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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-05
The Hartman Suit.

The most interesting development
in connection with the dissolution Of
the Northern Securities company is
the Hartman suit to compel the re-
turn Of Northern Pacific stock for
Northern Securities interests held by
the Hartman people instead of a
proper proportion Of the stocks in
Northern Pacific, the Great Northern
and Burlington. BY his holdings Of
common and preferred, Mr.. Hartman
had control of the Northern Pacific,
as the result Of the great stock deal
in 1901. More than half Of his stock
was preferred, and under the law the
common stock was able to retire the
preferred. The effect of this was to
rob Mr.. Hartman Of the control of
the Northern Pacific. IT, in the dis
tribution Of the Northern Securities
stock, the court should allow him to
demand for his original interest in
Northern Pacific, put into the merger,
Northern Pacific common stock, he
would have control of that road.
This is pointed out by merger news
pdpS1S Gllu ot1SIS DIS d OeplOTdD10 TO.
suit Of the dissolution Of the North
ern Securities company, and a reason
why that organization should have
been allowed to continue. Mr.. Harri-
man, it is assumed, would Immediately
| proceed to divert business from the
Northern Pacific to other lines where
| it is claimed his interests are larger.
| We confess an inability to appreciate
fully all the alleged dire possibilities,
| to say nothing of. the probabilities,
of such course. The Northern Pa
cific was a pretty good road for the
northwest before Mr.. Hill came in
control Of it, and as competitor with
his line why should it not continue
to be a useful institution? 1t is too
good a piece Of property for Mr.. Har-
riman to throw away, and we are in
clined to think that whatever loss of
thru business, if any, it may suffer
as the result Of Hartman control will
be offset so far as the public interest
is concerned by the competition which
would naturally follow between Mr.
| Harriman's Northern Pacific and Mr.
Hills Great Northern, not only or
local but on thru business.
Much is made, also, Of the enor.
nous proportions Of the Hartman
syndicate, with its control over Unior
Pacific, Oregon Short line, Southern
Pacific and other roads. It seem:
hardly consistent, however, for advo
Gates of railroad combination to take
exceptions to the size Of Mr.. Harri
mans combination, since it is quit
universally agreed that the natura
and logical outcome of the merge
policy would have been the concen
tration Of control of practically tn
: entire transportation system Of tn
country in one great merger, Peopl
who can view such a possibility wit
equanimity are hardly entitled to an
apprehension over the size of the Har
riman combination.
This combination, however, may b
the source Of well-founded apprehen
sion as are all great combinations Q
this character. Certainly the large
. they become and the more the com
=, merce of the country is centered i
the control Of one man or one grou
q Of men the nearer we get to the ques
ton of governmental CONTROL, II ne
p Of government ownership, of all raj
= road transportation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-05
NEWS OF THE BOOK WORLD
Love for Lucre and shaky Morals Among
Father knIcEerbocker's Clever Daugh-
tiers Portrayed In New Book by Mar
garet Doyle Observation-Disclosures Battling
& Problems.
1.-THE horse-leech hath two daughters
crying, Give, give y
Proverbs xxx Is.


crying, Give, give.'''
Proverbs. xxx. 10.
Horse leech's daughters have not
changed since 700 B. c., according to Mar
garet Doyle Jackson's The Horse-Leech' S
Daughters. They cry "Give, give to-day
just as they did then, and there is some
thing very fitting in associating them with
the term leech.
The author has drawn two, both clever,
in her story of about $50 pages. One OF
these, the central figure in the story, does
not reveal in that space solitary CLEAN
of generosity. 1t is not Intended that she
should, for the simple reason that she
never knows the feeling Her ruling
principle is that it is better to receive
than to give. So she bleeds her hus-
band, crying, "Give, give and. having
received, revels in Indulgence in the
things the world will give in exchange fol-
her money. Yet this woman is a stickle1
for responsibility. The desire for main
tenance Of responsibility stands her in the
stead Of moral fibre. But it is with her
as it ever is, a wabbly substitute. A
| tempter who understands her character
| is not long in breaking down the barrier
That suggests tragedy, and that is wha1
the story Is, tragedy Of greed and un'
stable morals in high life.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-05

Murphy, the Tammany leader. comedies
that Judge Parker will have a majority Of
the delegates from New York state, but
indicates very clearly that he has not yet
given up the fight. 1t is either rule or
ruin" with Tammany
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-05

Judge Elliotts charge to the grand jury
with regard to the case Of ex-Mayor Ames
undoubtedly voices public sentiment with
regard to that matter, and the grand jury
will be expected to give it proper consid-
Grafton Furthermore, judging from the
makeup of the jury. we are inclined to
think that it will be done.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-05

