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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-15
That Moro Battle.

That report from Manila the other
day of the practical wiping out of
band of Moros has distressed some PED
pie a good deal. Naturally, everyone
will regret sincerely the consequences
of such exercise Of the military power
in the Philippine islands, but probably
mistaken idea obtains in the minds
of some at least as to the circumstances
under which this power was exercised.
Having come into the possession Of
the Philippine islands by force Of cir
cumstances, our occupation involving
questions which have been many times
discussed and disagreed upon, it is, of
course, our business to maintain peace
and tranquility. This is the prevailing
condition of things, butte one of the
islands it appears that band Of Mo-
hammedan Moro bandits was preying
upon the more peaceful and compare
lively defenseless people, and what our
army undertook to do was to restore
order and protect the inoffensive and
more peaceful natives. In order to do
this, it became necessary to practically
wipe out the band Of bloodthirsty saw
ages, Their Destruction, of course,
would not have followed had they. not
chosen to fight to the bitter death. It
is good deal as if the inoffensive
Pueblo Indians Of the southwest-as
has happened-were being protected by
our troops against the savage Apaches
and the Apaches were exterminated in
their mountain retreats. Such result
and such use Of the army would not
create much sympathy for the Apaches,
and a similar use of military power in
! the Philippines would seem to be
equally excusable and defensible. --
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-15
Is 4 Per Cent Too Low?

The per cent tax on railroad gross
earnings, which is being paid in Min
nesota for the first time, is not high
enough in the Judgment of many people.
The first gun in a battle for still
higher rate has been fred by the Com
mercial club Of Hector, Renville county
The club has passed resolutions declar-
ing that it will support no candidate
for the legislature who does not pledge
himself for four things-reduction in
freight rates, a 2-cent passenger rate,
abolition of free passes and an increase
in the gross earnings tax on railroads.
The railroads, with two exceptions,
have admitted the right Of the state
to. increase their rate Of taxation, and
as far as the majority of the roads are
concerned, 5 per cent may be assessed
legally as well as a. The only ques-
ton presented is, would the increase be
iust9 During the fight for the 4 per
cent law, figures were prepared show
ing that per cent would be more
nearly equal with the rate Of taxation
on other property Some important
information is now being secured, how
ch will bear d he
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-15

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meeting will convene at the Merchants
hotel at 10 am.
with April 8 as the starting point,
there Is not much show Of .. convention
heinr held hefora +ha middle of Nav.
Considerable time is required to go thru
all the legal forms. After the state COM
mittee has fixed the date Of the county
and state conventions. there must be
time for the county committees to be
called and to issue the caucus call. This
call must give twenty days notice of the
caucuses by publication. Some leeway
must be allowed for the county commit
tees. and the state COMMITTEES will proba-
bly, allow week between the county con-
VentlOnS and the state convention. over
a month will be necessary between the
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City News
TO HELP Y. N. G. A. BOYS
ILLUSTRATED LECTURE PLANNED
TO PROVIDE MONEY FOR SEND
ING LADS TO SUMMER CONFER
ENCE.

