Morris tribune., 1905-06-24

H. L. Sherley, of Breckenridge, has been ap-
pointed member of the state board OF equaliza-
lion by Governor Johnson to succeed u. G.
Thorpe, of Hancock. Mr.. Shirley is democrat,
as are all the other eight new members.
President Roosevelt has issued what is
really an exhonoration of Paul Morton's record
both as railroad man and secretary. 1t ap-
pears that Mr.. Morton has been conscientious
railroad man, and as secretary has been very
helpful to the president in railroad matters
If the railroads, or the w. c. T u, or the
Woman's Suffrage association, or ship subsidy
people, or the Protective Tariff League or the
insurance companies, any of the others who
take so much interest i'll supplying country ed
itors with ready y-made edtorials-if these real
ly want to get into the newspaper business, why
don't they buy outfit and go at it?
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The Swedish riksdag has met in extraor-
dinary session, and as anticipated the govern
ment introduced a resolution asking
for authority to treat with Norway
for pacific solution of the present trouble.
This would seem to indicate the settlement of
the difficulty, and the formation of an alliance
between the two nations.
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According to the reports being received by
the superintendent of the Minnesota census,
the population of the state this year will show
more than a four per cent increase, which is
only two per cent more than the natural in
crease. Of course there has been a large I'M
migration into Minnesota in the past five years,
but there has also been large emigration'out. |
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The retail liquor dealers, in convention at
ST Paul this week, were strong against prohi-
bition. One speaker claimed that in Iowa-a
prohibition state--during the past two years
forty banks had failed and ten cashiers had COM
nitted suicide. Tut, tut. In Minnesota, Ii
Gense state, last year, rust struck the wheat
crop and Democrat elected governor.
Apropros of this eighteen-hour Chicago T.
New York fast train the Evening Posts financial
supplement discussing the question if these
trains pay, recalls that it an interview
with William H. Vanderbilt about the with
drawal of the Central's Chicago flyer that the /,
magnate made "the genial comment" "the pub
lic be damned" one the Post correctly says
Ethe public never forgot."-St. Paul Dispatch.
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President Earring. of the Milwaukee road, l
has prohibited Sunday excursions his line,
for moral reasons. 1t seems that Mr.. Earring
was in a South Dakota town recently during a
Sunday excursion, and disguised with
4he proceedings that the next town that wanted
a Sunday excursion could not get it. 1t is said
that the 500 road and several others have deci-
ded to follow the same policy and reduce the
Sunday work much possible.
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Ex-Minister Bowen, of Venezuela, who made
some serious charges against his predecessor,
I.oomis, who is now assistant secretary of
state, has been dismissed by the president. It
seems that Loomis was indiscreet in his busi-
ness relations there, but that that Bowens CON
duct incirculating scandal to his predecessor re-
prehensible. A good share of the trouble in Vene-
zuela arises from the Vaccinations of the couple
of rival American alphat companies, both of
whom are anxious to involve the United States
government on their behalf.
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EDUCATING THE EDITORS.
The country editors of Minnesota are be-
ginning to realize their importance as they