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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-01
CHINESE BANDITS ACTIVE.
Attempt to Wreck Siberian Railroad
 Only Slight Damage.

,Harbin. Sept. 30. Russian scouts have ascertained that fresh Japanese forces are concentrating at the Yentai mines and gradually moving eastward.
 A strong Japanese force west of the Liao valley has occupied siabeyho, south of Sinmintin
 A company of Chinese bandits last night attempted to wreck the railroad near the station of Fantziatun, 150 miles south of Harbin. They killed q sentinel and caused slight damage. A detach- ment of guards was sent in pursuit of the bandits. The railway track was re- paired by morning.
 The report that Nemirovieh Danchen- kc, the famous Russian. war corre- spondent, has been expelled from the Russian lines is untrue.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-01
KENEALH AT HEADQUARTERS.
Says He Has No Doubt Connecticut
 Will be Republican.

New York, Sept. 30. Chairman Ke- nealy of the Connecticut republican committee was at national headquar- ters to-day. He discussed the situation in his state with Charles F. Brooker of the executive committee and told other national leaders that he had no doubt of success in Connecticut.
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TRINIDAD, COL, sWAMPED.
Terrific Food Strikes the City-wide
 Area Devastated.

Trinidad, Col, Sept. SO.--A terrific flood has struck the city of Trinidad and thu whole valley along tho Las Animas river. devastating wide sec tion and causing a loss which will reach several hundred thousand dollars. So far as known there was no loss of life, but there were many narrow es- capes.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-01
Shipping News.

New York Sept So.--sailed: Steamer Celtic, Liverpool
 Plymouth, Sept 30,--Arrived: Steam and Hamburg (and proceeded).
 Queenstown, Sept. 30.--Arr1vec: Steamer Lucania, New York for Liver pool (and proceeded).
 Naples, Sept 27.-Arrived. Steamer Gallia, New York.
 Genoa, Sept. 28--Arrived: Steamer Etruria, New York via Fayal.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-01
Great Increase at IT. of P.

Philadelphia, Sept. S0.-The Univer- sity of Pennsylvania to-day began it's one hundred and forty-ninth annual session. More students have registered than ever before in the history of the university, the increase in the medical department alone being forty-five per cent.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-01
':17 Class--Pacing-Pur $1,5O0--
 Three in Five
Mrs, Potter withdraws Play.

London, Sept. 30.--Mrs. James Brown Potter has announced the withdrawal of her new play, "The Golden Light, and, not having another play ready, will close her seasontat the Savoy thea- ter tomorrow night.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-01
Japs Victorious at Mukdeng 2

London, Oct. 1.-According to the Morning Posts Shanghai correspond ent, it is reported there that the Jap anese have been victorious in a general engagement at Mukden.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-01
RooseveIt WiII Not MeddIe.

Washington, Sept. So.-President Roosevelt reiterated to-day to Repre- sentative Cooper, of Wisconsin, his ex- pressed determination not to partici- pate in any way in the factional trouble now in progress in that state.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-01
UNIFORMS FOR DIPLOMATS.
Cuban Senate Discusses NIatter--Ame.i-
 can Custom Favored.

Havana, Sept. SO.-The senate to-day debated proposed declaration against the decree of President Palma directing the secretary of state to select dress uniforms for Cuban diplomatic and consular officers. The tenor of the de- bate favored the plain attire worn by American diplomatic officers abroad. Speakers asserted that the precedent of the United States in this respect was one that all American republics should follow. No vote was taken.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-01
No Decision in La Toilette Case.

Madison, Wis, Sept. s0.-The supreme court this afternoon adjourned until Oc- toher IS, without taking action on the LaFollette case.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-01
FRENCH MAIL CAR RoBBEEH
Five Bags Destined for America Opened
 Ninety-eight in All.

4NH1HUt VI - --- LII
 Havre, Sept. 30.-The mail car which was robbed between this place and Paris last evening contained ninety eight bags, of which seven were filled with printed matter for Rouen and the remainder contained letters for Ameri- ca. The thieves opened seven of the Rouen bags and five of those for Ameri- erica. The latter were from Madrid for Mexico. It is improbable that the thieves identified the bags containing. registered letters, but this has not yet been ascertained.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-01

Comfortable Day for Lady Curzon.
 Waln1er Castle, Kent; Sept. SO.-S;SS p. m.-Lady Curzon has passed very comfortable day.
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 Two in Three.

