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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-09
The First Battle.

The war has begun. With charac-
teristic energy and dash the Japanese
have bearded the Russian bear in his
den at Port Arthur. Already three
Russian ships of the line-worth
their weight in gold almost, at this
time-are reported to have been dis
abled by torpedoes.
Thus the Japanese have succeeded
in scoring great success at the begin
ming of the war by depriving Russia
of the strength of two battleships and
one armored cruiser before a fleet en-
gagement has taken place.
The suddenness Of the Japanese
attack raises an Interesting question
as to whether they have scrupu-
lousy respected the laws Of war in
attacking Port Arthur without warn
ing of the existence Of war. 1t is true
that we began hostilities in the Span
ish-Amertcan war before war was
formally declared, but the Spanish
We're amply warned. In case of
the Japanese there was no ultimatun
with time limit. On the contrary,
negotiations We're not at culmina-
ton when the Japanese cut them
off short. But even In doing that
they distinctly stated that peace
was still possible. It thus appears
that they attacked Port Arthur while
the two nations were still nominally
at peace. q.
All this discussion may be proved
to be futile by some subsequent in
formation. but it is distinctly possible
that the Japanese have gone step
farther than any precedent in begin
ming war without formalities. But the
Japs are expected to do things with
out precedent in this war.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-09
Baltimore's Loss,

It is easy to understand that the
proud city of Baltimore has been
dazed by the disaster that has befallen
it. A fire loss of $2O0,0OO,000 is be-
yond comprehension.
We are so used to talking about
stock market losses in the hundreds
of millions that we don't realize at
this distance what Is means to have
nearly a quarter Of a billion dollars
worth Of property actually destroyed
Buildings, furniture, goods and securi-
ties worth that or some other very
large sum, have simply been de-
stroyed. The product of years of toll
and thought and of the lives OF
thousands of people disappeared in
the course of scarcely more than
twenty-four hours.
The total wealth of the United
States Is estimated at 100000, 900, 100.
Consequently, the Baltimore fire
means the disappearance of one dollar
in every four hundred. The loss is
equivalent, to one-fourth of the as
sessed valuation Of Minnesota and
nearly the assessed valuation Of Min
neapolis and st. Paul.
To take UP the work of replacing
in q few years what it has taken so
many years to create is a most dis
couraging task. Doubtless many
firms, corporations and individuals
will not be able to undertake the
formidable task. The fire will be their
financial destruction. But others will
take their places and, together with
those who came thru with serious,
but not mortal financial wounds, will
rebuild the burned district in a sur
prisingly short time.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-09
voLsTEAD's SPEECH

Appleton Press-It is reported from
Washington that John Lind's great speech
has driven Congressman Volstead into OPP
position to reciprocity with Canada. We
hope that this is not true, as probably
nine-tenths Of the people Of Mr.. Volstead' s
district desire such reciprocity, and will
not consider the fact that Mr.. Lind is also
In favor Of this measure good reason for
their representative opposing it.
Ortonville Journal-Our Mr.. Volstead
made his maiden speech in congress yes
terday. His delivery made distinctly ia
vorable impression but the handling Of his
subject reciprocity with Canada, will
probably result In his having a well de-
veloped opposition at the primaries next
year. with q platform favoring that propo-
sition.
Browns Valley Tribune Representative
Volstead but voices the sentiment OF his
district when he opposes so-called reci-
procity with Canada, which has for its
purpose the free admission OF Canadian
farm products to the United States. Rep
resentattve Stevens BILL which would per-
NIT the selling Of bran and shorts made
from Canadian wheat ground in bond In
the United States, is but an entering
wedge for this so-called reciprocity If it
is contrary to the best interests Of Ameri-
can farmers to admit Canadian wheat
free of duty. then it is also contrary to
those same best interests to admit bran
and shorts, made from Canadian wheat,
free Of duty.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-09
81, 463 Copies.
Minnesota Republican Politics.

