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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-01
The Madrid Horror.

No sensation but one Of horror and
indignation can be aroused by the at
tempt upon the life Of the young king
of Spain and his bride as they were
returning from the church after their
wedding. To attack even tyrant UNI
der circumstances, which could not but
involve the death Of many innocent per-
sons before a bomb could reach him,
would be the acme of insensate cruelty.
1t is only necessary to add that Alfonso
is not a tyrant, but constitutional
monarch whose presence upon the
throne is because of the preference OF
the Spanish people for king, to see
the act of yesterday in the light which
removes every shadow of justification.
The horror of the relatives and
friends of those, who, watching the in
teresting pageant Of the young king and
his bride returning to their home after
the wedding ceremony, were suddenly
hurled into eternity, can be imagined
easier than described.
If anarchy and discomfort expect to
win victories by this kind OF work they
have fallen far short of gauging the
| temper of mankind. Nothing can
come of it but reaction, which will be
apt to put repressive laws upon, the
statute books.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-01
The Heyburn Bill Suffocated

National pure food legislation is dy-
ing of asphyxiation again, in a con-
gressional pigeon-hole. Not even the
earnest memorial sent by the women 8
federation from St. Paul will avail to
save the Hepburn bill The worst sus-
picions of the public have been realized,
and in its studied neglect of the bill
the house has given a brilliant dem
onstration of "how not to do it, Even
the so-called friends Of the bill have
acquiesced in the delay, and the mock
cry of making it a Especial order, -
which never will be reached. The bill
will 60 over to fall, which means until
after the holiday recess next winter, and
will probably be strangled again on
the plea that it is too important sub
Ject to pass upon at the short ses-
sion.
Such tactics arc familiar in the expe-
rience of lawmakers. They are the only
way to defeat measure which the pub
lie wants, and which has no valid argu-
ment against it. The correspondents re-
port that congress is afraid to tackle
the thing before election. because the
distillers of bad whisky, the packers of
"potted turkev' and other canned de-
luslons, and The makers Of food frauds
In general are feared. They have a
strong lobby, and would spend money
to defeat a man who has been PERM
c1ously active against them.
1t is about time to brace up some
OF these weak sisters in congress. If
fear is the only motive they will obev
why not give them a little treatment
of that kind? If the consumers would
open up on some of the spineless con.
gressmen like a crowd of angry base
ball fans goes after bad umpire, per
maps they would find time to conside,
the Hepburn bill.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-01
Picnic VS.. Caucus.

The Roosevelt Republican club of ST..
Paul has selected an suspicious time
for it's annual outing. The club has
chartered a steamer and will leave Sat-
urday afternoon for, a picnic down the
river. While the members Of The club
are disporting themselves on the waves,
the clubless republicans of st. Paul will
meet in their various precincts and Sc
lect delegates to the county convention.
The Ramsey county primaries were
called for June 2, from 5 to pm. This
conficted with the Roosevelt club and
it's plans for picnic, but the. club
would not allow little thing like pri-
maries to spoil the picnic arrangements
Primaries are a good deal of bore
anyhow, and are SO often dominated
by an element, don't you know, that
you don't care to meet. Of course, be-
ing good republicans, the gentlemen OF
the club would not run away from eau
cuses, but they are not particularly in
terested this year, and no $one could
expect them to stay at home from pic
mic just for caucus.
Seriously, isn't this a pretty severe
commentary on the sssilk-stocking'
political club9 This organization il
supposed to be formed for the purpose
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-01
The. Federation and Pure Foods

