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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-28
EXPRESSIONS OF
APPRECIATION
To the Editor of The Journal.

To the Editor OF The journal.
How well you have done by dispatch
ing Mr.. Chamberlain on his European
mission, think even you and the pro-
prietors hardly yet realize. His letters
from Stockholm, Venice of the North,
the land of Gustave Vasa and Lin
neus, of Bellman and Berzelius, of Gus
tavus Adolphus and Oscar the II; from
the Norway of Ibsen. Grelg and Blorn-
son, the land of the Vikings, fair val
leys, magnificent fiords and sublime
mountains, where the spirit OF indie
pendence and human rights have been
so signalIy reasserted of late; these let
tiers have not been surpassed in inter-
est since Bayard Taylor, and have won
for The Journal all Northmen's
hearts.
I wish that The Journal would
give this gifted writer an indefinite
commission to write us letters from
Germany. France, Denmark. England,
Ireland, Wales and Scotland; then we
might get some notion of life and con.
ditions in those lands, because an Amer
lean newspaper man can write of thlnga
as they are, without bias.
Cordially yours,
JOHN F. LILLE,
u. s. Commissioner.
Bottineau, N. D., Aug. II.
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The order of events at Portsmouth is
procession, session, recession.
A CLASSIC CEREMONY

Several days since there took place at
Trinity college, Dublin, the most impor-
tant function of the academic year, the
comforting Of degrees. The classic cere-
mony was marked with stateliness and
pomp. enriched with gorgeous robes and
dignifed with eulogy in an ancient Ian
guage. ~
There was one feature, however, which
was a great surprise to the writer. and
that was that the majority of those who
received degrees were young ladies. There
was an Americanism about it which
seemed strange in this old-world. atmos-
phere. On inquiry, this state of affairs
was found to be an abnormal one, but on
that account no less interesting. OF the
131 who came up for the ordinary degree,
ninetN-fve were young women. H.
" OF these, however ninety-four were
students from Cambridge and Oxford and
only one, Miss Josephine Jellet. was a
graduate Of Trinity college and, I may
add, the first lady graduate since the col
lege opened it's portals to women. The
English universities, altho they allow the
young women to earn the right to a de-
gree, refuse them the alphabetical re-
enumeration which is merely a symbol of
their work. Hence they flock to Ireland
and Trinity college has the honor, and
receives the fees, which her more. tradf-
ton bound English sisters refuse. Dublin
may we'll feel proud to be thus forwarding
the educational movements which have
found such liberal and valuable advocacy
in America.
An amusing part of the ceremony, for
we may call it such because of its tradi-
ton. was that played on several Of the
back benches of the college senate by un-
dergra duates who forced their way into
the assemblage. These lads, realizing
perhaps, Fibernian prerogative, kept
up a constant hubbub during the solemn
rites. Sounds as Of dogs and cats in vio-
| lent alteration Interrupted the proceed
! ings and many a personal witticism was
hurled at the junior bursar who was
delivering the presentation orations. ].
| At one point when a gray-haired wo-
man had advanced to receive the degree
which was being conferred upon her, the
orator used the word "puellas'' in his
eulogy. Instantly the youth on the back
benches took up the word and rPuella
Puella! Oh, dear rang out repeatedly
| to the confusion of the victi1nized lady
One could almost detect a CLEAN o.
cool sarcasm in the eyes of Dean Swift
who looked down from the wall upon the
modern college brethren Of his, or a kind.
ly CLEAN in the stern eyes of Burke who
| glanced down from the same wall. Times
have changed and there are effective rev
olutions going on in the old world as vel
as in the new. g. N. Northrop.
Dublin, Ireland, July TO-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-28
LOST $4,000 IN
EVENINGS PLAY
Allis, Social and Business Leader
of Milwaukee, Wants His
Money Back.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Milwaukee, Aug. 2s.-William w.
Allis, society leader, president of the
p. P. All1s company and a director Of
the Wisconsin National bank and the
Allis- Chalmers company, has asked the
police to assist him to recover SAL 900
said to have been lost in the Oriental
secure the money it is said civil suit
will be brought against the gamblers
for it's recovery.
The news Of Mr.. Allis' loss has
caused as much excitement in financial
and business circles as did the Bigelow
defa1cation and the Indictment Of c.. F.
Pfister.
When the loss was reported to the po-
lice Chief Jansen made a demond for
politely told him to "chase himself.o
He millionaire and can afford to
lose" they told the police.
Chief Jansen pleaded and then
threatened The gamblers would not
recede from their position.
hollered,'' they argued. Then the
chief said he would cbse every gam
bling resort in the city. But his
threat had no effect.
Compromise Offer Spurned
MI. A1llS, LuIu his attorney, Is Sdlu
then to have offered to compromise the
case for $4,000. His offer was
spurned by the Oriental.
While the police department, was
handling the case, District Attorney
McGovern pulled off his raid, which
caused all the gambling houses to sus
pend business. McGovern at that time
knew nothing Of the loss sustained by
Mr. Allis, but since then it has beer
brought to his notice.
According to the police it took Mr.
Allis only one evening to lose the $4l,
900. Allis, Frank Dare and Charlie
Switzerland made up the tiger bucking
party. They tackled roulette and al
three lost, Allis,' however, easily earn
ing premier honors. When his money
gave out he wrote ehecks.
Despite his bad luck Allis was not
stingy. He scattered ivory checks
among other frequenters of the place a:
literally as the house "opened wine,
This expensive evening did not curl
Mr.. Allis' jovial spirits, and it wa!
| nearly week later when his relative!
tagged him and put an end to the
pleasant time he was having. Incl
dentally Mr.. Allis' brothers notified the
banks where he had money deposited tt
stop payment on all his checks. tt il
said that checks to the amount of $40,
| 900 were. refused by the banks afte1
| this order was issued.
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The Whisky Bill.