The state central committee is ar
ranging to-day the terms of the call
for the state and district conventions
to select delegates to the republican
~-national convention at Chicago. 1t is
understood that the basis Of represen-
tation is likely to be the vote for Gov
ernor Van SAINT two years ago. This
vote will bring together a convention
q little smaller than If the representa-
ton had been based upon the presi-
Dental vote in 1900, and in view of the
fact that the committee is likely to re-
tain the provision Of the call for the
last state convention of five delegates
at-large for each county, it would be
well to base the representation on the
presidential vote, making the repre-
sentation as full as possible.
= It is an interesting matter for specu-
lation as to how long the management
of the republican party will feel that
1t wise to maintain such a rank dis
elimination in representation against
the counties of larger population as is
involved in this scheme of five dele
gates at large from each county.
This is not a city and country matter.
1t interests all the counties Of heavier
population as we'll as Hennepin and
Ramsey. 1T simply means that the
voter in the smaller county has from
two to twenty-five times the represent
tation in the convention that he is en-
titled to. This isn't calculated to
please the republican masses in the
centers of population, and some day it
will be found to be bad political policy.
y We do not expect to see it changed
at the present time. 1t is likely to
continue indefinitely. The fact re-
mains, however, that it is vicious IN
principle, unfair and demoralizing to
the party and will have to be aban-
.doned some time if the party is to con-
tinue to win victories in this state.
4 1t is to be hoped that the Minnesota
conventions for the selection of dele
gates to Chicago will be held at an
early date. OF course these conven-
tons will instruct for Roosevelt. No
body who is in favor Of Roosevelt can
take any exception to such action, in
view of the sentiment in this state,
and in view Of the opposition which
exists to the presidents nomination.
That opposition is growing weaker
every day, it is true, but Minnesota
wishes it clearly and distinctly under
stood that she stands by the president,
and in no way can that be done except
!! by unequivocal instruction to dele
gates representing this state. Any
possible delegate who objects to in
Fstruetions of this kind, under these
\ circumstances, is not a man to send to
Chicago.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-09
AT THE THEATERs
ropolItan-charlotte TIttelI in "The
Cavalier sa~

Observation-Disclosures TittelI In "The
Cavalier"
If any demonstration were needed Of the
fact that George W Cable does not write
novels that are stiffed to Decentralization.
It has been furnished bf the effort to make
g play out Of his south9rn war story, sThe
Cavalier The resemblance between the
play evolved by Paul Kester and George
Middleton and the Cable tale is not very
marked. but even the radical departures
from the original have not. served to make
1t a strong or even coherent drama. And
the tender southern color with which
Cable knows SO well how to infuse his ro-
mances, is quite. lost in the metamorpho-
sis: There are some tense moments In
the action, particularly in the scenes be-
tween the northern spy and his southern
Wife, while the climax Of the third act
when Ned Ferry is seen comm down the
iane,' is strong. But for the most part
the action is obscure and difficult to I'M
derstand.
Nor; is the production in sufficiently
strong hands to redeem it from failure.
Charlotte Tittell, who plays the leading
role, is not without merit in her realiza-
ton OF the character of the southern wo-
man, who to counterfeit her husband 9
treachery goes into the confederate secret
service. She has good accent and an ef-
fective voice. But, like the rest of the
company. she is hard to understand and
this fault Joined with the incoherency Of
the play makes the performance bury
and indistinct. The part Of the northern
spy is strongly played by ]. G. Wallace,
while the southern hero in the hands of
ia. Miesen is fairly effective With these
exceptions the support is weak and unsat-
isfactory. 80
The play u.s. of course, distinctly south
ern and is thus distinguished from most
other wartime plays. But the civil war
has retreated so far into the perspective
of history that this fact no longer makes
any difference even to a northern audi
ence. w. B. Chamberlain.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-09
A Two-sided Question.

We can see why contributors to
newspapers and magazines and would
be bookwriters, should desire lower
postagesrates, as explained by DR..
Uriah D. Thomas, president Of the
Writers League of Minneapolis, but
we can also see why publishers might
prefer to have the rates remain as
they are or even increased.
Some young WRITER'S says DR..
Thomas, do remarkable things with
out knowing 1t" Quite so. and
he continues. Clover postage would
give them better opportunity to have
their work judged by those competent
to pass on it, This, alas, is too true.
We sympathize with the young man
who sent away a manuscript fifteen
times before 1t was accepted, and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-09
Republican RourbonIsrn.

