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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-25

Lyceum-'' The Black Flag
Good old-fashioned melotirama, stir
ring, strong and filled with love and
hate, virtue and vice, heroism and vii
lalny, will entertain patrons Of the
Lyceum next week, when the capable
company of Ferris players will present
Henry Petit s sterling English play,
" The Black Flag s..
While Mr.. Ferris policy is to give
none but good plays, this includes every
variety OF dramatic entertainment, from
grave to gay, from lively to severe.
This This is show shown in almost any
picked FROM the Eyeeum o9 seases
Recently the Ferris company has
ton, SBlue jeans, Hsecret Service >
and The Holy City,; certainly an as
sortment to suit I'll tastes and to pail
upon none. Each play is one of the
best of its kind; but there are many
kinds. G., -, ~ -.
"The Black Flag' is tale Of coun-
try and prison life on the English coast.
Henry Petit, for many years wrote prac
tlcally all the notable melodramas of
English origin. Glands Across the
Sea" is one of his plays. "The Black
Flagn dates from the golden age Of
forth ,"Lights o. London" Romany
Rye" and many other plays pleasantly
remembered by those who like action,
adventure, and broad human emotion.
No time is wasted on philosophy and
analysis in 1.-THE Black Flag The
vigorous story moves ceaselessly thru
incident after incident to it's final cur
tain,, when vice is punished, virtue re-
warded and every one but the villain
lives happily ever after.' -.
Nat Goodwin and Eliza Weatherby
made in the play one of their greatest
early successes, and Edwin Thorne star
red in it for several seasons, playing a
tortnight's engagement in Minneapolis
many years ago. 1t has not been seen
here since. o ri =-.-, F.
Florence Stone will be seen in the in
spring, womanly role of Naomi Bland
ford, the heiress who loves Harry Glyn-
don, and clngs faithfully to him thru
all his suffering under the unjust con-
viction for crime which his brother
committed. AS Harry Glyndon, the
hero who suffers injustice and impris-
onment, to be rewarded at last by vim
dication, and the hand of his faithful
Gently. Joined the Ferris forces, will
make his first appearance. A perform
ance Of much artistic interest may be
safely predicted for Mr.. Monroe, who
has filled with notable success exacting
tpositions in some of the best companies
in the country, and who left the cast
Of "The Virginian to become mem
Der of Mr.. Ferris growing dramatic
corps.
William H. Murdoch will play, John
Glyndon, rival to his brother for the
hand of Naomi, and guilty Of the crime
for which his brother suffers. Mr.. Muir
doch s ability to play parts Of this kind
is too well known to need comment.
The other characters will be placed in
capable hands.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-25

allows himself to be stripped, placed
in cell, his wrists and ankles man
acled together and yet he will liber-
ate himself within few minutes. With
the aid of his wife he also performs a
mysterious trunk trick that is a puz-
zler.
Tommy White in comic songs and mon
ologue; William DeBoe, the upside
down man, who does wonderful head
balancing act upon trapeze; Charles
A. Pheeney, baton tWir1er and gun
iuggler; Leon and BERTHE Allen, re-
fined sketch artists; Kennedy and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-25

James,, song and dance team; Holmes
and Waldo, musical specialists. In ad-
dition there will be illustrated songs
and moving pictures. The change Of
bill is made Monday afternoon and to-
night and tomorrow the entertainers
who have pleased the patrons Of the
Unique highly the past week, will ap..
cycle equilibrists are among the best
ever seen here; Mile. Aline, the hoop
roller, is an exceedingly graceful per-
former. The Holdsworths are clever
in songs, dances and banjo playing.
George w. Leslie is a good parody mon
ologist. Cameron and Toledo have an
and Joseph McCauley scores with his
illustrated song. The moving picture
exhibit, too, is unusually good and the
bill is one Of the best the Unique has
yet presented.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-25

no doubt due to the memory of my IA
Their, who was a Methodist minister,
and one of the very salt of the earth. -
Mr.. Monroe has recently joined the
Ferris company, and will make his first
appearance at the Lyceum next week
as Harry Glyndon, in "The Black
Flag" He will play leading parts dur
ing the absence Of Lewis Stone in Sc
needed rest from constant study Of new
plays. Mr.. Monroe's work here as
Honey Wiggin in "The Virginian -
proves him an actor of intelligence and
talent, and much is expected from his
work at the Lyceum.
He played in Minneapolis some years
ago in "The Henrietta with Stuart
Robson, and has been for some time
with Kirk La Shelle, at the head of a
number two company in "The Earl Of
Pawtucket'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-25
5000 to California via the North
Western Line,

A reduction Of $15 in the one-way,
second-class rate, and tickets will be on
sale from March / to May Is. Thru
tourist cars to California leave Mime
apolis and st. Paul via the Northwest
each week. For sleeping-car reserva-
lions, ETC., call at 600 Nicollet avenue.
Minneapolis.
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Low Rates to Cuba and Florida.

