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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27
Ramsey's County Fix

Ramsey county's efforts to keep away
from special legislation applying to
Hennepin seem to have dropped her
between two stools. Some Of the spe-
cial laws regulating Ramsey county Of
"fcials have been made void by the cen
sus, and they will have no authority to
draw their money except under general
laws drawn for smaller counties. Ram
sey county legislators were very care
full to- provide that Hennepin laws ap-
plying to counties with over two hun
,dred thousand inhabitants, should ap,
ply only population, under the 1900
census. They forgot to make a similar
provision in their own special laws
Some are drawn to apply to counties
with more than one hundred and fifty
thousand and less than one hundred
and eightyfve thousand people, and
others have 100000 as the limit. The
state census of 1905 applies to these
laws, in the absence of" any provision
to the contrary, and as it gives the
county more than two hundred thou
sand, the special laws are, nullifed.
t. Now, Ramsey wants a special session
to give opportunity for correcting the
blunder. The mistake, by the way, is
not chargeab1e to the revised code, but
to carelessness Of Ramsey county mem
bers. It takes considerable nerve tt
| ask the state to spend $4,000 or more
for special session, in order to. regu
! late salaries of Ramsey county officials
The state does not care to play dry
nurse to Ramsey county's blunders.
/ If st. Paul had not been. so anxious
| to make showing in the census, Ram
sey county would not have been put il
such a slough of difficulties. IL ..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27
Our Obligations to Humanity.

Rev H s. Johnson of Boston, who
as the representative of the Congo
reform committee is appealing to the
people of this country in behalf of the
victims of Leopold s greed, contends
that inasmuch as our government took
a part and a very active one in es-
tablishing Leopold in his position in
Africa we have right to say how he
shall conduct himself, notwithstanding
Secretary Root s argument that there
is no way by which this government
can intervene.
We are not prepared to dispute Sec
retary Root s conclusions from legal
standpoint, altho they do not seem to
us reasonable; but there are some con-
siderations in this connection more I'M
portant than those which he has sug-
gested. They are our obligations to
humanity, and we believe that the peo-
pie of this country, when they become
aware of the facts and understand how
much our government had to do with
fastening upon the Congo the rule of
the concessionaries under Leopold; they
will demand, and demand SO loudly
that they must be listened to, that our
government find way to undo the ter
rible, wrongs which it has helped to
commit T., sr When g., the people Of i the ne
United States come to know all the
facts-as they will know them--and
are. acquainted with the he con{it ions
which obtain in that land Of terror
no legal bubbles or difficulties of in
ternational' courtesy will satisfy them
and their. secretary of state. will have
to do .their,> will. Perhaps a shorter
route would be to go directly to the
president: with the nation $ appeal. His
heart is undoubtedly more responsive
and when he makes up his mind to act
there will be something doing. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27
Trouble in Rhode Island.

While Senator Aldrieh is explaining
perhaps he will throw some light on
the political conditions in Rhode Island
Rumors say that all is not well there,
that there are s"reform forces = at work
and that the supremacy of the Standard
Oil system is actually being contested'
There are two senatorial seats from
Rhode Island one for each of the CAPT
tails apparently, but up to within a
YEAR, there has been but one senator,
and that was Aldrich.; The occupant
of the other seat is one George P. Wet
more, who, according to the congress
sional directory, is serving in the
United States senate, and whose term
of service will expire March 8, 1902.
If Mr.. Aldrich is correct in his prognos-
tications, Mr.. Wetmore will expire
politically about the. same time In
fact Mr.. Aldrich has selected a sue
cessor to Mr.. Wetmore, who in some
ways has not pleased him.
The stirring thing about Rhode
Island is not the fact that Mr.. Aldrich
has changed his mind about the holder
of the other seat; a great man may
change his mind at any time, in fact
Gladstone intimated that it was a sign
of greatness to be able to do it. No,
the astonishing thing is that Rhode
Island is showing signs of fighting Al
drich and all that Aldrich implies.
There are reform forces abroad. For
mer Governor Garvin has organized the
democratic party on the public owner
ship issue and proposes to- learn on
what terms Aldrich and his hangers
on control every trolley line and pub
lis service in the state. Even the re-
publicans have reform bunch on.
and they have bought newspaper, the
Providence Journal, with which they
purpose to douche Mr.. Aldrich early
and often. '..'
The Aldrich or Standard: Oil ;candi,
date is Pomeroy Colt, fnancier, mill
ionaire and close associate of the "sys-
tenn
1t would certainly be revolutionary
if anybody under the grade of a mill
ionaire should burst into the senate
from Rhode Island. 1872.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27
CIVIC ACTIVITIES