The Federation and Pure Foods.
The "pure food' exhibit at the
meeting of the women s federation is
an exceedingly interesting and practical
feature Of the convention. The woman
in charge of this exhibit is the wife of
a professional chemist. She is in po-
sition to know what she is talking
about. She has on exhibit choice col
lection of compounds and concoctions
bearing labels not altogether unfa-
miliar. to the public and has the facts
to show their true quality and in some
cases their positively poisonous char
acter. The women are the purchasing
agents of the families OF. the country
and lot Of very intelligent ones are
being made acquainted with the risks
they take in using adulterated foods.
incidentally, the "pink tea' and the
SCREEN luncheon" and various other
tinted functions which have been made
possible by the use Of bright mineral
dyes, will be sure to be less popular
as the result of this campaign. At all
events, they ought to be,
The women Of the federation, who Are
leaders from all parts of the country
and influential among their sisters at
nome, are learning some things about
food adulteration at this conference
which may make all the difference be-
tween success and failure for some of
the most fragrant offenders against the
life and health of the public. This is
IN some respects a more important
move against food adulteration than an
attempt to pass a pure food bill thru
congress. A pure food bill in congress
can be "adulterated,' and it can be
finally suppressed, as seems to have
been done Temporarily at least). with
the pending bill in the house, but the
: means relied upon to influence legisla
ton will hardly be effective among the
federationists. -,
In view of the revelations by the
state food departments and by the GOV
eminent, with respect to food adultera
tion, it would seem to be to the inter
est Of the food manufacturers of tn,
country-the honest ones-(and who i
not of that class 7l-to get together i,
favor Of fair and adequate Legislation
and do all they can to promote practi
cal and fair regulations for the proven
ton Of food adulteration. Until tina
is done, the manufacturers Of whole
some foods are almost certain to SUI
fer on account of the offenses of tn
irresponsible and INSCRIPTIONS. In 9th
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-01
Non-Political Politicians.

Hearing that some Missouri demo-
Gratis are finding fault with Governor
Folk the Fairbury, Neb., News remarks:
eff the democrats of Missouri don't
like Folk III take him. He would not
need much overhauling to make u
pretty good republican,
This comment is illustrative of a re-
markable fact in our present politics
and that is that the men who are OF
vital moment in public life, the men
who are doing something, appear to fit
in one party as we'll as the other. Sem
ator La Toilette would make a pretty
good democrat. Indeed it is suspected
that in his three-cornered battles with
the stalwarts and the opposition party
in his own state the democrats have
largely supported him. Governor Folk
in his campaign for the governorship
carried his state as democrat while it
was throwing its electoral vote to
Roosevelt and choosing it's first repub-
lican legislature in thirty years.
President Roosevelt has been de-
recently been read out of the demo
cratic party by the lugubrious Mr..
,, Towne. This does not mean that the
president is universally disliked in both
parties. 1t means just the opposite. It
signifies that in his most important
public attitudes the president comes so
near being now a republican, now a
democrat, that both parties are alter
nately excited by the fear or hope that
he will change his politics. His failure
to do so makes one party or the other
rise up and vociferate it's dissatisfac-
ton with him. One would gain the i'm
preston that the president has no party
politics. He has, but he does not set
his party platform up as mirror in
which to view his attitude as president
He acts from a sense of duty and right
irrespective of the rules which such
men as German, Plat or Odell would
set up for themselves.
1t all comes down to the fact thai
there is less politics and more political
activity in the country than there has
been for many years. The politics OF
fnesse, Of organization and of ma
chinery has given way to the polite:
uf ideas, of aspirations, Of accomplish
ment. Roosevelt, Folk, La Toilette, Gar
viz. and many other who might b.
named have obscured tactics in the de
sire to achieve results for the people
This may explain why they are puzzle
and pain to the old-style bosses.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-01
/ Baseball as It Is PLAYED,

