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The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-31
Important Step in Attaining
independence.
ORDERLINESS rs LIKELY
Sovereignty to Be Transferred From
the United States May I.
REVIEW OF PAST STRUGGLES
II. Estrada Palma, Who Will BE the
First President, Is Expected
to Govern Wisely.
ron. The Journal Bureau. Room. 40, Post

From The Journal Bureau. Boom 40, Post
Building, Washington.
Washington, Dec. 31.-To-day is cleo
tion day in Cuba. Under the new con-
stitution, which, by the way, reads as
If its trainers knew no other model than
the constitution of the United States,
there will be chosen presidential electors
senators, congressman, and governor and
legislature for each of the six provinces
Every male native or naturalized Cuban
who is not criminal, lunatic or public
charge has right to vote. Feb. "a the
presidential electors will meet and ballot
for president and vice president, Just
as the electoral college does in the United
States. About the first of May President
Roosevelt will issue a proclamation
formally transferring sovereignty from
the United States and the independence
for which the Cuban people struggled so
many long years will have been realized.
The reports indicate that it will be
an orderly election. The result for presi-
dent is foregone conclusion. Practical
ly only one candidate remains in the
field, and he is not a war hero. which is
singular, considering that Cuba is chock
full of them. Last August there were
eighteen candidates for president and
voting contest conducted by a Havana
newspaper at that time seemed to in
dicate that General Maxine Gomez. cim-
mander-in-chief of the Cuban army in
two revolutions. would win in a walk.
The turn in affairs since them has been
most remarkable There were among the
| eighteen fire-eaters and revoIutionists
who were declaring the people ought to
resort to arms before acquiescing in the
demands in the Platt resolutions adopted
| by the senate last March.
! The one who was not eliminated. alone
among the eighteen, is said by men who
! have known him for many years to en-
| tertain convictions that the ultimate
destiny of Cuba is annexation to the
United States. Tomas Estrada Palma i
this man. He is a Cuban by birth. For
time during the ten years revolution
| 1855 '78-he was president of the pro-
visional Cuban republic. He was captured
| by the Spaniards and transported a prison
| er to Spain. Execution or a long term of
| Imprisonment stared at him for time
but he was finally released on Condition
| that he would Danish himself from the
| Spanish colonies.
He came to the United States and
Continued ON Second Page.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-31
SPEND A MILLION
Omaha Northwestern Will
Make Heavy Expend-
itures at Sioux City.

Special to The Journal
Sioux City, Iowa, Dec. 31-The Chicago,
st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railroad
has purchased lots through the heart of
Cioux City, amounting to sixty acres,
and in a strip a mile long, and has an
nounced the construction of large machine
shops for the entire northern Iowa and
Dakota divisions. and the buildings of
the largest terminal system in the city.
1t is known that the company ais pre-
pairing to build the link to LIE Mars, con-
Meeting the two sections Of the Omaha
railroad, and that property is already be-
ing bought for the erection of mammoth
union station for all the North Western
lines here.
A line will also be built from Merrill,
Iowa, to Centerville, S. D., connecting
the South Dakota lines with Sioux City.
1t is unoficially stated that the North
Westerns S plans provide for the expendi-
ture here of a million dollars.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-31
Moral Effect of Merger of States
Against Merger of Railroads Is
Already Felt in the West.
Helena Conference Will Take Final
Action To-day Minnesota's
Stand Is IndOrsed.

pledged to prevent the deal. Governor
Van SAINT is commended for his stand and
promised the support of each state rep
resented, so far as the influence of those
present shall go.
''Such will be the meat of the resolu-
tions passed." said a member of the con-
ference. "Our discussion Of the legal
phases must be kept executive. We can
not give away our plans to the enemy.
The statement of the resolutions that we
will endeavor to prevent the merger may
be taken to mean that other suits will be
brought. Where and of what nature these
suits will be, we cannot disclose at pres
ent."
Governor Herreid of South Dakota, left
on the o'clock train for home, missing
the afternoon session. He received
telegram hurrying his return on urgent
business. Attorney General Pyle re-
manned to represent him.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-31
TO HEAD OFF
SPECTATORS
President Roosevelt Will Call
Denmark to Time.
OFFER FOR ISLANDS
This May Be Withdrawn to Cheat
Speculative Greed.
TRYING TO BLK UNITED STATES
to Lessen the Strategic Value
of ST. Thomas.


