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IN CANADA
the Great Railroad Scheme
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/ Means Liberal Defeat.
They Declare That It Is a Crude,
Visionary, Ill-Considered
"Moreover, the exact routes have not
been announced, and there is an air of
uncertainty as to cost and methods of
construction about the government prop
osition which ought to call for the hearty
condemnation of every sane business man
in the land The scheme Is only half di
gested If it will mean so many great
things to ouV people, it is strange that
that fact cannot be made clear in the
numerous speeches which have been ma de
In the house of commons in its defense.
An Unbusinesslike Venture.
"Theie isn't a business man in the
country who would invest his funds in a
venture as unsatisfactorily worked out as
this one is, and why should the govern
ment, which is a gieat business institu
tion, act differently from the individual?
I predict that there will be an appeal to
the country in the fall, and that the lib
eral government will be overthrown
"Of course we are counting on great
things to follow the resignation of the
liberal minister of railways and canals,
and his speech in the house against the
Grand Trunk-Pacific bill was the strong
est effort of his public career. That
speech will be printed for general dis
tribution over the country, and I do not
mind saying that it will probably be our
strongest card. Bu t we will have other
things to encourage us. Th e conservative
gains In the recent elections in Manitoba,
are very gratifying. W e have been told
by the liberals that our party would never
take strong root in the far western coun
try, that conservativism was not a popu
lar word there and that that section, with
its rapidly increasing population, would
become a liberal stronghold. Th e Mani
toba elections show the falsity of that
position. Th e country, east and west, will
come back to the old time conservative
position and support the party that al -
ways looks before it leaps, and is not
carried away by every ignis fatuus of
doctrine which crosses its path.
"In Ontario here is much dissatisfac
tion with the Ross government, which we
believe is so alarmed that it will refuse
to bring on the by-elections. In that
province our rally of last "Wednesday night
was one of the most representative and
enthusiastic we have had anywhere in
the dominion for many years.
"Th2 defection of Mr. Blair, late min
ister of railways and canals, will do much
to rehabilitate the conservative party in
New Brunswick. I shall be surprised if
the Influence of his na me does not give
us a dozen members of the commons
more than we now have from that locality.
Business Sentiment Against Plan.
"The business men of the country are
also opposing the liberal ministry's rail
way project. The Canadian Manufac
turers' association, which, as a rule, does
not meddle in politics, regards the situa
tion as being so grave that It has come
out aggressively against the Laurier bill
and will contribute all that it can to se -
cure that ministry's overthrow, on the
ground that it is not wise for the country,
from purely business points of view, longer
to continue it in power.
"In our country the Influence of the
newspapers in politics is, perhaps, greater,
pi oportionately than it is in the United
States Their editorial and news columns
aie devoted largely to local affairs, and
the a\erage citizens goes to them for in
foimatlon and guidance Since the Grand
Trunk Pacific bill was announced, the con
servati\es have not lost a paper the lib
erals, on the other hand, have lost sev
eral, among them their strongest. Other
liberal papers are giving the railway bill
only a slight support
"Should there be an appeal to the coun
try, which we confidently expect, we shall
go into the campaign with no little hope
of success."
Liberals Defend Their Position.
The foregoing Interview giveB a fair and
well-balanced statement of the conserva
tive position at this time. In previous
dispatches from Ottawa I have in a gen
eral way outlined the liberal position. It
is not necessary to repeat that now, ex
cept to say that they make a full and
complete denial of every charge brought
by the conservatives, and declare that
the success of that party would mean that
Canada would stand still during the en
tire period of its ascendency. The liberals
admit freely that the proposed new line
of railway will be a colonization line.
They do not deny that it will penetrate
the dense wilds of northern Canada, but
those wilds, they say, will become popu
lous the moment there is an outlet from
them for the products of the farm and
not before. The settlements now being
ma de in the northwest are along and near
the railways, of necessity, and so the
country to be opened by this proposed
new line, fertile to prodigality, will fill
up just as soon as the line is built.
Railroads Must Go First.
In the prairie states of the middle west,
population went ahead of the railways,
Salt Rheum
Yon may call It eczema, tetter or milk
crust.
But no matter what yon call it, this skin
disease which comes in patches that born,
itch, discbarge a watery matter, dry and
cale, owes Its existence to the presence ot
humors in the system.
It will continue to exist, annoy, and per
haps agonize, as long as these humors
remain.
It is always radically and permanently
cured by
Hood's Sarsaparilla
which expels all humors, and is positively
ansqnalied for all cutaneous eruptions.
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Coaervatives Are Confident That
Plan.
From a Staff Correspondent.
