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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-19

The state campaign in Minnesota will
last barely two months. For this relief
much thanks the democratic commit
tee, which considerably deferred the
nominating convention till Aug. 80.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-19

Mrs George H. Partridge entertained
yesterday evening at the Lafayette club
for group of young people from around
the lake.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-19
The Albert Lea Times says:

r. G. Dunn declined to make speeches In the
republican state campaign two years ago, and
his manager, ]. 2. Heatwole, devoted all his edi-
torial space in the Northfeld News to criticism
and denunciation of Governor Van SAINT, then
the party candidate for governor.
cratic state convention on Aug. 80 will be
held in Minneapolis. The location was left
to the executive committee of the state
committee, and they are not willing to
coop the convention in an operahouse. AS
they do not care to send the delegates on
another trip to Duluth, the only available
place seems to be the international audi
torium in Minneapolis, and this is the
most likely selection.
Charles B. Cheney.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-19
Fergus Falls Journal says:

-IE11'S. u = CTS = e'lf I's1I Sd
We have seen q good many reasons advanced
for why the Hennepin delegation in the repub-
Hcan9 state convention was unseated, but we
think the one advanced by an Otter Tail county
delegate is the most rational: 1--WE did It be-
cause we wanted to test Bob's strength
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-19

Mrs. l.. T. Abbott of Solberg's Point win
entertain the ladies of the Central Bap-
tist church at her summer home tomor-
row. The affair will be an all-day outing,
the guests coming out in the morning at
9:15 over the Minneapolis road and re-
turning to the city at o'clock.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-19

The Woman's club of Rawlins post,
with the members of the post and ,heir
wives, were entertained at the summer
home of w. j. Dean. Ferndale, Saturday,
and had a most enjoyable time. Lunch
was served on the roomy porches, and
the comfort of the delightful grounds was
well appreciated. The guests returned to
the city on the 900 evening train.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-19

Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Fairchild of Mime
apolis and their guest Mrs. Fred Collinsi
Of New York, with a party of friends
came out in Mr.. Fairchfld's touring car
to the lake last Saturday afternoon, stop
ping over at the ]. T. Kenny cottage az
Willowwood.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-01-09
A great Dress Goods Sale

Dress Patterns and Dress Goods at
Tempting Prices, to move the Winter
Goods and make room for the Spring
Arrivals. Prices you cannot resist.
SII.5o Zebelne Patterns down to...."........$ $500
1850 Neeb Suitings, down to................ $40
9.75 Neeb Suiting, down to............... go
rs Zebeline and Fancy Novelties, per yd SIS
90 Homespuns, down to-. .................. AS
$50 54-in. Black Cheviot down to.."....... LIS
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-30
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK
The Tariff on Wheat.
To the Editor of the Journal.

10 tne Ed1tor OF TIE journal.
I wish to call attention to the fact that
there is a tariff on wheat of rs cents
bushel. An effort is being made to get
this tariff reduced or taken off entirely so
that wheat from Canada can be imported
Canadian wheat is selling at 20 to Is cents
a bushel lower than ours is selling for.
and the result; will be that it will cause
drop in price of 20 to % cents busheI
in the markets of the United States.
Now, Mr.. Farmer, how would you like
that? 1t appears that four companies are
in the f1eld-the 4Wasnburn Crosby and
Pillsbury- Washburn of Minneapolis, Heck
er-Jones-Jewell company Of New York
and the Dunlap mills, Of Richmond, Va. The
matter is, therefore, not merely a Min.
neapolis proposition. but a question con-
corning the entire milling industry Of the
United States.
Does this not concern every farmer in
the United States? What are the farm
ers going to do about it? It seems to
me it is the duty Of every farmeY and
every business man outside of the milling
industry to enter a protest at once, and
o very vigorous one, to the treasury de-
partment and our members in congress to
use all their efforts to keep this tariff
where 1t Is. It's the only tariff that will
in any way help the farmers and the only
one that was ever enacted but what was a
detriment to him. "A. M Anson.
{ Casselton, n. p.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-30
The Cost Of War.

