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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-16
RAILROAD NOTES.

The Northern Pacific has made rates of one
fare and third for. the round trip to the
North Dakota Enforcement league meeting March
30 at Fargo. and for the meeting Of the North
western Minnesota Educational association March
24-25 at Moorhead.
The annual meeting of the Oregon Short Line.
after five months of pOstponement. was held
at Salt Lake yesterday. No change was made In
the board of directors. except that K. s. Lovett
was elected to succeed Horace g. Burt. The
directorate now stands as follows: Oliver
Ames Samuel Carr, W. D. Cornish, Edwin
Gould, George J. Gould, E. III. Hartman. J. III.
Hyde Otto n. Kahn, G. NJ. Lane, r. s. Lovett,
w. S. Mccormick o. W. Mink, w. s. Pierce,
w " s. Thorne and Paul NJ. Warhurg.
c. G. Burnham foreign agent for the Burlfng-
ton railroad at Chicago, has been appointed
general agent of the Nippon Yusen kaisha, the
Japan Mail Steamship company, at Chicago
The new Skyrocket geyser In the Norris basin
in the Yellowstone park has proved to be per-
manent. Its arrival seems to have proved the
death of the Constant however. The Skyrocket
plays three times week and spouts boiling
water to great height. This is the geyser
that came to the surface Washingtons birth
day.
New library and buffet will be placed on
the Great Northern flyer. Eight of the coaches
nearing completion.
ST. Paul citizens will hold mass meeting
tonight to review the action of the council in
making the recent compromise agreement In
regard to street-car matters with the St Paul
City Railway company.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-16
L'ENVol OF THE AUTHORS

When Earth's last book has been printed and the
types ere twisted and pied,
When the Smallest Maynard has persisted and
the Littlest Brown has died,
We shall rest, and, faith, we shall need it, for
The Century, at best.
Till the Houghtons cease from Miffin and the
Scribners are at rest.
And those that were good shall be Harpers, they
shall sit with the Putnam chaps
And write on Doubleday Pages, or an L. @. Page
perhaps;
They shall have real Britonsto draw from
Macmillan and Kegan Paul,
They shall wait age for their statements, and
never get tired at all!
And only Mcclure shall praise us, and only Nc
Clurg shall bless;
And no one shall write for an Agent, and none
for a Private Press.
But each for the joy of the writing, and each II
his separate star
Shall write of the book as he sees 1t, for tht
Dodd of Meads as they are!
Carolyn Wells, in Bookman.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-16
ASSEMBLY IN LINE
Trades and Labor Organization Will
= Work for Pure Water Supply.

The Trades and Labor assembly last
night voted to ask the legislature to
stall tering nlsnt for or ii
The resolution was introduced by
George Harvey and was passed by a
large majority. A.plan is on foot to
have each labor union in the city take
up the water issue and a series of meet
.ings will be held in an endeavor to get
the legislature to agree to the issue.
The, committee appointed to look into
the ACCESSIBILITY of organizing a tuber-
culosis insurance society asked for more
time. It was also voted to have min
lister from some church sit in the meet
ings Of the assembly.
This is the result Of proposal made
some time ago by the Presbyterian
Minister'S association. Most of the
laboring men think that if the clergy
is represented at the meetings the mem
bers will be a little more careful of
their language, and that the general
tone of the meetings will be improved
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-16
The Tax Amendment,

The state senate will do well to heed
the voice of the people with regard to a
tax amendment to the constitution, as it
was expressed in the lower house yester.
day. With only two dissenting votes
the house passed wide-open' form
of amendment. Two years ago the
house, which had been elected in the
same year as the senate, stood firm for
such an amendment, and the senate
killed it, resulting in no amendment al
all. Since then another house has been
elected, and it stands for the .wide-oper
plan even more emphatically than the
house of 1908. Isn't it possible that
the distinguished senators are just lit
tie behind the times on this PROPOSE
tiOn9 a w.. - E.E
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-16
Reciprocal Demurrage-What 1t
Means.

