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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-21
THURSDAY EVENING,

the east. The long-eXpected conflict
between the Anglo-Saxon and the
Slav is apparently beginning right now
on the shores of the yellow sea. If
Japan is defeated and crushed the
Russian: will not stop at Port Arthur.
Mr.. Hill read a report from one Of his
agents in China to the Agricultural So
ciety the other day to the effect that
the Russians had absorbed Belgian
and American railway concessions
from Picking to Hankau and from
Hankau to Canton. Some day, if
they are allowed all they claim in
northern China, they will be just as
insistent upon the necessity of
Russia occupation Of the inte-
rior Of China to protect their vested
interests there as. they are now insist
ent, for the same reason, upon retain-
ing control of Manchuria. If
they can override the Japanese
protest against their aggression
and crush Japan by force Of
numbers, what is to hinder the bear
from gathering under his outstretched
paw the whole Of China and making
Russian despotism dominant on the
Pacific from Boring strait to the China
sea? Nothing, apparently, except the
intervention of Great Britain or the
United States or both, and both would
be morally bound to see that Japan,
which is in reality standing for their
ideas and fighting, their fight, is not
crushed by her giant antagonist.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-21
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-21
Morgan's Unhappy Jest.

The climax of democratic opposi-
tlon,, driven to desperation, was
reached yesterday when Senator Nor
gan introduced his idiotic bin provid
ing for the annexation Of Panama to
the United States.
or course, Senator, Morgan never
expected his bill to pass; he was sim
ply having his joke and trying to make
the Panama proposition appear ridic-
ulous But it is really painful to con-
template what history will say of men
who become responsible for such
propositions in their frantic and un-
reasoning resistance to the logic of
events and the steady, onward, over
Whelm1ng progress of common sense.
Common sense is something not to
be underestimate as force to be
reckoned with in the struggle against
whims, fancies and prejudices and an
old mans disappointment and chagrin
at having been cast up like driftwood
by the current of events.
Senator Morgan's bill appropriates
100000 as compensation to
Panama for it's cess1on or annexation
to the United States; $10,0OO,OOO to
be placed at the disposal of the presi-
dent for compromising Colombia, and
$60,0O0,O0O for the purchase Of the
property Of the new Panama Canal
company in Colombia, including the
Panama canal, which the owners have
already agreed to sell for $4O,OOO,0OO.
It Is also provided in the bill that it
shall not have the effect Of repeating
the Spooner act. which means, prob
ably, that after we have purchased
the Panama canal and bestowed So
100000 on Panama and $4,000, 900
more on Colombia, the president is to
go ahead. and build the canal thru
Nicaragua. The preamble Of the bill
declares that the independence of
Panama is an accomplished fact. but
asserts that the president of the
United States protected the secession
Of Panama with the naval forces Of
the United States.
Of course the bill is an absurdity,
but. 1t stands out tconspicuously as the
last effort the leader of the Panama
canal opposition can make for the
embarrassment of the government in
the great and important work in hand
of building an interoceanic waterway.
The proposal is undignified and I'M
worthy of any man clothed with the
responsibilities OLA senator of the
United States. AS Morgan S last gasD
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-21