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 Time-2:07, 2:0S1 1s, 2:07M.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-21
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THJNK
The Minnesota BUILDING.
OF .StEi:t- y 81 - r-s+
To the Editor of The Journal.

,-
AS in various papers Of our state much
adverse criticism has appeared on the
Minnesota state building in st. Louis, the
opinion of an unbiased outsider may be of
interest In a series of critical reviews
of the ST.. Louis exposition in the New
York Staatszeitung, the leading German
paper Of the country, Dr. M. Baupfeld re-
fers to the Minnesota building in these
words: T,=e ere a.e.,r re.t,- a4.,
'Whoever finds, pleasure la5 in. ii, original con-
Eceptions. should not fail lss|to look up the
Minnesota building, as here native raw
materials. have been made use, of by ma
tive art. A spacious hall Of an agreeable
green coloring shows an original manage
ment Of woods. Furniture in an indepen-
dent variation of the. mission style har-
monies well in color with the woodwork
and a carpet of perfect design. The col
ored glass windows which are Of great
decorative value, together with all the de-
tails Of the room, were designed by the
| manual training department of the high
schools Of ST., Paul and minneapolis. The
whole is well worth seeing, even by the
foreign critic One might be tempted tt
send the architectural masters of the ST
Louis exposition for while to school with
these pupils Of st. Paul and Minneapolis.
| That is not small praise, for DR.. Baum.
field is journalist and art critic of the
first rank whose opinions are not basec
upon momentary impressions, but OF
thoro knowledge and study. -. IS.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-21
Surprising and Significant.

For about the 'steenth time the
Pioneer Press complains in a whining
tone Of voice that Public Examiner
Johnson exceeded his instructions in
examining and reporting on the state
auditors office. This morning it talks
about the correspondence between the
attorney general and the public exam
liner to show that the public examiner
was simply authorized to institute a
uniform system Of bookkeeping be-
tween the auditors office and the
treasurer's office. 1t. does not quote
the correspondence in full, and prob
ably did not intend to quote anything
which would justify Johnson's exam
nation. 1t does, however, quote the
instructions of Mr.. Douglas to the
public examiner to the effect that he
is to expose false systems of &C.
counting"
Just exactly what is meant by false
systems of accounting is not made
clear in the Pioneers statement, blu
there is the bitter complaint tina
Johnson did not stop with the expos
ure of false systems of accounting,
whatever they are, but brought on
q lot of things which he was not ex
pected to disclose. The Pioneer mani
tests no concern because thes
proofs of infdelity to the state
interests exist, but it is much con
cerned because they were brough
out, as it assumes, without author
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-21
CONCERNING THE GREAT HUMoRisT

Editor Harvey Of the North American
Review and Harpers Weekly confesses on
returning from England, that he got him-
self into trouble by remarking in mo-
ment of inadvertence that the only great
| living humorist was Mark Twain. There
ensued, he said a great influx of letters,
cards and copy from claimants for dis
tinction in that line, and he was worn
out answering that espondence-'a and
all without result, for not a humorist was
discoverable in the whole bunch" This Is
not reflection on John Kendrick Bangs.
Harper's own humorist because these were
all English humorists. Mr.. Harvey is also
alleged to have said that Henry James
would this year visit America, where he
has not been for nineteen years, and that
William Dean Howells would visit Eng
land, both to get literary material.
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TUESDAY EVENING,

ity. In other words, it would
have the public examiner shut his
eyes to these facts Of neglect (for
want of a milder term) Of the states
interests and say nothing about them.
This is a peculiar idea of the duties
Of a public examiner. 1t would be
equally consistent with the supposed
duties of that officer If he We're to go
into bank, sriticise the system of
bookkeeping and pay no attention to
the evidences of rottenness which ex-
listed in that institution. 1t is just as
much the business of the examiner to
expose rottenness in the auditors Of
flee as anywhere else, instructions or
no instructions, and the peev1sh ana
petulant manner in which the Pioneer
Press has attempted ito divert atten-
ton from the merits Of the case to
something of no consequence what
ever is as significant as 1T is surpris-
if,cr 49,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-21
THE MAGAZINE SAMPLER

