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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-25
The Russian Grand Dukes.

In a recent number of the New York
Tribune eek Attache' comes to the
rescue of the Russian grand dukes, VINO
are being generally charged with re-
sponsibility for their country's pres
emit plight. The showing made for
few of the grand dukes personally IS
creditable, but on the whole it is not
shown that it is wise that such vast
country should be ruled by the caprice
of favorites.
In monarchies, like England and Rus
STA, it seems necessary to lind employ
ment for kings brothers, sons and
nephews, and marriages for his sisters,
his cousins and his aunts. But IN Eng
land the princes do not make the laws
of the country, while in Russia they 40.
That is to saysif a family council or
cabal of ministers and grand dukes can
persuade the car to issue ukase, even
if it reverses the whole policy OF the
empire, the paper once signed becomes
the law for 13O,OO0,O00 Russians. There
in the influence of the grand dukes is
out of proportion to their deserts.
None of the present brood is OF
marked ability, few Of them have. the
progressive spirit. Alexieff is not only
q reactionary, but is obstinate and in
capable. Alexis, the nominal head OF
the navy, has ruined it by incompetence
and neglect. Of the others who have
come before the public lately the most
we know is that some are gallant and
wild other are gluttonous and immoral
The grand dukes could not stop the
progress of Russia if the country had a
constitution, but they can stop con
stitution. Historians agree that there
was found on Alexander H.. g desk the
day of his assassination an unsigned
ukase which would have become the
cornerstone Of a Russian, constitution
and was by him so intended 1t en-
1arged the powers of the, zemstvos
granting. greater control over taxes fol
local improvements, and in many re
spects authority to act independently
of the central bureaus: The granc
dukes protested against it to the new
car, and it was never signed. The
Zemstvos have received no encourage
ment from the present czar; in fact hi
has reduced their powers over local tax
alton materially. In this action he il
said to have had the support not onl,
of the grand dukes, but of, NJ: Witte
who is supposed to be a progressive
Perhaps he is, but he had his own rea
sons for wishing to keep down the tax
ing power of: the local chambers. Hi
vast plans Of railway building de
4 manded money and he sacrificed tn
people to his plans.
The grand dukes have generall'
fought the battles of reactionary min
listers because they foresaw in the ris
of the demand for constitution tn
doom of their vast and corrupt spend
ing capacity. -,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-25
Judges and Passes.

The railroad pass question is more
vital to- the interests of the public than
many realize. The legislature is not
the only place where the insidious in
fluence of the pass is felt. Free trans
portation is not only handed out to our
lawmakers, but to the judges who inter-
pref the laws. AS far as favors Of this
kind can bias the judiciary, the deci-
sions Of our courts Of Justice are col
ored by the possession Of them.
It is not necessary or just to say that
the judiciary, is corrupted by railroad
influence, or that all Minnesota judges
accept these favors. 1t is true, how
ever, that they are rendered, and that
the five supreme court justices and thir-
ty-fve district judges of the state have
either to accept or refuse free transpor-
tation. Some have been known not
only to take passes for themselves, but
to ask them for members Of the family
or for friends. Most Of the district
Judges have considerable travelling to
do in the performance Of their duty, and
the passes make a great difference in
their income.
To the Judiciary the people Of the
state must look for fair determination
Of law and equity, not only in controver-
sizes between the state and the railroad
companies, but in the thousands Of cases
where railroads are aligned on one side,
and individual citizens on the other.
Often the scales tip evenly and it is
hard for the just judge to decide.
Is it fair, or consistent with good
government, that a judge should decide
railroad case with railroad pass in
his pocket9 Is it good public policy
to have street railway cases decided by
Judges who carry coupon books9 Is it
right that a telegraph or telephone
frank should be thrown in the scales Of
Justice to help decide a case. where the
corporation is interestedq
Judges are not entirely to blame fol
accepting these favors. The public
conscience has never been aroused on
! the subject, and the common standard
tof morality, has oYerlo oked such matters
LII is all right BECAUSE they all do sisss s
and the holder Of the pass persuaded
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-25
THE MAGAZINES

