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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-06
The End of a Fakir.

The return of Prophet Dowie, if he
comes, will probably furnish a yellow
sheet sensation for few days. Affairs
at Zion will be warm, and Gladstone,
who has never been kissed, is quite
likely to learn the weight Of the pater-
nal hand in another sort Of a caress.
Dowie has made no special complaint
over the desertion of his wife and son.,
and very likely he does not care much
about it. At any rate, he cannot con-
sistently complain, since he. treated ms
own fathe. shabbily in Australia years
ago. The most that concerns DoWie,
apparently, is his position as a prophet,
with large amount Of vulgar estates
threatened with confscation.< When
you touch an American, even a. prophet,
In the pocketbook,, you hit, tender
spot. ----.~t ~ 49," = q. ) -,
The course, of Dowie has. been theat-
rical in the extreme. He has posed as
prophet and healer by prayer, and
for several wears he occupied. a hall
in Chicago, and every Sunday he hec-
tored the entire community in the ap-
proved iargon of fshwife. He pre-
tended to heal diseases and he did build
factories. He was at one time con-
sidered as great a financial as religious
wizard. But such :foolery as Dowie in
dulged in must, come to an end. His
downfall began when, tempted by the
feeling which. the gods instill in those
they would destroy, he took a trainload
of cranky followers and campeds in
Madison Square Garden in a wild eff.
fort to convert New York to Zionism.
The raid on New York failed. The
Gothamites did not give up in sub
scriptions and Dowie returned to Hi
nois poorer and more bitterly prophetic
than before Then his creditors got
after him and a receiver was appointed
for the whole Of Zion. p
Dowie has been credited with being
very shrewd because he has created
some values at Zion. There was moth
ing very mysterious about that. HI
received immense sums from his deludec
followers. Almost any man could ruiz
a big business if he could go out in the
streets and take up a fat collection
every time his bank balance was short
or his payroll was long. Dowie ha,
been a financial cheat from the start
and should long ago have been takel
in hand by the public prosecutor. L
the truth were known he has received
thousands Of dollars thru a species o.
blackmail and other thousands by mean
of hypnotism, such as he tried an
failed to work on the rich young woman
from Switzerland.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-06
STARVING MEN ACCUSE
EMPLOYMENT AGENT

Forty laborers brought to Minnesota
from st. Louis by a Minneapolis labor
agency are reported to be starving near
Thomson. Carlton county, because the
promises held out by the labor agent
to bring them from st. Louis have not
been fulfilled 1t is asserted that they
were allowed only enough work to pay
the fee of the labor agent, and then
were east adrift. Thru their foreman,
George Forsea, they have appealed to
State Labor Commissioner w. II. Will
Hams for assistance, but the state au-
thorities have decided it is case for
the county attorneys.
In letter explaining their predica-
ment, Forsea says that on the prom
Uses of an employment agent connected
with a Minneapolis agency, he held his
crew of forty men and woman cook
in ST. Louis. The agent, he says, came
for them, agreeing to secure work for
them on railroad construction in Wis
consin. When Forsea asked for writ
ten contract, the agent, he says, prom
ised to deliver it on the train, and
later put him off until the Minneapolis
office was reached, and finally refused it
altogether.
His party was shipped from st. Paul,
he says, after being turned over to
another Minneapolis employment agent,
and taken to Thomson. In the mean
time, because of delays and railroad
fare, the expenses of each man had
amounted to $40, and they still owed So
each to the agents for placing them.
He says they were placed in camp,
but had to board themselves. The first
two weeks of March they were allowed
a little work, but were then told that
they were not wanted, tho allowed to
remain in the camp, and finally all
were discharged, the superintendent Of
the work saving that they should never
have left st. Louis, as he needed no
men at that time. When paid for work
already done, he says, SO was taken
from each man as fee to the agent
who brought them, altho their agree
ment was for but So.
Part of the men had nothing coming
after the deduction of the $40 fee. They
have no work and no money for pro-
visions. and are refused credit by the
supply men. There is no work in sight,
and Forsea says his men will die from
hunger unless assistance is given them.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-06
Minnesota Politics
8. w. Randall Again Discussed as a
Convention Possibility Duluth Con
vention and It's Bearing on Govern
orsnip Contest Gutterson's Plat
form.

