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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-31
AN Insolent Parvenu. /"

A st. Petersburg cable quotes the
Novoye Vremya of that city as say
ing, in attack upon the United
States. that this country Is IAN in
solent parvenu, stretching its legs
over the table Of Asiatic politics, seek
Ing to make the Pacific an American
Mediterranean"
The Novoye Vremya Is a leading
organ of panslsvism, the strong party
in Russia favoring and working for
the organic union Of all Slavic peo-
pies in Europe, and representing the
Russian jingoes who plunged Russia
into the costly war with Turkey in
1S77-7S, and triumphed, a few months
ago, against the peace party in the
council of state, and brought about
the war with Japan.
The editor Of Novoye Vremya dis
claims the authorship Of the article
and admits that it is the work Of a
high official, which suggests the in
SEPARATION by the government. The
article, aside from the ill-natured
comment upon our government, again
brings forward the talk Of an under
standing with England and suggesting
a division Of the world between them
Russia to dominate the. land and
{ Great Britain the sea. Something like
the talk Of Napoleon and Gear
q Alexander T., on the raft at Tilsit In
B 1907, about dividing the world be-
tween them.
The Russian press has recently been
fruitful of suggestion of rapproche.
ment with Great Britain, which, con-
4 sidering the history Of the boundary
struggle between the two powers for
sixty years past, seems to be quite
an impossible movement. Russia's
+ advance eastward has been a night.
mare to British statesmen. When, ir
1856, the Russians had occupied mos
Of Central Asia and their outposts
reached Pendje within easy march Of
Herat in Afghanistan, Great Britain
protested and called a halt. and the
two nations came very near to a war
1t was prevented however, by ar
y agreement to settle the boundary be-
tween Afghanistan and Russia thu
E former having been used by Grea
Britain as a buffer state to keep Rus
4 sia from expanding Into India, to ef
A feet which Great Britain has been fol
many years substituting the Ameer O.
Afghanistan and heading off Russian
emissaries bearing seductive gifts.
Notwithstanding all the blood ant
4 treasure Great Britain has expended
H to prevent the progress Of Russia i,
Asia, the Russian boundary is in con
tact with that Of India at the Pamil
N steppe, where Russian field glasses
sI look over British territory. Russi:
has been retarded in her advance tt
the Persian gulf by England, VIII,
maintains strategic points at the heat
Mlof the gulf. but Russia's latest move
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-31
Railroads in Politics.

The case Of Senator Burton of Kan
sas affords a good illustration of what
is very likely to happen when the rail-
roads enter state politics and begin to
fill the offices.
William Allen White, the man who
achieved fame by writing What Is the
Matter With Kansas?", has. explained
in connection with this Burton case
what is the matter with Kansas and
the United States senate a man who
was known as a boodler, repeatedly
accused Of corruption by the newspa-
pers Of his own state, and yet was so
insensible Of the value Of good name
that he never took any steps to silence
these charges.
Three years ago when the Kansas
legislature was called upon to choose
United States senator, Burton be-
came candidate, and White says that
''his election was due to the influence
Of the railroads in state politics.
Every local attorney for the Rock
Island. the Missouri Pacific, the Santa
Fe and the Union Pacific who had
any influence was at Topeka working
for Burton. Peremptory orders came
! out of Chicago and st. Louis, in the
campaign which ended with Burton's
election, demanding that local Kansas
railroad lawyers support Burton or
lose their places"
Burton was elected and proved to be
| just the kind Of man that might be
expected to develop from just such POI
| litical conditions. His reputation
| preceded him in the United States SEN
ate, and he did nothing there to alter
1t. He soon came to be known by
members Of that body as utterly lack
ing in character and trustworthiness,
/ and he was not even useful to the In
fuences that had placed him in Of
fee. White says Of him in an article
1 in the Chicago Tribune that he has
been OF no assistance to the railroads
that elected him, because he could not
be trusted with any important work,
and his connection with even worthy
minor measure subjected 1t to suspi-
cion. He was always being searched
for .'the goods
Up to the present time Minnesota
has been comparatively free from the
evils Of railroad participation in state
politics. Men have not become gov
/ errors or congressman or senators be-
cause they were acceptable to the rail-
roads. The railroads have not as in
dividual corporations or by united eff
fort tried to dictate the election Of. i'm
portant state or federal Officers in q
conspicuous or offensive way.
: It ID to be hoped that Minnesota
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-31
PEDAGoGuEs MUSTN'T DRINK