To the Editor of The journal.
The charge has been made in the past
that there Were many brands of democ-
racy-that Is, so many brands Of demo-
cratic party and democratic principles, that
It was impossible to tell what were in fact
the principles" that great party con-
tended for.
we are getting now little Of the same
mixture In our oWn--the republican
party. The 'standpatters" on the tariff
tor instance. are willing to admit that the
world Is acknowledgements in all other
respects, but there must be no change In
the tariff unless it is to put it UP higher.
They forget that the true republican prin-
cipie IS the principle of protection not
the maintenance Of specific and fixed
schedules forever and without change. A
great many Of our 'illustrious'' congress
men are unable to take a. national view
OF the tariff, but limit themselves to a
sectional view, and then fail to under
stand what Is for the best interests OF
their section. With them the tariff is
wholly local question, to be considered
only in the light Of temporary vote getting
power,
What we need in both houses of con-
gress is more national statesman and
less sectional, statesmen We want men
that understand that if Canadian reci-
proc1ty, or reciprocity with any other
country, benefits the United States as a
whole, 1t benefits their particular section.
we need men, too, who are not eternal
~ playing politics. while. they are sup
posed to be legislating for the people.
n 9 j u r n a | is working along right
lines and should be commended.
Il sta "A. T. Cole
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-09
SEEN IN THE MAGAZINES

Striking Figures OF Drunkenness and
crIme-Amerlcan Medicine for Feb 6
gives with editorial comment figures from
an English court OF forty-seven cases in
this court within certain period, thirty
nine were cases resulting from drink. The
justice in commenting on the condition is
quoted as having said
Twelve murders, eighteen attempts at murder
and wonndings without number that were lust
as likely to have ended in murder SO far as tho
conduct OF the criminal was concerned, have
for the last four weeks on one circuit. and In
almost every case, as appeared in evidence.
drink was the cause.
In view OF these facts, says the pa
per, 1T seems the duty Of physicians both
In private practice and in their public
testimony as witnesses and experts, to set
their faces resolutely against the all too
prevalent tendency to view alcoholism
solely as disease,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-09
Fargo, Feb. s. .: AZ,
Education Among Negroes.

To the Editor Of The Journal.
desire to go on record as not agreeing
with. the remarks recently accredited to
the inaugural address of Governor Varda-
man of Mississippi
Since 1865 there are about twenty nine
universities and colleges in the United
States open to negro youths on equal
terms with the whites. From these sources
the educated negro does not number more
than three thousand in thirty-nine years.
mink OF a people numbering over ten mil
lions having In it's aggregate only three
thousand highly educated men and wom-
en-! Let the statistics Of criminal institu-
lions be examined and find how many of
these three thousand men and women
nave their names recorded on the rolls
OF said institutions. The fact is their
names 90 not appear as criminals, and
their postoHice addresses and works are
found in the catalogs Of great UNIVERSE
ties OF our country. In Jackson Miss, in
Nashville, Tenn, in Charlotte and Raleigh,
n. e., in Atlanta and Rome, Ca, and,
in fact in: every city Of the south to-
day, there is evidence positive and cir
cumstantial enough to prove beyond q
doubt that the majority of negroes are as
Industrious, moral, patriotic and honest az
the poor, neglected, overworked whites,
These colored people, like the early col
ontsts Of this country, are gradually
throwingi off the yoke Of ignorance and
show signs of independence, thrift and
frugality in business, politics and amuse-
ment. John c. Cartev -
Private Co. G., Twenty-fourth Inf.
Fort Assinniboine, Mont. ;&
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-09
"BLUE-EYED MARY,

Come tell me, blue-eyed stranger,
Say whittier dost thou roam.
Ger this wide world q ranger.
Hast thou no friends nor home?
"They called me blue'eyed Mary
When friends and fortune smiled.
But, oh! how fortunes vary
I now am sorrows child
Come here; TIL buy thy flowers
And ease thy hapless lot;
Still wet with morning showers,
I'll buy forget-me-not.
"And, kind sir, take these roses.
They're fading like my youth,
But never, like these posies,
Shall wither Mary's truth"
An Old Ballad.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-09
REvENeED ON MANKIND
Chicago Tribune.

