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20 J-I Special Cablegram. Czar Defends Tolstoy. Honors a Wife-Beater. ?'him 1 jH &* 7 7 7 Special Cablegram a neutrality t,Hi JEALOUSY BETWEEN GENERALS TO "DRAG CZAR TO FAR EAST Russian Emperor May Take Com- mand to Keep Peace Between Kur- opatkin and Alexieff. St. Petersburg, March 19.If the czar does go to the war, It will be prin- cipally to maintain peace between Commanders Kuropatkin and Alexieff. In every war Russia has engaged in, the commanding generals have fought each other, each trying to make his confrere lose as many engagements as possible. The caar is afraid of a repetition of this fatal habit and will probably depart for the east the, moment difficulties arise between his generals. Tho Nicholas doesn't look it, he is credited with much fortitude. True, he does not like the idea of being blown up or poisoned, but if he went into battle "he would prove himself a man," say those who know him best. Alexieff and the other commanders are doing their utmost to keep the czar at home, also the grand dukes, his uncles and nephews, who exhibit an outward desire to spill their blue blood for the fatherland. "As a matter of fact, royalty is a nuisance in the field," said a leading general to your correspondent. "It needs always looking after and usually a number of crack infantry and cavalry regiments have to be detached to guard the precious life of every single prince. "And, of course, a prince in the field takes up more room than a thousand men. He brings an army of flunkies, hundreds of horses and dozens of car- riages along, who want the best of everything andget it, when nobody else bas a bite. "The only time I know of when the presence of a prince upon the scene of war resulted in any good was at Manila. The stubborn German commander there might have exasperated Dewey to such a pitch that the American admiral would have thrown diplomacy to the wind and would have made junk out of those German ships, thus precipitating another war. "The only thing that kept Dietrichs in check to some extent was the pres- ence of Prince Henry. He could not afford to jeopardize the kaiser's brother's life and so behaved, after Dewey put the question to him bluntly and precisely: 'Do you want war? If so, you can have it in two minutes/ To counteract the baneful influence of Count Tolstoy's gift to the soldiers, namely, the proceeds of a thousand boxes of his works, the holy synod set ten presses working grinding out saints* pictures. Every soldier in the field is to be provided with a portrait of the new saint seraphim. On the question of Tolstoy's gift, there has been a disagreement between the czar and the representative of the orthodox church. This man, who is really the Russian pope, threatened to resign if the books of the excommuni- cated iconoclast, Tolstoy, were accepted. The czar replied evasively, but had the courage to say that for his own part he liked Tolstoy. 'Decoration for Stone. It is rumored in court circles that Melville B. Stone, manager of the iAssociated Press, may get another bird for his button-hole, that is, that he CWill be decorated by the czar. Nicholas speaks with much enthusiasm of his "friend Melville," but was Slightly shocked when he saw the Prussian order of the Crown on the latter's heaving bosom during the audience he granted. He said "he would have liked to have been the first monarch to decorate o charming a man." Set Bedtime for Finns. The governor of Finland has issued a proclamation forbidding the people to darken their windows at "unusual hours." Subjects who choose to go to bed before 10 o'clock are subject to heavy fines. The ukase is due to Finnish neglect to illuminate in honor of the beginning of the war. Siberian Trade Stopped. Private letters to merchants say that the whole of Siberia has been placed under martial law. No goods can be shipped either way until after the end of the war. BerlinBismarck's Tale of Fight. Special Cablegram. Berlin, March 19.Dr. Chrysander, secretary to the late Prince Bismarck, continues to publish unconventional stories about Bismarck's sayings. Among the latest is one relating to General Phil Sheridan. The Cologne Gazette had reported General Phil Sheridan as saying "that on one occasion both he and Bismarck had run away from a hailstorm, of bullets." "That wasn't exactly so," remarked the iron chancellor. "When the bul- lets fell thick and hard around us, I said to Sheridan: 'Let's get down the hill I am the king's adviser and cannot afford to be shot.' "Sheridan replied: 'It's a pretty steep hill and I don't know which Is preferable to be shot, or break one's neck.' 