Ottawa, Au. 19.To-day I had an in -
teresting talk with a prominent member
of the conservative party. I aaked him to
outline for readers of The Journal
the reasons which impel him to think that
the passage of the Grand Trunk-Paclftc
bill will cause the downfall of the liberal
ministry Of course, he views the situa
tion from a partizan position, but since
that position is that of all persons who
oppose the railroad bill, it will throw con
siderable light on the conservative policy
and show to some degree the forces on
which that party is relying. H e said:
"The L,aurier proposition for a trans
continental railway, supplementing the
Canadian Pacific and the other lines which
we ha\e east and west, and the outlet by
way of the great lakes and the St Law
rence, is visionary and impracticable to
the highest degree, and shows the liberal
party to have lost its poise. Never be
fore, in my lifetime, has any party lent
the weight of its support to any suolx
proposition Th e country at some time
in the future may be ready for such a
project, but it is not ready at present,
and the Grand Trunk-Pacific bill, reduced
to plain English, is nothing more than a
proposition to squander the people's
money in the building of a very expensive
and unnecessary road thru great stretches
of the w lldest and most inaccessible coun
t ry in the dominion. Th e possibilities of
that countr have not been determined,
either for agriculture, minerals or manu
facturing It is a country which the foot
of the white man seldom reaches, and the
road at the best can be nothing more
than a wild speculation, with the prob
abilities in favor of failuie
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, WEDNESDAY EVENING,
and this* was possible on account of the
extensive river ways. Thirty years ago
the railways were not a factor In the
commorce o l these states, and yet popu
lation and wealth grew rapidly. Th e rail
ways came, and for a generation the rivers
have been of little worth for transporta
tion purposes. Bu t at the same time these,
prairie states could have supported a
very dense population without railway aid.
This is not true in western Canada, where
there are no navigable streams leading
to the oceans or to commercial centers.
In that country the railways must be* the
pioneers, going ahead of population and
pointing the way. By keeping this fact
well iu mind, readers of The Jour
nal wfll the better understand what the
Grand Trunk Pacific road will do for west
ern Canada, and why the liberal ministry
believes that in presenting the bill it has
risen to an elevation of statesmanship and
patriotism which ought to command the
earnest support of every man who wants
to see Canada a homogeneous and thoroly
independent country. This is the point
Of view which the conservatives seem
ranable to take. They argue for present
*nd direct benefits, the liberals for future
benefits. They want to see a dollar in
hand for every dollar advanced the liber
als are willing to wait for the returns.
They have a horizon which is narrow and
provincial the liberals see the country
from ocean to ocean, and would *lay a
broad, foundation on which to erect the
superstructure of a powerful and progres
sive nation.
TAMMANY HALL
WANTS GROYER
Brooklyn Eagle Says New York
Democratic Leaders Will Sup-
port Him for Presidency.
New York, Aug. 19.The Brooklyn
Eagle, which has been leading in the ef
fort to boom Cleveland for the demo
crats nomination for president, under a
Saratoga date, says:
"News that Charles F . Murphy, the
leader of Tammany Hall, and other Im
porta nt democrats of great influence have
agreed among themselves and with na -
tional democrats of great influence to elect
a New York delegation for ex-President
Cleveland next year reached Saratoga this
morning.
"It was conveyed in a letter to Hen ry
Stafford Little of Ne w Jersey, assistant
of Mr. Cleveland on the board of trustees
of Princeton university, who is now a
guest at the Grand Union hotel. The let
ter was written by ex-Senator James
Smith, Jr, the democratic state leader of
New Jersey.
Their Only Hope.
"Ex-Senator Smith's letter, with cer
tain personal passages eliminated, but
unchanged in text otherwise, follows:
" T read your article as It appeared in
the Herald on Mr. Cleveland. I t was
strong and to the point. You and I will
be put down as Cleveland boomers, by
and by, but if our people are as sensible
as I take them to be they can elect him.
He Is the only man they can elect at this
time
" 'I conferred with the Tammany lead
ers soon after the article appeared on
April 26, and met Charles F Murphy and
a numb er of other New York democrats,
and they all agreed with me that the only
thing to do was to nominate Mr. Cleve
land.
" T am sure that New York state will
be in line for him at the convention. So
wfll the whole east and the middle states.
Whether Bryan and his friends can beat
him is hard to tell.' "
HE DOESN'T LIKE THEM
Henry Watterson Attacks Both Cleveland
and Bryan In a New York Interview.
New York, Aug. 19.Colonel Hen ry
Watterson, who is spending his summer
vacation at the Manhattan club here, said:
"Cleveland and Bryan are the upper and
nether millstones seeking to grind the
democratic party to their own uses or to
crush the life out of It. They are two
selfish politicians, neither of whom cares
anything about anybody except himself.
The one has been thrice a candidate and
twice a president. Talk of a fourth nomi
nation and a third election Is too wild to
be considered by sensible people and will
not be considered by any nominating con
vention. With reference to Mr. Cleve
land I have never had any other purpose
before me than the vindication of the truth
of history.
"Bryan Is killing himself as a public
force as fast and as surely as his enemies
could wish. If he goes on as he seems
bent upon going, he will become the
merest agitator and claimant, at once im
potent and vindictive. H e won't carry a
corporal's guard with him into the next
convention.