! j. Adam Bede in the Magazines.-Min-
nesota's new congressman has a dual
character sketch of Speaker Cannon and
John Sharp Williams in Leslie's Monthly
Magazine for July. 1t is one Of the keen
est and most amusing bits Of non-political
political writing which has been done for
some time. Mr.. Bede says Of the speaker:
Some may say that Uncle Joe Is not a
parliamentarian, and technically this may
be true, but as parliamentary law is ulti-
mately based on common sense, he Is In
chs broader meaning the wisest presiding
officer the house has had in the memory
of men now living. He protects every
member in his rights and leaves the re.
sponsibflity for legislation on the major.
ity without prejudice
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-21
BROKE ARM PUTTING ON DRESS

while dressing for reception Miss
Pauline Littlestone, daughter of Lewis
milestone, a banker of Braddock, Pa,
twisted her right arm in such manner
as to break the small bone at the elbow
which protects the funny nerve. The
elbow was also dislocated, causing the
patient much suffering. Peculiar twists,
which. girls only know are necessary to
properly button all the buttons Of such
waist. One particular button bothered
Miss milestone, and it was the effort to
get it in its place that caused the acct
dent. Miss milestone thus suffered much
from the shirtWaists which button up the
back Twice In less than eighteen months
her right arm has been broken and frac-
tured at the elbow, and the LETT arm once
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-21

The Energetic President OF the BoWerS
Savings Bank, New York.
The Bowery Savings bank of New
York city, is the largest savings insti-
tuition in the world. Seventy years old,
it has more than 100000 depositors.
The president Of this institution is
William II. S. Wood, proprietor Of the
Medical Record and publisher of
medical books for forty years. Upon
his election as president last January
he began an advertising campaign for
the Bowery Savings bank, with a view
to extending the Institutions mail
banking department. The primary
purpose of this advertising is to get
deposits, but the advertising also has
an altruistic purpose.
Banking by mail has been taken up
by banks in many parts Of the coun-
try. In some quarters there is a dis.
position to bid on rates Of interest,
while all the banks are corporate,
! operating without the safeguards that
are thrown around New York savings
institutions. ~
President Wood does not assert that
any Of these advertising banks are
weak. The "Old Bowery's" publicity
is not intended to restrict other banks
| in any way, but simply to extend the
| sphere Of influence of one of the
| strongest institutions in the world.
Banking by mail is by no means
new idea at the BoWery, as its de-
| positors are scattered in many states
and foreign countries.
| Advertising is being used to reach
| special classes in certain localities.
Weekly papers have been employed to
cover certain territory, booklets and
cards are utilized for reaching people
in certain professions and trades. Only
a small amount of general advertising
is done in magazines. Thus far the
| campaign has paid well, and the
policy will be continued.
President Wood is a firm believer In
printers ink as a means of publicity
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-21
A BIG GAMBLERS BIG HEAD

So far as is known; Pat Sheedy is the
only man in New York who wears NO. 8
hat J. Pierpont Morgan" measures ohs,
and big Tim Sullivan wears the same
SIZE. Sheedy is very proud of his head
and he insists that it is entirely noi NAL.
Mr.. sheedy is about to leave the seclusions
of his apartments for another battle with
the sordid world in St. Louis. Duty and
an astute appreciation of the commercial
possibilities of that city during exposl-s
ton time have combined to make his cry.
westward, Ho!'' But he wished to leave
behind scathing words of scorn for the
men who lay the odds. mo man of big
brains and big ideas can ever be a suc5
cessful bookmaker,'' declared MIR. sheedy,
gazing ruefully upon queen that fell from
the deck at a most zinc pportune nom enf.
'""Those fellows out: there, on the ira cs
Issren't the men Of big enterprise, broad
ideas-that is, the most of them. one OF
them is that sort Of man, and that IS
Dayy Johnson. And Dayy Johnson is
broke .s a.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-21
A SAINTS CURSE OF MOSQUITOES

