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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-19
Good News for Plutocrats.

This is good news for plutocracy
that comes from Preston in this State.
One more valiant fighter for the rights
of man nan has been removed from the
thinning hin ranks Of soldiers ti the war
for humanity. Major W. A. Hotch-
kiss, editor Of the National Republi-
can, has retired from journalism, and
we infer from his valedictory that
with his retirement the National Re-
publican expires, at the end of forty
TWO volumes In his Ave atque
Vale" the major says, in part:
We came from the loins of hero Of the
Its period who sacrificed and fought for
hoerty-for freedom Of speech and, for the
pursuit of happiness" to equality before
the law. Inheriting the unyielding pa
trlot1sm OF the founders Of the republic,
we came to manhood a Jeffersonlan and to
the territory of Minnesota in May, 1854,
a free soil democrat, purchased the North
western Democrat that was started. in
st, Anthony in 1858, and removed it, to
Minneapolis. 1t was the first paper pub
lished on the west side Of the Mississippi
river in the territory of Minnesota. In
1856, after the nomination Of Buchanan. for
president we of1ated the Fremont flag
ana led the advocacy OF his election, in
Minnesota. j. 49, - :''':. e.. e.:
After declaring that the populist
party is the only party in America to-:
day that represents Americanism ''as
it is grandly proclaimed in the dec
laration Of independence" the major
regrets that there is none to take UP
the burden, he lays down and thus
keep warm In the hearts Of his
t:'throngs of readers Amerfcanism, un-
defiled. :.-ax.:::.., zz5~ +..:l.
:, Possibly. the major takes himself a
little too seriously. But that is, not
common fault with country news
paper editors in these days. Indeed,
it is not a fault common to any large
portion Of the public-meaning seri-
BUSINESS in considering the individuals
relation to- the public veal or woe.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-19
What Will Be the Effect?

Just now there Is a deal of bitter
feeling in Canada over the decision Of
the Alaska boundary commission. It
will be interesting to see what will be
the ultimate effect Of this decision on
the attitude Of the Canadians towards
reciprocity and other international
questions. It may have the effect of
reminding them that there Is little to
gain and much to lose in pursuing a.
policy which does not regard the in
terests Of the English-speaking people
of the North American continent as
common and Identical. .y,....,..
After the first feeling Of disappoint-
ment has passed, it will probably occur
to the Canadians that the American
contention must have been about
right to secure the approval Of so
eminent a jurist as Lord Alverstone.
There is probably little ground for the
assertion that Lord Alverstone has de-
liberately sacrificed Canada's interests
to those Of the empire. This much is
probably true, however: The British
government saw from the start that
ZIG pooAI1oI1 VI I11c Ou1CSu OIdlCS was
impregnable, and knew that it had
only to appoint an impartial English
man to the tribunal to make it GER
tain that its findings, would favor <the
United States. The dispute, tho it
seems to Americans largely ground
less, having been started, had to be
settled in some way-and the way
chosen was a wise one.
Even conceding that it was diplo-
macy and not justice that guided Lord
it would have to be con-
sidered the best stroke Of diplomacy
the present British government has
made. Lord Alverstone's course will
make a profound impression on the
American people. It will do more to
dispel ancient prejudice and promote
good feeling between the two leading
nations Of the world than twenty years
Of sweet talk about the binding ties
of the Anglo-Celtic world. Nothing
else would go So far as to establish 4
in America belief that the friend
ship of the British people for this
nation is genuine and cordial and not
to be disturbed by trivial disputes con-
corning the fringes of the empire. = =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-19

