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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-09
FRYE'S NEW SUBSIDY BILL
1t Makes Concessions to the West. but Repre-.
sentative Stevens Finds It Faulty.

From The Journal BsUreGu, Room <6, Post
Btsttdtng, Wdsht1sgtOS.
Washington, Dec. 9.-Senator Frye's
ship subsidy bill will be introduced in the
house tomorrow by Representative Gros-
venor. chairman of the committee on mer-
chant marine and fisheries. Several weeks
will elapse before western members who,
in the last congress-, opposed the old
Hanna frye bill, will be able to announce
definitely their attitude towards the new
bill. They recognize that 1t makes impor-
tant concessions to the west, but whether
these will be sufficient to outweigh the
features in the bill which are still op-
posed to western interests only careful
investigation can determine.
Criticized by MIR. Stevens.
Representative Stevens of st. Paul who,
in the last congress, stood at the head of
a small coterie on the merchant marine
and fisheries committee in opposition to
tion was so powerful as to bring about
the concessions in the new bill, said to
t h e Journa man to-day:
'"The new bill doesn't meet our views
in the cargo clause. Senator Frye says
SPECIFIC requirement. for export cargo is
not required. Senator Davis thought diff
ferently, and stand by the Davis opinion.
1t was not Senator Davis belief that such
a requirement would violate any treaties.
We also thought that tank steamers, such
as are employed by the Standard Oil COM
pany, American Sugar Refining company,
and other concerns which carry only the
goods of these concerns, should not re-
ceive a subsidy. The new bill is silent
as to this class of steamers. 1t also
omits the antitrust provision on which we
incisted last congress, provision against
trusts in the ownership, management and
building Of ships.
Concessions to the West.
ION the other hand, however, the bill
makes important concessions to the west
ern interests. For instance, Senator Frye
has abandoned the speed and-size clause
OF the old bill to which we objected, and
insists instead on a reclassiication; of the
postal subsidy act. We cannot tell yet
how this proposition will work out He
leaves out all limitations of the aggre-
gate subsidy to be paid. In the old bill
the aggregate was $9,000,000 per annum.
We thought last year that the speed-and-
size clause would give the bulk Of the
$9,OOO,OO0 to the fast ships, leaving the
freighters out; but this objection the new
bill removes. The new bill provides that
vessels must carry a certain percentage
of American apprentices and seamen
There was no such provision in the old
bill"
A new feature of the bill is the con-
struction bounty which Senator Frye
provides shall remain in force for five
years.
In general way, | will say that the
new bill does not meet all of the objec-
tions which the west urged against the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-09

which gentleman having a previous career
as southern banker is at the head
The losses sustained by these southern in
vestors are enormous, and the story of misery
there on this account is repeated in Boston,
Pittsburg, Cleveland Cincinnati and many
other cities Itmay very well be that some deep
game is being played in this matter, but
the condition of the copper trade, and the
position assumed by the Amalgamated COM
pany as to the maintenance OF prices, is suf1-
cient explanation for what has happened.
There is no means of accurately estimating
the consumption of copper in this country
But comparing the statistics of copper
production with those of our copper exports
and imports it is evident that copper con-
sumption here must have increased over 70
per cent during the last year in order to take
care of the surplus that accumulated.
Nothing like such an increase is possible
and the burden of carrying the great surplus
is solely that OF the Amalgamated company.
Yet, while the shock sustained by the general
market from the pecuniary disasters caused
by the course of Amalgamated Copper is un-
questionably great, it may be doubted
whether equal, if not deeper dismay Is not
produced by the fear that other over-capital-
lied concerns may suffer the same fate in the
future It has introduced an element into the
speculation market than which there is none
more dire, namely, feeling Of uncertainty.
New York Dec. 9.-The losses in Amalga-
mated Copper stock within a few months
are without parallel in the history of Wall
street At $3.50 a share, at which the stock
sod the share capital of the company repre-
sented in the stock market a selling value of
S201, 500 600. A cut of half in price-to 649s on
Saturday-represented a loss of 500, 750. 600,
No such loss, it is believed, ever has been
entailed in connection with any one property
in equal period.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-09
MEXICO OURS
Civil Engineers Startling
Prophecy in Connection
With DiaZland.