According to the Tribune, we are be-
ing robbed. of thousands of baseball
victories by a 1unk-headed umpire.
Baseball is not yet an exact science
There is in the organization Of the
game some rather shady politics. The
leagues are made up of the owners of
the contesting teams. Outside of these
men the league, has no consequence
whatever. The directors of the teams
constituting the. league elect a presi-
dent and this functionary has the ap-
pointment of the umpires. Very often
he appoints incompetent men. Some
times he names men who are expected
to "throw it into' certain teams. It
is all politics and financial gain. It
has nothing to do with the integrity of
baseball as sport .-
The umpire is an official who has al
most unlimited power. He can make
any ruling he pleases, subject only to
review by grievance board, which is
dependent almost entirely on his evil
dence and that of the players as to the
business of any questioned decision.
hO OFANSAASS VI p1oy O1S
does not go very far. The players are
chattels, and as such they are treated
by the magnates. The umpire is so al
most uniformly upheld that it may be
said there is nothing binding upon him
but his own sense of a, square deal.
This, with fair and competent umpires,
would be an ideal condition for the
sport Of baseball. The errors of honest
umpires would even themselves up in
| the course of season s play, and the
championship would, as rule, 90 to
the best team. But the manner of ap-
pointing umpires, particularly in the
minor leagues, is destructive of con.
fdence in either their capacity or hon.
esty. -. 32z,gr.> H..
Baseball, can hardly be rehabilitated
in the affections Of the country without
a thoro ,overhau1ing which will elimin
ate much Of the commercialism which
disgraces it today.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-01

A reporter describing an interview
with Health Commissioner Charles j.
Whalen in Chicago, with reference to
the sale of diseased meat, says that
the health commissioner was very angry
when told of the charges of neglect
against his assistants, and that he did
not want any ''long-haired radicals
appointed to go into the stockyards to
foment trouble.' These remarks, the
reporter says, were interspersed with
profanity. We would naturally expect
a health officer who took that view OF
the, matter to use language not suit
able for publication.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-01

Stephens expects every county but OF.
ter Tail, and will probably get them on
the first ballot, but some will be only
complimentary votes. Both Jacobson
and Cole will contest with him in Will
kin, Clay and Becker. jacobson will
make fight in Red Lake and Norman.
Otter Tail will go for Cole, but the
ton, and will not stand for instructions,
SO there may be clash there. Stephens
will have the delegates from Polk, Bel
trami, Clearwater, Marshall, Kittson
| and Roseau
The foregoing is as candid and cor
rect a statement as can be given of the
1t is made on the authority of people
in the various districts, reinforced by
] the Judgment of candidates for other
places on the ticket who have been over
the ground. 1t is evident that much
depends on the result in about twenty
county conventions
There is good deal going on under
the surface, and supporters of several
| candidates are being brought together
already for the purpose of uniting the
| field against Jacobson. The Peter E.
] Hanson program has not been aban-
doned yet, and the Litchfeld man may
receive some votes, even on the first
ballot. Block and Stephens are evil
IDENTIFY working together, one taking
the north and the other the south.
|
The members of the Roosevelt Re
publican club of st. Paul evidently got
tired of politics in the recent city
campaign. They are going to hold
their annual picnic Saturday afternoon
and pass up the state convention pri-
maries. The caucuses in Ramsey coun.
ty will be held between 5 and 7 pm
river in the afternoon, and will not be
back until after dark. The primarie.
will be held just the same, and the pic.
nickers will undoubtedly kick at ths
result. Charles B. Cheney.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-01

of doing service to the republican party,
and to make its members useful fac
tors in political life. If there is any
service republicans owe to their party,
it is attendance at the primaries. It is
the traditional fault of the good citizen
that he stays away from the primaries
and then kicks on the result. Here we
have a whole organization deliberately
turning it's back on duty and going
down the river for good time. Nero
iddled while Rome burned; these
young men hire their fiddling done for
them. ...-.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-01
THIS DATE. IN HISTORY
JUNE I

17e2-kentucky admitted to the
union. Il $50. :.
17e4-Eord Howe defeated and al
most destroyed the French fleet.
1796-T ennessee admitted to the
union.
1so1--Embarso Of Great Britain re-
moved.
1813-Battle between Shannon and
Chesapeake, off Massachusetts, bay.
1e64-Grant repulsed by Lee at
battle of Geld Harbor. Va.
1865-Natlonal fast day for death
of President Lincoln.
1s79--Prlnce Louis Napoleon Killed
by Zulus in Africa.
1e85-victor Hugo buried IN the
Pantheon at Paris.
1Ss7-IsIand of Cyprus ceded to
| England. =
1so5-LeWIs and Clark exposition
opened In Portland, Ore.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-01
I TIE \
ANEV1B
BY w. p. X.

