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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-07
zEKMAN And SLEUTHS
FIND VALUABLE LOOT

After three months of hard work, in
which he has co-operated with the de-
tectives of the Fidelity Casualty COM
pany and the police departments of sew.
eral cities, A. Zekman, the furrier, has
returned with a portion of the $500
worth of loot taken from his store, %
Fifth street S, Nov. 4, last. Thru an
alleged "feHce" in Kansas City. where
part of the valuable garments were
recovered, Mr.. Zekman has obtained
clues that may lead to the lair of the
thieves who entered his store by boring
thru basement walls.
For months detectives worked with.
out result and hope Of recovering the
furs was practically abandoned until
few days ago when a furrier in st.
Joseph, Mo-, provided working stip.''
Ripping open valuable sealskin gar
ments from which the labels had been
removed, this dealer, Joseph Kellander,
found the stenciled name of Zekman.
Thru the man who had offered the two
sacques for $500 the furs were traced
"fence' in Kansas City. He declared
he had bought the stolen goods in New
York and says he will demand the re-
| turn of his money from the persons who
| sold them to him. His efforts may lead
| to the capture of the thieves
Of the eleven valuable garments and
nineteen skins stolen, eight of the for
inner and three skins were recovered
It is thought that the. ''fenee,', who
asked time, desires to buy back the re.
malnder of the loot, which it is sus-
pected be has disposed of.
| Mr.. Zekman is highly appreciative Of
the assistance lent him, as the garments
stolen were the property of his Gus
toners, held in storage, and he was COM
PEELED to replace them. His insurance
was far under the loss.
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TAKES UP INDIA WORK
Major John Millsap, Salvation Army
Officer, Becomes Missionary.

Major John Millsap, spiritual special
officer for the western territory of the
Salvation Army, has issued farewell or
ders. announcing that he intends to
leave for India to take up the work
there.
Major Millsap is we'll known in the
west, thru the fact that he was the
editor of the War Cry, published at San
Francisco, for several years. He also
has large acquaintance and many
friends among the veterans of the
Philippines, where he followed the army
thru its campaigns, and in the case of
the capture of Manila actually preced-
ed it. Men who were with General Ar
thur when the city fell remember that
the major met them at the city gate
and welcomed them.
The departure of Major Millsap is q
part of the Salvation Army movement
upon the foreign field. Not only has
the commander, Miss Eva Booth,
called for volunteers for India, but she
also asks for Russian-speaking soldiers
who are willing to risk their lives in an
attempt to open up Russia proper, which
has hitherto been closed to the army.
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For Arts Sake.

Henri de Vries, the German character
actor who has aroused New York with
his wonderful feat Of playing seven dis
tinct parts in quick succession, has set
q more valuable example Of modesty
and attention to legitimate art. He has
refused every request from illustrators
who want to take snap shots of his
lightning changes, and will not even
permit a third party to be present for
the purpose Of telling how he does it.
His refusal is not SO much because Of
the. distraction and delay witnesses
might cause him, but because he does
not like to call attention to the mechan-
ical processes Of his feat: He has made
theseven parts a succession Of characters
studies. The change in physical ap-
pearance is done in twinkling and
with marvellous skill, but Mr.. De Vries
puts into each new character an indiv-
duality Of voice and manner that is
more wonderful yet. The seven swift
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-07
Hazardous Service and It's Claim.

Hazard 0us Service and Its Claim.
A recent communication to T h e
Journal by Mr.. Freemire, advocat-
ing that the city make provision for
the future of the families Of fremen
and policemen, calls out letter from
a member Of the Chamber of Com
merce-who, however, does not wish
to have his name used in this connec-
tion-supporting Mr.. Freemire's con-
tention. He says: cit seems to me
that municipality as large, prosper
GUS and progressive as Minneapolis
can well afford to- take the initiative
and make ample and respectable pro-
vision for the families Of those branch
es of the municipal service who may
be killed or rendered incapable of sup
porting their families, while engaged
in the discharge of their public du-
ties. This, . he adds, tswould conform
to humane and civilized ideas as well
as furnish an inspiration to the men
so employed
There is much force in this sugges-
ton. There would be still more if our
police and fire departments were en-
tirely free from political influence
men were invariably appointed for fit
ness and retained for merit. If we
could eliminate politics entirely from
this consideration. the service in these
departments would be much more per-
manent and the claim upon the city for
such provision for the families OF the
men would be more generally recog-
nized. The journal is heartily in
favor of appointment solely or
fitness and ample provision for the
families of those who from the nature
Of the service they are called upon to
render, must necessarily take extraor.
binary risks.
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THE MAGAZINES

