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4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

from Trondhiem and lastly from Hamar
and Gjovik. While he had a seat 5in,
the parliament he also took an active
part in municipal affairs, having been
a member Of the municipal councils of
Tromsoe and Stavanger for many years,
most of the time acting as president
AT the same time he was !" rektoro or
principal OF the high or real schools
and was actively interested in educa-
tional matters.
Johannes Wilhelm Steen was born in
Christiania, July %, 1927. When the
boy was 3 years old the family moved
to Lofoten where young Steen spent
his boyhood. He was very fond Of the
should enter the navy, but fate or
dained otherwise. He entered the uni
versity. An ardent believer in Scandi-
navianism he enlisted as a volun-
teer for the first Schleswig war, but did
not see active service. In l84S he re-
ceived an appointment as instructor in
1 the Latin. school at Tromsoe and con-
t1nued to teach at Tromsoe and Stavan-
ger until til 1891 He lived at Bergen
from 1850 to 1864 while instructor at
the Latin school. During this period
4 Bergen 8 theater and edited Bergens-
posten which he helped to establish.
Mr.. Steen was elected to the storth-
4 ing for the first time in 1859 and the
Tromsoe district returned him three
times after that. After being appointed
4 rektor'' at Stayanger he entered on
i the same career of usefulness as at
4 Tromsoe, being elected to the municipal
council and the storthing. Stavange1
sent him to the storthing continuously
from 1868 to 1882. with the exception
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of one term, when the conservatives
captured the city In the stortthing he
was succ yelYs preside of The. odels-
thing and the stort hing and a member
Of the most important committees.
King Oscar called Mr., Steen to form a
ministry in 1891 after the downfall of
the Stang cabinet Uponfthe failure
of the king to Recognize. the storthing IS
resolution on the consular question the
ministry rendered its resignation. It
ss WAS net accepted Z however, as it was
In 1893, however, tSteen and, his
associates again rendered their resigna-
lions and this time they were relieved.
After that. he represented Trondhjem
one term and the Hamar district one
term in the national storthing. Shortly
after the last election he was called by
King Oscar to form a ministry for the
second time and accepted the honor.
He remained as premier until April 81,
1902, when he resigned on account of
his advanced age: Shortly thereafter
he retired to the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Eiesland, at Vossevangen, where
he ended his days. ~ s. as
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cost 40 per cent below the estimate, the
work being done by. Filipino laboreTs
under an American contractor. This
is certainly an excellent showing. The
operating force is composed Of Filipi-
fully az " I'll. L :5 .s5{
The superintendent, of the railroad
from Manila to Dagupan, an English
man, speaks very highly Of the Filipi-
nos employed on the road. He says
that he uses natives entirely for the
train service and that he had not had
an accident on the road during the
thirteen years Of it's operation.
A large company OF men were un-
loading stone and gravel: from barges
near. our hotel, and they, were as in
dustrious and as cheerful d lot Of work
men. as one could wish to see. They
carried the material in baskets and &C,
complished more, as far. as u could
judge, than the coolies whom I saw at
similar work in China. The Filipino
demands better treatment than that ac-
! corded to the coolie, but when employed
by those who understand him and show
him proper consideration, he is both
competent and faithful.
: In the government printing office
nearly nine-tenths Of the employees are
natives (andS the proportion is inereas
1ng), and Mr.. Leach, the public printer
