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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-21

A similar offer has been made by the
exposition management to the govern
ors of each of the states and territories
comprising the Louisiana purchase.
Gilbert's Suit Postponed.
The suit brought by Cass Gilbert,
architect of the new Minnesota capitol
and formerly a resident of st. Paul
been continued by agreement of coun.
sci until the next term of the United
States circuit court. Mr.. Gilbert is the
designer Of Festival hall and the cas-
cades, and he is suing the worlds fair
management for SAT, 900 which he. as
serts is due him for his services in ad.
dition to the amount he has already re-
ceived. The suit was fled last spring
before the opening of the exposition,
and was set for the fall term Of court.
Mr.. Gilbert, who now makes his head
quarters in New York, was member
of the commission Of architects for the
exposition and received an honorarium
of $4,000.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-21
NEWS OF THE BOOK WORLD
THE UNEASY CHAIR

fFE i ( u. = . s 1
The Cowboy and the Spiritual Life; a
JuxtaposItlon OF Ideas that is Difficult to
Realize In Life; the Combination as Pic
tured by Ralph connor.-The last book
by the author Of 1.-THE Sky Pilot is an
other story of the winning Of the west for
the higher life. The story bears the name
The Prospector, and the prospector as
cowboys and miners in the story call the
chief character, is on the quest for gold
the pure gold of human character hid
den in the drifts and deposits on the Dor
ders of civilization. The life Of the pros
pector for the yellow metal has ever been
full of romance for mankind: not less so
should be the story Of the prospector for
thatswhich is vastly more important than
gold or precious stones. How full of in
terest the latter quest on the Canadian
frontier can be, readers Of Mr.. Connor's
books already know. They will know
what to expect, therefore, in '"The Pros
pector,' and they will not be disappointed
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-21
Are We Indifferent?

Six people in Minneapolis met with
violent death in Minneapolis Monday
night. They were buried beneath the
falling walls Of the Peck building. The
probability is that everyone has ex-
peoted that there would be a coroner's
inquest, not that there is any doubt as
to how they met their death, but that
the responsibility for the accident might
be located. If possible. There IS
heavy official responsibility involved,
and there appears to be a very proper
public demand that there be search
ing inquiry as to whether thai respon-
sibility has been properly discharged.
We are supposed to take precautions
against Just such calamities as occurred
Monday night. We provide what is
supposed to be the necessary machinery
for protection against disasters OF that
kind. We want to know now how the
machinery has been working; whether
it has done all that could reasonably be
expected Of it under the circumstances.
Perhaps it has; but there is strong
suspicion that 1t has not, and we cannot
conceive Of anybody having any more
vital interest in the establishment Of
the facts than those who constitute the
machinery in question. A public officer
is under suspicion Of not having done
his duty. That suspicion is not without
foundation, and we cannot see how he is
going to get out from under it without
an inquiry which will establish his
claim to having been diligent and wise,
in his official action.
1t is hardly worth while to expect
much from the mayor in that connec-
ton. We have got into the habit of
not expecting much from the mayor. He
talks about writing letter to the coun-
Gil, but that is immaterial.
The coroner, however, is supposed to
be charged with the duty of inquiring
into such affairs as the disaster Of Mon
day night, but at some time or other
some court has rendered a decision
which he thinks bars him from institute
ing an inquiry into this case because
there are no "suspicious circum.
stances' as to how these unfortunate
people came to their death. Of course
what killed them is plain enough, but
it is not plain enough as to whether
proper precautions were taken to pro-
tect them from disaster. There is
abundant ground for suspicion there,
and it is to be hoped the coroner will
decide that he is justified in trying to
develop the facts.
If this community is Indifferent
enough to allow a matter of 50 serious
nature to pass without official inquiry
we will certainly deserve just the kind
Of consequences that ought to follow
from that line of public policy, and will
4 be living up to the reputation which we
are rapidly acquiring as community
Nobody has yet suggested Mr.. Lawson
for attorney general
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-21
EXCELSIOR!