The First American ImperIalfst.-W. s..
Rossiter, in The North American Review
for February, says that Commodore Perry
was the first American imperialist. He
says that when Japan hesitated to enter
into treaty relations with America Perry
urged the government to seize an island
In the orient as base of possible opera
tions
The Review for February contains ar
ticles pertinent to many Of the leading
interests Of the time. Frederic Louis
Huidekoper presents some significant
reasons for answering in the negative the
question lis the United States Prepared
for War; II. B. f. Mcfarland, presi-
dent Of the board of commissioners of
the District of Columbia. and an enthusi-
astic Christian Endeavorer. tells of the
origin and the fruits Of 1.-THE Christian
Endeavor Movement" Hannis Taylbr
discusses the Elasticity of Written Con-
situations. !" which results from the judi
cial Interpretations of those instruments
by the courts. The Rev. w. Elliot Griffis
writes of the services rendered to their
country by "Japans Elder Statesm en- =
Controvertfng the arguments Of Emmett
O'Neal In an earlier number, j. Warren
Keifer, formerly speaker of the house Of
representatives, contends that Congress
Has Power to Reduce Representation.
The list is quite too long to give in full.
The Engineering Magazine for Fehru-
ary opens with the second part of Louis
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-07

A STUDY OF ARID AMERICA; A
BOOK FOR THE YOUNG MAN.-Five
years ago William e. Smythe published a,
book bearing the title The Conquest Of
Arid America. Then the project of irri-
eating the arid regions of the United
States was scarcely, If anything, more
taan project. Today such a beginning
has been made as to give assurance that
arid America is to be reclaimed. ! The
changed conditions and the outlook make
peculiarly timely a new and revised edi-
ton of Mr., Smythe'st book. Much Of the
book is entirely new, including the intro
auction and the historical account Of the
American irrigation movement, which
makes up part Nv. A full account Of the
governments reclamation work is a part
OF the book that will appeal strongly to
the reader, especially when it is remem-
spered that It comes from the man who
founded the National Irrigation Congress.
Illustrations, nearly all of them new. are
another feature both interesting and in
structive. So IL : -
The Introduction Is for the younp ma y
who is thinking of going west. Mr..
Smythe advises such young men to fol-
low their inclination, if they have that
western temperament which, in the Ian
guage OF Kate Sanborn, will lead them ia
lay hold, hang on and hump" He saws.
Ihere never was such a time as now
Tor the young man to go west and grow
up with the country. 1t is no longer a
wild. adventure, but a sane planning Of a
career" with Uncle Sam for the backing
capitalist. 70
To the people Of the middle northwest
this advice, which is sure to be needed
by increasing numbers, means growth.
increasing prosperity, increasing useful,
ness. The book, therefore, is one for
them to read with certain profit.
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FAREWELL TO A PASTOR
Twin City Presbyterians Bid Godspeed
to DR.. Boyle.

A farewell reception for DR.. W. II.
w. Boyle, was given last evening in
the House of Hope church, st. Paul,
by some 800 members of the parish.
Pastors and elders of all the st. Paul
Presbyterian churches and a number
from Minneapolis, were in attendance.
DR.. NJ. D. Edwards of Dayton Avenue
Presbyterian church said it was difficult
to realize DR.. Boyle had been with the
House of Hope but three years because
Of the great good he had ACCOMPLISHED:
church, Minneapolis, said that DR..
Boyle's departure meant not only a loss
to st. Paul, but also to Minneapolis.
DIR. Boyle responded with much feel
ing. He spoke of the hearty support in
his church work he had had from both
men and women of the House of Hope.
1.-THE reason he said, "that the
House eff Hope has a state and nation
al reputation, is because it is eongre-
CATION of homes, homes that honor
Cod
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Another Flood of Watered Stock