Mormon Penalty Is Death.-The penalty
for revealing the secrets of the endow-
ment ceremony in the Mormon temple at
Salt Lake City Is so severe that witnesses
before the Smoot Investigating committee
at washington have refused to divulge
them. This makes most remarkable the
sensational exposure of the secret cere ;
monies OF the Mormon temple that APP
pears In The World Today for February.
1t is written by former Mormon, who
has been thru the ceremony so often that
he recalls practically the whole text. The
writer relates that the candidates. after
all had been bathed by the priests in
enamel bathtubs, were ushered into the
creation ROOM" whore a dramatic repre-
sentation of the creation was given on the
stage. Some Of the oaths given explain
the hesitancy Of the Mormons in their
testimony. The oath that Is taken follow
ing the marriage ceremony is as follows:
We and each Of us solemnly bind our
selves that we will not divulge any .of the
secrets OF the first token Of the Aaronfc
priesthood. with its accompanying name
sign or penalty Should I do SO agree
that my throat may be cut from ear to
ear. my tongue torn out by, its roots from
my mouth. a ss.g... Y M
The oath of vengeance is as follows:
that you will pray and never cease to pray
4 Almighty God to avenge the blood OF the
prophets upon this nation, and that you.
will teach the same to your children and
your children's children unto the thru and
fourth generation
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-25
CITY NEWS
GREAT NORTHERN
IS CHARITABLE
FURNISHES HIS WINTER COAL TO
PIERRE CABANNE.
Action Is Involuntary on the Part Of
the Corporation, the Coal Being More
or Less of a Tribue Levied Upon
Human Nature by the Ingenious Ca
banne.

The Great Northern railroad is sup
plying Pierre Cabanne of Southeast
Minneapolis with his winter s supply
of coal. The Great Northern manage
ment is not aware of the charity, but it
exists nevertheless. Pierre has the coal
dumped in his yard, and while securing
the fuel under false pretenses, is not
subject to arrest.
Cabanne is crippled with rheumatism.
He was formerly a trapper and guide
in the unbroken stretches of the Cana
dian northwest and has no small ability
as a taxidermist. His outdoor life and
the attendant exposure proved too much
of strain upon him and a year ago he
was forced to leave the woods. He
came to Minneapolis and rented cot
tage on the right-of-way of the Great
Northern near Seventeenth avenue Sc.
Thru the summer Cabanne performed
odd jobs about the neighborhood to
support himself and wife, but his earn
ings were not sufficiently large to per-
nit. him, to. lay in winter supply of
coal. His ingenuity and knowledge Of
human nature came to his assistance.
A big tom-cat, the providing property
of neighbor, was mysteriously miss
ing for day or two and was then
found dead. Cabanne offered, to dis
him. A big red rooster belonging to a
neighbor next succumbed to the "black
hand" influence and that, too, was Civ
en- to Cabannes upon his request.
Early in December the cat and
| rooster reappeared as natural as life.
Cabanne has stuffed them. He placed
them on his back fence, few feet from
| the railroad track and fastened them
upon wires. The cat and rooster, ap-
parently on the best terms, sit Sc
dately on the fence and stare compla-
Gently at passing trains. Right then
was when Cabanne's winter supply of
| coal began to roll in. Every fireman
who passed the spot on an engine began
to hurl chunks Of coal at the cat and
| rooster. It was human nature and the
| temptation was so subtle that it could
not be resisted by the railroad men.
! Coal by the ton came hurtling in Ca
banne's back yard and the only danger
he ran was that he might be hit by a
predatory chunk while picking up the
supply from the last passing engine.
Passenger, freight and switch engine
firemen all got to watching for the, cat
since discovered the little ruse, but the
coal still flies. It is the latent saw
ing supremacy over the veneering of
civilization. At roundhouse and switch
shanty the target practice at Cabanne s
cat and rooster is admitted and dis
cussed with .vigor. Joe Riordan, fire
man Of a switch engine, holds the rec
ord, having knocked the cat off the
ingly puts the inanimate animals back
on their perch and his care is appre
ciated by the railroad men. They re
gard Cabanne as benefactor as wei
as a genius Cabanne now has enough
coal to run his stoves until June l.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-25