55 II b sIad
Two years ago an effort was made BY
friends of E. w. Randall, secretary Of
the State Agricultural society, to de-
velop him as a dark horse candidate
for governor and thru him to put an
end to the fractional Dunn Collins fight.
The contest had developed too far for
any heed to be paid the Randall boom.
Some Randall men are beginning to
come to the front again, however, and
he is frequently discussed as good re-
serve candidate in case the convention
settles down for look around. Ran
dali is governorship size, all right.
Friends Of other candidates for gov
ernor consider the Duluth location un-
favorable to jacobson. The Lac qui
Parle man probably has more political
enemies in st. Louis county than any
where in the state, owing to his con
slant clash with St. Louis county men
the convention, as far as that goes in
influencing the result, will, therefore,
be rather hostile to jacobson. Another
point is made, that the farmers, who
form the backbone Of jacobson s
strength, will be deferred from going
to Duluth as delegates because of the
distance and the time it will take them
away from their work. The convention,
as many argue, will tend to be rather
a convention Of politicians.
Duluth. men think, however, that they
will get quite a representative conven'
ton, and as it will come between seed
time and harvest for the whole state
they are expecting a large attendance
of farmers from southern Minnesota
who will take the occasion of the con
vention to pay their first visit to the
head of the lakes. Many Of them, nc
doubt, will 20 on to the iron range tc
see the mines. There will be no spe
cial trains and no free transportation
however, as any such liberty by the
railroads would give the convention ant
the party black eye for the campaign
No very general complaint agains
the Duluth location has been heard yet
The Winona Republican and Herald an
the Albert Lea Tribune, representativ
southern Minnesota dailies, speak ia
vorably Of the idea, while the Roches
ter Post and Record objects to Dulut
as too remote for Olmsted county dele
| gates. t.> ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-06
THIS DATE IN HISTORY
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Confederate Memorial Day-Holi- 4
day In louisiana.
1870 Richard |. Occur de. LIon)
killed In battle.
14s3-RaphaeI, "PrInce Of Painters
born. Died on same date In 1920.
1776-congress decided commerce
OF the colonies was not subject to the
king.
17se-Washlngton chosen president
Of the United States.
1830--Mormon church established
In Manchester, N. n.
III 1s41-John Tyler took oath OF
office as president Of the United
States.
1s62-Battie Of Shiloh.
1s6s-MIchIgan voted against negro
suffrage. Eg
tss2-Mormon temple, Salt Lake.
City, completed. 81 5
1895 Oscar Wilde and Taylor ar
rested IN London.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-06
The Watch Trust and the Tariff,

Congressman Rainey, a democrat
from Illinois, got at the business end
of the tariff question in the house yes
terday when he exposed the unreason-
able discrimination Of the Dingley tar
if in favor Of the watch trust. The
substance of his speech may be found
in another column today.
The first point Of Mr.. Rainey's re-
marks is that the present adjustment
of the tariff has nothing to do with
the extension of American trade
abroad. American trade in watches,
at least, takes care of that matter
itself. When the American watch
trust wants to sell watches abroad, the
price at home does not bother the
manufacturer in the least. He puts on
his exported goods price which will
1 sell them and if he doesn't make
profit enough on the exports to pay a
reasonable return, it doesn It make any
difference. He has the home trade
cinched and he can charge the home
consumer practically what he likes and
thus secure his profits. Do
Rainey takes the instance of the
8 New York dealer in watches, whose
success in buying American watches
abroad and underselling the trust price
at home was reported in our dispatches
q short time ago. He has followed up
the case so as to show in detail what
the watches were sold for abroad, what
they retail for there, what the New
York importer of American watches is
willing to sell them for and the differ
ence between that price and the prices
which the trust compels the American
retailer to charge for them, and shows
f that with special and ad valorem duties
amounting to nearly so per cent of
8 their value to hold up the price at
home, this New York importer is able
to undersell the other American re-
tailers 25 per cent or more. .|s
Let the country have a few more
speeches like that and the standpat
tiers of whom Mr.. McCleary. pride.
4 himself upon being one of the most
inlmovable- have to begin some in
dustrious and skilful explaining. Al
The Journal has repeatedly said
We are going to have tariff reform. We
are going to have it because the con
f sumer will not always consent to b,
bled by protected trusts. The consume,
Z is perfectly willing to grant to tn
American manufacturer that degree o
protection which measures the differ
ence between the legitimate cost of hi
product, including higher wages, thar
that of his foreign competitor. Blu
when the case is evened up in that way
the American manufacturer must NEE
his foreign competitor on even terms
and the thing which threatens the pro
teetive principle today more than any
thing else is the menace of such re
volt against protection because Of til
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-06
MORE JIM KEY SHOWS

