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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-05-31
TIRETANs ARE ROUTED.
Village Of Pal!a Taken After Eleven
Hours Eiqhtinu.

London, May 31.-The Daily Mails
correspondent at Chumbi, India, says
the British expedition Oh May 26, after
a fight OF eleven hours, eNpelltez! the
Tibetans from the village of !'aisa,
close to the British camp at Gsan@lste.
A British lieutenant and three Sc
poys We're killed and three ofIit #fs and
nine men were wounded. Fhe 'fli1etans
suffered heavily and thirty-sayen Of
them were taken prisoners
s. Palla=+is a walled stronghold from
which the 'Tibetans started building
works with a view to outfeanl,ins tae
British position.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-05-31
BRIDGES UNSAFE FOR USE
kAw RIVER AT TOPEKA, KAN,
EIGHTEEN FEET ABovEa Low
WATER MARK.

= ~
Topeka. KIM, May 81 The Kaw
river is eighteen feet above low water
mark at this point and apparently atsa
-stanCstill. rlic run Zfiii#iE eS5Eaaa has
been very heavy and the ReelS lsianil
people We're busy th0 gfeatNF portion
Of the night dislodglng the a4set ttittit1;tss
5tion al their bridge with as,lami1e
Notwithstanding these sforts che
greater portion zot the false work 81
this bridge. which is hins reGuMstfucts
ed, went out, making the bridge un
safe for traffic The street railway
bridge also was knocked out of align
mcnt, making the passage of e,its I'M
possible. The waters 2Ntend far llp IN
the city park and ou on the North
Side 70 some Of the aNeilinss, httl LII
serious damage further than fhe wash
ing away OF chicken coops ard side
walks is reported
III Little Russia number of the
families are moving out as Il be waters
are backing up " their doofyaids.
Many North fopcfa citizJ1Is cllilc
across the bridgc to fpneE:i pf0pelss
AT Abilene and Manhattan the smohs
and kaw rivers are Ealing.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-16

Of second and ninth ward republicans
last evening at G.. A. r. hall, Twenty
fourth and Central avenues. Alder
man j. S. Lane presided, and George
w. Morey was secretary. There were
a number Of second warders present.
and thru F. B. Snyder they presented
FL. B. Chamberlain and B. H. Timber
lake to the ninth warders as candi-
dates. p. G. Deming, who is not q
candidate for reelection, spoke.
No action was taken, as it was not
thought best to forestall future events
at such meeting. Morris Coot, who
was also filed for the house, presented
his claims. Burke O'Brien, John p.
Hoy and Thomas Burns, candidates
for county commissioner, also adj
dressed the meeting.
AS the ninth ward has the senator,
it is likely that the house nominations
will be conceded to the second.
Mr.. Chamberlain and Mr.. Timber
lake filed their affidavits of candidacy
this forenoon,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-16
A Useless Plea.

L. A. .-Rosing's plea to the Mime
sofa democracy to make use of the.
opportunity presented this year has
history Of the party, both in nation.
and state, has been one Of inability
to- seize the right issue at the right
time. When the country is ripe for
some ringing declaration on an up-to-
date question, the democracy wanders
untenable fallacy, and the republicans
simply cannot make blunders enough
to keep up with them.
It is plain that Mr.. Rosing expects
the republican national convention
next week to "straddle'' on tariff re-
vision and reciprocity. He knows the
temper of Minnesota people on that
subject, and is hoping against hope
to put the republican party Of this
state sin the hole" by making a cam
paign with the iowa idea" for a
democratic issue. But these are cas-
ties in Spain. The democrats Of the
state show no symptoms Of rising to
the occasion. They will reaffirm the
Kansas City platform, free silver
anti-imperialism and all, and force
democratic candidates to stand for all
these worn-o out, vote-losing issues.
1t is really useless for Mr.. Rosing
to look for anything else from the
obstreporous democratic donkey. "It's
the nature of the baste.''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-16
The State Forests.