Liverpool certainly makes an attract
i've report on municipal ownership Of
street railways. In 1897, the last year of
private ownership, 3S,000,000 passengers
were carried, and the gross receipts were
Slab, 600. In 1904 the number Of passen-
gers carried had risen to 116,000,000 and
the receipts to $2.600.000. Fares have been
reduced nearly one-half and the average
speed of cars has been increased from
five to eight miles an hour Wages have
been increased and an old-age pension
adopted for employees. All expenses have
been paid out Of the current receipts,
81, $50 900, had been set aside as sinking
fund.- 100000 has been contributed to re-
duce taxation. and the apital debt Of the
system has been reduced s539,O00.
Mayor Dunno has held up the s5-cent
gas ordinance for Chicago expecting that
a better price can be obtained. He be-
lieves Is cents is about right
Ex-Governor Garvin Of Rhode Island
has taken up the public ownership ques-
ton in the state, and the democrats are
hopeful Of electing a legislature on this
issue, which will give them a senator to
succeed Wetmora The political career of
Nelson W. Aldrich at home will be made
the point of attack Aldrich and his
SloWu o"ii liOhA ~ CNSAS PuoiiS SShNiSS
corporation in the state and do nearly
everything but give service.
Mayor Huston Of Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
has written letter indorsing the Hous
ton plan of government of electing four
or five aldermen at large and having the
mayor assign them to the command of
different departments such as taxes and
insurance" fire, police and underground
wires" streets and bridges" parks and
public health" He does not believe in
government by a commission appointed
by the governor. believing it centers too
much local power In the hands Of the
executive.
Professor Trueman. head Of the Chi
cago dairy department. believes it would
be much better for the public IL the city
owned the cows than If 1t owned the
street railways.
| Brainerd is discussing the project Of
buying out the water plant, whose income
| is $4,000 annually, one-third from the
| city.
| The Fergus Falls. Mimi, water COM
! pany has offered to sell its plant to the
city for $4,000. which happens to be the
exact sum the city voted in bonds to erect
| city plant. Citizens have been belev-
| ing that the private company would sell
out for about $40, 1000
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27
Auditorium-"sweet kIttv BeIIaIrs."

| 1 VOW Mistress Kitty Bellairs Is mon
strous charming. 'Tis no wonder the
beauX Of Bath ogled and toasted her. The
women Jealous cats. with more tongue.
than heart. it is easy. to see why they
were mad with jealousy and eager to plot
her undoing. All the town was agog to
| hear of her coquetries and adventures,
| and law, life there was vastly diverting
when George was king and Mistress Kitty
queened it in Bath, ID ..:.
| Miss Bertha Galland came to Minneapo-
lis yesterday stranger, but today she
was as much the talk sof the city as ever
Mistress Bellairs was Of Bath. Her Irish
widow was such bewitching creature, all
dimpled smiles, arch glances,s with a bit
/ of an Irish brogue, a true Irish wit, i'm
pulsive, courageous, ;womanly, i faith,
there's scarcely an adoring adjective but
might be applied with truth to her.
| AS the belle Of Bath she counts her
adOrers by the score and wagers with
Colonel Villers that she can bring his sun-
susceptible nephew to her feet. She does
! it, and when Lord verney would fight a
duel she goes to his lodgings at o'clock
| in the morning, accompanied by Lady
Standish, whose husband is as jealous as
the husband Of a young wife always is.
Kitty sacrifices her own character totsaVe
her friend and is publicly cut by all the
! women of Bath at the regimental ball.
When the colonel requests Verney to
break his engagement to marry Kitty or
resign from the regiment. Kitty bravelY
| lies and confesses that she feigned love
! to win the wager. Verney believes Aer
and marches away to the wars She fol-
| lows the regiment to Bear Inn to catch a
last glimpse of her lover, and it is a very
wan, pale Kitty who brews the punch for
lher faithful Inniski1lings. When Lady
Standish at last tells the truth, how the
sparkle comes back to her eyes and the
smile to her lips, and in the pouring rain
she stands. waving her goodbye to her
Hover, the ha ppiest woman in England.
! It is a BelascO company and a Belasco
stage setting, which means as near per-
Election as a mere man can reach. Under
/ Kitty's wiles the Lord Verney of Charles
I Hammond is transformed from shy,
Iself conscious younth into man,
most reliant young fellow. The Dennis
IO'Hara of Carlisle. Moore was splendidly
drawn, and Herbert Bostwick made OF
Sir Jasper Standish always the gentleman
4 Charles Lane. gave a mighty clever bit OF
/ comedy work as the convivial colonel IN
/ the scene in Lord Verney's rooms. Miss
Fanchon Campbell was the silly moppet,
Lady Standish. who cried when she ought
Ito have laughed, and went into Mysteries
when the situation became critical. Every
lmen1ber OF the cast stands out clear and
Idistinct, and the whole picture shows life
at Bath as monstrous picturesque,
4 s5s4 IF R. s.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27
BlJou-"Dr. JekyII and Mr.. Hyde"