The shades Of night were falling fast,
AS down the toy aisle slowl y passed,
A man who bore above the press
A banner of familiar dress
For baby!
His brow was bent, his eye beneath
Glowed like a Holsters in its sheath;
And like a maniac lost to thought
He shouted hoarsely, tensely, what
For mama?
In happy homes he saw the light
OF coal baseburners, warm and bright;
For him no comfort and no bed.
What, the spectral list still said,
For Johnny?
s"Try not the books the old man said,
''For pop quotations are not read,
"And useful presents homes divide.
And loud that maniac voice replied,
t.You know it,
At ten tho warning bell was run,
And counter covers far were flung;
But still they staggered thru the aisle
The man, the list, the idiot smile,
All rolled in one.
The gentleman who swept the store
Stopped over him and softly swore;
Such heavy stuff to move by hand
When used to only paper and
Excelsiori
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-21
Wednesday Evening,

forever put an end to war and leave
the nations free to exert all their en-
ergies for the Improvement Of the en-
vironment of the human race and the
consequent elevation Of mankind. If
all the money that is spent today on
military ornaments could be utilized
wisely for the uplifting Of the "man
with the hoe,' upon whose bent shout
ders there now presses such crushing
burden, the progress Of the world would
be accelerated, as when a weight is re-
moved from q spring. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-21
great value some day as an added picture
of phase of life that is rapidly passing.
& Fleming H. Revell Company, New York.
THE MAGAZINES

Darwin's Doubt Confirmed.-Darwin's
own doubt concerning evolution-whether
it takes place more by slow than by
sudden changes-is again justified by
Hugo de Vries, professor Of botany in the
University of Amsterdam, who contrib
utes to the January Harper's the results
Of his experiments concerning the origin:
of species. Professor de Vries confined his
study to the great evening primrose, or
Lamarckiana, and his narrative of the eX-
periments is as interesting as a story He
has proved that the Lamarckiana pro-
duces new forms by sudden leaps, with
out preparation Or intermediate specimens.
To Prevent Railroad Accidents.-Leslie's
Monthly for January says:
But we must have more than arguments to
correct the present awful conditions and annual
loss of life in railroad accidents. There is work
to be done. We need legislation. We need 1t
at once, and we need it along certain lines. Let
us be specific. We demand:
First-An extension Of the block system ac-
cording to the gradual method which we dis
cussed last month.
Second-The prevention of the employment of
inexperienced boys In responsible places
by the railroads and the absolute prohibition OF
excessive hours in continuous labor.
Third-There today over two hundred thou
sand miles of railroad track in the United States
and but fifteen inspectors. This force must be
greatly increased and armed with power to forbid
peremptorily the use of and engines deficient
in the equipment required by law.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-21

Colonel Fred Arnes got a Christmas
present yesterday which will probably af-
ford him as much pleasure as any other
bestowed in this community at this sea-
son. The board of pardons granted him
an unconditional pardon, and his wife was
afforded the great pleasure of conveying
to him the first intmation of this action.
However one may feel with regard to the
justice of the punishment imposed upon
Fred Ames, every one who has any
knowledge Of the facts must take a great
deal of satisfaction in the joy which comes
to this true and faithful wife. Mrs
Ames has won the sympathy and admira-
ton Of all who knew her by her fidelity
to her husband and the persistence with
which she has labored to secure his re-
lease. s@ ~. .
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Special to The Journal.

Special to The journal.
st. Louis, Dec. 21.-A letter has been
written by President Francis of the
world g fair to Governor Van SAINT Of
fering on behalf Of the exposition com
pany to present to the state of Mime
sofa the statue symbolizing it, which
stood in the colonnade of states. The
gift is to be made on condition that
the piece be removed from the exposi-
ton grounds and preserved in it's pres
ent form as long as possible, and the
hope is expressed that it may later be
reproduced in bronze or marble.
The statue is the work of Gustav
Gerlach, and is of heroic mold; the
hall. dra ped figure Of q. woman, we'll pro-
portioned, Of fine poise and excellent
expression. The lumber industry of
the state is represented by the logs on
which the figure is seated, while an
overturned Indian vase from which
wheat abundantly flows and cluster
Of corn ears typify the agricultural in
terests of Minnesota.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-21
To the Editor of The Journal:

TO the Editor Of The Journal:
former resident of this state sends the in
closed from the Boston Evening Transcript, with
the request that it be given to the leading Min
neapOl1s paper. H.
he jury in the case of ex-Mayor Ames
of Minneapolis has disagreed again. Why
not grant him the freedom Of the city and
have done with it? For community that
does not object to his sort Of graft Ames'
sort of graft is just the thing they see no
particular wrong in Minneapolis is now
on trial rather than the x-mayor.-Bos-
ton Transcript. -.
Mr.. H., you tell the Boston Transcript
that this community does object to ''his
sort of graft and that at least twenty of
tho sixty jurors who tried Ames declared
him guilty. That ANTICIPATED feature OF
the jury system which requires a unani-
nous verdict. and which is responsible for
the defeat Of justice in very many cases.
made it possible to secure a disagreement.
in four successive trials, following a con.
viction set aside on technicality.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-21
To Prevent Railroad Accidents.-Leslie's
Monthly for January says:
SOMETHING TOO MUCH OF NAN
Chicago Journal,

Chicago Journal.
Decent citizens are getting bit tired
of the Nan Patterson case. Whether she
murdered him in a cab, or whether she
made his death necessary and even de-
sirable by prolonged intrigue in which
the chief sufferer was the wife Of the
slain man, Nan Patterson is entitled to
little sympathy and no condonement.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-21

Paul Kruger's letter to the Beers, made
public at his funeral in Pretoria, was
couched in mystical terms not easy Of
Interpretation, but it showed that he had
not abandoned hope Of rebuilding Boer
state in South Africa General Botha
made a speech at the funeral. in which
he advised the unifcation of the races as
the only means Of realizing Kruger's ideal.
This will be a much better plan for the
country than continual agitation. Tt Is
also the, very opposite of Kruger's policy
while president.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-21
eoMPERs TO THE SOCIALISTS
Samuel Gompers.

I have kept close watch upon your doc,
trines for thirty years; have been closelS
associated with many Of you, and know
how YOU think and what you propose.
know, too. what you have UP your sleeve.
and I want to say that I am entirely at
variance with your philosophy. | declara
it to you, am not only at variance with
your doctrines, but with your philosophy.
Economically, you are unsound socially
you are wrong; industrially you are AZ
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-21

Several old Roman conquerers once sat
down together to divide UP the world.
Now we are told in a dispatch from Lon
don of a, steel agreement which prom
brought into existence in connection with
the steel or any other trade, and the first
time British, German, French, Belgian and
American interests have been arranged on
a common platform It is super1uous to
add that prices are to be raised at once.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-21
THE KICKER

A kicker went forth to kick,
Stubborn was he and mean;
Quickly he learned the trick,
Daily his kicks We're seen;
He kicked in the heat and the cool,
Until he was hitched with mule,
And that is a very good rule
For a kicker.
Chicago Chronicle
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-21

The poet, Robert Montfort Lucky of
Lexington, KY, has just been awarded
Judgment for sss and costs against Mrs
WEIGH. the mother of his former fancee
as recompense for money paid by Lucky
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-21

The game and fish commission advocate
that the killing Of a man, mistaken for a
deer, be made manslaughter and the per-
punished under that law That seems to
be pretty good idea. With n score or
so Of victims Of careless hunters annually
in Minnesota, it certainly seems to be
about time to take some steps to put a
stop to such slaughter, and the probabili-
ties are that if hunters went into the
woods, with the understanding that if they
shot too quickly they were likely to spend
the rest of their days in the state prison,
they would take a little more pains to
make sure that it is deer and not man.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-21

Since Mr.. Rockefeller, Jr., has gone to
Europe his pastor has taken charge of
his Bible class, and the attendance has
fallen off one-half. If the pastor had a
billion dollars the class would probably
grow q trifle. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-21

to physician for treating the great toe of
Miss Angelina WEIGH, ex-sweetheart.
Lucky, in a moment Of poetic frenzy.
stepped on Angelina's toe; she shrieked;
he rushed for a doctor. Expecting soon to
make her Mrs. Lucky he paid the doctors
bill. But Angelina changed her mind and
Lucky sued her mama. Perhaps Miss An
gelina is lucky after all.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-21
THE HARRISON WAR
Kansas CITY Star.