"As to the next democratic candidate
for the presidency I rath er think the
nomination will He between Gorman,
Parker and Gray, each in his own peculiar
way a strong man, and that the nominee
will be elected. M r Roosevelt would bet
ter have stood upon his record. There is
too much tunneling In the subways of
republican politics to bode any good to
the president or his party, but all the
moral currents and many physical signs
and portents seem setting against the
republicans, so that if the democrats be
not wholly bereft of sense and fortune
they will come back In power in 1904 by
an Impulse as mighty as that of 1892."
DIED AS HE SLEPT
Frederick Kroeder Found Dead in
His Bed.
Special to Tho Journal.
Stillwater. Minn, Aug. 39.Coroner
Freleigh was called to the town of Bay -
town to Investigate the case of Frederick
Kroeder, a farmer who was found dead
in his bed this morning. I t was deter
mined that death was caused by heart
disease Kroeder was about 75 years of
age and left a family of Ave daughters
and two s,ons
The city council was waited upon last
night by a committee from the Team
sters' union, which asked for a nine-hour
day hereafter onall city work. Th e coun
cil will take the matter up at some meet
ing of the committee of the whole and
will probably grant the request.
The work of cearing the site for the
federal building was commenced to-day.
The building will stand at Myrtle and
Second streets,
D. N. Woods has filed for the republican
nomination for alderman In the third
ward.
The body of Ernest Fournler, drowned
near Ely, reached here last night. The
fnueral will not be held until Sunday in
order that a sister from Montreal may
be present.
It Fires a Projectile Weighing 575
Pounds.
New York, Aug. 19.The Brown 10-inch
wire gun tested with two Bhote at Sandy
Hook yesterday, with results which were
satisfactory to the gun people. In the first
shot, with a 575-pound projectile, a muzzle
velocity of 2,299 feet per second was developed
and a pressure of 32,000 pounds to the square
inch.
The gun weighs 26ty tons and is made of
sheets of steel one-eighth of an inch in thick
ness, wound with one-eighth inch square
wire. The tests were the 12 and 13th in a
series of 100 thots to be fired.
CAPITAL CUIXINGS
It Is rumored that Colonel Jphn A. McCall will
he tendered Secretary's Roofs portfolio In order
to placate Wall street.
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THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.
COMMITTEES* BUSY
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Work of the Trans-Mississippi Con
A * gress at Seattle Welt
vmore
UBGE MIpS I
Under Way. t
"Trade With the Orient" and Sev-
eral Timely Topics Were Dis-*
"* * * cussed To-day.
Seattle, Wash, Aug. 19.The Trans
Mississippi congress listened this morn
ing to an address by Edwa rd F . Harris on
"The Port of GalvestonChild of the
Trans-Mississippi Congress."
Major John Millis, engineer corps, U.
S. A., spoke on "Th e Navigable Water
ways in the State of Washington." John
Bassett, minister to Argentine, and re -
cently commissioner general to Asia for
the Louisiana purchase exposition, dis
cussed "Th e St. Louis World's Fair and
Its Relation to Trans-Mississippi Trade
with the Orient."
A Voice from the South.
Tom Richardson, manager of the Ne w
Orleans Progressive union, spoke on "Im-
migration and Its Distribution."
THE IMMIGRATION PROBLEM.
Mr. Tom Richardson Bald, in part
The question of immigration Into the United
States is one which has gradually been be
coming more acute during the past decade,
and which will continue to augment in im
portance and significance as toe time pro
gresses.
While, of course, a very large proportion of
the immigration which has yearly been com
ing into this country thru the Atlantic ana
Gulf ports has been of a benign character,
it is unfortunately the fact that our pos
sessions have been made the "dumping
ground" of Europe, and the transportation of
undesirable adults and their progeny has
been facilitated by private and governmental
aid, not because of a particular desire to
assist in the upbuilding of American citizen
ship, but rather thru a desire to rid the
countries and provinces of the old world of *
clasB which contributed but to the evil ana
villainy of the countries out of which they
were sent.
Fortunately, the United States with its
magnificent domain and possibilities for
amalgamation, has been but little hurt thiu
the causes mentioned, but I am strongly op
posed to an unrestricted immigration The
icu of Europe must not be dumped into the
circulation of our largo cities, if it should
be iccoived at all. The degenerate may con
tinue to degenerate, even tho his children
become fair American citizens. The muN
derer, the thief, or the social outcast snould
bo given back to the country which gave him
birth, but the immigrant, in all cases, so
long as he or she be In health, should bo
given the benefit of possible doubt* The gov
ernment, however, should not lose sight of
the immigrant} immediately upon having peh
mittod their entrance into this country. It
should be demanded that they be taken from
the large cities where, in a number of in
stances, trey add to the undesirable, portion
of their population, creating additional de
mands for charity and puDlic benefactions,
and existing with what energy or brawn
tney possess, .n an atmosphere frequently lit
tle better than the one they left.