lie schools. The association made very
strong declarations, favorable to the re-
moVal Of illiteracy in Indian TERRITORY.
where three fourtlls of the population are
without schools for their children, and,
in behalf Of the insistence among tea CHI
ers of the highest ethical standards of
conduct and speech, that they may lead
the young to reverence the majesty of
the law.
The associations year book contains
the constitution of that body and a. list
of officers and Of life, active and corre-
spending members.
THE TRUTH ABOUT THE TRUSTS. by John
Moody, editor OF Moody's Manual soon to be
issued by the Moody Publishing company OF
New York, promises to meta great need in
financial and industrial literature. Somewhat of
It's scope may be seen: from the headings 4xof
the eight parts, as follows: The GreatersIn-.
austria dustriai Trusts " The Lesser Industrial
Trusts Industrial Trusts. in Process of Re-
organization Disintegration,'' 1.-The Greater
Franchise Trusts 1.-The & Greater Railroad
Groups, " "The Anthracite Coal Combination
Part VII. is chiefly. statistical. Part VIII dis
cusses the trust movement whole, reviews
suggested remedies and analyses large scale
production and monopoly. There is an appendix
giving a list of books, articles, reviews and
periodicals read, referred to Eor quoted in the
preparation of the book
1t is safe to say that in the coming presidential
campaign, IN winch almost beyond doubt Theo-
dore Roosevelt will be the most porminent figure
this volume Jacob A. Riis' book THEo-
DoRE ROOSEVELT, THE CITIZEN lThe out
look company, New York;, will be read by all
who want to know the man as he is. The book
abounds in incident and humor and overfows
with cheerfulness and hopefulness 1t is lust
as far as possible removed from a formal biogra
phy. Each chapter takes up importanS
phase OF Mr.. Roosevelt's private life or public
career, and in animated narrative form shows
nav that phase made part of the deyeopme st
OF his character and forcefulness. The story
comes down to the present time and includes
survey OF the acts of Mr. Roosevelt as president.
It mas also q collection of the sharp, pungent
almost eD1grammatic sentences in which Mr.
Roosevelt often comDacts a. policy or situ-
alton. = :.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-21
No Gloom Among the Farmers.

There is a suspicion in some parts
of the east that western talk to the
effect that prosperity is still doing
business in the cities and on. the farms
OF the west is of the graveyard
whistle variety. --,>
The best way to ascertain whether
there is anything in this eastern sus-
picion is to get out among the farm
ers and get their. views. There is
very little hardup talk among them.
They may growl some about the price
of cattle, but on the whole they are
pretty we'll content.
The farmers of northern Mime
sofa, North Dakota and South Dakota
are holding convention at Fargo
this week. 1t would take a careful
scrutiny, indeed, to find any traces of
general gloom among them. They are
a comfortable-looking lot of men.
Their talk is comfortable, too. It is
good, healthy talk of buying and sell
ing land, of new departures in farm
ing, of gratulations on the prospect
for high wheat prices. next year, of
satisfaction with results obtained this
year, of comparisons Of substantial
possessions to-day with the poverty
Of ten or fifteen years ago.
These farmers do not regret the
past, deplore the present or face the
future with apprehension. They are
at the very sources of wealth, their
work and products are indispensable.
Close to the earth, no financial storm
can destroy and every wave of pros
perity must benefit them.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-21
IN THE WOOD or .FlNvARA

have grown tired of sorrow and human
tears;
Life is dream in the night, fear among
fears,
A naked runner lost in storm of spears.
I have grown tired of rapture and slove's
desire;
Love is a flaming heart, and its flames
aspire
windy fire.
would wash the dust Of the world in Q
soft green flood:
Here, between sea and sea, In the fair,
wood,
have found a delicate. wave-green soil
tude.
Here, in the fairy woods between sea and
sea,
have heard the song of fairy bird in
tree,
And the peace that is not in the world mas
flown to me. Arthur Symons.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-21
Gov. Cummins' Courage,

When you find a courageous man in
American politics keep your eye on
him, if his courage is yoked with abil-
ity.
That Is the sort of man we have in
Governor 'Cummins of Iowa. The main
idea of some men In politics is to
dodge all issues and be all things to
all men. They are a numerous kind,
and many young men entering poll
obtained by means of accommodating
Elasticity on all questions. Follow;
don't Lead is their motto.
Notice what Governor Cummins
said in Washington the other day:
I have nothing to compromise and will
not enter into any arrangement to divide
the delegation to the national convention
That delegation will be made up as the
people of Iowa want it, and I have no
doubt it will be a Cummins delegation. It
will also be for Roosevelt.
Governor Cummins stands for a big
idea in American politics. He refuses
to enter into any agreement by which,
for the sake of some assured person.
al advantage, Iowa shall send to the
republican national convention a del
egation divided on that subject.
This looks like a mistake to your
peanut politician, but it isn't. Cum
Minis, beaten in Iowa on a square stand
like that, is a bigger and stronger
force in Iowa and national politics
than Cummins throwing up his hands
for a little temporary gain. :.
e Men with new and good ideas in pol
tiles are too timid about urging. their
adoption by the party. New ideas
mean new life for parties. The man
who introduces them is a. party bene-
factor. If he is@ethe. right sort he, is
apt, too, to become party leader.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-21
JANUARY 81, 1904.
The rose that all are praising
Is not the rose for me,
Too many eyes are gazing
Upon that costly tree.
But I've rose In yonder glen