Mr.: Shea and his supporting company
scored another artistic. success last night
with Stevenson's weird categorical crea-
tion, symbolical Of the good and evil ma
lures that exist In man, always and ever
striving to gain control. The tragedy of
DR.. Jekyll is not in his; death, but in the
victory Of his evil ature, Mr.. Hyde,
which conquers the refined, cultured, gen
tlemanly scholar and makes of him MUIR
derous, devilish thing. .
/ AS in "The Bells" Mr.. Shea's work, as
well as that Of his support, is character
| lied by judgment and good taste. Stu
ations that might easily be sunk to absurd
meIodrama of the high hair variety, mere
rawlings are made intensely and realis-
tically dramatic. The first appearance
Of the evil Hyde, when Sir Danvers
Carew is murdered, is. terrifying and
shocking. In less skilled hands the fol-
lowing changes might become almost
laughable. u. -
[ The DR.. Jekyll of Mr.. Shea IS ultra
clerical perhaps. yet it serves to attract
the sympathy that is needed and never
the ridicule of his audience. The changes
are accompanied with lighting effects that
! are weird and striking, but add to the i'm
pressiveness and terror of it all. His in
depreciation is to a great extent individ-
ual,, but his work is always consistent and
| forcible. ~ 80. 80 = ~'' 80
The leading support IS admirable the
all is gather above the average Spencer
Charters as Dr. Lanyon,' invests the part
with a dignifed professional aif: Irv-
ling Southland as UtfersbT,T hhe lawyelt,s is
|brtsk aand naturallSh cSn1incing. JarE
Gilbert, who nnade go dmuehief 1the par,
Of Hans IN sTThe Bellsj' brought Iraucf
into the eccentric part of Poole, the SER
want .;a1 ~ f.. ,s.'s; ~ "a III W u
The play was closely followed last night
and enthusiastically applauded.> MIR
Shea was again obliged to emerge from his
I part TO make short curtain speech. The
effects and properties are ample anc
1 pleasing, and for a piece requiring sc
II'h3any changes of scene, are handled with
skill and speed. Special mention should
be made of the awful and pathetic labor
atory scene with which. the. performance
! closes. The slow sinking and dissipa
ton of Jekyll and the triumph of Hyde
were striking and artistic. The piece will
be repeated Thursday and Saturday even:
! ings. ..t...-. -.. j. ,.r1, -,' M. 9. b.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27

In dramatic, novel which "shows
up" the Chicago stockyards, Upton Sin
clair, the talented author, tells how rats
are ground up for sausage together
with the damaged beef. The publishers
claim that they would not accept the
book until they had investigated the
charges and found them true. The
country will now begin to Hread up''
to see if the new pure food law covers
rats in, sausage E ..-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27

