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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-11
Milling and Manhood.

Jack London, the writer, who wit
messed the peace conference between
Nelson and Britt near San Francisco,
explains that it was the abysmal~ brute
in Nelson which made him come out
the winner in the diplomatic exchanges.
By abysmal brute he does not mean
anything which would cause Mr.. Mel
son to take personal offense, but mere
ly that there is residing in each of us
basic principle Of self defense. We
are all fighters when our little ego is
disturbed by sheer, an insult or a
slight. Nelson was a more abysmal
cuss than Britt, that was all.
The prize ring is often justified by
it's apologists on the ground that it
exhibits in concrete form and in high
type longing that every man has to
be strong and to be self respecting, in
fact that it promotes manhood by max.
ing much of men who are excellently
developed. .st@
If there were anything in the argu
ment Mr.. Britt should have been the
favorite and winner in the contest
According to reports he stripped g
clean-limbed, ,full-chested, bright-eyed
and intelligent human being. His op
ponent, on the other hand, appeared &
lean, weakened, dead-eyed, character
less creature with but one point of ex
cellence, an amazing appetite for hare
blows. He took them and came on anG
this quickly made him the favorite Of
the crowd. It is always so at the prize
ring. The pretense Of an interest il
scientific boxing is given up as soon a.
brutal whack on the mouth or COW
ardly jab in the pit Of the stomach il
delivered. IF the victim Of such
thump winces the crowd immediately
yells for the other man.
II it is the abysmal brute which
makes prize fighters it is the abysma
brute in mankind which makes it sue
cessful trade. Science has nothing t,
do with it. Smuggling and punishin.
has everything. If you want your lit
tie boy to grow up to enjoy prize fight
ing you must begin by encouraging hin
| to hit and maui his playmates. Thi
will give him the right spirit to sit a
the ring side and enjoy ga scientif
contest tg@
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-11
The Graft of War,

A depressing instance Of the univer-
salty Of corruption in Russian official
circles comes from Port Arthur. When
General Nogi captured the place he
demanded an inventory of all the pub
Tic stores, which was furnished bv
stoessel. Almost Immediately discrep-
ancles IN the accounts began to appear.
While it had been reported to the car
That there was not ton of coal for
the ships at Port Arthur to make an.
other sortie, there was found 10000
tons Of good Cardiff coal on hand. The
explanation is that whenever a shin
emerged from Port Arthur she was re-.
ported as having taken on from one tc
two thousand tons more of coal than
she actually carried. Whenever a suf
flclent graft fund had been accumu
lated by these false reports, the sur.
plus was sold to dealers, and BY then
resold to the government. The vast
store OF coal found by General Nogi
would, in due course, have been sold
back to the Russian government. the
it had already paid for it, and the sales
officers would have divided with the
purchasers ....
This seems bad enough even in Rms
STA, but when it is known that tht
same thing was done in South Africs
by British officers and made the subject
OF searching inquiry by royal com
mission, one may realize to what depth,
men may fall who are engaged in what
is known as the honorable profession.
War produces it's scoundrels as vel
as its heroes. The financial operation,
OF great war are good deal like
running current Of electricity thru .
wire. 1t is not expected that the full
current will be obtained in power. Til,
| owners are satisfied to receive a per
centage of it's value and to- wait TO
some discovery Of science which will
save the rest. It is the same In war
/ Until some miraculous discovery |,
bookkeeping and accounting Is made
nations do not expect to get away from
| the graft element in war. ~.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-11
Not an Ill Wind.