The rose that all are praising
/ Is not the rose for me,
Too many eyes gazing
Upon that costly tree
But I've rose in yonder glen
Ihat shuns the gaze Of other men;
For me it's blossoms raising,
sF. =, that's the for me.
7 Here another old fellow who had been
listening to Mr.. Moses rendition with
unfeigned delight broke out in Wheezy
barytone as follows:
y, no, never mention him,
Ills name Is never heard, #sst
My lips now forbid to speak
That once familiar word,
From sport to sport they hurry me-
Here the singer stopped, for he had
evidently lost line, but after humming
along a moment he ended up with the
stanza as follows:
And if they win smile from me
They think that forget.
Yes" said Mr.. Moses, land there
chase the antelope over the plain,
The tigers cub I'll bind with chain
The wild gazelle- %#55
Z Here Mr.. Moses got lost and gave it up.
We ought to have an ''Old Folks Con-
cert" and sing the songs of our; grand
mothers once more. "A. j. r.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-21

Israel Zangwill's play, Merely Mary
Ann has won commentator from the
Evening Post (New York; as follows
1.-THE play is genuine fragment of the
comprehensive comedy of human exist
ence, telling perfectly simple and COM
mon story, but infinitely fresh, moving
and interesting, because it exhibits, not
the old sawdust puppets of the stage, but
creatures of flesh and blood, solid actual
tiles, governed by the nature and circum-
stances allotted to them, not by the ne
cessities of the hack playwright or in
capable actor aG
Mr.. Gerhard's book ,Theaters, on the
safety Of theaters, altho originally pub
lished in 1900, is yet up-to-date as to the
subject, and, if some of his excellent rec
concentrations had been actualized in the
Iroquois theater, it Is very probable that
not a life would have been lost. The book
is worthy Of many new editions. The au
thor is a practical civil engineer and is
an expert on the subject embraced in his
book. He goes thQroly into the chief
causes of theater fires and panics, and
shows the really essential requirements
for the protection of audiences: and play
erS. These are fireprOof stage cOnStruc-
ton and scenic apparatus, and safe light
ing, easy exits. watchfulness for any in
cipient fire and guarding against panics.
MedIlS Oh eSTeSS Is Il safety measure 10
which the author gives deserved atten :
ton and which the author fully appre-
ciates. Here is a valuable suggestion:
Under no circumstances should doors
with lock and key be tolerated in a thea
ter; exit doors may be provided with
bolts placed on the inside and at shoulder
height and Of such construction as to be
easily drawn or pushed back" Some
theater exits are now opened electrically
by pressing a button from the stage or the
managers office. If the audience has a
sense Of security growing out of the
knowledge that abundant exits exist and
other protective measures are taken, there
will be no panic. On the subject of thea
ter sanitation and the comfort of the audi
ence, the author writes very inteligently.
The report Of the proceedings of the
National Educational association at the
annual meeting at Boston last July, issued
from Secretary Shepard's office in Vino
ma, is Of more than ordinary interest.
There is much sound sense and practical
suggestion, which much outweighs the
vaporings of the mere theorists. Such adj
dresses as those of Rev. c.. r. Walker,
representing the educational interests of
the southern negroes; of Secretary But
trick, Of the general educational board,
New York, on what the south has accom-
plished in the work of public education
in the face of many difficulties, and others
on that subject, furnish basis for a
great forward step in this field of educa-
tion More than usually practical are the
papers and discussions on trade schools
and manual training. A tendency is
shown to broaden the courses of the pub
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-21
AT THE THEATERS
The Hagenbeck Animals.