st. Louis, Dec. 8 Henry Jameson, a
civil engineer, formerly of this city, but
now engaged in railroad work in Mexico,
is here on visit and expresses startling
opinions as to the political future of that
country. He declares that with the death
of President Diaz, who is now practically
dictator, a serious crisis will arise. The
intense bitterness between the political
parties that is now kept smoldering like q
volcano before violent eruption by the
powerful influence Of Diaz will then break
out with extreme violence.
Peace is not likely to be restored to the
republic, in MIR. Jameson's opinion. un-
til the United States interferes and the
inevitable result will be the absorption
of that country by its powerful and
friendly northern neighbor Americans
are now rushing into Mexico thick and
fast, engaging in every line of business
and investing large sums in promising
enterprises. When the canal across the
isthmus is dug, Mr.. Jameson says. the
United States will find reason to desire
the control of Mexico. He believes the
United States must have an alI-raiI route
to the canal.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-09
A Plucky Declaration From
Thomas w. Lawson.
HIS LOSSES IN COPPER
Due to Attacks Upon All His Inter
ests, He Says.
ASKS FRIENDS TO STAND BY HIM
Declares He Neither Expects Nor
Will Receive Quarter Nor VIII
He Give Quarter.


Boston, Dec. 9.-Thomas w. Lawson
gave out stat ement last night in which
he reiterates his intention of remaining
in the copper fight to the finish. He says
NO one regrets more than l the bad break
in the price of the stock of the Trinity Cop
per company, which occurred last week |
own 10000 shares, a short time ago worth
at market prices $4,000, ,OOO and at Saturday s
price only So 200, 900; but as none Of it is car
ried in margin or borrowed on, and as I be-
lleve it is worth much more than it has ever
sold for and will sell higher than it has ever
sold, I will not sell it, and it therefore can
in no way be menace to the market As
I believe there is little Trinity carried on
margin outside that carried by my house,
which Will carry its customers to a finish on
il, | see no reason for holders to be scared
into selling
The cause Of the drop in price was that
everything 1 am or am supposed to be in
terested in has been under savage attack for
weeks I protected Trinity by buying until,
as the onslaught grew more furious, l might
have fatally weakened myself if l had stood
my ground longer. l therefore decided it best,
regardless of the personal humiliation, to beat
a retreat. / earnestly request those who in
the past have been with me in some pretty
tight stock market holes and who then had
faith, afterward found to be well founded,
not to allow any of the desperate tactics of
my generous opponents to prevail with them
10 the extent of causing them to act to their
own loss. Above all, l ask them not to be
stampeded by the rumOrs, however well
proven" they may be, that I have capitu-
lated or compromised
l give them my word and they, regardless
of Wall street scoff know whether my word
should be, as it always has been, at par.
give them my word l cannot be 'gunned
out" or made to capitulate or compromise,
and that l will be doing what business 1 de-
eide TO do in the way 1 decide to do it when
every one of those who are fighting me has
sneal1ed of the field; and l will do this, as in
the past without asking accepting any
assistance from any one.
I don't wish to Disguise that since the cut
in the Amalgamated dividend l have lost
heavily, that l will not continue to lose,
but 1 do want those who through long
years Of good and bad times have been with
me to know l am now, as always in the past,
conducting my affairs On those od-fashioned
business principles which are absolute guar
antees Of solvency at all times, without the
favor Of any; and l also want them to know
that the fight now on which started with
the coke and gas affair and climaxed in the
cup defending episode is to be to a finish,
and that while I expect no quarter I want
none and will give none.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-09

