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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-09
HAREM FAV0RITE =.
SHOT THE SULTAN
Cause Of Illness Of Turkish Ruler
i Explained in Paris Press
se,=: * Telegram. a:5-

= Paris, Oct: "a dispatch to, the
Petit Parisien from zCenstantinonle a..
clares that the real secret. Of the recent
illness of the. sultan of Turkey was
that he was shot in the abdomen. by a
Kurdish woman. who was jealous Of his
latest favorite in the aharem, beauti-
full Circassian4 girl. According TO the
story, the bullet was extracted by a
German physician, the sultan undergo
ing the operation without taking chic
reform and displaying great nerve. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-09
PRANK OF HUSBAND
/ MAY COST LIVES
sft
ia loue Wife Shoots Mayor and
Self, Thinking Him Talking
to Woman.

Hinton, Nv. Va., Oct. s9.-As the re.
suit Of a joke on his wife, Charles
is believed to be dying, and Mrs: Smith
is also probably fatally wounded. Smith
had Ebert Medley dress up as woman,
and call him out to the gate. Mrs.
Smith, angered by jealousy, shot her
husband thru, the stomach and then
shot herself.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-09
|. ! | ] I IN J. QUARREL
OYER SAL TON SEA
Mexico and Unit q States Seek TO
Curb Destructive Colorado
River.
vast Region Threatened by Rag
ing Stream Danger Of
Complications.

Washington, OCT. J.--WhO is respOn.
,sible for the creation Of the Salton sea
in southern Calf ornia which already
covers an area OF 40U square miles and
threatens to 5spre ad#ever 1000 square
miles if some means Of diverting the
Colorado river. er.ca e he devised
This question 1s perHlexing Mexican
and American .d1pl omat lsts, but for the
have heen s,1spendsd ane1 ies both. the
United States and. Me essi are bending
every effort 70 On egg e, 6the river, which
mas been ac 4; Is1rned from On It's
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$50 Complications Threaten. s,c.4.F
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interesting comphcca al 1 OF an In
ternationaf nature nature are threatened when
the two governments el.1pl i. attempt to settle
their dlHerenees ana make good the
verting the Colorado. from It's Old Chan
neil IL al; 49, u; !, Il. 49,.
ane IL to,.lA - company
vn,lnatiy tappGa vn .s...as. ,peloWi luna,
thru .channeI lntanorthern 7. Mexico ie
ana G paca lnto gieasSsYaliey IN SOUTH
err n o aan4 as fa,,,5 that :f,;s
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was 5na az g.. Ios. shpply wafer e re-
9Tlrea TOT .ne pIo4eeG, and q a
Mgaecan corpoalsion, sonslolled py me
Ca 1l 9op9slS,Lc14Pany, was
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from Inc DoioEaao IL mexico a. SNORT
distance south @ OF u UNA -. L.
....~ Rages into Luwiands.. =
nho ;u.; .a+ .;;,,,,4 aa, $40 -, =.
fourth of mile from a river at the
point in Mexico where's ditch was cut
thru the sandy bank Of. the river con-
Meeting with the great nrigating canal.
:, No gates were provided and with the
was diverted from itschannel, cut away
its bank and went raging into the low
lands in California far below sea level.
Repeated attempts have been made to
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-09
ARRESTED as TH1EF.

st. Louis, Oct Henry Alfred Douglass
Schultz. who says he is cousin Of Lord ShoIto
Douglass Of England was arrested here yes
terday upon Instructions from the New York
police, who declare he is wanted In New York
on the charge Of grand larceny, for which a
warrant has been Issued Schultz asserts he Is
innocent OF any wrongdoing.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-09
/. INQUEST WITNESS
MURDERER, HESAYS
Man Present at Probe Slew 'Pol-
icy King" Coroner Declares
r. p Verdict Is Suicide.