Chicago Tribune.
Jupiter. angered at the insolence Of his
boy Amphion, laid the youngster across
his knee and vigorously applied one Of
Hebe's old slippers.
"Confound him." muttered Amphion, as
he left the paternal presence, smarting
with pain and rubbing himself. tI'll get
even for this some day"
+ Subsequently Amphion invented music.
Think Of the trouble that will make for
somebody" he exclaimed with savage
glee. Think OF sIIiaWatha. and the
Stein Song!'"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-09

About five parts Of poker playing for
high stakes, one part Of hard drinking.
one part each Of arson, cattle stealing
and violent DEATH all three brought in as
| retributive justice, and one part of an
undemonstrative sort of love making
these make up the ten parts Of The Story
Of the Foss River Ranch. The Foss River
ranch is. according to the story, in west
ern Canada. It was owned by John AL
landale, a fine spirit except for a passion
for poker which won for him the title Of
poker john Poker Johns evil genius was
one Lablache, who by a clever system Of
cheating won Allandale's money and 1 o
US until he owned his ranch and stock,
which were Johns all except Joaquina,
his niece, better known as Jacky' among
the ranch people. And this niece Lablache
was determined to have, despite Allan
dale's bitter opposition and the hostile
efforts Of Lord BILL or the Hon. Will
liam Burning Ford, who had q ranch adj
Joining the Foss River establishment and
also played poker.
1t is not hard to foresee in this situation
the opportunity for a game of poker with
the maiden staked against Lablache's
claims against Allandale. The game and
its consequences furnish tale to give
one the shivers-doubly distilled tragedy
which, however, would have been better
had it been permitted to age while in
the writer's mind before being served to
the public.
The story is not at all an impossible
frontier yarn. Indeed it possesses a quail
ity Of naturalness that is rather con-
vincing, but it lacks in invention and
character drawing and altogether in hui
NOR. Still, for the one who likes to see
poetic justice fairly outdone, the book
will prove attractive and possibly even
thrilling.
This week is to see the publication of
1.-THE Oligarchy OF Venice by Mayor Nc
Clellan Of New York The New York
Times Saturday Review ventures to pre-
dict that the book will prove an liable
and scholarlike treatment of an exceed
ingly interesting epoch of history" serv-
ing well as an Introduction to study of
Venetian history.
Dr. Henry van Dykes famous ssstory of the
Other Wise Man. which the Harpers publish
in several editions, is now in process of trans
lation into the welsh language. The work Is
being prepared by Rev. j. W. Jones' and will be
published in Great Britain only.
Who wrote MARY Had a Little Lamb?
Not Mother Goose. as many persons sup
pose. There are two claimants to the au-
thorship Of the immortal jingle: John
Roulstone, who is said to have written the
lines to Mrs. Mary E. Tyler and Mrs
Sarah Josepha Hale. Richard Walden
explored the evidence and prepared the
results Of his Investigations for readers
of the March Century. He explains fully
the Tyler myth and its improbabilities
and tells in detail the story of Mrs. Hale's
writing of the children's classic.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-09
NEWS OF THE BOOK WORLD
Is Italy a Corpse or Not Corpse ?-Two
Literary Doctors Who Hold Opposite
Vievs-Novel Of Western Ranch Life, in
Which Poker Playing Is the CHIEF In
gredent and Humor is omItted-PoetIc
Justice with vengeance-Who Wrote
Mary Had Little Lamb"