While other nations are fairly tum-
bling over each other in their fervor
for negotiating arbitration treaties
with each other, and referring to the
tribunal at The Hague differences for
settlement whose solution will not be
abrasive Of their honor, the two COM
batants in the orient announce more
emphatically than heretofore their pur-
pose to ''fght to a fnish.'
General Kuropatkin, who has sue
ceeded apparently to the command Of
the Kwangtung and Amur districts,
recently held by Viceroy Alexief, has
increased his forces about Mukden to
100000 men, and boasts that the COM
pletion of the Siberian railway around
Lake Baikal will enable him to rein
force at the rate of 10000 men a month.
AS Kuropatkin, when war minister and
q member Of the council of ministers,
did more than any of them to carry
the motion to secure the actual annexa-
tion Of Manchuria at any cost in money
or credit, he will do all in his power
to retrieve the disaster of the Lao
yang and hold the province for Russia.
The ultimate objective of Russian
aggression, Japan, stands firmly in Rus
sia s way, and, as Premier Katsura de-
clared yesterday, her attitude is: eve
are prepared to sacrifice our last man
and our last cent for this war; The
war means, indeed, life OF death for
4 Japan. Her 45,OOO,0OO people are ready
to make any sacrifice. The first war
{ budget of $2SS, 100000 was voted cheer
fully and, doubtless, the second budgets
calling for 1888, 100000 to prosecute the
war, will be passed without trouble Of
any kind. The Japs are solidly united
\ and the premier says they are cheer
fully meeting the increased taxation,
and foreign trade has largely increased
over last year, while home industries
and financial and economic conditions
generally are not affected; banking OPP
erations have expanded and prices Of
commodities have only slightly in
creased.
According to Russian statements,
there is no trouble there as to financing
the war. The Russian budget for 1904,
indeed, shows an excess of ordinary
revenue over ordinary expenditure of
about So 100000; but, as the heavy war
II expenses of the last ten months are not
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-30
new possessions remain forever outside
the inner circle Of the republic9

We tss -. 4 Z
Judge Parker's friends have found a
soft spot for him to 'alight on. Thru the
"thoughtfulness," as 1t is termed, OF Jus
tice o. Gorman of the supreme court, the
defeated candidate has been appointed on
two commissions for the condemnation OF
water front property for dock purposes.
His revenue from this source will be some
$4,000 year, which Is better than his
salary on the supreme bench of the state,
while it lasts. The judge making the ap-
pointment is the grand sachen'' Of
Tammany, on which count Tammany
takes great credit for its care of the de-
feated candidate. With this appointment
and the practice of law the gentleman
from Esopus ought to be able to keep the
wolf from the door. Certainly no one will
begrudge him little material good for
tune after that awful fall. a*
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-30
Legislative Economy.

There will be no sinecures on the
payroll Of the Minnesota house this
winter. Every employee must make
good with industry and capacity, &C.
cording to the program laid out by
Frank Clague of Lamberton, who has
been selected in advance to fill the
speakers chair.
That IS che right sort Of talk to be-
gin with, and every house member
should uphold the speaker in his stand.
At recent sessions half the employees
have been little better than hangers-on,
drawing their per diem for political SER
vices at home rather than work at the
capitol. Legislative patronage has been
used to pay political debts. Such
policy is only another form OF graft.
The legislature is a great business body,
ana no place for drones. 1t there Is not
enough work to keep every employee
busy, then there are too many en-
ployees. By giving clerkships to COM
petent stenographers the members will
be able to get letters written and bills
drawn without delay and without going
down in their pockets to pay outside ste
nographers. A new policy along this
line should bring good results.
Now that this matter has been brought
up, why not have it understood right
at the start that there will be no
Hsgraft' resolutions at the close OF the
session. The custom of voting several
thousand dollars of state money to news
papermen, telephone girls and employees
Just before adjournment has no legltl-
mate defense. This money is not earned.
The people who are not state employees
draw salaries from other sources. The
house and senate employees take their
jobs at a fixed rate per diem. When
the members vote them So a day addi-
tional after their work is done, they are
dispensing "graft' pure and simple.
It is true that the custom has grown up
and the employees expect it. For that
reason it should be understood at the
start that no extra money will be voted.
Then employees not satisfied with the
rate of wages can stay at home.
The legislature, which is made check
on all state offices and departments,
should be the last place for such prac-
tees. They are not only bad business,
but bad morals, and demoralizing to
the public service from top to bottom.
The senate has been just as great an
offender as the house at past sessions,
if not worse, and note Of reform from
that quarter would have an encourage
ing sound. There are barnacles on the
payrolls Of both houses. What, for in.
stance, are the duties Of the senate fire,
man, and what is the use of ten com
mitteeroom keepers for five rooms9
The legislature will meet this winte,
in a new, clean building. This is a gooo
time to start the fashion of doing state
business on business lines. Let us keer
graft out Of the new capitol.
Port Arthur is likely to fall before Zeig-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-30

