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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-08-06
Thieves Tunnel to Smelling Works
and Secure Treasure Valued
at $4,000.
Strew Their Tracks With Red Pepper
in View of Possible Blood
hound Pursuit.

San Francisco, Aug. 6.-Gold bullion
valued at $4,000 was tsolen from the
selby smelling works at Vallejo during
the night.
Access to the strong room, where the
bullion was stored, was secured through
a tunnel, which the thieves had bored
from the edge OF San Francisco bay to
the building, some distance from the
waters edge. 1t is supposed that the
thieves took their plunder away by boat
The Selby smelter is the largest on the
Pacific coast. Ores are sent there from
all parts Of the western slope for reduc-
tion. The works are located near the
bay shore about thirty miles from San
Francisco, and through the clever device
of tunnelling the loose sand the robbers
secured the princely sum, the loss Of
which was not discovered until after the
works resumed operation to-day
A. J. Ralston, president Of the company,
stated that the thieves had excavated a
tunnel between three and four hundred
feet long from point near the railroad
tunnel and under the strong room con-
nected with the works and had secured
bars of bullion aggregating in value
$34O,OO0, and had transported the gold to
a boat in waiting near the company's
wharf
In their hurry to get away the robbers
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ceeded in getting together another con-
ference and a vain attempt was made to
settle the dispute and prevent a strike
which would involve the tin mills. The
conference was the one that broke UP in
the Hotel Lincoln three weeks ago last
Saturday.
In order to be equally fair to the other
constituent companies of the United States
Steel corporation, and accord them the
same treatment, President Shaffer has sent
a similar notice to the officers of the
Federal Steel company, the National Steel
company and the National Tube company
giving them the same time in which to
make any effort they may desire to bring
about settlement, or he will put in force
this same clause in the amaIgamated as
sociation's constitution. A
1t is presumed that the delay in issuing
the general order will be at least until
the end of the present week. Possibly
1t Will not be issued until early next
week. In the meantime the men in the
mills of thssAA three companies will be
prepared to cOnae out when the strike or
der is issued.
The possibility Of settlement OF the
strike is based on the bare hope that the
off1c1als of the three additional eompa-
MES will bring to bear sufficient influence
10 urge an adjustment of the difficulty
before the strike order is issued,
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THE NEW MEMBER
Admiral HOwisOn One of the Young
est Retired Officers.

Washington, Aug. 6.-Rear Admiral
Howison, who has been appointed on the
Schiey court of inquiry, is one of the
Youngest retired officers of his grade. hay-
ing been retired Oct. 10, 1899. when he
reached the age of sixty-two. During the
early part OF the war he served on block
lde duty, but later participated in the bat
tie OF Mobile bay as commander of the
Y. s. 5. Bienville. 1t is rather an inter-
esting coincidence that he was in COM
mand OF the cruiser Vandalia at Samoa,
wnlch later went down in the hurricane in
Apla harbor while flying the flag of Rear
Admiral Kimberly, who had Succeeded
him as senior officer on the station and
whom he now succeeds on this court. He
was in command CT the Boston navy yard
during the Spanish war and later was
commander o. the South Atlantic station.
He made the famous long-distance
cruise around Agrica in the Chicago. as
the last act OF his active career arriving
IN New York the day before Admiral
Dewey arrived in the Olympia. 1t will
be remembered that although he outranked
Admiral Sampson, who was in command
OF the receiving fleet at that time he re-
Trained from assuming command but cour-
teously allowed Admiral Sampson to do
the honors upon that celebrated occasion.
A preliminary list of the witnesses who
Will be called to appear before the court
has been prepared at the navy department.
Some OF these officers are on foreign sta
tions and Will be obliged to leave for
home almost Immediately In order to ar
rive in time. n
Admiral Schley has also submitted list
of witnesses, some of whom are on foreign
stations and these also will be ordered
home.
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RAY OF HOPE
Ample Warning to Be Given Before
the Strike Extends.