ROMANCE or ALASKA IN THE
DAYS OF THE Observation-Disclosures
Cheney. author of 'The Way of the
North has in The Challenge, given an
other story of life in Alaska in the days
when the Russians. held sway. The story
is OF the simple vet tragical life Of a
small outpost, and Mr.. Cheney has given
finish. In finish, at least, it seems to us
to be much superior to THE Way of the
North, The love affair of Ivan and
Motrya is almost idyllic,s and breathes
the air Of broad horizons" 1t is told with
much charm The conflict Of the little
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-01

One hundred million gallons of alcohol
are consumed annually in Germany in the
arts, in this country, 5, 100000 annually.
These figures are impressive as evidence
Of the obstruction laid in the way Of "a
useful article Of commerce which: for
internal revenue tax, amounting at the
present time to s2.0S per gallon, or moro
than sixteen times it's cost. ..-...
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-01
- NATIONAL MONUMENTS.

Count not the cost of honor to the dead.
The tribute that a mighty MAJ ton pays
To those who loved her well in former days
Means more than gratitude for glories fled;
For every noble man that she hath bred, ).
Immortalized by arts immortal praise, :
Lives in the bronze and marble that We raise
To lead sons as he our fathers led.
These monuments Of manhood, brave and high
Do more than forts. or battleships to keep
Our dear bought liberty. They fortify
The heart of youth with valor wise and deep;
They build eternal bulwarks and command
Eternal strength to guard native land.
Henry van Dyke in the June Century
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-01
Outdoor Acts at Wonderland,

That the amusement features in the
way of free attractions at Wonderland
this season is to be much stronger than
last is in evidence from the announce
ments Of next weeks attractions. Sun
day Matthiessen is to loop the loop. The
Great Davenport is to give a perform
ance on the high wire that is sensational
and novel, and the Tossing Lavele.es, a
family of acrobats. appear upon the plat
form These are all high class acts, and
there is no charge in connection with
their exhibitions. It was cool last night
for out door shows, but the park enter
tanned many visitors nevertheless.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-01

The st. Louis Post-Dispatch. has care
fully worked out from the new arithmetic
the table Of strawberry measure. 1t APP
plies to other things:
One pint makes a quart. ..- e.. . ~
Sixteen pints make a crate.
Top berries make a sale. -
Nobody makes kick.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-01

p The restaurant in the $1,000, 900 state
capitol has been requested not to serve
"boled dinner any more. The scent Of
one Of those affairs served. last week
still fingers coyly about the passages and
corridors.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-01
EOyer Chat.

The Ferris stock company received a
fattering reception at the METROPOLITAN
theater, st. Paul, last night, when it an
peared in the initial performance of 1.-THE
Great Ruby" next weeks Minneapolis
bill. The startling scenic effects in which
the play abounds,. were produced with
remarkable smoOthness for a first per-
Torrance, and received enthusiastic ap-
plause from a large audience. The large
cast, containing many old twin city favor
ties and some new artists of ability, ade-
quately interpreted the very interesting
stage story. The company will open at
the minneapolis Metropolitan Sunday at
ternoon for the first week of twelve
weeks summer engagement. -
Another audience Of large proportions
greeted Virginia Drew Trescott and her
company at the Bijou last night in their
| excellent performance of when Knight
hood Was in Flower Miss Trescotts
| work in the difficult role of Mary Tudor
stamps her as one Of the leading act
resses Of the day, and she has established
! herself on a firm footing with local the
| atergoers. The performances of tonight.
tomorrow afternoon and evening will
conclude the engagement here.
my Wife's Family" which com
|
| Bijou Sunday afternoon, is described as
one of the merriest conglomerations of
nonsense, uproariously funny situations,
and music and dancing which has been
sent out on the road for some time New
angles have been given to situations, new
songs have been introduced, new dialog
has been brought into action, and alto
gether the piece is likely to prove one
of the events of the season in the must
cal line
| The presentation Of strictly high-class
comedies at the Lyceum theater is one
of the biggest hits in local theatricals In
years. Funny pieces of farcica1 bent
which are pure laugh producers, consti-
tute a style Of entertainment which was
| lost sight Of for few years in the mass
/ of musical comedies and spectacular
shows which filled the. American stage
The return to the sane old plays by
! Ralph Stuart and his excellent company
Is one Of the joys of the season.
Tonight will be amateur night at the
pretty Unique theater, where every Fri
young women with a taste for the stage
can crafty their ambitions by appearing
before the public. There will be larg,
crowd of amateurs to try conclusion
with two large audiences tonight. TIL,
best professional acts will be given.
Alfred Lee. author of the old and we'll know
song, Champagne Charley" has died in Lor
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priest and the commandant of the post,
on the other hand. is big with tragedy
1t shows that the Ingredients Of tragedy
can be exceedingly few and very easily
mixed. The story is one Of the strong
ones Of the season. r.
The Bobbs-Merrill company, Indian
apois.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-01
Friday Evening,

