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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17
PROCLAIMs MEMORIAL DAY
Governor Van SAINT Urges Proper observ-
ance of May 80.

=
ance of May 80.
Urging the proper observance of Me-.
mortal Day, May 80, Governor S. R. Van
SAINT has issued the following proclama-
ton:
I'm commemoration Of the deeds Of
those who gave their lives that our coun-
try might survive and its glory be per-
petuated, I, as governor of the state OF
Minnesota. do hereby urge the observance
of Monday, May 80, 1904, as Memorial
Day.
"Thruout our land in almost every city,
hamlet and village, are found the honored
graves Of American soldiers and sailors.
They died for their country; they died
for us. May we gather from their lives
and deeds that inspiration which arouses
genuine love for our country and devotion
to it's institutions. Their valor and pa
triotism established and preserved our re-
public, and we should devoutly consecrate
this day to their memory and tenderlv
strew their graves with garlands of love.
To honor the memories of the brave who
sleep in the 'windowless palace of the
grave is not only a sacred duty, but
evinces the love of grateful people.
That the day may be fittingly observed, +
earnestly urge the cessation of business
turnout the state, and that we individual
ly devote the day to expressions and deeds
showing our devotion to the memory Of
these, our honored dead"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17
Kuropatkin's Desperate Situation.

The reported evacuation of Lao
yang by the Russians is not yet con-.
firmed. The noise of bombardment
tie may possibly have been on in that
region when the latest reports were
sent. But whether Kuropatkin decides
to make a stand there, or, as seemed
probable from the earlier reports, to
withdraw to Mukden, his fate seems
no longer uncertain. In fact there
seems to be but one outcome Of the
present situation. Confronted by a
force two Or three times as large as
his own. and over-matched by the re-
markable strategy of his japanese
opponents, the Russian commander
seems to have no chance Of escape
from ultimate and complete defeat.
He shall be fortunatae if he succeeds
in escaping capture with large part
OF his army. The Japanese are not
only pressing him upon the south and
east but have thrown around him
on the north and east body of men
sufficiently strongto check his retreat
toward the north, If not to destroy his
army. aus
If this northern division Of the Jap
anese forces, which has been lost sight
Of for several weeks, are not strong
enough to meet and defeat the re-
treating Russian force in battle, it will
at least be able to harass the Rus
Gil 81,
sufficiently to enable the main body
OF the Japanese coming from the
south and southeast to join in crush
ing blow. Indeed, the Indications now
are that the fast and furious fighting
which the Japanese have employed
may bring the war to an end before
the summer is half over. The defeat
of the main body of the Russian army
with Kuropatkin would practically
wind up the contest. The Russian mil
itary strength in the east has beer
greatly over-estimated. The Difficult.
ties Of supplying men and munitions
and provisions at the end of long
line of railway have been so many
that Russia is at a great disadvantage
and unable to cope with her skillful
aggressive and numerous enemies
fighting close to their own base O.
supplies and employing methods O.
warfare which command the admira
ton and approval Of military critics
the world over. Russia has beer
greatly over-matched, and while the
humiliation is great, the circumstance
are such that it seems to be impossi
BILE for Russia to do otherwise than tt
accept the consequences and submit
presently to such terms of peace a.
the Japanese may be willing to grant
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17
J DAILY ANIMAL STORY FOR CHILDREN
~
MIG

He was little black kitten. Els
Two. brothers were milk white, and he
was the runt of the family, SO that
his mother never petted him nor
brought him any mice-he had to
catch these for himself.
One day the farmer brought to the.
barn where these cats lived, a beauti-
full lady, to whom he had promised a.
kitten. Give me that one, please
she said, as she looked them over. IT
always thought black cat was the
cutest thing in the world-and they're
certain to be good mousers."
Dear me! How poor little Mig did
fluff up his fur and round his eyes to
hear any one say they admired black,
cats. The farmer insisted that she.
should take one Of the white kittens,
and the lady finally agreed to trys3it.
But I'm coming back for that dear,
little black one" she said; "if this kit
ten doesn't prove good hunter, for
I have a great many mice over at my
house,
Mig almost wept when he heard this
he knew his white brother was too
fat and lazy to catch mice, and he did
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17

