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The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26
THE UPHAM RECITAL

A large number Of friends of Mrs.
Frederick w. Upham Of Chicago, for
merly Miss Helen Hall of this city,
gathered at Plymouth church last eve
ming to greet her and to hear her in
song. recital in conjunction with Yer
non d'Arnalle, the barytone. The oc-
casion was g delightful one, and the
recital one OF the most interesting ever
given here. ~
Mrs. Upham IS art has broadened meas
urab!y since she was one of Minneapo-
lis favorlte singers, and she has grown
more artistic and more satisfying. Her
voice still contains that pathetic note
which formerly characterized it and
makes it so appealing. It is essentially
2 ballad voice and has not to do with
the tragic and dramatic in music. Three
Brahms songs formed her first group,
while Strauss, Tschaikowsky and Ell
gar contributed to the second group.
Mrs. Upham was most delightful in
the Strauss "Dream in the Gloam-
ing and sang the Elgar "Sea Pic
tures,' with keen conception and an
adequate Interpretation oftheir beauty.
surprise. He has a fine stage presence
and is thoroly musicianly. His voice
is a lyric barytone of wide range and
q a, warm, rich timbre that is delightful
The "Pagliacci' prolog was the open
ing number and was sung smoothly and
without effort. Indeed, his conception
was marred by lack of life and feel
ing. The remainder of his numbers
Mr.. a'Arnalle sang to his own accom-
Daniment. In some instances this was
an Improvement and in others a de-
cidcd uetriment. An accompanist who
is thoroly en- rapport with the singer
is almost invariably great assistance
in tho Interpretation of music; one who
is not, is just as truly a detriment.
The. "Eri King by Schubert, as
sung by Mr.. d 'Arnalle to his own ac-
compartment, was an example of the
detrilnert resulting from self assist
ance. Too much care was expended
on the accompaniment, and his judg-
ment as to- the tonal balance between
voice and instrument was not correct.
The group Of folk songs from Lower
Brittany, on the contrary, needed the
accompaniment by the singer to com
plete their weird beauty.
Ham]in Hunt accompanied Mrs. Up
ham, and the "Pagliacci" number for
Mr.. d'Arnalle, delightfully."-. Mrs Up
ham was literally showered with roses.
and responded gracefully to a number
Of encores.
Howard Boardman.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26
The British Parliament.

The British parliament is quite likely
to be dissolved within the year and un-
der the unwritten constitution of the
empire it would be dissolved today if
new element of influence had not come
into the government. That element is
the personality of the king. Under the
unvarying practice Of the British par
Elementary system parliament is dis
solved in the last year before it would
expire by limitation. The present house
of commons is in it's sixth year and
seven years is the limit of it's existence
Another recognized principle of par:
liamentary government is that the ma
jority in the house Of commons shall
rule only so long as it represents
the sentiment of the country. This SEN
timent is usually ascertained in the
bye elections, which are held, from time
to time to fill vacancies in the house.
In all the bye-elections for the past two
years the conservative party has
been defeated. 1t has lost twenty-five
members and the opposition has gained
twenty-five, making difference of fifty
in the government majority. This of
itself would be enough to, render an
appeal to the country imperative.
But recently the government has suf-
fered most striking reverse that
makes the case for dissolution clear: A
prominent conservative, already mem
Der Of the house, was appointed Junior
lord of the treasury, an appointment
which necessitated his going back to his
constituents for the Endorsement Of a
reelection. The place he represented
was Brighton, tory for twenty years.
In this chosen constituency the govern
ment was beaten by a majority Of 800,
showing a turning over of above 5000
votes. The liberals have since demand
ed with renewed vehemence that the
government take the opinion of the
country, but Balfour refuses to resign.
Some critics in this country have said
1t was because he wanted to hold office
as long as he. could, but this does the
proud and disdainful Balfour an in
Justice. It is more probable that he is
holding on at the personal request of
the king, who does not want change
Of ministry or of foreign secretaries
while the eastern war is in such criti-L
cal stage.
The king; therefore, is the new power
in English politics. Victoria reigned,
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26
Government Rebates Lawful.

