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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-05
POWER in
EUROPE IS GONE
Defeat in East, Revolt at Home,
Destroy Russia as Factor
in Affairs.
New York Sun Special Service.


Washington, July 5.-While the war
with Japan has ruined Russia IS prestige
in the far east, the revolutionary out
break in the Black sea fleet and the dis
turbed conditions thruout the Slay en-
pire have destroyed the influence of the
car in European councils.
A new adjustment Of international re.
lations in the old world is impending
in fact, already has begun-and the
stable powers, including the United
States, are considering policies they
must adopt to meet the changed condi-
tions.
Diplomats who discussed today the
effect of the disturbances in Russia,
did not let it be understood that their
governments are making preparations
In anticipation of the overthrow of the
autocracy.
If such an event were to occur-and
it is regarded today more probable than
only ten days ago-suceessive develop
ments will shape to a large extent the
course each nation will follow. What
has received international recognition at
this moment is the passing of Russia
as a factor in the Mediterranean and
Balkan questions, particularly, and the
prospect is that she soon will be counted
out in connection with other problems
which intimately have concerned Europe
In the past. -
| The appearance Of the Russian battle
ship. Potemkin in the hands of revolu-
tlonists at the Rumanian port Of Kus-
teni and the inability of the st. Pc
tersburg government to capture it-con-
fessed by the dismantlement of the re-
naming vessels of the Black sea fleet
mark the end of Russian domination of
! the Balkan situation
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-05
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK
A Lake Street Protest.

10 the Editor of The Journal. -,t.
desire to emphatically protest against
the treatment which. has been accorded
to the owners Of property facing and
abutting Lake street, between Hennepin
avenue and Twenty seventh avenue s, in
this city, by the common council.
In the first place, against the clearly
expressed wish Of the majority Of the
property owners along that street,
franchise was granted to the Twin City
Rapid Transit company to build line
thereon, and after the objecting property.
owners had forgotten their grievances in
this respect and had accepted the situa-
ton, the common council ordered the
street W1dened q. distance of three feet
on each side of the roadway, thereby de-
priving all the owners Of residences
along this street the use of the small
boulevards and grass. plots which they
had built and maintained at considerable
expense, and also necessitating the re-
moyal of a large number Of trees along
the street. 20.
It would seem that this was hardship
enough, but not content with this, the
common council have seen At to order
that all the sidewalks on Lake street be
moved three feet nearer to the building
line, necessitating the taking up and re-
laying OF all stone and cement walks, the
| tearing doWnsof yard terra ces and resod-
| $50 - oooAS HSWO lilies front Oh sldWnS,
the latter entirely at the expense of the
property owners. And this move was
taken in order that the telephone COM
panies might be enabled to reset their
unsightly telephone poles nearer the side
walk line, 50 that Lake street today has
/ very much the appearance Of a burned
tamarack swamp with its multitude OF
trolley, telegraph and telephone poles.
The expense Of having all telegraph and
telephone wires placed In conduits under
ground along this street would have been
much less than the expense to which the
AUDITING property owners will be put In
changing the grading Of their lawns and
resodding, and it certainly does seem
that the common council, and particularly
the aldermen Of the seventh ward, have
been, to say the least, negligent OF the
rights Of their constituents in this mat
ter and feel that the least they can dc
4 in justice to Lake street lot owners is
to at once require all telegraph and tele-
phone companies to place their wires
underground on this street
j Minneapolis, July j.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-05
Politics in British Cities.