The reports Of the department Of COM
MERGE and labor show that since the reci-
procity treaty with Cuba went into effect
the trade between that country and the
United States has increased materially
both in imports and exports. Taking the
first three months Of this calendar year
imports have more than doubled compared
with the same period of 1908 and exports
have increased nearly Is per cent. The
increase in imports is mainly sugar, which
was expected, but the opponents Of reci-
procity commended that there was nothing
to be gained in the way Of enlarged ex-
ports because we had all the trade Of
Cuba that we could get, with or without
reciprocity. Here is the answer to that
contention in an increase Of nearly rs
per cent in the first three months.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17
The Business-Like WAY.

We learn from a long communica-
ton to the Pioneer Press that the
auditor, who is the custodian Of the
state lands, is not provided with a
sufficient number of cruisers or
watchmen to guard the state lands
from trespass, and that, therefore, it
has been difficult, if not impossible, to
prove a good many trespass cases.
We have an idea that this is correct.
in fact, have Indicated something of
the kind before. But what has oc-
CURED to us in this connection, and
what it seems to us must have oc-
Cured to almost everybody else who
takes a business-like view of this
trespass matter, is that if the state
auditor had been the guardian Of
private property, or that belonging to
a corporation, he would have advised
the owners of his inability to protect
that property with the force of watch
men furnished him, and would have
recommended the: creation of a suffi-
cient force to properly police the ex-
posed property. In fact, in this same
communication we learn that that is
exactly what private individuals have
done;-that private companies hav-
ing much less property than the state
have employed more cruisers and
more watchmen than the state has
employed.
The probabilities are, however, that
If the agent of private concern had
neglected to advise that concern that
it's property was being wasted and lost
thru failure to take care of it, and that
this failure was necessitated by INSULT
cient police force, the private concern
would have felt that the agent had
been neglectful Of his duties. That
it seems to us, is one thing that the
state auditor has done. He has failed
to make the people Of the state ac'
quainted with the facts as to trespass
on their property when it was his
business to do so.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17

Another half column in the Pioneer
Press is given to-day to an argument
intended to show that the performance
iect of trespass cases was not properly
a part of the public examiners business:
that he was instructed to inquire as to
other matters, and that he had no bust
ness to make any such Damaging report
as to settlement for trespass. This de-
Tense Of the ex-auditor can hardly be
regarded by the people of the state as
otherwise than amusing. The Pioneer
Press is probably INDUCING in joke.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17
first was intolerable, after several weeks
residence becomes supportable

first was intolerable, after several weeks
residence becomes supportable
The japanese and Chinese have little
il any odor, due largely to their vege-
tartan regime. It is said that even a
white man can distinguish by the sense
Of smell those persons who follow a vege-
tartan regime and those who eat meat.
German experimenters in ethnograplly
know that there exist provincial odors,
the odor Of Brunswick being different
from that Of Bavaria; that of Savoy diff
ferent from that Of Normandy.
It Is not pleasant thought that we
are, nasally, offensive to the Japanese
and that 1t is only after several weeks
residence among us that we become sup
portable. It may serve to humble our
pride
There is no accounting for tastes in
doors. Some people, you know, like the
door OF a horse. To them livery stable
den. "A Z 2
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17

western states. but usurpers more In
favor with the people are coming in,
main in western Canada. There his
rule will doubtless be long one.
There remains no other kingdom for
him in this part of the world.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17
a MINISTER'S REToRT

A certain minister applied to his church
for an increase Of salary. Salary" cried
one of the members. Salary! Why, I
thought you worked for SOULS 'tAnd so
do, meekly replied the inpecunious
minister, "but cannot eat souls; and if 1
could, it would take many, souls the size
Of yours to make a decent meal"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17
HE MAN WHO is DOOMED

I've noticed with n ga ddened thrill
+ That when great mans falling i'll,
At once the bulletins appear.
Apprising pople far and near,
His pulse is high, but We have hope
We've pumped him full Of Squiller's Dope,
'(Signed) Pilsoot,
Fizzik,
Mixey."
The days go on-and still we see
No change. With scientific glee
The literary experts write
This bulletin: nAt eight tonight
We shall experiment and pump
His system full of Umpty- Gump,
(Signed) Plllsoot,
Fzzik,
b Mixey.''
At last the bulletin is read
81 ssOur famous patient now is dead.
We kept him worried all we could,
Stuffed him with predigested food.
# We tried our projects. great and small
y (Dut Nature got no chance at alp,
(Signed) Pillsoot
Fizzik.
Mixey."
--L.1 o. Reese, in San Francisco Bulletin.
nm
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17
Foyer Chat.

