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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21

Now that it is decided that the joint
high commission is to meet at Ottawa
next summer. 1t might be well to stop
pronouncing reciprocity hopeless until af-
ter the commission has adjourned.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21

young he had read al
the novels within his
reach, in spite of the
objection of his father,
who was editor Of the
Christian Observer. In
this his first essay.
Macaulay declares
that "the bad novels,
the foolish and per-
nicious tales, should
all be thrown into the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21

Some Of the suffering Swedes are eat
ing bread made from bran. That would
be no hardship to some of our own people
with a fad for new foods.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
SATURDAY EVENING,

Spain with impunity. 1t has very differ
ent party to deal with when 1t comes to
riding rough shod over a traditional and
accented and recognized and rock-rooted
American policy. which has held this hem
isphere for the exploitation. the practice
and fruitage OF the principles OF republican
liberty.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
For a Non.Partizan Judiciary.

One fault that has been found With the
Minnesota primary election law is that 1t
has made impossible partizan or bi-parti-,
zan nominations for district judges.
To be sure. nominations under the old
system were usually partiZan, and inter
party agreements on such candidates were
not so common as they should have been:
but under the new law partizan nomina
lions are enforced.
Representative Bowling has introduced
into the legislature bill. designed to cor
rect this defect. which Is worthy Of care
full consideration. 1t provides that the
names Of all candidates for judicial norni-
nation shall be placed all party ballots
without. Of course, any designation of
their party affliation. The candidate
having the highest number Of votes will
become the nominee of all parties. If
more than one judge is to nominated,
candidates to the number Of places to be
filed having the highest number Of votes
will be selected. SO
This plan practically makes the Judges
elective at the primary election. the final
election vote being a mere legal form.
It goes far beyond the old convention
nomination method, because it makes
non -partizan nominations mandatory.
We suppose, for that reason, that there
will be opposition to it from the practical
politicians Of the dominant party, who
naturally desire to have as many places
as possible open to members of their or
Eanization. We suspect; Also that prac-
teal politicians, perceiving the damage
already done to party discipline by the
primary election, will oppose another
step toward disregard of party lines.
They will fear that after the judges, it
may be proposed to elect directly some
other officers, and presently there would
be direct election all along the line
with consequent disappearance of
parties in political subdivisions. Still,
there has always been a laudable tendency
to put judges in a class by themselves,
as public servants entitled to considera-
ton and election on their personal quail
ties and without regard to political affilia-
tions. s...
While we are not prepared to give the
Bowling bill our unqualified Endorsement
without further examination, it certainly
does appear to be an excellent measure,
and it's object is admirable.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
Books and Authors
MAcAULAY ON NOVELS

When MacAulay was youth, he gave
ms views on novel-reading to the Chris
tan Observer OF London. Although very
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
Captain Kinderling's Bad Break.

Scant allusion has been made to a chap
ter of German history. Of date thirty-five
years ago. which suggests the Hohenzol-
lern ambition for expansion before Bis
marcks deep laid scheme for the restor-
alton of the German imperium OF q
grander and more effective basis than that
Of the Holy Roman empire, had fully ma
tured.
It was IN 1868 that Captain Kindering,
commanding the Prussian soop- f-war
Augusta, visited San Jose in the republic
of Costa Rica, and by note informed the
Prussian consul there that his govern
ment had instructed him to select port
on the Costa Rican coast suitable for
Prussian naval station, and he had Sc
lected the port and bay of Limon as meet
Ing all the required conditions, and re-
quested the consul to make the proper
overtures to the Costa Rican government
The consul addressed a long letter to the
Costa Rican minister of foreign affairs,
Senior Volio, setting forth the advantages
of ceding to Prussia the port and bay
of Limon, bute Senior Volio, in behalf of
his government, replied that her "tradi-
tional policy agreeing with principles,
acknowledged by all America, forbade
Costa Rica to make special concessions
to any government whatever. In other
words Costa RIGA stood by the Monroe
doctrine and declined to surrender terri
tory to Prussia. Captain Kndering who
had acted under instructions from his
government, had the modification to find
III. Ifoto =
Baron Gerolt. the Prussian representative
in Washington made an emphatic denial
that his government ever entertained such
action in Central America. Six years
later, when Prussia had merged the Ger
man states into the empire, Kurd Won
Schlozer, the German minister at Wash
ington, made the following strong denial
of any purpose Of Germany to secure ter-
ritory in this hemisphere Said Won
Schlozer:
''The German government not only re-
spects the Monroe doctrine. but most
cordially approves it, and, like the United
States, whose ships Of war traverse every
sea, Germany has no need Of naval sta
tions in distant countries"
1t is true that since 1874, Germany has
greatly increased her naval power and. lla S
found need for some naval stations, and it
s is also true that German statesmen and
the kaiser himself have pooh poofed the
Monroe doctrine, but, all the same, the
German government has not undertaken
to establish naval station and colony
In Costa RIGA or any other Spanish Amer
lean country. The prompt disavowal Of
CAPTAIN Kinderling's action as to the port
and bay of Limon has been repeated to-
day III emphatic disavowals by the Berlin
government OF any Interior purpose OF
defying the Monroe doctrine, of which
in 1874, that government declared ii
.'cordially approved" 1t may be that
these reservations are hollow and hypo-
critical, but the Berlin government isnows
that. while twenty years ago. it stole one
Q; the Caroline. islands from poor ole
! E
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21