Virginia does not want her schoolmas-
tiers to drink. and a bill to that effect is
now before the legislature. Their need Of
highball or anything Of the kind is to be
determined by doctor of medicine and
not by the private interior yearnings, and
they must show a prescription before any
tavern or saloonkeeper is empowered to
give them one. If they violate the ordi-
nance, they are to be removed and if the
trustees fail to carry this out they are to
be fined for dereliction. The old common g
wealth is very much in earnest in the
matter, convinced that the general run
Of It's teachers have taken sugar in
theirn" quite long enough.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-31
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK
Put the Tracks on Lake Street.

TO the Editor Of The Journal. E
In choosing between Lake and Thirty
first streets for locating the proposed street
car line due consideration should be given
to the convenience of the people who
build both the streets and the street cars.
The street cars are the carriages Of the
common people, who must wiggle thru
life without the luxury Of private turn
out This class IS certainly very much in
the majority In the seventh ward and
even in the eighth ward; perhaps 80 per
cent Of the people must take their rides
on the street car or not at all.
i Now I do not particularly desire ta
crowd the happy owners Of fine horses
and carriages, but II it Is more convenient
for the patrons Of the street cars to have
the line on Lake street. put it there by all
means. - TO. Dahl. :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-31
BUFFALO BILLS LATEST.

Il Colonel William r. Cody Ruffalo Billy
always has story to tell, and he told this
one of an Irishrnan whom he employed
on his ranch in wyoming: Pat has been
only few months. IN this country, and, OF
course, is as green as Kentucky grass as
to our ways. Strolling thru the streets Of
Wyoming City one day recently with a
fellow workman on the ranch he noticed
in the window Of q store4a sign with the
stared at the notice and exclaimed: Phat
the divil do people want with the inside
Of their boots blackened? 2
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-31
MAGAZINE MEANDER,Nes

Love. Making Reduced to an Exact Sci
ence.-Under that title in Ltpplncott's for
April Joseph Blethen, formerly of Min
neapolis, now of Seattle, tells an interest
ing story Of how university professor
set about love-making He analysed the
art as follows:
(A)-Persuasion, direct.
u (B)-Persuasion, indirect.
(C)-Persuasion, by applied opposition.
HIS ANALYSIS was continued still further
and he won, with the aid apparently, Of
the possession Of some handsome seal
skins, tho one Is not left in doubt that
he would have won without them.
/ "A Million Year-The April number Of
Waysde Tales tells how F. Augustus
Hetnze, the copper king, less than 40 years
old, has made on an average of more than
a million year since he went into BUSH
a dozen stories, also contains timely pa
pers on subjects Of interest.
'1The Pollution Of Deep WelIs'' was the
subject of paper before a scientific So
c1ety, summarized In American Medicine
for March %, in which was described an
interesting experiment conducted by the
United States geological survey and the
geological survey Of Georgia, acting In CO.
operation, to determine the liability of
contamination Of the deep wells and springs
in the vicinity Of Quitman, Ca, by the
proposed action of that city in turning
the public sewage into an underground
stream thru bore hole. To test the
matter, the surveys mentioned inserted
two tons OF salt into the we'll into which
it was proposed to turn the sewage Sam
pies Of water were taken before the ex-
pertinent to determine the normal chlorin
Of the waters, and at short intervals
during and for some time after the ex-
pertinent. The report concludes that ION
analyzing the samples it was shown that
the salt had entered all Of the deep wells
in town. thereby demonstrating that the
insertion of sewage would have contain
mated all Of the wells and possibly led to
a dangerous epidemic"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-31