Round trip tickets on sale daily by
the Minneapolis & st. Louis R. r.
Through connections made by the ia
nous TtNorth Star Limited Special
cation to j. g. Rickel, city ticket
agent, 424 Nicollet av.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-25
Hot Springs and Return, S47.8o.

Via The old reliable st. Louis Short
Line i ON: & St.: L. R. r.. On sale
one change Of cars in st. Louis Union
depot by taking the famous stNorth
Star Limited. i" Call on J. G.. Rickel.
city ticket agent, 424 NicoIlet av.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-25

TO California for 1920 via Chicago
Great Western Railway.
Tickets on sale from March l to May
Is. For further information apply to
R. H. Heard, General Agent, corner
Nicollet avenue and Fifth street, Min
neapolis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-25

My friend, look here! You know how
weak and nervous your wife is, and you
know that Carter's Iron Pills will re.
ieve her; now why not be fair about it
and buy her box7
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-25
$500 to California.

Tickets on sale daily after March /
New Pullman tourist cars twice week.
Wednesdays via Kansas City and the
popular Santa Fe Route, Thursdays via
Omaha and the famous Scenic Route,
through Colorado Double berth for
two, only $6.75. Call on j. G. Rickel,
city ticket agent 424 Nicollet av.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-25
FoorL1aHT FIAsHEs.

That intricate and blithsome musical conceit
''The Isle Of Spice" which scored strongly on
its first visit last season. comes to the Metro
politan for half a week. opening March H.
Mildred Holland in THE Triumph of An Em-
Tor half !, week, beginning March 49,
s'Parsifal," in English, by Henry w. Say-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-25
UNDERLINED ATTRACTIONS

Metropolitan.-"The Tenderfoot,''
with Rinchard earle in, the name part
comes the half week commencing
March 5. The now famous Texas comic
opera has had la an u MIRO career of
braces the following well-known artists
Edmund Stanley, Henry Norman, Will
lam Rock, Helena Frederic, Nellie
Lynch, Beatrice Mckenzie and Minerva
Courtney, in addition to which there is
a chorus Of sixty. A performance of
the greatest interest is announced for
the half week beginning March 9, when
Nanette Comstock will make her first
Crisis. - Miss Comstock is one Of the
best known Of the younger generation,
having travelled over the country for
number Of years as the leading support
Of various well-known players.
orpheum.-''The Great orpheum
Road Show is coming the week Of
March g. Those veterans IN an real H south
trained ponies and bears do some
astounding things, such as jumping the
rope, turning somersaults, PLAYING leap
nent vaudeville acts will be Frank and
Jen Latonna G in an original musical
of southern songs; Arthur Buckner and
Brother, in 9 sensational acrobatic act;
tional dancers, and Smirl and Kessmer,
stThe Bellboy. and the Maid. -
/, Bijou-When Theodore Kremer wrote
HThe Fatal Wedding" he little re-
allied that he. had completed a melo-
drama destined to become one of the
greatest successes in wears. and which
would be translated into other Ian
guages and produced on three CONT
nature skillfully and delightfully."- told.
Re3I end east e. a hsad aSa
WFatal Wedding a delightful. enter
tainment. Baby Zena Kiefe and Little
Cora Quinten will alternate during the
Mother. - A special feature will be
Gertrude Haynes Choir Celestial Of
twenty-five boys, headed by the boy
soloist, Master Roy Charles. "The
Fatal Wedding will follow The
Lighthouse by the Sea. =
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Bijou-''The Lighthouse by the Sea-
'eThe Lighthouse by the Sea- which
will be presented at the Bijou next
week, is promised to be play with
plot that is original, with moral
that is pointed with climaxes that are
thrillingly sensational, and comedy
element that is clean and wholesome.
The story is said to be one Of unus-
ual intensity, in which intrigue, envy,
passion, love and heroism are dominant
factors, the last named being thrilling
ly demonstrated. in the daredevil and
nerve tingling feat Of a young girl
Minty, fraif little creature abandoned
by some circus people, Big-hearted
Caleb Gale, the blind keeper Of the
lighthouse, gives her home, and right
royalty does she repay him. Stricken
down in a terrific fight with the VII
lains, who extinguish the light, destroy
ter, knowing that the steamer bearing
the girls lover is bearing down on the
rocks in the awful storm, the situation
seems hopeless when, in the midst of
the terrific electric storm, with the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-25