Secretary Taft quotes with approval
the statement of Chief Engineer
Stevens that even after the type Of
canal has been determined there should
elapse, from a year. to a year and a half
before making dirt fly vigorously. This
hardly jibes with the story with which
we were entertained in the, beginning
that three years could be proftably en-
ployed in the Culebra cut before the
type of canal had to be. decided. The
canal-makers seem to find it convenient
to vary their story from time to time.
Do they want to make the canal life
iOh2
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27

The government has put up three I'M
assailable defenses3 against the charge
that Garfield threw the packers down,
First, Garfield did not get any informa.
ton from the packers; second, if he
got any, he kept it to himself; third
even if the information was confidential
it was bum stuff, and the government 5
case is not based upon it at all. We dc
not see how the packers can escape.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27
TEN YEARS AGO

Feb. II, observation-disclosures pro-
claims rebels will be treated as ban
dts within fifteen days.
Washington-concurrent resolution
adopted that state of war exists In
Cuba and insurgents should be recog-
nIzed IS having the rights Of beIIIg-
erents.
st. PauI-DeaI completed for pur-
chase Of new capitol site.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27

Australians different states having
agreed to prohibit the sale and growth
Of opium, the commonwealth govern
ment has prohibited the importation Of
opium except for medicinal purposes
.All the states will lose revenue by this
but will gain something in self-respect.
The opium lid should be screwed down.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27
FEB. 81 IN OTHER YEARS

177e-BattIe Of Moore's Creek
Bridge, first victory OF the revolution.
1ao7T7Henry w. LonsfeiIow, poet,
born.
1s1oEJohn G. Gilbert, actor, born.
1s2e-HoWard Crosby, clergyman
and author, born.
1536--Russeli A. AIger, soldier and
governor Of Michigan and secretary
of war, born.
1s65-sheridan's raid In Virginia
commenced.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27
ICED WHISPERS

1t is said by careful experts T.
That the women have not missed
Anything because young Dowie T. j..
Has to date remained unkissed; i
Have no cause to be Respondent -
Or at cruel fate to cry.
Take side glance at his whiskers
And you'll know the reason why.
Chicago News.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27
Lyceum-..A Courier. OF Fortune

The pleasant anticipation aroused over
the announcement of the production for
the first time on any stage of "A. W.,
Marchmont and Ralph Stuart's drama
Itization of the popular novel "a Courier
Of Fortune" is amply justified in this
weeks offering at the Lyceum. This
French romance of few centuries ago
has charming atmosphere, dashing action
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27

Secretary Root IS position on the Con
90 Free State matter might be trans
lated, ~ have trouble enough now
But the manning of children and
slaughter Of women is an issue. which
will not wait a more convenient season
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27

Yesterday the betting odds switched
and Bill Miner, who had been a one
to-four shot, suddenly became the ia
VORTEX. Colonel Mann, 3 to l6; T. w
Lawson, even money. New York is
greatly excited. ~ T' @".-n@
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
ONE YEAR AGO

Feb. 81, 1905 = Groton, Mass
George SeweII Boutwell,. former Sow
ernor, senator and secretary of the
United States treasury, dies.
neapoIIs-Funera of Martin
Ring, pioneer contractor.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27

Colonel Mann insulted Mr.. Collier
once and the latter stands ready to put
out 100000 to run the colonel to the
pen. It's not only revenge, but
Hcopv.' '.".S Sc ~. q: = p - :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27

A Kansas farmer who had heard
about the banks, hid $4,000 the barn,
where the rats made a nest Of it. MI.
Schiff might use this incident as an
argument for an elastic currency. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27

The pure-food' bill reveals the! fact
that there, is water in whisky. Three
hundred indignant Kentucky colonies
are marching on Washington. :; - +
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27

Nobody seems TO- have thought that
Pat Groves lawyers did anything more
than their duty. ~'. =.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27

The English army, which believes it
has drawn a perfect fighting demon in
a son of, William Waldorf }Astor, who
was a famous cricket playery ought to
send over here for. aEhalfbaekL::.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27