The decision of the attorney general
of the United States sustaining the sec
retary of the interior in his rebate
agreement with the railroads in connec-
tion with the transportation Of mater
ial for government work emphasizes
the peculiar relation Of the railroad to
the public. While rebates granted to
Individuals and constituting discrimina-
tions between individuals are declared
unlawful because the railroad company
is in an essential sense a public servant,
for the same reason it becomes proper
for the government to receive conces-
sions on regular rates. Whatever serv-
ice is rendered for the government is
rendered for the public. Whatever
service is rendered for any particular.
branch Of the government by the rail
roads, is service rendered by one part of
our system of public service to another
part, and there can be no question Of
the propriety Of concessions from regu-
lar rates made to the government, be-
cause it is in the public interest and
because the concession is made by a
public servant
For this very reason, that the service
is rendered by 3 public servant, it is
manifestly improper that that public
servant should discriminate between in
divlduals or citizens. AS result of
the agitation Of the railroad rate ques-
tion we are sure to have clearer ap-
preciatior of the real relation of the
railroad company to the public, clear
er appreciation Of that relation not only
on the part Of the public, but on the
part of the railroad official as we'll. I'm
fortunately, in the mind Of the latter
there has been a serious misapprehen.-
sion of the facts.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26
Unsanitary Fruit and Meat Shops.

The passage by Chicago Of an ordi-
nance to prohibit the exposure of meats
on the streets in front of butcher shops
is but reminder that New York has
had such an ordinance for some years,
and that it goes farther than the Chi
cago law. Not only is the exposure Of
meats to the dust and dirt Of the city
prohibited, but the exposure of fruits
and fresh vegetables and candies.
. If there is anything in the germ
theory Of disease, it should be apparent
to those who have the city's health
on their conscience, that the absorp-
tion of germs by articles which in a
raw state are to find their way into
the human stomach is peculiarly dan
.gerous. The unsanitary condition of
school buildings does not begin to COM
pare with the disease-spreading oppor-
tunities of dirty, dusty and disorderly
candy and fruit shops.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26
Philadelphia Awaking.

Philadelphia life is not all humdrum.
The local Virgil of the baseball game
sings the adventures Of the "giants'
in the place Of brotherly love. It was
a case of eggs and the men. When the
giants (ie., the New York baseball
team) reached the grounds, the popu-
lace yelled "Where is McGannq,, Nc
Gam having been warned, did not ap-
pear. The people were sorry, as they
had something with them for McGann.
The game went off happily, and the
giants won it. All seemed well, but as
the visiting brethren were leaving the
grounds, boy heaved quantity of soil
in the face of Brasnahan, who jumped
from the carriage and took after him.
The boy retreated in the direction Of his
reserves, who were massed in front Of a
grocery store with an eggcase for their
combined breastwork and ammunition
wagon. On came the enemy, Brasna-
han in the front, closely followed by
Hanrahan, Minnahan, and Hoolihan.
The orders were to wait till the ee-
envy with their own eyes could see the
whites of the eggs. Soon all the Hans
were plastered with henfruit labeled
1904. Brasnahan, having a stand-in
with the police, was arrested and taken
to the station whence, after fumigation,
he was sent home. The others at last
accounts were wandering about the
suburbs Of Philadelphia trying to es-
tablish speaking acquaintance with a
few polecats. The New York baseball
players had always understood that
Philadelphia was a slow place, but they
are Convinced that eggs will go to the
bad there as fast as anywhere.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26

office and also punishment by fne and
imprisonment for not less than a month.
There is not department. Of the
government which has not been in the
habit Of ordering work to be done be-
.yond the limits Of the appropriations,
and those who have been following
their own estimates, knowing that they
must bring in deficiency appropriation
measures, contemplate the strictly bust
ness law enacted by the last congress
with well-grounded dismay, for the rea-
son that it is in force now and has been
since March 8.
If the punishment for reckless bust
ness methods is severe, it is deserved;
it will no doubt be effective.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26

A charivar party called on Sam Van
denbroeck of Lowell, Mich, by night and
kept it up so long and so fiercely that
Sam finally fired a charge Of shot into the
crowd. wounding Frank Condor, Archie
Condor, VIII Converse, Gottlieb Oesch
and another member of the party Frank
Condor is thought to be seriously wound
ed. The charivari is SO offensive form Of
humor that homicide comes very close to
being 1uStifable, -, ar-.a. ...t EE
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26
For Economy's Sake.