The great west can furnish hemes for mill
ions of people, and It is Into the great trans
Mississippi country which Is crying with open
arms for the agriculturist and the artisans
that the imigrant should be taken, there to
work out his material redemption and become
an honest, prosperous member of the body
politic.
In my opinion the trans-Misslssippl com
mercial congress should adopt some^Tesolu
tion laying stress upon the necessity for a
much
W. W . Jermane.
Massachusetts Democrats Have
acute restriction in the matter
of foreign. Immigration. While certain re
strictions at present prevail, not two pet
cent of the aliens for admittance at various
sea ports are returned to their homo coun
try because of a failure to come within the
standard of the United States government
These standards are too low ana should bs
altered or amended so as to taxe into con
sideration elements not now included in the
custom, houa? examination, I believe the
evils of unrestricted Immigration have be
come so apparent to the people fit the United
States that there will shortly \jp a.combined
mavenjent on the part of American citizenship
to close the doors which are now admitting
everybody who knocks without.
HARVEST IS ALMOST OYER
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Farmers in the Fergus Falls Kegion
Will Have More Grain
Special to The Journal.
Fergus Falls, Minn., Aug. 19.Harvest
is about finished in this section and
stacking is in progress. Shock threshing
will begin before the close of the week,
and the more thoroly the farmers exam
ine their grain, the more hopeful they be
come.
The fact that prices have soared away
above expectations is also having an
exhilarating effect. Th e harvest weather
has been perfect, having been cool while
the cutitng was in progress and then a
few hot days, which had a tendency to
dry the grain. A light shower fell Mon
day night, but did no damage, and will
prove beneficial to corn. Th e corn crop
has been somewhat retarded by the cool
weather, but it is looking well, and the
outlook is it will ripen before frost comes.
Great Year for Hyde County.
Speoial to The Journal, .
Highmore, S. D., Aug. 19.Hyde county
is having one of its most prosperous
years. There is a good Increase in the
acreage of grain, especially corn. Har
vest Is now almost over and threshing
has begun. Th e first crop gave a yield of
thirty bushels of wheat, forty bushels of
barley and seventeen bushels of oats an
acre. While this is an extra yield It will
be equaled in many cases. Th e average
crop of small grain for the whole county
will be high, while corn never looked so
fine at this time of year. 1
PROBES POSTAL* AFFAIRS
Federal Grand Jury Eesumes Its In-
TEST BIG GUN
vestigation and Farther Indict-
ments Are Expected.
Washington, D. C , Aug. 19.The srand
Jury today resumed its inquiry into the af
fairs of tae postoffiice department and it is
expected that at the conclusion of the in
vestigation there wil be another batch of
indictments.
The postoffice inspectors also are still en
gaged is original inquiries and it is under
stood will present the facts in the cases of a
number of department employes which, while
not criminal in character, are considered suf
ficiently irregular to call for attention at the
hands of high officials of the department.
Among the cases of this character is that
of W. O. Hazzard, division superintendent of
rural free delivery for the state of New York,
who it is charged, drew a per diem allowance
of $4 per day from the government as if on
active field duty while confined in a hospital
under treatment for a gunshot wound. These
cases have not been brought officially to the
attention of the postmaster general and no
decision regarding them has been, reached.
. CAL.UMET & HECLA DIVIDEND. ^
Boston, Aug. 19.The Calumet & Hecla
directors to-day declared a dividend of $10
per share.
Only twenty-five days have been taken by
a letter in traveling from Moukden, Man
churia, to Norwich via the Trans-Stbertao
railway. By the old sea router the time would
have been seven weeks.
Scheme to Run Him Against
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Governor &ates.(
Say His Nomination Would Unify
* * "the Party and Make Victory
Certain.
New York Sun Special Service. - '
Boston, Aug. 19.Lieutenant General
Nelson A, Miles, United States army, re -
tired, is being advocated a r the demo
cratic candidate for'governor this fall by
the anti-Gaston". faction. Acording to
those who .do not. approve* of the nomina
tion of Colonel tr*illiain A. Gaston, the
nomination of General MUes would abso
lutely unify the party In the state. Fur
ther, they are sufficiently optimistic to
believe that his candidacy would appeal
to enough republicans o
l insure his elec
tion. ^
They point out that h would get the
old soldier vote almost solid, regardless of
party, and that public .sympathy, result
ing from the circumstances attending his
retirement from the army, would operate
greatly to his advantage at the polls.
Further, that the republican element
which is opposed to Governor Bates would
as willingly vote .for General Miles as for
Colonel Gaston
These, enthusiasts figure that under
present conditions, while Colonel Gaston
might win, General Miles would sweep the
state and his Victory put him in line for
the democratic nomination for president
or vice president. If elected governor of
Massachusetts, It is believed he could
carry the national convention in 1904, and,
as against President Roosevelt, stand an
excellent chance of winning the presi
dency.
