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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-17
JAPANESE MOBILIZE
Two Armies Completed and Third Is
Under WAY.

Tckio, March 1.-THE first army of
10000 men under General Kuroki
now occupies northern Korea. The
mobilization of the second army OF
similar strength has been completed
the brigade recently landed at Yuen-
san forming part. of it.. The mobili-
zation of the third army began
March 10.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-17
Destroyer Strikes Submarine at
Port Arthur and Is De-
stroyed. ~ .--
Only Four Members Of Grew of
the Skori Escaped
Death.
Main Russian Advance Force
Crosses Yalu into
Korea.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
London, March 1.-THE Reuter-
News agency reports that the Rus
sian torpedo boat destroyer Skori has
been blown UP at Port Arthur by
floating mine. Only four Of her crew
were saved.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-17

Ardmore, I. T., March 17.-William s.. Stan
ley, ex-governor Of Kansas, confirmed the report
that be has resigned as member of the Dawes
commission, effective April IL. ---~-,.r .as ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-17
STRIKE AT u. s. TRADE
Russian Naphtha Well Owners End
Relations With Americans.

st. Petersburg, March 1.-THE
Russian naphtha well owners in the
Caucasus have decided to break off
all relations with American merchants.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-17
STORY OF COMMANDMENT

Norwegian Sailors Declare Shells Gre
ated Havoc in Port Arthur.
New York Sun Special Service.
London, March 1.-THE Express
correspondent, Perclval Phillips
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-17
NORTH STAR COP
DOES QUICK WORK
National Delegates and Alternates
at Large Chosen in just
One Hour.
Resolutions Cordially 1ndorse MIR.
Roosevelt and Declare in Fa-
vor of Reciprocity.
Gov. Van SAINT Gives Roosevelt
Revision and Reciprocity
as the Slogan.
DELEGATES At LARGE

United States Senator Knute Nell
son, Alexandria.
United States Senator Moses e.
CIapp, st. Paul.
Governor Samuel r. Van SAINT, WI
mona.
Thomas Lowry, Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-17
40 Free Trips to
St. Louis Worlds Fair

its popular subscribers
and be of the Forty
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-17
ALTERNATEs AT LARGE

e. J .Herrineer, Ada.
Frank T. White, Elk River.
A. r. McoIli, St. Paul.
T. w. Hugo, Duluth.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-17

CONTINUED on Second Page.)
New-York tribune., 1904-09-25

with swords and guns!-or he viii look at in
tenseIy religious picture by old master. and
smile superior at 1.-The ugliness OF Madonnas.' .
he Is satisfied that he has passed a final criti-
clsm on Shakespeare or Velasquez There is
no common sense in that" The literary
man he knows something about and regards is
Dr. Johnson! He loves him for his triumphant
refutation OF Berkeley by hitting the ground
with his stick There you had common sense
and philosophy face to face; and our common
sense man admlres the great man OF letters for
probably the Silliest and most ignorant blunder
he ever made. This confidence In the obvious is
the secret of the common sense mans swagger
and or his iitteness. He cannot believe there
can be anything recondte: the obvious meaning
OF a thing is for him always the right meaning
and so he never knows the real meaning OF any
thing. 1T is all so simple to him He roams
wonder II is curious. indeed. that he Is not
more hostile to religion; for nothing could be
more alien from his point OF view. What could
be more useless than TO trouble about things
unseen when you are surrounded by things you
can seer That is surely not business. Probably
his attitude to religion is that of Washington
IrYing's retired butcher, who thought religion
an excellent institution. 1t is plainly respect
able. and IL Keeps some men sober and others
honest who would otherwise drink or steal; so
there is some common seEse in religion after all
But theology, away with ii, while saints are
foolshness and ascetcs abomination.
And so the common sense man goes through
ife often successful In his own way never
great. never noble: he sees everything false: the
great things he little the little things big
and himself the biggest of all. He lives the vic
tim OF a lifelong illusion.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-25

