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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-13
Bryan On Insurance Control.

William Bryan is beginning to learn
the nice distinctions Of words. In his
speech at Chicago he said, on the ques-
tion of his personal relation to the
next democratic, nomination: II want
to say to you that not only am I not
announcing candidacy, but am not
permitting candidacy"
And this is what Mr.. Bryan called
making his position entirely clear to
the democracy. Would it not have
been just as clear if Mr.. Bryan had
said: ~ want to say to you that not
only am I not denying candidacy,
but I am not announcing candid
acys' In other words, is not Mr..
Bryan letting sFnature take its
course9'' 49, H., a.
Whether Mr.. Bryan expects to be a
candidate or not, he likes to feel that
his hand is on the pulse Of the party,
and that he is still it's trusted nurse.
His speech at Chicago last night is
full Of suggestions of issues. y
He seeks constantly to find slightly
different ways of approaching the is
sues raised by President Roosevelt. In
particular he differs from him on the
federal control of life insurance. Mr..
Bryan opposes federal control and ia
vors state control. Here he is entirely
illogical. State control has permitted
all the abuses from which policy
holders are now suffering, therefore
Mr.. Roosevelt would end it; but Mr.
Bryan would neither end it nor mend
it. State control means forty different
kinds Of regulation, some Of them in.
| consistent with Others. Federal con
troll means one kind Of control and
complete publicity. Mr.. Roosevelt ia.
vors the single, consistent, effective
federal control. Mr.. Bryan favors the
retention of the confused, slipshod, in.
effective control by state departments
Mr.. Bryan has the worst of the logic
but it is not SO certain that he has
the worst of the politics. Federal con
troll of life insurance would be a great
blow to the state machines and de-
pressing loss to the campaign funds in
many states. Therefore, one might ex
pect to see the state politicians linec
up behind Mr.. Bryan rather than be
hind Mr.. Roosevelt on this question.
It is not right to say that Mr.. Bryan
is playing to split the state from the
| federal machines in this matter, but
his alignment with the positively bat
state control Of insurance is consistent
with such a desire and inconsistent
with an intelligent desire to do some
thing for the masses Of the people wht
are insured. g
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The Japanese Army in a Rage.

Stanley Washburn cables to the Chi
cago News story Of the rage and in
dignation and grief which pervaded the
Japanese army when the terms Of peace
were announced. What he says about
the feeling pervading the japanese
army supports the apprehension that
Japan may yet suffer internal troubles
Of serious nature. Washburn says
there are 100000 rifles under Oyama
that we're ready to fight against 100000
in ithe Russian army. The Japanese
were morally certain Of being able to
wipe out the Russian army and their
chagrin and anger at not being allowed
to do so is, from the soldiers stand
point, quite natural. "a. 4
When these soldiers come back to
Japan they may become very danger
GUS factor Of the situation. twill take
months, however, to return them to
their homes and they may have learned
by that time that even if they had ex-
terminated Linevitch' Is army, they could
not, in all probability, have compelled
much better terms Of peace from Rus
STA than have already been obtained.
It is not likely that even another de-
cisive defeat in Manchuria would have
compelled the Russian government to
pay an indemnity. The army would
have had the satisfaction Of completely
Wiping out the Russian military forces
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remainder Of the verse, but strenuously
tried again:

remainder Of the verse, but strenuously
tried again:
Greece, her knees
"Silence.
Grease her knees once more, Theo-
dore, and see If she won't CO. kindly SAID
his teacher"
The application of this little yarn to
public speakers Is among the early recol-
lections of our Oldest inhabitants. Marco
Bozzaris'' was written by Fitz-Greene
Hallect in 1927, and it's romantic theme
and sonorous phrases almost Immediately
adapted themselves to the schoolboy fancy
on occasions for speaking a piece" The
point of forgetfulness was happily located
by some enterprising story-teller for
humorous purposes, and the anecdote has
successfully been written around" about
every person who has become distin-
guished for eloquence or facility in pub
lie speaking OF course President Roose-
welt could not escape. Probably he will
not mild it much. He has succeeded to
an honor which has been handed down
from generation to generation, and is,
up to the present time, the last of long
line Of distinguished recipients.
OF course others will succeed him, for
a good story is a treasure. and oppor-
tunitfes to utilize 1t are not lightly to be
cast aside Who will next figure in the
historic memory paralyzer which has
f1oored SO many budding orators?
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Special to The Journal,