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 6.-Just a faint
glimmer Of hope that the great steel
workers strike will be settled was en-
bodied in statement given out by Presi-
dent Shaffer of the amalgamated associa-
tion last night, When asked II he would
pursue the same policy in ordering strike
in the mills of the Federal Steel, the Ma
tional Steel and the National Tube com
panies as he did in calling out the men
in the mills of the American Tin Plate
company, he replied:
If 1t had not been for the determination on
my part, the general strike would have been
ordered Saturday night
Before calling out the tinworkers and
after failing to get any satisfaction from
the officials Of the American Sheet Steel
company and the American Steel Hoop
company, President Shaffer sent tele-
gram to Vice President Warner Arms OF
the American Tin Plate company. notify
ing him that under article 19, section 35.
of the constitution Of the amaIgamated
association, he would be obliged to call
out the tinworkers In all mills owned bv
the United States Steel corporation unless
the difficulty was settled within a period
of ten days.
AS a result OF this notice, Mr.. Arms sue
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left one bar on the beach. The robbers
took the unusual precaution of strewihg
their tracks with red pepper, presumably
to prevent bloodhounds from taking the
trail.
Each bar Of bullion was numbered and
a description is now in the hands of the
detectives.
President Ralston states that the rob-
bers cannot dispose of the bullion without
having it remelted and mixed with other
metals. He is Of the opinion that they
buried the gold or sunk it in the bay
awaiting convenient time for its re-
moval. There are but few smelters on
this coast where gold can be remelted.
President Ralston stated that he had abb
solutely no clue as to the identity Of the
robbers.
At the Selby works the gold Is kept in q
steel lined strong room. The robbers tun-
neled until they got directly under the
room and then cut through the floor. The
tunnel was skflfully constructed and must
have been the work of many days. Once
in the strong room the thieves had only to
help themselves to all in sight.
Bullion is sent each day from Selby's
San Francisco office to the smelter by a
special boat The boat arrived at the
works as usual to-day with a consignment
of bullion and the strong room was opened
so that 1t could be stored. Then it was
that the smelter officials discovered their
loss.
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Pittsburg, Aug. 6.-No general strike or
der was issued by President Shaffer this
morning and it may be delayed beyond the
time limit made by him yesterday. He
says there are sufficient reasons for the
delay, but the only apparent cause is said
to be the hope entertained that the off,
GERS of the big steel corporation may soon
realize the serious results that will follow
general closing Of the union plants and
make overtures for peace The Amalga-
mated association, it is explained, does not
want to take hasty action and proposes to
rest quietly for while.
Officials of the steel combines apparently
are not worrying over the delay and seem
to be confident as ever that they will win.
They are encouraged over the delay in
issuing the strike order and believe it is
due to the fact that the officers Of the
workers organization are not certain Of
their ability to bring out the union men
desired. One thing appears certain-Pres-
ident Shaffer will not call out the men
before the latter part OF the week.
President Shaffer, 1t is said, is preparing
notices to the different companies which
states he intends to call the men out
4ASSc AOllCeS pfODdD1y Will go Out To-Day.
At the Various Mills.
No attempt has been made to start any
Of the mills in this city, but l.umor was
current to-day that an effort will be made
to start the Painter mill nonunion this
week
Two mills of the Hyde Park plant at
Leechburg, which started up yesterday
worked through the night and are still in
operation. No trouble has occurred, but
clash between the strikers and. non
union men at midnight was narrowly
ayerted.
The Amalgamated association is en-
gagged in strengthening its organization
in the two rolling mills of the National
Tube company at McKeesport and it is
now announced that every man In the
Boston plant will come out and that IS
per cent Of the men in the National mill
are members of the association. The
Amalgamated officials also claim that in
spite Of the vigilance of the mill officials.
lodges have been formed in the Carnegie
mills at Homestead and Duquesne.
The plant at WellsyilIe, Ohio is work.
ing stronger to-day than at any time
since the strike began. Five of the six
mills were running and Manager Brook
man says 1t will only be q question of
day or SO until the plant will be running
in full capacfsy. The strikers are orderly
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Washington, D. c., Aug. GA devel-
opment Of the approaching Schley
inquiry is the activity of every one con-
nected with the bureau of navigation.