The continued remarkable out
pouring of children to see Jim Key
has made additional performances
desirable and Mr.. Rogers, owner Of
Jim Key, has consented to give
five more exhibitions.
Saturday, the performances will
be at l, 2, 8, 4 and 8:15 pm, and
the tickets will be sold only at the
Auditorium box office, 10 cents be-
ing the price for the children, and
25 cents for adults.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-06

~ The Lake Crystal Union, which con-
tains Gilbert Guttersen formal an
nouncement for congress-, says he has
resigned his position in the postal SER
vice and is bona-fde candidate. His
brief statement declares for ga con-
servative revision Of the tariff pla-
cling nearly all trust-made articles on
the free list; election of United States
senators by direct vote, and the passage
of a national law prohibiting the Civ
ing or accepting Of free passes. by all
Gals, "unless the giving Of such passes
by all common carriers be made com
pulsory.' These issues, he says, will
be 'the principal part Of my plat
It looks as tho A. L. Cole would come
down with the strong delegation from
Otter Tail county, Judging by the ia
vorable mention he is receivings around
his old home there. The Perham Bull
letin declares it's belief that he is "the
propegr man for the republicans to nomi-
The Crookston Times intimates that
j. A. Hendricks Of Fosston will make a
strong senatorial candidate to succeed
A. D. Stephens, in case Stephens should
be struck by gubernatorial light
ming" Mr.. Hendricks is a prominent
attorney.
The senatorial fight is on now in the
Martin Watonwan district. with A. R.
Allen of Fairmont and W. A. Hinton
Of Truman both formally in the race.
They are both from Martin county, and
Watonwan is satisfied to furnish the
may be broken up by A. D. Palmer of
Ceylon, author. Of the "muskrat' bill
He has been in the house two. terms
and thinks of trying again, tho he halls
from Martin county. 81,
Charles B. Cheney.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-06
WASTE MATERIAL, USED
Salvation Army Profits from Materia,
Often Thrown Away.

The report for the month of March
just issued by Staff Captain W. 81.
Gooding Of the Industrial department Of
the Salvation Army shows that, during
the month, the department. collected and
sold thirty tons Of paper Of ali kinds.
one ton OF rags, and one ton Of scrap
iron. r
The collection and sorting of this
junk gave work to thirty-flve men who
needed it, and from the proceeds of the
sales the inmates Of the home were
paid $40 in wages and given $500
meals.
len men, who were tided thru periods
Of hard luck or sickness by the home.
left to take good jobs. Temporary Jobs
were given to $40 men and women thru
the free employment bureau. Two
hundred men had free baths, seventy
i've free meals were served. Fifty-fye
garments were given away and seventy
men enjoyed a good night 8 rest in q
clean bed free Of charge.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-06
Needless Alarm.