Special to The Journal.
Fort Totten, N. D., Sept. l3.-The
thirty-ffth great annual council of the
Sioux Christian Indians convened Sept.
6 to TO-, 1905, at Raven Hill Presby-
terrain church in Fort Totten. The
council was organized in 1870, meets
annually and is composed of the work
ers and representatives of the Presby
terrain and Congregational demonina-
lions among the Sioux Indians.
About one hundred and fifty delegates
were enrolled and more than fifteen
hundred persons, mainly Indians, were
in attendance. They came from Mon
tana, Manitoba, Minnesota, the two
>Dakotas and Nebraska, and were, on
the whole, a fine, intelligent-looking,
well-dressed and very orderly body Of
men and women.
They gathered early in the week and
pitched their great council tent, with a
capacity of more than one thousand,
on picturesque spot on the shores of
Devils lake, while encircling it for more
than a mile were the white tepees of
the Christian Sioux. They might read
lily be mistaken for an Indian army
bivouacked on the eve Of a, great bat
tie. This camp was full of activity,
many little children running between
the tepees, ponies picketed in the rich
grass duu Jugs every tdGlouo
were issued by the entertainment COM
mittee like unto an army of soldiers
in camp.
Opening Sermon by Indian.
. The parliament, or council proper
was opened on Wednesday, Sept. 6
at 2 pm. The opening sermon was
preached by Rec. Huntington Waku
tenant, a native pastor, and was &C
companied by. devotional services. The
singing was inspiring, for the Indians
have good rich voices and put much
spirit into their songs. -
The dual moderators Of the strange
gathering were Rev. A. F. johnson
lwhite) and Rev. Francis Frazer In
dian), son Of the late great warrior
preacher, ARENAS Elhnamani. The
venerable DR.. j. P. Williamson, ID.
Of Greenwood, S. D., and the Riggs
brothers Of Santee and Oabe partici
Rev. D. E. Evans Of Good Will, S. D.
Rev. G. W.. Reed of Standing Rock
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Is It a Precedent?

The arbitrary disposal Of the Young
case by a New York magistrate raises
the question whether judges have the
power to exile persons from one part
Of the country. When Mrs. Young's
case was called, she appeared in court
and was informed by the judge that if
she would agree to leave New York
within twelve hours she would not be
tried upon the main charge. After con-
siderable argument the woman agreed
to the terms and was released in the
custody of her counsel.
It is quite customary for police judges
to convict men and suspend sentence,
provided they leave town immediately
but these are always minor cases involv-
ing nothing but a misdemeanor. Eel
onies are not usually disposed of in that
way. @~... -. .
The constitution prohibits cruel or
unusual punishments and the judge in
this case may have inflicted both. 1T
was certainly unusual to let loose a per-
son possibly fit subject for incarcera-
ton upon another part of the COM
munity. If Mrs. Young is Of such a
mind that she cannot control herself,
but goes about shooting innocent per-
sons, this judge has said in effect that
it is all right provided she does not do
it in New York. This does not carry
out the theory Of the law, which is that
crime>is punished as much for the bene-
fit of society at large as for the benefit
of the accused. It does not benefit So
ciety at large to dismiss a person from
the Jurisdiction of the court with full
liberty to commit illegal acts in other
parts Of the country. = a., I, ~ h
Again, the punishment inflicted upon
Mrs. Young may be peculiarly cruel
She was required by the dictum of the
magistrate to separate from her hus
band. She cannot compel him to leave
his business in New York and accom-
pany her into exile. She could moi
even accuse him Of desertion, since he
could always put up the defense that
he had home to which she did not
come. On the other hand, he could pro
ceed against her for desertion with E
perfect title to divorce because she
did not appear at the home provided BY
him.
The recognized theory Of American
law is that a person accused Of a felony
is entitled to trial and an acquitta1 i:
innocent. And society at large is en-
titled to have the accused tried ant
restrained legally, if guilty. Neithe:
thing was done in this case, but tn,
magistrate, exercising very large dis
erection, took the. matter in his owl
hands and disposed of it by simply put
ting the woman out Of his jurisdiction
perhaps in rare exceptions. his cours,
would work no harm, but it is dan
gerous precedent which, if it becam'
general, would make the administration
Of the criminal law to be still more dis
credited than it is to day.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-13
Peculiar Canal Work.