The investigation Of the government
printing office has been brought about
ny a quarrel between two type
Getting machine companies. When
Il was decided to, put linotype
machines into the government g
printing shop, the Mergenthaler and
The Lanston companies bid for the
contract Of equipping the office. These
concerns are active business rivals, but
# was the Mergenthaler company which,
to large extent at least, paved the
fvay for the introduction Of machines
into the department. It's chagrin was
therefore quite natural when it ap-
peared that the Lanston company was
likely to, take, large part of the con-
tract.
This led to, charges Of graft and
favoritism, and developed into a con-
froversy which calls for investigation
i much more rigid investigation proba-
bly than either of the machine com
nanies would care to have instituted.
The public interest is intensified, 100,
By the fact that this investigation is
not likely to be confined to the machine
companies, but to take into account the
general management Of the office. 1t
will commence with an inquiry by the
Keep commission, a special board OF ex-
perts in bookkeeping and business
forms. But this viii probably be only
introductory 10 a more thoro inquiry by
congress into matters that the commits
Sion could not reach.
q Such an inquiry would seem to be JUS
tified by the conditions which obtain in
an Office where great extravaganza has
been prevalent for years. It will show
that this extravaganza is largely due to
the generous scale on which members of
congress make work for the government
printing Office and there will be mate
fial in it for someone to start on a
campaign for greater economy in gov.
nnment expenditures in this direction.
Undoubtedly hundreds of thousands Of
dollars could be saved every year il
some care and check were adopted with
espect to printing of public documents
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-11

! In his excellent speech at Denver show
ing why the Grand Army should come to
Minneapolis next year Judge Ell Torrance
put the military history of Minnesota
very succinctly but very forcibly in the
following words:
Minnesota! born into the union at a
time when the mother who gave her birth
was threatened with destruction; Min
nesota! first of all the states to respond
to the nations cry for help, and, from the
snow covered prairies and the deep for
ssts Of the far west, first to tender troops
to Abraham Lincoln for the preservation
of the union: Minnesota! immortalized at
Gettysburg, immovable as the rock at
mauga-glorified on the crest OF
Missionary Ridge and triumphant at
Nashville. How could Minneapolis be
other than patriotic, and where could the
veteran defenders Of the republic find a
more cordial welcome than in the chief
city Of such state?' -.
There was on the vote practically no
opposition. ~ H. r..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-11
The State Fair.

{ The fact that $4,000 more people
passed the turnstile of the state fair
this year than last is partly accounted
Cor by superior weather. Last year s
fair was sadly interfered with by
storms. But the whole success of the
fair this year was not matter of baro-
meter. The fair was better, and the
people were just as we'll off as they were
the previous year. Indeed, consider,
ing that the crop is greater in quantity
and better in quality the people felt
themselves trife better off than last
year. Therefore they were prepared
FOR a frolic at the fair. So
The advance Of the state fair this
year over previous years was largely in
the department Of preparedness. Every
thing was in excellent shape for the en-
tertsinment of the guests of the state
The exhibits were remarkably fine ant
In every department was noted an ad
vance over previous fairs. The facili
ties for handling the crowds were like
wise admirable. There was less Of {
tendency TO congestion or streetca1
traffic than ever before. These condi
ions combined with fair weather thru
but the week, combined to make, thu
fair great success. > ,-.
I The Minnesota exhibition is now be
yond the experiment stage. It is as
sured a good support as long as it fill
fills it's mission. There is~not observa
BILE any tendency on the part Of tn
state fair management to wander .afte
strange gods. 1t will still continue t.
serve primarily the purpose of stimulat
ing agriculture in the state of Mime
sofa. sS
{ The fair has closed with a magnif
cent balance to it's credit. There
plenty Of legitimate use for the none
in the erection OF permanent building
and the Improvement of the grounds.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-11
BUYS TERMINALS
Great Northern Secures Valuable Sioux
\ City Trackapa

Sioux City, Iowa, Sept. lit was
announced in Sioux City today that the
Great. Northern railroad has decided to
exercise an option on the property of
the Union Terminal Railway company
secured sec red last spring, the figure being ST.
to be all paid before October, 1906. It
is doubtful if the Great Northern will
use the franchise given by the city
council last winter for an elevated rail-
road on Third street, as it will be pos
sible by building new connection with
the combination bridge, to secure di-
rect route thru the city over the Union
Terminal company, making the elevated
unnecessary. Ownership of the indie
pendent terminals here gives the Great
Northern the key to the railroad situa-
ton in Sioux City.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-11
RAILROADS
HOPE TO BE TERMINUS
Rapid City People Note Mysterious
Milwaukee Moves,