'All right,' I said, 'be shot if you like,' and I was off. "A minute later,- I heard a horse behind and, turning, saw Sheridan fol- lowing at a gallop. 'Getting too hot up there,' he said, with a savage grunt. "After another quarter of an hour we were safe but it isn't true, as this article reports, that I cleared a way for us at a pistol's point. It wasn't necessary." It is a curious coincidence that the kaiser conferred the order of the Crown upon Baron Ompteda on the day when the latter notified the papers that he was not a habitual wife-beater, but "licked his wife only once." The wife has another story to tell. The baron is the author of a vast number of novels dealing with gallantry, acts of heroism and polite society. I Delivers Long Sentence. The supreme court, in sending an editor to jail for three months, pro- nounced judgment in a sentence that contains no less than 173 words. To make it half-way understood, forty-three commas are employed. The longest word used contains thirty-nine letters. RomeRed Hat for Merit Only. Special Cablegram. Rome, March 19.The pope has abolished the custom which designates ^nuncios of the first class for the position of cardinal, whether they be worthy /to be princes of the church or not. Hereafter, the dignity will be conferred :for merit only\ The decision was reached, it is claimed, to settle the case of the papal 'ambassador in Paris, Lorehzelli. This nuncio is most unsatisfactory to the /holy father, and one of. his new advisers suggested to Pius that he get rid of by making him a prince of the church. i', "And burden me with him for life?" cried the pope, "never. He is only I.fit for a canonship and that he gets and his pension no more, no less." Hi Pope Pius' advisers quoted precedents upon precedents to show that nuncios become cardinals as a matter of course when their usefulness is ex- r' hausted, but the Holy Father interrupted them by saying that the practice had been in use too long and that henceforth it must not be mentioned to him again. ?"jf". The decision reached by the pope is regarded as a great victory for /ft Pius' personal authority. He is now free to discharge an unsatisfactory ser- $J vant of the Vatican whenever necessary, without incumbering the college of cardinals with a person who has outlived his usefulness. & It is given out that the Munich nuncio too may be recalled. Pope Plans Law Book. 5 fl Bope Pius is about to publish the names of the cardinals who will be author- ^if teed by him to devote their energies to the codification of canonical law, a 4 work of tremendous scope and import. The cardinals, on their part, will appoint- the most learned men of the church, who, under assistance of jurists, shall do part of the work, while Pope Pius reserved for himself the general supervision. The "Corpus Juris Canon- ici," "Compilationes Antique" and the law books of Gregory IX., Boniface VIII. and Clemens V. will be incorporated in this gigantic work. "PekingChina Looks to America. Pekin, March 19.The conviction is gaining ground that Secretary Hay's measure for restricting the sphere of war may not prevent a larger conflagra- tion after all. *S? Tho China has protested again and again that she will remain neutral, ^the empire is so vast and there are so many opposing factions that "hell may "break loose," at one spot or another at any time. f:- "Thewritten declarationspower on the they are on only, if the that tare guaranteethe integrity **lare parundertooka not ready to stand by her if threatened," said a member of the diplomatic corps to your correspondent, "Qhina would, ask neither Germany,.-nor France, nor England for old. It of Chin worth 'paper 5 *n fc DRrSHUTTER AND fKlNG EDWAROARE Of.HI&H. .DEGREE Special Cablegram. ^st^M^t^. ^'"sJ^Sfw^jHt'" --S*$Sf* p^niiTHE ^MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL. NOT MEAN A HOWLI NG EITHER* "What have you to say in defense of the 'joiner'?" was the question to which Judge Joseph L. Dobbin was re quested to give Instant reply as he sat in his Temple Court office. The judge, moving slowly as all great bodies do, wheeled about in his chair, gazed sadly thru his spectacles at The Journal twain, removed the spectacles in favor of his glasses and thus armed reached for a formid able looking document and said in measured tones: "I was just preparing a little article on that