President Roosevelt, in his last an
nual message, uttered a wholesome
warning against the tendency to dis
regard strictly business principles in
the matter of governmental expendi-
lures, suggesting that "the cost of
doing government business should be
regulated with the same rigid scrutiny
as the cost Of doing a private bust
ness. -
Altho congress did not see fit to carry
out this suggestion in it's full integrity,
it did take steps to. stop method of
doing business which is not legitimate
and which, by reason of years Of prac-
tice and use, has come to be regarded
as sound in principle. This is the prac-
tice Of the government departments Of
spending the appropriations for given
fiscal year before the year is ended
and then depending upon congress to
pass bill to make up the deficiency.
This kind of business has received a
severe check thru a provision in the
deficiency, act signed by the president
last March, which positively forbids
the government departments to spend
in any one fiscal year any sum in ex-
cess of the appropriations made by
congress for that fiscal year, or to in
volve the government in any contract
for the future; payment Of money in
excess of such appropriations, unless
the contract is authorized by law. All
appropriations made for contingent ex-
penses or other general purposes must,
at the first of each fiscal year, be ap-
portioned by allotments stretching over
the entire year. Violation Of these pro-
visions, under the new arrangement, en-.
tails upon the offender removal from
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26
TooTHLEss BRITISH LION
British Medical Journal

British Medical Journal
We regret to learn that the army coun-
Gil has decided to abandon the experiment
of providing recruits with artificial teeth
which was begun few months ago. The
experiment has confessedly been a fail
ure. It looks as tho the British lion may
within measurable time. be no longer
able to show his teeth to any aggressor,
for the good reason that he will have no
teeth, natural or artificial to show.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26
rE
STIR

stir on the brink Of evening
A tint in the warm gray sky,
The sound Of loosened rivers;
And spring goes by.
"a stir at the rim of winter.
A wing on the crisp midnight:
A herald from dusk to cleaning
In northward fight.
A stir in the dawn re-arousing
The wild undeparted unrest.
I, To forth in the springtime and follow
The infinite quest.
! a stir Of the golden April. Il II
BY Indian willow and stream,
: The sap goes upward with morning
And death is a dream.
psi Bliss Carman.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26

TIE UNEASY CHAIR

RECONSTRUCTION IN VIRGINIA
AND THE NEGRo's FUTURE, AS SEEN
BY A VlRGlNlAN.-Capt John S.
Wise, whose father was a governor Of
Virginia, which place he left in order to
command a division Of the confederate
army, who himself fought for the south
and afterward became governor Of Vir-
ginia, and who therefore knows Virginia's
story Of the reconstruction period, has
told that story in new novel, The Llon's
Skin.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26
A FORCIBLE REMINDER

Nebraska State Journal IN
Many years ago woman at Crookston,
Mimi. showed kindness to a young man
who wanted something to eat and had no
money to settle the bill. The incident
was long since forgotten by her, but she
was forcibly reminded Of it the other day
when she received notice from the execu-
tor Of the will Of this same young man
that she had been remembered to the
tune Of 100000. u
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26
IN JUDGE THAYER,s MEMORY

The United States circuit court of ap-
peals, which convened yesterday in ST.
Paul. was adjourned Immediately by
Judge Walter II. Sanborn until after the
funeral of Judge Amos M. Thayer at ST.
Louis. Thursday. Judge Sanborn, Judge
W. H. Van Devanter and Judge W. c.
Hook. who have been associated on the
bench with Judge Thayer, left for St
Louis last night, where they will attend
the funeral.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26

& The executive committee Of the state
federation Of labor is up against the un-
satisfactory results Of compromise YER
dict. It found Mr.. Rogan innocent Of the
Kellington charges and asked him to re-
sign. Mr.. Rogan will not resign. Having
been acquitted by the council he does not
believe it would be decent or grateful in
him to resign and leave his colleagues
He will stand by the men who stood by
him, and If there is any resigning to do
he will let the beaten minority of the
board do It.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26
THE LESSON OF THE WAR
Chicago Inter-Ocean

chicago lnter-Ocean
1t Is admitted in the United States and
in Europe that at the crisis of titanic
struggle battleships are to turn the scale
one way or the other-that the determin-
ing factor in this war, as it has been in
other wars, is sea power. This was the
lesson for us in the war of 1898. There
is the same lesson for us in the intense
interest Of the whole world in the coming
naval battle in the far east. Will we
heed it and keep strong In warships?
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26