AS long as we cannot believe in the sin
certify Of our statesmen who profess to ia
vor reciprocity but do not believe 1t can
be brought about and are content to drop
the matter there, how can we expect our
neighbors. the Canadians, to take any
stock in their professions Of favor for
more liberal trade relations. where's a
Will there's q way generally.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-31
BOOKS RECEIVED

THE RAINBOW CHAsERs, Story of the
Plains. By John H. Whitson. Illustrations
from drawings by Arthur &. Beecher Boston:
Little Brown g. Co - n Is ~ q
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-31

a large matinee audience saw Dick Fer
ris and his company In IA Soldier OF the
Empire at the Lyceum this afternoon.
Opening Sunday evening. the company,
with Dick Ferris In the role OF Chauncey
Short, will be seen In Guy Cartoons great
comedy, IA Gilded Fool
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-31

Y AN INVITATION is extended to all to visit
the Press Room. which 10 the finest IN the west.
4 The battery of presses consists OF three 1ouf.
dsf, 600 ssheps sses Jeuraa1s an hour.
folded and counted. The best time to call 10 from
0l6 to 4:SO D. m. Inquire at tho business Office
and be directed to the visitors gallery.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-31
cuMMINs AND GRANT.
Grand Forks Herald.

Grand Forks Herald.
Governor Cummirs has met reverse In
Iowa, and his enemies are predicting his
downfall. Does any one remember how
many times the southern confederacy had
General Grant lickedf
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-31
TRAVELLERS ABROAD

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iLOEDON-U. s. Express Co., 30 Strand; Amera-
can Express Co. Waterloo place.
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kilograms sent care Of this Bureau ana Lne
Z same will be forwarded to them or helo tos
4 their arrival
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-31

Mr.. Harmsworth, the great !, English
/ publisher, says he spent, $500, 0ooeto find
out that women do not want an yexclu-
sively womans paper. He must have
wanted to know mighty bad. i
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-31

| whats the matter with Kansas?' In
view of the verdict of the jury in the
Senator Burton case, it appears to be too
much railroad influence in state politics.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-31
Foyer Chat.

The performance Of "Erminie" at the
Metropolitan by Francis Wilson and his
star company Is attracting unusual In
terest and the audiences have been ex-
tremely large. There will be but four
more performances Of the famous comic
opera classic, including matinee on Sat
urday afternoon.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-31

Two cents apiece used to be paid
for the pelts OF moIes in France before
they became a fashionable fur. Now
they fetch four times that sum, ono
dealer bought 1900, 900 pelts ii sir
weeks.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-31

Welded and Parted" melodrama BY
Theodore Kremer, author OF "The Fatal
Wedding and For Her Childrens Sake .
commences weeks engagement at the
Biiou Sunday afternoon
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-31

Mr.. Bryan says there are going TO be
interesting times at the st. louis eonven-
tion. And then Mr.. a(1Brya n sdraws&on and
hits Judge Parker's presidential boom a
whack "a ,sEsAa - et&5ss 4te. y
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-31

These figures are made from
papers believed to have, or.
which actually had, the largest
increases in the year 1908. @
During January and Febru-
airy The Journal carried So per
cent more foreign advertising
in 81 days (no Sundays) than
it's nearest daily and Sunday
competitor carried in 60 days
Including 9 big Sundays.)
Does the Moral Point the Way2
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-31

The railroads OF Kansas made Burton
senator. They knew what kind Of q man
they were supporting. They generally do.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-31
Not yet.
CoNSIsTENCE,

