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The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-04
EDITORS TALK ON CUBA
WHAT LPHuNr OF MANKATo SAW
He Believes Annexation Is a Ques-
tiOn of Only a Few
Years.

L. P. Hunt, editor of the Mankato Free
Press, has just returned from a trip to
Cuba. He called at the capitol this morn
ing and was kept busy telling his friends
what he had seen in the new island re-
public. Said he:
I believe that in a few years Cuba will be
asking for annexation. A strong hand is
necessary in order to guarantee a stable
government and material prosperity on the
island. Had the United States taken the
same course in Cuba in the Philippines
Cuba would to-day be as quiet as Porto
Rico
There are three elements in population Of
Cuba. The negroes are in the majority, num-
bering from 100000 to 100000. They are ig-
norant and turbulent and want absolute in
dependence. The educated Cubans are in ia
vor of protectorate, something on the line
OF the Platt amendment. The Spaniards fear
the results Of full independence, as they
know the revengeful spirit of the Cubans
They are in favor OF annexation, and I be-
lieve the influential men of the island will
in time all incline to that belief
Millions Of American capital are only wait
Ing for assurance Of a stable government
guaranteed by an American protectorate to
go into the island and develop its boundless
resources. Options are now being secured
on lands and properties to be closed on con-
0ltlon that security Is assured.
I met Mr.. Oxnard, one of the beet-sugar
kings, on my way back. He says that Cuba
under American government, or a local gov
ernment under American supervision will in
few years become the greatest sugar-pro-
ducing country In the world. His company
viii invest heavily as soon as affairs are
settled.
The cane was being cut while 1 was in
Cuba. Cutting is supposed to be over by
April L The profits are enormous Though
the land has been cultivated for 400 years
a net profit Of $40 per acre is realized from
cane. The total value Of the crop from
tract measuring 33 1-3 acres will average
$3.50, and the cost Of cutting and marketing
is only from $1,000 to $1,300 This leaves a
net revenue Of $2,400 to $500. The cane is
90 per cent sweeter than Louisiana cane, and
only has to be planted once in twenty or
thirty years.
Cuba is a beautiful country, and the climate
Is ideal from Dec. to May l. Havana is
almost as clean as any city in America. It
has many miles of asphalt, and pure water
supply. The offal of Havana and Santiago
is now dumped in the ocean twenty miles
away from the cities.
The southern part of the island is richer
and less developed. The van horse railway
from Santiago to Cienfuegos will be com
pleted in few months and will open up
that section.
The total population OF Cuba is only /. 800 =
600, so that the government and control of
the island is not such a tremendous Job as
one might suppose. With American SUPER
vision to guarantee stability of government.
Cuba will be a wonderfully rich and pros
porous country.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-04
SKIPS FROM DULUTH
B. H. Bellinger, Of Bad Repute in
MinneapOIis, Appears Again

dispatch from Duluth says that p. Fl
belnnger OF that city, who was recently ar
rested in Minneapolis, charged with the tbeft
OF several sets of teeth from dentist. bur
acquitted OF the charge, has skipped from Du
luth with 500 cash and other stolen goods
The cash was a forged check upon DR.
Springer The doctor was out of town and
while Bellinger was cashing the checks. an
accomplice stood by the telephone in the
Doctors Office and obligingly guaranteed the
Dad checks in the Doctors voice and name.
When Bellinger was on trial here seyers,
months ago, he assumed the ''righteouslv in.
dignant'' and employed a lawyer to fight his
case. Later the case was nolle pressed by the
county attorney. Subsequently Bellinger en-
tered suit for damages for false arrest and
Imprisonment. asking for $4,000 for the out
rage to his feelings and damage to his reputa-
tioD
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-04
ADVANCE IN RAILS
The Steel Trust Is Expected
to Put Up the
Price.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal
New York, April 4.-Oficials Of the
steel companies absorbed by the United
States Steel corporation state that one OF
the first steps the new management will
take will be to advance the price of rails.
The present price is $26 ton, and they
believe the new price will be $50 ton.
The Missouri Pacific placed an order to-
day for 10000 tons at the old figures with
the National Steel company.
All the big manufacturers report hat
they have orders to keep all their mills
running until next October.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-04
so CENTS PER DAY

will buy the average man 2O-year en-
dowment policy for $4,000 in the State
Mutual Life Assurance Company OF Wor-
cester, Mass The chances that he will
collect the money himself are:
SO in 100 at age 80.
7S in 100 at age S5.
"a in 100 at age 40.
Inc policy as an investment in as good
as savings bank account and gives twen-
" years life insurance without cost. In
another respect it is far better than saw
lngs bank. Every man who knows himself
knows that he is very unlikely to make
regular deposit in a savings bank for
twenty years. Something or other takes
the money before the account is very Old.
But the policy viii be kept UP and at
maturity the amount is usually clear gain
IL represents small savings which would
nave been spent had the policy not been
taken. Send card with age to the State
Mutual office and you will receive fac
slm1le OF their new policy. The Massa-
chusetts insurance law offers greater se-
curity to the insured than is found else
Wnere: Z: W. Van Tuyl, general agent.
oOo-9 Lumber Exchange.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-04
STOCKWELL THREATENS
SUIT IN BEHALF OF TEACHERS
Would Compel the School Board to
Return the Pension Fund
Collected.