It isn't necessary to 20 out in the
cold to order your groceries and sup
: Shopping by Telephone on the Want
Page, is at your service.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-25

I Do you like good coffee? Ask for
Mclaughlin s Coffee. 1t is the best
and sold at reasonable prices.
/. Mclaughlin & CO., Chicago importers,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-25
1.-THE World Beaters,'

Among the leaders of the light ex-
travaganza companies which have
toured the country the past few sea-
come to the Dewey theatre for week.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-25

as child Of 10. These two roles allow
her ample opportunity to display her
versatility
Surrounding Miss Hopper is an I'M
usually good company, including Edgar
Norton, Paul McAllister, Paul Everton,
Browne, Emma Janvier and Mabel
Norton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-19

st. Petersburg, Aug. 19.-The emper-
or's manifesto promulgating the ma
tionai assembly and the details of the
project as published in the official
messenger was read to the ruling sen
ate, which met in special session at
noon today.
The feast of TRANSPORTATION of Christ
is being celebrated today. All the
shops are closed and the city wears a
holiday aspect, but the PRONUNCIATION of
reforms is not especially celebrated.
The manifesto will be read in all the
churches tomorrow. 1t is dated at
Peterhof, and is as follows:
The empire of Russia is formed and
strengthened by the indestructible sol.
idarity of the emperor with the people
and of the people with the emperor.
This concord of emperor and people
is the great moral force which has
created Russia in the course of cea-
turies by protecting her from all mis-
fortunes and all attacks and has con
stituted up TO the present time pledge
of unity, independence, integrity, ma
terial well being. and Intellectual de
yelopment.
I'm our manifesto of Feb. "a, 1908
we called to close understanding al
the faithful sons of the fatheTland in
order to protect the organization ol
the state by establishing on a firm
basis the domestic life Of the empire
and then We devoted ourselves to the
task of co-ordinating elective public in
stitutiOns with governmental authori
ties and of removing the disagreement:
existing between them which had re
acted so disastrously on the norma
course of our national life.
~OuF AutOcrattc AneestOrz.-
the autocratic emperors, our ances
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-19
BOTH STRIKES ARE
NOW DECLARED OFF

ST Paul. Aug. 19.-The strike OF tel
egraphers on the Great Northern rail
way system was officially called of at
9:l5 last night the men ON that line
having voted by a large majority to re-
turn to work. The question of contin-
uing on strike OF returning TO work is
being voted upon by the Northern PaCi-
fic telegraphers bur not sufficient adj
vices had been received at hCadquar-
ters'to make definite announcement
as to the result.
St Paul. Aug 1y.-The strike OF the
telegraphers OF the Northern Pacific
road was officially declared of by Pres
ident Perham of the Order of Railway
Telegraphers this morning. Perham
stated the men had accepted the terms
offered by the Northern Pacific before
they went on the strike. which he says
gives them total increase 20 about
S20, 900 a year in wages.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-19
MANIFESTO OF CAR GIVING RUSSIAN PEOPLE
DIRECT PARTICIPATION IN MAKING OF LAWS