Wall street is enjoying another turn
at the game Of consolidation. Three
general divisions might be made of the
business Of the street. It runs to re-
Mobilization, consolidation and liquida-
tion. Sometimes there is a lapse of
several years between these changing
periods, but always there comes a time
when the predominant effort of the
speculative center is represented, by
one of other Of these things. A few
years ago the aim and object Of every
holder Of stocks, in a speculative way,
appeared to be to iquidate. CONSOLE
dalton usually precedes liquidation, and
since the street is again putting to-
gether great corporations, into corpora
lions greater still, it is a reasonable
Inference that affairs are shaping for
period Of liquidation, which may
come in year, or sooner or later, ac-
cording to how the country prospers
and financial affairs shape themselves.
The great merger of traction inter-
ests in New York city is the latest. It
is very complicated affair. Original
ly, there were many smaller companies
that were in time consolidated. Now
these companies, are again put into one
giant company, the marlborough, Man
haitian, Metropolitan and all subsidiary
companies going in, the total capital
ization reaching 1925. 900, 900. Underly-
ing stocks and bonds represent $780,
100000, newly-issued bonds, s7O,OOO,-
900; new 5 per cent stock, $50, 100000
and new common stock, $S3,O00,O0O
This covers about six hundred miles of
street railway, elevated and subway
lines, and represents capitalization at
the rate Of about $708,O00 a mile.
How much Of this is legitimate and
how much illegitimate, is hard ques
ton to answer, but an eastern author.
ity, quoted in the Financial World
says, that based upon the revenue-p pro
ducing power for 1905, the entire $s3,
100000 of the common stock and $40,
100000 of the 5 per cent stock is water
Such is modern finance.
The new deal serves several good pur
poses from the standpoint Of the incor
porators. It puts the capitalization SC
far ahead, that the roads, altho i'm
mensely profitable, must on the surface
appear poor, for it will be years be
fore they can earn enough to pay divi
dends large enough to look like any
thing when compared with the capital
Hence, an income that in the ope1
might occasion demand for reduced
rates may readily be earned without
attracting adverse comment The pla1
also enables the company to marke'
this immense quantity Of new stool
and have speculative p1aything il
the market, which can be manipulated
Also there is some agitation for mu
nieipal ownership. This may neve;
E amount to anything serious, but, if i
IS should, and New FORK city should eve;
decide to buy the fractions, and soper
ate them, of course, the capital would
3 be on the basis upon which to fgur,
but sale---that is, it would If the cor
poration can have its way about it.
1t is hard to see just where the publ
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-07
BY w. p. klrkwood /.

8 INTENSITY oF4-LlEEs I'M IRELAND
AS SEEN IN The REcoLLEcTIoNs
OF a MEMBER OF PARLiAMENT.-A
book of recollections that takes grip
on the interest in a manner even stronger
than that OF "a stirring novel is RecoIIec-
tlons, by William O'Brien, Mp. The
reason for the books appeal Is simple
enough-it deals with the intense, STIR
ring life Of Ireland, and it tells Of that
life with directness and simplicity that
goes straight to the heart.
The authors connection with politics,
or at least his observations of political
matters began with the Fentan episode.
His brother was one of the original Fee
mans, tho mere lad. The author recalls
his brothers setting out the night the
uprising was arranged for. He says-of
his brother: "He had mounted his; top
coat and I noticed that he had stuffed the
pockets full with pancakes. 1t was his
boylsh commissariat for the campaign
against the power of England" The ex-
clamation point is Mr. O'Brien's and one
doesn't wonder at it. One can laugh at
the thing now, perhaps, but not without
feeling of deep sympathy at the same
time. Boys like this, without arms or
ammunition, setting out Of a night to set
! Ireland free!
AND yet with this lesson so clearly in
nina, and condemnation of secret So
clety methods as a means Of freeing Ire
!and ready to flow from his pen, the au-
| thor gives his attitude toward Eng
land thus tersely. Friends, if you
VIII let us; rebels, If you will drive
! US. Dominated by such a purpose
and having a hand as newspaper
man in the fight OF the Irish
from the early age of 15,. the author is a
character to appeal to the romantic in
the readers makeup He is here
! worthy the readers Imagination, tho il
the book quite modest enough to sui
ones saner ideas of heroisnn.
i A chapter worthy Of special mentor
for the light it sheds upon the pertinacit,
or irish character and patriotism, as vel
as Tor Its humor, is that on "a Newspa
i per right for Life" in which is told tn,
story of the efforts of the chief secretar,
to suppress United Ireland, a pane
4 whose editor, Mr.. O'Brien, had been ar
rested and thrown into JAIL To suppress
! 1T at one place was only to find It bein,
issued from another. To arrest the mem
i bers OF its staff did no good. Week afte
/ week out 1t came. Banquo's ghost wa
4 nothing to It, and all the while it was be
i ing edited by Mr.. O'Brien from his eel
| in the chief secretary's jail q
/ Not only does the book throw light o
|great interest on the public affairs of Ire
land; but upon the private life and char
acter Of the author and of his country
men. It cannot fail to awaken a new an,
widespread interest in the Irish cause.
| The Macmillan company, New York.
| 'ss.. .s-.'rz2'' $3.50. :.
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The Senate Has No Boss.