Rear Admiral Crowninshield has taken
personal command of the anti-Schley
forces and is directing the preparation of
the case against Schley. He will leave
nothing undone to secure the complete
humiliation of the rear admiral, and as
he appears to have the sympathy and CO.
operation of Secretary Long and Assistant
Secretary Hackett, he is not apt to be
hampered in his benevolent purpose.
CrOwninshieId Hates Dewey.
Crowninshield is said to be mortified
and chagrined over the appointment of
Admiral Dewey as the president of the
court He hates Dewey with a cordialilty
that is only equalled by his hatred of
Schley and he was desirous that some
other officer be appointed to preside at
the coming inquiry. Crowninshield en-
ployed all of his influence to prevent
Dewey from being ordered to the Asiatic
station during the winter of 1898. He
1oresaw that the assignment might turn
out to be important and wanted 1t for one
OF the coterie of favorites who basked in
the sun Of the chief Of the bureau of
navigation. Senator Proctor of Vermont.
however, proved to have a more potent
pull at the White House than Crownin-
shield, and Dewey was ordered to Hong
kopE.
FN2en the commodore reported at the
bureau OF navigation for instructions Just
previous to his departure from Washing
ton, Crowningshield, in the language of
a gentleman who is familiar with the
facts. gave him a nasty reception" He
was unable to conceal the sense of defeat
which he felt because Commodore Dewey
had been assigned to an important com.
mand against his wishes.
Dewey Equal to Him.
When Dewey was about to leave tbe
office Crowninshield found himself unable
TO keep down the anger and resentment
that were consuming him and turning
to Dewey exclaimed:
Commodore, desire to say to You that
l cannot approve the manner IN which Won
obtained this assignment. Officers of the
navy should not resort to politicians to
secure assignments"
Dewey looked Crowninshield in the eye
Tor moment before retorting with THAI
sailor-like candor and bluntness for which
he is famous:
@Crowninshteld, what are you trying to
give me? How did you get to be chief
or the bureau Of navigation"
Then he turned on his heel and strode
out OF the office without awaiting an ex-
PLANTATION from Crowninshield. The COM
modore was aware that Crowninshield had
obtained his berth through the influence
OF politicians, chief of whom was Senator
Platt OF New York
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Ing success, is in the throes of its death
struggle. Iowa republicanism is about to
lay aside it's old leaders and take up new
men and new policies. Nothing short of
an egregrious blunder by his own men
or a marvellous coup by the machine lead
ers can prevent the nomination of A. B.
Cummins for governor tomorrow AS
the lines are now drawn, he has $50 votes
that he can positively count on for the
first ballot. He must have S21 to nom
mate.
There are 437 delegates from the south
ern counties of the state, the so-called
q reservation" who are not. for any
particular candidate, but for anybody to
beat Cummins." Senator Trewin has
about 100 votes which are for him first,
but are strongly antiCummins, and nearly
all can be diverted to some other candi-
date. But the Herriot and Hartman
delegates are, as rule, friendly to Cum
Minis. Any attempt to deliver them to
another candidate will send them pell-
NELL into the Cummins camp.
Anything to Beat Cummins.
In room 152 of the Grand Hotel a fate
full conference is going on to-day There
the machine steering committee" is try
ing to solve the problem of combining all
the elements on "some one to beat Cum
mins.''
They do not care who it is.
Candidates Trewin, Herriott and Har-
riman have put themselves nj the hands of
this committee. 1t consists of the follow
ing men:
Ed. Knott, OF Waverly; and J. w. Bly,,
OF Mason City, representing Hartman;
H. O. Weaver, of Wapello, chairman of the
state committee, and H. G. Mcmillan, Of
Cedar Rapids, representing Trewin; N. NJ
Hubbard, Jr., Of Cedar Rapids, and G. w
Johnston, of Des Moines. Representing
Conger. The master spirits of this con-
ference, however, are j. w. Blythe, Of
Burlington, Grear's old manager and
Judge Hubbard of Cedar Rapids.
Hartman as Pool Candidate.
This committee will decide on either
Hartman or Herriott, or dark horse.