The North Dakota Immigration <ssocla-
ton is going to hold a meeting in De-
cember to talk over plans for concerted
advertisement Of the states resources. + It
is this team work that brings results to
any section, and there is no reason why
the immigration agencies and land deal
ers of Minnesota and Dakota should
not work hand in hand for the
same ends. The two states are near
enough alike as to resources and
arguments for the homeseeker, and what
speaks for one will speak for both. The
exact location for which the settler heads
is matter of chance and detail. The
thing to do is to get the man about to
move headed in this direction. It is a
good sign that the land men interested in
the Red river and Jim river valleys are
already doing missionary work in anti
cipation Of next springs movement.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-30

Participants in the coming dramatic
performance arranged by the Womans
League of the university are justly 1nd1g-
nant over the article in a morning paper,
alleging that mothers were shocked over
the parts assigned to their children. It
is claimed that the article was written as
a joke, and if so it is joke that few will
appreciate. If the production was pro-
fessIonal the break might be charged to
clever advertising by press agent but
in this case there is no such excuse. It
is a cruel injustice to the director of the
erfornnance and to all concerned in it.:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-30
A Doubtful Policy.

Congressman Stevenson will intro.
duce legislation to permit homestead
ers on the coded Indian lands in
northern Minnesota to commute after
fourteen months residence. The Mel
son act of 1900, under which these
lands were opened to settlement, re-
quires five years residence on the land
before title can be given.
Mr.. Steenerson's bill should be
termed "an act to throw the coded In
dian lands on the market.'' Its effect
will be to permit the sale sand mortgage
Of these lands, and to open the door for
the customary abuses Of the commuta-
ton clause.
The argument in favor of the amend
ment seems to be that it will permit the
settlers to get early title and secure
money on mortgages for the improve
ment of their farms. No doubt large
number of the settlers are short of
money to erect needed buildings and
fences, and Mr.. STEVENSON may be able
to show that this condition constitutes
necessity.
However, the amendment will, on the
other hand, allow many settlers to COM
mute and sell their lands to spectators,
leaving them unimproved. 1t will also
encourage homestead companies to col
onize the lands for the same pur-
poses. The much desired mortgages
may prove a dangerous blessing in the
| end. - r. + -.::.2 .
Very likely the STEVENSON amend
ment is desired especially for TOWNSHIP
purposes. AS long as five years resi-
dence is required all over these lands,
the development Of towns is retarded,
for they cannot be plated and sold In
lots. It is not necessary to break down
the whole act in order to remedy this.
By applying the TOWNSHIP act to the res
ervation territory, the Indian commits
sioner can be given power to receive ap-
plications for townsite entry. Town
sites can be entered and lots sold under
provisions giving the Indians share
in the proceeds.
( Under ordinary circumstances, con-
Dress should be slow in extending the
accumulation privilege. "a The home
Estead act exists, in theory at least, for
the benefit of actual settlers. 1t the
settler really intends to stay on the
land the five years residence is no
hardship, especially when he is given
the land free at the end of this time,
instead of paying $1.25 an acre.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-30

included in the budget, the surplus indi-s
Gated by De Whites budget is decep-
tive. Russia has just negotiated war
loan at Paris and Berlin for $262000,-
900, the second of her war series, and
the free balance boasted of by the
finance minister is largely kept up by
loans. The free balance is used to meet
extraordinary expenditures and its ex-
haustion means more loans. Russia s
public debt is now about $3,600,000 900.
She cannot comprehend the debt-paying
ability of the United States.
The vast sums spent by Russia in the
construction of the Siberian railway
and other lines, present weak point
in financing, which some experts con-
tend is leading her to bankruptcy. Of
fetal peculation, which fourished 50 ac-
lively in the Russo-Turkish war, Is
making the present war source Of
enormous profit to contractors and Off
Gals who are in collision with them.
A few sensible people are doing their
Christmas SHOPPING. r~-s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-30
Passing of the Territories.