Another tribute to the intelligence and
skill with which our new pumping station
has been installed is the discovery Of the
fact that the intake has been located so
close to the shore as to subject the water
pumped by that station to dangerous con-
tamina ton. When the advocates Of pri-
vate ownership Of public utilities are look
ing for arguments in support of their posi-
ton they ought not to overlook the ex-
cellent material furnished them in the his
tory of this new Northeast pumping sta
ton.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-05

Another unknown Is likely to be
brought into the democratic presidential
race. The Pittsburg democrats are talk
ing about the nomination Of D. T. Watson
of that city. Who is Watson, any way?
He may have one advantage Of Parker,
however, who is not only unknown, but
seems to be unknoWable.
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BOOKS RECEIVED

garet Doyle Jackson the author of ga Dal1gh-
ter of the Pit" Boston: Houghton, Mif1in
& Go. Minneapolis: N. Mccarthy. Price
AMERICAN PROBLEMS. By Joseph A. Vance.
Chicago: The Winona Publishing company
Price rs cents
LANE BANK DIRECTORY, published triyearly,
June, October and February, by the Lane
Publishing company, Milwaukee, Wis Price
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-05
THE s-siRERIAN RAILWAY

The Trans-SiSerian railway is 5,s23
miles in length from st. Petersburg to
Port Arthur. It is single-track railway
Of poor construction, the rails Weighing
only fifty-four pounds to the yard thru
out its entire length. Many of the loco
motives are wood burners and nothing
like the modern locomotives Of other
countries in tractive power. Its grades
and curves. however, tho it crosses two
mountain ranges, are remarkably easy.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-05
Supreme Court Nominations.

The suggestion has been made that
judges of the supreme court should be
nominated first by the next republican
state convention. Advocates Of this
plan say that it would give the proper
preme bench, and would remove them
from the atmosphere Of trading.
Anything that will improve the
present system is welcome. Minne9
sofa has drifted far away from the
principle Of nonpartizan judiciary
and there is now no way to avoid
drawing party lines at the polls. The
supreme bench lost its nonpartizan
character six years ago, and demo-
Gratis are now barred.
The selection this year will be
made by the republican party, and it
will be made at convention where
the great issue is the governorship.
Candidates for supreme court nomi-
nations are bound to be drawn into
the maelstrom. Doubtless they will
do their best to remain free Of en-
tanglements, but they will be at the
mercy Of a political convention, and
it will be practically impossible to
keep from playing politics."
To nominate the judges first will
only draw them out into the lime
light, and make them more important
considerations in the big game. They
cannot be made the paramount issue
of the convention. 1t is true that If
the Judges are left to the last they
may be nominated in a hurry, but
there might be worse things. They
should be kept as far as possible from
deals, and the worst mistake the con-
vention could make would be to make
the judgeship nominations as the re.
suit of deal on the governorship
and so identifying the new Judges
with a faction of the party. Thi:
would be most likely to happen with
the judges coming first on the list
just before the nomination of can
didate for governor.
If the convention wants to avoit
haste in naming the judges, let it ad
journ over night, and name the SUI
preme court candidates the mex
morning.
Our judges should not be selected
: at a political convention, to get dow
to the root of the matter. Judge
: ought never to be compelled t.
stoop to politics, either to get or to re
tain place on the bench. The
should at least be selected at a sepa
rate convention, which could act O.
i. the merits Of the case. Better sti
would be a nonpartizan convention
! meeting by agreement between tn
3 two political parties Such a cor
= vention is impossible this year &c
I several reasons, the principal one be
: ing that there will be four republica
n judges up for reelection, and the re
publican party will not be willing t
q mark any Of the four for retireme1
s by a democrat. Such an act of sat
s rifice would make a refreshing spec
> tacle, but the millennium is not hel
v yet. ..-.
o +,~it> 70 {L1 {c11k
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-05
"OthelIo" for Tonight.

Chevalier N B. Emanuel, the finely
equipped Italian opera conductor will be
in charge Of Mr.. Savage's English grand
opera orchestra Of forty musicians to-
night for the first performance in Minne-
apolis of Verdi's widely famed ''Othello."
This opera is the chief new production
made by Mr.. Savage this season, and it's
presentation here has been looked forward
to with no little pleasure. The great
roles are to be allotted as follows:
Otne1lo .sssssss............... .J0Sepn Sneenan
taso w ln1fed IoH
SaSslo ..................... Charles Fulton
l1odoVlco ................. Harrison w. Bennett
ttooer1So $500. William Pattou
Montana ......................R Robert Lawrence
Desuelnona ............... .Gerlrude Kennyson
1ullIla .Rlta Newman
Two important changes are announced
in the casts for to-morroW's perform
ances. Jean Lane Brooks will have the
role of Elsa at the 'Lohengrin'' matinee
in place of Miss Rennyson, and Antoinette
lie Brun will be the Airline in Bohemian
Grip tomorrow night in place of Miss
Brooks. These two dramatic sopranos
are new members Of the organization this
season, both having spent a number Of
years in study and singing abroad.
The "Parsifal' concert next Sunday
night will be given by the entire company
and orchestra of fortyfive musicians un-
der Elliott Schenck, who is announced to
give his "Parsfap' explanatory lecture
and recital at the Metropolitan Friday
afternoon.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-05

AN INVITATION is extended to all to visit
the Press Room which ia the finest IN the w ss.
deck Goss Presses with total capacity OF
IA 900 eghtpage Journals an hour FL, printed freu
BIB to 80 D. M Inquire at the business Office
and be directed to the visitors gallery.
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WASHINGTON BUREAU.

