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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-07-31
HANNA STAYS OUT
Original Stutement of the journal
Finds CorrObOrattOn.

Original Statement of the journal
Finds Confederation.
From The Journal BureGt. Room &5. POOd
Building, Warrington.
Washington, July 31.-Notwithstanding
reports to the contrary, it is the belief Of
Washington politicians that Senator Han
ma will not have anything to do with the
settlement of the steel strike. The wish
is father to the thought with those who
have been using the senator's name, 1t is
said, and he has no intention Of rushing
deliberately into trouble Obviously,
however, should the strikers with one
voice ask for his Intervention, and be Sec
onded in the asking by the steel mag
mates, Hanna would try his best to bring
about settlement; but no such condi-
tion Is likely to arise. So far the only
talk of Hanna has come from the strik-
ers, and not from them in any authorita-
tive way. II Hanna gets into the game 1t
will be for reasons which have not mani
tested themselves up to this time. This
is the view which is held by politicians in
both parties here, who have been watch
ing the strike with considerable interest
because Of its possible effect upon poll
tics. They may be mistaken in their
opinion, but since they are shrewd OBJ
servers Of long practice, the chances are
strongly in favor Of the proposition that
they are correct.
w. w. Jermane
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BAD FOR SAMPSON
He Is in the MIre If sehIey Is in the
Mud.

Washington, July 31.-"n Schley was
guilty of dereliction in duty in failing to
destroy the Cristobal Colon as, she lay in
the mouth of the harbor at Santiago de
Cuba, then Sampson was likewise guilty
of the same charge.
This will be one of the strongest points
submitted to the court of inquiry in be-
half Of Schley The seventh specification
of the precept directs the court to ascer-
tain whether or not every effort incumbent
upon the commanding officer of the fleet
under such circumstances was made to cap
ture or destroy the Colon as she lay at
anchor in the entrance to Santiago harbor
May q to 81, inclusive.
In his complete report of the operations
under his command, Rear Admiral Samp-
son states that Immediately on his arrival
at Santiago Il steamed down past the en-
trance to Santiago harbor and saw lying
close within the Cristobal Colon and one
of the ViZcaya class. Both got up steam
and moved up into the harbor out OF
sight,
1t is contended by friends of Schley that
this statement indicates that the Spanish
ships Immediately hauled up and steamed
back into the harbor. AS a matter of fact
they did not leave their anchorage for
four hours and thirty-fve minutes, as
shown by the log Of the Colon.
Thus 1t will be shown to the court that
Sampson, who arrived at Santiago about G
o'clock on the morning of June /, had
-FOUR hours and twenty minutes in which to
attack the Colon and Vizcaya He failed,
however, to fire a single shot at them
Schley, on the other hand, in carrying
put the departments instruction to ascer-
tain whether the Spanish feet was in the
harbor, made reconnaissance on the aft
ernoon of May 81 Ito develop the fortt-
hcations with their character" The recon
noissanee was intended to injure or de-
stroy the Colon. The reconnaissance de-
veloped satisfactorily the presence of the
Spanish squadron lying behind an island
near the inner forts, as they fired over
him at random.
In respect to the propriety of Schley's
action in determining to return to Kew
West for coal, it will be contended that
SIMPSONS conduct was equally as cul-
pabie, if any culpability attaches to either
officer, when he was informed the Spanish
cruisers would leave Curacao for Santiago.
The admiral will be asked why he did
not go directly to Santiago. where he
could have intercepted the Spanish feet
before 1t entered the harbor on MAY 10.
Regarding the character of the blockade
Sampson states that the log of the Brook.
lyn shows that the squadron was at night
twenty-eight miles southwark from San
tiago. The log Of the Brooklyn will he
produced to show this was not the case
There will be other surprises in store for
the court, it is declared
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-07-31
GRAIN BOARD NAMED
The Governor Announces the Names
of the Six Members.
STONE AND GLEASON ARE DENIS.
A New Rule Adopted to Prevent
Friction Between the Divi-
siOns of the Board.