Mr.. Alfred J. Holley, president of the
Frank S. Deronde company, charges that
the Panama canal commission awarded
a contract for roofing to>a bidder whose
bid was $1,000 higher than his, on a
$4,000 contract. Mr.. Holley also
charges that there was mystery CON
nected with the opening of the bids. In
his affidavit Mr.. Holley states that at
the hour specified for opening the bids
representative Of the purchasing
agent appeared and said there were
several bids which had been locked in
the safe by the purchasing agent, who
was absent. Objection was raised to
the opening Of the bids in the absence
Of the documents said to be in the safe,
but they were overruled and the bids
were opened and read. About half an
hour afterward the assistant Of the
purchasing agent entered the room with
some fifteen or twenty papers which he
claimed were the bids which had been
locked in the safe. The contract was
finally awarded to one Of these belated
bids.
The plain implication is that there
was time between the hour when the
first bid was opened and the time when
the so-called bids taken from the safe
were produced to have made up one.
Mr.. Deronde was not satisfied and went
to Chairman Shonts with his complaint.
He claims that Chairman Shonts sent
him to much less desirable climate
than Panama and notified him that he
would never again be considered for
canal work.
Mr.. Holley has declined the climatic
offer Of Chairman Shonts and says he is
going to take his complaint to the pres
ident. Mr.. Roosevelt, he feels sure,
will not stand for any shady work in
the award Of contracts, and we feel GER
tain his confidence in the president is
not misplaced.
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TRAVELS OF AN OLD STORY
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.

Rochester democrat and Chronicle.
NOf course you remember that over
worked, battle SCARED, ald-headed,
moss grown hand organ story. It is about
for example, one Of Sousa's marches.
sousa, happening along, found fault with
the tempo, and, grasping the crank.
turned it at the proper speed. The organ
grinder was attentive, grateful and obedi-
ent. The next day he appeared on the
street with large placard hanging to
his instrument heralding himself as
pupil of Sousa." This excellent story
has been told over and over again, with
variations. The teachers" have In turn
been Sousa, Mascagni Victor Herbert,
Patrick Gilmore and SO on throughout the
whole list of popular composers and con-
ductors, the names being changed to get
the joke on whichever musical parsonage
happened to be specially in the public eye.
Now another old story Is doing service
in similar way-that is to say, with the
name changed to fit circumstances. Here
1t is in its latest variation:
1.-THE following anecdote Isl frequently
related in Groton, Mass, where President
Roosevelt prepared for Harvard:
when boy the president was, like
the average American youth, somewhat
timid about appearing before an audience
to speak a piece However, the time
came when his teacher insisted that he
should take part in the closing exercises.
He chose for his recitation that good old
standby of the American schoolboy,
Marco Bozzaris,' which begins:
At midnight, in his guarded tent,
The Turk lay dreaming OF the hour
When Greece her knees IN suppliance bent,
Should tremble at his oower
AS his turn came the future president
stepped bravely forth and began:
AT midnight, In his guarded tent
The Turk 10y dreaming OF the hour
When Greece, her knees---
Here his memory failed, but he COM
menced where he left off:
Greece, her knees
Still memory failed to respond. Again
he started:
Greece, her knees
i It was no use. He had forgotten the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-13
Russia s Crops.