The Chicago Evening Post, which, it
bhould be said, is hostile to city owner
ship, questions, Mr. Dalrymple's state
ment that the British street railways
Are run without political interference.
Dit vintimates that there is a ring to
which Mr.. Dalrymple belongs of NUM-
eipal trading organizations which con-
trol politics and bulldoze the parliament.
, Among these associations are named the
j Municipal Tramways association, the
Borough Treasurers' association, and
Others.
Municipalities get their powers for
entering upon trading operations from
] parliament. Parliament is always either
conservative Or liberal, and these two
national parties are kept in a contin-
hal stew over the possible loss of, the
/ workingmen s vote. With this lever
The municipal traders, it is claimed,
{ bulldoze parliament into consenting to
anything they want done.
This indicates the presence of politics
In British municipal affairs, but it must
be acknowledged it is not the kind of
politics whose presence Mr.. Dalrymple
1 t1enied. He said there was no politics
in the operation of street railways in
Glasgow. Proving that there is politics
in the big plans by which cities are
embarked in trading operations does not
contradict the statement Of the Glas
gov car manager. ..-.. .....
But his statement probably ought to
be contradicted for the simple reason
that it would be impossible to run q
system of cars in Glasgow, or anywhere
else, without politics creeping in. Poll
tics of the grating kind, too. 1t is
human. nature to- want to run things
and toiso run them as to get a maximum
of comfort out of a minimum of effort
In the running of them. =
What makes political Jobs attractive
jim this country is the ease Of the life
the good wages and the sense of being
somebody in the community. If tn,
streetcar employees Of Glasgow are no
of the same mind, it will be counted
strange. It is almost unbelievable
Indeed, the provost Of Glasgow CAV
evidence right to the point when b
told how the policemen in certain
ward had combined against their coun
Gilman who did not come up to thei
selfish expectations in his votes, and de
feated him for reelection. They did il
of course, to punish him, but the wide
significance of their success was tina
the council saw the point and granite
their demands.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-05
Trust Control of Railroads.

A railroad: official, whose name is
withheld for obvious reasons. contrib.
utes remarkable article to the cur
rent Outlook. He takes direct Issue
with President Stuyvesant Fish and
the other leaders in the international
railway congress, and gives some strik-
ing reasons for. supporting the Roose
welt legislative program. The article
IS remarkable because it's author speaks
from the standpoint Of a railway en-
ployee and stakeholder. He maintains
that the. rebate system, which survives
in the shape of Industrial track. ele-
vator and car. allowance, midnight tar
IFS, ETC., is taking millions from the
pockets of employees and security own
ers Of the railroads and converting
them to the profit of industrial trusts,
which, in one way and another, con
troll most of the railroad properties.
He says:
These people employees, bond and
be wise, both for the railroads and the
public, to have commissioners com
petent as our federal courts-deter-
mine primarily whether a rate is Gun
just or affords nundue preference, =
a personal interest, or owes his posi-.
ton to a director, who is perhaps inter
ested in the grain, salt or oil business.
The writer points out that the pres.
ent law was conceived when the cash
rebate was the visible evil. Railroad
the present law will cure all evils beg
the question. The penal character Of
the rebate law defeats it, and tho the
transgressions Of traffic officials have
been "known Of all men, none Of
them have been convicted Of felony
The cash rebate has been succeeded BY
worse evils, and present condition:
which legitimate railroad profits may
be diverted to industrial trusts-nt
| longer the favored customers, but tn,
masters Of the men who are making tn,
rates.
We face this. issue. Is it;wise to have,
| federal commission authorized to deter
i mine the maximum and minimum freigh
rate. as the legislatures now determin
4 the maximum passenger rate, or TO nav
rates made and natural markets de
i stroyed by the caprice or the. lnteres
4 Of an irresponsible freight agent ap
4 pointed perhaps by the owner of tn
trust whose business his railroad mus
transports
4 Here is question for opponents 0
i rate regulation to ponder. 1t is no
/ put by a socialistic agitator ignoran
of the meaning Of finance, but by on
4 of their own people, whose life ha
i been spent in railroad employ, who's
savings are invested in railroad secur
q ties. He speaks from that standpoint
but his argument is one big with NEAR
7 ing to the general public. The vas
! financial leverage Of the great trust
$ has given them such an influence IN tn
81 directorate and the actual executive
!. headship of the railroads that thes
public-service corporations are not giN
q ing the independent business man
square dead. Instead of equal servic
/ and equal rates to adj, so-called con
:. mon carriers are too often being COZ
!. Isducted as adiuncts to great and grasl
ing industrial corporations. With raj
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-05
CELEBRATE ACROSS LINE
AMERICANS AT WINNIPEG EULo-
GIzE THEIR CoUNTRY-DANGER
IN THE PRESENT IMMIGRATION.
Special to The Journal.