AS 4 MARK
Strange Case of a Soldier
From Minnesota.
LEAVES HIS HOSPITAL
Tired of Being Experimental Upon
With X-rays.
LEAVES HIS HOSPITAL
WOUNDED IN FIGHT WITH 'PINos
Twice Struck Down by Bullets and
Narrowly Escapes Being
Buried Alive.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Chicago, Dec. 9.-Laboring under the be-
lief that X-ray experts and surgeons had
conspired to keep him in the hospital in
definitely so that they could experiment
on him, Pope Marquette, a member of the
Twenty ninth United States infantry,
yesterday slipped from his bed while his
nurse was absent, hurried on the clothes
he could find, slid down an eve spout from
a second story window of the Fort Sheri-
dan hospital and escaped from the fort
grounds. Marquette was weak from seri-
Gus wounds received in the Philippines
and is believed to be slightly deranged,
due to his long confinement.
The story of Marquette's illness is ro-
mantle. He is a native of Minnesota
and has been in the army nine years. He
was in the Philippines two years. Nearly
year ago he was in a lively engage
ment with a body of natives and in the
first charge Marquette was shot through
the breast, the bullet entering under the
right arm and lodging under the left after
traversing the chest Marquette fought
on until a comrade told him he was
wounded and the sergeant ordered him to
the rear. AS Marquette passed to the
hospital tent he met the captain, who re-
fused to believe he was hurt, and or
dered him back to the firing line. The
soldier had scarcely taken his place at
the front again when bullet crashed into
one of his legs, bringing him to earth.
He did not recover consciousness for
twenty-four hours and was given up to
die.
Saved by u HemOrrhage.
timely hemorrhage resulted in delaying
the funeral. The doctors said the effu-
sion of blood saved his life. Both oul
let's remained in his body, one in his leg
and the other in his left side under his
arm.
Last May Marquette's regiment was
sent to Fort Sheridan. The trip weak
ened the wounded man and he was or
dered to the hospital six weeks ago. Sur
geons and doctors at once set to work to
mend him. He was considered a good
subject for study, because he had sur
vived a dangerous wound of peculiar ma
ture. X-ray men were invited to make
skiagraphs of him and surgeons held long
consultations on his case.
Marquette did not take kindly to these
attentions. He often remarked that he
could see no necessity for staying in the
hospital He asked to be discharged, but
his requests were refused. while the doc
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-09
CHOPPED TOBITS
Daring Party of Prospectors
Perish in Mountain Fast
nesses Of LuZon.

White Sulphur Springs, Mont, Dec. g.
The fate of George Hays and a party OF
three prospectors, who left here to pros
pect in the Philippines in 1899, has been
revealed in letter just received in this
city.
The party has been missing since March,
1900, and every effort to locate them has
been futile up to this time. Rev. ]. c.
Lenhart, formerly a minister in Hawaii.
now residing at Manila, was induced by
friends of the missing men to take up the
search.
Diligent inquiry on his part disclosed
the fact that the party, disregarding the
warnings of the military not to venture
beyond their lines Of defense, had gone
into the mountains of central Luzon.
Later the bodies Of the four men were
found literally chopped to pieces by bolo-
men. The heads and arms were severed
from the bodies and the bodies were 9TH
erwise horribly mutilated.
Hays and James Brown were identified
by papers found on their persons.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-09
WITHIN 4 WEEK
States Action Against Rail
way Merger Soon to
Be Begun.

Now that Governor Van SAINT has heard
from all the governors of northwestern
states On the question of the railway
merger, some are expecting him to call a
conference at once. 1t can be safely said
however, that the governor is not going
to indulge in any side issues or jaunts at
present. He has set the machinery goine
and within the week Attorney General
Douglas will have the railroads in court
There is no occasion for the governor to
move in other directions until the legal
remedy is exhausted. He will correspond
further with the governors, but will not
call any conference at present
The governor has not decided when the
extra session will be called, all reports
to the contrary notwithstanding. That is
a bridge that does not have to be crossed
yet
Senator E. T. Young of Appleton, one
of the leading members of the legisla-
ture, is in St. Paul to-day He heartily
favors a republican caucus prior to the
opening of the session, but has a new
idea about what that caucus should do. He
said thismorning:
The first thing the caucus should do is to
decide the time when we will adjourn The
session should be limited to about three
weeks. That will be ample time. We should
then fix time limiting the introduction of
bills l would not exclude all other legis-
lation, but have the caucus agree on a reso-
luton binding both houses to work on the
tax commissions report until that is finished.
If there is any time remaining, we can take
C1fch thop tfnr Il 1oA
tant. l would select such measures in a later
caucus. This is not like a regular session.
We must have some way Of holding the
houses down to important business.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-09
DEATH ON LAKES
Unprecedented Loss of Life
During the Season
Just Past.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Chicago, Dec. 9.-Not since the intro
duction of modern boats to lake service
has there been such loss of life as in
the season just passed. This record is
established. despite the fact that during
the year there have been but few storms
of historical interest.
The figures Of fatalities on the inland
seas are 1872 persons lost, as compared
with 110 last year, 100 in 1899, 95 in 1898.
6S in 1897 and Sc in 1896. In the past six
years the loss Of life has steadily grown.
Notwithstanding the Improvement in the
United States life saving service and the
betterment in the seaworthiness of lake
ships The only explanation of this
growth, vesselmen say, is that there are
far more boats now in service than there
were In 1895. The cause to which the
greater part of the loss of life ia dne
was laundering
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-09
WHAT THE BILL is
Limit of Ocean Mail Contracts Ex-
tended Five Years.

