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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-25
JAPS FACE FOES
ON ANU RIVER.
Russians Hold North Bank and
Mikado's Troops Control the
South.
Yalu Crossed by Forty-five Hun
dred Cossacks in Five
Days.
Jap Forces on Korean Soil Now
Number Ninety eight
Thousand.
Special to Tho Journal,

London, March 25.-A dispatch
from Ping Yang says returns to the
Japanese Intelligence department show
that $500 Cossacks crossed the Yalu
river from An-tung in the last five
days: Three thousand Russians are
holding An-ju and 1000 are at a
the Yalu.
The returns also state that 500 Rus
sian lnfantrymen and .Cossacks pro-
ceeded southwark and now occupy
Chongju. Russians are reported to be
holding the north bank and the Jap
anese the south bank of the river at
ANU, where the japanese have
thrown up entrenchments. The hos
tile forces are thus face to face and
desultory shots already have been ex-
changed. There have been but few
casualties.
A telegram received from Chi-fu
states that 5000 Japanese landed at
!Chinampho, March %, making a total
of $4,000 Japanese on Korean soil.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-25
ASKS HARRISON
TO FIND BRIDE
Westerner Wants Mayor to Help
Him in Search for a.
Wife. .....
New York Sun Special Service.


Chicago, March 25.-Elk, Spokane
county, Washington, is the home of a
young man who, admitting that he is
called good looking, wants to be made
acquainted with at least two Chicago
women, and has asked the aid of May
or Harrison. He leaves it to the mayor
whether or not such assistance would
be proper. He wrote as follows:
MIR. G. Harrison, Mayor, Chicago Dear
Sir: I would like for you ,if it is proper
for you) to give me an Introduction to a
couple Of young ladies in Chicago, If 1t is
in your power to do So. I would prefer
them to be Of dark complicated, from 1S to
20 years. I am a young man holding a
good and responsible position Of good
wages, and also have money out at in
terest. T have no bad habits of any kind
and am called good looking. Hoping you
will gladly extend the favor asked, I am
yours very truly.
Mr.. Harrison did not give out the
name of the Would-be benedict.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-25
|BEDE TO LOOK
AFTER SETTLERS
Repeal Of Timber and Stone Act
Not to Invalidate
Claims.
From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,

From The journal Bureau, Colorado Building
Washington.
Washington, March 25.-Represen-
tative Bede has received numerous let
tiers from his constituents protesting
against the passage of the bill repeal
ing the timber and stone act, which
recently passed the senate and is now
pending before the, house committee
on public lands.
Opposition is offered on the ground
that such a law would enable rich
SPECTATORS to acquire valuable timber
and poor men will be shut out. An
other objection is that the bill would
invalidate entries already filed under
the timber and stone act, and thus en-
trymen would be prevented from get
ting their patents.
Mr.. Bede has informed the protest
ants that the law will not be retroac-
tive and that all existing valid entries
will retain their present status.
In order to be sure that entries which
have been made up to this time shall
be protected, Mr.. Bede will try to have
the bill provide that such claim shall
not be affected by the new law.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-25
SUCCESS ATTENDS
IRISH LAND ACT
Chief Secretary Announces Over
-Four Thousand Tenants
Want Advances.

London, March 25-In the house
OF common Mr.. Wyndham, chief
secretary for Ireland, replying to Will
liam Redmond (nationalist) concern
ing the success of the Irish land act,
said he believed that if all the parties
concerned worked in the same spirit
as last year the operation of the act
would prove highly satisfactory. Now
that the land act has been foated they
could proceed with greater energy.
Applications for advances amount
ing to $10,000,000 have been received
from 1852 tenants on 206 estates,
sixty-one evicted tenants have been
restored and others are able to be
restored, but the working of this fea-
ture Of the act is necessarily slow.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-25
BUYS MAGAZINE OF
MRS. ]. A. LOGAN
Publication Office Of the Period
:ical Will Be Removed to
Minneapolis.