The Rhenish and Westphalian Society Of
Popular Studies has just published in its
journal an interesting paper upon the SUBJ
ject Of ecclesiastical anathemas launched
In the middle ages against animals. These
maledictions did not relate to mischiefs
already. done, but were in the nature Of
q protection against evils to be appra-
hended, and were solely directed against
creatures considered mischievous. Thus,
in 1121 st. Bernard cursed the mosquitoes,
as some unsaintly Americans have done
In more recent times, and probably with
Just as little effect. Even post Reforma-
ton Protestants sometimes had recourse
to comminatory measures, as witness the
pastor of Dresden, who, In 1859. cursed
the sparrows for distracting his congre-
cation. 49,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-21
JULIUS CAESAR is CONQUERED

"a certain friend of NINE" remarked
Irving Bachelor, the novelist. the other
day. "Was entertaining some bachelor
friends at his home one evening. me
hosts wife did not appear at the party,
which was entirely stag aaffir. After
the highballs had held sway for an hour
or so the topic OF matrimony fell under
discussion. Many views were expressed.
The host, when his turn same, pounded
his fist on the table and said:
G Bows. when you get married, follow
nv example and be julius Caesar In
your own home"
Just then there came voice from up
stairs:
!" Julius Caesar, come to bed-immedi-
ately!'
"And he went"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-21
Democracy and Two Thirds Rule

The two-thirds rule has sometimes
taken the conceit out Of democratic
presidential candidates, as in the case
Of Van Buren,, who was Knocked out
Of the nomination both he and Jack
son expected by the Baltimore con-
vention Of 1874. The two-thirds rule
was adopted by that convention for
the purpose Of defeating the aspira-
tions Of General Lewis Cass of Michi-
gan, and, perhaps, more especially to
keep Van Buren, from getting 1T, be-
cause he had, without rejecting ser1-
ously upon the consequences, written
one of those boomerang letters which
political gentlemen not infrequently
write, and which resile upon them
selves disastrously. /.
Senator Robert j. Walker and w.
M. GUN and Jacob Thompson, one of
the Mississippi delegation to the con-
vention, were the chief manipulators
of the movement against Van Buren,,
who had freely disclosed the fact that
he did not support the proposed an
nexation of Texas. The whole Mis-
sissippi delegation had been instructed
| to vote for Van Buren,, and the faith
less course of Walker, Guin anc
Thompson was certainly not to theil
credit.
The country had, in consequence
four years Of Polk, a decidedly medic
! ere statesman, who found himself en-
tailed with war on Mexico. by his owl
| autocratical and too literal following
| of the program of Andrew jackson
and the eccentric Sam Houston, who
under the direct sanction Of Jackson
made the question Of annexation
burning one thru three administra
tions. Walker, in pushing the two
thirds rule thru the Baltimore con
vention, not only killed off Cass an.
Van Buren,, but, thru the nomination
of Polk, believed he had opened tn
way for his own accession to the pres
idency after serving in Folks cab1ne
as secretary Of the treasury.
1t was the belief of that interest
ing political raconteur, J. F. Fl. Clal
borne of Mississippi, as to the adop
4 ton of the two-thirds rule by tn
Baltimore convention. Of 1874, tina
had Henry Clay withdrawn his oppo
sition to the annexation Of Texas, n
would have carried that conventio
thru the high estimation in which
was held by thousands of souther
democrats, and would have bee
elected to the presidency. =
The two-thirds rule might prove
l benefit to the democratic party, II
: should lead to the choice Of a pres
$ Dental candidate who is statesma
y enough to perceive that his first e
i fort should be to save the democrat
party from itself and get 1t to rep
date the disaster-bree ding7 serro
> with which it has planked its pla
r form at the last two national co,
- ventions.
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czAR's FAvoRlTE AN EDITOR