y The automobile show in New York city
was tremendous success. The volume
of orders booked by leading automobile
firms was SO large that they actually hes
itate to announce the full figures, thru
fear of being accused Of exaggeration. The
total number Of orders, however, that have
been placed thru the show will mount up
to millions :of dollars. One concern. sold
it's entire factory output for six months in
advance - 1000 machines - selling for
$500 each. That alone means a business
Of $780, 900. : If. the horseless age has
not arrived it seems to be on the road.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-25

Mr.. Charming Seabury admits that he
is willing to draw the $4,000 salary do
mated by the Horton bill to the capitol
commissioner selected as resident mana
ger" of the new building. He explains
that it would only mean an additional
for his services as commissioner. Here
is legitimate field for inquiry. The cap
ttol commissioners are authorized by law
to receive IS a day for the time actually
spent in the discharge of their duties
Apparently Mr.. >Seabury has retired from
his wholesale business and devoted his
entire time to the building of the capitol
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-25
CHURCH ROBBED AGAIN
Burglars Ransack First Baptist Build
ing and Find $40

For the second time the First Baptist
church, Tenth street and Harmon place,
was broken into Monday night, and af-
ter the thieves had ransacked every
part Of the building, they succeeded
in finding $12.
= The police are inclined to believe
that the robbery was committed by
some one who was familiar with the
affairs Of the church, for the treasurer,
Samuel Robb, had received $50 that
evening as the proceeds Of an entertain
ment. Mr.. Robb, however. took the
money homo with him.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-25

While the New York stock market wa,
In session the other day a woman dressed
In the extreme of fashion caused a sensa.
ton by producing a violin and playing q
tune on it from the gallery. The air was
'There Will Be a Hot Time in the Ole
Town Tonight" At first the brokers
thought that the woman was an ennis
sary from Thomas w. Lawson who ha6
been hired to appear at a critical momen
and excite the market. 1t turned ou
that she was an actress looking for pub
lefty She was Immediately led away
Poor thing!
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-25
Wedrlesday Evening,

eliminating rates in the generally un-
derstood significance Of that term.
A good part Of Chicago's loss is at
tributable to the small winter wheat
crop, and, insofar, it is natural cause
beyond remedy by artificial means
Another year, with better results in the
territory tributary, Chicago may do bet.
ter, but this does not satisfy her grain
trade interests and there is a DISPOSE.
tion to rise in protest against any loss
in Chicago, and gain elsewhere, no mat.
ter what the causes that have brought
it about.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-25
To Stimulate Patriotism.

In another column Of this paper may
be found suggestion with regard to
Memorial Day, which it seems to us is
worthy of consideration. In brief, the
proposition is that the memorial exer-
cises, which have heretofore been con-
Quoted almost entirely by the old SOL
diers, shall pass in larger degree into
the hands of citizens of younger years.
The proposition is delicate one, and
it is desirable at the outset that there
shall be no misunderstanding. It in
wolves no desire to take from the old
soldier anything which he prizes as he
does the privilege Of showing honor to
his dead comrades. It is not contem-
plated that he shall occupy. any less
honorable place in the memorial exer-
cises. On the contrary, he is and must
ever be: the central figure on that &C.
casion, but the conduct of the Memorial
Day exercises involves expense and Ia
Dor, and of this it would seem to be de-
sirable to relieve him so far as suits his
| pleasure.
But perhaps the most important con-
siderat ton has reference, not to the old
soldier, but to the younger citizen.
Memorial Day, unfortunately, has lost
much Of it's original significance. The
discharge Of it's duties and Offices has
fallen more and more upon the old
soldier. Less account is taken Of the
day in business circles, while the en-
ployment. of it for all kinds Of sport
ing events, and the making Of it holt
day and play day, without the slight
est relation to it's original character
and purpose, has been deplored by all
serious-minded people and by the old
soldiers themselves. For this reason,
therefore, is it not desirable that, if
possible, the day be rescued from mis-
appropriation and made to serve the
patriotic purposes which it ought to
promotes It is with a view to the
effect to be produced upon the public
itself rather than for any other reason
that this proposition has been advanced.
The old soldiers will gather at the
| graves Of their departed comrades and
pay the tributes Of scomradeship as long
as any of them. are left; but unless
they can bequeath to others a larger
interest in this occasion, and unless a
more jealous feeling of patriotism as
ISOLATED with this day can be aroused
in the hearts of the people, the. day
itself will not long survive the last SOL
der of the union. BY all means, as
every citizen. has recognized in the pub
lished interviews, let the wishes and
feelings of the old soldier be respected
to the last detail; but to the extent to
which he will permit the burden of ex-
pense and labor incident to this event
to pass into the hands Of others, let
, the. general public, which owes to him
what: it can never pay, share in the
annual tribute to the memory of the
nation s heroic dead. The old soldier
has little to gain from such a transfer;
but the citizen and the country should
5 profit much. IF Minneapolis shall take
the lead, the probability is that other
, communities will adopt the same-idea.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-25

