyers began to canvass the county
for her. A livery stable keeper put a
horse and buggy at her service and told
her TO circulate. 1t is said that the
voters are already practically solid for
her. They say that for eight years she
has done the work for small pay while
the Recorder has been "sttin' round
the Office" for large pay. Give her the
job. She is a Republican. The Republic
cans are expected to nominate her, The
Democrats will follow suit.
How about the peevish objection Of
the Constitution? Well, the lawyers
say that the Constitution is not self
enforcing and some Of its provisions are
dead. If nobody raises the question Of
Miss NoRA's eligibility, she cannot be-
kept from serving as Recorder. If any
churl does raise it he will be dead
duck in Wayne county forever after
ward. The man that raises Constitu-
tional question against lady is UNI
worthy of the name of Hoosier.
In this woman worshipping nation,
Wayne county is perhaps the most ar
dent devotee Women are above the
Constitution, says Wayne county; "any
oaf that dares to deny it can never hold
office in Wayne"
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The Gall and NORWOOD Of It.

The inconsistency of the small but
noisy army of labor agitators must be
sharper than a serpent's tooth to MIR.
ROOSEVELT. The passionate devotion OF
last summer has been more than chilled.
They look askance at the White House
and it's distinguished occupant.
II is a case of mutual inability to de-
liver the goods. The President was
checked by the Constitution. The Miller
case was a rude and unforeseen inter-
ruption in the gradual process OF the
Executives absorption by the labor
leaders. On their part the latter found
the rank and file of the unions strangely
cold, If not absolutely disaffected. Their
leaders could not lead More attractive
ideals had been revealed. MIR. RoosE-
WELT was all very we'll in his way: he was
very sympathetic, gave the glad and
friendly hand to toll. talked in terms Of
warmth unsurpassed of Liberty. Equal
ity and Paternity, but he couldn't be
trusted when it came to the Con-
sttution.
He had gone along splendidly in every
direction, looked as if he could clear any
obstacle that presented itself, and yet
the first time the Constitution got in the
way he baked, squarely baked. 1t was
very disapl ointing; another idol shat
tered, another rude blow to mans hope
of deserved supremacy over man. 1t
was no use explaining how he was of one
mind with them, how the non-union man
had no right to labor or live, how the
courts should be curtailed of their rights
to enjoin lawlessness, how liberty of con-
tract was an abominaton. No use at all.
They said it was rhetoric and hot air.
They wanted the real thing, and they
thought they knew where they could
find it.
ESTABLISHMENT and self-degradation
entail little discomfort when the object
in behalf of which they were incurred
has been attained. But how they do
burn and sting when they have been
exhibited all to no purpose
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Cleveland Sentiment in tho South.

From the Nashville Banner
The South. as a section has no reason TO feel
otherwise than friendly toward Mr. Cleveland. He
has always been a warm friend OF the South, He
gave important places In his Cabinets to repre-
sentative Southern men, appointed Southern men
10 high diplomatic positions and was especially
generous to cx Confederate soldiers, In recent
speech in New York and at all other times MT.
Cleveland has shown himself In sympathy with
Southern sentiment on the race question. The
South admired the nrmness with which Mr.. Cleve-
land suppressed the Chicago riots In 1904. though
some Southern politicians embraced the oppor-
tunty thus offered 10 axe an alliance with Altgeld
against Cleveland, And the Southern people ad
mlrcd Mr. Clcvelands determined position In the
Venezuela case Growers backbone" was for
merly much Wanted In the South. and that back =
bore Is as rigid rs ever.
There l. little room to doubt that with Mr Cleve
land as the Democratic nominee he would not only
carry the solid South but restore II TO It's old time
proportions before the Bryan hcresy put the Dor.
der States In the Republican column.
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Tho Theatrcpoer and the Ticket Broker

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-sN: Apropos OF
the theatre ticket Spectator, here Is an experience
which | had some months ago, About half past
8 O'Clock In the afternoon called at the box ONCE
OF Broadway theatre and attempted TO buy two
aisle seats In the orchestra. They were not to be
had All had been sold, Two hours later. In my
hotel went to the proprietor OF the theatre ticket
stand and asked him II he could get two aisle seats
for that night In the theatre In question, He said
he would see" ard thereupon, In my hearing.
called up the box ONCE OF the theatre in question
on the telephone and asked them II they could
give him the required seats The reply was evi.
IDENTIFY satisfactory. for he gave mo written order
on the box Office for two excellent seats. |
paid him SIS, presented the order at the box office
and got the seats which could not get without
the Intervention Of my hotel broker.
do not attempt to draw moral. but simply
give the facts for what they are worth,
PoTapAM. ~ Y, Oct. II TRUTHFUL.
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The Cuban Loan.