A result of the lighting investigation,
which has just come to an end, will prob
ably be the passage of an so-cent gas bill
for the boroughs Of Manhattan and Brook
lyn, and a proportionate reduction in the
price of gas for the outlying boroughs
The investigation seemed to show that so
cents was big price . -. f.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26

1t appears from the reports that Banker
Bigelow had son who was high
roller" High roller is a somewhat am
biguous term, but i'll seems to refer in
some ways to youths who are fond of
cigarets. chorus girls, wine suppers and
money they have not earned. /.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26
AN Ann GROUND oEE

Henry Meisner. employed by Swift & Co.
at South ST. Paul. lost his right arm yes
.terday while feeding one of the grinding
machines. The cogs caught his hand and
his arm was mangled to the elbow before
his associates could release him. He was
taken to the ST. Paul city hospital, where
his arm was amputated
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26
sTATEsMEN's MILEAGE
Boston Herald.

The Oklahoma legislature will not per-
nit its members to accept passes for
transportation and at the same time col
lect money from the territory in payment
as mileage. That is an example that
states.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26

:. FABLES OF WOODS AND PLAIN
Ernest Thompson Seton has written and
illustrated an attractive little book which
is called Woodmyth G. Fable. The ami
mals-of course, there are animals in it
talk like human beings, little less wisely,
and from their conversation and lives are
drawn the morals without which fables
would not be fables. Besides fables the
book contains wisdom yersified for easy
remembrance and ready future use. Of
such verses here is a sample:
sheet-lIghtning is for summer heat,
1t never strikes the ground:
CFain-lightning comes with danger feet
81 And thunder's awful sound.
+ But prithee be not troubled,
It need not cause you fear: ...1
r The thunderbolt that kills you
You will neither see nor hear
Quite right, no doubt. tho we've never
experimental. But what about the thun-
derbolt that falls near enough to tear
your nerves into tatters, to say nothing
Of the house over your head, by some
freak leaving you untouched in the midst
of a pile of ruins?
But that aside, the "Woodmyth & Fa-
ble'' is book that holds much to please
the lover of forest and field.
The Century Co., New York. $1.25 net.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26

Quist says he wouldn't take million
dollars for that cent. 1t means to him a
verdict of twelve men in favor Of his
reputation as against that Of his assail-
ant. Still he probably would not have
refused the other 4ss,sss cents if the jury
had been disposed to give them to him.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26
SOME GOOD "PLANks"
Boston Globe.

The New York Sun has many cores
pondents who devote their time to MAX
ing palindromes, or phrases that read
alike backward and forward. like mo, it
is opposition These men ought to get
together; a great. job as platform COM
mittee for certain political party awaits
them --.--
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26
RUSSIAN WAR OPINIONS
Russkiya Yaseta.

-
year ago many Of our officers said the
Japanese were not men but monkeys.
Today these monkeys have not only beat
en- the Russian army in series of bat
ties, but are also the cause of the slow re
generation Of Russia and Of her emanci-
patton from the yoke of officialdom.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26

Have you noticed the Minneapolis ball
team? Smuggling right under the arm of
Milwaukee and with it's feet on the neck
of Columbus. Let Old Brom take the
group picture this minute. Is.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26
NO "ANxioUs SEAT" CASE
Fundamentals News

Indianapolis News.
The quarrel with Rockefeller is not that
he is rich, not that he has done wrong.
not that he is sinner, as all other men
are sinners, but that he has given no sign
Of penitence.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26
HEARTsTlR

Oh to throw off the incubus!
oh. to laugh long and free as tho I had blonde,
curly hair!
Not to care a damn for men or fate,
To feel myself an elemental force, cne with
rain, sunshine and wind.
Philip Green Wright
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26
STRANGE LOGIC FOR MINNESOTA
New York Tribune

The st. Paul Globe, the only democratic
morning newspaper in that city has an
nounced that it will suspend publication.
Judging from last November's election re-
turns there isn't much Of a field left in
Minnesota for an organ Of Jeffersonian-
ism.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL


few years ago It was contended by the
press Of Colorado that anything less than
$1.2s an ounce for the mining and smelt-
Ing Of the white metal was a blow at the
constitution Of the United States and a
crime against civilization, all Of which
shows that people are always glad to get.
twice as much for their stuff as it Is
worthif they can.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26