"Link' Steffens, who has been on
the ground at least as long as Poultney
Bige1ow, says the talk about Aldrich
being the senate boss is nonsense. The
senate, he declares, is its own boss.
It is a deliberative body. - f.
Mr.. .steffens does not mean by this
that the senate really deliberates. He
would go farther than the cautious
Scotchman. who, while unwilling to adj
nit that women reasoned, said, in all
candor, that they were intended as be-
ings capable of reason. The maunder-
ings Of the senate, the speeches never
addressed to the subject before the
body, the irrelevant and mostly incom-
petent flow of talk, would not be toll
Grated in city council, and is not
deliberation in a high sense. The SEN
ate deliberates in the cloakrooms and
committee rooms. It there puts itself
in trance and learns by process
best known to itself, whether the de-
bate on certain bill is about ex-
hausted. If this clairvoyant method
shows that the coast is practically clear
for a vote, a vote is arranged for a
certain day, and SO far as that bill is
concerned, the debate is ended.
This comes somewhere near delibera-
ton, much nearer than the house gets
when the speaker brings in special
rule reciting that up to such day q
bill shall be considered under the head
| of general debate, and shall then be
| considered for three hours under the
five minute rule, and shall then be voted
upon. and, that no amendment shall be
offered. There is where the sting of
the incapacity Of the house to run its
own business appears. The speake,
clothes himself with authority to pre-
vent a bill being amended. Mr.. Steffens
says that when he went to WASHINGTON
he found members of the lower house
generally despised. He at first resented
this, but soon came to know that they
despised themselves, and he learned tx
despise them, too. largely because they
allow the speaker to handle their affair:
without asserting the. least spark OF
manhood. = 3
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! A LOW. GRADE PIRATE

--EES 81 3 y
Dedicated to Senator Tillman, who re
Gently located the Bermudas in the Gul
IF Mexico.
Ben Mllman was pirate bold,
Who sailed the third-grade map.
For latitude and longitude -
He did not give ID rap
He sailed his ship Just as he chose,
81 He set his course by guess;
And when he thought of sailing south, Il
He always turned up west.
He sailed due east from Florida VS.
In search Of Monterey,
And swore bucketful Of blood s
When he touched at Oyster Bay. 81
His crew went mad, but still he sailed
His independent course;
And, searching for the tropics he
Would land among the Morse.
The end Of this bold pirate came
When, seeking for Alaska,
He climbed a mountain. sprang a leak
And foundered In Nebraska. @
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NEW BOOKS RECEIVED.