into minor significance. until the supposed cli-
max is reached Fortunately, the real interest
In the story Is In the study Of character and In
the class antagonisms that found play in the
upheaval of old traditions and in the adjust
ment to new conditions. rather than in the mel
odramatc framework around which Mr.. Nc
Cants has built his novel
-Abner Danie,- having touched the fancy OF
those readers to whom the presentation OF a
quaint personality indulging In homey philoso-
ply on all occasions has more appeal than those
other qualities, such originality, insight. now
city OF plot, skill In construction and literary
style. which help to make really good novel,
Mr.. Harden has deemed it wise to construct
another story about the central figure
This he has given us in '"The Georgians." The
plot. In the ultimate solution of which Abner
Daniel acts as the deus ex machina, is furnished
by the love OF the son OF the local ''magnate"
for the beautiful daughter OF the village drunk
ard This latter individual. putting an evn con-
struction on the young mans attentions and
suspecting his daughters honor. takes her away.
and on his return alone announces that she is
dead. although In reality she has been adopted
by wealthy but chdless couple living in New
Orleans. The grieving lover thereupon takes to
drink and bids fair soon to follow in the foot
steps OF his would have been father-in-law,
until he is suddenly pulled up in his mad career
by the old mans arrest for murder. He mort
cages his plantation to engage a skihul lawyer
to defend the accused. but in spite OF the cul
prits plea of self-defence. he is convicted and
sentenced TO death. Then Abner steps in,
cures signatures to petition for stay. obtains
the Governors approval. finds the missing wit
ness whose testimony secures retrial and
favorable verdict. saves the local magnate from
the Vaccinations of a shrewd impostor. recon
Giles him to his son. and reunites the lovers at
New-York tribune., 1904-09-25

the newer business" men Of the South and
The poor white trash"-are clearly differ
entiated But he has scarcely. as yet, mastered
The technique. the constructive faculty Of the
proved novel writer. His story is too much a
series Of detached pictures not enough of
carefully studied composition. His love interest
Is somewhat vague, and he gives the impression
OF being little afraid of it He keeps his low
ers apart as much possible, and where he
does bring them together he seems almost as
embarrassed as his not very heroic hero
Billy Mayson. who. when he kissed his sweet
heart Annie Chambliss. apologized when she
asked him what he meant by it. and fearful
OF her anger. avoided her for years Billy was
brave enough 10 take up the case the States
attorney shirked against the night riders who
beat and intimidated the negroes, but not brave
enough TO remain and stand trial for the murder
OF the man who had defTauded his grandfather
and himself Of the ancestral estates.
In fact, the whole construction of the murder
mystery, involving persons and motives ex-
traneous TO the main purpose OF the story is
clumsily managed. and necesstates an intro
ductory chapter that excites the readers in
terest in personages who Immediately subsde
New-York tribune., 1904-09-25

and with definite object In sight, II amuses
Mott to deliver In person the letters that his
friend had written TO the fair unknown; and
learning that she had gone TO Lyons. he follows
her there only 70 1nd that she has already left
with her chapeTon for Marseilles whence they
have sailed for Hong Kong. before he can ac-
complish his self-imposed errand- Following his
Nhin. he follows the girl though he now is sure
that she is the prospective bride of Foster.
whom he knows Is TO meet and marry young
woman In the East Motifs steamer catches the
other al Ceylon and thence. after delivering the
letters. he continues his journey with his new
found friends OF course he falls In love with
Phyllis; IN fact he had already done so. when
he had met her. not knowing who she was.
earlier IN his journey. and OF course loyalty TO
his friend prevents him from making declara-
tion That. with little else. Is the story. But IT
Is enough considering the way in which It is
told 70 make the two hours before bedtime or a
quiet afternoon pass very pleasantly. The only
Earring notes In the volume are those struck by
the two absurdly stiff and unconvincing iustra-
tons OF hero and heroine-Tom pursuing, as
frontispiece. and Phyllis found, an -endis-
piece" The pictured pair may have suited each
other well enough. to be sure. but not the dis
eliminating reader.
In his story OF the new South. Mr.. McCants
makes his first appearance as a novelist He
has previously been successful In his short
EtOries OF life in the Red Hills OF South Carolina.
and in his more pretentious effort he does not
forsake the country he knows well In all
that relates TO the region and the people who
live In H. and the conditions they had TO meet
after the close of the war. and how they met
them. the author shows himself an accurate
observer and a faithful chronicler- Bis types
stand out with reality. his negroes. his white
people-the courtly survivors OF the old regime,
New-York tribune., 1904-09-25

the grave Of the girls detrimental parent, con-
sideratey removed by Divine Providence Tor the
author) at the proper moment.
Mr. Harden is successful in the portrayal of
the strongly individualizcd types to be found in
the mountain regions of Northern Georgia. The
old drunkard, the mOOnshners, the itinerant
preachers and other people peculiar to the soil
are drawn with n fidelity to nature that atones
for the rather unconvincing portraits of the
more conventional characters. Uncle Abner is
the same broad minded kindly philosophic
and when necessity arises, Machiavean old
farmer that we knew before. Despite the
crudities and vugarities which, however typi-
cal, introduce jarring note here and there the
book is meritorious after its kind.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-25