special to The Journal
Winnipeg, Mann, July 5.-The cele-
bration at Elm parkyesterday was
tremendous success, 1000 Americans
and Canadians attending the sports.
There was only one slight accident.
d. D. Davies, United States immigra-.
tion commissioner, delivered an address
on American Immigration. He de-
plored the tendency to, admit class
to the states which was less desirable
than former immigrants. A large per-
centage was coming from southern
Italy, Hungary and Russia. In Illinois
90 per cent of the population were for
eigners, and among, them one-third Of
all the criminals were found. Against
the entrance of such undesirables he
believed in the strongest legislation be-
ing passed.
United States Consul Shank paid q
tribute to the United States public
schools. He did not want to let the
eagle scream too much, but he could not
forbear saying nice things about his
people.
Rev. J. L. Gordon RECALLED his hearers
with an address on ssThe Two Flags, -
in which he painted glowing picture
Of the future of the Anglo-Saxon race.
The ideals of Canada and the states
he considered high and of nature to
produce manhood built four square.
He did not believe that the emblem Of
the American nation was a ST bill.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-05
UnIque-Contlnuous Vaudeville,

The Unique this week has some very
clever entertainers, most Of whom furnish
comedy of q. very good quality. Ethel
Whitesides, pretty, dashing and good
singer, as soubrettes go. appears with
two little pickaninnies, whose antics are
very ,droll. Her = act has an ingenious
stage setting, which includes several eff
fective tabeaux. Frank Walsh, an old
time minstrel, is a good funmaker both
with his monologue and songs, as Is also
Frank Clayton, a musical comedian Har-
sry lLakola, an American Jap, does some
juggling; his act is very nicely costumed.
|sdayter and Janet, German comedians,
are very clever entertainers in their way
Norma Gray and Herufd Beckrow made
| another hit in the illustrated song pal
| of Mine" Miss Eleanor Langdon String
er, the whistler, was added to the pro-
gram yesterday, and gave very pleasing
| number. The moving picture, called the
European Rest Cure which gives an
| excellent series of views Of New York
harbor and number Of comedy incidents
in different countries, is especially inter
esting.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-05
"A Sermon on Roosevelt.

Rev. p. A. Cool in his sermon on,
"The Man in the White House yes
terday asked the question, Glow does
it happen that the youngest man in the
presidency can so quickly decide 50
many big questionsa' and answered it
effectively by saying that Mr.. Roose-
welt had thought out4his course on many
great questions before ne reached the
presidency. He had decided to ap-.
preach all problems of life, both public
and private, from the standpoint of a
Christian and follower Of justice.
This is undoubtedly the key to much
of the strength Of the Roosevelt char
acter. 1t is not SO much that Mr..
Roosevelt is always right, for he is not,
but that he is always satisfied first that
his course is just and fair and then he
is not afraid to have his actions re-
viewed.
The other point, of the president s
information giving him the ability to
decide quickly, is also well put. Tho he
I is not an old man, Mr.. Roosevelt has
lived long in the limelight. He has
held many responsible positions and in
none has he ever allowed any influence
but his own conscience to decide ques-
tions for him. Nor has mere expediency
often stayed him. AS legislator he
| fought the organization of his party
and as delegate to a national con
vention he fought the choice Of his
state for president.
According to the code of the politi-
clans he saw "his fnish'' dozen
times before he became president. But
his finish - was always the beginning
of another work. AS police commits
sioner he demonstrated that the laws
can be enforced. He broke up graft
in, the police and he disciplined thu
force. Each one was an unpopular
measure from the standpoint of thu
politician, but each one raised Roose
welt in the estimation of thinking mer
and each strengthened him for more
important work.
l AS civil service commissioner agar
he enforced the law to the unutterabI,
disgust of the spoils hunters. AS as
sistant secretary Of the navy it ap
peared as tho he had been sidetracked
but he promptly rose to the occasion
and became one Of the active element
in winding up the power Of Spain il
!. Cuba. r.
His career as governor of New Yor]
was another battle with the bosses an,
it was here that the platform Of tn
'square deal' became prominent
Hidebound politicians of the empir
state were astonished and disguste
with the young governor.
Then came the vice presidency
Roosevelt was shelved again. Blu
Providence interviewed and at the az
, of 43 Theodore Roosevelt found him
self president of a country facing tire
$ mendous problems. The president ha
) 'reduced them all to their lowest term,
! 10 him they were problems of iustic
;or injustice, OR fairness or unfairnes.
OF right or wrong, and he has range
, himself on the side: of right as he
given to see the right. ~.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-05