Looking about thru the miscellaneous
statistics that the government issues
from time to time, one may find often
encouraging things where least ex-
pected. For, instance, there is the an
nual report Of the commissioner of in
ternal revenue which for the past year
shows decline: Of some Importance in
the consumption of whisky in our
country. To understand that this means
remembered that it is a rule that the
consumption of liquors rises in times
Of general prosperity and money abund-
ance, and decreases during hard times,
and as the present is time Of plenty,
something of an increase might ordi-
narily have been expected
In the fiscal year for 1905, just
closed, the total consumption Of spirits
other than those made from fruits,
amounted to lie, 143,732 gallons. The
consumption for 1904 was 1l6.S49,372,
the decline being 7Q4,64o gallons. Rela-
tive to the great quantity consumed,
this is not much of decline, but it is
significant, nevertheless.
Beer showed an increase last year,
but the proportionate gain was some
what less than the average annual gain
for aSperiod Of years preceding. We
consumed last year 1888, 245,74OE gall
Ions, against 1,494, 49,, 1923 in 1903, an
increase Of nearly 10000 900. The tenn
perance man will see little encourage
ment in this, yet the comparison is IA
,Yorable, for the increase. for the five
years preceding was at the annual rate
of about 70,000,000 gallons
"A turn from the consumption of spir-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-28
SHAW CALLS FOR PROOF
He Wants Governor Cummins 70 Pro
duce a Speech Quoted by Him.

: Chicago, Aug. 28.-Secretary Of the
Treasury Leslie NJ Shaw has made pub
lie letter, written by him to Governor
A. B: Cum Minis of Iowa. Mr.. Shaw
says in part:
"My Dear Governor Cummins: In a
carefully prepared address delivered be-
fore the reciprocity convention at Chi
cago, which the papers say You read,
'lest you might be misreported,' you
used this language:
"EThe secretary of the treasury, in
a speech recently delivered in Des
Moines, is reported as saying that the
explanation Of the refusal of the SEN
ate to consider the French treaty is that
it gives everything to France and moth
ing to the United States. must do him
the Justice to believe that he never
ready the treaty, for otherwise. he has
committed a grave offense against the
proprieties of debate I'll .-'
g Il know I did not say it or any
thing that could be SO Interpreted
2 Knowing, therefore, that you
would not Violate the proprieties of
debate by quoting me without author
ity as having made specific statement
I write to inquire where you saw the
report of nv speech. | have not seen it
and I wish to correct the record as soon
as possible. Please advise. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-28
ADJUSTMENTS
Sunday in Wonderland.