The discussion of the rate bill Is
growing warmer. The railroad senators
cannot keep from sneering at the SEN
ators who have conferred with the pres
ident, and the senators who have been
with the president cannot avoid retort-
ing that there may be as much virtue In
talking with the president of the
United States about pending legislation
as with the managers Of the railroads.
This brings Senator Joseph Benson For
aker up with a demand that Dolliver
name the senators who have conferred
with railroad magnates. Startled,
fawn-ike Joey, does he believe anybody
suspects hint Why should he flush at
a random shot like that7 And so Al
drich and Baileyf --...
The course on this bill illustrates the
nervousness Of legislators over any in
reference with the work Of congress by
the executive. At least there is an ap-
pearance Of indignation whenever the
discussion touches any large measure
like the rate bill. But the public un-
derstands pretty we'll that in matters
which do not attract so much public at
tention the members of congress and
the president confer freely. It is only
when touchy subject is up that there
is a touchy bunch Of Legislators ready to
resent in terrible voice any hint Of
interference from the White House.
Executive interference is always
sore point in representative govern
ment. The long fight of the English
speaking race has been to shear the
crown Of it's disposition thru patronage
and social favors to control the legisla-
ture. Fox 's administration was ruined
by George III. covertly sending word
to members Of the house that he would
be personally obliged to them if they
would vote against the government IS
India bill. and they did. The bill
was killed. The present monarch Of
Great Britain would scarcely risk such
a prank, but from the days of George
III. to those Of Edward VII, the liberty
Of the legislator has been purchased by
constant vigilance.
There has hardly been a president Of
this country who has not been accused
Of attempting to dictate to the con-
gress. AS matter of fact some of
them have tried it and some have sue
ceeded. But in most Of these instances
it is found that the president and the
congress both bowed to that mysterious
entity known as "party necessity" and
carried out the will Of the majority as
ascertained for them in some mysterious
way that the party organization has Of
learning what the people want. .l
In the present instance there is no
foundation for suspicion either that the
president is debating to congress or
that party EFFICIENCY has arisen. There
is no party question involved. The
rate making bill is an economic measure
which presents some knotty law diff
culties. All the president has done has
been to exchange views as to how q
bill can be whipped into shape to be OF
some use to the people and still protec,
the legal rights Of everybody concerned
And the president has done his confer
ring openly. There is no need for AL
drich and Foraker to grow virtuousl3
alarmed. Besides, it comes with rathe,
bad grace from two such seasoned vet
Grams in the art Of conference.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-06
TEACHERS IN BANDS
OF MERCY FORMING.
Educators Are Deeply Interested in the Move
n1ent in Which Jim Key Is the
Central Figure
PRIZE ESSAY CONTEST AND jim KEY

wonderful Jim the central figure in the humanitarian
accomplish
small Of the work
Bands of Mercy.
direction The
inclusive They asked
nd patience.
school
a &
simply Minneapolis
closely
writer's
Prizes will awarded each week
receiving 81,
Of a he Jou
-.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-06
THE EDITOR FEELS HURT.
okmulgee Il. T.) Democrat.

Okmulgee Il. To Democrat AZ,
A man may use the mole on the back
OF his neck for a collarbutton: he NAV
ride freight train to save 8 cents a
mile; he may light the lamp with a splin-
ter to save matches; he may stop his
watch at night to save wear; use a period
for semicolon to save ink, and pasture
his grandmother's grave to save hay; but
a man Of this kind is scholar and gem
tlelnan compared to man who will take
a newspaper and when asked to pay for
1t put 1t back in the postoffice marked
Refused"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-06

iniustices perpetrated under 1t as will
sweep it away entirely. The stand
patter" may think he is the defender
of the protective principle, but in real
ity he is the source of its greatest dam
ger. When tariff reform comes, We
hope it may come under republican
auspices; that it may be made over by
its friends; but its friends must get
busy before very long, if they would
not have the job taken out Of their
hands.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-06