subject." He then removed his glasses in favor of his spectacles and delivered the following homily on the knights of the secret grip: "I am not so much of a joiner my self. I belong to the Masons, the Elks and the G. A. R. and I used to be an Odd Fellow, but I am an active advo cate of the principles of fraternal or ganization. It is not good form to call them secret societies. "Some persons still entertain that hoary idea that the greatest part of a fraternal organization is a large, rank goat with remarkable butting proclivi ties. I can hortestly say that the time is gone by* when it is considered neces sary to lam the life out of a candidate in order to convince him of the beau ties of the order. "Fraternal organizations are doing much more for the real Christianizing of the world than they are often given credit for. It is the practical charity Judge J. L. Dobbin Explains Why He Rejoices to Belong to Several Fraternal OrdersHe Says That "Secret Society" Is a Decided Misnomer and That the Goat Is the Least of All the Features of Fraternal Organization. MWWMWWWWWMMMWWMMlwwWlMWWMMWM^WtMHWWMlWMWMMWWWMWI LITTLE ^SATURPA^ilCmTS WITH SOM E iriELi^KNGWN ME N a Jprtr*^' either Russians or Japs violated her territory," he continued, "her eyes nat- urally would turn to the United States. "Will the United States offer armed interference? Upon this question hangs the question of Chinese neutrality and integrity." ParisColdest Place in World. Paris, March 19.Heretofore the Siberian village of Werchojansk was supposed to be the coldest place in the world, since the thermometer frequently rose up to 69.8 degrees. A few days ago the academy received news from Nove Zembla that the Russian scientist Borissoff experienced this winter in the neighborhood of the Matotschkin straits 70 degrees below zero. The ^highest temperature ever recorded in the same neighborhood was 15 degrees'above zero. Famous Picture a Copy. Rafael's great picture, "The Flower Vase," is said to be a fake, and artists and collectors are crowding at the Louvre to examine it for spurious marks. The original picture, of which that in the Louvre is said to be a copy, was recently discovered in Italy. The original, so-called, has the dimensions of the first sketch of the picture, now owned by the London National Gallery. ViennaAmbassador in Will Suitv Special Cablegram. Vienna, March 19.The Austrian ambassador in Washington, Baron von Hengelmuller, and his ambassadress have been sued for a.little over $20,000, funds alleged to belong to the estate of Baron Taczanowski, who was the first husband of the present ambassadress. The ambassador and his wife acted as guardians of the latter's children by her first husbandhence the entanglement. ConstantinopleBritish on Watch. Special Cablegram. Constantinople, March 19.British men-of-war. are constantly patrolling the Boshorus as the conviction gains strength that Turkey has secretly conceded to Russia the right to pass her Black Sea fleet through that outlet. If any such attempt will be madei day or night, war between England and Russia will be instantly declared, or rather will be opened without declaration for the British ships will fire on the Russians on slgH'st. The Turkish government informed the British, ambassador that her bat- teries at Kawak and Poiras are ready to fire on Russian ships attempting to pass, but the English remain unconvinced and insist upon doing their own patrol duty. The British man-of-wa,r danelles with decks- Harriet is stationed at mouth the.Dar- cleared and several other Britishthe ships are atf Therapia WINTER LINGERETH LONG i v*1 Iff" 5 WHEttJS IT 15 OF" MUCH BENEFIT THAW {THIS .KIWDt which beginneth at home and which helps an unfortunate brother without making him suffer the humiliation of publicity th"at distinguishes the modern fraternal organization. And that is one reason why it means some thing when you meet a man who has given you the grip. "Yes Masonry is almost world wide at least the principles of Masonry are. They are the principles taught by the Buddhists, by Confucius and even by Mohammed, and there is no good reason why the ftllower of any of these faiths should not be a good Mason. In fact one of the best Ma sons I ever met was a Mohammedan dervish. And I do not mean a howl ing dervish, either. He was a teacher and a most charming and cultivated man. "And then, you know, in our own times and placesin England and America many of our greatest men are Masons. King Edward is a Mason. And so is Dr. Marion