@ Four battleships cost more than all
the Protestant churches subscribe for
missions. Four battleships also cost
more than enough to endow ten col
leges for the rest of time. Four bat
tleships, however, cost very much less
than the bill Of costs of getting licked
because you did not have any battle
ships. -Four battleships and sailors to
run 'em would have been worth $780,
100000 or thereabouts to Russia.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27

Secretary Bonaparte's signature is
five inches in length and an inch in
height. When appended to a letter to
a naval cadet it fully looks it's size. : :.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27

The activity Of our old friend WI
gives an air of verisimi1itude to the
Chinese boycott. WI learned the trade
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27

The indications say >"fair and warm
err March is preparing to come in
like lamb chop. - r.. y. , :. ,s..,- j..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Miner should toss up
a penny every day to find out whether
they are one or otherwise for the day.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27

3 Of course Senator Bailey discovered
that pure food was bad for the consti
tuition, - .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27

Russia would be sorry to see it's meal
ticket punched by Germany. 5.--
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27

T. As soon as Aldrich rose to explain,
everybody knew he was licked.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27
Tuesday Evening,

the cities Of the United States have
gotten on this platform it will be seen
at once that any other attitude toward
the saloon was simply inviting civic
destruction. There will be no complaint
from the public and very little from the
saloon. q 81. as,ss ISL ..f
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27

Of course, everybody doesn't wear
Glove rubbers. but if everybody knew
about them everybody would.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27
BEFORE suNRlsE IN WINTER
A purple cloud hangs half way down;
Sky yellow gold below;
The naked trees, beyond the town.
Like masts against 1t show

Bare masts and spars of our earth ship,
With shining snow sails furled;
And thru the sea of space we slip,
That flows all round the world
Edward Rowland Sill.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27
Foyer Chat.

Thomas Jefferson. in. rip Van Win
kle," begins an engagement Of half a
week at the Metropolitan next Sunday
evening. The opportunity to see . this
worthy successor Of his father in the IA
nous character; of Rip is one. that will
doubtless be eagerly seized. The seat
sale, for the engagement begins Thursday
morning. 80 = .,..:. .-. ...s.
Kyrle Bellew, long recognized as one Of
the leading actors Of the English speaking
stage, returns to the Metropolitan again
the latter half of next week in his most
successful play, .'Raffles, the. Amateur
era cksman.yrHe will have the same COM
pany that was with him last asst season. o q.
THOMAS E. Shea, the eminent character
actor playing at the Bijou this week under
the management Of the wel-known the
atrical firm of Nixon & Zimmerman, will
appear tonight in Shakspere's great play,
'tOthello.'' Tomorrow afternoon Cardinal
ERichelieu' will be the bill; Wednesday
might and Saturday matinee, THE Bells
will be repeated; Thursday and Saturday
nights Mr.. Shea will be seen in cdr.
Jekyll and Mr.. HYDE and on Friday
night Napoleon the, Great" Charming
Pollock's new play, will be given. -.
The Brothers Byrne's Eight Bells will
be the attraction at the Bijou for one
week, commencing next Sunday afternoon.
The entire production has been remodeled
so that it will scarcely be recognized in
the new FORM It is quite .superfluous to
say that the alterations add to the gen
erzal merit Of the production. The plot
remains much as it was, but the special
ties introduced at short intervals are en-
tirely new and pleasing: 49, q: 49,. -
Pre=revolutionary = fiction : has been
vaudevillized for the benefit of Orpheum
patrons by Lasky, Rolfe &. Co., and the
result is Ye Colonial Septet in. "An Old
Tyne Hallowe'en,'' which IS one Of the
big features of the Orpheum Road Show
now filling it's second annual engagement
at the Seventh street theater. sScenically
and sartorially, IAN Old Tyne Hallow-
cen" is the most pretentious Offering ever
made at the Orpheum. Every advantage
is taken Of the unusual opportunities Of
fered in costuming a production having
a colonial setting. The advance seat sale
for the week is so remarkably heavy as
to promise the breaking Of another at
! tendance record at the Orpheum.
! The Marvellous Howards, specialists ir
! thought transference, recently brought
| from England by way of Australia, are
| the headlinerS at the Orpheum next week