George Fred ..Williams, the Massachu
setts member of the democratic national
committee, has not Tieeft favorable to the
renomination of Colonel Gaston, and his
friends say he would welcome the advent
of General Miles as a candidate.
IS L00KIG
FOj^ TROUBLE
Castro of Venezuela Continues to
Mistreat Resident Foreigners
-^Confiscates 3?rpperty
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, Aug. ID.Au
thentic information has reached here an
nouncing the imprisonment of French,
German and Italian merchants at Ciudad
Bolivar, Venezuela, which port was re
cently recaptured from the rebels by Pres
ident Castro's,, tro^oj^gfor refusing his de
mand for the repayment of taxes, already
paid to the de factq,.g#vernment.
Castro ^demands tfeetoayinent of arrears
fof the period of bcejjirifttion of Ciudad
BjHivar by the revolutfbriary government.
The"amount demanded exceeds $65,000.
The merchants
- refuse* to recognize Cas
tro's'decree abolishing Gtudad "Bolivar as
a port of entry and declined to ship goods
via Carupano.
The Venezuelan "gfnboat Miranda went
to iho districtkerf jfatrias, exacting from
thd*L
merc^rfts^oMa confriMtions and
fines amounting to another $50,000. The
gQOdps imported^ugnfrlftfe ^evolutionary
regime were cot^c^alejljand double duties
were imposed. Ite is leported that Castro
has threatened to annihilate the commerce
and expel the forelgntcommunity of Guay
ana, oh the" Orinoco. '
CANADIAN GRAIN RATES
Than Expected.
They Are So low That Our Atlantic
Corn May Fall.
Forts Are Being Deprived
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Speoial to The Journal.
Albert Lea, Minn , Aug. 19 The .past
week was so damp and cool that corn
made very little progress and the Indi
cations are that much of the crop is al
most certain to be frosted. The acreage
this year is larger than ever and a total
or even partial failure will be a severe*
financial loss.
SWIMMING MACHINE
Novel Contrivance by Which Swimmer
Is Propelled In
water.
Philadelphia Record -*
Just as ' a man on a bicycle is enabled
to cover more ground than a man on foot,
so is his capacity of travel thru water
augmented by the use of the swimming*
machine, which has been recently de
signed and patented by a Chicago man.
In fact, the principle of the bicycle seems'
to enter largely into the construction of
the swimming machine,. T^e jna'chine la
strapped to the operator about his, waist
and is held figldly in place by means of
a saddle-like arrangement below, -a, bar
Of adjustable length, in order that It may
be made to suit -men of different build,
hangs from the saddle and is supplied
with pedals revolved by the operator's
feet, and these,, in turn, drive a "propeller
of suitable size. This wheel does all the
work of driving the swimmer. thru $be
water and does the work with muoh more
facility and speed than a man can force
himself thru the water unaided.
The inventor says the weight of the
mechanism is readily overcome by the
action of the wheel, and that any swim-t
mer can soon acquire the knack of its
use. Th e buoying tendency of thrf body
and the weight of the contrivance serve
to maintain the swimmer at tjie ^right
angle tp get the best results from the use
of the machine. ' i." *f
MILLIONAIRE IS DEAD
Mining Magnate Who Offered to
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tf*5$S
Trading! Stamps
, Qiven
With AH
Cash
Purchases
V) i
Cloak Department
$8 Silk Petticoats in black and col
ors, to close Thurs- 0* JB Q O
Shirt Waists Reduced
$1 ladies' colored Shirt ^|R#%
Waists, to close OwU
$1.69 ladies' colored and ^QA
white Shirt Waists f f U
ayard IOO
Ladies' 2-clasp lisle and ' taffeta
Gloves in black, white and colored,
values up to 39c. A O A
Thursday, a pair mm U U
Ladies' 2-clasp high grade silk
Gloves in black, gray and mode,
size 5J, 6 and 6J, values 5 1 O o
up to $1. Thursday, a pair. UiFv
Handkerchiefs
Ladies' All-Linen Handkerchiefs,
hemstitched, worth up to C*k
12Jc. Thursday, each M
Dress Goods
52-inch wide black and navy blue
Mohair Sicilian also 42-inch black
with white dots Mohair, fSfffctfT
worth up to 98c, Thursday 9FU
56-inch mixed Meltons and Suitings
in new fall shades, worth $1.50 per
yard. Advance ^"fl *flO
sale Thursday v ) I - I F
Fay the Mexican National
Debt passes Away. . r
New York Sun Special Service.
Chihahua, Mex, Aug 18 Private des
patches received here totay from Parral, this
state, confirming the report of the sudden
death at that place of Pedro Alvarado, the
multimillionaire mining man who is known
throughout Mexico and the United States.
He leaves a fortune in cash amounting to
about $70,000 000 according to reliable esti
mates by those who have been handling the
ore from his mine during the paBt six years.