Russell B. Harrison was again defeated
yesterday in his suit against the widow OF
the ex-president; and the public. without
knowing or caring much about the merits
Of the controversy, is glad Of it.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-21

The Fall River, Mass. Globe wants Ed
itor Patrick Ford Of the Republican Irish
World made minister to England. Yet
this undoubtedly shows that the Globe is
a democratic sheet and a humorist in its
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-21
HERE'S MYSTERY

Memphis Commercial Appeal.
There are several states in the north in
which there is no such thing as a republi-
can form Of government.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-21
5GENrLE JANET

Gentle Jane walked up road,
Where an empty coalhole showed.
All unheeding lin a minute
Gentle Jane was strictly IN It.
Carolyn Wells.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-21
Hal. BEWARE!

New York World.
The results Of election do not guarantee
the republican party an indefinite lease
of power regardless Of behavior.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-21

At the Bijou next week the new comedy,
"Pals," will be presented with James J.
Corbett, Hal Davis and Miss Inez Mac
auley as the bright particular stars.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-21

At the Unique theater this week, most
instructive moving picture is on exhibit
ton. It takes one into the heart of
India, where at Delhi the royal levee in
honor Of the viceroy is shown at it's height.
The oriental -profusion, the glitter and
splendor transport the beholder right to
the scene Of magnificence. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-21

During four days of this week the Bur-
lington railroads "seed corn special will
enable the professors Of the University
of Nebraska to speak to nearly 5000
farmers of that state Of the value of
pure seed in raising big crops. The value
of this work was shown in northern Iowa
this year where the farmers took a hint
and raised crop of corn that crowded
the limit.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-21
Mr.. Heatw,ole has given out an int

Mr.. HeatwoIe has given out an inter-
view indicating his determined opposition
to Senator Clapp. altl1o he does not an
nounce himself as q candidate. Whether
Mr.. Heatwole has any cherished hopes
that lightning may strike him. he at
least is naturally disposed to make trouble
for the man who cut him out Of the Dunn
combination. In view of the feeling which
he probably entertains, his statement
seems to be admirably moderate and
beautifully mild. III. l." -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-21
AT THE THEATERS
Eoyer Chat.

A dramatic novelty will be served at
the Metropolitan all of next week when
William Collier, now a Frohman star, ap-
pears in THE Dictator 1t is generally
conceded that in the Richard Harding
Davis farce the comedian has found a
medium admirably suited to his style Of
humor. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-21
WHOSE GOODS?
India no1iS News

INGWf5.
It looks as if it would be $3,000.000 for
Chicago university's Christmas stocking.
John D. is lacking in the hirsute effects
of Santa Claus, but otherwise he is right
there with the goods. ---'-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-21

Eleanor Fake with her brilliant voice
and her twinlSling feet, is meeting with
daily success at the Orpheum, where her
singing and dancing and her contagious
smile enlist the enthusiasm Of orchestra
and gallery alike.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-21

Charles E. Blaney in his latest melo-
drama, 1.-THE Curse of Drink" the offer
ing at the Bijou this week, has eclipsed
all his previous efforts.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-21

Don't wait until the first Of the year to
leave off smoking. You may get a box Of
Christmas cigars
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-21

Now they are charging Mrs. Chadwick
with smuggling diamonds, When this
woman's whole story is told we may have
some light at last on the Charlie Ross
MYSTERY 80 zs s} gs M 4. 80 ~.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-21

The romantic story told in "Graus-
tark'' seems to have lost none of it's in
terest for the theatergoing public. An
elaborate scenic revival is being given at
the Lyceum this week, with Dick Ferris
and Florence Stone in the leading roles.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-21