Senator Stockwell is not content with
defeating the teachers pension bill. He
announced yesterday that he would at
once institute proceedings to compel the
school board to return the l per cent
withheld from the salaries of Minneapolis
school teachers this year. He declares
that many of the teachers have been
forced into the scheme against their will
and that the board had no right to with
hold any part of teachers salaries for
any such purpose
The proceedings will probably be insti-
tuted in the name of some teacher.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-04
GRAND JURY PROMPT
Members of the Rpard of Inquiry
Are Workers.

In compliance with Judge McGees instruc-
tons, the members of the grand jury reported
for duty promptly the stroke of 10 this
morning. This punctuality is something un-
usual. Heretofore some Of the jurors have
invariably come straggling in some time after
their comrades were ready to resume delibera-
tons All this is changed now, and the
members of the present jury are glad of it.
With scarcely an exception they are men with
large business interests pressing for atten-
ton, and they want to get through as quick
ly as possible without sighting the work.
The jury has worked so rapidly on the little
business accumulated since last term that 1t
looked as if it would be ready to report before
adjournment this afternoon.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-04
BURLINGTON ABSORBED
SemiofficiaI Statement That the Mer
ger Is Completed.

ger Is COmpIeted.
Special to The Journal.
New York, April At is semi officially
declared In Wall street that the Burling-
ton has passed under the control of the
Northern Pacific and the Great Northern.
The terms are not yet made known, but
two bonds will be issued for every 100
shares OF stock.
Trading in Burlington was enormous
with individual houses taking stocks of
$4,000 shares during the morning trading.
high as 1917.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-04
CITY NEWS

James 9. Parker Dies-James S. Par
ker, an old pioneer of Hennepin county, died
Monday night at his home at Long Lake. He
came here In 1853 and was one OF the first
TO pre-empt land in this county. He was an
Odd Fellow and g member of the territorial
pioneers association. A widow and three
daughters survive him. The funeral took
place this afternoon from the residence un-
der the auspices Of the Odd Fellows.
TOVvIe Company May Come Here
The Towle Syrup company, whose plant in
st. Paul was destroyed by IRE Monday, may
locate in Minneapolis. The Towle company
owns the old Wilson plant in this citys and
at the time Is supplying its entire trade from
this point For some time the company mas
been endeavoring TO secure larger quarters
and more trackage, but was unable TO nno
what it wanted in St Paul. The Commercial
Club has taken the matter up and VIII ar
range a meeting with the Towle company 10
discuss the proposition.
baptist Revival Services The
opening revival services in the parlors OF Cen
trail Baptist church, conducted Tuesday even
ing by the evangelist Prof. Stout, were at
tended by nearly 400 people. Rev. n. 4.
Stillwen OF st. Paul was present and as
sisted in the services. The number present
was beyond the expectation of the commit
tee of ARRANGEMENTS and indicates crafty
ing attendance during the week. One hun
dred and fifty members of the First Baptist
church in st. Paul, Of which Mr.. Stillwell Is
pastor, occupied the gallery. Their coming
was complete surprise to Mr.. StillweH. AT
the opening of the meeting tonight Mr.. Stout
will sing 'The Holy City, and THE Model
Church"
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-04
MEDIcs MEET
Grow River Valley Association In
Session at LitchReId.

Litchheld. Mimi, April 4.-The seven
teenth meeting Of the Crow River Valley
Medical association was held here yester-
day with large attendance. DR.. T. NJ
ARCHIBALD OF Atwater made an interesting
report on a case of erysipelas treated by
antistrysticocci serum. Dr.. Christian
Johnson, Willmar, read a valuable and in
teresting paper on multipole neuritis.
DR.. R. G. Cults Of Minneapolis exhibited
specimens of uteri and gave histories of
cases. DR.. J. w. Robertson, Litch1eld,
read a paper on Smallpox Vaccination
and Aseptic Glycerinated Vaccine" In
the evening DR.. Robertson gave banquet
to the association at the Litchfield house.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-04
SICK WERE VOTED
Bitter school Fight in Michigan
Stretchers at the Polls.