Now the land boom has struck old Mis-
souri,. Prices would advance rapidly, If
there were not SO many democrats in that
state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28
PROTEST BY LUTHERANs
President Criticised for Telegram
About pope Leo.

The New York and New England minis
tertal conference of the evangelical Luther
an synod of Missouri. Ohio and other states.
in session in Utica. N. Y, adopted the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Whereas the spirit of our American in
situations and the very letter of the Con-
stitution of the United States in its amend
ment demand clear and clean separation
OF church and state;
Whereas the principles always upheld
by the Roman papacy are diametricalIy op-
posed 10 these our governmental PRINCIPLES
and were maintained by Leo XIII as con-
sistently as by any of his predecessors as
appear from his encyclicaIs
whereas II Is clear the President In off,
clally sending condolences to the papaI SEQ
rotary OF state on the death of Leo XIII
and other officials in similarly pavino thatr
respects. have taken It upon themseIves
without any authorization Whatsoever 10
speak in behalf of all Christianity Of this
country without distinction of confession,
and have thereby actually and practica NJ
denied the aforesaid governmental princi.
Dles for which the fathers of our country
bled and died. have abused their office and
violated the trust and confidence reposed in
them by the people.
fled that in this we are voicing the senti
ment of all loyal Americans, do most earn
estly and emphatically protest against any
action taken by the President and other
public omcials with reference to the demise
of the late pope, whereby they accorded offi-
cial recognition to the papacy. And further
more. we protest against any act or move
on the part OF government officials. high or
low. irrespective of party aff1liation, where
by the traditional lines separating church
and state may be obliterated and the very
pillars on which rest the glorious liberties
of this country be shaken
Copies Of these resolutions signed by the
committee. were sent to President Roose-
welt and Secretary Hay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28
Comes Frequent in Beirut.
Going to Yellowstone Park.

Assistant Secretary Armstrong of the
Treasury Department left Washington yes
terday afternoon for the west and tomorrow
morning in Chicago will Join Nevada Stran-
ahan. collector of the port of New York, on
long tour through the west. Mr. Arm
strong and Mr.. Stranahan will be the
guests of Mr.. Fish. and the party will
travel in the private car Of President Fish
of the Illinois Central road. which has been
placed at their disposal They will first go
to Yellowstone Park. where they will spend
week. They will then visit the west and
tie, Portland. Salt Lake and many other
points. The trip will take about three
weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28