In all probability Hartman will be the
Moses chosen to lead the bewildered
hosts. His third district delegates cannot
be delivered, and unless he is the candi
date Cummins will get them. Some of
Herriott's delegates could be delivered to
Hartman. but there is already rebellion
among them at the very suggestion. The
steering committed scheme, though the
only possible way to beat Cummins, is not
popular with Herriott and Hartman dele
gates, who declare that they are not cat
tie, and cannot be delivered. Herriott's
own county OF Guthrie is for Cummins
should break come.
John w. Foster, of Guthrie Center, gen
orally considered Herriott's manager, was
asked yesterday to sit in with the steer
ing committee, but refused, saying frank
ly that he was for Cummins in case Her
riott gives up.
Where Weaver Comes In.
There is q rift in the Hartman lutte
also. Judge s. NJ. Weaver, cf Iowa Falls,
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STARTING IN CLEVELAND
American Tin Plate Company Re.
opening a Mill.

American Tin Plate Company Re-
opening a Mill.
Cleveland, Ohio, Aug 6.-Fires were
lighted to-day in the furnaces of the hoop
milling department of the Crescent
works Of the American Tin plate company.
This plant has been closed since the in
auguration OF the Amalgamated strike.
The superintendent of the mill said
operations would be resumed this after
noon and declared that the old men would
return to work. Strike leaders, however,
denounced the latter statement as false.
While they admitted that there might be
a few desertions from their ranks, not
enough men, it was said, would be se-
cured to operate the mill.
Indications to-day point to the aban-
donment by the United States Steel cor
poration of the plan to operate hoop
mill in Cleveland. A big force of men
was put to work this morning removing
the hoop machinery from the mill It ia
understood the building will be now used
as bloom mill. It is also stated on
good authority that the steel corporation
will abondon its IL and 18-inch mills at
Newburg and that they will shortly be
equipped as bloom mills The manufac-
ture of blooms is not affected by the pres
ent strike.
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ON THE CONVENTIONS FLOOR.
Cummfns' Followers Will Make Its
Fight There.
BY ASSOCIATED Press.

By Associated Press.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Aug. 6.-Delegates
to the republican state convention began
arriving in force to-day and the conven-
tion fight may be said to be on in earnest.
Practically all hopes Of controlling the
fight before the committee on credentials
have been given up by the Cummins men,
as they realize that their chances are
something less than even. All their
fighting will be done on the floor of the
convention and here they claim to have
sure thing at all stages. Delegates who
arrived this morning from the ninth dis
trtct, where the greatest strength Of Her
riot lies, say that many of them are for
Cummins, and if there is any break from
their man, Cummins will get at least
ninety votes from them. This Is almost
enough to ensure the nomination of Cum
minis and will prove such break in the
strength OF the opposition as is likely to
cause them serious embarrassment
Reports were spread by the Cummins
men to-day that some Of his competitors
may withdraw during the day, but this
is laughed at by the others. They all
realize that they will be compelled to
unite on one man in order to win and
who this man shall be is the sticking
point. Nobody is willing to step aside
and make a sacrifice of himself in order
to provide smooth sailing for somebody
else. They have left that with the mem
bers Of the steering committee which has
absolute control and the committee has
not as yet made an announcement as to
who shall be the standard bearer of the
opposition to Mr.. Cummins.
1t is said by many Of the followers of
Hartman, Trewin, Herriott and Conger
that no announcement will be made until
after the fight In the committee ON Gre
dentials has been made, but by others it
is predicted that it will be known to-day.
The selection will without question be
made some time to-day, but whether the
members of the committee will make an
nouncement of his identity is another
matter. All meetings of the committees
will be held tomorrow morning, Just pre-
vious to the convention.
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Tama county; Ed c. Brown, Sheldon, O'Brien
county.
State superintendent-s. c. Barrett, Usage,
Mitchell county.
There is a fight over every position
but the last, but no one pays any attention
to side shows to-day. All interest is
centered on the governorship.
James c.. Davis OF Keokuk, an anti
Cummins man, will be temporary chair
man of the convention. A. M. Mccall of
Adel, a Cummins man, will be temporary
secretary.