The quatrains of the Arab poet, Abu'l-
Ala, the. forerunner;< of Omar Khayyan,
by which the tentmaker was evidently
greatly influenced, have just been trans
lated into English for the first time by
,Ameen F. Rihani, a native Of Syria, and
doubleday, Page & Co. have pub
Hshed; them, Mr.. Rihani was a travelling
actor for a time in this country and after
that law student Then he went back
home to the wild mountains of: Syria and
taught English to the monks and priests,
learned Arabic from them, and so found
out ~Abu'l-Ala, whose writings the devout
Mohammedans had kept from the world
for nearly a thousand years.
Mr.. Holder, in his The Daughter Of the
Dawn, has produced a very blood curdl-
ing story based on the folklore and mythoI-
ogy Of the Maoris Of New Zealand The
formidable power of the old hereditary
Maori priesthood, whose curses terrortzed
the people and the constant use of magic
arts are portrayed in the supposed nara
tive Of an Englishman who resided in
Maoriland and knew the language and
folk lore Of the Maoris and was COM
missioned by a London firm to search for
Miriam Grey who had gone to New Zea-
land and had not been heard from for
Years and was: heiress to large estate
The adventures of Wanaki, as the Eng
ishmans was called, during his quest are
detailed in. this, narrative, which he sent
to London, by a. Maori chief. The story
Is story of love and a catena Of blood
freezing horrors. Mr.. Holder has caught
the Maori tone to perfection.
In her The, joyful Life, Margaret Sang
ster certainly writes like one who has
personally learned that it is possible to
have a section Of Paradise even upon
EARTH. by getting in telepathic commute
cation with the Fathers house. There is
not a page In the book which does not
contain a most helpful suggestion, point
out a way out of every difficulty and
lead the doubling out Of bewildering mists |
to behold great breadths Of quickening
sunshine. The book is one to arrest pessi-
MYSTIC. tendencies and make one hear 9TH
er and better music than dirges.-
tfa> u &stifEs --- -;
Stanley Weyrnan stands persistently' by
his first love; the historical romance, and i
generally. he does his work well. In his
new story, The Long Night, he discloses
that historic Gree city" Geneva, which
shielded SO many refornners in the six
teenth century and Graded the Ca,lvinistic
theology, and made such a strenuous fight
for intellectual freedom. The period OF /
The story is the opening of the seventeenth
century when the great Beza was the
leading teacher Of theology in Geneva and
students f1ocked from abroad to be his
pupils. The hero, Claude Mercier, arriv-
ng there from France, is disi11usioned and
inds his ideals somewhat shattered. Some
'yndics of the old town, supposed to guard
is sanctity, We're loose and hypocritical.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-19
be to give the contest the superiority in
interest which a Waterloo has to an Aus
Tax Ferreting in Hennepin.

The county commissioners, in their
resolution providing for the employ
ment. Of man by thesnane Of Wooley
to- collect taxes from unlisted prop
erty, carefully avoided the use Of the
word "tax ferret but. that is. what
the resolution means, just the same:
Mr.. Wooley is carefully excluded
from participation in the collection of
taxes of listed property, whether in
arrears Or not. He. must get outside
and find property that has+not been
listed, place a valuation upon, it and
commissioners. Under the resolution
he is to have rs per cent Of the
amount Of taxes collected when it is
paid. 49,. .-... n .
This system Of tax ferretingsi is not
new; 1t has been tried in other
states, with mores% or less success.
There is a good deal of opposition to
the proposition here, chiefly because
of the door it opens to dishonest prac-
5uees.. :. We are not. saying that Mr..
Wooley would blackmail anybody.
We are simply calling attention to the
fact that if he were so inclined he
would have every opportunity, and it
is not a good. thing TO place such op-
portunity in the hands of, a special
agent who is not a public officer
chosen by the people.
It is doubtful, however, whether the
scheme is operative. Something of
this kind was attempted . in Blue
Earth county some years ago, and the
supreme court decided that the ferret
hired there could not collect the 85
per cent, that all the money paid: id
the shape of taxes belonged to the
county, and that the county conmiss.
sioners had no power to divert a por-
ton of it to private individuals for
any service rendered, at least not on
the percentage basis. T., IT is true that
the" county attorney may be allowed
to employ an associate counsel to as
sist in the collection ofstaxes, and pay
him a salary or a fee; but that Is a.
different proposition. s,
There certainly is some question as
to whether the proposed ferret system
for @'Hennepin county is practicable
under the ruling 1.-The supreme court;
In the Blue Earth case. = It is hardly
practicable if the ferret cannot get
his percentage: He is notrs likely to-
work. very long at tax ferreting just
for the fun Of it. - &%aEshS
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-19
BOOKS RECEIVED.

