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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-28
MOOSE HUNT IN ST. PAUL
Railroad Men Have a Merry Chase
After Escaped Captive.

A big moose created much excitement,
at the union station and the railway
yards in St. Paul yesterday morning.
The animal, which was being shipped
from Minnedosa, Can, to A. W. Hop
kins, Granville, ILL.,, broke out Of its
crate while being transferred at the
union station. After running around on.
the tracks it halted in front of the fast
mail. Patrolman Williams tagged
the train and by little cautious work
got a rope about the animals neck:
Williams was doing nicely until
Sergeant Andy Call, the biggest man on
the force, appeared; When the moose
saw Sergeant Call it gave a below and
tore away from his captor without diff
Guilty. The animal led the policemen
and depot officials a merry chase thru
the yards and finally got on the Bur.
lington tracks in front Of south-bound
train. It beat the train to Oakland sta
ton, but gave up the race there, TAX.
ing to the woods. Mr.. Moose was much
exhausted by his terrific race and the
employees Of the fish hatchery, who
were notified by telephone, had little
trouble in capturing him.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-28
!. A Wrong Diagnosis.

The Pioneer Press now admits that
Senator Clapp is in danger OF defeat
therein showing frankness in stating
political conditions that it was unWlll-
ing to exercise during the late cam
paign. In it's diagnosis of the COM
plant, however, the Pioneer is Just as
inaccurate as ever. Treating OF the
subject today, the st. Paul organ says
that much Of the hostility in Mime
apolis toward R. G. Dunn was due to the
fact that he favored the reelection OF
Clapp.
Really, doncherknow, this is amusing.
The facts are pretty well known, but
to refresh memories and straighten out
the record they might as well be stated
again. Minneapolis republicans, some
two-thirds of them, were opposed to Mr..
Dunn for governor when he was still
keeping to his understanding with Joel
P. Heatwole, and conspiring for Clapp g
defeat. If their sole object in life had
been the retirement Of Clapp. they would
have Joined heartily in the Dunn-Heat-
wole movement. That Hennepin county
stood solidly against Dunn and Heat
wole under those conditions is proof
that the local feeling went deeper than
senatorial politics. n
Along the same line the Pioneer de-
clares that the candidacy of J. B. Gil
fillan was supported from the start by
the Johnson men. Again the Pioneer Is
assumptions clash with history. It is
well known and easily proven that the
candidacy Of Judge Gilfllan first saw
the light few days before the state
nominating convention, and that it was
heralded and given prominence at that
time solely by the efforts of the local
Dunn supporters. They tried, without his
connivance, to use it as diversion to
break the strength Of Judge Collins in
Hennepin and raised the slogan Of ga
Mimi eapolis man for SENATOR The
managers Of Senator Clapp understood
that, move perfectly. Leaders in Mr.
Dunn 8 interests were then and are now
active supporters Of Gilfllan. One: Of
them, Mr.. Thomas Shevlin, sent tele.
gram Saturday night, pledging his sup.
port to the Minneapolis man. Mr.
Dunn s local managers, James A. Peter.
son and Thomas Girling, were present
at, the Saturday night event and Joined
in the Endorsement Of candidacy which
they have openly supported since last
summer. Judge Steele is another Dunn
man who is supporting Gilfllan.
The old lines are not drawn in Min
neapolis at this time. The campaign
for governor is over. Now the candi
dacy Of Judge Gilfllan, which was
launched inopportunely by Dunn men
is given hearty adherence by many
leading republicans who were opposed
to Dunn.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-28
MEN HAVE BAD RECORDS
Light Shed on Past Of Palmer and His
80 Alleged Pal.