4aSvthSu TOkeF flayln0 Is tne Chlef IN.
gredlent and Hunlor is omItted-PoetIc
Justice with vengeance-Who Wrote
Mary Had Little Lamb" /?
+. Marion Crawford has Joined issues
with Mrs. Anterior in way that may
not add anything to literature proper. but
still may result in some very readable
stuff. Mrs. Atherton in The Bookman
not long ago said things about Italy,
and now Mr.. Crawford says :" faint so.''
Mrs. Atherton'S remarks were made in
an article on D'Annunzio, for whose books
she has an adherence. After condemn
ing the Italian writer in very vigorous
English, she goes ont to say: 'Any per-
son born with the faculty to see must
recognize Italy for what she is-an old
corpse. She reeks with rottenness.s degra-
datton and disease; she is thing Of the
far past, gangrened, crying out for decent
burial. And, consciously or not, this hide
Gus fact Is epitomized in D'Annunzio's
novels, and surrounds them with the same
sinister glow that rises from the corrup-
tons of the marsh and the sea-
This column doesn't wonder that Mr..
Crawford says "'tain't So" If it lived
In Italy and knew that Mrs. Anterior was
making mistake in that kind of English
it would be tempted to say faint so''
In a way that would make Mrs. Atherton
think she had another evidence that twas
so, perhaps. Mr.. Crawford however. is
very judicious. Calling attention to the
fact that he was born and brought UP
and has lived in Italy much Of his life,
he says:
What calls itself society in Italy is
not in the least more rotten than what
calls itself society elsewhere, and truly
believe that the morality of the rest of
the population, taken on an average thru
out the country, is as good as that of
other European men and women
1t Is now up to- Mrs. Atherton to
prove her case by writing novel about
Italy, showing conditions there. What a
shocking book it would be if Mrs Ather
ton simply elaborated on the conditions
she has SO boldly said exist in Sunny
Italy" In these days, when war is SO
easily provoked, the disputants should be
careful lest they. bring on international
complications.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-09

or in professional occupation, is bound
to have knowledge Of
The management of the club can do
nothing better calculated to promote
the interests Of the organization and
make membership in it valuable and
desirable than to keep up the standard
of these monday talks.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-09
THE FORAKER BILL
..l4K
ltHHI
-N-F"
undeserved Attention.
India To,,l

For bill that never stood a ghost Of a
chance of passing Senator Foraker's bin
to amend the antitrust law has attracted
undeseryed attention. This is mainly due
to the fact that it was seized upon by
the democratic press as a pretext for par
than Misrepresentation and by enemies OF
the president to place him in a false posi-
ton.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-09

Ex-Mayor Eustis is reporting the prog
ress of his trip thru the West Indies by
postal cards mailed from various places
The last one received is from the United
States consulate at Martinique, and con
tains picture of St. Pierre, the city
DESTROYED by: volcanic eruption Two years
ago. s-s..,.s.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-09

Boston has forty-th "culchaw'' lee
lures on the bills this month. It also has
an alderman who was a convict at the
time Of his election. Culture you see,
broadens the mind and makes 1t tolerant
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-09
The Trusts Are Watched.
New York Press

New ! Ork PreSS.
The trust power is not to get away from
government control which will prevent it
from restraining trade. That is, it is not
to get away if the voters of the United
States continue the Roosevelt program by
continuing the administration of President
Roosevelt. and after him, an administra-
ton of the same kind
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-09
DIFFERENCE IN MANAGEMENT

Plenty Of churches were closed last Sum
day on account of the extreme cold and
those that were open were not over heated
and poorly patronized We have yet to
hear, however, Of a. saloon back door that
was not wide open and the interior a
warm as. q day in August.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-09
AS Seen in the Sun.
Hartford .Courant.

.E Hartford COurant.
The public are tired clear thru with this
persistent attacks Of the New York Sun
upon Theodore Roosevelt, and yesterday
they had the additional evaporation Of
reading on one page an editorial which hit
him savagely for the Foraker amendment
to the antitrust acts while the same paper
on another page published dispatch ex-
planning that President Roosevelt had
nothing to do with the amendment
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-09

Governor Cummins Of Iowa will speak
in Minneapolis on Lincoln's birthday. He
will not be in his legal residence, but he
viii be at home. We take lots of stock in
Cummins up this way.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-09

Mr.. Rosing is not laundering after the
nomination for governor on the democratic
ticket. Mr.. Rosing knows what it means
to run on a merger ticket, and his ex-
perience might be valuable to any one
else who contemplates the same hazardous
feat. It should be said for Mr.. Rosing,
however, that he did not court the stu
alton in which he was placed in the last
campaign.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-09

A war on the other side Of the world
is rather cheerful spectacle, but before
you take too much satisfaction In the
war news imagine yourself in the midst
of the conflict.