It is said that there are more than $60,000,000
worth of silver bars produced from the ore
securely locked up at the owner's residence.
Alvarado recenjtly acquired notoriety by offer
ing to pay the public debt of Mexico.
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of Business.
From The Journal Bureau, Room 46, Post Build
ing, Washington.
Washington, Aug. 19. -r- Information
comes from Baltimore that the jrraiii men
of that city are very apprehensive of
losing trade to Canada and the gulf ports
because of the reduction of railroad rates
to those ports with the maintenance of
old rates to the eastern ports of the
United States.
Canadian roads have put the New York
and orb.er eastern roads to sleep. Th e
freight rate on whe at from Buffalo to
New York In 1899 was 2% cents Now it
Is 5 cents. I t is said that under existing
conditions American-grown grain can be
laid down in European ports by way of
Canadian routes 3 cents cheaper than by
way of the North Atlantic ports.
This mea ns paralysis to trade J R Ba l
timore. I t is contended that the dlversioa
of the grain traffic is due to the arbitrary
action of the Grand Trunk line'And the
Canadian Pacific railroad. 'These roads, it
Is said, carry grain- from Chicago and
Duluth 3 cents chdaper thin it cap be
landed at any of the Atlantic .seaboard
cities, tho the haul Is no shorter.
During these periods, it is said, Montreal
has exported more grain than Baltimore,
New York, Philadelphia, Boston and New
port-News combined.
H. C. S^tevena.
PBAIRIE SCHOONEE
Novel Vehicle In Which New York
Young Men Will Take a
Long Trip.
New York Herald.
Stephen Va n Rensselaer, a young West
Orange society man whose western trip in
a modern prairie schooner has formed an
interesting topic of conversation with his
large circle of acquaintances, packed his
w*gon and appurtenances on a train Fri
day night, and, with two friends and two
assistants, started for Steubenvlllo, Ohio,
from whence the return trip will be made.
The vehicle In which Mr. Va n Rens
selaer and his friends will ma ke the return
trip can, perhaps, be described best as a
houseboat on wheels.
The body of the vehicle la about fifteen
feet long, eight feet wide and six or seven
feet high. Tb e top is of zinc and the
Bides of waterproofed canvas. These can
vas sides are arranged to let down to the
ground at night, so as to afford protection
In the event of a sudden rain. On one
side Is & long canvas flap provided with
guy ropes, So it can be drawn forward at
night to act as a sheltering tent for the
horses If a heavy storm comes up. A t the
back of the wagon is a heavy slatted
"boot," upon which can be carried two
days' supply of baled hay for the horses.
In front of this boot and underneath the
body of the wagon is a complete ice chest
with separate compartment for the ice,
meat and other provisions. Further un -
der the vehicle Is a larger box for the dry
provisions.
Two doors with ventilators near the top
close the back of the wagon, but the front
is left wide open, and there is a big can
opy in front like the visor of a jockey's
cap, which keeps out rain and sun. The
seat boxes are divided Into two compart
ments On taking off the seat cushion
there are disclosed to view nicely parti
tioned receptacles for feed and grain for
the horses. Th e floor of the wagon also
opens, and there are snug and convenient
places for storing bedding and camping
utensils.
A long slatted shelf, extending the
whole width of the vehicle and built in
two sections, is hu ng in grooves in the
\ side of the wagon, about midway between
the floor and the roof, and this will be
the bed of the five persons who are on the
trip. I t is not as easy as a hair mattress,
but Mr. Va n Rensselaer ai ms to infuse a
certain amount of roughness to theN
anyway.
The travelers will not depend for meals
upon taverns or hotels after the actual
trip is begun, but will carry everything
they eed with them
The motive power for the outfit will be
furnished by two mules, which will be
guided by William James. H e will also
care for the four ponies which have been
taken along for the use of the party. The
trip frem Steubenville to West Orange
will consume ten days.
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AWPTTL FATE. ^
, New Yoek Weekly. r -*- , *
St PeterY.ou married for money, I believe I
Fair SpiritY-e-s.
St. PeterYon maj-. oomo la, bat you will
have to spend eternitr with the man you mar'
rled
- "- THE WEIGHT WAS "CIFTED. '
A practical joker of Winnebago City, saye
tb Fairmont Sentinel, eenf a telegram, cbarges
collet, to a friend fMsoX ten days- later the
Joker received a. large ' express package upon
which the charges were f 4 50. Up*on removing
the numerous TVrapping* a small card from bis
friend appeared hearlB* this lnsertptlon? 'Thle
te the weight your telegram iitted from my
heart."
4T&I
THE HANGIHG GARDENS.
New York Sun.
Nebuchadqerzar was asked why he built tbe
banging gardens of Babvlon
"That T*as a little Idea of my own." be ex
plained "If my neighbor** hens want to get
In they'll have to walk upside down."
Feeling he had solved a mighty problem he
gayly trekked forth with a rake
-AUGUST 19, 1903.