Foyer Chat
% Kiku San new play by an Amer
lean author, Albert Roland Haven, will
be the offering Of Miss Haswell and the
George Fawcett company for the second
week of their engagement at the Metro
politan, commencing next Sunday evening
The new comedy treats Of diplomatic life
In washington, and the title role affords
Miss Haswell opportunity for most eff
fect1ve and charming representation.
One Of the best productions Of 'sUncle
Toms Cabin Is on view this week at the
B1Jou. AS special feature Of Friday
evenings performance, prize buck and
wing contest will be given.
The northland singer, Ben Hendricks,
Will be seen at the .Bijou next week in
his new romantic play, Erik Of Sweden, y
by Sidney r. Ellis. Mr. Hendricks will
sing SIX new songs, giving ample oppor-
tunity for the enjoyment Of his pleasing
voice. These are Fair Land of Sweden.
"Philopene." 'Northland Lullaby, .'Pass
It On, That's My Friend" and "scan-
dinavia.''
Next week the Ferris company. incl11d.
ing Miss Alison Skipworth, the new lead
Ing lady, will be seen in Charles Hoyt's
"A Contented Woman"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17

TO w1NDwARD, the Story of Stormy Course.
BY Henry O. Rowland, author of Sea
& Scamps." New York: A. S. Barnes s. Co.
Price $3.50.
FAR FROM THE STONE STREETS. BY Henry
and Helen Chadwick Boston: Richard G.
= Badger. The Gorham Press Price 81 .25. 4.
FIRST LESSONS IN THE NEW THOUGHT. or
the Way to the Ideal Life. BY j. w. Wink
ley, NJ d. Boston James II. West company
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17
CONVERT SQUARES HIMSELF

Sends Northern Pacific s6.4o TO Pay Rait-
road Fare.
President Howard Elliott of the North
ern Pacific road, has received S6.40 con-
science money from Charles Harmon Of
San Francisco.
Harmon writes that he secured ticket
from Spokane to Seattle for 81 on prom
Use that he would go to work as a laborer
on the Seattle Belt line. He failed to
keep his promise. Later he reached San
Francisco and there became converted
thru the Salvation Army, Of which or
ganization he is now a worker.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17

The University of Oxford has received
$4,000 in subscriptions to the Max Muller
memorial fund, which is to be applied to
research in the history, tchaeology and
religion Of ancient India. hi
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17

Lyceun-"Dr. Jes<yIl and Mr.. Hyde.n
1t is difficult to understand how Rob-
ert Louis Stevenson, with his affectionate
nature and poetic temperament, could de-
liberate1y write such hideous tale as
1.-THE Strange Story of DR.. Jekyll and
Mr.. HYDE but it Is still more incompre.
hensib1e that a manager, even of stock
company, would force his players to pre-
sent such repulsive play as the drama:
tized version of Stevenson's nightmare.
The dual character, which is the central
figure in the story, is entirely impossible
aside from being SO revolving that no pur-
pose, of the many which the modern
stage is supposed to promote, is SUBJ
served by bringing Edward Hyde on the
stage.
Even such a capable and versatile actor
as Ben Johnson failed to reach the pos
sibilities of the role of DR.. Jekyll, and
it is doubtful If any lesser genius than
Edwin Booths could master it. Never
theless, Mr.. Johnson's efforts to portray
the loathsome part, tho somewhat studied,
were commendable Much more interest
ing, because more natural and unaffected.
was the work of Mr.. Beasley as Utterson
and Mr.. Murdoch as Dr. Lanyon. In fact,
there is no particular criticism on the
work of any of the members Of the com
pany except their appearance in such a
forbidding play.
The audience recognized all the old fav-
orites by liberal applause, and the most
generous demonstration was given to one
whose role as servant was SO inconspic-
uous that he was not entitled even to
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17