Special to The Journal.
Jerome, Mich, April 4.-Intense bitter
ness was manifested here yesterday over
an election on the consolidation of the
four school districts of the township.
Women were taken from sick beds and
carried on stretchers to the polls, and
several suits for libel are expected to
grow out OF the contest. The proposition
carried by vote of 112 to l09.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-04
JAR FOR LIQUOR MEN
Little Falls Mayor Orders Midnight
and Sunday Closing.

anu SUNDAY closing.
Special to The Journal
Little Falls, Mimi, April 5.-N. Richardson,
who yesterday assumed the office OF mayor,
has surprised many citizens by issuing an
order closing saloons at midnight and keep
ing them closed Sundays until / O'Clock in
the afternoon. He has been mayor several
terms in the past, but not since 1897, and he
always gave the city decidedly wide open
policy.
The mayor also issued a special warning
against all kinds OF gambling, which is a
radical departure from. his former policy. He
has appointed his son, NJ. NJ. Richardson, as
chief Of police.
In FORMER campaigns the saloonkeepers were
practically SOLID in support Of Richardson
when he was candidate, but this year nearly
all the saloons united on another candidate
before Richardson was in the field, and it
was the temperance support that elected him.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-04
HARD ON JOYCE
HamIine Prohibition Club DenOun-
ces the Bishop.

ces the bishop.
The Hamline Prohibition club, which re-
Gently practically took the ground that no
one not a prohibitionist could be Christian.
has turned its attention to resident Bishop
Joyce OF the Methodist church. A meeting
was held last night at I'll Smelling avenue
The discussion was based on the subject
Bishop Joyce of the NJ. E. Church and His
Ominous Silence on the Saloon Question. y
1t was declared during the evening that the
bishop could speak eloquentIy on sarctigca-
ton, enthusiastically on missions. and fer
vently on almost all subjects except the
saloon, and on this subject he spoke only
on rare occasions, and then so incoherently
that nobody knew what he really meant. ),
The concensus Of opinion was that as silence
is consent" the bishop by his silence con-
sented to the saloon"
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-04
sunday Paners scored.

Special to The Journal
Sioux City, Iowa, April 4.-Miss Paxton of
the 7. w. G. A. National association. who
IS holding meetings in this city, has scored
the morning papers that publish a sheet on
Monday morning worked up on the Sab
bath. She has excluded reporters from the
Sunday afternoon meetings.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-04
AN OBSERVING CHILD.
Brooklyn Eagl.

DIUUhIyu EHgIe.
Little Sarah Henpeek-I wonder if Santa
Claus is married.
Little Henry Henpecz, Jr.-Gee, if he is.
he must have a terrible time when his
wife makes him tell her all the places he's
been to after he gets home Christmas
night.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-04
A. R. HALL ILL
His Condition Serious-WeII Known
I'm Minnesota.

Albert R. Hall, now Of Knapp, Wis,
formerly well known in Minnesota, is re-
ported dangerously i'll at his home. He
represented ST. Paul in the legislature for
SIX or seven terms and was speaker one
term. Since 1891 he has been one of the
most influential members Of the Wisconsin
legislature and was the author of the fam
Gus anti-pass law of that state
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-04
A BIG INFLUX
Settlers Go West in Great Numbers
Yesterday.

The movement of settlers to far west
ern states through Minneapolis from
Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and Iowa points
has assumed proportions wholly surpass-
Ing the records of any previous wear. #
is estimated that between 1000 and 5000
actual settlers, coming from scattered
communities, went west to-day. The
Great Northern sent out twenty-eight
coaches made up in three sections. The
500 line took out an unusually large num-
Der. The Northern Pacific sent out two
trains, each of which required two loco
motives.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-04

ELECTED TO BOTH TERMS.
Black River Falls, Wis, April 4.-Returns
from the county give Frank Johnson, the
present incumbent the couty judgeship for
both terms by about 300 majority over J. d.
Perry.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-04
NO INSPIRATION.

Il confess I was greatly disappointed in
your friend; you told me he was so witty. ;,
All, my dear madam, but you gave us
only Apollinaris at dinner!"
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-04
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

WANTED-A FINE CAKE MAKER AT
Yerxa Bros.
IS PER MONTH FOR AN UPRIGHT PIANO
worth 81. Telephone 2421-L2 Main, or call at
1864 Hennepin av, number should be 1864,
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-04
GOOD FRIDAY MUSIC.