Nobody has yet suggested Mr.. Lawson
for attorney general
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-21

LONDoN-Jcnrnal on file at American Express
office, 8 Waterloo Place, and u >. Express
Office, 99 Strand.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-08-06
SOME QUEER sUPERsTITIoNs,
Bad Luck Sure to Follow If You Are
Broke on Thursday,

Bad Luck Sure to Follow If You Are
Broke on Thursday.
However smart a man may be.
however deep a brain, there Is vet
tract Of superstition in his makeup"
said thoughtful man to writer on
the New Orleans Times-Democrat,
land often it exists and controls him In
various ways without his knowing
anything about it. If you should tell
him that he was superstitous he would
resent it and in noMncertain way. But
all men are superstitious In some way
Just the same. There are little things
about which men are bit cranky and
they develop into well-rounded super
stitions. There is Opie Read, who has
a queer little notion that If he gets up
Thursday morning without money in
his pocket it Is bad luck and he be.
lieves in it so firmly that he will not
venture out Of the house and will not
turn his hand to g piece Of work If 1t
happens to him.
He Is generally very careful to see
that he has something left over
Wednesday night, a nest egg, as the
saying goes. for Thursday morning.
But sometimes he forgets and suddenly
discovers that he is dead broke. That
settles 1t. Not a step will he take from
the house on that morning. Now, how
is that for superstition? Yet, call him
uperstitious-well, you had better do
it at long range. l know another man
in Chicago who has queer little no
ton that it is bad luck to forget any
thing when you are leaving home In
the morning. One morning we had
walked to the car together. He sud-
denly turned on me with the state
1nent: I'll not go to the city to-day
When I asked him why he said ne
had forgotten something. It's bad
luck he said, and he was uncers'
moniously making tracks for the house
when he said it. l suppose we all nave
those little notions and beliefs, but we
are not conscious Of them and 80 we
are apt to believe, quite honestly, ZOO
that we are not the least bit supersu-
tious But we are, just the same"
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free to interfere whenever possible,
which brought on kind of poo scrim-
mage, with the buffaloes for the ball.
The POncas sent invitations to the
Osages, PaWnees, Kaws, Tonkawas,
Otoes, Missouris. Cheyennes, Arapa-
hoes and other tribes in Oklahoma to
be present. Hundreds of Indians 6c-
cepted, more especially to see the buf-
falOes, which are now so rare as to
be actual curiosities. A real buffalo
hunt in the brave days Of old was
very exciting and often attended with
much danger, What change! The
modern travesty was nothing more
than driving few tame cattle to
corral.
There are little more than a hand
full of the Poncas left; if the white
man ever found a good Indian, which
some claim to be an impossibility, the
Fonca was a near approach to that
ideal. The tribe was part of the Sioux
nation, and the original home was near
branch Of the Red River and Lake
Winnipeg. The Poncas have always
enjoyed reputation for being very
neaceable. They were driven from
their Red River home by their Old
enemy, the Chippewas, who forced
them beyond the Missouri River. Fol-
lowing them up closely, the Chippewas
drove them away once more. when
they Joined the Omahas, which aji-
ance has had the effect Of preventing
their annihiIation.
Although part Of the Sioux nation
the other tribes kept up relentless
war upon the Poncas, as did the Paw
ness. Osages and the Kansas Indians
| what these wars left. SMALLPOX and
the white mans vices nearly finished
and from total of about coon tbaro
are only about 600 now. The remnant
was placed on a reservation, near the
mouth of the Niobrara River, in No
braSka, and here their ill-luck follow
ed them. This time it was NOT thoir
lrdian enemy, brit the Federal Gov.
ernment which foiled them. Uncle
Sam neglected the terms of the treatv
made with them, and once more thew
became nomads, forced to hunt for
subsistence. They nearly starved n
ueatA' and, as if destiny had something
worse in store for them, they were
lofclOly removed to Indian TERRITORY
Where the unwholesome water killed
on their animals and depopulated
their ranks. ~
l rory years ago. whe9 Chief White