For the purpose of providing means
for paying the expenses of twenty boys
from the boys department of the
Young Mems Christian association the
annual conference held every summer
on the shores Of Lake Geneva, Wis.,,
the association tomorrow evening will
provide lecture in association hall.
A fund of $3.50 dollars is needed, and
to this end G. f. Mcneil of the North
ern Pacific railroad has been secured to
give his illustrated lecture on stYenow-
stone Park" Mr.. Mcneil has donated
his services so all the proceeds will be
profit.
This lecture will give an opportunity
of seeing the wonders of Yellowstone,
with its famous geysers, animals, won
derful formations, mineral springs, etc.
Views from other parts Of the great
west will also be shown, including
views of the Rocky and Cascade noun.
tain ranges, along Clark IS fork and the
Columbia rivers, thru Montana, Idaho,
Washington and Oregon, and by steam
er thru the land-locked, "inland pas
sage to southeastern Alaska
Tickets are % cents apiece. The
Boys Department orchestra will make
It's first public appearance.
Last year Minneapolis was repre-
sented by only one delegate, while as
HNA"ctynS ouS4 do IIeepOrU, LII, Evan
| ston, ILL.,, and Louisville, KY, sent large
delegations. This coming summer the
Minneapolis boys department expects
to ill two tents, which means twenty
boys, some of the boys will, of course,
pay their own expenses, but it will be
necessary for the association to paw at
least the railroad fare of the majority
of the delegates.
Last summer the first annual bows,
conference was held ON the shores of
Lake Geneva, where the Young Men IS
ground of about fifty acres. This con-
| ference is for mature Christian bows
from all the boys departments of the
Young Men s Christian associations of
the states Of the middle west and the
west. On the shores of Lake George.
New York, the eastern boys conference
The first meeting of the day, which
the boys attend is the Bible class. At
the tabernacle and half an hour is
spent in hearing some prominent asso-
e1atlon man read a paper on some of
the most important phases of the bows
work, and the boys enter into the dis
cusslon which always follows.
The next half hour is spent in what
IS known as "Open Parliament" and
some prominent man of national repu.
tatlon takes up the next hour in deiiv-
erlng an address, which is especially
helpful to boys. The boys are allowed
to do as they please the rest of the
morning. This time is usually spent in
swimming, playing tennis or golf OF
some other recreative sport. The after.
Moons are spent In playing baseball OF
taxing pleasure trips.
T., For the evening a song service is
held, and after that a large camn fire
IS enjoyed. At this camp fire the differ.
ent groups provide an entertainment.
Near the camp is the famous Yerkes
astronomical observatory and one after
noon is usually spent in visiting il.
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other sacred document might give" a
little9
A Pull All Together.

Of course, no. one is obliged to con-,
tribute to the expenses incident to the
Grand Army encampment if he doesn't
wish to. If there are any business con-,
Germs in Minneapolis which feel that
they do not care to have a part in this
affair, or to help bear the expense OF
carrying it on, it is their privilege to
withhold contributions to that end. The
probability is, however, that there are
no institutions Of that kind in Mime
apolis. The probability is that every
business concern of any consequence
feels that whether it regards the invita-
tion extended to the Grand Army as
wise or not, now that the city is in for
this undertaking, it is under obligations
to stand by and see that our general
credit is maintained and that Minnea.
polls does not suffer in her reputation
for hospitality
For this reason it seems strange that
there should be any delay in the collec-
tion Of money for this purpose. Surely
no one thinks that the committees of
arrangement are mourning all the labor
and expense for their own benefit or
their own diversion. The holding of
this encampment is going to impose on
a good many people here in Minneapolis
a lot Of hard work as well as Individual
expense, and ordinary considerations Of
loyalty, civic pride, community Of inter
est, good fellowship, should bring
promptly into this effort everyone in
Minneapolis whose interests are identi-
fed with the welfare Of the city.
sELoafng in the breeching'' while the
rest of the team are pulling together
doesn It look WELL 80
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-15
faust