p. V. Collins. publisher Of the
Northwestern Agriculturist, has bought
the Home Magazine, the domestic
and literary monthly Of Washington,
D. c., established fifteen years ago by
Mrs. John A. Logan. ' 49,
81 The Home Magazine will be. pub
lished with double date lines, wash
ington and Minneapolis" The edit
ing and printing will be done in Min
neapolis, but the. Washington features
will be maintained. It is likely that
the corporate name Of the business
will be changed from the Agricultur-
ist company to the p. V. Collins Pub.
fishing company. +, :.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-25
MINERS WONT
3. T.. ARBITRATE
Every Coal Mine in Iowa and
Many in Missouri May Be
Shut Down. ~

Des Moines, Iowa, March 25:-The
refusal Of the miners in joint confer
ference with the operators to arbitrate
questions affecting the scale In the first
and fourth districts threatens shut
down of every coal mine in the thir-
teenth district, which includes the en-
tire state Of Iowa and a portion Of
Missouri.
Thirty thousand miners will be af-
fected in case general shutdown is
ordered. The operators have issued
the usual ultimatum and the miners
are holding a private session in order
to canvass the matter.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-25
DEATH STALKS in
TRACK OF GALE
Wind Storm Kills Three and Does
Thousands Of Dollars
Damage.
Trains Blocked and Wires Down
in Illinois, Indiana and
1 Wisconsin.
Blizzard RACES In Western States
and Traffic Is Seriously
Delayed. a
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Chicago, March 25.-A tornado, in
which three persons were killed and
thousands of dollars worth Of prop
erty destroyed, swept over the north
ern portion of Illinois and Indiana,
Chicago last night.
In Dauphin Park the water has
risen until the first floors Of many
homes are submerged and families
are fleeing in panic by boats. Business
in the town Is suspended and schools
are closed.
Communication by wire with the
trolley lines are practically tied up.
No cars are running over the Calumet
system south Of Ninety-f1fth street.
Incoming trains on the steam railroads
bring the only actual stories Of ruin
in the city's environs.
The freight car shops Of the Nickle
Plate railroad was the center Of a
miniature tornado. A large building
used as repair shops was partly
wrecked, the roof being hurled against
an adjoining building. About the
shops were a large number of freight
cars. Many Of these We're thrown
from the tracks, while others were I'M
rooted. ~: :
oCOEAu .DcSCH1UG5 S1CC1Cs .-
The path Of the storm described a
curve bending inland from the lake
shore and leaving the heart of the
city uninjured, compared to the dam
age which was wrought in the out
skirts. From the district in which
Evanston Is situated the storm swept
down to Rogers park, thence inshore
among the Desplaines river suburbs,
south thru Thornton and Chicago
Heights, bending back toward the
lake with the Calumet valley and
brushing every village from Blue is
land to South Chicago with destruc-
tive force. Thence it blew thru Ham
mond to Indiana harbor, where the
loss of life and property was greater
than at any other point. -.~->=s.- ...
Reports from the outlying towns
agree that the storm was the most
VIOLENT Illinois has experienced for
twenty-five years.. Houses were un-
rooted, trees. uprooted, buildings
blown down and railway connunica-
ton Interrupted over the entire north
Il Residents Terror Stricken. j:
Electric light wires were blown
down in many of the cities, and the
darkness increased the fear of terror
stricken residents. So
Hammond, East Chicago and In
diana Harbor bore the brunt Of the
storm. So far as can be learned, six
teen persons were seriously injured.
One man, NJ. Barker, the proprietor
of a., store, was pinned beneath the
falling tinbers of his building and
killed. ~.:a .,. ias,aIa-, T.. IT.; r.
The cyclone destroyed = all possible
means of wire communication with In
diana Harbor and East Chicago.
Thirty houses were unroofed, cars
blown from tracks, and two two-story
business houses wrecked. Most of the
injured persons were in ~one building
and were taken to local hospitals as
fast as possible. -: - ~, =
Ten Houses Blown Down.
At Washington Heights and Morgan
| Park, suburbs of Chicago, ten houses
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-25
WIDOW SEEKS DAMAGES
Mrs. Warner Would Recover from City
for Husbands Death,

Frances Warner, widow Of John 8.
Warner, who was killed at the city hos
pital, supposedly. by an electric shock, has
made a demand on the city council for
damages. Warner was the fireman at
the hospitals heating plant, and while
cleaning the boilers carried with him an
incandescent electric lamp. Some defect
in the light is supposed to have caused
his death. It is alleged by Mrs. Warner
that the light was never inspected.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-25
INSUFFICIENT GENERAL SHOT
San Domingo President Avenges Kill
ing of u. S. Machinist.