A Minneapolis man who had bought an
expensive canine recently made an i'm
portant discovery. He threw his dog into
the lake in a spirit of fun, and found that
instead of returning to the shore and
sprinkling the heighborhood with lake
wetness the bow-wow went to the bot
tom like dornick. The Disguised owner
was obliged to jump In and bring Eide
ashore at the expense of a suit Of clothes
How can dealers be so nervy as to sell the
people adulterated dogs? Professor
Wylie's attention should be called to this
latest outrage on the American public.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-05
Nebraska, State Journal

= Nebraska State Journal
If the United States ever engages in an
other war, it must be conducted without
the active assistance of the newspapers
The press censorship must be rigid and
memorable, even tho the yellow news
papers shrek that a dictator is in pos
session of the government. If republic
cannot conduct a war in that way, then a
republic has no business to go to war
All this has been settled IN the last year
debate. q
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-05
Vindication Of the Small College.

princeton s new plan Of instruction
which will be put in effect this fall will
make a great change in the workings
pf the college. The students, instead Of
hearing LECTURES in large classes and
submitting oral or written evidence Of
their. attention. at stated periods, will
report to preceptors, Of whom there will
be more than fifty added to the faculty.
individuals or groups will hold CON
ferences with these instructors and will
be examined by them frequently
Where groups are formed they will be
made up of men who are capable of
about the same amount and grade of
/. work. What the professors will dc
after the preceptors have absorbed the
teaching duties is not clear, but doubt.
less they will be worked into the new
system and their talents will not be
lost nor their salaries be compliment.
airy.
In the selection Of the preceptors
Il President Wilson is paying especial at
tention to the personal qualifications
Of the candidates for appointment. HI
IS determined to have gentlemen anc
eompanionable men and where these
Qualities come in conflict with mere
scholarship the former will be give1
the preference. The personal influence
3 Of the preceptors is bound to be, grea
and the president Of Princeton recog
Iizes that it must be a good infuenc,
81 more harm than good will be don
BY ia course atathe college.
4 The Princeton plan involves, then
merely the making over Of the univer
atty into a large number Of small col
leges. Each group will be in effect
small college with its head who will b
the intellectual and the moral leade
Of his group or college.
The aim of the new system is ez
pressed in theehope of President Wilso
that under it 8 Princeton shall turn on
Il body Of men possessing such SCUM
learning, such high development in al
! the essential characteristics of mani
ness that whenever there is anythin
really difficult to be done in the natio
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-05
Steps Taken by Railroads.
Camping-Fishing Boating.

The resorts along the Northern Pa.
cific railway, have become very popular.
a yery interesting booklet on q Mime
sofa Lakes "Es' can be secured for;
4 cents from st. Paul, which tells all
about Minnesota Lake Resorts. Just
the thing TO help yousdecide where you;
will spend all or part Of your vacation.
g.. r. Mcneil. City Passenger Agent;
10 Nicollet Block, Minneapolis, Mihh..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-05
The Fourth at Wonderland,

Yesterdays rain stopped in time to give
Wonderland park a big Fourth of July
crowd after all. Persistent drizzle and fire.
quent showers held the afternoon attend
ance down to a few thousand, but when
the skies cleared In the evening the people
began to come in constant stream I'M
til over 10000 people, were on the grounds.
The new airship swing was the main fea-
turea and altho it gave patrons rides at
the rate of 500 an hour, it seemed as if
com paratively few who wanted to got the
chance to take trip
The new house Of nonsense had to al
most bar its doors at times. The en-
trance is by means of q wheel of life, -
which makes the visitor give an imitation
of squirrel before he has a chance to
enjoy various other sensations, which are
highly amusing to those experiencing
them and to outsiders as well.
There was fine display Of fireworks
and sensational high wire walking by
Calvert as the main features Of the open
air program. There was good order, nc
accidents, and even the f1recra cker aend
was successfully suppressed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-05
AMUsEMENTs
More Campus PLAYS.