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SEVENTH AND NIOOLLET
Thursday's Specials
Ladle*' Suits.
Ladies' new fall Long Coat Suits, made from the most
desirable materialsworth $25.00. O'fiB Oft
Thursday special W **!
Silk Petticoats Seduced
Walking Skirts Reduced
$2.00 Walking Skirts reduced to Si.15
$2.50 Walking Skirts, $1.59
$8.00 Walking Skirts $1.98
$3.50 Walking Skirts $2.45
Ladies' Knit Underwear
We are overstocked in this depart
ment goods must be sold regardless
of cost or value.
29c Ladies' Ribbed Vests 4 R A
to close IOU
59c Ladies'Silk and Lisle OR**
Vests, to close SOU
Ribbons
One and half inch all silk plaid Rib
bon, value to 10c, Thursday, M ^*,
a yard r^rl#
Wash taffeta Ribbon, 3 and 4 inches
wide, worth 22c, Thursday, f C
35c long sleeve Vests, to |Q
$1.00 Ladies' pure Silk OE^
35c Ladies' Union 4 "J
Suits 1 I U
A $1.00 Ladies' Union Ji OM.
Suits. ^ r mf U
$1.50 Ladies'Union rn^
Suits DffQ
Choice of all our Children's Summer
Underwear at J Price.
Gloves
White Goods.
White Apron Lawn 40 inches wide.
Regular price 12Jc. Thurs- TP-*
day a yard m v
Waistings and Suitings
50 pieces assorted weaves, plain and
fancy effects. Values up 4| A 1
to 25c. Thursday a yard. - afi2U
SHE BELIEVED IT..^ ,
Chicago News *f
TomI bad my fortune told the other" day,
and my fiancee broke off the engagement.
JackWhy, is she a believer iu such non-
TomNonsense nithing! It was iold her by %
mercantile agency.
Laces
Fine galloon laces, in black, white
and ecru, 2, 3 and 4 inches wide
values to 25c. Choice Thurs- "T^%
day, a yard I U
LABOR CRISIS
, DDE TO-MORROW
Continued from First Page. '
appoints one employer of labor, and one
lepresentatlve of organized labor, and
these two select the third member. Th e
board at present is made up of J. W .
Dreger, sheriff of Hennepin county, who
represents the employers H W , Goet
zinger of St. Paul, a member of the Typo
graphical union, representing labor, and
Norm an Fetter, a St. Paul attorney and
credit man.
The law is explicit In providing the de -
tails of an arbitration. In a general way
it directs:
Whenever a controversy arises between any
employer and his employes relating to the condi
tions of employment or rate of wages, where
not less than ten persons are employed, the
board shall on application visit the locality and
make a careful inquiry into the causes of the
dispute, hear all persons Interested who ma\
come before them, and within ten days make a
written decision. Tbe application must be
signed by either tbe employer or a majority of
the employes concerned, or their duly authorized
agent. Public notice of the hearing must then
be given unless both parties Join in the applied
tton.
In all cases where the application Is mutual
the decision shall provide that the same shall
be binding upon the parties concerned in said
controversy or dispute for six months, or until
sixty days after either party has given the
other notice In writing of his or their intention
not to be bound by tbe same.
STOLEN BY NEGROES
Kidnappers, Eight in Number, Are
Fortified on Island.
Fort Smith, Ark., Aug. 18The kidnap
ing of a young white girl and the killing of
one of a posse that tried to rescue her are
the crimes charged against a party of eight
negroes who are fortified en Bruce's island,
sixteen miles west of this city. It is feared
their capture will lead to a bloody encounter.
The negroes are said to be well armed.
Roland is the name of the man killed. The
girl, who escaped, says she was stolen from
her home near Fort Gibson, I. T. She is
about 12 years of age.
HASTY STILL IN EOME
Eemains to Assist in Father Hen
drick's Consecration.
Rome, Aug. 19. The most Rev. J. J.
Marty, archbishop of Manila, has postponed
his departure from Rome as he is desirous
of assisting in the consecration of tbe Right
Rev. Thomas A. Hendrick the recently ap
pointed bishop of Cebu, next Sunday.
TRAGEDY AT CLEVELAND.
Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 19.William Lout
becker is the name of the alleged murderer in
last night's double tragedy. His victim was
Martha Faehnrlch, 22 years old. It is be
lieved he killed her because of the opposition
of the woman's parents to his attentions to
her.
DR. WITS
Men who wish to acquaint themselves with the state of their own health can do^ao in no
better way than to consult Dr. Cole and Council of Physicians This is the foremost instlr
tntion In the Northwest In the treatment of chronic and private DISEASES OF MEN, hav-
ing the largest patient list, which has ben secured and is maintained without the employ-
ment of cheap catch-penny schemes. Yon can feel as safe in your dealing with them as with
anv bank in the city.