The friends Of Former Congressman
Barber decided before the convention as
sembled not to present his name for the
state controllership and Messrs. Belt and
Waddell withdrew from the race for the
clerkship of the court OF appeals. This
left the delegates nothing to do but to
nominate by acclamation the following
ticket: State controller, Herman s. Platt,
Baltimore city; clerk Of the court of ap-
peals, Thomas Parran, Calvert county.
C B. Cheney
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the United States Steel corpora
tion now operating with men be-
longing to the Amalgamated AS
sociatton if they do not make
overtures of peace. The circu-
lar was approved by the Amalga-
mated board and will be printed
and sent out this evening.
The Leader says President
Shaffer announced this afternoon
that the general order calling
out all the Amalgamated men in
all Of the steel combine mills to
strike will go out this afternoon.
He declined to give out a copy of
the order in advance of its re-
ceipt by the lodges. He said it
will go to them before being
made public.
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is candidate for supreme judge. He is a
third district man, and his county, Hardin
sent Hartman delegation. They are for
Weaver first, however, and so are the del
egates from other counties OF. northern
Iowa. They declare openly to-day that
they are ready to go to Cummins if it will
ensure Weaver's nomination. A deal of
this kind will probably be put through.
Judge Towner could have had the nomfna-
tion had he been first with the Cummins
people, but Towner could not bring the
eighth district delegates to Cummins
They are anti -Cummins first and for
ToWner afterwards.
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lyn, elocution: Miss Mary Lowell of
Union City, Mich, general teacher; Miss
Carrie Saunders of st. Paul, critic teacher.
Congressman James A. Tawney is home
from trip on the great lakes and his
visit to the Buffalo exhibition. He reports
no single exhibit there attracts as much
attention there as the model of Mime
sofas new capitol in butter
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DAILY INHERITANCE TAX
sum of Ss3,7O2 Paid by the Estate
An Montana.
Snecial to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Helena, Mont, Aug 6.--State Treasurer
A. H. Barrett to-day received $50,221 in
heritance tax from the estate OF the late
Marcus Daily. This is more than the state
has received from all other estates com
bined since the Inheritance tax law went
into effect, In 1897. The total tax from
the Daily estate was $SS,702. OF this
amount go per cent went to the state OF
Montana, while the remainder was paid
to the county treasurers Of Deer Lodge
and Powell counties, which were a single
county with the county seat at Anaconda
when Mr.. DAILY died. The state treasurer
has paid the money into the general fund.
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1900 Ton Barge Canal Projected

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and are no longer interfering with the
nonunion men.
President Shaffer expressed satisfaction
with the situation, but would not talk. 1t
has been suggested that an advisory board
of national labor representatives be formed
to assist President Shaffer and his lieu
tenants. This board is expected to fur
nish the sinews OF war. counsel with the
Amalgamated officers and solicit boht
financial and moral assistance.
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UNYIELDING
Strike I'm San Francisco viii Go
Right On.

San Francisco, Aug. 6.-Negotiations for
settlement of the labor troubles have re-
suited in failure. Indications now are
that the strike will not be ended until after
bitter and protracted struggle. The EN-
ployers' Association declines to e-employ
its men unless they will agree not to go on
sympathetic strikes or use sympathetic
boycotts; but as neither side would yield,
the negotiations conducted by Mayor Phe-
Ian are closed. That the San Francisco
labor council entertains the same opinion
is evidenced by its course in entering the
contest for the first time and calling out
the sand teamsters. This will seriously
cripple the building trades and may de-
prive many other men of employment
Shipping in this port remains pretty
well tied up, although some of the big
steamship companies are keeping up work
On the docks, lodging and boarding their
non union employees on board vessels which
have been converted into temporary ho-
tells.
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Secretary Long has called for sealed pro-
posals for the purchase OF the frigate Minne-
sofa, to be opened at the navy department, in
this city, on the 18th instant. The appraised
value of the old ship of war is $4,000 and
she will be transferred to the person Offering
the highest amount above that. The trans
action will be strictly cash.