New. York. Oct. 9..-That Albert J.
Adams. the so-called policy, king, who
was found dead in his rooms. IN the
Hotel Ansonia, was murdered, is the
belief Of Coroner Harbarger, as ex-
pressed at the opening of the inquest
into Adams death today. The coroner
said also that he was convinced that
his investigation also would reveal evil
dence to show that the murderer was
q prominent witness at the inquest.
In opening the inquest, Coroner Har-
barger told the jury. that before COM
been "abused and villified bv an i'm
portant witness in the case.' Contin-
uing, he said:
List Of Witnesses. -
"The relatives and police believe
that Adams committed suicide, but as
coroner, believe and expect to show
to you that Albert j. Adams was muir
.dered and that the murderer is an i'm
portant witness in. this case, who will
appear before you. "
The following is a list Of the wit
nesses subpenaed for the Inquest: Po-
lice Captain Burfend, w. e. Stokes,
proprietor Of the Ansonia hotel; Mrs.
Adams, widow of the alleged suicide:
Albert j. and Louis Adams, his sons;
DR.. Thornley,. house physician at the
at the Ansonia; Edward Mill. bellboy;
e. w. Robbins, and William n. Thorn
as. Adams partner and friend.
: Adams was found dead in, his rooms
in the .Ansonia Monday morning, Oct.
i. with a bullethole thru his head. The
revolver was lying near the body.
( At the, conclusion of.the inquest the
jury returned a verdict that Adams
came to his death by suicide.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-09
MRS, "JEFFn DAVIS ~.

Colorado Springs, Col, Oct 9.-Nrs J. A..
Hayes LETT Colorado Springs last night for
New York city called by the announcement
Of the serious illness Of her mother. Mrs. JEFF
ferson Davis, widow 81 re president Of the
confederate states. ~ s. q 49,. 80
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ITALIAN ACTRESS DEAD,

Rome. Oct. 9.-The Marchesa Del Grillo; bet
ter known as Adelaide Ristort. the celebrated
italian actress. died early this morning She
had been suffering from pneumonia for some
time. - i =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-09
DRUGGISTS MEET

ashington, Oct. 9.-With more than three
hundred delegates in ATTENDANCE the thirty
second annual convention of the National
Wholesale Druggists association was begun to-
day and will continue thru the week.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-09
1owA's OLDEST WOMAN DEAD.

a Keokuk Iowa, Oct. 9.-Mrs. Hattie Johnson
yho on Dec l. 1905, celebrated her one hun.
9dredth birthday anniversary, died yesterday
from old age She was asnegress and was
believed to be the oldest woman In, Iowa. ~
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-22
Plain Living and Health.

HE San francisco board Of health reports that
- the city is more free from contagious diseases
than at any time in its history; also that the people
as whole seem to be in better health than before
the disaster. While is assigned directly, it
inferred that the outdoor life enforced by present
conditions is good for the people.
The report is a fine document in support Of the
plea for the simple fe 1t is natural to expect more
illness and higher death rate in city where many
thousands Of people are thrown back upon primitive
methods Of living After years and generations Of a
highly artificial existence, such sudden change to
shanties and tents with modern conveniences''
Of Ills IN spite Of il ali, they are cheerful and we'll
The simple life is generally associated with the
country, with fields and gardens and spacious woods
Our city life is SO bounded with convention that we
think Of the possibility Of escaping it's com
plexities Children reared in hothouse conditions
under glass and steam radiators and hotair
registers, till the pure cold air Fairly bghts their
tender bodies. We are ensaved by our comforts, and
work our heads off for the sake of luxuries 1t is
only when hurled back#by the forces Of nature to
primitive conditions that realize the useessness
Of it all and the comfort that with plain living
and free air
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-22
The Vastness Of Canada.