The Carl Hagenbeck Trained Wild AMI
NAL company of Ha1nberg, Germany will
commence a weeks engagement at the
Bijou Sunday afternoon. Daily matinees
will be given with special features. such
as the feeding Of the animals. This unique
stage Entertainment consists of eight sep
arate acts that bring into view $50 birds
and beasts. Each has been taught to do
something. In one group there are two
lions. three tigers, two polar bears, two leo
pards, two pumas. five dogs, and the ia
nous lion tiger; Hybrid. Seventy-five diff
ferent animals were trained for this act
before sixteen were found that would live
together in harmony and do their masters
bidding. Polar, bears, never. before trained
for arenic exhibitions, show neither the
stupidity nor the vicious inclnatieris with
which they have been credited. SeXen of
these ponderous fellows work in tire ring
together at the same time and contribute
a most interesting speciality. At the end
they are all fed with raw meat fromk the
naked hand of the trainer The entire per
Torrance takes place inside big steel
=. = -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-21
SNAKE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

The Moqui snake dance for 1908 at VOL
pi. Ariz., on the Santa Fe is good ex-
ample, according to the Ell Paso News,
of how the modern commercial spirit is
spreading. Until now visitors have been
permitted to witness this spectacle with
out money and without price, the Indians
being content with what they could pick
up from the camera fiends for posing and
from the tourists generally for baskets,
pottery and blankets. This year each Wis
itor was charged 81, with a sliding scale
Of special fayors like going into the kiva
where the snakes are kept
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-21
A FRANK OPINION

John Fox, Jr., the author, went on a
tour of Kentucky, IN search of local col
or and one night stopped at mount
aineer's cabin, where he slept next to the
clapboards of the roof and came down a
ladder to breakfast. He washed his face
in a creek below the house and dried it
on a siding of coffee sack hung against the
logs for family use, and combed his hair
with his own comb before a piece Of brok-
en- glass struck between the chinking and
daubing. The mountaineer's boy watched
clusion of which he said: Say, mister,
you're a good deal OF trouble to yourself,
amt ye?'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-21
EoYer Chat,

One OF the quaintest characters ever in
troduced in a native play is Freeman
Whitmarsh in Sag Harbor,'' the attrac-
tion at the Metropolitan for the half week
commencing tonight He is lean, long
and lanky and prides himself on his good
clothes and good looks two things. that
in his estimation, no woman can with
stand. There are at least a dozen other
characters in Mr.. ~Hernes comedy that are
equally as interesting. q
"The Sultan of Sulu,' by George AIDE
and Alfred G. Walthall. will be the at
traction at the Metropolitan for four
nights and Wednesday matinee; opening
Sunday evening.
The original big scenic production of
sFUnder Two Flags" with Jane Remark
as "Cigarette' will be the offering at the
Metropolitan for the last half of next
week.
George Sidney and his merry associates
in the laughing success, BUSY Izzy.'A at :
tracted two large audiences to the Bijou
yesterday.
The clever society drama, "Jim the Pen
man." as presented at the Lyceum this
week by the Ferris Stock company, is well
worth seeing. The last matinee will be
given Saturday Next week the company
will be seen in Marie Corelli's great story
of ''Thelma."
There will be another popular ladies
matinee at the Dewey theater tomorrow.
and Judging from the advance sale the
Vanity Fair company will hold the, rec
ord for large attendance this season,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-21
DIAz, LIKES AMERICANS

Tho a very busy man., President Diaz
OF Mexico rarely if ever,srefuses an audi
ence to American visitors. Usually a let
ter sent a day or two ahead is sufficient
to secure an interview. The generals
knowledge of English is hardly more than
rudimentary, so he always has an inter-
prefer at hand on such occasions.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-21
AeLEsr STATE PAPER I'm A DECADE

Redfield Is. d.. Press. =.
President Roosevelt in the tersest and
most direct English has. presented in the
Panama case the ablest state paper given
to the world for decade. The party tina t
should succeed in defeating the ratifica :
ton of the Panama treaty will meet a
more ignominious defeat than has befallen
a party for a decade. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-21