The local news columns of The Sun
on Monday reported the difficulties
and the discouragements encountered
by the Cuban Loan Commission, now
In New York, in their efforts to negotiate
the proposed loan of s35 600, 900. Bank
ers inform them that the basis of security
is inadequate and that fiscal conditions
in the local market are an additional
obstacle.
This statement has an important bear
ing upon the information presented in a
letter from Havana, which appears in
another column to-day. The special
cause Of the disaffection existing in Cuba
lies in the delay of the proposed pay
ment of the Cuban Army. 1t does not
appear that the Cuban warriors are less
patriotic or more avaricious than soldiers
Of other countries under similar condi-
tions. 1t does appear that many of
them are in need Of the money which
has been promised to them. Others,
though not in actual need, want the
money to buy themselves home, to
purchase cattle and farming tools, to
pay debts, and for other purposes, some
clearly legitimate and some, doubtless,
much less 30. Even their great leader,
MAKING GOMEZ, is practically penni-
less. Not little Of the considerable
sum paid to him out Of the Cuban treas
ury by the Government of Intervention
was disbursed by him among his needy
followers. Other fighters of distinction
in the Cuban Army have maintained a
precarious existence and have lived
upon the deferred hope of the redemp-
ton of the official promises of payment
for their military services
The Cuban Constitution contains pro-
vision for the recognition Of the validity
Of these claims. Among the earliest bills
introduced in the Cuban Congress upon
its assembly in May, 1902, were proposals
looking to such payment. At all times it
has met with general public approval,
both upon the ground Of its justice and
upon the ground that the money put into
circulation at the present critical junct-
ure would carry the people to firm
footing In industrial establishment. OBJ
jections or protests have been few and
feebla The loan and the proposed Use
of tho money thereby obtained have both
been popular measures.
The Soldiers Pay bill passed the Cuban
Congress by unanimous vote and was
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The report Of Deputy Commissioner
PIPER of the Police Department on the
police arrangements at Carnegie Hall at
the Democratic city convention has the
good old fashioned departmental sound.
II see no ground to bring charges against
any member Of the police force, says Mr..
PIPER. There was no neglect OF duty on
the part Of members Of the police force. "
is one Of his conclusions.
The police permitted great number Of
citizens to gather at point where the con-
ditions endangered their lives. The officers
made no effort to keep the excluded dele
gates and other ticket holders from being
crushed. and when they were asked to do
so they refused, insulting the persons who
suggested it. A struggling mob was al
lowed to fight about the entrance TO public
hall for two hours to the utter discredit of
the community.
Had WILLIAM s. DEvERY mismanaged
the crowds at the DEWEY reception or the
Sound Money parade as the Carnegie Hall
affair was mismanaged even Tammany Hall
would have kicked him out Of Office.
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Aldermen OF the Past.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SCN-.Sr! The
Aldermauic nominations have been COM
pleted and the candidates now in the field are.
with few exceptions. either very youthful
asprants for minor legislative honors or
seasoned statesmen whose illusions as to the
Aldermanic service are few and slight.
In the good old days" of New York. when
members of the Common Council were called
city Fathers" many prominent merchants.
financiers and professional men were men,
bers Of the board, Look at a list Of some Of
the citizens who esteemed it an honor to serve
with or without pay in the City Hall
The list includes the names of John Agnew.
the tobacconist; +. |. A. Boole the shpbuilder
william Y. Brady, the silversmth Abraham
Brasher, the pumpmaker; Abraham Brevoort,
John Broolne Hiterward Lieutenant Gov
ernor. John Clancy. Clarkson Crolius. John
Cruger, Oliver Delaney, Gerard De Pevster,
John p. Anthony, the tanner, David Banks
the law book publisher; Isaac o. Barker.
Balthuzar Bayard, the brewer; Gerard Beck
man. merchant. Philip W. .EnRs, tho volun-
Fish. the bunk teller: Andrew Hammersey.
Robert T. Haw-, aftcrward Comptroller,
SilaS Herring. the safe maker, Philip Hone.
Daniel +, lnglaham; aiterward Judge of the
Supreme court and father OF the present
Judge Ingrnham OF that tribunal; John Kelly,
Abraham keteltas, Jacob Kip. the brewer
Abra s R. i "a PkIliP Livingston.
JACOB l.4f'llara, Ih n,G MeElratn. George
Ogden. Nicholas, John, Cornelius and James
Roosevelt, Wilson Small, Daniel +. Tielnunn
Joseph b. varnum and Jacob A. Westervet.
The project of impressing into local legs-
lative service men Of more than parochial
prominence, though. earnestly undertaken
appears to have quite succeeded in only one
case In the Fifth district Gen. Daniel H.
Sickles is a candidate for Alderman with the
support Of every organization. Republican or
Democratic. in the district. outside of Tam
many. Zen. Sckles is Il notable man and
should make Il picturesque candidate for
Alderman In the neighborhood whichhe has
Washington OLD TIMER.
NEW YORK Oct IL
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season, and that proper methods may be
adopted to suppress them.

season, and that proper methods may be
adopted to suppress them.
The Mortimer OF Canada. Greenland
and Iceland will DO defied by Col. McCLEI-
Ian himself. On account Of the famil-
iarity of the Hon. JOHN j. DELANY
with the plans of the invaders and their
habits, and in recognition Of his vigilance
in discovering the danger to which New
York is exposed, he has been APP
pointed chief of the Board Of Strategy,
with the rank of Major-Domo. He will
be in constant attendance at Col. Nc
CLELLANs headquarters while Col.
MCCLELLAN is on the firing line and in
the trenches.
The plan of defence is entirely ade-
quate to the needs of the hour Never
was a community threatened with in
vasion by the dreaded Mortimer more
completely justified in resting easy, con-
fident that its noble defenders would
protect it from the barbarian horde.