IN OUR widest moments of youthful enthusiasm
Il over the growth of country do not appear
to have reached the plane Of hyperbole which the
Canadians have scaled at bound in the 'Catechism
OF Canada. ~ The Catechism Of Canada is a news
paper publication calculated to exalt Dominion Day
in the mind of the loyal tho far removed subject Of
his majesty, Edward VII It declares among other
fhings the size of Canada From this we learn that
Canada is larger than the United States that it is
onethrd of the British empire; that it extends from
the latitude Of Rome to the undiscovered pole that IL
Us $500 miles from east to west and 400 miles from
north to south That it is large as thirty United
Kingdoms, eighteen Germanes, thirtythree Italics
On this vast acreage exist 100000 people, not in
cuding Eskimos, who live the ice. The total popu-
aton is less than that of New York and Chicago and
little more than that Of London, which boasts no
{ such latitude compare in longitude
1t the purpose of the catechism is to create an
Impression Of greatness from Of vastness the fig
nres not overdone. Indeed, they are SO modest
that one is tempted to improve upon them For
instance the native ice crop Of Canada is fifteen times
that of the United States and than that of sig
million 1ndas; her borealis beats the world
her mounted police have longer beats than the Cos.
sacks There are any number of interesting facts
about Canada which should go into the catechism
but 1t is not to be supposed that enterprise is ex-
hausted in first publication. - ~ IS -.~-@
1t is not to- be objected that the matters of size
which are mentioned in nowise the creation of the
present past population of Canada What if Canada
would have lain large out Of doors had it never
had an inhabitant9 What constitutes ,state evil
i dently does not constitute colony. 49,"
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-22
Those Indian MORTGAGES.

XX7E not surprised to find considerable space
Wv in the Detroit, Mimi. papers devoted to The
Journals exposure of the systematic swindng of the
halfbreed Indians by lot of unscrupulous people, but
1t quite unnecessary for the Record to undertake
to defend Detroit from any such charges Presumably
the people Of Detroit whole not parties to
these transactions and do not approve Of them. We
cannot see why they should need any defense what
ever from the Record.
It seems to that the Record is unfortunate, too
in its attempt to bettle the Significance Of these
actions and to make them appear if they ord
nary, everyday affairs It would have us understand
that these land transactions nothing new because
they are possible under law passed eighteen years
ago. We have the Records statement for it. however
that the Indian becomes citizen under the law upon
the filing Of his allotment and the abandonment Of
tribal relations. " That has been our idea. We also
understand, the record does, that freedom to sell
liquor to the Indian openly has from recent de-
cson Of the supreme court with regard to the status
of the Indian allottee describing him as entitled to all
the rights and privileges of citizenship
But these matters not important nor is it worth
while to specify half dozen Of individuals who
desire to borrow money for specific and proper pur-
poses. That doesn explain the filing Of 240 mortgages
of this general character within three weeks about
which the Record maintains discreet silence One
hardly that the necessities of the Indians
have developed rapidly within that length of time
that 240 them should be obliged to mortgage their
aotments For from $50 to $500 or $400 ID order to
meet urgent necessities.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-22
Editorial Section.
What Glasgow Has Taught Us.

n III roads lead to Glasgow, the Mecca Of tho
k-A public ownership man. but curiously enough
all pilgrims return from the shrine to wonder but not
to Worship to praise but not to initiate, to admire but
not to join the church.
There Is but note Of accord in all their observa-
tions, that Glasgow succeeds by methods all her own;
that when we have the same environment we may
have the same success How Glasgow created her en-
vironment is mystery to the American cognzant OF
the fact that in his country the cities cannot get
out of private servants that politicians do not labor
for love of country without thought of the personal
pockets that parties do not eace themselves in the
presence Of local election. When we can do these
things we do what Glasgow has done with her
trans.
Are the pilgramages then fruitlessa Are we but
to see Glasgow and despair7 BY means. Glasgow
has already taught us something which is more vital
than the running of trans the distribution OF gas
She has taught that there is standard OF civic
service, minimum Of civic virtue below which we
dare not go, It Is of scarcely any moment who runs
the trans provided they are run and that the men
who them do not also run the community.
The distribution of commodities is question sub
servent to that of the independence Of the community
America has recently passed thru campaign for the
dislodgement of the railroad political dictator.
The assertion of the sovereignty Of the people
these public service corporations is notice to them
that they limited hereafter to their proper duties.
They can take the admonition disregard it they
choose but they know that in the latter event sitter
congress backed by sterner people will deal with
them.
The same is true Of the local public service pur-
veyors They have their present opportunity to amend
their ways. They have before them the fact that a
but fatuous folly for not needing warning that
the anti railroad campaign has plainly held up before
them For some Of this let thank Glasgow and the
Glasgow pilgrims.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-22
Samuel Pepys, Business Man.