Russia has had her troubles thick and
fast since first she goaded Japan into
striking, and, now that hostilities have
ceased, new questions are confronting
her only less serious than those she
faced during the war period. Internal
unrest has broken into riot and rapine,
which even the brutal Cossacks appear
unable to quell, and with it all the
country has failed to measure up to
standard in production of new wealth
from the soil, and shows up a total
cereal yield very much under last year.
With labor largely unemployed in i'm
portant centers and reports of famine
already coming, the outlook is rendered
increasingly serious by the crop losses.
It is never possible to speak of Rus
sian crops with the degree Of approx
innate correctness attaching to Amer
lean reports, for facilities for gather
ing and disseminating information are
not SO good in Russia. Consequently
everything statistical emanating from
that great extent Of country must be
taken subject to later modification, and
this year, with disturbances in many
provinces, the chances of procuring in
formation absolutely reliable were even
less than usual. Such reports as have
been received may, however, be taken
as about representative Of the general
condition relative to last year. Then
Russia produced total in wheat, rye
and barley Of 1900, 100000 bushels.
3o 70 tho' Ia ~
the Russian central statistical commit
tee, her total production is 1,421, 100000
bushels, loss of 100000 bushels.
OF winter wheat, Russia has 1872 ,000,-
600 bushels, compared with 204, 100000
last year, a loss Of 12,sOO,OoO; spring
wheat, 1886, 100000, compared with 1885,
Z 100000, loss of 123,OOO,OO0, total
wheat production of 1875 100000 bushels
less than in 1904. Rye shows up 621,-
100000, compared with 920,OOO,OOO
bushels, loss of 29s 100000 bushels,
and barley falls from 326,000,000 in
1904 to 272,o00,o00 this year, a shrink
age of. 100000 bushels. Whether or
not the figures be little extreme, there
/ is no shadow Of doubt remaining that
! Russia is in a bad way this year. ~
IS The broad view of this takes in the
! effect upon her credit, and the possible
measures she will have to resort to,
to tide over the year and prevent her
millions Of poverty stricken subjects
4 from perishing miserably from hunger.
The view that appears at once from
I the Minneapolis field is commercial
one, and covers the probable effect Of
4 this great shrinkage upon the worlds IS
Il markets, and the price Of wheat. A loss
. in rye, in Russia, is only less serious
y y than loss in wheat, for the millions
live largely on rye, and as that crop is
sIessened, so Russia s Wheat-exporting
4 capacity is cut down. This, with a
3 direct loss in wheat, cannot fail to
liact as a great sustaining factor the
ldsworld over. The effect may not be felt
" for some time to come, but sooner or
8 8 later, in the final supply and demand
: balance, the big Russian shortage will
figure in first place as a price influence,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-13
THE NEW GIRL

She was very red Of features
And we didn't know her name,
Yet with rapture wild we hailed her
When the New Girl came.
She was rather shy on cooking
And she couldn't iron shirt,
And she spoke a foreign language
In a way extremely pert.
Not reference she gave us,
Naught Of sweeping could she do,
And she sat up with admirers
Till the clock was striking two.
Yet you'll understand our feelings
And the rapture of the same,
For we had a little daughter
When the New Girl came.
New York Times.
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THE NEW "AMERIcA"

My country. tits of thee,
Land of fecundity.
OF thee sing;
Land where our fathers We'd,
Land of the patriarch's pride,
From every cradle-side
Let .'Goo-g GOO ring"
Let Dada" swell the breeze
From every pair of knees,
All, all day long;
Let infant tongues awake
Turnout the night, and make
This life, without mistake,
One grand, sweet song.
Author that Is to be,
Father of family,
In thee we trust;
Let every groom and bride
Fling the brave slogan wide:
"Anti-Lace Suicide!
Pixies Peak or bust!'
-B. L 7. IN Puek.
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KINGS AND EMPERoRs
Nashville Banner.

King Edward placed the letters t'R. II
after his signature to the congrat ulatory
telegram sent President Roosevelt, and
Emperor William reversed the order,
signing II. r. This is the usual style of
each, and the difference indicates that in
England Rex is esteemed something
greater than Imperator, while in Ger
many the Imperator comes first The en-
peror of Germany is something greater
than the king of Prussia but the title of
the king Of Great Britain, Ireland, and
the outlying possessions is to be preferred
to the subjoined title devised by Disraeli
to flatter Victoria ~ 1Ey
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-13
THE MAGAZINES

Postal Cards That Tsik.--The day is
near it seems, when postal cards will no
longer be written but talked, and instead
of conveying their messages to the eye
will give them to the ear. Public Opinion.
for Sept. contains an extract from La
Nature, Paris, describing a new invention
the phono- postal which is merely a
postal card monograph record which will
stand abuse in the mails, and, when it
reaches its destination and is placed In
the proper machine, speak out its mes
sage. The machine for making the rec
iords is said to be simple and inexpensive.
The Uneasy Chair. IS
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THE CHEERFUL IDIOT