Apart from his wife and mother, who
are, said to be the only members Of his
family in whom the car can place i'm
plicit trust, his only other bosom friend is
Prince Uashtomsky, the proprietor and ed
itor of the Viedomosti, which is the organ
looked to turnout the whole empire as the
real exponent of opinion in court circles
The prince accompanied the car when still
czarevitch on his tour in the far east, anc
afterward wrote most hi falutin book
about it. An unsparing critic Of England
he is also Teutophobe of the first water
and ascribes all the present troubles tx
the Chinese policy Of Germany. He has
accustomed the car to regard India a:
the ultimate heritage of the Slav race.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-21

The Pioneer Press thinks the fact that
."Bob" Dunn swears is no reason why he
should not be governor; that lots of good
men swear. unfortunately, profanity is by
no means rare vice, and some good men
swear occasionally. But that is no credit
to them. The Pioneer, however, is not
seeking to defend Bob Dunn's occasional
use of an oath. What concerns it Is Bob
Dunn's well-known habitual use Of foul
language such as that in which he in
dulged in his alteration with T h 9 o u r
a reporter-language which no gentle
man will permit to pass his lips under
any provoca tion-language which will new
| er enter his mind.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-21
THIS PREACHER CARRIED SAMPLES

= r
During a meeting of the Louisville
Presbytery last. week, Delegate Haw-
thorne Of Princeton told this story of
pioneer days, and vouched for its accu-
racy: Zone of the circuit riders In my part
of the state was extremely fond of pepper
sauce, and as he could seldom find any
strong enough at places where he stopped,
he always carried bottle with him. He
happened to be at a hotel one night,
tho he usually stopped at the home of
friend. A man sat across the table from
him and seeing the sauce, asked If the
minister would share it with him. The
request was granted, and the stranger
poured out a liberal allowance OF the
sauce into his soup. At the first swallow,
he made a wry face and blurted out:
Minister, do you preach hellE' Yes,
brother" was the reply. why do You
ask?" Because you are the first preach
er ever saw who carried samples" was
| the answer.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-21
sTockiNETTEs FOR MEN

No one in New York seems to know who
first perpetrated the stockinette, but 1t IL
now in general use among at least SIX
men In that city. The stockinette is SIM
ply a cloth case or stocking which nts
tightly over patent leather pumps ana
serves the same purpose as rubbers. But,
whereas rubbers are used only on rainy
DAYS, the stockinette is designed to keep
the pump free from dust and dirt. me
discovery that beaux of this modern Bapy-
lon really made this utility In their ward
robes was made the other night' When
very lady like young gentleman als n ..s
from a cab in front of Sherry's and dis
carded his stockinettes in the hall.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-21

For nine months thirteen men have oc-
cupied the death house at Sing Sing, in
New York In that time seven condemned
men have been hurried across the border,
but their places have been quickly filed
to keep the fatal quota intact. Two weeks
ago Tobln, the Tenderloin butcher, was
executed, and now his space is gaping for
another man. A burglar killed a police
man under the most blood-curdling condi-
lions last week, and they are hurrying
him off, He had preliminary trial the
other day and he talked continually about
the chair 1t is the impression that he
will not be disappointed in his expecta-
lions, and that the old number of thirteen
awaiting death will again be hung up over
the death house.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-21
How the Japs Fight.

The news sent out from st. Peters
burg is giving the Japanese credit for
very careful work on the field. A
dispatch yesterday said:
e It has developed that the Japanese at
Vafangow had an accurate Typographical
map of the whole battlefield and that their
batteries were connected by telephone.
In addition to this, a Russian officer
wounded at the same battle, says:
No soldiers in the world could with.
stand the japanese as they have beer
fighting lately. Their artillery fire is mar.
velously effective. The Russians fought
stubbornly, desperately, but were unable
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-21
POLICE CAPTAIN. WAS REFEREE

An expert says there are at least fifty
prize fights pulled off in Greater New
York every week and that the police ara
usually able to find only one. When a
man accepts an invitation to attend q
stag he understands that he must take
a to go shot at being hauled over the
pavement in a hurry wagon. The other
night, on Cherry hill there was a fine con-
test between two excellent opponents of
the manly art, and the referee was the
police captain Of the district. It is as
hard to keep the average New Yorker
away from q good cooking main or a prize
fight as 1t is to keep duck out OF water.