=. The Minnesota house has passed the
reciprocal demurrage BILL. This meas
ure has stirred UP more feeling among
The shippers and merchants Of the state
than any legislation in years, and the
active missionary work of their organi-
cations was the real motive force that
carried the bill thru the house. It is
not impossible that this same influence
may run the bill thru the gauntlet Of
the senate.
Y The interested business men know
what the bill contains, but it seems to
be puzzle to the general public. Brief
ly stated, the measure legalizes the de-
murrage charges now imposed by the
railroads for failure of their patrons t.
load or unload cars, but it also reverses
the penalty and charges the railroads
for failure to furnish cars when called
for, or for failing to move them when
revenue, the railroad officials say. 1t
is charged in order to facilitate the
moving of cars. Shippers are us vital
ly interested in good car service az
the railroads, and they do not complain
Of the demurrage charge. All they ask
is that the railroads be spurred 20 bet.
ter service by the same penalty they
impose on shippers.
The bill as it passed the house gives
the railroad companies forty-eight
hours to supply a shipper with a cal
after it is ordered at terminal point
At other points seventy-two hours arc
given. For each twentyfour hours Of
delay. the railroad is to pay the shipper
81 for each car. When a car has heel
loaded, it must be moved within twenty
four hours, or the same penalty will be
assessed. Cars received from connect
ing lines must also be moved within
twenty-four hours. A car once on thu
road must be moved at the rate of fifty
miles a day, or the company must pay
ST. for each day of delay. The bill Of
lading, which must be furnished, il
made prima facie evidence of the re
etceipt Of the car by the railroad. Whe1
it comes to delivery of the car to thu
;consignee, it must be moved from thu
yard to his side track within twenty
ssfour hours. @'= ~.
IL Similar demurrage charges are as
sessed against shippers. They are give,
forty-eight hours to load cars after the,
have been furnished. When cars ar,
delivered, forty eight hours is allowed
for unloading, except in the case of coal
lumber, lime and fruit, which need no
ii be unloaded for seventy-two hours.
IF either the railroad or the shippe
u releases the car in less time than tn
] maximum, the bill allows credit for In
unused time, which is to be applied o.
other demurrage charges. Settlemen
!. is to be made once a month If ship
gers have to sue for demurrage du
them, they are allowed costs and attor
neys, fees. Other provisions are adde,
to make the act effective.
While the railroads may be iustife,
in the complaint that some Of the provi
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-16
The Treaty Down and Out.

The senate will adjourn without con-
firming the treaty with San Domingo.
The more the senators looked at it the
less they liked it. The indebtedness
of the republic was reported In docu-
ment produced by Mr.. Morgan OF Ala
bama, and the senators found so many
items of debt which represented no
value to the people of San Domingo
that they were disguised with the whole
business. The total debt is about $685.
100000 in gold. It has been created in
the customary way Of the FREELY repub-
lies south of us, by borrowing at ex-
cessive rates of interest and paying
enormous bonuses to float the loans.
One item will stand for an illustra-
ton of the whole course of Dominican
finance. In 1869 the republic desired
to borrow $751; 800 for the construction
Of roads and railways. One E. H..
Hartmont agreed to furnish &42O,OOO,
Of which he retained 100000 for his
services. The contractor issued bonds
to the full amount of the. loan and dis
posed of them at about IS to so per
cent Of their face The republic of
San Domingo received just 900 out
Of this immense sum, and is now called
upon to pay about 100000 on &C.
count of this piece of financing. The
whole debt bears the earmarks of rank
speculation, and the proposition that
the United States should use it's army
and navy to enforce payment will be
very reluctantly accepted by this coun-
try, if at all.
If the treaty is rejected, other ma:
lions must do their own collecting in
San Domingo, and in so doing, may
tread on the toes Of the Monroe doc
trine. However, that doctrine never
was intended to give assurance to for
eign speculate in money that they
| might enter into all sorts of usurious
deals with Latin-American republics
assured that Uncle Sam would see that
they got back the whole of their con
tract with interest from prehistoric
times. In going into these deals, they
took the risk. If they can compound
with their debtors, we'll and good; but
if they cannot, they may appeal tt
their own governments. Their OWL
governments may help them up to thu
point where it is necessary to quit o.
take territory; then the Monroe doc
trine becomes operative against any
hostile move against the sovereignty.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-16
Sacrifices of Peace.