Special to The Journal.
Rapid City, Sept. 1.-THE opinion is
becoming. well grounded in this city
that Rapid will be the terminus for the
milwaukee, railroad and that Deadwood
will have branch line from Pactola.
Eighty acres of ground have just been
surveyed here, and indications point to
the fact that the Milwaukee has pur.
chased this for a terminal site. The
smelter will be an attraction to the rail-
road companies, as it is about to begin
operations and will probably ship great
quantities OF ore.
Another significant fact is that the
road building now from Rapid to Mys-
tic, and known as the Northwestern &
Missouri road, has taken up the light
rails that were already laid for a dis
lance of several miles, and has replaced
them with heavy rails such as great
trunk line would need. This change
leads people to believe that this road
has been bought by the Milwaukee, and
will be used as part of it's line in the
hills. An easy grade could be made
from Pactola, which is on the line Of
this road to Deadwood, and would
doubtless prove the easiest way for this
road to get into Deadwood
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-11
Lackawanna,s New Ferry.

New York, Sept. 1.-THE Lackawan-
ma railroad will open its new ferry ter
minal at West Twenty-third street, New
York, Wednesday. It will be the most
imposing of the railroad ferry buildings
now grouped at Twenty third street:
The new line will be opened with a full
fleet of modern dcuble-decked ferry
boats and complete facilities for pas.
sengers and teams. "a
With the opening of this terminH
operation of electric cab and carriage
service at West Twenty-third street:
Cabs will be available at all times Of
the day. This will materially add to
the convenience offered by the Lacka-
wanna for reaching the Metropolitan
emit service between Twenty-third
street, New York. and Fourteenth
street, Hoboken, will also be continued
as heretofore.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-11
SUICIDE PASTORS THEME
Rev. w. B. Riley Draws Lessons from
Recent Church Tragedy.

Rev. w. B. Riley at the First Baptist
church last night preached an interest
ing sermon upon the subject: "Sui-
eide. . His discussion was prefaced
and accounted for by reference to
the tragic death of DR.. w. R. Owens in
the church two weeks ago.
In accounting for the many suicides
that are being committed every day,
DR.. Riley gave as causes: insanity, in
ba presher ntsn aa prodnee
more suicides than all other causes to-
gether.
Whatsoever man soweth that shall
he reap, and the bitterness of looking
back at years of sin has sent thou
sands of men and women to seek relief
by their own hand.
Atheism was named as the fifth cause
Of suicide by DR.. Riley, and he claimed
that the teachings Of Robert Ingerson
had been directly responsible for many
deaths. When he is without belief the
man in trouble is prone to end his
troubles by his own hand.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-11
POOR

Ger all these grand and spacious halls,
From dome above to marble sill,
The somberness Of silence falls,
And all is STILL
No baby fingers beat tattoo
Upon the polished window panes
To greet the wayfarer below
Here silence reigns.
No madcap group comes rushing thru
The doorway with shout of joy.
No loving maiden fond and true,
No roguish boy.
Alone they cit at close of day,
A pair-ah,' gold is theirs galore,
They know no touch Of poverty
But they are poor.
Horace Seymour Keller In New York Sun.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-11
# THE NEW STORY BY THE AUTHOR
OF "TILLlE: A MENNONITE MAID."--

87 n 3 NEW STORY BY The AUTHOR
OF "TILLIE: A MENNONITE MAID."--
The announcement Of new story by the
author Of 'Tillie:. Mennonite Maid
gives special interest to the fall catalog
of the Century company, particularly in
asmuch as the time since Titles advent
has been long enough to allow for the
preparation Of a work Of real merit. The
time between an authors novels should
count with the reader in forming his ex-
pectations as to the merits of new
book. The best workers are not throw
ing off new novels semi annually, or
even annually, prise the muses.. If
they were they would not be in the class
they are. Let the quick-firer take notice.
The new story by Helen r. Martin is
called "Sa bina,'' and is the tale of girl
of Amish descent, whose life is marked by
a peculiar psychic phenomenon-the APP
pearance of a horrible face as the fore
runner of disaster. Sabina. is described,
by those who have seen the story, as q
haunting personality sure to charm the
reader.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-11
A. o. U. w. MEMORIAL
Workmen Of Nation Pay Tribute t
Honored Dead.