Be kird to the telegraph editor, for his
days have been long in the Russo Japan
ese war talk and there is a limit to the
number Of different ways in which head
lines can be made to tell the same story
day after day.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-21

member Of the Mississippi legislature
has introduced bill to make lynching
mild form Of murder. There has been
decline lately in the Mississippi lynching
record, and this legislator would brace it
up
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-21

President Roosevelt has promised Gov
ernor Van SAINT to do all in his power to
push the improvement Of navigation on
the upper Mississippi We fear, tho, that
the river will not be ready for VANS
worlds fair steamboats,.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-21

1t makes pitiful exposure Of the mar
row. unreasoning and petulant temper
OF an old man whose last days have
been distinguished by fruitless and
persistent abuse of senatorial priv
lege.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-21

The Times Washington correspondent
thinks Governor Van SAINT is likely to be
a candidate for congress against Mr.. raw
ney. The next thing: in ordef.s ythe COY
ernors denial, which will doubtless be
forthcoming as soon as he reaches home.
Not every man can polEGO; 600 plurality for
governor in Minnesota. ., In, fact, it has
1t has earned something worth keeping.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-21
MINNESOTA POLITICS
List OF EIigIbIes for the National Com
mlttee Presented by Alvah Eastman
another Candidate for President OF
State Editorial Assoclation--"St Standard
OIL" Not Known to Be Factor in
the Politics OF the State.
The st. Cloud 1o,,rna,-press savs.

K \ 3 Is
The st. Cloud Journal Press says:
THOMAS Shevlin of Minneapolis says
ne will not be a candidate for repub-
llcan national committeeman again.
sneVlln IS one of the successful business
men OF the northwest, but he was not cut
out lot politician. He evidently drops
this purely honorary office with relief,
since 1t Brought him a great deal of un-
merlted criticism. It is position that no
poor man can afford to hold, but there
are pfenty of good republicans in Mime
sofa who have the price. and it will not
De a difficult matter ito find successor
10 Mr. Shevlin: There are J. T. Wyman
or Minneapolis, Oscar Hallam of ST. Paul,
Y. y. Kinney of Duluth, S. G. Comstock
OF Moorhead, w. r.. Baumbach of Wa
dena, M. J. Bowling of Renville, Donald
Grant of Faribault, g. s.. Crandall of Owa
tonna, A. b. Rice of Willmar, c. A. Morey
OF W1nona and many others-any one of
whom would be all right
Friends of W. C. Whiten1an. editor of
the Ortonvile Herald Star, are indus
trlously promoting his candidacy for pres
1dent of the Minnesota Editorial associa-
ton and will urge his name at the Feb
ruary meeting. Mr.. Whiteman has been
faithful worker III the ranks for quar-
ter OF a century,, and his. claims deserve
consideration. Mr.. Whitemans colleague
at Ortonville.sJ r. Keefe Of the Journal.
IS his most active supporter, and that in
itself is something of a compliment. 3
The Crookston Times will have hard
work to find anywhere in the files Of T h e
o ur n charge or an intimation that
Bob Dunn is "the $candidate of the Stan
dard Oil companY..5s'EsEIt has been stated
that his candidacy was favored by lead
ing officials of the steel trust companies
at Duluth, who are sort of first cousins
to Mr.. Rockefellers other: large corpora
ton, but no one has charged that tho
Standard Oil company takes any interest
in the politics of Minnesota. But if it
did it would be as likely to favor Mr..
Dunn as anybody nst1e field.
Charles 3, Cheney
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. The Great Daily
Offhe ...- q.
Great Northwest
A Record for 1908
that Counts.

THE JOURNAL in 1903 carried
1913, 756 inches of advertising or
62,964 inches more than in 1902,
an increase Of about 20 per cent.
THE JOURNAL in 1908 carried
over 10000 inches more in it's
daily issues than any other Min
neapolis or St. Paul paper carried
in it's daily or daily and Sunday
issues combined. ,-.
The Journals Circulation
for December averaged 81, OO5
copies, which goes directly to the
homes.