The second session of the fifty eighth
congress will probably be memorable be-
cause by its act the last OF the con-
tiguous continental territories OF the
United States will pass into statehood.
At the first session the house or rep
resentatives passed a bill making one
state Of Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory, and another Of Arizona and New
Mexico. It is expected that at the ap-
preaching session the senate will ratify
the action Of the house. ...
The new state of Oklahoma will enter
the union under conditions remarkably
different from those that have sur
rounded other states at their admission.
It will have several times as large a
population as any other state had at
the time of becoming a state. 1t is
estimated that by March 4, 1906, which
will probably be the date OF admission,
the new state will have ! 100000 people.
When it is recalled that in 1900 the two
parts of the state to be, Oklahoma and
Indian Territory, had about 500, 900 peo-
pie, it is easy to see that this estimate
is not exaggerated. The new state will
have more people than the, whole of
Canada west of, Lake Superior. More
over, the state Of Oklahoma will not
be raw sister by any means. Its in
habitants are mostly prosperous, edu-
Gated, intelligent people, who simply
moved over from neighboring states to
participate in the opportunities offered
by new country. - z ''@~'.= : -:
: The people Of Arizona are still pro.
testing against being coupled with New
Mexico as the state of Arizona. New
Mexico has the larger population, and
the people of Arizona do not like to be
dominated by the other part Of the new
state, which contains a large Mexican
population. The state of Arizona will
rank next to Texas in territorial area,
having 235,OoO square miles. Its popu-
lation should be approximately 100000.
BY the census of 1900, New Mexico had
10000 people and Arizona $4,000. AS
a large part Of these two territories
will never be capable Of dense popula-
ton, congress has acted wisely in with
holding separate statehood from them.
It is not likely that in fifty years from
now the two territories combined in one
state will have more than 100000 in
habitants. The amount Of land in these
territories that can be successfully IT.
rigated is limited, and as rule irriga-
ton here is very costly. One Of the
costliest irrigation projects undertaken
by the federal government is that of
Salt river in Arizona, and yet the ex-
tent of land benefited by this project
! is very small.
Having converted all contiguous ter
ritory into states, where will the next
American states come from9 Hawaii or
Alaska will probably be the next state.
Then shall we next have states Of Porto
Rico and the Philippines, or shall these
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-30
D0WlE TAKES WIFE
SOUTH AFTER HEALTH
New York Sun Special Service.

Waukgan, Ill, Nov. 3O.-With their
definite destination unannounced to the
Zion people, Apostle Dowie and his sick
wife, accompanied by their son, Glad
stone, and humber Of officers Of Zion,
iect of the journey being to take Mrs.
Dowie to a climate where she may get
outdoor exercise and thus regain
strength lost during sickness which
for some time threatened to prove fatal.
offieers say that t. Mrs Dowie will 90, 60
several months absence. They say she
has no organic troubles, but that her
overworked condition demands change
of climate. one where she may be out Of
doors much of the time.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-30
NEWS OF rHE BOOK WORLD
THE UNEASY CHAIR

A Book that VIII Entertain You.-It is
The Eagle's Shadow, by James Branch
CabeH The eagle which casts the shadow
IN this case Is the eagle that talks from
Uncle Sans legal tenders. Margaret
Hugonin is the person under the shadow.
In other words, Margaret has so much
money that she cannot find q husband
that Is. Of course. husband who she
can be sure loves her-that is, again, she
she loves loves her or her money.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-30
scHiFF IN BIG GAS DEAL.