George E. Palmer, as well as his al
legged confederate in the Elk River box
car robbery and murder n has Po;s son noe
roy has received letter from John W..
Carr, Justice of the peace at jamestown,
N. D., who says that he has seen Pal
mer's pictures in the papers and recog-
nizes him as the man who was before
him about a month ago on a charge Of
brutally attempting to hold up man
Palmer at that time was with a crook
named Michael Ryan. The victim OF
the two was able positively to identify
Ryan, but said that the other man stood
in the shadow Of box car, and that he
could not swear that Palmer was he.
The Justice, tho personally satisfied Of
Palmer IS guilt, thought the evidence too
weak to warrant holding the prisoner.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-28
SIXTH rs NONCoMNdITTAL
Takes No Action With Regard to the
Senatorship.

had representatives at the meeting Of
the sixth district house members in Lit
tie Falls, Saturday afternoon, but the
delegation took no action on the sena-
torship question. W. w. Rich Of st.
Paul was there for Clapp, and L. G..
member Of the house, was there fol Gil
fillan.
The sixth district caucus indorsed
the candidacy of Frank Clague of Lam
berton for the speakership, and the can
didacy Of Rev. j. L. Copper of Staples
for chaplain Of the house. Mr.. Copper
formerly lived in Duluth, where he was
said viii have the support Of the eighth
district as well as the sixth. The Wis
iting legislators were entertained during
the evening by the Little Falls CONNER
cial club.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-28
a Mark for 1905.

Two million people for Minnesota in
1905.
This ought to be the watchword Of
every commercial organization in the
state for the next six months. Land
agencies are already doing their best
in this direction, and they need the
active, concerted cooperation Of all
business interests. There is nothing
that succeeds like success, and if Min
nesota can show bona fdes population
of two million under the coming state
census, that showing will have a ten
dency to bring more people and more
capital to our borders.
The census to be taken next spring
ought to show population Of two mil
lion. The government census in 1900
gave Minnesota 1,751,394 people. This
was an increase during the ten years
Of 449,56S.. The state census in 1895
showed population Of 1,574,619. If
there is a corresponding increase in the
ten years succeeding 1895, the 1905
census should lift the state trife over
the two million mark.
The census will no doubt show a
heavy increase in all the northern Min
nesota counties. The farm lands of
the Red River valley have been well
filled up, and farms have been broken
in the timbered sections all over north
ern Minnesota. New towns have sprung
up since 1895 and are now Furnishing.
New lines Of railroad. such as the Foss-
ton branch of the Great Northern, have
been built since that time, opening up
great stretches Of territory to settle
| ment.
Western Minnesota will show a heal
thy increase. The only disappointment
is likely to come in the southeastern
counties. Land values there have
reached point where they do not
tempt the homeseekers from older
states. They go beyond looking fol
cheaper land, and this migration tc
the far northwest has carried with il
many young farmers from the older
i sections of Minnesota. This movement
will have a tendency to keep down the
ratio Of increase.
+ It needs no census to show that Min
neapolis has grown in the last five
years, but there is a natural curiosity
to see in figures just what the city has
reached. The rapid increase in resi-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-28
: Democracy's Dilemma.

The future of the democratic party
Is in the balance. Since the rout Of
Nov.a8 it is generally assumed that
The Bryan wing will again control in
the campaign of 1908. The failure of
the conservatives to make even a de-
cent showing in their eastern strong
holds seems to have lost them all valid
claims to leadership.
Harper's Weekly takes a different
. view. In the loose cohesion Of elements
that forms the latter-day democracy,
The southern states form the real nu--
cleus, and they hold the balance be-
servative east. Harper's predicts that
/ The southern democracy will reject the
( Bryan program of income tax and gov
! eminent ownership, and that the con-
servative element which now holds the
organization will once more dictate can;
didate and platform. The issues will
be trusts and tariff. This prediction
As based on the statement that the
southern democrat is naturally con-
sentative; that his mind does not lend
itself to socialistic agitation.
], Such a view of the future can only
! be predicated on the theory that Presi-
Il dent Roosevelt and the republican ma
jority in congress are asleep to duty
and to opportunity, and that they will
continue to slumber for three years
and a half. In that event tariff revi-
sion and trust regulation would be live
campaign issues for the democracy, and
the jeremiads Of Judge Parker would
j reach sympathetic ears. ....,s
Vi This good fortune will never come to
the democracy. The republican party
4 is not blinded by it's victory to the
duties which that victory imposes.
Enough is known of President Roose-
welt IS mind to say with safety
that the administration will make
definite progress in the near future in
the regulation and suppression of harm
full trusts. His influence will also bear
\ upon congress to modify the tariff
schedules at an early date. The presi-
dent g influence with congress has been
multiplied by his great popular victory,
and will be supported by the overwhelm-
+ ing popular sentiment for tariff re-
vision.
Mr.. Roosevelt's administration, with
a record of substantial progress along
3 these lines, will rob the opposition of eff.
fective campaign material. The con.
,servative democracy will find itself in
Ian impasse, and threatened by more
crushing defeat in 1908 than in 1904
Once more it will fall to the southern
democracy to decide between east an6
west, and the bourbons, wearied with
long deferred hope, will certainly refuse
to join in a futile and fatuous program
The southerner is an instructive demo
crat, made SO by the race question
lie has his views on other issues, but
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-28