Mayor Jones might have had Brother
Eischman In mind when he. said TO Thu
concrete mems convention that it is libel
Gus to say that every man who attends a
convention does SO for some Interior mo-
tive. The present mayor. in his short
time in office has, welcomed some eight OF
nine conventions to this city This does
not look as If our wave Of reform had
scared everybody away except the jail
population. |si'sE Ss&$%z
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-25

:, Somers Point, near Atlantic City, N, J.,
had Leap Year Ladies' club of twenty
five members, organized only last Janu-
airy. The club has gone to smash Twen-
ty members are married and the other five
are engaged. This is the record. ss
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-25

The Clark ordinance simply proposes to
restore the law as it was before the in
famous Rand ordinance was passed, and
under which the saloon business has
steadily deteriorated in this city. Under
the Rand ordinance the wineroon, the pit.
fall Of hundreds of young men and women
has stood open; under it offenses by the
saloons and in the saloons against the law
and against good morals have been made
safe and common to degree never known
before. The increased violation of laws
intended to restrict and regulate the
liquor traffic is perfectly natural under the
present law. It was the intention of the
author of the Rand ordinance to lower
those restrictions and give the saloon and
the influence it. exerts a freer hand, and
that object has been accomplished.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-25

= The Tribune has something more on the
subject Of the moral wave,''' which 1t
hasn't printed yet. Why not print it? It
expresses the views of men who know
quite as much about the business situation
as Mr.. Eischman, the unknown. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-25

himself that it is only courtesy, carry
ing no obligation He does not ask
himself whether the giver does not ex-
pect something in return for the cour-
|tesy. !
Ism It it about time to open our eyes
and look this question frankly in the
facet Y
There is no such thing as some
thing for nothing
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-25

Henry Georges work has now been be-
fore the world for a quarter of century
and the anniversary was celebrated. ir
New York last night by a banquet, but
we are still paying taxes on our piano and
gold watch! &c.,.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-25

Joe Cannon says if it wasn't for the
newspapers there would not be any talk
OF tariff revision. Joseph does us too
much proud. The newspapers didn't create
the revision sentiment, neither did they
suppress it.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-25
NEW SMOKE ORDINANCE
It's the Health Commissioner an
Creates an Inspectorship.

I. Dr., P. M. Hall, health commissioner,
the office of smoke inspector. The or
dinance was submitted to City Attorney
Healy yesterday and will be submitted
to the council Friday night.
If the new ordinance is passed the
smoke inspector will have full police
powers and will use his own discretion
in dealing with the nuisance
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-25

J. M. sDurand, once Of Chicago. is build
ing a 100000 palace at Pasadena, Cal,
one feature Of which is doorknobs Of solid
gold. This mansion can only be described
by the almost forgotten slang word,
"nobby." ~--ss- -. =.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-25