The immortal story Of ssFanst,' was
the opera which closed the English
grand opera season at the Metropoli-
tan last evening, and it was fitting
close, given with good cast, and with
all the accessories which one has grown
masterpieee The Savage p re neaaou is
9 notable one. Attic It fails to reach
the heights achieved in Tannhauser, it
holds the attention, pleases the eye and
the ear, and enlists the sympathy of
the audience, while it does not grip the
feelings as does the "Tannhauser.
The role Of Marguerite was taken by
Miss Gertrude Rennyson, and sung with
effectiveness and keen artistic sense.
Miss Rennyson Is voice is lovely on the
pianissimo passages, but when used in
full strength has tendency to become
a bit metallic. She always sings with
good taste and is always a satisfactory
singer because of the knowledge with
which she inspires the listener that,
wherever cast, there will be no failure
in the performance. q
The Faust of Francis Maelennan was
not g0S an Even o. smga and s
izations are marked by variations in
vocal work that are hard to explain sat-
isfactorily. His voice is high, of pleas
ing quality and Of more than ordinarily
good timbre. At times he can become
intensely dramatic, and again, where
a dramatic climax is needed, he falls
short. Personally he makes an attrac-
tive Faust, and was frequently encored.
Ottley .Cranston gave a vocally fine
presentation of Mephistopheles, but his
conception of the part is not sufficiently
incisive. He conceives the Satanic
character with too much bufoonery and
too little Of the essence Of malevolence.
It is not so much that the evil is not
present, but that it is too coarse, too
human, if one may be pardoned the ex-
| preston, to meet the conception of
either Goethe or Gounod. The song to
the Golden Calf was encored.
Winfred Golf, the barytone, on whose
| shoulders so much additional work has
fallen during this engagement, because
| of the illness Of so many members of
tine, and as with all his other work, in
most artistic manner. The Siebel of
Miss Elsa Van der WORT was accept
able and the Martha of Miss Helen
Petre was amusingly funny, especially
in her tender passages with Mephis-
! topheles. Her singing was especially
suited to the character. SD.
The ensemble work in the opera was
most satisfactory. The choruse s were
splendldly sung, DoCh the drinking enc
rus and the soldiers chorus winning
encores. The scenery and the costumes
were fine and the conducting Of Cheva
lier Emmanuel left nothing to be dc
sired, altho there were several places
in the rendition where closer atten
tion to his directing might have beer
given. Curtain recalls followed every
act. .-.- .s4t
1t is to be regretted that there was
not larger house to hear "Faust,'
altho it was Of good size. The attend
ance at the "Valkyrie" performance
Monday evening proved to be the lar
gest of the entire season, "Rigoletto'
and "Faust' following. H. B.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-15
MORRILL, WILL SPEAK
Eleventh Ward Republicans Plan Old.
Time Rally,

Rev. G.. l.. Morrill, will be the princi.
pal speaker at the annual meeting of
the Eleventh Ward Republican club. to
be held tomorrow evening in franklin
hall, Franklin and Seventeenth avenue
y. Other notable speakers have been
secured for the meeting and efforts will
be, made to have a rousing, old-time
rally.
The committee on nominations ap-
pointed by President Swan Nelson will
make report. The committee has had
several meetings this week and is en-
deavoring so to distribute the offices as
to harmonic all former factions. which
have been the bane of the ward organ
ization in the past.
A general invitation is extended to
the republicans of the city to attend
the meeting and encourage the good
work,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-15
DEATH SONG

Lay me down beneaf de willers in de grass,
Whah de branch'n go a-singin' as it pass,
Z: An, wen rs a-layin' low,
kin hyeah 1t as it 60, e
singin', 'sleep, my honey, tax 70 res at 1as'''
Lay nigh to whah hit meks little pool
An de watah STAINS SO quiet lax and cool,
Whah de little birds in spring
4Ust to come an drink an sing, ~s.sezs ez1
An de chillen waded on dey way to school,
rgg.:ss1 j
Let me settle Wien my shou1dahs draps dey load
Nigh enough to hyeah de noises in de road; &
Fur t'ink e las long res t.s sS 1.
Gwine to soothe my sperrft bes', .s
Eff rs layin' 'mong de things rs aIlus knowed.
Paul Lawrence Dunbar. !,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-15
WORK NOT DIFFICULT FOR LIFE
INSURANCE AGENTS.
Solicitors for Life Insurance Companies
Selling ''Good Insurance Find Work
Easy and Less Difficult Than Before
the Recent Investigations.


A recent interview with V. II. Van
Slyke, agent for the Union Central Life
Insurance Company of Ohio reveals the
most favorable condition for solicitors
working for companies of high stand
ing. not in the imelight "People are
just as anxious for insurance as they
ever were, - says Mr.. Van Slyke, "only
they now use Judgment and discretion
in the selection of the companies they
insure in. That the recent investiga-
tons have worked hardship on the
solicitors representing the big COM
panies is no question, while on the 9TH
er hand our agents have profted by it
and are securing more and larger orders
than previously. A customer is now
more willing and better able to see tho
advantages of good insurance, a fact
our company. Yes, we have an opening
for more men; in fact, could use two
or three real good solicitors in Mime
apolis and one in st. Paul right away
if I had them. Our business is grow
ing so fast that we have been COM
PEELED to enlarge our quarters and have
secured Offices at 704-706 Guaranty
Loan Building
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-15