Gov. Van SAINT this morning announced
the names of the new board of grain ap-
peals, which takes hold tomorrow. The
board consists of six members, Of whom
three attend to Minneapolis appeals, and
three work at Duluth. The new board
consists of the following men:
Minneapolis-Franklin L. Greenleaf reap
pointed; A. c. ABBY, Rock Dell, Olmsted
county; John Gleason, Crookston
Duluth-E. H. Pugh, Duluth; c. J. Strang,
Alexandria; James K. Stone, East Granite
Falls, reappointed.
The new board will meet Gov. Van SAINT
at his Office at II o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. Their salary is fixed by the railroad
and warehouse commission, with the ap-
proval of the governor. The old board
members have been getting 1000 a year.
The appointments are for two year term.
The democrats on the new board are
Messrs. Stone and Gleason. They are
grain buyers. Messrs. Strang and Aaby
are practical farmers and grain raisers.
Messrs. Pugh and Greenleaf are elevator
men.
The Duluth member Of the old board
was 7. w. Eva, now chief deputy inspec-
tor. Three democrats retire from the
board tomorrow. They are H. P. Bjorge
OF Fergus Falls, Alex McKinnon of Crook
ston, and Charles A. Malmquist of Win
thFop. There was considerable pressure
brought to bear for the appointment of
Malmquist, who was a very satisfactory
man to Minneapolis Another very active
candidate was D. L. Wellman of Hobart,
Otter Tail county.
To Stop InterbOard Friction.
The railroad and warehouse commits
sion has taken steps to prevent any fur
ther clashes between the Duluth and Min
noaDOliS aDDeal boards Tf the warnhoucc q
owner, the grain owner or his agent SO
elect, grain passed on by one appeal
board may be sealed and put in a special
bin. This fixes it's grade without possi-
bility of reinspection.
The old inspection rules will continue in
force, with the exception of this new
order.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-07-31
SERIOUS IN FRISCO
Strike May Extend to Every Pacific
Coast Port

San Francisco, July 31.-There are no
signs of a speedy settlement of the great
strike Of the city front federation inaug-
urated in this vicinity yesterday. EN-
ployers predict it's ultimate collapse,
although they admit that the struggle
may be prolonged. The labor leaders
express confidence of victory and say
that If necessary the strike will be ex-
cifc coast.
The resolution calling out the members
Of the federation already has been ex-
tended so as to cover the entire bay OF
San Francisco. The marine fremen will
call out their full membership Of 1900
with the exception Of those employed on
tow boats. The sand teamsters went out
this morning in sympathy with the team
sters This involves directly $50 MEM
bers of this union and indirectly affects
5000 in the building trades whose sup
plies will be cut off, and who, OF necess-
ity, will be thrown out Of work when they
run short of brick, sand, cement, rock
and gravel. The strike of the packers has
forced the American Can company to close
down, throwing 400 persons out OF employ
ment. Canneries which depend upon IL
for the supplies of cans, employ 5000 men,
women and children, and unless the fac
tory can resume within few days, all
will be thrown out Of work.
Arrangements have been made by the
Shipowners's association to meet the
longshoremen's unions. Non-union men
are to be employed If possible and an ef-
strike of the sailors marine fremen and
fort made to handle the freight at the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-07-31
Admiral Schley's Traducer
in Another Scrape.
USED WITHOUT CREDIT
ApprOpriates Edinburgh Review
Article as His Own.
LATTER PRINTED 81 YEARS AGO
can Ship by the British in
1914.