informed that they readily learned The
work and were able to run the type
setting machines and presses, do the
book binding and sterotyping and Other
skilled work connected with the office
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the nipa hut meets these requirements.
ThetFiEpiho house is not only light
and#airy, but it is inexpensive; we saw.
q choolhousea at Santa Barbara built
for 50OEpupils at an expense Of 800!
pesos, or $3.50 gold At some Of the,
military camps which we visited the
FILIPINO style of building has been.
- = + j. T.. ::
The Filipino dress is quite like that
worn in Europe and America; among
the educated men it is IDENTICAL The
men Of the middle class wear a shirt Of
The women wear a dress skirt with
long, narrow train and low-necked,
wide-sleeved waist, just pronounced
hoose) or pima (penya)> cloth. A ker-
chief Of the same material folded about
the neck completes the toilet. All the
thin fabrics worn by the women are.
manufa ctured on hand looms kept in
the homes, = :. e. - : {,
Iloilo is the center Of the just cloth
beautiful samples. during our tour Of.
the islands. The, pima cloth is made:
from the fibre Of a leaf resembling that,
of the&pineapple In the provinee of
Balacan: a fine quality Of silk is made
on hand sloura 81 the weaving of fabrics
being an .accompli shment in which the
women take pride q There is a coarser
cloth made Of hemp which is used for
ordinary wear, and this is also pro-
iduced in the home, and sold on market
days. < - Ezra. s:s. i; i. 5 81 y
+ Such conflicting reports have reached
the United States regarding the Filipi-
| mo people that was anxious to study
them for myself, and I feelssthat. am
prepared to; form an Intelligent opinion
| upon the subject. I; have seen repre-
sentatives Of all occupations In all parts
Of the islands, in the cities and ii the
country. / have conversed with stu
dents and professional men, visited the
markets where rank and file meet and
Exchange their products, watched the
farmers at work in the fields and the
laborers in the city and made inquiries
of both Americans and natives The
! F1llplnos are a branch of the Malay
race, but there is such strong re-
,semblance between some of the individ-
lual r nipinos, and the japanese as to
suggest the, possibility of a mixing of
HongK,ong + visited Filipino Of f prom ON.
.inence and the young lady who al.
United me so resemDled the Japanese
that I was surprised to learn that she
| was the daughter Of my host. "A few
hours later 1 noticed a young man. at:
/ tending to some business In shipping
, office and supposed him to be a Japan
csc, but found that, he also was a full
blooded Filipino. The Fiipinos are a
little darker than the. Japanese, and
may average a&little taller, but I have
constantly been reminded. Of the land Of
the rising sun during my stay here. III.
IS. :.Is= ..:
I'll is frequently said in. sdisparage.
ment of the. Filipinos that they will not
work, but this is answered conclusively
i by apatent and ever-present fact, viz.
4 that they produce their own food, make
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sigurd Ibsen have declined the tender
of appointments.
The complete list to date is as fol.
lows:
Minister to London, DR.. Fridtjof
Nansen.
To Paris, including Spain and Port
ugal, Fl. H. II. Wede1-J arlsberg.
70 Washington, 81. G. Hauge, lor-
To Berlin, Thor Won Often. IS
TO Stockholm, Benjamin Vogt, coun-
cillor at the Karlstad treaty.
To st. Petersburg, N. C. G.. Preben-
sen, for whom, however, the appoint
ment as amtmandO is held open one
year.
The following secretaries of legation
are announced: Ole skybak, at Wash
ington; J.. Irgens at London; K. H. P.
Wedel-Jarlsberg at ST. Petersburg;
!; r. w. Jakhellen at Paris; J. W.
Michelet at Berlin; II. F.. Reimers al
Stockholm; II. E. Huitfelt at Copen-
hagen.
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DEATH OF WEIsELGREN
sweden's Famous Librarian Receives
the Last Call.