responding completely to the needs of
the times and the welfare of the en-
pire, we shall not fail to give it at the
proper moment the necessary direc-
tions.
Confidence In People.
I'VE are convinced that those who
shall have been elected by the conf
dence of the whole people and who will
thus be called upon to participate in
the Legislative work of the government
will show themselves in the eyes of all
Russia to be worthy of the imperial
trust in the virtue of which they have
been invited to cooperate in this great
work, and that, in perfect harmony
with other institutions and authorities
of the state established by us, they
will contribute profitably and jealous
ly to our labors for the well being Of
our common mother, Russia, and for
the strengthening OF the unity. the Sc
curity. and the greatness of the EN-
pire. as well as for the tranquility and
prosperity of the people.
In invoking the blessing of the
Lord on the labors of the institution
established by us, and with unshakable
confidence in the grace of God and in
the infallibility of the great historical
destinies reserved by divine Provi-
dence for our beloved fatherland. we
firmly hope that, with the help Of God
Almighty and with the combined ef-
forts of all her sons. Russia will
emerge triumphant from the trying or
deals through which she is now pass
ing and will he horn again in the
strength. the greatness and the glory
of her history, extending through a
thousand years
Given at Peterhof. this 18th day OF
August. in the year of grace, 1905. and
the l1th year Of our reign.
NICHOLAS"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-19

tors, constantly had that object in
view, and the time has come to follow
out their good intentions and to sum
mon elective representatives from the
whole of Russia to take constant and
active part in the elaboration of the
laws. thereby attaching TO the higher
state institutions a special consultative
body intrusted with the preliminary
elaboration and discussion of measures
and with the examination of the state
budget.
1T is for this reason that, while pre-
serving the fundamental law regard
ing the autocratic power. we have
deemed it well to form a gosudarst-
vennaia dOuma Clover house of the as
sembly) and to approve the Tegula
tions for elections TO this douma, ex
tending the validity of these laws to
the whole territory of the empire, with
such exceptions only as may be con
sidered necessary in the case of some
regions in which special conditions OBJ
tain.
I ''As regards the participation in the
labors of the gosudarstvennaia of del
egates from the grand duchy of Fin
land on questions concerning the EN-
pire in general and the grand duchy in
particular, We will take special meas
ures.
"At the same time We have ordered
the minister of the interior to submit
Immediately for our appreciation regu
lations for the elections to the douma
so that delegates from so governments
1 ha 2 },
Don may be able TO assemble no
later than the middle of January, 1906
We reserve to ourselves entirely
the care OF perfecting the organization
Of the gosudarstvennaia douma: anC
when the course Of events shall hav,
shown the necessity for changes cor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-19
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AGAIN MOVES TO
PROMOTE PEACE BETWEEN WAR POWERS
STATUS OF THE PEACE TERMS
ARTICLES ACCEPTED AND REJECTED

l. Russia's recognition of Japan S
"preponderant influence. in Korea,
with her right to preserve order in
the civil administration, give military
and financial advice to the emperor of
Korea. Japan binding herself to alb
serve the territorial integrity of Korea
and tit is believed) the policy of the
open door" Accepted.
2. Mutual obligation to evacuate
Manchuria. Accepted.
3. Japanese obligations to restore in
Manchuria Chinese sovereignty and
civil administration. Accepted.
4. Mutual obligation to respect in
the future the territorial integrity and
administrative entity of China in
Manchuria and TO maintain the prin-
ciple of equal opportunity of all nations
C"open door'O. Accepted.
One Bone Of Contention.
5. The cession of the island of SAX
halin to Japan. Refused. and final con-
sideration deferred.
6. The surrender to Japan of the
Russian leases of the Liaoyang penin-
sula, including Port Arthur, Dalny and
the Blonde and Elliott islands. Ac-
cepted.
T. The surrender TO China by ar
rangement with Japan of the branch
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-19
is CLOSE TO 100
List of VIC inns in the Atlantic
Coast Line
Wreck.
MORE BODIES ARE RECOVERED
Draw Was Open, But the Engn-
eer Did Not Know
1t

Norfolk, Va. Aug. lg.-Althuugh Is
bodies so far have been recovered. the
death list of the wreck ON the Atlantic
Coast Line railroad at Bruce'S Station
is yet far from complete. II is said
that a score or so of bodies fiOated
down the stream with the tide when
the first submerged car was raised.
and that the other passenger coach.
jammed with dead negroes. is now
buried in the mud OF the western
branch of the Elizabeth river. The es-
Inmates of the loss of life range any
where from so TO 80. and even as high
as 100. All day long the operations of
the resCuing and wrecking crews con-
tinued. When derricks brought the
first coach out and up from its sub
merged position, it hung at an angle
and the strain lOosened the ends of the
car. As a result seats. cushions. etc
were washed out and down into the
river and with them the dead impris-
oned, and it is claimed that large
number of the bodies have been wash
ed away by the sweep of the tide.
Traffic StIII Suspended.
Traffic on the Atlantic Coast line
over this route has been necessarily
suspended. Two weeks of forced labor
will hardly repair the broken draw.
Leaping the chasm. the heavy engine
bore drawbridge and all attached to it
to the bottom of Is feet of water and
the Shiny mud beneath. On top of this
piled a cOalburdened tender and two
passenger cars and there is little left
of the swinging bridge structure but
torn timber and interlaced iron.
The draw was open for a tug. which
by quickly reversing engines narrow
ly escaped being caught by the falling
locomotive and cars.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-19