Washington, March 25. United
States Minister Powell cables the state
department from San Domingo City
under yesterdays date, that President
Morales has captured and shot
General Nicholas Arias, the in
surgent leader, who was tried by
drumhead court martial and convicted
Of killing Machinist Johnson in the
steam launch Of the United States
ship Yankee a few weeks ago.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-25
,JAPs CRITICIZE FOES,

MlkQdO'S Naval OHlccrS DeCldEo
< Mines, Shells and Aim Bad. z.
Special to The Journal
s. Chi-fu, March 25.-Japanese naval
officers criticize the defense Of Port
Arthur. They state that the mines
the Russians are using are of an old
fashioned pattern and imperfectly
laid. They are constantly breaking
loose from the sinkers and endanger
both Japanese and Russian ships.
They declare that the lack of vigil
lance Of the Russian officers has con-
tributed greatly to the Japanese suc-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-25

Cleveland, Ohio, March 25.-Professor
John Underner, widely knownfas an organ
ist and musical director, who accompanied
Jenny Lind as an accompanist during her
triumphal visit to the United States, died
here yesterday. i
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-25
CARS FALL THRU RRIncE

Pottsville, Iowa, March 25-As Rock
Island freight was crossing the bridge
over Turkey river, near Clearmont,
span gave way, precipitating five cars into
the river, which is a raging torrent. There
was no loss of life. Is
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-25
SECOND TERM FOR FORGET.

Winnipeg, Man. March 25.-Lieu-
tenant Governor Forget Of the North
west Territories has been granted a
second term, his first expiring last No
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-25
! Residents Terror Stricken.
Ten Houses Blown Down. =. -

At washington Heights and Morgan
Park, suburbs Of Chicago, ten houses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-23
If Cleveland Runs.

To The Stars statement that the NOM
ination of Mr.. Cleveland would insure an
extra ordinary campaign, and it might force
reaIignment more radical and far-reaching
than did the nom!na ton of Mr.. Bryan eight
years ago." the Springfield Republican
makes this reply:
The campaign with Mr. Cleveland as the
regular democratic candidate would indeed
Oe one of the most interesting IN forty
years No one can contemplate 1t without
half Wishing, merely from the viewpoint
oe the dra ia.atic construction of the play.
hat Mr. Cleveland may yet be drawn in.
He would either he the winner of an eX-
traordinary lriG:hph over both republican
ana democratic foes or the worst-beaten
candidate since Horace Greeley beat the
record.
The only reason why Mr.. Cleveland would
not be as badly beaten as Horace Greeley
relates to co;i,ii ions in the south. He
would carry that section, as the result of
the unconstitutional manipulation of the
suffrage there. which he did so much to
encourage He twice received that vote
when it was Detained by force and fraud.
and he could easily obtain 1t again under
the forms of law which have since been es-
tabished. But elsewhere he would have
10 stand on the record, and that would in
The republicans would find their shells
al! loaded for them by the democrats. The
history of the repeal of the purchasing
clause of the Sherman act shows such use
of federal patronage In forwarding legisla-
ton as never was made in this country
before That Mr.. Cleveland played fast
and loose on the tariff question is the as
sertion of some of the most eminent OF
y}ar pla criti ni nP
Venezuelan attitude came from democratic
newspapers like the New York Evening
Post and the New York World. They took
the ground that he was a dangerous jingo.
and did not know the true meaning Of the
Monroe doctrine. His bond deal with Pier
pont Morgan and the Rothschilds was de-
nounced by the New York World in the
strongest terms; and 1t was very strange
transaction.
In other words, the country would be
asked to pass at the polls upon the whole
of Mr.. Cleveland's second administration.
which was the most disastrous it has ever
experienced in times of peace. This, taken
in connection with the third-term issue,
would give Mr.. Roosevelt a walkover in
those sections where We really have presi-
Dental elections.
Mr.. Cleveland has many admirers. but
this fact is susceptible of proof When the
means by which the south was carried for
him, and the means by which Tammany
after his nomination worked for him. are
taken into account, he is shown to have
been the beneficiary of more fraud and
force at the polls than any other man who
has ever filed public Office In America And
1t was the highest poetry of justice that
such a man should have wrecked his party.
and bitterly disappointed those who had
employed such means for his promotion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-23
"a Land of Disasters"