W, w. Jermane, Chief of Washington
Bureau, s01-902 Colorado Building. North
western visitors to Washington invited 70
| make use of reception room, library. sta
| tIonery, telephone and telegraph facilities.
| Central location, Fourteenth and 6 streets
NV.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-05

Out in South Dakota they say the dem
ocracy has been 'Hearsed.''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-05

In the makeup of the other horse
leech's daughter, Belle, Werner, there is
a large element of generosity. She holds
"Poppa" up unconscionably, but then she
has his interests at heart and looks after
his comfort with filial care. 1t is she who
says to the other: when see things
I'm just dying to possess laid deliberately
under my eyes and know I can't have
Ithem-Leone, 7 actually suffer" In that
she paints herself darker than she, is, &C
cording to the rest of the story. The
other, Leone,3 or Mrs. Irving YCleWorth,
is always doing just the opposite with
herself and she calls Belle s''mercenary."
This woman calls aTothsr m ercenary, tho
she, in order to exterti 4 noney from a long
| suffering husband, who is in, extreme
financial straits, such as an honest broker
may get into threatened to keep5a two
dollar bill dropped unnoticed by a poor
girl and picked up by herself. Her hus-
| band beside her had seen. =
''Leone for Gods sake, are you mad?'
| tMad?' She turned to him slowly. why,
| Irving?" In
'sHow dare you do that?"
| 'Do what?' -..E. ... ..- 90
''Ihat. I saw"
..You did? Ah''-she laughed very softly
'twell?'
And before she consented to give up
the money she had enriched herself to
the extent of $500 from her husbands
pocketbook, twice the amount she had at
| first asked.
In that little incident lies an example
Of the books strength and weakness-an
example Of it's strength in that it shows
what the heartless and utterly, hopelessly
selfish Leone is capable Of; an example OF
its weakness in that a wholly improbable
incident is used to portray character.
A short time ago we made mention OF
Jake Getz in Title as the meanest man
we had met in for out of fiction. He was
an example Of the cruelty selfish mise1
an example Of the cruelty: selfish spend
thrift among Father Knickerbocker's
daughters.
Problems battling to Americans are dis
, cussed in American Problems by JOSEPH
) A. Vance, pastor Of the Hyde Park Pres
, byterian church Of Chicago. The fore
most of these are 1.-THE Negro, )" 81 4abor,
author is in favor of Industrial education
3 with opportunities for higher education
l for those who show a fitness and desir
for it, and to this he would add a super
vision by the whites Of the selection O
! material for the negro clergy. In solving
? the labor problem he thinks we must turf
to prof1t-sharing. He has a pointed an
/. forceful way Of putting things, as wi
be seen from the following:
It boots us little Joy to change war for peace
to beat our swords into plowshares and GU
spears into. pruning hooks,tif we use the pillow
. shares to break each others skulls, and main
one another with the pruning hooks.
The saloon-keepers receive from the&laborin
= classes in the five leading countries of til
r world three nfths as much as the landlords.
-TheE Uneasy Chair.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-05
MAGAZINE TiD.BlTs


! Home Rule for Clinton Rogers
woodruff has an editorial under that
heading in the Municipal journal and En-
gineer for April. In the light Of the fact
that Minneapolis is to make try for
home rule before long, what he says is
pertinent here. Among other things is
this:
The habit Of looking to the legislature for
eminent and good citizenship. 1t creates
false feeling Of dependence. 1t teaches the
cities to look outside of and away from them
selves for that relief which they should apply
themselves.
Other features Of the number are "Ref-
use and Sewage. Disposal Station Com
bination Plant at Bolton, England, .
Building Good Roads in Maryland .
Especial Fire Mains for New York. and
"Civic Art In Northern Europe" (con-
tinued).
Boots and Shoes as Disseminators Of
Disease Germs.-The trailing skirts Of
women's dresses have been justly rallied
at as carriers of filth and bacilli, but few
have suspected the similar role played
by boots and shoes says American Medi-
cine for April 2. In cholera epfdemics,
1t is said, a disproportionate number of
cases have occurred among bootblacks.
The Mohammedan and oriental custom
of forbfdding the worshipers to enter the
house OF prayer or a guests house wear
ing the street shoes issascribed not only
to the effects upon the floors, etc, that
would result, but to the fact that disease
is thereby spread He would be a public
benefactor who should devise antiseptie
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TRAVELLERS ABROAD