Il One man in Minnesota knows all about
the office Of secretary Of state. j. J.
Lomen. the efficient and popular assist
ant secretary, has been connected with
the office for fifteen years, and knows it's
duties and requirements from A to q.
Civil service methods were followed by the
republican party when it promoted Sam
uel G. Iverson from deputy auditor t
head of the office, and Mr.. Lomen is will
ing that the party should adopt the same
methods toward the office Of secretary of
state. & He is a quiet sort of person, but
reliable and. straightforward, and is de-
veloping considerable support for the
nomination. .s.ss -,
Jorgen J. ,Lonen ISL American by birth,
but Of Norwegian descent. He was born
in Winnisheik county, Iowa, In 1885, at
tended the public schools. and graduated
in 1878 from Luther college, DEBORAH,
Iowa. He attended the University Of
Iowa year, and in 1880 came to Mime
sofa, living for year at Caledonia, and
then moving to Norman county, where he
taught school. In 1888 he was appointed
clerk Of the courts for the county, and
served in that office till F. P. Brown who
entered the office of secretary of state in
January, 1891, appointed Mr.. Lomen his
chief clerk After four years in that
capacity he was named by Albert Berg as
assistant secretary, serving during the
six years Of the Berg administration.
When Peter e. Hanson became secretary
Of state in 1901, Mr. Lomen was named
chief clerk but two years later was again
made assistant secretary and still re-
tains that position. He Is also commits
sioner of statistics, and has charge Of the
publication OF the .'blue book
| w. "A. Nolan Of Grand Meadow, the re-
1 ciprocaf tdemurrage man, is getting much
advertising as a possible candidate for
lieutenant governor, but he is not making
any move toward landing the nomination.
1 The first district already has two candi-
dates for governor, and there is a poor
4 show for him to get in His friends say
chat Nolan will come back to the house
i and try for speaker again. He got a
a start the last time, and with his last ses-
sion's record would have more strength
at another trial
Nolan may have a rival In the first dis
tonna, one Of the veterans of the house
expects to come back, and the report is
that he has about decided to enter the
j speakership fight.
i Congressman Buchanan came home tt
4 sell his farm, and spent a few days more
Looking after his fences, leaving last
d eHsninx for Washing ton. He expresses
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-15
SING IRELAND'S PRAISE
st. Charles Paris Prepares st. Pat
rick's Day Program.

q. -tsS r%E-s ~ 10 pa F FOL d.
z st. Patrick's eve will be celebrated
by st. Charles parish tomorrow evening
at Woodman hall, Seven Corners. The
evening will be marked by a musical
program and an address by Rev. FIR
j. M. Cleary on "Ireland's Crown Of
Glory ..s,s4s.--i-4s,..z,si ~
Miss Florence E. Parks, vocal in
structor at Stanley Hall, has the musi;
cal part Of the program in charge, and
in addition to directing others, will
sing Moore's melodies, tFBelieve Me, if
All Those Endearing Young CHARMS
and "Beldmere 8 Stream" Miss Es-
telle Scion, who is well known among
Minneapolis music lovers, will sing
ttThe Meeting of the Waters" and
"The Time I Lost in Wooing." g.
"The Wearing Of the Green" will
be sung by Marvin Cole. Andrew E.
Anderson will sing "The Minstrel
Boy.'' Instrumental music will be
furnished by Miss H. Jensen and Mrs,
Thomas Lyons, violinists. Miss Doro.
thy Toye will recite Artemus Ward IS
famous London lecture. The Stanley
Hall and Imperial quartets will each
put on several numbers.
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The Lid in Minnesota.