Members of the Ancient Order Of
United Workmen all over the country
observed yesterday as memorial day
and paid the tributes of their order to
their honored dead. In the twin cities
the members of the fraternity gathered
In the Peoples church in ST. Paul
where elaborate exercises and eloquent
addresses were held. Judge Qlin B,
Lewis wasf the principal speaker.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-11
A Big Weeks Business.

During the week of Aug. 80 to Sept.
4 the Santa Fe handled out Of Chicago
carrying 1878 Grand Army tourists
to Denver, being a daily average of
2,297 passengers. The number of cars
shown include baggage, mail, express,
coaches, chair cars, tourist and stand
ard sleepers on which was handled this
immense traffic The fact that the Har-
vey eating houses seat from $50 to 200
persons made it possible to give all
corners meals at seasonable hours, get
ting trains in and out on time.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-11
SAYS IT'S THE 500
Another Theory for the Detroit Bemidjt
Line. Z

The total length of the Shevlin road,
as surveyed by E. T. Abbott, is siAt;r,
nine miles long, an air line between
Detroit and Bemidji. At Bemidii it is
reported that Mr. Abbott has been
working for the 500 line. A conductor
reports that the Abbott specifications
are exactly like those always sent out
by the 500 line. The Minneapolis, Red
Lake & Manitoba, almost completed
from Bemidji to Red Lake, thirty -four
miles, was financed by men friendly to
the 500. 1t is expected in the north
that the two lines will eventually be-
come part Of the proposed 500 line from
Thief River Falls to Duluth.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-11

American Sour. export trade, makes tho
statement that these are tho man who
have worked sup the sentiment In China
antagonistic to our country, and their
attitude, he believes, represents not 50
much fear Of composition, or desire to
protect their own commercial interests
in any way, as resentment Of treatment
accorded them while in our country.
It would be unfair, and probably un-
true to assert that they received any
discourtesy at the hands of the fair
management. No doubt everything ae-
corded the representatives Of any 9th
er country was theirs, and probably no
discrimination was practiced. Never
theless these men represented, the bct-
ter element Of China, her merchant
class, and being men of intelligence
and experience they must soon have
become acquainted with the. generally
unfavorable feeling Of many of our
countrymen toward them. Later an
noyances in the matter Of ingress and
egress and later cases Of official blun-
dering in handling others of their coun-
trymen cannot but have given them
umbrage.
The Chinaman is a quiet chap who
says but little, but, tho it is true that
the vast bulk of the population of
China is Of low class, the heightened
Cinnamon is not to be so considered.
Away behind the times, tho he may be,
judged from our, standards, he has
none the less the same feelings we
possess, the same sensitiveness and
qulcknness to feel slight or insult.
On the whole we do not seem to have
SHOWN much courtesy, if indeed much
common sense, in our treatment Of the
better-class Cinnamon recently visiting
our country.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-11
Orpheum-NaudeviIIe.

Entertainment of a wide range of merit
marks the weeks bill at the Orpheum.
The novelty is the marble and bronze
bas-reltefs posed by models under the di-
rection of Henrietta De Serbs. 1t is the
living picture idea, but the lighting and
effects achieved are far in advance of
anything ever accomplished in that line.
The models are so trained that they hold
different poses, without the culver of a
muscle, for long periods, and a description
Of the work can hardly. do justice to the
effect produced. The propriety of intro
ducing the figure of Jesus into such an
act is questionable, and this is madt
worse by permitting=the model to &C
knowledge the applause Of the audience
with, a grave bow. The pagan groups are
held without a. break of position by the
models, but the bas-relief, Jesus Meets
His Mother does a. s.auick break anc
the principal character acknowledges the
approval Of the audience The order Of
breaks and this seems to be a bat
one-should be reversed. .#
Macy and Hall In "a Timely Awaken.
Ing hold the close attention of the au
dience in a meritorious one-act drama O.
high pressure and intense motive. San
some and Della open the bill with clever
balancing, introducing new acts which
call for the display of great strength by
Sansone. It is one of the best of thu
lift acts. Khers and Cole hold thu
stage almost too long with froth ant
nonsense labeled aThe Baron,' with {
reason therefor lacking. a
"a bright spot in the evening is the worl
Of Hal Merritt, the cartoonist, who intro
duces heart to-heart monolog ant
clever limitations ofSz.the person at the
soda fountain His drawing is funn!
enough to- keep the audience. sinterestet
and his line of talk accompanying thu
sketching is still fursnler. The Messenge
Boys trio is true to'tits name The tri,
is strong on the minors in its vocal work
and the Yiddish limitations of Eowar
were given in a style to win round afte
! round of applause. -. . y. e. .z--e =.
Wilton brothers, billed as comedy ba
artists, do some Of the best horizontal ba
Estunts now in vogue among the athletes
NThere is a strong line of "rough-house
humor turnout the act, but it is not al
lowed to encroach upon the serious sid
of the work. Some of their work is amaz
ing. The kinodrome. closes the show wit
an interesting series of pictures Of
| steeplechase. j. H. Richie.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-11
Nav Cut Out a Division.