When that admirable folklorist and man OF
letters. Charles Godfrey Leland, died he had put
to his credit, among many other good works. a
remarkably fine translat on of Heine's prose
writings. The poetry OF this German classic he
never managed TO put in shape for his edition
But Mr. Heinemann, the London publisher
wanted to round out the latter, so he commits.
stoned Miss Margaret Armour and the late Mr.
Thomas Brockbank to put the verse into Eng
lish. Their version Is now passing through the
press and will presently appear in four volumes
uniform with tho eight containing the prose
New-York tribune., 1904-09-25
HAPPY ENDINGS
LOCe at Home and abroad in Some
Ne5U american NOreLs.

TIE PURSUIT OF PHYLLIS. By John IJaryoo5
BBacon- Win two illustrations by II. Latimer
Brown limo pp go. Henry Holt & Co
IN THE TIE RED HILLS; a Story Of the Carolina
country, By Elliott Craytcn McCauts Win
.Ln .nree lllqStrations by II. II. Foley. Emo pp
THE GEORGIANS. By VIII n Tyarho, -,,,,
pp- SSS Harper & Bros -''''
Nouhlhg could be slighter in texture and con-
fTncuon than The Pursuit Of Phyllis and be 4
story, yet it is very enjoyable trifle. and So
short that one does not feel the time wasted that
Is spent In reading it Its charm consists in its
naturalness and the sparkle of the dialogue and
descriptions Tom Mott, a young author finds
himself in Paris for rest cure" and comes
upon a package OF letters addressed TO Miss
Phyllis Huntington in the bureau drawer Of his
room at the hotel -Four OF the letters are in
The hand OF his former college chum, Frank Fos-
New-York tribune., 1904-09-25
THE COMMON SENSE NAN.
Il Luminous Note on the Traits of Familiar
Type in Modern Life

From The London Saturday Review
When he has a little leisure he is fond Of
taking up a Shakespeare say. Then he will
read you line, Ito take arms against sea of
troubles'-absurd: how can you fight the sea
New-York tribune., 1904-09-25

A book which ought TO be of special interest to
lovers of fencing is soon to be published 1t will
consist of an English version by Mr.. G. III.
Powell Of Brantomes "Dues at the Court of
France" and viii be richly illustrated with por-
traits of sixteenth century duellistx
New-York tribune., 1904-09-25

The editor OF the invaluable Golden Treasury
Series (whose name. may remark in passing,
the publishers have curiousy failed to disclOseD
has made a decision in regard to the next VOL
ume which must be particularly gratifying TO
readers of poetry. He is going to give us the
late Frederick Locker-LampSon's London
Lyrics in this most delightful of forms. Moth
ing could be more welcome
New-York tribune., 1904-09-25

M Bourgin, member of the French School IN
Rome has written account of the destruction
OF the library at Turin, which resulted in such
deplorable loss of priceless manuscript: It is
stated that the collection represents over four
thousand manuscripts, and Ii was In this depart
ment OF the building that the fire most de-
structive Only some eight hundred of the dOcu-
ments were saved from the flames. The greatest
loss probably the fourteenth century MS.
Roman de la Rose" A complete list OF the
missing manuscripts has been made.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-25
LITERARY NOTES.

The announcement is made that Mr.. Sw u
burne is engaged upon a drama the central pee.
sonage of which is that sinister type of tee
Renaissance, Cesar Borgia. DR.. Roberts !
Nicou, who gives this stirring piece of inteiI.-
gence to the world. adds that the poet has pail
much attention to the Borg as period, and that
his views about the man Startlingly new
He considers Cesar 10 be meant by nature for
great man, but ruined in character by tEr
amazing and incredible ethical ideas of his time
and country"
The Bourbon news., 1904-10-07
THE EP|SCOPAL|ANS.
A Most Important Conclaye Held
i'm Boston.
Bishop Doane Pleaded for Widening
Churches Sphere-BeIives the
Primacy of the Bishop of Rome
Should be Recognized.