REBEOcA OF sUNNYBRooK FARM. BY Kate
douglas ;Wiggin, author OF 1.-THE Birds Christ
mas Carol = - .Timothy's Quest s'Polly Oil
yers Problem, !" etc. 12mo, decorated cover
THE DAUGHTER OF THE DAWN. "A Realistic
story Of Maori Magic. By William Reginald
Holder. - Illustrated by f. 'Piford Boston:
L.: q: Page, 4 Co. Price $3.50.
FOLLOWING THE FRONTIER. By Roger Po-
cock. New York: Mcclure, Phillips & Co.
Minneapolis: N Mccarthy. Price $1.5O..
TIE JOYFUL LIFE. BY Margaret Sangster.
New York: American Tract Society Mime
apolis: N. Mccarthy
THE LONG NIGHT. By Stanley j. Weyman,
author Of "A Gentleman from France" etc.
Illustrated. New York: Mcclure, Phillips &
co. Minneapolis N. Mccarthy. Price $3.50.
THE GIRL WHO KEPT UP. By Mary McCrae
Cutter. Illustrated by c.. Louise Williams
Boston: Lee & Shepard. Minneapolis; N.
Mccarthy. Price 81 net
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-19
The Boundary Verdict.

There is no little indignation among
our neighbors Of Canada over the YER
dict or the Alaskan boundary COM
mission. They seem not to have pre-
pared for defeat, altho they declared
when the commission was appointed,
six in number and three on each side,
that the three Americans were ire
vocably pledged not to abandon any
portion Of the American claim.
Some Of the journals declare that
the decision Of the commission Is a
'sdeath blow to Imperialism However
that may be. the learned and dis
tinguished jurist, Lord Alverstone,
who presided over the commission,
sustained by his vote every point in
the American claim, except in his
answers to the first four questions in
the instructions to the tribunal re-
1ating to the Portland canal, VIZ, what
is the point of commencement of the
boundary line; what channel is the
Portland channel; what course the
line should take from point Of COM
mencement to the entrance to Port
land canal or channel, and to what
point on the f1fty-sixth parallel is the
line to be drawn from the head Of that
channel, and it's course between these
two points? Lord Alverstone's vote,
with those Of the American commits
sioners, yielded to the Canadian con-
IGNITION as to the line at the canal en-
trance, leaving the American claim,
Based on the Anglo-Rusisan treaty Of
1926 and the Russo-American treaty
Of 1867, that the coast ter
TttoryL extends inland thirty
miles from every point, bay or inlet
marking the coast line, unimpaired.
The Canadian contention that the
Hne ran from headland to
head and excluding us from
the heads Of the bays and in
Tets, was preposterous on it's face. The
Treaties and continuous American oc-
cupation unchallenged. until 1897,
after the Klondike gold discoveries,
Were insurm ountable distractions to
the surrender Of this American terri
tory. 80 .-:... r. a.
M The: attacks in Canada upon Lord
Chief Justice Alverstone are libelous,
puI aouolleSS LIE SOOu TepuLaLlOn or
the lord chief justice of England will
survive.
.Canada's gain thru the commission
IS very small Her strong contention
was for the Lynn canal, the handiest
water access to the K1ondike gold
fields, together with the important
town Skagway, with the White Pass
railway starting at Skagway and en-
teringE British territory via the White
Pass The whole question is now
settled and settled justly. The Cana
dians have access thru our territory
to e he Ilondtke. for their goods under.
the bonded system, and they will ex-
pefience no hardship. $3.50
The expressions Of disgust with
what the Canadians call the .perfdy',
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-19
TITS >NOTsA HOLD-UP
> OSakiS Review.


The country papers-that is, some OF
them-are- whining because the state fair
management, sends them advertising read
ers anent the big show and hasn't shown
the boys the color of their money. The
state fair, which has grown to. be the
grandest and greatest exposition OF Its
kind in the United States. is not money
making proposition, altho the association
is now out of debt and has a balance on
the right side of the ledger. The country
papers donate the advertising to help push
along good thing. and to them certain
amount of credit is due, but the editor
who begrudges t;s space should n,u Id acut it.
Old thing but don't print the fair news
unless you can do it without feeling that
you have been. held up. There is nothing
compulsory about it. So far as the Re
view is concerned we don't feel that the
money the fair management could afford
to spend with each paper in the state
would make any one rich and the man
who donates a lot for church site and
then wishes he had kept 1t for a potato
patch had better quit philanthropy and
go to farming.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-19
ENGLISH FROM THE RANGE