The vested choir OF st. Marks church will
give Sir John Stainer's THE Crucilxon'
Good Friday evening, at o'clock, under the
direction of George Normington, choirmastsr
and organist. Dl Alvin Davies and James
Singer will assist the choir.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-04
IN THE SADDLE AGAIN

Wide-0pen Element Carries the
Election at Hurley, Wis.
Special to The Journal.
Ironwood, Mich, April 4.-WilIiam Wal
ters was elected mayor Of Hurley, r7is..
yesterday by a majority of nearly 100.
Walters represented the sporting ele-
ment. and the result means that the dens
and gambling houses, which were closed
year ago, will again be run wide open,
unless the governor interferes. The town
is already filled with the characters that
have made Hurley notorious.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-04

Mrs. McDOnaId's FuneraI-The fun
eral of Mrs Nancy Z. Mcdonald will take
dence OF Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Stratton, 2oo5
Second avenue S.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-04

In the United States navy 80 per cent
OF the petty officers and AZ per cent or the
seamen are foreign born.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-04

Another Incinerator DeIivered-The
second Of the two incinerators to be installed
at the garbage crematory was taken to the
plant from the factory yesterday. 1t was Of
the same size as the one taken up there
last week.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-04
COUNTY OPTION SLAIN
The Senate Kills Mr.. Jepson's Dis.
pensary Bill.

The senate killed the county option and
dispensary bill this afternoon by a vote
of 18 to 81. The bill was introduced by
Senator Jepson and was duplicate of the
one killed In the house some time ago.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-04

A New Dry KiIn-The drying kiln of
Jne T. A. smith Co SompoBohhFd % ar ra@larsd I@Gt0ry;
by a substantial brick structure, to cost
$4,000. The H. n. Leighton company has
the contract
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-04

VIII Manage Lafayette CIub-R. NJ.
Perry, whose glad smile used to cheer the
lonely wayfarer when he checked his grip
al the West Hotel, is home from the east
Mr.. Perry is to manage the new Lafayette
clubhouse, at Lake Minnetonka, this sum
mer, and during his eastern sojourn he has
been getting a line on everything --latest
at the seaside watering places.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-04

Good Friday Services at Wesley
During passion week Lenten services are be-
ing held at Wesley church under the direc-
ton Of the pastor, DR.. James s. Montgomery.
a. m. and 2:3O D. m. Holv communion will be
administered by the pastor in the evening at
7:45, with appropriate music by the quartet
choir.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-04

Good Friday Observance-To-m NOR
row being Good Friday, the banks will be
closed all day. At the public library and its
branches no books will be received or issued,
but after p m. the reading and reference
rooms will be open. There will be no ses-
sions of the Chamber of Commerce to-mor-
row. The Liverpool grain marker will be
closed for an Easter holiday extending from
tonight to Monday morning. The New York
exchange win follow suit. The postofice will
give the same service as usual.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-04

CappeIen Likes Marquette-Fred w.
Cappellen, ex-city engineer, has returned
from Marquette, Mich, where he superin-
tended the installation of large steel intake
pipe in Lake Superior. Mr.. Cappellen is in
love with Marquette, which he pronounces
one of the prettiest and most active little
cities on the lakes. An exciting municipal
election was on while he was there the
remarkable feature of which was the election
Of the independent candidate by an over
whelming majority.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-18
A VIGOROUS ENTERPRISE.
Orange and Northwestern Road Is to
Be Greatly Extended.
TWO NEW LINES ARE TO BE BUILT
Movement on Foot to Garry One Branch
Through to Marshall and the Other
to Corscana.

Orange. Texas, December 17-At a
meeting Of the directors Of the Orange and
Northwestern railroad held this afternoon
the road was finally accepted from the
contractor, S. A, Robertson who has com
pleted the entire line from Orange t.
Buna. and has made the connections with
the Kansas City Southern and Gulf, Coo
RADIO and Santa Fe railroads, and the or
ange and Northwestern will at once begin
the regular operation of trains.
The contract was let this afternoon for
ballastlng the road the entire dis.a with
one-foot ballast. S. A. Robertson securing
the contract. The contract was also
awarded for the construction OF a hanI-
some two-story freight and passenger
depot on tue bnnk Of the sabine river,
just above the Bancroft mill, the con
tractor guaranteeing 10 complete the build
Ing Ia twenty days.
John W. MaIcy. chief engineer Of tn,
road, was appointed assistant to the pres
dent and will nave entire charge Of the
road. Other appointments made were >.
Pierce, superint tndent oil motive power,
anu Ia j.. SiuntdHCUn roadmaStcr. L. ~.
Hole is general manager. j. W. PHrhe
general freight agent, Charcs NJ koi.,
general passenger agent, ana j. /. Towety,
auditor ana purchasing agent
his road mas the distinction OF being the
longest line OF rai.ruai ia the state bu4l,
Wltuoul the issue Of bonds and construct
ell entirely for cash.
Inc directors authorized Chief Engineer
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an amendment to the charter so as 10
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the big refinery of the Forward Reduction
company Is located, IN q northcrly dlrcc-
tlou through the counties Of Jasper, New
ton, sabine Shelby, pano.n aud Harrison
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