of the Chinese Eastern railroad run
ming south from Harbin to Port Arthur
and Ne-Chwang. together with the re-
PROCESSION of all the privileges obtained
under the concession of 1898. Accept
ed in principle, final agreement de-
ferred
s. The limitation of the Chinese con-
cession obtained by Mr. Rothstein and
Prince Uhktomsky in 1896 under which
the cutoff" through northern Man
churia was built to connect the Trans
Siberian and the UssurTi railroads, so
as to provide for the retention of the
ownership and operation of the line
by the Chinese Eastern, but with pro-
vision for the eventual substitution of
Chinese imperial police for Russian
railroad guards" Accepted.
The sticking Point.
8. Remuneration for the cost of the
war Refused, and action deferred.
10. The surrender of the Russian
warships interned in neutral far east
ern waters. Disagreement, and action
deferred.
II. The limitation of Russia's naval
power on Pacific waters. Deferred.
u. The grant to the citizens of ia
pan of the right to fish in waters of the
Russian littoral from Vladivostok
north to Behring sea. Agreed upon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-19
Orders Issued in March,
1902, Are ViO-
lated.
AS TO THE REBATES
Action Entered at Kansas City
in the Federal
Court.

Kansas City. Aug. 19.-COntempt
proceedings charging violation Of the
order of District Judge Phillips, issued
in March. 1902. restraining the defend
ants from giving rebates in violation
OF the interstate commerce law, were
filed here today in the United States
district court against the Alton. the
Burlington. Missouri & Pacific. the
Rock Island, and the Santa Fe rail
way companies.
To he Cited for Contempt
The companies are charged with
giving rebates in violation of the re-
straining order. and the court is asked
to cite them for contempt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-19
THREE MEN KILLED
on NORTHWESTERN
Result of a Rear End Collision Near
Waukegan, ILL.,, This Morn
ing.

Racine, Aug. 19.-In rear end COLI
sion near Waukegan, ILL.,, early this
morning ON the Northwestern, the en-
gineer and fireman of the rear train
and conductor of the forward train
were killed. A brakeman had TWO legs
cut off.
South McAllister, Aug. ia pas
senger train on the Rock Island was
wrecked near here today as the result
of a misplaced switch. Four persons
were seriously injured. and two-W. z.
MalOney and Albert Diskey, mail
clerks-dangerous
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-19
WANAMAKER TO
THE NEGRO RACE
Discourases Hope of Future Of Black
Man in This Coun-
try.

New York, Aug. 19.-BefOre the Ma.
tional Negro BUSINESS league closed its
convention here the negro race receiv-
ed "A jolt from John Wanamaker and a
high compliment from S Laing VIII
liams of Chicago. Mr.. Wanamaker was
as frank with regard to the shortcom-
ings of the negroes as he was sympa-
thetic to their aspirations. He said:
America is watching closely TO meas
ure your capacity for citizenship and
your right to walk along with other men.
The name of your league is an indict-
ment of any expectation of progress by
chance, favoritism. or sympathy. You
can't afford any longer TO be the ward
of the nation. To be paid for any service
i'm the war or be considered for any
handicap you may feel you have.
THE great dream that you are to be
lifted and carried has been exploded.
You are like the man who was kicked
by mule. You're not quite so hand
some. but you've learned a great deal.
| want to voice the deep conviction
that success or failure is not matter
of race, face or place II is matter
of grace. The same grace of God
which gives the white man sense, and
what education. truth. and honor does
for him, are just as much yours as if
you were white.
Il can remember the names OF hon
ored colorcd business men in Philadel
phia who lost their business because
Others did that same business better
than they did. Their color had nothing
IN do with it," S. Laing Williams OF
Chicago paid the race a high compI-