Bob Carr In sWhitewood (s.D.) Plain
=: dealer. 4;t.s
It has been discovered Il that President
Roosevelt packs q gun, mot a little 90, but
regular 45 man buffer. He also can
yank out his -hogIeg and slam loose with
an abrupt preyiousness that has a ten
dency to put a damper on the. ambitions
of any lowdown .cuss desiring to beef
our; beloved president. Befor the would
be killer could draw, our president would
have introduced about a pound of lead
into his system, and almost before the as
sassin could realize what was up, st.
Peter would be handing him thru ticket
to the basement. 'Rah for Teddy!
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-19
MONDAY NC, ! EVENING,

- n
Of the mother country and hostility
to their interests can hardly be ia
vorablef to the Chamberlain move-
ment in the economic interest of the
mother country. The conterminous
contiguity of Canada and the United
States makes close intercommercia
relations the most natural thing in the
world and it is very stupid economic
policy on our part, or on the part of
the statesmen Of Canada, which would
restrict such intercommercial rela-
tons. Ultimately, liberal commercial
views will triumph and it will be
found that, under the most liberal
reciprocity treaty, and under even a
North American zollverein, our indus
trial and agricultural Interests will
not only not suffer particle, but be
greatly developed in their profitable
activities. T.. The present reciprocity
movement as to Canada in our north
ern tier of states shows the trend of
American business sentiment
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-19
AT THE THEATERS
Lyceum-"PeacefuI VaIIey,"

Dick Ferris Is not Sol Smith Russell.
II we could forget this fact, naturally
overlooked at the Lyceum, some excuse
might be made for disinterring the mouldy
little sketch that was thrown. together
years ago in order to concentrate the pub
lic mind upon Mr.. Russell as stumbling
country BOBBY with a hear-r-r-rt of
g-gold"'~ Russell was awkward; Ferris is
awkward undeniably. =, Russell was q
mourner as to gloomy countenance but
Ferris lis a funeral procession. Russell
frightened up towards the last; but Fer
about to burst into convulsive sobs, when
he secured a fortune and the girl he
loved. A more melancholy performance,
all in all, has never shrouded Hennepin
avenue.
The play, wholly dependent as it is
upon the presence Of a competent char
acter actor, was, well described last night
by a water boy who insisted that he
couldn't stand for it, because there's
nothin' doin'.'' None of the actors act,
they, simply talk. The going of the be-
trayed = girl from Peaceful Valley to
New York, her marriage on the train, her
sad experience in the city, the long
meeting with her brother, the clumsy hero
Hosea, is merely described. His own
success as a college student his journey
to New York to find his sister, his ad-
ventures there, including his mar
Vicious conversion, with one speech,
of the inmates in "a dive" are only talked
about, especially by himself. At the close
Of one act something threatens to hap
pen, and the audience opens both it's eyes.
Hosea throws the villainous betrayer over
a-but we must wait until the next
act to be. told that the wretch went over
the brow Of a, hill and-horrible retribu-
tion-came near. breaking his ankle.
But for its novel lessons one might be
less willing to- overlook the absurdities of
this production. It teaches, however-that
Mr.. Ferris is admired by the I gallery,
which called upon him avainly fortta speech;
that, In the east. moonlight may be en-
joyed while the sun is setting; and that
men from New York city wear
patent leather shoes with bicycle 'knick-
ers" and don straw hats with full-dress
suits. .: '"3 H. B.. Curry.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-19

The sample canvass of the residence portion
of Minneapolis 1.-TWO biz cks Of which The Journal
published daily for the past Year, shows 1915
residences canEassed-
Journal subscribers ..... 5,642
Tribune (evening) subscribers. 1,514
Tribune (mOrning) subscribers. S32
The canvass of ninety three apartment and fat
buildings showed:
Journal subscribers 1922
Tribune (evening) subscribers. 2O6
Tribune (mOrning) subscribers 1873
The canvass of nineteen leading office build
inGs showed regular subscribers to the daily
papers receiving their paper either at the office
or their home
Journals .................. 2,153
Tribunes (evening) ....... 39S
Trlbunes (mOrning) ..... 4SO
The canvass of the two afternoon trains to
Lake M1nnetonks the Minneapolis & St.
Louis and Great Northern railroads showed:
Journals .................. 451
Tribunes (evening) .......... 40
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-19
CORN RIPENEp WITHOUT SUN
Monteyideo Leader.