4 Harald Ossian Wieselgren, the Swed-
ish author and librarian, died at Stock
holm, March II, aged II years. His
boy a splendid education. AS a stu
dent at Lund university he dis
stinguished himself by his scholarship.
In 1856 he was called TO Paris to assist
in the preparation Of Prince sNapol-
con s history Of his travels. During
this period he contributed censide rably
to Prince Napoleon s paper, d
Presse. y The next year Mr.. WeiseI
gren received an appointment to the
royal library at Stockholm, where he
rose from one position to another until
he became librarian in 1877, which
position he held until his retirement on
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JOHANNES ". sTEEN ANSWERS
LAST CALL.
Sweden Loses Wieselgren, Royal Lib
rartan at Stockholm-Diplo
Corps Appointed by Norwegian Gov
ernment-Severa Important Changes
Appear in the Revised List.

Johannes Wilhelm Steen, for more
than half a century "a leading figure in
the political history Of Norway, died
|this month at Yossevangen,. at the age
3ability of tremendous capacity for
work and his entire life was full of rich
labor for mankind. He sat in the
fstorthing almost continuously from 1859
Ito 1901 and was president of the odels-
tthing three terms, was thrice elected
president of the storthing and was
1fw1ee called to form ministry as
premier.
resenting four different districts in the
storthing, being elected first from
Tronsoe, j dater from Stavanger,s then
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gence and that our people would not be
foolish enough to encourage education
IT they really intended to do injustice
to the Filipinos. Es7s ~. -. - -
-. go +, !. i. a - 49,
The large increase in the. number of
students and the interest taken in the
establishment of schools must be taken
into consideration by anyone who at
tempts to forecast the future of the
islands. q, In many communities there
are more people speak ing English today
than could ever speak Spanish, and the
multitude of dialects viii soon be dis
solved into common; language. One
superintendent. Of schools, told me that
in his district the attendance was more
than II 60 per cent. abeYe the school pop
men and women with children insisted
upon studying. Another superintend-
ent reported that she could not find
teachers for all the Villages which of
fered to erect schoolhouses. An Incl
dent was related by Still another
teacher which illustrates the ambition
Of the Filipino youth. A Filipino boy
who was working in the home of an
English woman notified his mistress
that he wanted to go to school. Being
anxious to keep him, she offered raise
his wages from 20 pesos per month to
40, but he rejected the offer, saying
that he loved wisdom more than he
loved money.
!. +
Besides the public schools, primary,
secondary, industrial and normal, there
are number of religious schools. The
Jesuits had their schools and colleges
under Spanish occupation, one Of the
boy IS schools which we visited at Cebu
being older than Harvard university
The Catholic sisters also have numerous
girls schools thruout the islands. AT
Manila the Jesuits have an observatory
and weather bureau which, for equip
ment and scientific accuracy probably
has no superior anywhere.
The Protestant churches are also es
tablishing schools some of them in
dustrial. Who viii measure the effec,
upon coming generations of these null
| tiplying agencies for the training Of
| the boys and girls Of the Philippines
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come and public receptions, and the
views of the residents were presented
in clear and wellchosen language. At
Malolos, the first capital of the Aguin-
aldo government, which we visited as
the guests Of a committee Of prominent
t]Filipinos, similar speeches were de.
the assembled crowd.
At Manila aspublic. dinner was given
by a number Of representative Filipi-
nos. headed by Mayor Roxas, at which
speeches were made by Filipinos dis
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nation ceremonies to be held next June.
It is the law Of the land that the kings
Of Norway must be crowned at the old
cathedral in Trondhjem and the citizens
of that city are keenly alive to the
distinction. A fund of 10000 kr. has
already been secured and there is no
question that more will be forthcoming
if it is needed. A committee of ar
rangements is already at work. and the
city purposes to meet the great occasion
in the most BETTING manner.
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the opinion Of the people, while Captain
Moss Of General Corbin 8 personal staff,
h insular government na kept US in touch
with the Americans in military and
civil life. We found everywhere COM
mendation Of the educational system
established by the Americans. It is
the. one department Of work instituted
by our government which seems to have
avoided serious criticism. | presented
this universal commentator as evil
sdence Of the good intentions of our peo-
pie, pointing out to the Filipinos that
people are apt to assert their rights in
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FILIPINO. BAND AT. s,L, SID Pa, SON, MANILA.

: The newspaper offices Of the city also
employ native labor, IAN need not res
mind my readers that the members of
the various Typographical unions of the
United States are among the most in
telligent Of our skilled laborers. We
visited the largest tobacco factory in
tween ], 200 and 1900 men ana women
making cigars and cigarettes by hand
,and machine. There are Several
smaller factories and all are operated
by native labor. s4 sssit 5a
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Nobel Prizes Increased.