dences and the unsatisfed demand for
homes and lodgings is proof that the
1000 mark has been left far in the
rear. It will be passing strange il the
work Of the enumerators does not show
that the 2O2,718 people found in 1900
have increased by next spring to $780,
600. That figure is quite likely to be
exceeded.
Minneapolis will do it's share, and
more, in bringing the states population
to the two-million mark. There should
be an unusual effort made this coming
winter and spring. Minnesota is a new
state, and needs more people. It is not
for sentimental reasons that we want
a population Of two million, but for
business. The two-million slogan is a
good one to arouse enthusiasm, however,
and now is the time to use it.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-28
EAST SIDE OFFICE
Tariff Amendment-A New
Phrase.

z! Secretary Shaw is not adding any
i thing to his reputation as statesman
! by his attempt to substitute system
4 of drawbacks for a revision of the tariff
n which reduces duties. The only effect
of Mr.. Shaw scheme would be to make
1t possible for the manufacturer to sell
cheaper in the foreign market than he
does now. It would not affect the price
which he is able to charge to the home
consumer.
That sore Of tariff revision the domes-
tic consumer is not particularly inter-
ested in. In fact, he is much impressed
with the favoritism already shown to
the foreign consumer in many lines of
manufacture where, under one pretext
or another the exported article is sold
abroad at considerably less than articles
Of the same kind manufactured under
like conditions are sold at home.
h r. The drawback system has it's uses I'M
doubtedly, but it is no substitute for
tariff revision in the interest OF the
American consumer. It does not take
him into account at all.
A more interesting phase Of the tariff
question is that brought out by our
Washington correspondent today, in
which he shows that the popular term
for tariff readjustment just now is not
tariff revision, but tariff amendment
Somehow or other it seems to be less
Objectionable to the standpatter,
possibly because it may be accomplished
without taking up the whole list of pro-
sected articles, and bringing the entire
protective system into review. This
is the way the president expresses it to
The leaders among the high tariff
standpatters, - and it seems to afford
Them convenient and easy means of
escape from a position which is becom-
ing more and more untenable every day.
At 1.-The same time it seems to offer an
opportunity to accomplish all the de-
eired results. It not only relieves tariff
revision of the menace Of general bust
ness disturbance, but it also provides a
way by which tariff inequalities may be
corrected from time to time. without
waiting for a general consideration Of
The whole subject. The existence of a
single abuse in the tariff schedules un
der the amendment plan becomes acces
sible and may be corrected at any time
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-28
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POLITICAL ADVERTISING

2. Nebraska. state journal, 9;
e Massachusetts does. not seem to be
much shocked over the expenditure of
about s35, 900. by. Mr.. Douglas for, his cleo
ton to the governorship;, probably because
it is well known that considerable por-
ton of the money was .einvested in ad =
vertising. In a number Of the eastern
states the advertising ,columns of news
papers of all political faiths are employed
for spreading the views or candidates. The
practice is no more expensive than hiring
ward heelers, circulating pamphlets and
holding public meetings, while the results
are said to be much more satisfactory.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-28
. United Action Advised.