Boston, Oct 5.-What is considered
by the leading bishops and lay depu-
ties as the most important conclave
of Episcopalians ever held in this
country was formally opened in this
city Wednesday when the triennial
convention assembled in Emanuel
church. Before the opening session
a service was held in Trinity church
at which Lord Archbishop Of Canter-
bury and prelates from four continents
we're present. Nearly 100 bishops
were in the solemn procession which
preceded the service. The preacher
was Rt. Rev. William Croswell Doane,
DID. LID, bishop of Albany, N. Y.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the
first occupant of the chair of ST. Au-
gustine, to attend convention of the
Episcopal church in this country, ar
rived from New York on special
train, which reached the city from
New York Tuesday afternoon. DR..
Davidson was accompanied by J. Pier
pont Morgan, who is a deputy from
New York.
Tuesday night Amory Lawrence, of
this city, rendered banquet to the
English primate at the Tuilleries.
A number of matters Of the first i'm
portance are to be acted upon, incluG-
The Bourbon news., 1904-10-07
TIE TusERcuLosIs CONGRESS.
Or. Fred KohIbenheier States That
Consumption Can Not Be Cured.

ST. Louis, Oct. 6.-That phthisis Of
the lungs can not be cured was the
statement made by DR.. Fred Kolben-
heier, of st. Louis, who explained
the discoveries of Prof Otto Won
Shroen, of the Royal university of Ma
pies. Prof. Won Shroen was unable
to be present and sent his paper to be
read. Prof. Won Shroen explained
that patient suffering from consumD-
tion could live for years in apparent
health, but under favorable circum-
stances the germ of the disease would
become active and destroy the lung
tissues. In cases Of phthisis of the
lungs, the professor said, he had dis
covered new germ, which, together
with the germ that had hitherto been
known to doctors to destroy all animal
life, existed only in the cases of phthi
sis of the lungs.
The Bourbon news., 1904-10-07
THE M'kINLEY MEMORIAL.
All of the Ten Designs Are in the
Hands of the Jury.

Canton, O., Oct. 6.-All of the ten
designs for the Mckinley memorial
are in the hands Of the jury, composed
of Walter Cook and Daniel French, of
New York, and R. s. Peabody, of Bos.
ton. E. w. Bloomingdale, of the com.
mittee on design, writes that all the
members of the committee had been
heard from excepting Cornelius N.
Bliss, and as soon as word is received
from him a meeting of the trustees
will be called. The members of the
committee on design are: Gov. Frank
lin Murphy, of New Jersey; William
McConway, Pittsburg, Pa; Cornelius
N. Bliss, and e. w. Bloomingdale, New
York, and William A Lynch, Canton.
According to Secretary Hartzell, the
meeting will probably be called in a
few days. At this session it is Off
cially stated, the design will undoubt-
edly be chosen and the architect en-
ployed. The meeting will probably
take place in New York.
The Bourbon news., 1904-10-07
A WoMAN's STORY. F,
Says Her Companion Killed a Man in
An Abandoned House.

Holden, Mo-, Oct 6-Mrs. Anna ].
Bentley, whose home is in Tennessee,
Wednesday took Sheriff Hughes, of
Cass county, to an abandoned house
near here, where the dead body of a
man was found in we'll. Mrs. Bent
ley told the sheriff that she had wit.
messed the man killed four months
ago.
The body was that of Carl Miller,
and Mrs. Bentley states that he was
killed by man with whom she was
travelling from ST. Louis to Kansas in
a buggy. She declares that at War
rensburg, Mo-, they met Miller and
that as he had team of horses and
large wagon they induced him to al
low them to accompany him as he was
driving in their direction.
Mrs. Bentley says after Miller had
been killed her companion declared
that he would also kill her unless she
swore not to reveal the crime during
her life.
The Bourbon news., 1904-10-07
CAN DRINK TROUBLE.
That's One way to Get It.

Although they won't admit it many
people who suffer from sick headaches
and other ails get them straight from
the coffee they drink and it is easily
proved if they're not afraid to leave it
to test as in the case of lady In
Connellsville.
Il had been sufferer from sick
headaches for twenty-five years and
anyone who has ever had a bad sick
headache knows what I suffered.
Sometimes three days in the week
would have to remain in bed, at other
times couldn't lie down the pain
would be SO great. My life was tor
ture and if l went away from home
for a day always came back more
dead than alive.
one day l was telling woman my
troubles and she told me she knew
that it was probably coffee caused it.
She said she had been cured by stop
ping coffee and using Postum Food
Coffee and urged me to try this food
drink.
That's how came to send out and
get some Postum and from that time
I've never been without it for it suits
my taste and has entirely cured all
OF my old troubles. All did was to
leave off the coffee and tea and drink
well made Postum in its place. This
change has done me more good than
everything else put together.
Our house was like drug store for
my husband bought everything he
heard of to help me without doing
any good but when I began ON the
Postum my headaches ceased and the
other troubles quickly disappeared. [
have a friend who had an experience
just like mine and Postum cured her
just as it did me.
Postum not only cured the head
aches but my general health has been
improved and am much stronger
than before. now enjoy delicious
Postum more than l ever did coffee. .
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Greek, Mich.
There's reason" and it's worth
finding out
The Bourbon news., 1904-10-07