1t is humliating to accept the view of
German critics that tie United States Is
land of disasters but such acceptance
Is almost compulsory. because OF the
many fr:ghtful catastrCpnes that occur in
this country. 1t has been pointed out that,
III Germany, such an antiquated, impaired
and oacly equipped steamer as the Cen
eral S!ocum would have been put out OF
service long ago through an application OF
the German law: that it would have been
impossible to overcrowd the boat or to
have 1t start on a voyage under the condi-
tons that prevailed this vessel last
Wednesday morning, because in Germany
Officials are present at every dock to see
that cna regulations are enforced The
preponderance of accidents in this country
and tho excessive loss of life as compared
with the records in other countries are due
tC lack OF consideration on the part OF those
who are responsible for the safety OF the
public whether they be Legislators or ex-
ecutive officers. 1t all goes back to the tri-
vial regard for human life in the United
States, nore especially in the big cities. To
insure the security of the travelling public
and those who assemble in large numbers
in buildings or the streets, the most
specific and stringent laws must be enacted.
and then there must be IA sworn officer of
the law 10 see that the legal requirements
are observed in every instance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-23
Drunkenness and Crime.

TIL" verdict of guilty of murder In the
first degree" rendered today by the jury in
the Sha fer case. will be well received by
the community in view OF all the circum-
stanc. OF the crime The killing was par
ticuiiily brutal and unprovoked The man
slew his wife because she would not con-
sent To live with him after he had. by his
own conduct forced her to leave him. She
apparently intent upon maintaining herself
and child by decent means. The husband
killed Ter while under the influence OF
liquor. and then claimed immunity from the
penalty appropriate to such a crime on the
ground OF insanity. The plea was persist
emily supported by testimony to show his
errat.c conduct while intoxicated. and an
effort made to establish the fact that
he was irresponsible while In that condi-
ton.
1t is fortunate that the jury in this case
refused to accept the plea or to allow the
circumstances adduced in support OF II to
influence them to recommend a modified
punishment. For the plea of irresponsible
ity as "A result OF drink Is one of the most
dangerous that can be entertained In court.
Ii granted. the way Is opened to an unend-
ing line OF acquittals or modified verdicts,
utterly subverslve of the ends of justice and
menac'n g to the peace and safety of the
community. The man who intoxicates him
self must be held by the law to assume all
respons bility for his conduct while infiu-
enced by the liquor. The line between san
lily and insanity is vague at best. and in
cases of administration 1t is often difficult
10 draw 1t with assurance Of doing justice
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-23
Now for st. Louis.

The anti-imperialists are not surprised at
the refusal of the Chicago convention to
adopt their plan for the Philippines. They
had no hope of success. Their object was to
put the republicans on record Having done
that, they will now move on st. Louis and
ask recognition there. In some form they
are likely to get it. And yet there are many
democrats who have no sympathy with the
policy of scuttle. They believe as firmly as
the President and Secretary Taft do in our
ability t. go on with the work in hand.
leaving the national duty to shape itself as
we proceed. The gable about tyranny has
all been exploded. The filings about buying
and selling people at two dollars head are
no longer INDUCED in. There no birds in
last years nests. And there are just as few
votes now in traducing the country before
the world. If our presence in the Philip
pines was njuring either the Filpinos or
ourselves the sooner our withdrawal the
better. But we are doing good all around,
and We need not hurry away, or set any
time for departure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-23