Wonderland had one Of the best Sun
day. crowds of the season. over 10000 peo
pie visiting the park in the afternoon and
evening. Family parties were much in
evidence. A successful balloon ascen-
sion was the feature of the afternoon. the
aeronaut going straight up until he
reached the clouds, when he made a sue
cessfuls parachute drop. The program of
free attractions includes a ninety-foot
dive by Lane from ladder into the
lagoon, a pretty bit Of work in it's way;
a clever act by the three Nambas, Japan
csc acrobats and equilibrists, and a COM
bined aerial and stationary contortion act
by D'Aerienne. The regular amusement
features of the park had a patronage that
was about all they could care for in the
evening, and there were long lines in
front of such popular devices as the
scenic railway, the airship swing and the
caroussel most Of the time.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-28
Steamer HNorthwest''

Of the Northern Steamship Co. leaves
Duluth every Tuesday for Buffalo. Ex-
cellent service, fine scenery, best of So
ciety. and delightful trip assured if
you 90 via the Northern Pacific railway
to Duluth thence by steamer It anne; to b. Buffalo.
The monotony of an all-rail trip is
avoided. You can combine business
with pleasure without additional ex-
pense Rates can be secured from G.
f. Mcneil, City Passenger Agent, 10
Nicollet Block, Minneapolis, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-28
Gear and Mikado.

1t looks as tho subjects had done all
they could in the matter of making
peace and that the question were up &c
the autocrats who claim to hold the des-
tiny of their respective countries in
their hands. Notwithstanding the
world may have it's doubts about the
autocratic authority Of either ear or
m1kado when It comes to d pinch, it is
nevertheless true that each claims to be
supreme and uncontrolled in the execu-
tive department. of his government.
The mikado has a parliament, it is
!" true, and cabinet, but the constitution
I of Japan provides that in the recess Of
( the parliament the emperor may make
( laws. Even when it is in session he
&em may make laws by extraordinary pro-
80 cess and refer them to the houses for
b. ratification. So far as the czar is con-
cerned, he does net have d parliament;
- nor even a cabinet to hamper him. The
70 Russian council Of ministers is purely
- advisory. It has no constitutional
IS status because Russia has no ccnstitu-
ton.
!, X, The making Of peace or the continr1-
- ance of war appears, then, to be upon
these two men. BY word the mika-
= do could withdraw his demand for an
49, indemnity; by a word the car could
NJ yield the point Of never paying an in
.ae demnity.
~. ~ But this very co1'dition Of autocracy
! may make for peace. The mere fact
that it lies within the power of one
II. man to determine whether this quarrel
r. Shall lead to further slaughter on the
~ field of battle or be settled in the coun-
ell chamber, not only adds greatly to
- the weight of responsibility resting
ssgs!upon that one man., but it makes it
y possible for outside influences to oper-
. ate more effectively. President Roose-
q welt has been exceedingly active during
b the past week. Ever since the pleni-
& potentiaries' at Portsmouth seemed to
q have reached deadlock the president
3 has been exerting every influence that
81 he could bring to bear to secure. a peace
L. full settlement There is evidence that
q he has appealed directly both to the
4 car and to the mikado. There is EVIL
n dence in the European press that he has
the support Of foreign sentiment and
4 probably of foreign governments. The
q continuation of war is menace to the
Y peace Of the world and the great pow.
d ers are evidently not only in sympathy
N with President Roosevelt s efforts to Sc.
N cure peace, but may be expected to aid
b him in bringing it about.
q While, of course, the situation is still
" critical and both sides are protesting
II inability to get together, we do not be-
VI lieve this the peace conference is going
81 to fail, and that belief is based largely
81 upon confidence in the resourcefulness
81 of our achieving president, aided by the
q 91sing sentiment of the world in favor
b Of settling international disputes by
81 peaceful means. The last resort Of ar
Is bitration still remains.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-28
THE UNEASY CHAIR