proposed change of division points by
the North Western road. 1t is said that
one of the three divisions will be elm
mated in April, necessitating the re-
moval of 123 families from Clinton.
Belle PLANE will be made the division
point between Chicago and Omaha.
The city of Boone would lose at least
seyenty-fve families by the change.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-11
SURVEY COMPLETED.
La Crosse & Southeastern Extension to
Madison Mapped.

La Crosse, Wis, Sept lit is
stated in railroad circles here that the
safeey has aff Ge eee e shade SF o the
eastern railroad from Viroqua, Wis, to
run south and east of Viroqua, leaving
the ridge and crossing the Kickapoo
near Manning, and again coming on
to the Sylvan or Sugar Grove ridge,
near Sugar Grove; thence following the
ridge to its east forks. From here it
is proposed to run the line thru. Rich
land Center, thence to Madison.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-11
CLASH ON COLUMBIA
Rival Roads Represent Hill and Harrt-
man Interests.

Hill and Hartman interests are ex-
pected to have struggle in the next
few months for control of the water
grade along the Columbia river from
Portland & Seattle road, allied with
Hartman properties, and the Wallula
Pacific, of Hill inclinations, have been
formed to build along the north shore.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-11
WANT S. OF v. ENcAMPMENT
Division Officers Will Try to Secure It
for st. Paul.

George T. Drake, division commander
of the Sons of Veterans, has called
meeting Of the division officers at the
old capitol building in st. Paul this
evening to discuss the ACCESSIBILITY of
securing the national encampment of
organization meets this year at Gettys-
burg, Pa, Sept. 10. If the meeting is
secured for ST. Paul, it will take place
about the same time as the national
G.. A. R. meeting in Minneapolis next
year.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-11
NEW MONTANA LINE
Independent Syndicate Will Build 200
Miles.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Helena, Mont, Sept. 11.-Marcus L.
Hewitt Of Jefferson county was here
where he will meet English capitalists
and complete arrangements to build a
new line of railroad from Basin, point
forty miles south of Helena, to Kalis-
pell, in the northern portion of the
state. The new road will be about two
hundred miles in length and will pass
thru a valuable timber and mineral
section. Construction will begin at an
early date --- ---...-- -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-11

Lieutenant Fitzhugh Lee, Lieutenant
Philip Sheridan and Captain Ulysses 5.
Grant have been ordered to Washington
for the social season as presidential aides.
These youths bear great names and are
about to bear intense responsibilities. Let
us hope none Of them will fall down or
trip upon a ladys train. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-11

Alton B. Parker is said to have drawn
a job with $1,000 salary attached, #
pays a poor man to run for president.
Bryan is rich, fat and happy Parker Is
on the sunny side. Parker and BRYAN
should both stand aside and give some
other democrat a chance In 1908.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-11

MARRIAGE" little book by Jane
Dearborn Mills (Mrs. James E. Mills) dis
cusses the marital relation from a mar
ried woman's standpoint. a standpoint OPP
posed to the advocates of "Sexlessness.,
The Nunc Licet Press, Philadelphia so cents
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-11

Senator Beveridge says an extra session
Of congress is not necessary and we hope
he is right
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-11

E Literary NoteTEhe Russians in Man an
churia are generally interested in new
book entitled 1.-THE Way Out" published
at Portsmouth, u. g.. A.