to the public OF the defendant. But where
the prime cause Of mental unbalance IL q
stimulant, particularly when 1t Is habitually
taken, the jury that allows itself to be
swayed from judgment of unmodifed guilt
trifies with the vital principles Of criminal
procedure.
1t may be true in many cases that the
drunken slayer does not fully realize what
he Is doing, the responsibility he as
sumes. or the consequences of his act But
If he can be excused in whole or in part for
his crime, premium Is set upon such
pleas. Such crime cannot be safely
termed manslaughter. which Is a designa-
ton set apart to cover homicides caused
without malice aforethought or deliberate
intent. Nor can the slayer be safely ac-
quilted and confined for medical treatment.
His disease is q moral rather than physi-
cal one, and If the principle Of acquittal Is
good to any extent it is at least good to
the end of granting him freedom when
cured of his i'll condition. The spectacle
of dipsomaniac man-killers nursed to
state of sobriety and then released would
indeed suffice to alarm all thoughtful citi-
zens.
Let 1t be practically well as theoret-
ically established as a fundamental doctrine
ness is not an excuse for crime, that 1t Is
rather an aggravating factor in determin-
Ing guilt, and the work of the temperance
reformers will be materially facilitated and
the jails will be less crowded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-23

Commissioner Macfarlands recommended
lions as to the fireproofing of the equip
ment of theaters, which have been approved
by his colleagues and thus written into the
local regulations. are based upon careful
inquiry. and 1t Is safe to accept them as
being practicable of enforcement. The new
regulation prescribes that the roof truss
es, all scenery, curtains and exposed wood
work of all stages and fly floors shall be
thoroughly covered saturated with fire.
resisting materials approved by the Com
missioners of the District of Columbia"
Thus the Commissioners will assume re-
sponsibility for the materials designated.
IL they are used and fail in test to act as
expected the fault will not lie with the
theater owners. Commissioner Macfar-
lands Investigations disclosed the fact that
such materials are to be had. and that they
withstand experimental tests Certainly Il
10 a measure of wise precaution to require
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-23
The Tariff Plank.

The republican platform makes the tariff
the leading Issue OF the campaign. All
other issues are handled with defniteness
which leaves nothing to be desired. Repub-
liCan solidarity to them Is conspicuous
But the tariff plank Is left open to a double
Interpretation, and promptly we have that
Rcvisonists and standpatters alike express
satisfaction. and are going into the cam
paign each faction claiming victory. Gov
Cummins. who wants the party to get a
move on. is we'll pleased as Cen Grosve-
nor. who wants the party to stand still, or
pat.
This is the tariff plank:
Protection. which guards and develops
our industries. Is a cardinal policy of the
republican party. The measure of protec-
ton should always at least equal the diff
ference in the cost Of production at home
and abroad We insist upon the mainte-
nance of the principles of protection, and,
therefore. rates of duty should be read
justed only when conditions have so
changed that the public interest de-
mands their alteration. but this work can
not safely be committed to any other hands
than those of the republican party. To in
trust it to the democratic party is to invite
disaster. Whether. in 1892 the demo-
cratic party declares the protective tariff
unconstitutional. whether 1t demands
tariff reform or tariff revision, its real OBJ
ject is always the destruction OF the pro-
tective system. However specious the name
the purpose il ever the same. Democratic
tariff has always been followed by business
adversely: republican tariff by business
prosperity. To a republican Congress and
republican Pres dent this great question can
be safely intrusted.'
As may easily be seen. the whole Ques-
ton Is this: Has. or has not. the time
rived when In the general interests the
Dingley law should be revised? The revis-
ioniSts say yes. the standpatters no. Both
are agreed as to protection The revision
lists are as firm friends of protection as the
standpatters. The effort to associate early
revision with an attack on protection as Il
policy is either a bit of fencing. piece
of stupidity. The revisOnists claim to be
the better friends of protection, in that
they do not want 1t to become the mask
for mere bounty. Where 1t Is public
benefit they want it continued. Where 1t Is
filling private purses. already running over.
they want 1t stopped To this extent Mr..
Mckinley was revsionist. and his last
words were In advocacy of revision.
The question. In very definite form. is GER
tain to come before the F'ifty-ninth Con-
gress. II the republicans carry the new
House they must meet 1t. and If the demo-
Gratis carry 1t they will make the tariff the
leading issue of their opportunity. If they
are able to do no more, they will bring on
and continue q debate founded upon a bill.
and that of itself will open up the whole
subject, and make an impression on the
country While the sun shone the Arkan-
sas hut-dweller saw no reason for mend
ing his roof When it rained he explained
that 1t was too Indictment for him to work
But-he does not figure in song or story as
a wise man. good fiddler though he was.