: ..t - \. C0NS1STENCE.
Thru zero days the naked trees
Have faced the winds and SHOWS:
But now that balmy spring has come
They re putting on their clo'es.
Emma c. Dowd, in April Lippincott's.
Frederick F.. Field, son Of Eugene Field, has
prepared an edition Of his fathers :"Love Songs
of Childhood which Is exact facsimile of
the poems with autographs and signatures Of the
children to whom they were dedicated as the au-
thor wrote them out before his death In blank
book. The edition is limited to 500 numbered
copies. The Uneasy Chair.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-31
The Editor Of
<'NeWspaperdom'' Finds
THE JOURNAL

Had the greatest increase in
advertising patronage during
1908, with one exception (New
York Evening WORLDLY of any
newspaper in America, not
withstanding the fact that it
has no Sunday issues.
The greatest gains made in
these big cities were as follows:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-31

For Her Children's Sake the melo-
drama which is holding the boards at the
Bijou, played to two large audiences yes
.terday. The company is one OF estab-
lished merit.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-31

Judge Brewer has come to the defense
of the policeman. In his recent speech
Fat Chicago he said that notwithstanding
all the abuse that Is heaped upon him
"he is our best friend. z, Chicago had just
read the Piper report about her policemen
when the judge spoke OF the policeman
as "shunned by criminals, who dread, to
hear the echo Of his; footsteps" and a
smile spread thru the audience but when
he spoke Of the policeman as the hero OF
Haymarket square and Of his standing
by the hearse in which was the pale and
sacred clay Of your dear ones.' and ex-
posing his person to the assaults Of brutal
strikers who would deny sepulture to the
dead, the applause was tremendous. IT'S
courage Of the faithful peace officer. He
deserves it. His personal safety Is in con-
slant peril that others may be secure.
Not all policemen are faithful, but ma
| jority Of them are, and as q class they are
entitled to be judged by the official con-
duct Of the majority.
The proposition of Professor Oberhoftel
| to organize a military band and furnish
| the music at Lake Harriet this summer i!
| deserving Of serious consideration. A mar
who makes good" is always entitled t
| a hearing for any proposition he may Of
fer. Professor Oberhofrer has made very
good In the matter Of q symphony or
chestra His success has been remark
able and the organization is something fo1
the city to be proud Of. What he has &C
complished in the way Of an orchestra Il
evidence Of what he would do If he should
undertake to organize strong milital!
| hand - - = - - 4a
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-31
TIE MINNEAPOLIS 10 URN AL
has been 4 SVEN hereafter 70 be
treated from the latter standpoint, and

has been giyen, sels heTeaft er 70 be
treated from the latter standpoint, and
in due time, under the campaign OF
education which has been undertaken,
persons In ana dvanced stage Of tuber-
culosis will be separated from the ur-
affected masses ais vigorously and eff
fectiveiy as are the victims OF other
diseases now generally recognized as
subject to quarantine regulations
These regulations may seem to be
harsh and severe DIS applied to inYalids
who have always been regarded with
sympathy and treated with peculiar
tenderness and care, housed among
their friends and denied none of the
pleasures Of association with their
fellows, and this sentiment will UNI
doubleday lay serious obstacles in the
way Of those engaged in this work.
But unquestionably they are acting in
the interest Of the public health and
when the facts come to be rightly un-
dsrstood and the necessity of stringent
measures recognized they will be up
held and supported in the employment
of all intelligent means for the pre-
vention Of the spread Of this dreaded
malady.
Happily, in this same connection,
methods Of treatment which seem to
promise great hope Of cure for most
cases Of tuberculosis are coming to be
understood and applied, and with In
telligent cooperation on the part of
the public and the medical authorities
the terrors Of this disease ought to be
reduced very rapidly.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-31

WASHINGTON BUREAU.
W. W. Jermane, Chief Of Washi4gt9n
western visitors to Washington invited TO
make use Of reception room, library, sta
tlonery, telephone and telegraph facilities.
Central location, Fourteenth and stfeess
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-31

When Admiral Togo succeeds In bot
Ting up Port Arthur he should change his
nam e to Gottnere.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-31