{ SOME MORE CAPE COD FOLK
WORTH KNOWING. - Fiction readers
who were done good by reading "Cap'n
Fri, by Joseph c.. Lincoln. will find
Partners. of the Tide, by the same man.
quite to their liking. The latter tale is
from the same kind of cloth as the other,
but is made on different pattern. 1t
is the story of Bradley Nickerson, intro
duced as a mere lad, and Captain Ezra
Titcomb, better known as "Capn Ez', -
who later becomes Bradleys partner in
the wrecking business, and the uphill
fight Of these two to a place of impor-
lance in the affairs Of the Massachusetts
coast. The interest, however, lies more
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-28
STEAM SHOVELS LAID OFF
MIR. Shonts to Get Greater Efficiency
from Them Later.

Oyster Bay, Aug. 2s.-Theodore P.
Shonts came to talk over with the presi-
dent the canal work.
II have laid off all steam shovels, -
said Mr.. Shonts, "until the railroad
tracks have been put into proper condi-
ton for their use. There were six
steam shovels, out of which the opera
tors were not getting to exceed 25 per
cent Of efficiency.
"We shall have no difficulty in get
ting all the labor we may want. The
superintendent who has charge Of that
branch of the work has worked $4,000
men on single contract, and he says
he could get 100000 blacks for work on
the canal if so many were needed.
Superintendent Prescott of the Pana-
ma railroad resigned presumably be-
cause of structures made upon his con-
duct Of the road. Mr.. Prescott has
been succeeded by Mr.. Bierd of the
Rock Island system.
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THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.

while the game is IN progress. Golf
has the disadvantage Of demanding ex-
tended grounds. To play golf one must
belong to a club, pay greater or small
ler dues, and most ,regrettable Of all,
waste a lot of time in getting
to and from the grounds. Yet both
games are deserving of ardent sup
port from all classes. Our American
life is too much taken up with eating,
working and worrying. We need recre-
alton, and when there is opportunity
to get it, it ought not to be neglected,
because one cannot get it in some grand
way as a member Of a remarkably Sc
lect club. ~.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-28
APPLETON LOSES A MILL
JENNISON'S ROLLER PLANT
BUILT THIRTY-THREE YEARS
AGO, IS A TOTAL LOSS.

Appleton, Mimi, Aug. 2s.-The APP
pleton roller mills were destroyed by
fire last evening and are total loss,
together with all their contents. A
hot box in the machinery was the
The mill was one Of Appleton land
marks, having been built thirty three
years ago. It was owned by w. J.
Jennison of Minneapolis. The plant
was a 500-barrel~ mill and fully
equipped.
By splendid. work by the fremen,
the large elevator and engine house
adjeeinH5nga o we noo saved: saved, The loss will
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-28

Mark Twain's suggestion that Mr..
Rockefeller step in and pay the indem-
nifty for Russia is not in order. Mr.. Rock
efeller is not quite ready for peace. The
Russian oil monopoly has been giving him
some trouble and he would like Russia to
be SO busy with war for a while that it
would have to tax the Russian oil com
pany out of business.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-28

Curtiss Jett, the Kentucky desperate,
who was recently convicted of the nr1r
der Of Attorney Marcum and sentenced
to be hanged, is about to be tried for an
other murder. What they expect to do to
him more than they have the authority
) do now is hard to understand, but Jet
seems to be good man to be rid of, and
even if it takes two hangings to accom-
plish it. nobody will interfere. -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-28
orpheum-Modern Vaudeville.