er words, nobody today is so much in
terested in financial way in pure food
legislation as the manufacturer Of pure
food. He is now not only obliged to
compete with the adulterator, but can
hardly escape suffering from the preiu-
dice and suspicion which the adulter-
ator has aroused ~.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-01

Bishop Fallows insists that editors need
to be prayed for. This is perhaps true
And 1t may do no harm to call the at
tention Of Providence to the needs Of
bishops. We are all pore, weak crit
ters''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-01

George Peabody Wetmore, who has
been called Aldrichs rubber stamp,
wants to go back to the senate. Rhode
Island is too small a state for two real
senators.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-01
Twin City Turner'S Association Picnic
at Young America

On Sunday, June 8, the M. g. ST.
L. Ry. will run special train, leaving
st. Paul Union depot Gas am, Min-
neapolis, 1915 am, for the annual pic
mic of the Twin City Turner Associa-
ton at Young America. Returning
leave Young America, $500 pm.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-01

The real question in Russia is whether
the douma can be persuaded to adjourn
for few minutes while the car read
justs his crown.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-01

The senate passed lighthouse bill
yesterday that shamelessly overlooked the
needs Of Minnetonka- The Excelsior
Record will be out tomorrow arguing for
the abolition of the upper house. -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-01

Inc democrats are said to be giving up
the idea Of states rights in favor of
consumers rights
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-01

It will be a relief to know that one
theory Is that the bomb was not thrown
at Alfonso, but at the Russian Grand
Duke Vladimir. For Russian grand dukes
it Is always open season.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-01

Five months of the finest climate OF
In such bath of air, tasting like ether.
called apple blossoms even exercising
the lawnmower becomes a rare pleasure
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-01

All papers are continued until an explicit order
Is received for discontinuance and until all ar
rearages paid.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-01
THE%MAGAZINES

The crusade Of the magazines against
national and Individual crookedness,, and
what it has really + accomplished, are
summed up concisely by Samuel Merwin
in, Success Magazine for June. The mag
azines, he says, in, response to letters Of
appeal from their readers have gone
after the facts to aid the plain citizen to
see his duty as a voter. In their victor
les for municipal and corporate decency,
Folk In Missouri, Weaver in: Philadelphia
and Hughes In New, Y ork have had as
their active allies and supporters the live
magazines sof2the country: A leading ar
ticle also. is THE ;Tillman Of the Arm
chair by w. A. Lewis, a trenchant
summing up Of Senator Tillman.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-01
What's In McCIure's.-There is mucl

What's In MccIure's.-There is much
important and entertaining reading in
McCIure's for June, The leading story is
Buried Treasure, by Stewart Edward
White, which combines romance and re-
ality most suggestive nd;swhich goes
with a swing reminiscent Of Stevenson.
Ray Stannard Baker contributes the sixth
of his series 1.-The Railroads on Trial, y
telling the astonishing story of how Dan
vile, Va, has wavered between prosper
ity and ruin because of its struggle with
the. Southern railway. Burton ]. Hend-
rick continues the story Of life insurance
with resume Of the work of Elizur
Wright. ~ =. &