< George P Flannery spoke along, the
same line, advising united action of the
local delegation, and closed by moving
to indorse Mr.. Gilillan IS candidacy by
rising vote--the legislative delegation
being excused from voting. This was
adopted by rising vote.
After further remarks favorable to
Mr., Gilfllan by j. G. Eliel, former State
Senator f. B. Snyder and w. L.. Harris,
Mr.. Heffelfnger suggested that Mr.. Wy
man find Mr.. Gil6llan and escort him to
the banquet hail. The appearance Of
Mr.. Gilfllan few moments later was
greeted with much applause. He re-
turned his thanks as follows:
am deeply moved by this demonstra-
ton Of approval which you have given me.
The United States senate is distin-
guished body; to be member of it is as
high an honor as can come to any man,
with but one exception. TO be thought
worthy Of such a position by such a gath
ering as is here present is in itself an
honor of which anybody might well be
proud.
+ TO win this honor will require great
struggle. It will require the assistance Of
all Of you. IF it Is ever my fortune to
reach the United States senate, I will
make this promise, that such ability and
such powers as have shall be devoted to
the fullest extent of my strength to the
service OF the pSOple VI tlllS CITY, ILLS
country, this state and the nation. In do
ing that shall have but one hobby, that
all men, rich and poor, great and small,
shall have equal rights and an equal
chance. If the office shall not come to ne,
I shall be content, shall have no bitter
ness and shall be more than content to
dwell among you. as q private citizen.
The Endorsement given me tonight will
ever be source Of pleasure. wish to
assure you with all possible sincerity that
I shall ever appreciate it as one Of the
happiest moments Of my Life.
Those who. attended the banquet,
aside from the legislative delegation.
were:
r. ]. Phelps. W. K Hicks, j. G.. Eliel, Robert
Jamison. S. " Morris. A. 81. Merrill. George P.
Elannery; g. Loring, NJ Keith 7; O. ,a 2.
- q. CARPENTER G; n Gil ls,s. W Ds ecker
John John MARRIED., 6. d. Weber, S. F. Snyder, John
| A. Schlener, Albert Dollenmayer, Ell Torrance
b +. Nelson. F.. N; Prince, g; n; Harrington
| F.. "A. Garlic, N. O. Werner, ]. T.. Wyman, +. B
Snyder, f. a. Chamberlain. H. G.. Belden. JohI
Washburn, Walter Eggleston. O. s. Cairnes. N
f. Hawley. John J. Wtndrum, j. D. Shearer
| ], F.. Conklin. Thomas Girling, James Peterson
| a. IA. Bright, A. G. Paul. C. w johnson; Z. @
Stevenson, G. b. Henelfnger, Alexander Stewart
q. T.. Morrill,, F. B. Hart. A. q. Clark, r. a
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-28

The Tribune prints some more figures
today on the last election for. governor,
which was held nearly three weeks ago.
temporary has assembled, and the result
comes within less than 200 of that given
in T h our a last week. The ac-
curacy may be due to the fact that when
in doubt e Tour a rs figures have
been incorporated in the Tribune's table.
There is one trif1ing error however,
block of fifteen counties has been omit
ted. That will give an excuse to print
another table next week.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-28
WANTED-THE SIMPLE TRUTH

Nebraska State Journal. ~
The public would like very much to
know the truth about the meat business
If the departments of. commerce and JUS
tice at Washington succeed in the near
future in laying bare the real situation
they will have, done the country service
Of immense value, whether the result in
eliminates the packers or not -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-28

. 1t has seemed strange that. with the ex-
ample of Wisconsin and Minnesota before
them, the people, OF, North Dakota should
be content 2 to remain Indefinitely, #
not forever, under the domino ton OF rail
road politics, and We are, therefore, not
surprised at the tory which comes from
Minot to the effect that there are signifl-
cant signs Of a revolt It would be an
interesting and novel sight, however, to
see state convention that was not run
by the system or an election in North
Dakota the results of which were not all
provided for in advance. -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-28

7 Word comes from Paris that in his four
months lecture course at the sorbonne,
Professor Barrett Wendell of Harvard
will discuss the entire range of American
affairs. What life Mrs. Wendell must
lead! 49, y e:.:S;s. ..ys.-y,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-28
CAN YOUR M. c.. BE BOUGHT
Nebraska State Journal. -