1t Is interesting to learn that the
state forestry board has already made
selections of public lands to be em-
braced in the 10000 acres Of the state
forestry reserve provided for at the
last session of congress. Messrs. G.
G. Andrews and S. B. Green have just
returned from a trip to the north
western part Of the state. where they
have found suitable tracts traversed
by streams, Astounding in lakes and
we'll timbered, but not suitable for
agriculture.
That a part Of the grand wilder
ness on the north shore Of Lake Su-
perior is to be preserved for the use
Of the people will be good news to
all lovers Of the wild. The reserve
will be not only a forest, but also a
great camping and recreation ground
1t is to be hoped that congress will
increase the grant recently made, fol
there are undoubtedly hundreds Of
thousands of acres of government
land in northeastern Minnesota good
for nothing except the timber stand.
ing on it. The only way these rocky
hills or mountains can be made both
useful and beautiful Is by making
them public forests, whether by ma
tional or state action.
In this connection we would like
to. suggest that, If possible. the for
estry board secure a considerable
| frontage on Lake Superior, to be con
neoted along some picturesque stream
| with the tracts reserved farther in
land. The north shore Of Lake Su
perior is bound to become more ant
more Of a resort for the whole ma
ton, as people come to understand
its climatic advantages during the no
summer months. A part Of this shor
ought in some way to be held for tn
public. .yg....-...
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-16
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-16

Witt K. Cochrane, sole owner of the
Cochrane Advertising Agency Of Chi
cago, has spent most Of his life on
newspapers where he acquired the
knowledge and experience that make
good advertising men. He was born
porter on the old Toledo Commercial
Telegram. In the early. eighties he
went to st. Paul and signalized his
arrival in a strange town by scoop
ing the Twin Cities on, the failure of
the Third National Bank and sold his
story to the Globe, then owned by
Lewis Baker.
He was successfully employed as
special writer on the st. Paul Pioneer
Press, Minneapolis Tribune, and
St. Paul Dispatch, and repre-
scented them with stirring work
through the Indian campaign,
burning Of Fargo, Coxey's march
across the continent and in various
other events Of national Importance.
While writing politics on the Dis
patch (Republican) he was Demo-
cratic nominee for the legislature and
later was offered the nomination for
to Chicago in 1897 and became adj
vertising manager for The Hub, the
worlds largest clothing store, and for
five years attracted great attention by
| his unique and effective advertising
methods.
At that time he established the Chi
cago College Of Advertising and later
on went into the agency business. He
made it a point to handle only clean
accounts and is rated as a vigorous,
wide-awake, financially sound agent
who discounts his bills, creates bust
ness and produces results. s. 81
The full page Of B. Kuppenheimer
& Co., wholesale clothiers, Chicago,
which appeared in all the leading
newspapers of America simultane GUS
ly this spring and won instant recogni-
ton, was his personal work. He
handles the Kuppenheimer account,
The Hub, the Gable Company, Merrill
& Baker, Publishers, New York, and
several other similar high-class &C
counts, and has the strongest standing
with all American newspapers and
magazines, who regard him as one OF
j the desirable men in the agency line
and one who has also the absolute
confidence Of his clients. His agency
unquestionably has brilliant future
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-16
Civil Service Is Popular.