Query-Is one cent the measure of dam
age that can be done tosthe character of
Mr.. Quist or IS It the measure of dam
age that can be done by statement from
Mr.. Kiichli? ~ Is. =: g.,.-..-
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26

The attempt to save Niagara Is diff
cult undertaking. Too many Americans
think that the scenery has loafed long
enough and should be put to work. h.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26

The Denver News now comedies that,
with a steady market for silver at s5
cents an ounce, silver mining in Colorado
is cheerful and remuneratiye sport. Al
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26
TIME LIMIT ON ORATORS
Baltimore Sun.

A man who has anything interesting
and edtfying to say ought to be able to de-
liver his message to the public in twenty
minutes.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26

Miss Nancy Carnegie. who married her
coachman, is known in the family as
Nancy the Silent" This coachman has
certainly drawn a prize
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26
NOT A SPORT
Detroit Journal.

The fact that James j. Hill, who can
control a half dozen American railroads.
cannot afford to run a newspaper may
readers.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26

A United States dollar of 1894 brought
s140 at auction in New York. A dollar of
1904 looks pretty good, too
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26

If you hear firing it may be Togo and
then again it may be a few railroad di-
rectors falling off competing boards.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26
AT THE THEATERS
Z Foyer Chat.

G1 Foyer Chat.
Il 5Lawrance D'Orsay, whose performance
OF ''The Earl ofPawtucket" at the Met
ropolitan has been literally patronized,
will end his brief engagement tonight.
n Nat c. Goodwin's new comedy drama,
1.-THE Usurper,' Is to be presented at
the Metropolitan tomorrow night and at
the matinee on Saturday. Friday night
Citizen and the closing performance
Saturday evening will be devoted to ares
vival of "a Gilded FOOL %5 ,=t@sS =t@sS 5..:s.>
Creston Clarke in "Monsieilr Beau
caire'' will be the Metropolitan Offering
for the half week commencing Sunday
evening. Ass eassss. ssss p a. ~
.'Everyman," as interpreted by the Ben
Greet company at the Auditorium, is
proving most interesting dramatic event.
Tonight "Twelfth Night will be the bill,
with Mr.. Greet as Malvolio. Thursday and
Friday nights, as well as Saturday after
noon, will be given over to ''EVeryman'
and Saturday nights bill will be 1.-THE
Merchant Of Venice"
Henri French, whose popularity in
European music halls Is so great that he
played continuous engagement of
eighteen months at the Empire in London,
is showing Orpheum audiences what a
typical European music hall novelty act
is like. p.
'Me, Him. and IL at the Bijou, has
scored pronounced hit, and from be-
ginning to end it is one round of mirth
and laughter ..-ss: -...' ~
Specialties in melodrama are generally
lugged in. Not so with the specialties in
1.-THE Way of the 'Fransgressor," the Of
fering at the Bijou next week. They are
introduced in a logical and plausible man
ner. ~ 49, = .#7-
Last evening at the Lyceum, Hennepin
council, Royal League, enjoyed "a Duel
Of Hearts, given by the Ferris Stock
company. The theater was filled with
members Of the order and their friends.
Miss Josephine Coles, the clever singer
at the Unique this week, has made a
very favorable impression. The pictures
are far above the ordinary ones. :r2
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26

This fine outburst of building activity
and brisk business seems to have occurred
with the saloon front doors closed on
Sunday. Strange!
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26
GRAND JURY SURGERY
Boston Globe

BOSIOm IIIODe.
News comes from Chicago that the
prices of beef are now to be probed In the
grand jury investigation. Consumers
would rather see them cut.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26

Miss Josephine Coles, the clever singer
at the Unique this week, has made a
very favorable impression. The pictures
are far above the ordinary ones. .rs4
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26

not pass each other on the street without
smiling sadly, .s ~. ~. :.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26

PAR1s-Journal on file at Eagle bureau, 5a Rue
t Cambcn
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26
PLAYS HARD

Philadelphia Record.
President Roosevelt is having a ray
time. He plays as hard as he works.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26

IoNDoN-Journal on file at American Express
office. Waterloo place, and U. $. Express
office. 90 Strand.