The Jim Key Bands of Mercy for
Minneapolis are an assured fact. A.
r. Rogers and Miss Annetta Florls, the
general organizer, met all the princl-
pals Of the public schools this morn
ing in DR.. G. NJ. Jordan's office and
explained the origin Of the Bands OF
Mercy, their object and the plan OF
organization. Ill.,.
In other cities it has been customa-
ry to appoint city organizers, but DR.:
Jordan, who is deeply interested in hui
would have each principal tell the teach
ers OF the plan and organize the bands
in each school. p
| Mr.. Rogers was delighted with this
idea, for it simplifes the matter of or
ganization very much. He hopes to
adopt this plan from now on in the
other cities Jim Key visits. The prin,
cipals of the various schools were
greatly interested and many Of them
expressed the belief that the little
Bands of Mercy would prove OF great
benefit to the children. -.
! Mr.. Rogers urged the teachers to
take up the work at once and see that
every schoolroom had it's band, and HI
was sure that they would be more thar
satisfied for the few moments Of time
they gave to it by the greater thought
fulness and kindness the children would
show and the good results generally
Mr.. Rogers drew their attention to tn
$50 in prizes offered by The jour
nal and advised that the children
should be encouraged to compete TO,
these prizes, as it would increase the
interest in humane work generally. Tn
ent from other children-and he dl,
not believe they were-he felt it wa
safe to predict that nine enths of tn
school children would be members o
the Jim Key Bands of Mercy.
The teachers were given enrolment
| slips and as soon as filed the name:
are to be sent to the Humane Society
for publication in The Journal!
Jim Key Band Of Mercy column:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-06

Mr.. Rogers wished the children and
their parents distinctly to understand
there are no dues Of any kind and no
money is required Of the children in
any way. 49,.
There are little star badges, which
sell for cents, but 1t is not at all
necessary for the child to have one to
be member Of band of mercy.
Jim AS Missionary.
The attendance at Jim Is perform
ances is increasing and the whole city
seems interested in this wonderful
horse. An interesting little story is
given as illustrating the influence for
good the horse is creating.
= A well-known Chamber Of Commerce
man left the Auditorium deeply i'm
pressed by the intelligence and almost
human qualities of Jim. AS he reached
the street be saw a little shepherd dog
which had been run over and his foot
badly crushed. The lesson Jim had
taught was fresh in his mind and he
gently bound up the injured foot with
his handkerchief. Something must be
done with the helpless dog, however.
and with but moment 3 hesitation he
picked up the dusty little animal in his
arms, carried him to veterinary sur
geon g office, and left him for treat.
ment. He did it, too, with an air that
showed clearly he did not care if he met
every other grain man in the city.
Hundreds of the children were al the
Auditorium yesterday by - O'Clock
waiting for the doors to open for the
afternoon performances, and like other
children who have seen Jim, their de.
light was unbounded.
A 1,euso,, 4, u,.S.
Mr.. Rogers has maintained that the
Lessons Jim teaches not only make the
children kinder to animals, but more
considerate Of each other; but the fol
lowing story shows that even before
the children have seen the wonderful
horse, what they have read and heard
OF him has awakened their interest and
made them more thoughtful of each
other. Tuesday afternoon the Peabody
school went in body to see this won.
derful horse. There was considerable
excitement among the children, an(
some had not little difficulty to get
together even the small sum required
for admission.
One 10-year-old newsboy, strive as hi
might, could only manage to save {
cents toward his ticket.
He finally took his teacher in his
confidence and asked to buy his ticket
upon the installment PLAN He was
to pay S cents down and the remainde,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-06

The Boston district attorney has just
rescued from Jail a little boy who was
serving thirty day sentence for. throw
ing a SNOWFALL at a wealthy Bostonian
The cold dignity Of the great man was so
disturbed that it is wonder the little
boy was not executed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-06

One of Edward Everett Hale's rules Is,
"speak, every day to someone you know
is your superior A man must be a
boor who does not speak at least once a
day to his wife.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-06

s. The Rev. Dr. Muckley Of Kansas City
the. young man who makes her costly
presents. Some earnest, but impecunious
young man put Doc up to this.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-06

Judge" Hamilton intimates that he
could say things about Perkins which
would make what Jerome knows sound
like the report Of the picnic committee
Of Sunday school,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-06

The coal barons do not look with ia
vor on the. workers proposition to have
the Cancellation board arbitrate the strike.
There is too much coal piled up that they
expect to see marketed at high prices.