of the Sultan Of Turkey to pay Ameri-
can claims. Mr.. Leishman was transferred
December 10. 1900, to Constantinople. sue
ceeding Oscar 8. Stratus. who refused to
continue at that post because the sui
tan failed to keep his many promises to
pay.
For more than year Minister Stratus
had labored to secure the payment OF the
American missionary claims, but without
success. Mr.. Leishman. being man OF
nerve, gladly accepted the transfer. When
he presented his credentials to the sublime
porte he incidentally demanded payment
of the missionary claims. ignoring diplo-
matte etiquette and precedents.
He refused to talk with the sultan's
advisers about anything except the mis-
sionary claims. The result was that the
sultan soon promised to pay and finally
did pay the claims
Liberated Miss Stone.
Mr.. Leishman conducted the negotia-
tons for the release Of the American mis-
sionary. Miss Stone. who was held by ban
dts He was much criticised for hav-
ing intrusted the ransom with the brigands
holding Miss Stone before she was released.
Her subsequent release justified Mr.. Leish-
mans course.
The new minister started in by giving
the sultan, his grand vizier and several
of his ministers "call downs"
sions from the minister of foreign affairs.
only to find that the grand vtzier had
countermanded the foreign minister's In
structions Mr.. Leishman cabled the State
Department for authority to ask for his
passports If the grand vtzier meddled
again.
The sultan made him abject apology,
saying the grand vizier was an 'old man
and did not feel well"
:, Born a Poor Boy.
Mr.. I.eishman, though a multi million
aire, was not born with a silver spoon In
his mouth. His father died when he was
very young. and his mother. having been
left poor put him in the Protestant Or
phan AsXlpm at Pittsburg. While in that
institution young Leishman got the good
will of the doctor who attended the sick
children and was given a place as his Of
flee boy
The irrepressible youngster then made
the acquaintance of one of the doctors
patients. a director in the Shoenberger
Steel Company. Through this acquaintance
ship he was placed In the office Of the big
concern
Worked and Studied Hard.
That was his chance. While other boys
were attending theaters and wasting their
time Leishman studied. attended night
school and eagerly devoured everything In
connection with the iron and steel bust
ness
He finally became confidential messenger
to the cashier and one day was sent to the
bank for money to pay on the employees.
The usual guard who went with the mes
senger was sick, and Leishman went alone.
How He Fooled Robbef.
When returning with the money a man..
who had been hiding near the Union sta
ton in Pittsburg jumped out and struck
him on the head and grabbed the satchel
containing the money. Young Leishman
pluckily followed, yelling at the top of his
voice.
The robber plunged into the tunnel of
the Panhandle railroad yards. Without a
thought of his own danger the young mes
senger jumped after and grappled with him.
The thief beat him over the head with a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28
SIR THOMAS HAS ENOUGH.
lPlucky British Challenger Will Not
Try Another Yacht.

This mornings New York Sun says: Sir
Thomas Upton has had clear glimpse of
his finish He said so to Sir Horace Tozer
and Sun reporter yesterday afternoon. as
the steam yacht Erin was following the be-
lated Shamrock down her beat to windward.
They've got the best boat" he said.
pointing out over the water at the Reliance.
THAT 1900 square feet of extra sail is too
strong for u.s. Every inch we go is an inch
toward certain defeat.
But, Sir Horace, what can man do?
What can l do?
! Il can't design a boat myself. I can't
Everything else that any man in all this
" orId can do-everything. And l think
I've done enough.
| Ever since the Shamrock made a bad
showing on the occasion of the first f1uke.
q week ago yesterday Sir Thomas has been
advised by his British friends in this coun-
TRY to quit.
| One man who has the full confidence of
the Irish baronet. said after that huke:
i'I'm quite sure Sir Thomas will come to
me at the end of these races. as he has be-
fore. to talk things over with me. And
! he will want to know what think of his
challenging and coming over again Though
Sir Thomas Is too game a man to admit 1t
now (this was on the first racing day. he
is licked. and licked good and plenty.
! II. for one. shall not advise him to come
+ over ana De uckeu again 90 lar, what he
! has done has been done with an earnest
conviction that he could win the cup. Your
! folks on this side have thought that he had
a chance. They have admired the man for
his gameness in sticking to the thing so
! long as he seemed to have a reasonable
chance. His position in America today
J Is unique.
! But. licked as he will be this time, If
/ he comes back again he will drop from
the high position ne now holds to the RI
d,culous.
/ Its all very we'll to talk OF glory for
! the man who doesn't know when he is
licked That man who is licked and who
goes on butting his head against a stone
wall is bally ass. And Sir Thomas Is
no bally ass. And he won't come back.
. 'On the other hand. hope springs no more
eternally in any human breast than in that
of the gallant Sir Thomas. The mere ex-
lpenditure of money Is not a matter that
concerns him in the least. so long as II
makes toward his ambition to redeem the
cup.
/ IF British designer and British yachts
men can pursuade him that. despite his
defeats with the Shamrocks l. ii and III
II will be possible for him to put together
a boat. whether she be a sloop or a schoon
er. that can lift the cup. he will amend the
words of yesterday, I've done enough He
may know when he's licked but he Is nc
gutter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28
SET UPON ONCE BEFORE.
Dead Vice Consul Whipped and Arrest
ed His Assailants.