Gillian in Baltimore American.
SCI believe" said the Cheerful Idiot,
'there was man named Bash who fig
ured in that Taggart divorce case
There was said the Tired Citizen,
thoughtlessly.
He was one of those who were said to
have got drunk at the Taggart home,
wasn't hep
Yes
"But isn't Bash-f fitness a peculiar ele-
ment to enter into wholesale scandal
like that?''
And he laughed heartily while the 9TH.
ers groaned miserably.
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THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.

met death from unnatural causes, says
the report Of the city statistician, who at
IT the high mortality to the strike.
But the question would surely arise,
Is g strike an unnatural cause Of death
In Chicago?
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HEROIC HYGIENE

.----~ New Orleans Times-Democrat.
At an inquest on the body of a man
who had died after an operation in ST..
Georges hospital London, it was stated
that the only way by which operators
could absolutely avoid Infection from pa
tents was by boiling the hands.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-13
PROVERBlAL WISDOM

@'E--T- STATE, COIumD1a, s. c. - :
We do not believe that the Japanese
have yet borrowed the western pro-
verb, BE just before you are generous"
They will find it the height of wisdom to
do so before the next war with Russia
the shadow Of which already falls
athWart the world. 80 ~
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ADJUSTMENTS
Foyeerl chat,

Few historical plays have won such
fame as Lord Lyttons "Richelieu."
Shakspere was undoubtedly his model,
and the disciple has followed nobly in the
steps Of his master. The play, besides be-
ing well constructed from dramatic
point of view, is possessed of great liter
airy merit and abounds in fine poetic lines.
1T will be given at the Metropolitan to-
night and Robert Mantell will appear as
the crafty cardinal. For the remainder
of Mantell's stay the curtain in the even
ing will rise at pm, and for the mat
inee Saturday atf2 pm.
The chorus In "The Forbidden Land"
the Tibetan comic opera, which comes to
the Metropolitan next week, is not the
least Of the attractive features. number
ing forty people, mostly pretty attractive
girls.
The Lyceum has a big comedy bill this
week, In which Baby Lund and Georgia
Lewis are tied for first honors. The
baby is a saucy soubrette, while Miss
Lewis Is an entertainer of another sort.
She delivers ''coon" sermon and whis-
ties Sousa's marches with excellent ex-
preston. Other acts are Morris Silver in
illustrated songs, Charles Brennan & Co.
In a comedy sketch and a fine series of
mine explosion.
The Unique theater gives It's amateur
Friday night as usual, the omission of this
feature last week being only because of
the presence of state fair visitors.
This is one Of the special days that
mark the close Of the season of Wonder
land park. Tonight members Of the Com
mercial club are to visit the park, an ar
rangement being made whereby members
of that organization, with their families
and friends are to ''take In most of the
| amusement features. Altho 1t was trif1e
cool last evening there were animated
scenes on the promenades and the at
| tendance was good.
The Orpheum is the scene Of much mer-
riment each afternoon and evening this
week thru the agency of the Messenger
Boy trio Of singers and comedians, the
farcical efforts Of Kherns and Cole and
the acrobatic comedy Of the Wilton broth
ers, horizontal bar performers.
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THE INEVITABLE SOUTH CAROLINA
QUESTION

Charleston News and Courier.
We take 1t that even the JapS win now
admit that "the illustrious ancestors" OF
our Mr. Roosevelt must have something
on those Of the mikado.
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o appeal to them again to elect a man

to appeal to them again to elect a man
Of the Jones type to the office of mayor.
Perhaps 1t might as well be stated In this
connection, for more intelligent under
usually a prohibitionist in politics, and
the prohibitionist, as everyone knows,
has no use for any kind Of saloon regu-
lation. ...--~ q
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u Grover Cleveland has purchased a
couple Of farms in New Ham pshire. He
will begin hauling soil in the spring.
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AS TO MAYORS

Baltimore Sun.
Atlanta has about concluded to try the
municipal ownership of mayors.
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ALL FIXED
New York World.

NSW 1Oih VVOllu u
\ With an assistant secretary of state out
of Mr.. Morgaf1's bank and with Mr.. Rock
efeller's bank SITTING what congress will
and will not do in It's coming session the
domestic and foreign policy of the coun-
try seems we'll secured.