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THE TRUST AS THE PoNsh AslN.
DRUM OF TODAY.-Walter G. Cooper
secretary Of the Atlanta Chamber Of
Commerce, in his book Fate of the Mid.
die Classes, Expresses the belief that the
trust is to be, made the stepping stone
to better things. He states his hope
thus:
Will the trust liberate the children and estah.
lish pure government? Hardly, but it is a
stage IN the progress that will, Just as feudai-
1sm hateful as 1T was became a stennino
stone to liberty. We can take but one stem
at a time We cannot mount to the second
until we have taken the. first, and the trust
is the stone that is just ahead of us. 1t looks
like stumbling block, but the stumbling.
blocks OF today are the stepping stones to the
future. The trust is the pons asinor-
tum OF our time. e ~
This is hopeful view but does not
lessen the public disgust at the greed of
the trust creators. :. =
Consolidated Retail Booksellers. New York.
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COULD PLAY TO STANDING ROOM
Kansas City Star.

Kansas City Star.
5 II young Mr.. Rockefeller really wishes
to increase the membership of his Sum
day school class to 1000, let him arrange
with Lew Dockstader to lead the singing
and Tom Lawson to pass the hat.
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There Is a dispute on in Nebraska be-
tween the railroads land one Norris
Brown over United States senatorship.
Our sympathies are with Brown, but we
fear the worst = so ~ = 49,
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James J. Hill reiterates that the coun-
try is too extravaganza. There are peo-
pie VINO agree with. him in part. They
oeileve the country pays altogether too
much interest on watered railroad secur-
tiles. :..s,@s 5s14 ~ s q, ~ r.
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4 Already Mr.. Miner has discovered that
his wife will lie about her marriage A
woman who does this will 60 thru her
husbands pantaloons for the change
when he is asleep. FsIe.E 80 49, .,.
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The e-America First people ara
'comforted by the cold fact that you can
see Europe first very much cheaper. If
you try to see America first, the railroads
and hotels see you first
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Minnesota Politics :.
Some More Political Hlstory-Brower
VIII Keep Quiet and Saw Wood TIL
About April /. ~ ~ ~ #

Attention was recently called in this
column to the lack Of a parallel between
the Lind campaign Of 1900 and the pres
ent situation The rWinona Republican
and Herald grants the truth Of the facts
stated, but inquiries: s. r. = 5...
Will Mr.. Cheney recall single instance in
the political history Of: any republican state
wnere democratic governor elected as Mr..
Johnson was, by republican fractional strife has
ever been given second term? No such thing
has ever occurred and will not occur in Min.
nesOta. O-a.s, ~. aS~sa-.-0 49,
1t has never happened in Minnesota
and probably never WILL but if the Re
publican and Herald wants an instance
In some other state what is the matter
with George w. Peck of wisconsin?
Peck was elected in 1890 by a republican
split over the Bennett law, and ne was
re- elected in 1892, serving four consec-
utlve years. He had reduced plurality
the second time but pulled thru. Then
there is Horace Boies Of Iowa. He was
elected in 1889 by the republican split
over prohibition, and reelected in 1891
One only needs to go hext door for In
stances to point a warning.
Senator R. B. Brewer of St. Cloud was
a caller at the capitol Monday. He de-
cl1ned to discuss the congressional situa-
ton In the sixth district, and would only
say, Ask me April L. AS a natural ac-
compartment Of his silence, Brewer Is
saving wood, and has already formed the
nucleus of an organization in every
l'county Of the district
| Advices from the seventeenth legisla-
tive district say that Samuel Lewiston,
the Candy banker, may come out for the
state senate Marcus Lauritsen Of Tyler
! is probable candidate, and If Lincoln
and Yellow Medicine both present candi-
dates, John G. Schultz of Lyons may en-
ter again to make things interesting.
Charles B. Cheney,
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thing. It hires specially talented men
like DR.. Forbes to 60 about the courl-
try giving expert advice and making
special appeals to the people. The
whole Methodist connection is taxed
to pay the salary and travelling ex-
spenses of pr. Forbes, and finds that it
pays. It is little out of character for
DR.. Forbes, Of all men, to criticise the
expenses Of revivals, which are aimed
at filing with people the churches which
DR.. Forbes is helping to build.
Count Boni has all the characteristics
of a Pittsburg millionaire, except the
millions.
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President Roosevelt is going thru the
usual experience r'i A man who has one
good job can always get another. It is
the fellow who is out of work who cannot
find any. e 8 49, - : =