The New York World has an interview
this morning with Henry Noble McCrack-
en-, eldest son of Chancellor McCracken.
He returned on Thursday from Europe
with his father. He had lived three years
in Beirut as a teacher in the Protestant
College. His work and social duties
brought him into close contact with Con-
sui Magelssen. Their intimate friendship
extended over the three years that Mr.. Nc
Cracker spent in the Syrian town, and he
told of the characteristics of the man and
the conditions under which the foreigners
in the place live.
Handsomest Consul in Beirut.
Mr.. Magelssen, he said. was considered
the handsomest man In all the numerous
consular officials stationed at Beirut He
was over six feet tall and powerfully built
He and his brother-in-law. the, consul
were both of Norwegian extractioms
Mr.. MagelSsen was unmarried and made
his home a short distance from the Ameri-
can consulate at the Victoria Hotel, which
stands in the center Of the city within five
minutes walk Of the port. He was very
popular among both Syrians and Euro
peans. He was member of the English
Club and of various social organizations, a
number of which exist among the 100 An
glo-Americans of Beirut.
Last April Mr.. Magelssen interested
himself prominently in organizing the field
day sports of the Syrian Protestant Col
lege in Beirut. He served as Judge Of
events on this occasion and was instru-
mental. with Mr.. Rayndall, the consul In
securing the attendance at the games Of
the newly appointed governor of Lebanon,
Muzaffir Pasha who took with him the Inn
perial band.
American Flag Causes Trouble.
1.-The inadvertent placing of an American
flag over the tent occupied by the imperial
band on this field day came near causing
serious trouble. as complaint was made to
the sultan that an insult had been shown
his flag Over 5000 people. including the
entire diplomatic corps of Beirut and the
highest Turkish officials including the gem
eral in command OF the sultans troops In
Syria, were present
THE past year has been one Of increas-
ing danger to foreign residents In Syria.
Other Foreigners Killed.
"a European was killed on the Damascus
road In the spring. Archdeacon Frere Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28
All-Eastern Golf Team

The All-Eastern golf team which will
confront the oxford and Cambridge men
at Garden City. L. L.. tomorrow was an
nounced yesterday in New York as follows
Walter ]. Travis. F. S. Douglas, A. G.
Lockwood F. ]. o. Alsop. Z. M. Byers. H.
G.. Mcfarland. DIR. Frederick. F. o. Rein
hart Charles b. Macdonald. George T.
Brokaw, CT H. Wheeock and Archie Reid
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28
Base Ball Notes.

Yesterdays finish was certainly grand
stand affair
Charley Moran. whose work in the west
nstonished the scribes. continues to play
first-class ball. and is also hitting timely.
Tomorrow the Senators will be home with
the Bostons as opponents. and the fans
will have a chance to "size up" the new
conner. Hendricks.
The popular Bill Coughlin is at his home
IN the northeast nursing a bad case of
malaria. He expects to resume work to-
morrow
The manager of the Radfords writes The
Star that 1t was the Radford Reserves
that the Stumph & Lyford team defeated
yesterday by the score of 10 to 5.
Jack Townsend has had another good
rest ana when he goes on the rubber again
will Just about knock down the grand
stand kittredge says he wants a glove
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28
Promoted RAPIDLY,

