The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-18
P0KES FUN AT
CHARLIE T0WNE
New York Tribune DEGREES His
Imagination as Too Vivid
Notes from Washington.
From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,

From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
Washington.
Washington, Feb. 1S.-Tle New
York Tribune to-day devotes it's lead
ing editorial to a discussion of the
speech made by G. A. Towne in that
city the night before last. The Tribune
thinks Mr.. Towne has a too vivid
Imagination when it comes to dealing
with republican policies ann republi-
can. leaders, and after pok1ng fun at
speech as a whole, winds UP as fol-
lows:
We have no reason to doubt that Mr.
TONNES heart beats warmly for his native
land but he is a. profuse talker. In torrid
weather he blows off steam to avoid burst
ing, and in winter he turns OH the tap like
! a thrifty housewife for the same reason.
From his own personal point Of view that
may be Judicious, but he ought not to for
get that he owes something to the rest of
| us.
J. J. Hills Interest in Clergue.
tend Senator Hanna's funeral services
and in the evening went to Philadel-
phia, where he is spending the day,
| Newspapers in that city are trying to
| explain his visit on the theory that he
wants to discuss the merger case with
| John G. Johnson, one Of the merger
counsel, but Mr.. Hill, in an interview,
says his trip to Philadelphia is on pri-
vate business matters and not con-
nected with the merger. One rumor is
that this private business has to do
with the old ''Clergue situation at the
500 and that Hill may be thinking of
: interesting himself in the Clergue
properties
Purdys Maiden Effort Applauded.
Yesterday evening M. D. Purdy
wound up his two days speech for the
l. | in a T
is regarded here as a very strong pre-
sentation of the governments cOnten-
tons in the postoffice cases and
! | Purdy is being warmly congratulated
; over this, his maiden effort, in his new
,, post as assistant attorney general.
~ Guy Eaton at Capital
5 Guy A. Eaton, representing land at
f torneys and dealers of Duluth, is in
: Washington to lay before the Mime
/ sofa delegation a proposition for the
: | amendment Of bills now pending in
both houses which aim to prohibit the
location of forestry reserve land scrip
< on other public lands. It appears that
f Duluth land men have acquired and
subsequently sold lot of soldiers
additional scrip, which has been de-
: clared invalid by the land office when
e innocent holders located it on public
r land.
IS Mr.. Eaton wants the proposed acts
r amended so as to permit the substitu-
ton Of forestry scrip for this voided
: soldiers scrip, for the protection OF
IS innocent purchasers. He is also ur'
S ging the passage of Representative
IS Bede's bill permitting a contest over
,r state swamp lands, with an amend
1t ment that it shall apply only to pend
ing and future selections. He will see
d the navy department officials while
70 here and try to secure some equip
a ment for a new naval battalion JUS
organized at Duluth.
y Will Sign Red Lake Bill.
le Senator Clapp had a conference
N with Acting Attorney General Hoyt to
day and about the Red Lake bill. H
is pointed out the absurdity of the claims
le Of the interior department that con
rs spiracy among prospective entrymel
n. is possible. Under the terms Of the bill
and is confident that the president will
sign it.