John L. Webster, Nebraska's 'sfavorite
son" candidate for vice president, is to
deliver an address before the Hennepin
County Bar association May s. by that
time the situation with regard to second
place on the republican ticket will be
somewhat developed, and Mr.. Webster's
visit will attract considerable attention.
Charles B. Cheney.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-05
NDt1 ~ NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetings-Savannah Lodge No. 1873,
B. P. o. Elks: Confederate Veterans
Association; Odd Fellows.
Special Notices-Ship Notice. Chas. ].
Shrine, Master: Notice to City Court
Jurors; Dissolution Notice, H. f. Crit
tenden & Co.: 1t viii Pay You, Bel
singer & Gross; DR.. r. S. kenan Has
Returned.
business Notices-Do You Know
Beans. A. M. & c. w. West: Protect
Yourself, Cohen -Ku!man Carriage and
Wagon Co.
Special Sale Mems Suits and Over
coats-B. H. Levy & Bro.
Savannah Theater-"A Noble Serf, -
Tonight.
Pure Seed Potatoes-W. D. Simkins
& Co.
Quality Above Everything-E. & w.
Laundry.
Too Busy-Leopold Adler.
thpowder-Gamble's Critics..
Cottolene-N. X. Fairbanks & Co.
Club Blend Whisky-Henry Solomon
& Son.
Oil and Wood Heaters-Palmer Hard
ware Co.
Hot STUFF Stoves-Lattimore's.
Hot Water Bottles-Rowlinski. Phar-
Inac:st.
When the Weather is Raw-The Del
monico Co.
There Are No Saw Edges-The Sa-
vannah Steam Laundry.
Take Care of Your Teeth-Solomons
Co.
Auction Sales-Farm at Auction, by
Platshek & Co.. Auctioneer.
Medical-Allcock's Porus Plaster;
Pinkham Remedy; Doan's Kidney Pills;
Swamp Root: Thatcher Medicine Co. /:
Heroicide.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted, Employment Wanted, For
Rent For Sale. Lost. Personal. Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-05
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Mobile Register Dem.) says:
wake up to it's interests in govern
ment. 1t is no longer content to re-
main in the rut where the selfish
politicians of other sections have put
it. and in the matter of the canal is
talking for both its rights and it's in
terests, both of which it can now sub
serve, maintaining, meanwhile, unsul-
lied, its traditional honor. the New
York Times and those of that kidney
to the contrary Notwithstanding.
The Springfield (Mass.) Republican
Qnd.) says: 1T is to be hoped for
the reputation and influence of William
j. Bryan that this report of his pur-
pose to support the presidential am
bilious of William r. Hearst of the
New York American is not we'll based
If the inherent unfitness of the prop
osition should not appeal to Mr.. Bryan,
he might we'll consider the fact that
he has been pretty steadily in the pay
of the New York editor. and let this
act as a deterrent factor. 1t would
not look well for him to become a
boomer of Hearst. Nor would II be
patriotic SERVICE either to his party
or the country. There are pleasanter
suicide"
The New York Post Qnd.) says: at
is impossible to disentangle fact and
rumor in the conflicting dispatches on
the Far Eastern matter. but the gen.
eral drift of the news for several days
past has been very ominous. That Rus
sia has made extensive claims in Korea
is certain; that Japan has refused to
recognize Russia's preponderancy in
Manchurla is highly probable. The sit
uation approaches a deadlock. both
countries make active preparations for
war, and no alternative except a sud-
den backdown at st. Petersburg pre-
sents itself. Too much stress should
not be laid upon alleged interviews
with Baron Hayashi and Lord Lans-
downe. 1t is hardly likely that these
diplomats are advertising the failure
of the negotiations entrusted to them.
Still. the situation itself is of the
utmost gravity. And a second increase
in the marine insurance rates for all
vessels plying east OF Singapore is a
more striking presage of war than all
the whisperings of the Foreign Of
fees"