ing the question of changing the name
Of the church and that of altering the
divorce canon to prevent the re-mar-
riage of any person whose partner is
still living.
Boston, Oct. 6.-The feature of We'd
nesday in the convention of the Epis-
copal church was the plea of Bishop
Doane, of Albany, N. Y. He thought
an attempt should be made to find the
starting point of disagreement between
the churches and thus be in a position
to reach a better understanding with
the church Of Rome and the various
Protestant bodies.
The recognition of papal supremacy,
he declared, was impossible, but he
thought that the church might readily
recognize the .primacy of the bishop of
Rome on account of the antiquity of
the Roman see.
The Bourbon news., 1904-10-07
PETER SELLS DEAD.
The Well Known Snowman Succumb-
ed to ApopIexy.

Columbus, o., Oct. 6.-Peter Sells,
SIS, the well known Snowman, died at
his home in this city of apoplexy. He
was stricken six weeks ago. He, with
his brothers, Ephraim, Allen and Lew
is, established the Sells Bros. show in
1872, the aggregation travelling across
the country in wagons. He had been
in the show business continuously
since, up to the time of his death, he
retaining his interest when the Sells
Bros. show was consolidated with the
Forepaugh shows in 1896. Only ono
of the four brothers, Lewis Sells, sur
wives.
The Bourbon news., 1904-10-07
La Toilette Wins.

Madison, Wis, Oct. 6.-La Toilette
wins in the supreme court decision of
the Wisconsin republican factional
case, which was to determine whether
the La Toilette ticket or the Spooner
faction ticket should go on the ballot.
The Bourbon news., 1904-10-07
What She Heard.

did you hear the shot fired?" in.
quired the lawyer of the peppery female
witness.
you told me-" replied the witness
that you didn't want any bearsay evil
dence"
Answer my question, madam"
roared the lawyer did you hear the
shot f1red?"
Il heard the gun fred said the witness.
IF that's what you want to know.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Bourbon news., 1904-10-07
Senator Hoar's Will.

Worcester, Mass, Oct. 6.-The will
Of Senator George F. Hoar was file
Wednesday. 1t makes no public be.
quests, dividing his property between
his son and daughter, lockwood Hoar
and Miss Mary Hoar, and giving his
Asnebumskit estate in Paxton to his
granddaughter. The will is dated jan
uary 8, 1904.
The Bourbon news., 1904-10-07
OWING TO HARD TIMES.
Fifty Thousand People Are Facing
Starvation in Manchester.

London, Oct. 6.-At meeting Of
the Manchester city council Wednes-
day it was announced that, owing to
the hard times and depression in the
cotton industries, $4,000 people in the
poorer parts of the city were practi-
cally on the verge of starvation.
Similar conditions prevail in Lon-
don and other large cities of the Unit
ed Kingdom where the winter is ex-
pected to be one of the hardest il.
many years for the poorer classes.
The Bourbon news., 1904-10-07
RattIeship Ohio in commission.

Washington, Oct. 5.-The battleship
Ohio was placed in commission at San
Francisco Tuesday with Capt. l.. c..
Logan in command The Ohio will
make short cruise along the Pacific
coast, to shake down her machinery
and ultimately will be attached to the
ASiatic feet.
The Bourbon news., 1904-10-07
THE FIRST SNOW.
Heavy Gale Is Raging on Lake Supe-
rior, and Shipping Damaged.

Marquette, Mich. Oct. 6-The first
snow of the season was falling here
Wednesday night. A heavy gale was
raging on Lake Superior. The steam
er Sitka of the Gilchrist fleet, which
cleared from Marquette Tuesday
night, ore laden for Toledo, ran
aground near Grand Marias Wednes-
day and threatens to be total loss
The steamer Hunter, of the Booth
line, caught fire near Grand Marias
Wednesday and was burned to the wa
ter'S edge.
The Bourbon news., 1904-10-07
Rev. F. (. Miller Dead.

New York, Oct. 6.-Rev. Franklin E.
Miller, of the First Presbyterian
church, Paterson, N. j., is dead from
cancerous growth in the stomach
Mr.. Miller was born in Cincinnati in
1S43 and was graduated from Miami
university. He served in the civil
war as captain of a colored company