That all of or the best of the heroism Of
field is magnifcently evidenced by the
self-sacrifce Of band of Philadelphia
physicians. Summoned to the bedside
of a colleague, who had already con-
demned himself to death by attending
a victim of a peculiar form of cerebro-
spinal meningitis, six physicians
answered the call Of duty and Of friend
ship, and when their patient died, calm
ly secluded themselves from the world
to await the period of possible infec-
tion.
Each Of them knew in advance that
If attacked by the disease he would die
in agony, yet not one faltered. While
now awaiting the outcome of their eff
forts in behalf Of their dead colleague,
each one is reported as calm and serene.
Having done their duty they leave the
consequences to be cared for by the
laws Of nature.
The mind of man alone appears to rise
superior to these considerations which
represent all the processes of nature as
essentially self-defending. It is re-
served to the spirit to triumph over
fear, self-interest, and self-defense.
y Whichever way we look we see heroes
even in modern times, but nowhere dc
we find better examples of heroism thar
in the medical profession. There, il
anywhere one would expect to see the
doctrine that valuable life ought MOI
to be thrown away justified. But it il
just there that we meet the most strik
ing denials of such doctrine. Thu
physician gives his life as freely as HI
gives his scientific achievements. In M
profession is the law Of service and sac
rifce more triumphant.
e Russia's first great tactical mistak
came from being in the wrong.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-16
Theodore and Tiberius.

The land question is the question of
all the ages. A magazine has recently
instituted comparisons between Theo-
dore Roosevelt and Tiberius Gracious.
Gracious was the early reformer of
Rome; but, early as he was, abuses had
preceded him. The land had been taken
from the state by the citizens and had
gradually accumulated in the hands Of
a few landlords. The people were I'M
able to gain even a subsistence, and
the republic Of Rome was close to an
archy because Of the greed Of the aris-
tocracy. - s.~a
At this point came forward Tiberius
Gracious, himself member of the aris-
tocracy, and proposed laws which would
return the farming country to the peo-
pie. His proposals were violently OPP
posed by the landed interest, which
had command Of the senate. In his
controversy with that body the writer
finds parallel. with the career of
Roosevelt, who, originating in the upper
pion of the common people. His fight
against the: trusts he finds analogous
to the struggle Of Gracious against the
landlords. g.; He draws also parallel
between the senate Of Rome and the
senate of the United States.
While the trust question is not one
Of land directly, it is so really, because
it is the ownership of the land in which
the coal and iron are located that makes
| the steel trust so powerful. Ownership
Of the raw materials Of manufacture
enables it to suffocate competition by
shutting off the supplies. Ownership
| of the highways of commerce is an
other means of propagating monopoly,
and the railroads are directly the Off
spring of the power with which they
are clothed to take land forcibly by
the right of eminent domain.
President Roosevelt has entered upon
a great: struggle. No one supposes for
an instant that the trusts are going
to yield, nor the railroads surrender,
at the demand Of one man. The power
full interests which are so rapidly alb
sorbing the visible wealth of the coun-
try will fight, and fight hard. One cleo
ton and the ascendancy of one friend
of the people in the presidency will
not solve the problem. The president
can do much, but he cannot do it all
He especially cannot convert hostile
congress, jealous of. it's prerogatives
He can, however, instil in the minds
Of the people an ideal of right and
wrong and prepare them to continue
their own battle with other men and
other measures in other years. !
The philosophy of the Roosevelt poll,
tics is not that men should be strong
just for the sake of fighting, but that
they should inure themselves to hard
work, hard thinking and hardy deeds
of courage, so that they may be trained
for the actual battle when it comes
There is no inconsistency between the
president s advocacy of the strenuous
life and his personal love of the simple
! life. They 90 together. The simple
life means the rejection of the frills
of existence. It means Tightening
\ Of the load of social forms and conven
tional attitudes that the citizen may
be stronger for the essentials of life
The strenuous life means, if it means
I anything, the practical application tt
our own and others problems Of thu
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-16
Thursday Evening,

sions of the bill are likely to work hard-
ships in some cases, the authority con-
ferred on the railroad commission ought
to protect them from injustice. The
bill appears to be the result OF unfair
treatment Of small shippers by the rail
roa ds-a part of the great evil Of dis
elimination. Under this bill the dis
elimination may not be entirely stopped
because the penalties are not very
heavy, but this measure will probably
"help some. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-16