The next republican state conven-
ton would make popular hit by de-
claring for civil service in the grain
inspection and Weighing department.
A bill of such tenor was passed by
the legislature of 1895, but vetoed by
Governor Clough after adjournment.
The railroad and warehouse commits
sion was, appointive then and the
whole patronage was in the governors
hands. He expected to need it the
following year, and so refused to give
1T up. An unsuccessful attempt was
made last year, late in the session, to
pass similar bill. Tho repeatedly
laid to rest, the measure is sure to bob
UP again.
There is a strong sentiment in favor
of such "a law. The inspection and
weighing of grain requires expert skill.
1t Is to the interests of the grain pro-
Iducer as well as of the elevator man
and the miller, that this work be done
accurately and fairly. When a man
has had experience and become valu-
dropped because he is on the wrong
side in some convention fight, or be-
cause he is not a valuable political as
set. It should be neither necessary
nor permissible for such servants Of
the state to- become perniciously active
in politics.
The commission itself should be
taken out of politics. AS it now
stands, the patronage in the hands Of
the three commissioners is greater
than that enjoyed by the governor
himself. It Is not charged that the
present commission has built up a
political machine, but the tempta ton
is there. The best way to take the
commission out Of politics will be to
deprive it Of political patronage.
Such measure would be an enter
ing wedge for civil service reform
which ought to extend still farther
Employees ought not to have too GER
tain a tenure. The commission should
have the power to remove men for In
competence or misconduct, but not fol
political reasons. The charge
against an employee should be clearly
stated and proved before he i!
dropped. When 1t comes to filling
vacancies, appointments should b
made from list Of men who have
proved their competence by a sensi
BILE civil service discrimination. Too
many men have heen appointed FOL
political services rendered. and hav,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-16

G.. w. Dorset of Minneapolis has
the honor of being the first candidate
for governor to take the field. His
name heads the state ticket which was
formally launched by the prohibitions
lists state convention held at the Y
M. C. A. building. At the ratification
meeting held in the evening it was
announced that the ticket was a very
strong one and an active campaign
was ordered. Enthusiasm was
aroused by Clinton N. Howard of
Rochester,, N. Y. The Minneapolis
journal Newsboys' band gave a de-
lightful concert.
The remainder of the ticket is as
follows: Lieutenant governor, ]. F.
Heiberg,' Twin Valley; attorney gem
eral, L. J. Van Fossen, Minneapolis;
secretary of state, H. A. Rygh, Itch
field; state treasurer, Delbert ..
Weld, Window; state auditor, F. R.
McManigle; presidential electors, at
large, George w. Higgins and Ole D.
Bartness; first district, BENJAMIN
whittemore; second, A. A. Johnson;
third, John L.. Farber; fourth,
George F. wells; fifth, G. M. Way;
sixth, w. H. Dart; seventh, j. r..
Frost; eighth, G.. :. A. Clark; ninth,
John P. Nygaard.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-16
A Bootless Struggle.

The great strike Of masters and
pilots on the lakes Is over, after a
month and half of the navigation
season of little over. seven months is
past. The strike accomplished moth
ing for the strikers, but has resulted In
great injury to them, to the vessel
,owners and to the country at large.
The men have lost thirty or forty days
pay, the owners have been deprived
Of the revenues for the operation of
their boats during that period, and the
business Of scores of lake ports has
been paralyzed. = -.
But the indirect losses from. the
strike have been even greater. Iron
and steel works have suspended; iron
mines have been closed; ore docks
have been idle, The activities of the
ore-carrying railways have been great
ly restricted and numerous kinds OF
business accustomed to depend on the
transportation of freight by lake dur
ing May and June, have had their
plans dislocated by the complete
blocking of one of the greatest arteries
of transportation in the world. AS
lmuCn as So,UUU.UUU lO1lS VI -lIelSlll
pass thru the 500 canal every year,
and that Is only a part Of the total
lake traffic. It Is we'll understood
that had it not been for the capacity
of the Great Lakes for handling
cheaply immense quantities of bulky
freight the present general develop
ment and prosperity of the northwest
10 EN~n
this we may infer that even the sus-
pension, of lake traffic for six weeks
is capable of doing enormous damage
to the business interests of the coun-
try. -. zr,as..4... n&.-4 rsEy FIR
And this widespread damage, affect
ing an empire and millions of people
is brought about by a dispute between
a handful of vessel owners on the one
hand and a few hundred Of their en-
ployes on the other hand And yet
we are sometimes told that a dispute
between employer and employees il
none of the public's business. Sucf
strikes as the coal strike and the one
under discussion are tending rapidly t.
dissipate this" erroneous idea. Whe1
the public comes to understand fully
how great Is the general interest IL
most industrial conflicts, means will
be found to make them impossible.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-16
AT THE THEATERs
Foyer Chat.