The license or no-hcense issue was
unusually conspicuous in the village
elections in Minnesota this week. Out
of over a hundred elections reported in
this paper yesterday and today, the sale
of liquor was an issue in sixty-seven
and Of the sixty-seVen, thirty three de-
clared for no license. This is an IN
crease in the "no-license' column, and
in Norman. county every town went
"dry ) Eas. ~ ~.-
w, do not know how much influence
the SITUATION in Minneapolis may have
had spon this. result, but probably the
demonstration of the fact that the sa-
loon gan be regulated In Minneapolis,
and can be closed when theslaw says 1t
shall be closed, has strengthened the
hands Of the "no-license people quite
materially in good many places. 1t
undoubtedly. helped in Excelsior.
That the example Of Minneapolis is
not without it's influence thruout the
state was testified to at the meeting of
the State Editorial association In this
ClGy d ulOuGu CSOs LII w cSc oOo1oSo ny oAhS
president that the people Of the state
were not Indifferent to the splendid
exhibition Of the supremacy of law in
this city under the present administra-
ton; that this condition was an inspira-
ton to the state at large, and that
while it might not always be as easy in
smaller communities for individuals to
take a definite stand on this question,
the newspaper press Of the state was in
sympathy with the law enforcement
policy.
1T seems to us, however, that the ad.
vccates of law enforcement and saloon
restrictions ought to feel that if it is
practicable in a city like Minneapolis
to- make the saloon obey the law, it ought
to be easier to accomplish the same re-
suit in smaller community. Mime
apolis claims no superior virtue on this
account, but many Of her people will
take peculiar satisfaction in the fact
IF it be a fact-that the influence OF
the largest city in the state has beer
helpful in the smaller communities il
securing the enforcement Of the law ant
narrower limitations upon traffic
productive of so much evil. .,....
~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-15
NEEDS MORE MONEY
Salvation Army Medical Department
Reaches Bottom.

More money is needed to carry on the
Salvation Army's relief and medical work
in Minneapolis. The report for Febru-
airy. issued today. shows that the sur
plus from the Christmas dinner fund,
which was devoted to medical and relief
work, has been exhausted and that the
departments will have to be financed
from some other source.
In February 682 persons were given re-
lief and ninety eight got medical attend
ance at a cost of $2S1.38. This money
was secured as follows: Donations, $3.50;
drawn from Christmas surplus, s274.s7.
The expenditures were as follows: Med
icine, aside from that in stock. s2.S3;
cash grants to the poor, 81; groceries
given away, $7579; fuel distributed,
$56.S5; rents paid for poor persons, $40;
drayage for moving poor families. 5000;
salaries to administrative officers. $50;
car fare for officers, $3.50.
In addition to this actual cash expen-
diture garments. food and other relief
valued at s193.61 were distributed This
is exclusive of all distributions from the
Industrial department
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-15
THIS DATE IN HISTORY
THURSDAY. MARCH is

16e7-HaverhiII, Mass, attacked by
Indians-Heroism of Hannah Dustin.
1767-Andrew jackson born.
fe2o-Maine admitted to the union.
1865-Great MobiIler of America In.
corporated.
three United States war vessels lost.
1862. n. Kelly, leading st. Paul
business man assigns.
1905-James Hazen Hyde surren-
ders control Of the Equitable Life In
surance company. 4. .a2ls 40 s
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Thursday Evening,

question. The railroad commission is
having an expert make a valuation of
railroad property. When that work is
done it will be easy, by applying the
average rate Of taxation to the total
valuation, to determine what the rail-
roads ought to pay. If 4 per cent is too
low, the increase should be made. The
railroads should pay their fair share
of the taxes and should not be re-
quired to pay any more.
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Observation-Disclosures"

The English Grand Opera company
reached the high water mark Of ex-
cellence in it's Minneapolis offerings at
the Tannhauser' performance yester-
day afternoon. Taken as whole, both
musically and .dramaticallya.it was one
of the very best performances of the
most popular. of all the Wagner operas,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-15
Foot-Schulze and Glove marks appear
on the soles Of best rubbers.
Summer IN Europe.

Write F. II. Tristram, A. G. P. A.,
Wabash Railroad, 81 Adams ST., for the
Itinerary Of delightful Tour in Eu-
tion imperative. The excellent train
service Of the Wabash to the east makes
direct connection with all steamers.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-15

General ONerseer Voliva is going east
to try to raise money to keep the Zion
Industries afoat. The fire is bound to
try every mans work and it is plain
that Zion has reached one of these
times of testing