6 AMUEL PEPYs wrote delightfully."- frank and
W engaging diary replete with naive confessions
which today would drive the most competent public
servant out of office Pepys confessed to his diary
that he was snob, tippler and ibertine. But
to be snob in office holding crowd under king
whose highest idea of his position to have un-
same confession would have appeared in any other
diary written; by public man Of the day. Tippling,
too, was quite in the fashion, and far being
hbertine, Pepys differed from his equals in society
only in his confession of the facts. aa #44
But Samuel Pepys something more than he
admitted in his diary. In age Of graft and loot
he was an honest man; in age when pride had
fallen 50 low that the king bf England practically
sold his sovereignty to Louis of France for pocket
money, Pepys was patriot; in age when public
office meant a public chance to enrich ones self,
Pepys neglected his fortune and protected the
treasury. Es e. rag - TN - :
writer in the National Review calls Pepys 'sthe
regeneration of the British navy Appointed clerk
of the in the navy by favoritism he turned him
self to mastering his duties By ceaseess night toll
he made himself master of mathematics Of which he
was ignorant at the outset learned about building
posing of forces and first declared the policy which
has become the watchword Of England that the safety
CT the islands depended upon her having little larger
navy than the next two powers Pepys rose by dint
OF merit until he made secretary Of the navy
commission and then his ideas began to blossom into
laws. He abolished the system Of carrying merchan
disc on war vessels which had Heretofore been
scandal since the officers never accounted to the
nation for the profits Of the voyage AS compensa
tion to the officers he proposed that they should have
regular salaries the year round in in peace,
and this was the beginning of the navy career
for professional man. e." .,-.-.~
Driven from office because of the Popery cry, he
saw all his work fade away; the ships he had built
dsmantled or sunk in harbor from sheer neglect: hs
wise regulations discarded his systems Of account
ing which had pulled the navy Of debt overthrown
He returned to office in his old age to patiently build
<the navy up again and died leaving small fortune
and small which has grown larger as the record
OF his career has become familiar. i E&$f
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-22
Sunday. July al 1905
The Pan-American Conf ference.