Limit of Ocean Mail Contracts Ex-
tended Five Years.
Washington, Dec. 9.-Senator Frye to-
day introduced he new ship subsidy bill.
1t differs IN form from the subsidy bill of
the past two sessions and is divided into
four titles and fifteen sections. The sec
ttons under the title ocean mail steam
ships" are devoted to amendments to the
ocean mail act of 1891. The postmaster
general Is required to consider the ma
tional defense and the maratime interests
of the United States as we'll as postal in
terests in providing for the transportation
or American ocean mails. The present
limit Of ocean mail contracts, ten years, is
increased to fifteen years. The Frye bill
provides seven distinct classes with rate
Of $6 to twenty-knot steams, increasing
from 5000 to 10000 tons the minimum
size; So for sixteen-knot steamers, pro-
vided the size Is increased from 5000 tons,
the present minimum, to 5000 tons. The
proposed maximum mail rates per gross
ton per hundred nautical miles are:
Over 10000 Tons-Twenty knots, 2.7 cents;
10 knots, 2.5 cents; over 5000 tons, IS knots,
2.S cents; II knots, 81 cents; 16 knots, 10
cents; 10 knots, 1T cents; over 1000 tons, IA
knots, 1.5 cents.
Rates for mail steamers to the West
Indies, Central America, and Mexico can
not exceed ~ per cent OF the maximum
rates.
The second title, General Subsidy
contains the general subsidy for all yes
sells, steam or sail, which are not under
mail contracts. This general subsidy is
uniform, 1c per gross ton per 100 nautical
miles for not exceeding sixteen entries in
one year. To promote the building of new
ocean vessels an additional allowance of
one-fourth of a cent per gross ton is made
for five years. Any vessel to receive the
general subsidy must carry mails, if re-
quired and must train in steamship or en-
gineering one American youth for each
1000 tons, the vessel to be at the service
of the government if required for defense
Any vessel to receive subsidy must be
Class Al and at least one-fourth of the
crew must be Americans. The bill pro-
vides an annual bounty of 81 a ton for
deep sea fishing vessels and of 81 a month
for American citizens when engaged in
dep sea fisheries; that a vessel shall re-
ceive only one form Of subsidy and that a
vesesl which has received a subsidy shall
not be sold to a foreigner except by con-
sent of the secretary of the treasury
The bill does not provide American
registry for foreign ships owned by Amer
leans.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-09
MERGER DEFENSE
How Railroads Will Conso1i-
date Without Con-
solidating.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
New York, Dec. 9.-The defense Of the
Northern Securities company to various
charges is briefly summed up as follows
The Northern Securities company is simp-
ly the purchaser of stock and what an in
dividual may do with his property the
corporation may do likewise. No con-
sol1dation is contemplated. The two COR
porations, the Northern Pacific and the
Great Northern, will operate to all in
tents as competing lines. Furthermore,
the greater part Of the Great Northern
preferred and all OF the Hill Morgan
Northern Pacific common was deposited
with ]. P. Morgan & Co. before the North
ern Securities was formed.
Hence, the deed is legally done and can
not be undone by retroactive laws.
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tors continued to feel tie piece of steel
that lay under the skin Of his left side.
Last week his comrades noticed that he
was extremely restless and heard him say
that he would like to get out of the place.
When the rumor spread that Marquette
was gone the guards were ordered to
search for him. The ground at the fort
was covered with snow and frozen slush
The temperature had fallen and the doc
tors feared the man might die from ex-
posure. His disappearance is ascribed to
his impression that the doctors and X-ray
men were conspiring to keep him confined
in the hospital until he died from inertia.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-09
ROBBER KILLED
Shots Exchanged in the Hills
by a Gang and Sheriff's
Deputy.
Special to The Journal.