AieClCrC A E IICII Varicocele, toqs of Vitality, Enlarged Prostate, Stricture,
III VMlvCv U l IP11 Blood Poison and kindred ailments'snccessfnl)y treated. Only
curable cases taken.
If you cannot call, foil particulars, giving mode of treatment, price, terms, etc., will be
mailed in plain envelope. No medicine sent nnlcss ordered
f ** *
DR. ALFRED L. GOLE AND COUNCIL OF PHYSICIAN!
Veilings
Just received, an ele
gant line of new Veil
ings, in all colors,
hemstitched and em
broidered borders.
Special, each,
$1.98, $1.50
SI, 69c, 48c
Leather Goods
Walrus Wrist Bags, fitted with
Sottom
urse and card case the new round
shape regular AQ
price $1.25. Thursday....IfwO
Military Hose Supporters, Foster
patent all colors, regular Q fg
39c. Thursday u6
Waist Sets (3 pearls in. set)
regular price 19c. Thursday.,
Wire Hair Pin Cabinets,
regular price 8c. Thursday.,
Washable Dress Shields,
regular price 12Jc. Thursday.
Hosiery
Ladies' fast Cotton Hose, M A4%
15c value. Special, a pair. I w U
Ladies' fine imported Hose, plain
black, split sole and fancy colors,
values up to 50c. Choice O E A
Thursday fcOU
A
Art Dept.
New Novelties received from New
York in
Beads
A
Large Venetian Beads, Indian
Beads, Kindergarten Beads, Bot
tle Beads in new colors, Looms,
Needles, etc.
A
Notions
A
60 5c 5e
Wrappers
Ladies' Percale Wrappers, made
with shoulder ruffles anddeepflounce,
values to $1.25.
Special 89o
Kimonas
Long and Short Kimonas, made of
lawns, assorted colors, nicely trim
med, worth $1.49. Thurs- fQ*t
day special w F1
M%
Wash Goods
Imported Ginghams, striped and
dotted Mulls, Dimities and fine
Lawns, worth up to 25c and 30c, to
make room for ourimmense^ %g\
fall stock, Thursday only., ilrli
DESEETED WIFE AND EOBTUNE
Fighter English Did Not Know
Abont the Latter, However.
Special to The Journal
Omaha, Neb., Aug. 19To avoid prosecu
tion on a statutory 'charge, Clarence English,
at prize fighter, yesterday married Mildred.,
Ma,yes in the country ceurt. Immediately
after the ceremony he deserted the girl, in
forming her that his name would be her only
gain from the ceremony.
The bride has a fortune of $18,000 in her
own name, but this was not disclosed until
after English left his wife. The money, she
said, she was keeping a secret to surprise
her husband and enable him to enter a better
business than prize fighting. The girl is
sixteen years old.
Cured of Asthma \
After 35 years of Suffering. . ]
It will be gratifying to Asthmatic
readers to learn that an absolute core has
at last been discovered by Dr. SchlSmann.
That the remedy is an effectual one can
not be doubted after perusal of such testi
mony as that of C. W. Van Antwerp, Ful
ton, N. Y., who says: "Your remedy
(Schiffmann's Asthma Cure) Is the best I
overused. I bought a package of our
druggist and tried It and one box entirely
cured me of Asthma, and I have not had
it since. I can now go to bed and sleep all
night with perfect comfort, which I have
not done before for 85 yean and I thank
Joile
for the health that I now enjoy. 1
op that youwill publish this letter, that
others may learnofits wonderful virtues."
Sold by all druggists at SOc and tl.00.
Send2cstampto Dr.R.Schiffmann.Box 891,
fit. Paul, Minn., for a free samplepackage.
w /-K s v VT 1 r show windows
I J 1 1 ft 1 / and see the extraordi-
- - - - I I A nary low prices we have
I . 1 V - - I m made on the remainder
MM ^J ^J MM. of oar summer footwear.
AH our Men's $1.48 Canvas Shoes QSc
are now ^-*^v
JVH our Men's 98c Canvas Shoes (\QQ
arenow, All our Boys' and Youths* 69c and 79o
Canvas Shoes, with leather soles, AQQ
are now ^-*%*
Misses' and child's Kid and Patent Iflfthr
er 2-strap Slippers, values 89c. .?0/r
98c and $1.19, now t*^v
Ladies' Kid and Patent Leather 2- AQer
strap, $1.48 Slippers, now ^^
Men's $3.0(1 Tan Oxfords and $2.00 Qgn
Black Oxfords are now
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trip
$4 WASHINGTON AVENTTE SOUTH. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
4 Office Hours9 a. m. to 3 B. m. and 7 to * P- m. Sundays10 a. m. to 12:30 p at
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Home Trade"
Shoe Store
9-ze3 Ntcollet
Nervous Debility
Brought on by Abuse, Excesses
or Overwork is dangerous and
calls for prompt treatment.
The quickest, safest and surest
cure is ^
Oto Treatment