1. HE Pan-Amer1can congress- which will begin its
sessions in Rio Janeiro On Monday viii be the
third meeting Of it's kind. The first was held in
w Washington in 1885, It the outcome Of the
activity Of James g. Blaine then secretary Of state
and the representative of the entertaining nation
ne was appropriately chosen to preside.
The thought in Mr. Blaine's mind was the extension
Of the trade Of this country with South American
neghbors and Of their trade with Even then the
commerce of the countries south Of the Rio Grande
and Gulf Of Mexico amounted to round billion
Of dollars annually nearly evenly divided between the
developed rapidly to justify Mr.. Blanes anxiety
for such understanding with southern neghbos
as would assure us our share of the increase.
The conference took up great many questions,
such the money and coinage Of the different
tries the means Of communication, trademarks and
other questions concerning commerce, and made the
American republics. This bureau is still in existence
and Of the projects Of the present conference will
be to enlarge, reorganize and provide it with per-
manent building at Washington It is worthy Of note
that the first conference authorized the
railroad which is now approaching completion and
upon which Secretary Root will make part Of his home
journey after visiting and addressing the conference
at Rio Janeiro The last thing the delegates to the
first conference did, and which probably most
important was to make tour Of 5000 miles in this
country, visiting most Of the and many Of the
Mississippi valley states. Innumerable manufacturing
establishments were visited and much valuable infor-
nation carried away by the delegates. -
The present conference meets under circumstances
Of extreme deicacy. In addition to the work of fur
ther developing the trade relations and means of
communication between North and South America it
will try to make beginning of code of international
law It may also discuss the Monroe doctrine as far
it relates to the forcbe collection of debts between
nations between the citizens Of one nation and
those of another Secretary Root address may touch
on these questions but his aim will be not to start
controversies but to convince the southern delegates
that the friendship Of this country is sincere and dis
Interested He is missionary of the soft word. The
: big stick is not in evidence.
Much good has already resulted from the confer
ences held since Mr. Blaine, amid the scoiHg Of the
politicians Of his day, inaugurated the first one.
Many of the matters then at issue have been put in
the way Of settlement and much capital has south
the strength of the of the countries rep
resented that stable government and equitable laws
in sight. South America has much to hope from
continued Improvement in administration. Her re-
vast, too vast for her capital, and
the help Of other nations is needed. It be had
only upon the convincing prospect Of safe govern
mental conditions These the conferences have done
much to promote. iEE@f#
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-22
The Senate as a Mirror.

y q FNATOR BEyERIDGE has contributed to a cur
y rent periodical defense of the body in which
he sits It is defense that is partly am apology he
claims that has been since the foundation
of the government the mirror OF NATIONAL 80
that to quote his woros, IT it be SAID that the
senate has been representative OF business
The answer is that interests have for the
last three decades until now constituted the ideal OF
+ the American people, liz. ~..--
the senate recent awakening is sign OF changing
ideal in the people. Commercaism as ruling power
is giving way to ideals of justice, and better public
service with conscience at the bottom Of it. The
senate only responded to this new development OF
the national ideal.
The Beyeridge explanation is only another way Of
putting it, The common impression is that the senate
held out as long possible against the popular de-
nand for reform legislation and yielded when yielding
was seen to be inevitable. It is not denied that the
senate brought greater intelligence and higher states
1nanshp the solution of the great problems before
1t than the lower house gave evidence Of It is plain
that the legislation vastly improved in form by
the molding done in senate committees. It is also
evident, however, that the senate gave ground with
reluctance and would have blocked the rate bil for
instance if it had felt able to stem the current Of
public opinion.
#> The difference in temperament between the house
and senate is DUE of course, to the longer term of
office granted the senators, and to their election by
legislatures. Both factors them farther from
the direct influence Of public opinion. Senator Bev-
eridge repeats this explanation, and says that the
does not much to know what the people
want today, will the people want it tomorrow9'
Here the Beveridge logic seems " He would
have the conservative senate anticipating the desires
of the people Instead of restraining, judicial body
the senate according to Beveridge, becomes society
of seers, handing out to the people the thing they
want before they know they want it. Senator
Beveridge himself Isl built the soothsayer nes but
he differs from most of his colleagues. They not
yet the figure of his ideal Instead of asking what
the people will want tomorrow, the senator of the
Aldrch Foraker style asks himself how to keep the
people from getting what they have wanted for the
last decade There is question about the
people wanting amendment to the constitution so
they elect senators by direct VOTE They have
been asking for it good while, and they will be
wanting it in years to come The senate is blind
and deaf to this sentiment. The people want square
deal for the Philippines. The sugar trust does not
and the senate permits the industries of the islands
81 to langush under the discrimination of our tariff
Is The senate has wiped good many old scores off
the slate this summer, but it will have to progress
IL still farther in the direction before it can be
d conceded the ''mirror of national ideals.''