The trustees of the Nobel fund, In
their annual statement, announce that
the Nobel prizes for this year will
amount to 13S.356.10 kr, or about
$35, 900. This is an increase of 454 kr.
over the prizes awarded last year. There
has been a gradual reduction in the
amount of these prizes for several
years until the present, and the trus-
tees explain that this has been due
principally to increase in taxation on
the property under their control.
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-tinguished in official and profession
life. The addresses delivered on these
several occasions would compare favor
ably with speeches delivered under sim
liar circumstances in the United States.
While some of the persons who took
part in these meetings showed traces Of
Spanish blood, Others were unmistak-
ably Filipino, but the racial differences
could not be distinguished by the man
ners in which they performed their parts.
While at Manila I met General Ag1i-
,naldo, first at the reception rendered us
by the Elks and, later, at his own home
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FOREIGNERS want Waterpower.

Norway is much exercised over the
apparent systematic attempt on the
part Of foreigners to gain control of
her waterfalls. Sarpsfossen, the great
est of all, has long been under English
control, and SO has lHoenefossen.
Wanna by Swedes. A Swedish French
syndicate has recently secured control
of Rjukan and two other falls nearby,
while. Swede has also purchased
Skjaeggedalsfossen. These falls repre-
sent total Of $50, 900 horsepower. or 40
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Arrested on Suspicion

Two Russian exiles have been arrested
in Sweden on suspicion of having been
implicated in the daring bank robbery
at Helsingfors. One Of them arrested
at Stockholm was a student named M.
Median. He denies all knowledge Of
the affair and his fellow exiles declare
that the arrest is due to an unfortunate
resemblance between the student and
one OF the suspected thieves,
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Monuments far Nordraak-

Richard Nordraak, who gave Nor
way her immortal song, "Ja, vi Elsker
dette Landet," will be honored in Ber-
lin and Christiania on Nav II. The
Norwegian colony in Berlin will raise
a particularly handsome bauta to his
memory. This gifted musician and
composer died in Berlin at the age ef
"a, just as he was entering upon most
promising musical career.
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their own clovhes, build their own,
homes, and in other ways supply their
strength Of t Tie average American nor
have they the experience in machine
labor or in the anization of work,
but they will do more physical labor
than a white man can perform in this
climate, and they have shown them
selves capable Of doing the finer kinds
OF work when instructed. They are
also capable of successful cooperative
effort when under efficient guidance,
One Of the commission Informed me
that the .streetcar system lately inaug-
urated in Manila was put in at a labor
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il Gayite.E. Since his capture he has
been living in retirement and has con
Quoted. himself in such a mariner as
to vim Sapprobat of hexAmeFiean
officials: sseHe is small <of statuge,s
modest. in department. and manifests
sdeepsint crest 5insthe welfare of his speo-a
Ple. Hes5has twice appealed to the
! bank for the relief Of the farmers, call
ing attention to the scarcity Of money
and to the highrrate Of interest (some-
times 40 or so per cent? charged the
farmers on short loans. The agricul-
tural bank was referred to by several
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Minister to st. Petersburg

Major General P. II. E. Brandstrom
by royal decree has been appointed to
represent Sweden at the imperial court
at St, Petersburg. General Brand
strom has had distinguished army
career and the appointment is con.
sidered most fortunate one.
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Sweden IS Monster Oak.

Sweden can boast of. number of fine
old oaks, but the king of all is be-
heved to be one standing near Qville,
in Smaland. This is Al feet j inch in
circumference or about seventeen feet
in diameter. According to these meas
oak in the cloister forest near Herrs-
vad, Skane.
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speakers during. our stay on the islands
and, it is certain that, from an indus
trial standpoint, the government could
DO nothing which would be more bene-
fetal or acceptable to the people.
DR.. Apacible, the head of the Hong
kong junta during the insurrection, now
a practlc;ing physician in Manila, was
selected by the Filipino reception COM
mittee to accompany us on our trip and,
being personally acquainted with the
leaders Of thought, he was able to bring
us into contact with those who reflected
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Postal Thief Arrested.