The cost Of living has increased ,enor-
mously, yet the country Is prosperous and
business good. Who is getting this ex-
cess? The answer is everybody's table
and back. It is the kind of issue that
overtops all issues and makes and breaks
parties. :: = -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-25

The Wichita hotels refused to entertain
Booker Washington. This may explain
why John Browns soul is marching on. A
man with such opinions could not get
hotel accommodate tons in Wichita. So
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-25

Work will begin on the bridge over the
street car tracks in Linden Hills soon
as the frost is out of the ground" but
don't let your furnace run down on that
account.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-25
The oath Of vengeance is as follows:
NOT so UNLIKE

Memphis Commercial Appeal
We may yet hear Of the college students
OF Colorado holding demonstrations in the
public squares Of Denver and demanding
trial by jury free speech ard representa-
tive government. l3 5
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-25

Here is John Goodnow in San Francisco
again, proceeding to Washington to an
swer more charges: They generally come
along when the Holsters and society at
the capital are good.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-25
AT THE THEATERS
EoYer Chat.


Charles K. French and Charles Shelter
contribute two interesting southern char
acter creations In GA Girl from Dixie, -
which comes to the Metropolitan begin
ming tomorrow evening.
"a Chinese Honeymoon comes to the
Metropolitan for the half-week opening
next Sunday night, with a large and
carefully selected cast Of principals and
a chorus Of seventy-fve.
Florence Stone appears at the Lyceum
this week in a part quite different from
anything she has played before in Min
neapol1s. In the ingenue role Of Dolly,
the boarding school girl in "A Poor Re
lation," she. illustrates the versatility Of
her talent.
The illustrated song is again in vogue,
altho, as it reappears, it would hardly
be recognized by those who heard and
saw it years ago. Werden and Gladdish
are coming to the Orpheum next week to
show how the new old thing is done.
By invitation, well-known local horse
men are to attend the Unique theater
this week and pass judgment upon the
performance Of Princess Trixie as to
whether the horse actually thinks and
possesses reasoning powers, or merely
performs tricks that have been taught
her. w. H. Barnes, her trainer, is will
ing his pet should be submitted to any
reasonable test.
Charles Heclow, the eccentric comedian
at the Unique theater, in private life Is
Charles Welch, a brother of Clarence II
WEIGH Of Minneapolis. b.. .-. ..-rss
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-25
The Revised Code.

The scare over the revised Minnesota
code seems to be subsiding. It is evil
dent that the code profits by closer in
spection, and that some Of the flaws so
hastily picked in it's text disappear as
the entire work is examined.
The new statutes have necessarily
changed the language Of the old laws in
many cases, and also the order Of ar
rangement. In some cases mistakes
have been made, but that is only to be
expected of finite minds graphing with
the almost infinite diversity Of session
laws. However, mahy of the apparent
mistakes fade away on more careful
study of the work. It is noticeable that
the members who have worked the hard
est on the new code have the least tc
say against it.
Before the work is finished, it will
probably appear that the commission
ers in charge of the work are deserving
Of more credit than censure, and that 8
great deal Of unjust criticism has beer
leveled at their heads. Manifestly
they are not infallible, neither can they
be expected to suit everybody with
their work, but it is plain already that
the attacks on the members of the com
mission have been incorporate anl
largely uncalled for. ..n."
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-25
CONTRACTORS MEET.

ELECTRICAL. CONTRACTORS MEET.
!. The semi-annual meeting of the Electro
cal Contra ctors' association was held in
st. Paul yesterday. A banquet was given
in the evening at the Commercial club.
rooms. Speeches were made by w. I.
Gray of Minneapolis, George D. Shepard
son Of the state university, Charles Pills
bury, B. B. Downs, A. H. Savage and H.
A. Gillie of ST! Paul. -. ID. ..-.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-25

President Northrop is in the Bahamas
The Bahamas are located about two
thirds Of the way from .e below to 81 2-s
above.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-25

A Mrs. Doolittle Of Kansas City wanted
her husband to explain why that battery
fired grapenuts at the cars palace.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-25

The car would have some difficulty in
carrying the st. Petersburg primaries I'M
less he carried them by the bayonet. :sz