Balance is the predominant feature Of
the second weeks bill at the Orpheum
The heavyweight end of the program is
carried by the Illusion, 'Dida" in which
the French illusionist produces a very
material and manifest woman from
nothing save a tank of water-and city
water at that The simplicity Of the act,
with the astounding result, make 1t a
sensation. The plain tank is shown upon
a plain table. An ornamental scarf is
thrown. over the tank and table and when
it is whisked off a second later, an I'M
adorned woman is sleeping peacefully IN
plain sight of the audience. It is a
thriller from the point Of view Of the
audience and when the woman rises
from the waves, like daughter Of the
Rhine, the simplicity of the whole act
ence gasping with establishment Then it
granted On the second turn a younger
woman is evolved from nothing in the
same style. - = -: ... :: ....
Lew Wells opens the show with a
monolog and rsaxaphone turn and gets
away with the first applause of the even
ing. He is followed by Jolson, Palmer
and Jolson in a "A Little Of Everything
and not much Of anything save the eccen-
tricities of the blackface comedian
1dlILei, WHO "Oulu JuSI DIS we'll w
monolog. Holcomb, Curtis and Webb give
"a Winter Session." the act which has
brought them applause and appreciation
from coast to coast The trio singing and
the solo work of Margaret Webb are one
of the bright spots of the whole bill.
Leah Russell, the Yiddish soubrette,
tells stories on the Hebrews, but does not
stir the audience to more than passive
interest. s. Miller Kent, assisted by Mr.
Frayne, in the role of a Chinese servant
gave "Just Dorothy without getting
Dorothy any nearer than telephone con-
nection. It is bright little playlet vel
staged and holds its full share of comedy
and heart interest. The only suggestion
one might Offer and that is trifling one
is that Mr.. Kent might journey over tc
| South st. Paul and get some of the COW
gentlemen to show him how to crack his
big whip.
Dan Quinlan and Keller Mack have e
"a pid-fire talk and act pitched in a key
| to bring tumultuous approval from up
stairs. They have some new business
! that causes those on the lower floor tt
look up now and then. The kinodrome
| ends the show with new film, "The
Palace of the Arabian Nights in which
some of the Photographic effects art
puzzling. j. II. Rltchle''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-28
The Most Trustworthy
To the Editor of The Journal.

Allow me to f ;ts 7
especially upon its wise selection of Mr..
Chamberlain as The ournal's
representative to Scandinavia, man
that is wide-awake and able to grasp
everything as well as pronounce names
and places correctly in strange coun-
try and language to him.
/ am pleased to confess that l have
received the most trustworthy infor-
nation from my former country thru
Mr.. Chamberlain s brilliant correspond
ence. I think it is a great credit to
American Journalism and, last but not
least, to The Journal. You deserve
at least ten thousand new subscribers
for your undertaking.
Cordially yours,
A. LARSON. &
Minneapolis, Aug "a
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-28
SAFETY IN ICE CREAM
INDIANAPOLIS News.

However, it is believed that the wave
of alarm which passed over the country
as a result Of the explosion of a soda
water fountain in Minneapolis will soon
pass and leave things much as they were
before, at least among, the girls Mean
time they will doubtless recall with con-
siderable satisfaction that an ice cream
freezer never explodeS.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-28
MARK is WATCHED.
Pesgah Cor.

Pesgah Cor Montgomery (Tenn.) Record.
Every time Mark Montgomery's father
leaves home Mark resigns the plow han
dies and comes to the stores and wears
out his pants on the loafers' bench.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-28
Minnesota q. A. r. Headquarters Train
to Denver, Col, Sept. I'd, Via Chi
capo Great Western Railway,

Train leaves Minneapolis am, st.
Paul $3.50 am, Sept. I'd. Arrives at
Denver 2 pm, Sunday, Sept. Sd. Train
will be- finely equipped with Standard
and tourist sleepers, free reclining Chair
Cars and Coaches. For sleeping-car
reservations and other information APP
ply to O. s. Clark. Adiutant General,
st. Paul, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-28
Foyer Chat.

Tonight at the Metropolitan Minneap-2
oils play patrons will have their first view
Of Zangwills widely heralded comedy,
.Merely Mary Ann with Miss Eleanor
Robson in the title role. In this charac-
ter Miss Robson made the most pro-
lnounced hit recorded in New York for
several, seasons, and in London she won
an almost unprecedented triumph.
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Mayor Schmitz of San Francisco has
been defeated for a third nomination.
The people inttmated to- him that two
terms was enough for a rather inferior
trombone player who took his tunes all
from another man.