San Francisco Nov. 30..The Examiner
says today: Jacob Schiff, the New York
financier, is one of the men behind the
proposition to establish an opposition gas
and electric light company in San Fran
cisco. A $50,000,000 syndicate was or
ganized some time ago in San Francisco
to take hold of certain large industrial
proposition In big western cities, and one
of the schemes is an opposition lighting
plant in San Francisco.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-30

It certainly looks dark for Moses E..
Clapp. The Pioneer Press has taken the
contract of electing him, and announces
in black headlines this morning: "Sena-
tor Clapp Sure to VIM The p. P. has
not INDUCED in that sort of talk since the
day before election. -e...t +s,.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-30
BRITISH OFFICER RANsoMED.

Gibraltar, Nov. 30.-Kaid MacLean, the
British officer who reorganized the sui
tan of Morocco's bodyguard and COM
manded it for many years. has arrived
here from Fee, by way of Tangier. While
the kaid was passing Arzila, he was at
tackled by brigands who held him FOR
ransom, which was paid. This fresh at
tempt to capture a European shows that
disaffection still exists among the tribes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-30

There is a will, : Or there are several
wills in fact, left by an eccentric uncle
VINO made an enormous pile by shearing
lambs in Wall street and then retired
He was bent upon having Billy Woods and
Margaret marry. y But his scheme didn't
work out smoothly, Billy, who was some
thing of a paragon, fed the place. and
after time the lamb-shearer died. leav-
ing his vast estate to Margaret.
Not long after, Billy comes back, of
course, thinks Margaret, to make it up
with her and get her eagles. Then there
is stormy time but it doesn't last long.
and then the shadow is found to have not
silver but a gold-leaf lining, with the
leaves very thick. fxE.S (; 49,. -.~
Margaret is the center of interest among
the other characters Of the story and, Of
course, for the reader, The author con-
V1nceS you at the outset Of her loneliness,
sweetness and Inconsistencies. and these
chara become more and more ap-
parent as the story progresses. She is
bent on doing good with her money and
portions Of it by sycophants. Ono of these
is a poet whom Margaret's father hits
off thus: ....-..
hope, you value his friendship sufficiently
not to marry him. The mans fraud-a fimsy,
sickening fraud, like his poetry, begad, and
that's made up Of botany and wide margins and
AAueceAcy II dpout equd1 proportions
The use-party,' of which this poet is
a part, is called by the colonel "Margaret's
menagerie.'' 44n,fsHa&E .....@..-. J. -
There is no going to sleep over the book.
The movement of the story is too rapid.
Think Of it-fourg proposals of marriage
for Margaret in one evening! And that
wasn't all the evening held for her, either.
To the poets proposal she makes answer
promptly: d.. ! ,sjer 1aF u "4
privacy) would you be very, very much shocked
IF descended to slang? = = Why, then
cut it out, BeaytifI1, yert sitsout! don't be-
lieve word you've said in the first place; and,
anyhow, it annoys to. have you talk to 1ae
like that.F don't like it, and it Esinnpiy makes
me awfully, awfully tired" t' IL Il q
What Margaret did with the rest of her
offers Of marriage weleave to the author
and Margaret to tell ~ :: a. -
/ Doubleday, Page g. Co., New York. $1.50.5,
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OWES SCI, $50: HAS ss77.

Chicago Nov. 30.-With schedule debts
OF sS7,S62 and 1917 assets Justice Frank
Foster of South Chicago has filed a petit
ton in bankruptcy. Foster gained pub
1licity recently as the magistrate in the
hearing of charges of arson against Isaac
N. Perry, former president of the Ma
tional bank Of North America.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-30

Eastern papers had a story that the
presidents children barbarously maltreat-
ed the presidents turkey, chasing it and
pulling out it's feathers. The story might
have been true, had not the turkey been
dressed when it arrived. Since the cleo
lack of material. i + : = E
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-30

Illinois has a miniature Port Arthur.
Press dispatches announce that zeig1er,
the scene Of the coal mining troubles,
Is in a state of siege. Striking miners
are firing on the town with high power
rifles, and four gatling guns are defend
ing the place. Is this in America p -,