$50 ! y ~. tf a NJ j 70 II
That the return visit Of the Ben Greet
players In open-ai plays at the state
uni campus next Monday afternoon
and evening is to be success Is indicated
by the great enthusiasm aroused by these
unique performances last week. Espe-
;ctally was this so in regard to the pre-
'sentation Of "a Midsummer Nights
Dream, !" which will be- repeated next
Monday night. The charm of this play
when given at night under the spreading
boughs Of the magnificent oak, with EN-
trancing light effects and the solemn sur
5roundings Of nightfall can scarcely be
Imagined save by those who have fallen
under its spell.
The matinee performance next Monday
will be The Comedy Of Errors, !. which
lends itself Admirably to outTof- door
treatment E2s II "
The sale of seats opens tomorrow morn
ing at the metropolitan music store.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-05

- - z 4 Il - H &
Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep,
But Ryan knows where to find them;
s Let Grover alone, he'll bring them home
Dragging their tales behind them.
There was man named Jimmy Hyde,
And he was Wondrous wise;
1, He jumped into a voting trust
And scratched out both his eyes;
And when he saw his eyes were out,
With many q loud boo-hoo
He jumped on Alexander Pa -
And scratched his optics, too
Hickory. dickory, dock, Ryan ran up the CLOCK
The clock struck three and out popped he.
diller, dollar. ten o'clock scholar,
Why did Hendricks come 50 soon7
He used to come at 8 o'clock
And now he comes at noon.
Tom and Paul went up the Mall,
Luggtns pail and aDo0n: VI sssRRs;
precious pat
They bagsef
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-05
Foyer Chat.

A popular Fourth of July resort yes
terday in Minneapolis was the Lyceum
ltheater, where two capacity houses
laughed at the clever absurdities of .sWhy
Smith Left Home. Many were turned
away from both the matinee and evening
performances. The work of Kate Woods
Fiske as the cook lady is the greatest
character hit that Minneapolis has en-
joyed in a long, time er&
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-05
MURDER OR ACCIDENT
Sam Erickson Found Dead Of Injuries
at Marshalltown.
special to The Journal.

Marshalltown, July Sam Erick-
son of McCallsburg was killed in tais
city Yesterday. He was found in an
alley and his skull was fractured and
he was unconscious. He died last night
at hospital. 1t is supposed he was
pushed from a stairway leading to
bawdy house, altho he may have fallen.
An investigation is being made.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-05

+ 1T was not the wreck of the Maine
which drew up in front Of the Journal
building yesterday. It was an auto which
had been out in the weather over night
md had just arrived from Chicago, finish
ing the trip with a run thru some Of the
easy stretches of the Hennepin boulevard.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-05

You do not want to spring that timely
joke about being web-footed on Mr..
Webb. He has heard it before.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-05

The Cook county grand jury is showing
impartiality as well as activity Along
with seventeen fat packers, it indicts
seventeen lean labor agitators. Here is
hoping the whole thirty -four will get what
they have coming.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-05
vINDlcATED!s,
Indianapolis New

1ndianapo1is News. e
The supreme court Of Minnesota has
decided that the claim Of the state
against Congressman G. B. Buchanan for
$4,000 damages for illegal timber cutting
has been outlawed. Thus the great work
of vindication goes on.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-05

Connecticut has new corrupt prac-
tees act'' which if enforced would send
good many men like Buckley to the
pen instead of the senate. But then Con-
necticut took the precautionl Of sending
Bulkeley to the senate before enacting
the law. go
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-05

There must be a fine lack of humanity
in the parents who allow their children
to celebrate the Fourth around the hos
pitfalls.