He was advanced rapidly and In 1878
formed a partnership with w. P. Snyder
in the steel brokerage business. He made
money rapidly. and in 1886 Andrew Car
negie, always on the lookout for bright men,
made him a member Of the board Of direct
ors of his great steel works. Later he was
elected vice president and finally presi-
dent, retiring from business March 81. 1897.
He is compactly built man with a we'll
shaped head and big. clear eyes. He mar
ried Miss Julia Crawford and has three
daughters.
Mrs George w. English of this city is a
sister of Mrs Leishman. Miss Nancy Leish-
man. the minister's eight-year-old daugh-
ter, has received the Imperial Order of the
Chefakat from the sultan.
One Of the most lavish entertainments
ever kiven in Constantinople was that of
Minister Leishman in honor of his daugh-
ter's birthday, soon after he took his post
in Turkey.
GREEK KNEW MAGEISSEN WELL,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28
GREEK KNEW MAGELssEN WELL
DR.. Dervish Kiamil Gives His View of
Tragedy.

Dervish Kiamil of 100 Lexington avenue
New York, Greek physician, who came to
this country about two weeks ago. was well
acquainted with Vice Consul Magelssen
To the New York Times last night he ex-
pressed the belief that the murder was
committed, not from political motives but
as the result of some personal quarrel.
1t is his opinion that the vice consul had
made some mortal enemy. and that the
latter had him assassinated by the band OF
boatmen which. he says, infest the city of
Beirut and kill almost without fear of de-
lection by the Turkish police.
Il was a student for four years at the
Syrian Protestant College, founded by lib
eral Americans, in Beirut" said DR..
Kiamil. land it was there that ! met Mr..
Magelssen. it being his custom to come
there and speak before the students at va
riOuS times.
Reading His Own Epitaph.
I'VE became rather intimate, and recol-
lect wildly last season at this time of
the year when we attended together the
funeral of the American missionary. DR..
Pamelee, in the Protestant cemetery there.
After the service Mr.. Magelssen. DR.. w. B.
Adams Of the college and myself strolled
about the cemetery, reading the epitaphs
on the marble slabs.
Mr.. Magelssen read to us the epitaph of
a former American consul In Syria, which
ran something like this: Here lie under
Syrian skies, and to the stars turn my
gaze Who could tell then that he was
reading his own epitaph?
II see that in some quarters the assassi-
nation Is held to be the result of an out
burst Of fanaticism on lie part of the Mos
lens.
Nothing to Do With Balkans.
'1 am inclined to- think that 1t had moth
ing In common with the disturbances In the
Balkans. The assassination more likely
would be the end of some personal matter
with q Turk. or possibly with Syrian.
''Mr. Magelssen was In the habit OF fire.
quenting the coffee houses and places of
amusement, not being married, and there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28
SENATORS AT HOME.
Will Play Double-Header With Boston
Tomorrow.

A dispatch dated New York, at noon to-
day, from Manager Lotus of the Washing
ton club. says that the game scheduled
there this afternoon has been postponed
on account of rain and will be played later
I'm the season. Manager Lotus also says
that the Washingtons will play DOUBLE
header with the Bostons tomorrow, the
first game being called at o'clock. AS the
Beaneaters have a particular aversion to
left handlers, 1t is more than likely that
/ Manager LOTUS will put Patten and Lee
in the points tomorrow to offset the we'll
known work of Cyrus Young and Winters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28
MINISTER MANoaas4RoN NERVE.
Leishman Has Made the Sultar
Apologize Before.


The New York Journal says this morn
ing that John G. A..hHeishman, United
States minister to ,Turkey-the society
minister" as he IS Known to diplomats
aboard. because Of his lavish entertain
ments-has had much experience In deal
ing with the Sultan OF Turkey. Because
Of his success he has the full confidence
Of the State Department at Washington.
He Is Very Wealthy.
Many times millionaire and once
president of the Carnegie steel works
(where he anassed his wealthy. Mr.. Leish-
man brought business methods to bear in
dealing with the sultan
Originally he was appointed on Senator
Quay's urging. minister to Switzerland,
where he amazed. the people with his en-
tertainments in Castle Hapsburg at Luz
cerne. There he had little to do except
entertain.
Made the Sultan Pay.
Because of his ability and the refusal