T Journal Is glad to be informed
versity library to be bought on competi-
tive bids was not made by. the board or
CONTROL but without its knowledge, by the
purchasing agent maintained at the uni
versity by the board. The. members of
the board, their attention having been
called to the matter by T h u o u r n l,
have restored the former condition OF
things. 1t was the "system'~ that was at
fault and not the members Of the board.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-16

SOME NEW CARLYLE ESSAYS-The
Literary Collector for observation-disclosures
Der is authority for the statement that
three reviews, brief metrical rendering
in English of Faust's Curse, a letter to the
editor of the Times and an essay on the
saving virtues Of Indian meal-all by
Carlyle-have been gathered into book
form and edited by Samuel Arthur Jones
Of Canton, Pa. The edition is limited to
GAO copies.
The Literary Collector comes out this
month in new dress, and style thruout,
The frontispiece is picture Of the late
George H. Richmond, long famous as a
dealer in rare books in New York city.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-16
GETTING READY
Activity of Milwaukee Engineers in
the Chamberlain District.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Chamberlain, S. D., March 16.-Dur-
ing the past week the roadmaster of the
Milwaukee road has been taking the To-
cations of all buildings on. the COM
pany's forty-acre tract, for right: of-way
and station grounds, along the east
bank of the Missouri here. No new
leases were taken on the property, and
occupants of buildings without lease
will be given notice to vacate at an ear
ly date.
Civil engineers began last Monday to
survey sidetracks and building grounds
and to take soundings on the east side
of the river, evidently to test the earth
down to rock formation. Incorporation
papers, filed Jan. 10, at Pierre, for the
White River Valley railway, and the
bridge bill, passed thru congress, for
crossing of the Missouri at or near
Chamberlain for the road, prove to be
for actual railway building purposes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-16

AT a recent celebration in London of
the birthday Of Charles Dickens, Lord
James, who presided, stated that the
world needed another Dickens. Great So
nineteenth century may be traced largely
to Dickens influence. There are Just as
glazing evils, commercial and govern
mental, today, that need the touch of the
master shafts of ridicule and wit to crum-
BILE to pieces. But where is the Dickens.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-16

The surrender Of young Mr.. Hyde is
complete enough so far as he is concerned,
but who ever heard of the policyholders
Of an insurance company electing the d.
rectors7 The new plan means that Mr.
Alexander will elect them instead Of Mr.
Hyde and that was perhaps as far as
Mr. Alexander wished the company "mu,
tualized." If you have a $4,000 policy in
the Equitable, run down to the annual
meeting and see how much of figure you
cut.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-16

strength gained by the use Of the sim
pie life. 81
The president is the prophet Of a
coming conflict, in which he would like
to see the people win by deserving vic
tOrV 80 =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-16
VETERAN CHIEF REIIREs.

Chief John jackson Of the st. Paul fire
department retired at midnight last night
and until the beard elects his successor,
]. ]. Strapp, first assistant chief, will
have charge Of the department jackson
was a member Of the volunteer depart
ment and was first made chief Of the reg
ular department. in 1889. He was replaced
in 1898 by H. N. Cook. who served two
years Jackson was again elected and
served until yesterday. He has been 8
resident of st. Paul since 1854
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-16
MAY TEST LAW
Question Arises Over Schrapps' Appli
cation for Liquor License.

:. Another application for a liquor
by c. R. Schrapps, the Sixth street
caterer. The application may cause a
spirited fight, as some of the aldermen
will recommend that the license be
granted in spite of the state law which
prohibits more than five such places in
a block facing the patrol limits.
The city attorney holds that the stat
ute is unconstitutional because it makes
it possible for the council to discrim-
mate. Acting on this suggestion an
attempt will probably be made to over
ride the legislature. The matter comes
before the license committee first and
it is understood that the council will be
asked to grant the license.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-16
ELks AS PLAYERS.