When Richard Mansfield comes to the
Metropolitan tonight he will be seen in
.Tvan the Terrible Mansfield's creation
Of the Car Ivan, the Terrible, Is already
celebrated as the greatest performance
this artist has ever given. 1t is kaleido-
scopic reflection Of the most singular des-
pot in history.
Two large audiences witnessed the per
formances yesterday at the BlJou OF Inc
James Boys in Missouri" The engage
ment will continue for the remainder OF
the week, with Saturday matinee, and, in
addition, two extra performances will be
given Sunday afternoon and evening.
Another large audience greeted the Fer
ris Stock company in their clever produc-
ton of "The Lottery of Love-" at the Ly-
ceum this afternoon. Tonight will be
.sMaccabee'' night, and the knights and
ladies will attend in a body. Next week
the company will be seen in the great
English nautical comedy drama, THE
StowaW
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-16
MINNESOTA POLITICS
Congressman Nice ieary VIII Stand for Re-
election on "Revision Upward Speech
Some Irregular Democratic conven-
lonesome Still Hunt Tactics DIscov-
cred. go

Congressman McCleary's tariff speech,
just being issued at Washington, lis bound
to create a sensation in the second dis
trict. He takes a bold stand against
tariff reductions, and says that while re-
vision may be necessary, the present con-
ditions call for revisions upward rather
than downward. On the principle that
the tariff must recognize the difference in
the cost of labor between this country
and foreign competitors he argues:
Inasmuch as wages have advanced much more
rapidly here than abroad, it may be that the
next revision will need to be upward, not down
ward. Revision upward can always be under
good effect on business. Revision downward
has never vet failed to have bad effect, no
matter by whom done.
Mr. McCleary will be back in his dis
trict in few days tofdefend his position,
and the fire will fly from now on till
Sept. 20. BY his statement the congress-
man is not a standpatter, but a booster
It will be q conflict in the district be-
| tween McCleary and higher tariffs and
Miller and tariff reduction.
| There may be some contests at the
democratic state convention, altho 1T is
not customary in the minority party to
discourage representation at state gath
erings. AT least three counties are to
held conventions vet, altho the state law
requires them to be held on the same
4 day in every county in the state, the date
to be fixed by the state committee. In
several counties no call was issued and no
primaries held, but impromptu conven-
/ lions selected delegates. For instance, 1t
/ is reported from Redwood county that
nine democrats met Saturday at Wabasso,
without the publication Of any call, and
elected nine delegates to the Duluth con-
lventton. The delegates were not inshuct-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-16
DUNN SPEAKS IN SEVENTH
Reiterating that He Is a Much
MaIigned Man.

A well-attended Dunn meeting was
held in the Seventh Ward Republican
hall last evening. r. c. Dunn was the
leading speaker of the evening. He
reiterated that he stood on his own
record with nothing to apologize for;
that he was much-maligned man,
and that he had no campaign manager
for nobody could manage him-which
nobody disputed.
G. S. Mitchell Of Alexandria, who is
superintendent of the Minnesota ex-
hibit, at the st. Louis fair, also spoke.
He said he had studied law under
Judge L. W., Collins when that gentle
man was practicing law; that Collins
was then attorney for the Great
Northern road, and later was sup
ported for both the district and SUI
preme benches by corporation In
fuences. Mr.. Mitchell seemed to be
we'll posted in regard to what the
corporations desired. James A. Peter
son and T. j. Cation also made short
talks.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-16
THE MAGAZINE SAMPLER

The Ideal Exercise.-Few would guess
that it is Skipping" or rope jumping, but
that is what Francis T. Bond, M. D.,
writing for The National Review says
that skipping is the best of exercise. It
is especially good for those who suffer
from obesity. Another interesting feature
lin the same magazine for June is .'The
Conflict in the Far East in which a COM
parison is made between Russias war in
Manchuria and England's recent struggle
in South Africa. 1t does not offer encour-
agement to the Slav. Other articles In
the number are THE Eclipse Of Ger
many" 1.-THE New Ireland" Napoleon
and the United States.''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-16
Homestead Frauds.