What ripened the corn? Surely it.wasn't
the hot weather, for we haven't had
enough Of that this year to ripen much Of
anything. Nor vet the bright sunshine,
for we have had more, cloudy. days than
ever before in our recollection. 1t must
be that the ground, being well soaked all
the season, sent its richness into every
thing that was growing and fairly forced
the corn and other crops to ripen in spite
Of the great lack Of sunshine and heat
ThisS year has demonstrated as no other
has, that with plenty, Of moisture we
sss fow. big crops. Of agra tn,s grass. and
even corn, with but very little hot wealth
er.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-19

The Colorado national guard is being
investigated for boodling while it was
be hard to say whether the strikers who
resorted to violence or the militianen who
bodied would stand higher as anar-
chists.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-19

A printer explains to the Globe that
the oath Of the typographical union was
drawn to shut out secret organizations
and cl1ques in the union itself. 1t ought
to have been possible to do that without
framing an obligation which lis So fairly
open to criticism as the one now in vogue.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-19

A former member of the South Dakota
legislature has succeeded in raising. sin
gle-handed up to harvest time a crop Of
5000 bushels Of wheat. He is what might
be called a practical politician. And there
is more money In it than some of the 9TH
err money-naking ways Of some practical
politicians :~F.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-19
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK

People who have things to say to the pub
lie that ought to be said, are invited to
use this column. But. the space Is Inn
lted,. and all communicating must be
ae'"boiled DOWN ." a. much. as possible.
a.Three@ hundred words is "a safe limit. =. =.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-19
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

TT ournaI would be glad to re-
ceive by mall, or otherwise, the names Of
all persons who were readers and SUBJ
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.
7 h g our n a would also be pleased
to have the names of men living who
were newsboys In Minneapolis twenty five
years ago, and their present addresses.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-19
Proficiency in Oral English.

The Minnesota High School Debat-
ing League has been in existence only
two years, but it is already beginning
to show results which justify it's Or
ganization. ..>..
In the preliminary contest in the
freshman class at the state university,
to determine who should represent
that class in the annual debate with
the sophomores, there was noted a
the work done. Twelve were selected
from the whole class and from these
twelve will finally be chosen three as
the freshman team. It is significant
Of the work Of the high school debat-
ing league that every one Of the twelve
was engaged in the debates Of the
high school league last year. :..,~
Elsewhere to-day may be found a.
statement of the prospects Of the
league for the coming year from Pro-
fessor McDermott, to whom credit is
due for a great deal of effective and
hard work in launching and carrying
on this undertaking. The subject for
debate this year is one of practical
interest, the municipal ownership Of
public utilities, and the indications are
excellent for a lively contest among
the young men and women Of the high
schools Of the state for The Jour-
ma 8 silver cup. Fl - u
Professor McDermott In. what he
has to say calls attention to the great
value Of skill in strictly extern
porary debate. Emphasis is laid. by
educational institutions in these days
upon proficiency in the use Of oral
English. The fact IS being recognized
that an educated man may be so
deficient in the power of oral express
sion, that is to say, extemporary oral
expression, that with all his knowledge
his opinions are of little value to him
when they are suddenly called for. It
is understood that our own university
contemplates requiring a degree of
proficiency in oral English and sub
jecting candidates for admission to ex-
animation along that line. Nothing,
probably, could be devised that would
contribute more to facility in the cor
rect use Of oral English than the work
Of the high school debating league.
s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-19

It looks as If the football game Of the
west this year would be played in Mime
apolis Oct. 81, when Michigan and Mime
sofa meet. 1t will be a great event, but
its possible greatness can be realized to
the full extent only by Michigan's defeat.
For Michigan to win would only be to add
to victory. For NJ eso plato win
would be to give the tragic interest that
to- the q isastro uis termination
an Illus rious cafeer tto put j afaaf
against q. background Of victory; It would
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-19

It took ii, 600 Southern Pacific. freight
cars to carry out of California last year
the products of that state not required for
home consumption. That is what irriga-
ton does. s.. =,