The annual benefit of the st. Paul lodge
of Elks will start with performance at
the Metropolitan theater in that city to-
night The antlered thespians will play
a three might engagement and from re-
ports will outshine former stars Of the
same armament.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-16
THE READERS QUESTION BOX

(Readers sending serious questions about books
of technical or purely literary sort, or about
matters pertaining to the book world, to The
Uneasy Chair in care of The Minneapolis Journal
Will be answered here to the best of The Chairs
ability and resources.) #-..
B.. p. B.-McClure, Phillips & Co., New York,
publishers of Stewart Edward Whites books and
Fleming Ell. Revell, New York, publisher of
Ralph Connor's books, will be able respectively
to give you anecdotes of the two authors.
who's Who in America will give you in con-
densed form the main facts about the lives Of the
two men, about Conner under his true name,
Charles W. Gordon, +. - ~.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-16
IN JUDGES HANDS
Gottschalk Will Know Result of Exc n.
- ination Friday Afternoon.

Judge John Finehout of the st. Paul
Edward Gottschalk, the accused muir
derer of Christian H. Schindeldecker,
under advisement until Friday at 2
pm. The state introduced ten wit
nesses at the preliminary hearing, but
Stan Donnelly, attorney for the de-
Tense, argues that the testimony did
not connect Gottschalk with the crime.
Gottschalk is in Jail awaiting Judge
Finehout's decision.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-16
RECEIVED ASSIGNMENTS
New Patrolmen Placed on Duty in
Precincts. " g.:

The new patrolmen who went on duty
yesterday were assigned as follows:
First Precinct-Frank S. Greer, Michael
A. ,Kirsko, Michael N. Duffy and James
E. Wheeler. .,.5 ..t
Third Precinct-Charles I. Olson. r. 3.
Fourth Precinct-Ole NJ. Shelley, Oscar
G. Hall, David T. Malbouef and Frank
Hierholzer. ':-.
Fifth Precinct-Charles M. Peterson.
In the second precinct, Paul Mousse
reduced from sergeant to patrolman,
will take the beat of Odin Void, pro.
NOTED to sergeant. J. II. Van Rickley
promoted from sergeant to lieutenant.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-16
ENTERTAINED THE sCRIBEs
John G.. Lund Gives Dinner with News
paper Men as Guests.

dinner at $3.50 last evening at the St.
Paul Commercial club for the newspa-
per men Of the legislature. Twenty
covers were laid. The affair was
entirely informal and proved enjoyable
to all present. Representatives Of the
various dailies responded Informally to
toasts. Mr.. Lund was unanimously
voted a genial and royal host.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-16

THE STORY OF A SLUM'S REFORM.
Jimmy Moore of Bucktown is a we'll
told story ''of the religious and moral
reformation of a low down section Of
Grand Rapids, Mich" as told by Melvine
E. Trotter, who, with his wife, was en-
gagged in rescue. mission work amid the
scenes that are prominent in the story.
%, The Winona Publishing company, Chi,
, y, b.. cagO. IS cents.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-16

The Rev. J. F. Cordova of New Jersey
was convicted yesterday of bonabarding
his wife with a drinking glass, a cake
pan and an earthernware dish. Mr.. Cor
dova also stated that there had hardly
been a month in thirteen years when he
and his wife had not quarreled. The
pastor seems to have been some distance
from the kingdom of heaven himself while
he was pointing out the way to others.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-16
Low Rates to Minneapolis.

Special rates of one fare and third
have been made by the railroads for the
annual commencement of the school of
agriculture and the Minnesota Farmers
Exchange. A like rate will prevail for
the meeting of department superintend-
ents of the Minnesota Educational asso
citation in Minneapolis March 81 and
April l.. Commencement exercises will
last from March 20 to March 25, and
the Exchange dates are March 2l-23.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-16

A bounty or an appropriation can always
get a hearing in the legislature. The
statesman who introduced bill to pay
people for bringing in rrattlesnakes is get
ting more consideration than the gentle
man who tried to prevents4the sale OF
cigarets to the children. OF Minnesota
If the latter had put his bill in the form
Of a bounty on the little pests, he would
probably have done better. 49,