~ .... Nebraska State Journal.
There seems to be but. one effective way
in sight to check the growth Of the sentf-
ment in favor of the government owner
ship Of railroads. That is to clothe the
interstate commerce commission with the
power to enforce it's decisions. The people
of Nebraska will be more interested, per-
haps, in the votes cast during the com
ing session of congress on this question
by their representatives, than in any other
part of the record ~.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-28

the dement, OF the busy reader, we here
digest of the annual football story which
He was sub,
And a perfect dub,
And he weighed one-twenty- two;.
The bleachers laughed
And the rooters chaffed
+ When our hero came to view.
OF our eleven
They'd injured seven,
While their line was immense;
And they made book
That they'd make us look
Like less than thirty cents.
Our hero dashed
AT the line, and smashed
Both legs but he didn't tell
His heart was stout,
Tho one eye was out,
For above the rooters' yell
He heard the screech
@ OF a little peach
Whom he loved the best Of all;
So he breathed a prayer,
And he hustled for fair =
To get his mitts on the ball.
He broke the line
Like a piece Of Irvine,
And he crippled the center rush;
And he killed both guards,
Ran ninety yards,
Then fell in the bloody slush.
At the end Of the week
He managed to speak,
Tho his head was still awhirl,
They told him he'd won
The game by his run.
And SO he married the girl.
Cleveland Leader.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-28

Nebraska also had few independent
voters. Roosevelt's plurality was s4,550,
while the republican governor came over
the line with s,153 plurality only. What
ever else the voter did this year he threw
bunch for freddy" .-s. ~- .-' ~..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-28
"A SLUMP IN THE SCENERY

Boston Globe 4.
Here ii the way that j. Adam Bede--
not the one that George Eliot wrote
about-in a speech at. Kansas City
summed up the result Of the late election:
I asked an Montana conductor why his
train was two days late and he said one
half mile Of the d. scenery fell down.
That's what happened a few days ago.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-28

Nebraska cast over 5000 socialist votes.
The populist party has gone, but there are
still farmers left who feel, when they
think of the government, just as. they do
when the cow has stepped into the milk
pail. @*N .'". = .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-28
A Reasonable Request.

The manufacturers are asking moth
ing unreasonable Of congress when they
press the passage Of the Boutell free
alcohol bill. The internal revenue tax
on alcohol is based on the same grounds
as the tax on tobacco and all alcoholic
liquors. This tax is imposed to give
the government revenue from luxuries
that are harmful to the public, and to
decrease their use.
The committee of manufacturers does
not ask that the duty on all alcohol be
remitted. The Boutell bill only ex-
empts alcohol when it has been mixed
with other substances so as to be I'M
fit for drinking. e<s
Alcohol is largely used in manufac-
lures especially in finishes for furni-
ture, but the internal revenue charges
make the price almost prohibitive, so
that inferior substitutes are generally
employed. On high proof alcohol the
tax amounts. to over So a gallon, but it
can be produced for less than Is cents,
so that the present cost is practically
all tax. This tax is not levied on lux.
ury, but on furniture and other neces.
sary. articles of manufacture. 1t falls
inevitably on the consumer. ~.
When grain alcohol has been mixed
into varnishes or other compounds, there
is no more reason for subjecting it to
tax than there would be for revenue
tax on turpentine or linseed oil. The
only excuse for the tax is that the gov:
eminent needs the money. There are
other ways of raising revenue which
will not cost the people so much. =.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-28
BOYS START BAD FIRE
Three Barns, Horse and Cow Are
Destroyed.

Three barns, one containing a horse
avenue and Twenty-fifth street, were
destroyed by fire last night. The fire
was started by small boys playing with
matches. The loss is estimated at
So, 500. fully covered by insurance. The
barns were at 242S Columbus avenue,
2432 Columbus avenue and 2433 Port
land avenue.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-28

Governor Davis of the canal zone sup
pressed the Panama lottery. This is the
cause Of a great deal of soreness on the
part of the Panamans, who still desire to
rob their friends legally. ~" 81
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