Some ugly stories Of homestead
frauds are coming down from north
ern Minnesota. Government agents
have found cases where men proved
up on two, three and four homesteads
under different names, sold the timber
and left.
OF course, these frauds were pos
sible only by collision Of land officials.
Until recently the government has had
commissioners in nearly every frontier,
village, before whom settlers could go,
to prove up, In these new settlements
the. commissioners were likely to be,
irresponsible men, and in some. cases
they seem to. have had a tendency.
toward graft operations. They not
only defrauded the. government by
permitting fake entries and patents.
but werein COLLISION with professional
blackmailers, who levied tribute on
helpless settlers by filing contests.
Such powers ought To- be delegated,
to none but trustworthy, officials, who
do not have to depend on Questionable
operations for a living land de-
partment has acted: wisely in abolish
ing a number of the commissioner
ships. It would no doubt be; better
if homestead transactions were carried
! on entirely at the regular district land
offices. Settlers would prefer little
| inconvenience to being "heId up" s&Sa
'sr ~.
Signor Marconi was cordially congratu-
lated in New York on his success in mains
tanning communication between the Cam
pania and the shore during the entire
ocean voyage, which ended Sunday. It
was an expensive experiment and not
likely to be generally employed until it is
made cheaper. But what an humiliation
of space it is!
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-16
wU,s SON TAKES HoNoRs

.Chaochu WI, son of WI Ting fang,
formerly Chinese minister to this country.
has won the highest honors In his class at
the high school in Atlantic City, defeating
thirty-five American boys. The lad is a
sturdy chap, speaking English without a
trace Of foreign accent. and shares his
fathers profound admiration for western
civilization. He hopes to become figure
ia the financial world.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-16
NeIs Swanson for Alderman.

The Ninth Ward Young Mems Repub-
lican club was organized last evening. T.
A. Morris was elected president, E. john
son secretary. A committee was APP
pointed to wait on Nels Swanson and re-
quest him to be candidate for alderman
on the republican ticket The committee
waited on Mr.. Swanson the same even.
ing and Mr.. Swanson agreed to become
"a ndidate.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-16

Controller Grout Of New York city re-
Gently employed Mrs. Mathilda Coffin
Ford, an educational expert, to investi-
gate the school system Of the city,. Mrs,
special instructors in music, physical Gull.
ture and manual training. on the dual
ground that these subjects interfere with
the common school courses, and that a
much-needed saving OF sS5O.ooO a year
thereby could be effected. Educational
experts like other experts, may be
trusted to find what they are sent out for.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-16
THURSDAY EVENING,

spent months at state expense learning
the mere rudiments of their work.
Civil service for the grain depart
ment would make a good plank for
the platform. The republican party
of Minnesota ought to use 1t. II the
democrats find it lying around loose,
they will be sure to take it. for the
prospects are that they will be hard
up for state issues.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-16
Deny Fletcher Contribution.

The Hearst men are indignant over
a story in the st. Paul Globe to-day
to the effect that Loren Fletcher con-
tributed $4,000 to their fund to help
carry Hennepin and turn down Lind.
According to the story, the Hearst
managers outside gave up Minnesota
as hopeless and quit putting in funds
but the local campaign was kept go
ing with Mr.. Fletcher's contribution.
The following denial was given out
this morning from the Hearst club
headquarters: CD !iE
To the Editor Of The Journal.
The Globe this morning says it is
srunored that Loren Fletcher put $4,000
into the Hearst campaign fund in Hen
nepin county. Letyus be, fair and honest,
even with our political opponents. I as
sure you that Mr.. Fletcher did not put
one penny into our funds.
w. III. Williams,
Chairman Hearst Club.