Lead, S. D., Dec. 9.-The general store OF
Ed Wood at Galena was robbed last night
by $40 by three men. Sheriff Doten of
Deadwood and Deputy Patterson of this
city started in different directions toward
Galena camp to arrest the gang.
Patterson met them in a wagon in
Strawberry gulch and shots were ex-
changed. One man was killed by the
deputy and the driver gave himself up,
but the third man escaped Patterson
was unhurt.
The robbers are strangers from the
east, having come here for railroad work.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-09

old Hanna Frye bill. One of our major
objections then was the cargo clause
There will be difficulty in getting all
sections of the country together in favor
OF the position taken by the new bill
At the same time, however, the bill is
so much of concession to the west that
we shall feel bound to meet it fairly and
without prejudice and give 1T full hear
ing. This would have been difficult with
any bill subs tantially repetition Of the
bill OF the last congress.
w, W. Jermane
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-09
ONCE LIVED AT RED WING

Red Wing, Mimi, Dec 9.-News haa
been received here that Charles Lindquist,
formerly of Red Wing, shot a woman
named Julia Tosteven, near Helena Mont,
and then killed himself. The woman may
recover. Jealousy was the cause. Lind-
quist has two brothers living here.
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SLUMP IN COPPER
Wall Street Has Never Before Wit
messed Such Losses.

Neac York Sem Special Service
New York, Dec. 9.-The great event of the
week in Wall street was the decline in Anal
gamated Copper. The length to which it pro-
ceeded certainly seems to foreshadow
further reduction in the companys dividend
rate, IT, indeed it does not indicate that at
the meeting of the directors to be held next
week Thursday the dividends will be stopped
altogether. Wall street has at last awakened
TO the Importance Of this Amalgamated Cop
per affair AS was recently stated here, the
registered shareholders of the company are
said TO number 16,OOO showing that the stock
has attained q degree of distribution rivaled
bv that of few other corporations. II has
been largely bought by southern investors
OF small means, who have chiefly relied upon
the connection with the property of a very
prominent banking institution in this city, Of
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-09
100000 DEAL.
1902 Cut of Lumber and Lath
Bought by Chicago
Men.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Menominee, Mich. Dec. 9.-The Francis
Beidler Lumber company of Chicago has
bought OF the Hamilton Mcmillan company
Its cut for 1902, amounting to $4,000 feet
of lumber and $4,000, 900 to Is, 900 600 Iath.
The consideration was 100000
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-09

Nellie l.. Fisher asks the district court to
release her from all obligations assumed by
her when she married Elbert L. Fisher. Ell
bert has deserted her, she says and has thus
waived all claims.
Daily camera., 1901-07-24
WILL PAYBOULDER FIRST.

Denver. July 74-During the latter
part OF Governor Thomas administra
ton the boards controlling the Sailors
and Soldiers home and tks State Uni
versity were compelled to rnn in deb,
for about $4,000. Local banks and
merchants advanced money and mei.
chandise to that amount. No certificates
have been issued to those who wen. to
the assistance Of the state institutions, as
the boards had exceeded their appro-
pria,ion,. An attempt vas made during
the last session Of the legislature to pro
vide for certificates 50 that the bene.
factors could get interest on their money
pendin, settlement. The plan failed,
State Auditor Crouter said Yesterday
that if the tax bill is not declared invalid
by the courts be will have money
enough 10 pay debts OF the past admin.
is,rations. Among the FRS. to be liqul
dated will be those OF the two above
mentioned institutions.