D. Shutter. "As for the Elks, it is forbidden any member to tell where and for whom good is being done. If he disobeys these regulations he' is liable to have charges preferred against him on the floor of the lodge room. And yet in this great Minneapolis lodge, No. 44, with' its 800 members paying in' $10 a year, the lodge isjn debt, not-because its money has been spent foolishly, but because without- ostentation and, in fact, in secret, its members or their families have been aided'when mate- FRATERNAL ORQANlZATJO/srS GIVB SECRETLY TH13 5UO- JTANTJAL SORT OP AID,-. rial aid went much farther than spir itual help. "The same methods are followed by the Odd Fellows and many other fra ternal organizations and the world is unquestionably much better for their existence. I tremble to think of the horrible suffering among the poor and unfortunate of all races before the advent of the fraternal organiza tion and its creation of immense fami lies whose members live to help each other. "As for the charges that the exist ence of fraternal organizations is apt to test the loyalty of its members to their country I can only say that patriotism is one of the things most taught and cultivated in fraternal cir cles. Only members of these or ganizations know how many lives have been given up on the altar of patriot ism by the volunteers from the ranks of the so-called -secret societies. "This name of 'secret society' which is now in such common use, constitutes a libel on the whole sys tem of fraternal organization. The organizations do not have their pass words and grips for the mere pleasure Of having something 'secret,' but rather as a means of protection from imposters and others vulgarly known as 'butters in' who would seek their share of the benefits derived without making that proportional sacrifice which is the essence of the great strength of fraternal organization life. "I'm glad I'm a Mason, and I'm glad I'm an Elk and I'm glad I belong to the veterans' organizations I do, and I am only sorry I haven't membership in a few other orders. 'Bobby' Burns, who was a Mason, proved himself a prophet when he said: Then let us pray that come what may. And come it will for a' that, That man to man the world o'er Shall brothers me for a* that. CRADLE, ALTAR AND GRAVE BIRTHS. GreeneMr. and Mrs. Isaac, 617 Seventh ave nue N. boy. BreenMr. and Mrs. H. J., 627 Fourth street SB, boy. ArnoldMr. and Mrs. John A., 2728 Colfax ave nue S, girl. PahlMr. and Mrs. Louis BL, 2015 Twenty sixth avenue S, boy. BardinMr. and Mrs. A., 828 Thirteenth ave nue S, boy. CrosbyMr. and Mrs. Charles C, 1223 Fourth street SB, boy. MalmborgMr. and Mrs. A., 2415 Ilion ave nue N, girl. OswoodMr. and Mrs. John, 126 Snelling ave nue, girl. GraffMr. and Mrs. William, 1106 Third street S, girl. HaskinsMr. and Mrs. F. M 1859 E Twen ty-fourth street, boy. ttoebelMr. and Mrs. C. J., 1609 Sixth street NE, girl. KleinMr. and Mrs. Charles, 629 Oak street SB, boy. BedfordMr. and Mrs. F. W., 1603 Clinton avenue, girl. MAHSIAGE LICENSES. .i James C. Smith and Grace Styles. Ludwig Maygren and Elene Johnson. Alfred Eneberg and Alma Monson. Arthur J. Ferguson and Mabel Swenson. William H. Moore and Josle King. Eric Olson and Ellen Ifry. DEATHS. WilliamsElmira, 10 E Seventh street, SeylerNicholas, 428 Fifth street N. BensonEmma C, 2619 Sixth street S. BollmannWiliam. 1018 Main street SiemertzJohn, St. Mary's hosgpltal. FineUOlaf, 2403 Cedar avenue. DoranMallichi, city hospital. German Decree Refuses to Recognize De grees of Doctors. New York Sun Special Service. Berlin, March 19.The supreme court of appeals has handeH down a Judgment to the effect that the degree of doctor of den tal surgery, conferred by numerous American colleges, will not henceforth be recognized in Germany. American dentists in Germany, calling themselves doctors, arc liable to severe penalties. The sole exception to this rule is Ann Arbor callege at Ann Arbor, Mich., whose dental degree is recognized as legal in Germany. MARCH 19, 1904,. WEATHE PREDICTIONS I FOR: TH E NORTHWEST It's pretty hard to stay in bed When things begin to grow But I'd rather stay here than be dead And I was 'most dead, you know. I've been as good a little girl As I knew how to be And why they turned that typhoid on I really cannot see. I do not think the water man Knows what it means to be So dreadful sick for days in bed, Or he wouldn't, now, would he? New York, March 19.John M. Peters, son of a Brooklyn manufactur er, who was found near his father's factory