AN INVITATION Is extended to all to visit
the Press Room. which is the finest in the west.
The battery OF presses consists Of three four.
deck Goss Presses, with total capacity or
Ia, 900 eight-page Journals an hour, printed
folded and counted. The best time to call 10
from 3:15 to 4:3O p. m. Inquire at the bust
LESS office and be directed to the visitors gal
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17

S France produces more than twice as many po-
tatoes as the United States. The average price
a bushel is 25la cents.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17
AT THE THEATERS
MetropoIitan-Percy HaswelI In 1.-THE
<, 81. ..,,t-- Great Unknown" r. a., 49,

f. So. .7,t Great Unknown" 80. 49,
Refreshing as the greenth of spring is
the revival of the Augustin DAILY comedy,
1.-THE Great Unknown by Percy HasWen
and the GeorgegFaWcett Stock company at
the Metropolitan this week. Offering no
solution of knotty social problems putting;
no great tax on the brain to follow the In
tricacies Of an involved plot, it is mildly
merry and ENORMOUSLY simple. Human
nature is not too grossly caricatured and
the fun lies in the situations and the lines
rather than in the somewhat slow action.
The Importance of the point Of view in
playwriting-a indeed, in all human af-
fairs-is evident, when one considers that
the theme of this play, in spite of it's
comic treatment, is in essence tragic. An
1bsen would find in the story ofa family
broken up by the intellectual disparity
and consequent lack Of sympathy between
the father and. the mother material for a
strenuous drama. But Mr.. Daily treats it
lightly, pokes fun at the aspirations Of
the lady with literary malaria, exhibits
| the lovable weaknesses of the deserted
husband and father, sketches in pair
| OF frolicsome daughters, each with a love
| story of her own; weaves in some other
entertaining characters-and, 10! we are
laughing where we might easily have been
| weeping. ~@rr't
Alfred Hudson, with his undemonstra-
| IISC I'll ollely, eAIidCCS InuCn unconscious
humor from the role of the deserted one.
The naivette with which he reveals the
old fellows weak points is delicious. Miss
Haswell plays the older daughter with q
fresh girlishness quite true to life. She
romps without being hoyden; is UNI
fettered in the use of slang without be-
ing in the least offensive; shocks her
mother back to common sense by clever
Ecakewalk In which she is aided and
abetted by her sister, and injects limo.
cent merrin1ent into the piece at frequent
Intervals. The younger daughter IS played
by Emily Rogers with not quite enough
abandonment, but still with good effect.
Agnes Everett is the lady who is sc
busy wooing the muse that she neglects
her family-and a convincing picture II
is. Evelyn Vaughn, as the pretty youne
widow with histrionic aspirations, looks
the part and plays it, too. But the hi
Of the piece is Dewitt G. Jennings, wh<
plays the 1rishman in love with her Thi:
is an Irishman as different from the IA
miliar stage types as can be imagined full
of Celtic blarney and yet added to 6
state of ineffable Stiffness by his infatua
ton. Molly Brady does very we'll will
the widows laxative but sensible aunt
very personable and attractive young
fellow is the Cousin Ned of Regain Hough
ston. The other minor characters were
rather weakly presented, but the impress
sion left by the whole performance i.
gratefully pleasant.
w. b. Chamberlain
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17

A Ftsherman's Story Regarding the Way
In Which the Woodcock Lures the
EarthWorms to the Surface OF the
Ground-A Bit Of Natural History on
Which Some Doubt Has Been Cast by
the Habits of Fishermen.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17
TRAVELLERS ABROAD

Will find The Journal file as follows:
L0NDON-U. S. Express Co., 80 Strand; Amerl-
can Express Co., Waterloo place.
DENMARK-U. s. Legation. "
pARIS-Eag gle Bureau, SO Rue Cambon. Resi-
dents visiting Paris have their mail or
kilograms sent of this Bureau and the
same will be forwarded to them or held 1or
their arrival r.-, o. t..... t...
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17

There are ten or twenty automobiles
In Cando, N. D., known by such cheerful
names as "The Gumshoe Footpad,'' .'The
Scairt Steer ''The Triplets' Terror" and
''The Poisoned Pup" The Cando Demo-
crat calls for bylaw making the display
Of these names imperative
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17
WASHINGTON BUREAU.