San Francisco, July 31.-Edgar Stanton
Maclay, whose allegations led to the order
ing of the Sampson Schley court of in
Quiry, is accused of plagiarism in connec-
tion with his recital of the capture of the
American ship Frolic by the British in
1914. Mr.. Maelay is declared to have re-
printed a passage from an article on the
English and American navies in the Edin-
burgh Review for April, 1910, without CIV
ing credit therefor. The passage in ques-
tion is a defense of the Americans by the
anonymous author of the magazine article
against an attack made by James, the
English historian. on the officers OF the
Frolic. James wrote:
We should not have hesitated to call a
French or even a British captain who had
acted as Master Bainbridge of the United
States navy did in this instance, a coward.
Following are Mr.. MacIay's words in a
foot note to page Z. vol. II of the his
torian's work, side by side with the pas
sage in the Edinburgh Review:
(Msclay)-Taking James at his word, we
turn to volume 2. pages 354-355, and find
him referring to the French privateer Borde-
laise as extraordinarily fine ship of twen-
ty-Iour guns striking her colorS to a BRITISH
forty-six-gun frigate without, as it appears
making any resistance" Certainly without
provoking any comment from James. Again
at page 50, volume l. he speaks OF the Brit
ish twenty-four- gun ship Hyena, surren-
dering to a French squadron, but in James
first edition, by mistake, it was represented
to have been made to a forty-four-gun fri
gate; a mistake, however, which did not
provoke the application of any expressive
blank to the British commander %.
(Edinburg Review)-Taking Mr. James at
his word, we turn to volume e. pages 354, ,355
and there we find the French privateer Bor-
delais, AN extraordinarily fine ship" OF
twenty-fOur guns striking her colors to q
british frigate Of forty-six guns, without,
as it appears. making any resistance" GER
tainly without provoking any comment from
Mr. James. At page 95. volume l, we find
the British twenty-four-gun ship Hyaena sur
rendering tof course, under the circum-
stances. unreslstingly) to q French squad
ron a surrender which in Mr.. James first
edition was. by mistake. represented to have
~ 1llHtls ,sIlsfe frigate or forty-four
guns, a mistake. however, which did not
provoke the application of any expressive
blank TO the British commander. So strong
an instance of partiaIity speaks but too
forcibly for itself.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-07-31
HANNA NoN-CoMM1TTAL
Won't Say Whether or Not He Has
Been in Conference.

Cleveland, Ohio, July S1.-Up to noon
to-day newspaper men here had been
unable to locate Messrs. Morgan, Davis
and Tighe Of the Amalgamated Associa-
tion, reported to have started from Pitts
burg for Cleveland last night. can
vass of the leading hotels at that hour
showed that they had not registered. SEN
ator Hanna did not appear at his Office
throughout the morning and report was
in circulation that conference between
himself and the Amalgamated represent
atives had taken place at his residence.
He arrived at his Office soon after II
o'clock, having come directly from his
home. Asked il he had held conference
with Messrs. Morgan, Davis and Tighe.
or would see them during the day, Mr..
Hanna said
1 am not at liberty to discuss the subject
will neither deny nor confirm the report
that a conference was held this morning. It
is true that 1 am interested and to some
extent directly connected with the efforts
being made to settle the strike, but 1t would
be most foolish for me to talk about what
is being done.
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met here to-day The attendance was
small. call for this convention was
issued Immediately after the recent DEM
ocratic state convention by George A.
Groot of Cleveland and others Groot acted
as temporary chairman Of the convention
when it was called to order in the par
lors of one Of the hotels. He reviewed
the conditions that brought about the
movement and insisted that it was not
brought about solely by Bryan demo-
crats," but all those who advocate free
silver and are opposed to both the old
parties as at present organized and con-
trolled.
At a meeting attended by George A.
GrOot, Abner Davis, ]. w. Lindsay, Bern
ard Hubert, Richard Inglis and others,
1t was decided that a full state ticket
shall be nominated at the evening ses-
sion of the convention. A state commit
tee will be named and plans made for an
active campaign on behalf of the inde-
pendent movement. The platform adopted
at the Cleveland conference of July II,
and which has been circulated by mail,
was indorsed. This document reaffirmE
the Kansas City platform, indorses Will
liam J. Bryan and declares particularly
for the free coinage of silver. 1t also in
cludes the following plank:
We demand that all money that is manu-
factured to be used in this country as me-
dium of exchange, whether 1t be gold, silver
or paper, shall be coined by the govern
ment and distributed among the people with
out the Intervention of banks, and that every
dollar of it shall be legal tender for all
debts, public and private.
Roasts the Other Fellows.
Discussing the recent democratic statA
convention, Chairman Groot, in his ad-
dress, said:
Instead of our being boilers, the conven-
ton recently assembled was composed OF
boilers; it was a boiling convention, for il
repudiated the national democratic platforms
and abandoned the leader who made the
fight upon them. The platform adopted by il
is meaningless and lacks political .virility
1t is destitute of principles and offers nc
political issue. 1t is a platform adopted In
order to secure votes from the opposition
merely. While it was stated that this was
not a national campaign, and, therefore, ma
tional issues ought not to enter into it
the platform deals almost wholly with what
they are pleased to call national issues, and
only a small portion Of it was devoted tc
state matters.
That convention was dominated and con.
trolled by trust magnates and their paid at.
torneys and those who believe in the gold
standard. The followers of Grover Cleveland
were there in force. They did not concea
their identity, but made known to all thai
they were there for the purpose of taking
the first step in this state towards demoI.
ishing the Kansas City platform and install.
ing in place and power the advocates o
the gold standard They succeeded in con.
trolling the convention, in making theil
nominations and drafting their platform, bu
they will fail utterly in driving the demo
cratic voters of this state into the camp O
the gold contingent in November next, espe
cially those who believe that the none,
question is the paramount one.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-07-31
REBELS BEATEN
Lieutenant Croft Kills and Captures
Twenty Fi1ipinOs.