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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-05

The park board has decided to accept
the proposition of Professor Oberhoffer to
organize a military band for the Harriet
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-05

At the Lyceum this afternoon Dick Fer
ris and his company entertained large
audience with their pretty production Of
"A Gilded FOOL Next week the COM
pany will be seen in a grand scenic pro-
duction of 1.-THE Merchant of Venice"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-05

Doc Bixby of the Nebraska State Jour-
nal is puzzling over the problem, shall
We Know Each Other There" Too many
of us, after we get S125 ahead in the bank
and own few shares of 1.-THE Yellow
Bonanza mining stock, don't know each
other here.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-05

1.-The Stain of Guilt" commences q
weeks engagement at the Bijou next
Sunday. The play Is a new melodrama,
and is said to present a strong and thrill
ing story in strikingly novel and orig
inaI manner.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-05

welded and Parted Is holding the
boards at the Bijou this week. It is 8
nelodrama from the pen Of Theodore
kremer. e.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-05

The Japanese bury their dead with the head
toward the north. !,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-05

Frank M. Wilson Of Red Wing is CIV
ing the congressional situation in the
third district very careful consideration,
but declines to commit himself as to his
intentions. 1t is reported by some Of his
friends that Wilson's entry is practically
certain, but that he will not say any
thing until a more opportune time lat
err on.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-05

r. c. Saunders of Pine City, who was
democratic nominee for attorney general
in 1900, is a Parker candidate for one of
the district delegates from the eighth dis
trict.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-05
Foyer Chat.

Few modern plays rival Lord and Lady
Algy," which William Faversham will pre-
sent at the Metropolitan for three nights
and Wednesday matinee, beginning next
Monday evening, in brightness and in
terest Of dramatic construction. The play
provides Mr.. Faversham with the best role
he has ever played, and his success as
the sangy, sporty young nobleman has
been little less than sensational.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-05

The Fergus Falls Journal puts in a
good word for A. l.. Cole of Walker. one
Of the leading members Of the last house,
and says that in the event of his re-
election he will make a likely selection for
speaker next winter
Charles B. Cheney.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-07

SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY. Office Of
Secretary, New York. June IS 1904. Notice
To the Stockholders OF Southern Pacific
Company:
Notice IS hereby given that the board Of
directors Of the Southern Pacific Company
~ a meeting this day held called special
meeting Of the stockholders Of said company
10 convene al the office OF the company in
beechmOnt Jefferson County Kenfuctcv on
"wednesday. the twentieth day of July 1881
al II o clock a. m standard time. TO consider
and act upon resolutions TO be brought before
them at said meeting in substantially the form
and 70 the effect following. viz.
Resolved %. that the capital stock OF the
southern Pacific Company be increased one
hundred mlllicn dollars by issuing one million
additional shares of the par value OF one hun
Resolved C2). that the said increased stock
shall be preferred stock: that the holders of
such preferred stock shall be entitled 10 Sixi-
dends in each fiscal year at such rate moi eT
ceeding seven per cent per anrurn pavabIe
semi nnually out OF the net profits as shall
be declared by the board OF directors before
any dividend shall be declared on the common
STOCK; that such dividends shall be non n-ctir,ll
leune, lhaL tne ncioets OF such preferred stock
snah not Dy virtue thereof be entitled to any
other or further share OF the profts of The
company; hat upon The dissolution OF the
company. voluntarily otherwise the holders
of preferred stock shall be entitled 10 have
their shares redeemed at par before anv dis
tributicn Of any part Of the assets Of the con, I,
psny snail be made 10 the holders Of the co-,
mon stock; that said preferred stock shan ~,
issued and SOLD from time to time 10 such
directors may authorize and determine but
50 not less than the par value of the shares.
tnat II shail be convertible into common stock
snare Tor share, at the option OF the holders
et any time and shall be redeennabie a. .be
option Of the company on or at any time after
the nrst DAY Of July, 1905. and before the frst
gay OF July 1910. at one hundred and ffteen
dollars per share
Resolved 90. that the board os directors
shsn be aud they are hereby authorized 10 e.
tsblish, from time 10 time, and enforce an
such rules and regulations respecting the S.
cue. sale redemption and conversion OF sucb
judgment Of the board may be necessary or
expedient"
Tor the purpose OF such special meeting the
closed July u. J904. at 3 O'Clock m ana
reopened Thursday. July 81 1904. at 10 O'Clock
A. m
ALEX. MILLAR. Secretary and Clerk.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-07
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