WASHINGTON BUREAU.
W. W. Jermane, Chief of Washington
Bureau 901-9O2 Colorado Building. North
western visitors to Washington invited 70
make use Of reception-room library, sta
tionery, telephone and telegraph racilltles'
Central location, Fourteenth and streets
NV.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17

The meat received into Smithfeld market every
tons. $50
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17

The average family in the United States has
four and seyen-tenths persons.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17

The motto of the new Panama repub-
lie IS "Paz, Libertad, Unto, Progresso."
We would suggest that the word "Bing''
be added to this bunch.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.

get his name on the Mogram. The youth
did not acknowledge tie good hand" he
received, but some daysihe may wait for
such another reception in vain.
a5-Sa ---Adolph EdSten
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17

= Ella Wheeler Wilcox's latest poem says:
Whatever you do, keep sweet This
would be nice motto for a lemon,
wouldn't it?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17

Don't wear your tongue to the bone on
the big st. Louis expo stamp. Use a
sponge.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17

A Canadian genius with. a gift for abu-
sive backtalk affirms that the earth is
flat, and offers 500 to any astronomer
who will debate with him. A good stout
arguer on the bad end of any subject can
make the regular look pretty ridiculous.
Don't argue.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17

The tootatorian and the valuetudinarian
busy.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17

Far From the Stone Streets is title
that hits The Uneasy Chair favora bly,. It
belongs to a little book Of poems by
Henry and Helen Chadwick, the proem
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17

That is good example of what the
book contains AS to the sentiment OF
this, the Chair says, Here, too!'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17

A. W. Carl has excited the small boys
and girls of Ortonvtlle by purchasing one
small Mexican burrol for the children. The
Ortonville Journal says it resembles a.
well used doormat ornamented with ears
and tail. It came by freight billed thru
as zone small Mexican bureau" causing
the officials much anxiety thereby.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17

A Japanese diplomat at Victoria ex-
planned to the press there the cause Of
the japanese treatment of war correspon-
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BOOKS RECEIVED

The Uneasy Chat
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IF you are fighting for your life with
a much stronger gentleman said the Of
fetal, would you like to have him know
just what you were going to do next?"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17

In the North American Review Gertrude
Anterior vigorously assails the magazine
novel and short story as anaemic, timid,
orthodox and commonplace The trouble
with Gertrude Is that she wants. the
novel to tell all about the violation of a
certain one Of the ten commandments. We
refuse to particularize further.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-01

Charleston, S. c.. Aug. 31.-Arrived,
steamer Apache, Staples, New York,
and proceeded for Jacksonville.
Sailed, schooner Rebecca NJ. Moul-
ton, Miller, Philadelphia.
Jacksonville, Fla. Aug, S1.-Cleared,
steamer Iroquois, Chichester, New
York.
Arrived, steamer Huron. Ingram,
Boston, and cleared for return.
Key West, Fla, Aug. 31.-Arrived,
steamers Miami, White, Port Tampa,
and sailed for Havana; Gussie, Olsen,
Miakka, and sailed for Sagua: Concho,
Barstow, New York, and sailed for
Galveston; tug Osceola, Tortugas.
Pensacola. Fla, Aug. a.-Cleared
steamer Beta Oatch), Ryheboer, Rot
terdam.
Brunswick, Ga, Aug. S1.-Arrived.
schooners S. p. Blackburn, Gardner,
Cape Henry; Frank Huckins, OFT, New
York.
Cleared, schooners Frances Tunnel,
Tunnel; F. w. Dunn, Brown; Hattie
Dunn, Thorndyke, all New York; Thete
(Br), Marshall, N. B.
Sailed, schooner Henel G. Moseley,
Gray, New Brunswick; Stanley H.
Minor, Fullerton. New York.
New York, Aug. 31.--Sailed, steamer
Drumgarth, Savannah.