last November with two bul let wounds in his head, has been dis charged from the hospital in better W.IMMIIIIM..W.II NE. BARS AMERICAN DENTISTS *-'HACKr For Minneapolis and Vicinity: Fair to-night and Sunday colder to-night. Weather Now and Then: To-day, maximum temperature 36 degrees, minimum temperature SO degrees a year ago, maximum temperature 39 degrees, minimum temperature 29 degrees. _. Minnesota and IowaGenerally fair to-night and Sunday colder to-nights brisk northerly winds. WisconsinPartly cloudy to-night and Sunday colder to-night winds mostly northerly. Upper MichiganSnow and colder to-night Sunday fair brisk north-r,s* erly winds. North DakotaGenerally fair to-night and Sunday not so cold vari- able winds. South Dakota and NebraskaGenerally fair to-night and Sunday vari able winds. MontanaPartly cloudy to-night and Sunday, with probably rain or snow, in west portion warmer in east portion to-night variable winds. WEATHER CONDITIONS. There has been rain or snow during the past twenty-four hours in the lake region and thence eastward to the New England coast and westward into eastern Montana and northwestward into northern Alberta, and also in the upper Mississippi valley rain has fallen in the Pacific coast region and in the. west gulf states. The pressure is slightly above normal in the extreme north-'- west and on the Atlantic coast elsewhere it is moderately low. It is colder-- than it was yesterday morning in the lake region and in Assiniboia, and on th' eastern slope of the Rocky mountains, and it is warmer in Manitoba, the loweif', and middle Mississippi valley and the southwest. T. S. OUTRAM, Section-Director.' MINIMUM TEMPERATURES. Observations taken at 8 a. m., seventy-fifth meridian time. Minimum temperatures in last twenty-four hours Minneapolis SO St. Louis 38 Chicago 32 Duluth 16 Swift Curren^, As 0 Winnipeg-, Man 12 W WMHIMHMMHmWWMtMM.MMttWtHWlMMMMMmnmHmMtHmilH I I Man Shoots Himself Because of Epi leptic AttacksWound Cures In stead of Killing Him. MtMMWmwmMMHMWBWMmiWmwWIWWMHWmMMIMMIWMUlWimWWMMMHlIM Compiled for the National Cyclopedia of American Biology. 1639John Winthrop, colonial governor of Connecticut, born. 1687La Salle was assassinated by his followers. 1748Elias. Hicks, clergyman So ciety of Friends, born. 1790Alexander H. Everett, dip lomat and author, born. 1811Andrew P. Peabody, Uni tarian clergyman, born., Kansas City 36 Huron 22 Moorhead 4 Bismarck S New York 34 Helena 24 MMtMlWHWMHMMWlWttWH THE PLAINT OP A LITTLE TYPHOID VICTIM I'd like to be a great big man, That could have things as I would. I would say: "Dear little children Must have water that is good!" We are not at all quite certain Of the reservoir supply. We do not use it in our clubs, Our homes or Central high. HE LIVES WITH BULLET IN HIS BRAIN MARCH 19 IN AMERICAN HISTORY Kow, little dears, we do not wish To have you all get sick, You tots shall share along with us And shall have spring water, quick. C. health than ever, but with one of thai bullets still in his .brain. Doctors succeeded in removing the other. Peters' case attracted much interest among surgeons, who fully expected his death. When found after the shooting he said he discovered thieves in the factory and was wounded by, them. Later he admitted having at tempted suicide because of epileptio attacks. Those have not recurred since he shot himself. 1828John J. Knox, financier, born. Controller of the currency unde Grant, Hayes and Arthur. 1833Philip Sidney Post, brlgadie* general, born. 1836Battle near. Goliad, Texas, Mexicans and Texans. 1850Alice French (Octave Thanet), author, born. 1860William Jennings Bryan born. 1898Battleship Oregon started oq her famous trip around Cape Horn. St. Louis, March 19.New York society women are, to be represented t% the Hall of Fame, which is to be a feature of the ^Women's building at th world's fair, in which Mrs. Norman E. Mack of Buffalo, the only woman com* missioner from New York state, is greatly interested. SPlans for this representative attraction were formulated by well-known New York men. The* project has received the approval of the board of women managers, and it now'devolves upon Mrs. Daniel Manning, president of the board, to select a committee who will decide upon the fair women who are to form a part of-the galaxy. Every woman represented must be prominent in fashionable society in one or the representative American cities. Every large city in the country will he represented. Mrs..I.JEt,.-Franci wilt represent this city,^ _,