Manila, July 31.-Lieutenant Croft Of
the Nineteenth infantry, with a mounted
detachment of Cebu scouts, has had an
encounter with sixty insurgents. Seven
of the rebels were killed and thirteen
taken prisoners. OF Lieutenant Croft s
force two privates were slightly wounded.
The Philippines commission has passed
the Manila civil charter, which will go
into effect Immediately. The rate of tax
alton on real property has been amended,
it being fixed at 1 per cent for the present
and per cent after 1902. Tomorrow all
the military cable and telegraph lines
will be opened for commercial use.
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that we were vanquished by superiority of
force. 1t is absurd and unpatriotic to make
any exception in the case of Admiral Schley.
It is absurd, because the Brooklyn was in
the thick of the fight throughout She was
at the mouth of the harbor when we tried to
pass out and engaged US with terrific fire,
doing frightful damage to the end. In the
pursuit of the Cristobal Colon we surren-
dered to the Brooklyn forty-five miles west
Of Santiago. The Brooklyn was the first to
encounter us as we were coming out and
the first to lead in the pursuit, and she kept
up the lead, with the Oregon vastly aiding.
The Brooklyn landed shell just ahead Of
my ship, and, with the Oregon helping her,
there was nothing left for me to do but run
ashore.
The Brooklyn's conduct was brave; hence
Commodore Srhley was brave. Schley was
on post, Re was put by Sampson.
After the b2 snced, each commander
acted according reA.nstances and events
show that the Brces n bore brave part
/ should say that Schley vas not only brave,
but very competent, as is Sampson, whom
know personally. don't know Schle, but
! am friend OF Captain Cook Qf the brook-
lyn, whose photograph have. On the back
of 1t you can read the following: DUTY to
our flags brought US together in strife. The
sea made US friends. May God preserve your
life and give to you that measure of blessing
which your courage so richly deserves
OF all the American ships, the Brooklyn
was the most exposed to our fire and to that
OF our batteries. Commodore Schley's own
report was model Of plain, sailor-like and
gentlemanly statement Schley directed that
our officers retain their personal effects A
coward is never generaus. The suggestion of
cowardice probably comes from towards. !
have read in Ell Mundo Naval that this at
tor n
low political basis. The navy should be left
outside of politics. Admiral SIMPSONS own
official report is evidence of the Brooklyn s
active part and of Schley's competency and
bravery. The adverse criticism is obviously
an afterthought. AS naval officer, I de-
plore it, because the navy should be as sensi-
tive as woman about its honor.
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asked as to the inheritance of the silver
question In 1904. ana replied:

asked as to the inheritance of the silver
question In 1904, ana replied:
mo man can say how important a part
the money questionxwill play in the next
campaign That w4ll depend on condi-
!, tions. But various phases Of the money
question are constantly presenting them
Selves and the democratic party ought not
to recede from its position on this ques-
tion, although other questions may be
Of more Importance for the time being"
Asked If he would be candidate for the
presidential nomination again in 1904, Mr.
Bryan said:
II have said repeatedly that I am can
didate for no Office. However, I would
not enter into bond never to become 6
candidate
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Counter Proposition.