Numerous Irregularities in the hand.
ling of mail from America have been
discovered by. the postal authorities at
Christiania. A clerk, who has Deen
under suspicion for some time, was
recently arrested and thirty unopened
letters were found in his pocket. He
denied that he had any idea of theft
and explained that he had been unable
to deliver them. The letters were not
registered.
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PosrorF1cE GOES BEGGING.

Rockland, Mich, April THE post
office at Flintsteel is to be abolished
April IA. an order to that effect having
been issued by the department. Reason
for this action is found in the fact that
it has been impossible to induce any
person to take charge of the mail SER
vice in the town.
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NEW PLACE FOE PING.

Hancock, Mich, April Ping
Foster, a well-known copper country
trapper. has been appointed head game
keeper for the Cleveland Cliffs Iron
company's game preserve on Grand
Island.
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NoRwAY,s DIPLOMATS
List Finally Announced by the Nor
wegian Government.

Norway gradually is getting its Dip
lomatic corps organized. From time to
time the cables have noted the appoint
ment of various ministers, but it was
not until March 81 that the different
positions were officially filed. It has
previously been noted in this depart
ment that Professor Hagerup and DR..
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per cent of the available waterpower
of the country. The government is
urged, on all sides to do something to
stop the foreign occupation of the
country's most valuable resource.
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Preparations for the Coronation

The ancient estate at Trondhiem,
\ known as Stlftsgaarden, is to be re-
stored as royal residence for the coro-
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pension in 1900. He has one son,
Ragnar, who is civil engineer in Fin
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AS theresis No satisfactory service BY by
Rssats sfass e s4 fs4 sEea4
the islands, the passengers paying the
cost sof subsistence, and we Weresthuss
enabled to visit the principal cities.
AN hn Of these plaees we found group
E#of intellectual and public spirited men.
Eat lloilo, Bacolod, Cebu and Santa
barbara there were addresses Of wei
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-05-10

leo. Mo-, Saturday, May 10, 1906.
at l o'clock p. IN to select five
delegates aud five alternates to the
Republican State Nominating Con-
vention to be held at Excelsior
Springs, Mo-, May 81, 1868 dele
gates aud three alternates TO the
State Judicial Convention to be
held at jefferson OityMO., July 20;
5 delegates aud five alteruates to the
Congressional Convention to be held
at Warrenton, Mo. Jun 5, 1906. AlsO
to nominate a full county ticket, and
to select a county central COM
mittee, and for the transaction of
such other business as may prop.
erly come before said convention.
q. A. BARNES, Chairman,
r. b. KEATH, Sec'y,
Republican Central Committee of
Audraiu County, Mo. tim
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-05-10
RBlIlHCal (IOlFHltal.
10 dc Repu5licaMs Of ANdydin 90

10 he Republicans Of Audydin Co. /:
Mexico, Mo-. April 20, 1906.
Pursuant TO the action Of the
Republican Central Committee Of
Audrain county, a Mass Conven-
ton Of Republicans is hereby call
ca to meet ia tue Circuit Court
room il the Court HOuse in Mex
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-05-10

Homeseekers Exursions via The
Wabash r. r.
To points in Oklahoma, Indian
Territory, Texas, Kansas. Colora-
do aud other States, on sale first
and third Tuesday, May to No.
vember, 1905, inclusive. To some
points the rate is less than one
fare and many points carry a so
day limit,
Call on or address
/. M. RICHARDS.
Agt.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-05-10
message Land Agency.

=
Farm 1870 acres, good 3 room
house and 2-story barn, outbuiId,
ings. About 5 miles north Of
WellsvilIe one Of the best mar.
kets between Mexico and ST. Louis
Price, $45 per acre
About 100 acres at $55 per acre.
"A beautiful place to live, well To-
Gated School fourth mile away;
church half mile distant House
one story aud a halt, On high ele.
yations 2 barns, wood house,
smoke house Farm nearly all uni.
der fence with American woven
wire. Also 1871 acres half mil,
distant from above tract, all II
grass. Living and eistern water
Address MESSAGE.
Mcxico, Mo-