A number of the board were not present
either this morning or this afternoon and
1t is believed they were out of the city on
secret missions. When 1t became known
that important members we're absent, all
kinds Of predictions were made. The gen
eral sentiment seemed to Ee that the situ-
alton is more likely to become more criti-
cal than that settlement will be reached
on the terms proposed by the representa-
tives of the big steel combination.
Among the reports that gained circula-
tion was one that the Amalgamated board
had prepared a counter proposition to that
offered by the combinations officers which
had been taken to New York last night by
Secretary Williams and Trustee John
Pierce. The proposition is believed to be
an ultimatum from the Amalgamated board
and that it hints at further extension Of
the the strike If the terms are not imme-
diately accepted.
1t is certain that there will not be a
full meeting of the board to-day, and, as
Manager B. L. Davis says, there may be
no definite information on the situation
for a day or two.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-07-31
Many, however, say that to-day
will be the final test, and If
a settlement cannot be effected
at this sitting, the extension of
the strike to all of the union
plants of the United States Steel
corporation will be ordered.

Manufacturers interested besides the
United States Steel corporation and it's
great independent rivals are watching the
progress of the conference of the work
ers with keenest interest. They declared
that if the workers do@not agree at this
time to the proffers Of Mr.. Morgan, all
negotiations will be declared off and no
further conference will be possible. They
also declare that in the event of fail
ure to settle the trouble amicably, the
combine will use every endeavor to sta It
a large number Of its plants within tls0
weeks
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-07-31
Amalgamated Officials Pass the Hours Whisper
ing in Secret, but They Hold No
Formal Session.
If the Combine Offers No Better Terms the
Strike Will Be Extended to All of
Its Mills

Pitbug
not resumed its
result in Of its
De possible definite
stating current that
elected Ihaveno thing say"
has o yetres resumed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-07-31
FAMILY BURNED
Result of the Overturning of a Lamp

Result of the Overturntng of "A Lamp
by n Cat.
New York, July 31-James Mccoy and
his two children, William, 16 years old,
and Edna, IA years of age, were burned to
death to-day in a fire in their home in
Brooklyn. Mrs. Mary Mccoy, the mother,
was probably fatally hurt by falling from
window to the ground. The fire was
caused by the overturning, by cat, Of a
petroleum lamp.
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"Sick Man" Has Another Bad Spell

oroered garrison
All the onees urlough o
Constantne July SThe
n
ana the foreign ministers
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-07-31
GOLD BONDS
Means for improvements on the
Iowa Central.

Iowa Central.
Chicago, July 31.-Stockholders of the
Iowa Central railway met here in special
session to-day and authorized the di-
rectors to issue gold bonds not to ex-
ceed $25, 900, 900 and bearing 4 per cent
interest to be secured by a mortgage
executed in favor Of the Morton Trust
company as trustees. The bonds areto
be used for refUnding purposes, paying or
redeeming the outstanding obligations of
the company and of such other companies
as may be acquired by consolidation, con-
struction or purchase4
Bonds for $4,000, ,000 will be issued at
once and used for physical improvements.
Interest on the new issue will be only
SIT 900 more than on the obligations
which will be retired, while by the new
financial arrangement the system will be
unified.
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The inventory shows twine in the ware
house of the value Of $5,1O3.16, and ma
chinery of the value of 53,85413.
The miscellaneous cash receipts of the
prison for July were $S6, ,3O8.95. OF this
$27, ,961.16 was from sales and collections
on account of twine, and the remainder
for pay of convict labor, visitors fees. etc.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-07-31
PREMATURE PUBLICATION
German Governments Hand Forced
fn the Matter of the Tariff Bill.

fn the Matter of the Tariff Bill.
Cologne, July S1.-A curious story finds
credence here that in the matter of the
publication Of the proposed new tariff bill
the hand of the government was forced.
1t appears that 100 proofs of the bill were
printed. They were intended purely for
private circulation, but somehow a leak
age occurred. A copy was sold to the
London Financial Chronicle and was to
have been printed on Saturday. On get
ting wind of this arrangement, the gov
ernment gave the bill out to be published
in the paper here on Friday. Otherwise
the tariff schedule would not have been
published until it had come before the
bundesrath. The premature publication
of the bill is highly inconvenient to the
government
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Weiser. Idaho, July 31.-W. T. Green
was shot and killed by Constable Nevins.
The shooting occurred at a ranch six
miles from town
Nevins had a warrant for Green's ar
rest and as soon as the constable put
in an appearance. Green opened fire. but
missed. Nevins then shot him through
the head.