Washington, Dec. 31.-There is grow
ing belief in Washington that President
Roosevelt will withdraw the offer of the
United States to purchase the Danish
West Indian islands unless the govern
ment of Denmark very shortly cuts loose
from the speculators who have prevented
the consummation of the deal through
their desire to sharssin the profits.
The president has taken one step in the
direction OF reducing the strategic value
of St. Thomas by making over TO the navy
Culebra island for use as coaling base,
thus placing that island, which immedi-
ately adjoins the Danish West Indies, In
precisely the same category as Tutuila
and Guam. Surveying operations under
Rear Admiral Bradford's direction have
led to the discovery of an admirable har-
bor in this easternmost of American pos
sessions.
The president and secretary of state
are getting tired Of the dilatory conduct
of the Danish government and now that
they know the reason for it are inclined
to abandon the idea of purchasing the
islands until Denmark is prepared tc
make final offer. The whole delay Is
due to men who, having failed originally
to sell the islands to the United States In
the capacity of agents of the Danish gov
eminent, are now attempting to place
themselves in position where they can
collect commissions in the event of the
sale being consummated
They are the same men whose negotia-
tions with the Mckinley administration
were cut short two years ago. When
they found that new Danish cabinet had
entered into negotiations which were
likely to be successful, they began an
agitation in Denmark which has delayed
the transfer of sovereignty so that they
might make investments in st. Croix and
st. Thomas which coald be disposed of to
the United States at handsome profit.
The Danish government wants to sell
the islands spk appreciates that If the
United States loes tot buy them nobody
else can or viii u the pending nego-
tiatiaps sfaM thTe.Ias 81 great many years
Will eiapse before THE Danish govern
ment will again find so favorable an op-
.portunity to unload her burden in the
western ocean on terms so satisfactory
as those which has been offered by the
United States.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-31
WOMAN'S TEETH
These and Her Foot Bring
Two Footpads to
Grief.
Special to The Journal.

special TO Inc JOURNAL
Chicago, Dec. 31.-By biting a highway
mans finger until he cried out with pain
and then kicking his companion sense
less, Mrs. Anna Wirsing, a widow, foiled
an attempt to rob her last evening. Mrs.
Wirsing was on her way to drug store
to purchase medicine for her mother when
mans hands were clasped tightly over
her eyes. Mrs. Wirsing caught the rob-
ber's wrists, pulling one hand down and
placing the fingers in her month. Then
she bit with all her strength. The foot
pad yelled with pain, but the woman kept
on biting until she felt her assailant's s
grip relaxing. The robber then ran
Mrs Wirsing was about to pick up the
articles which she had dropped when
another man appeared. He bent over to
pick up the pocketbook. Raking advant-
age Of his STOPPING posture, the woman
balanced herself and kicked at the man.
The blow struck the second robber in the
head and he dropped to the sidewalk and
| lay still. Mrs. Wirsing then recovered
her bocketbook and other things she
had dropped and continued on her way to
| the store.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-31

Peter Power, New York capitalist and
holder of 100 shares of Northern Pacific
common stock, is fighting in the courts
in Minneapolis against the retirement of
Northern Pacific preferred stock and the
consequent fortifying of James ]. Hill in
his supremacy over three great railroad
systems.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Powers attor-
ney secured a temporary injunction
against the retirement-a move which was
supposed to come as a stunning surprise.
Nevertheless. by early candle light, there
was on file with a Minneapolis court
clerk a bulky answer from the Northern
Pacific interests. This document covers
thirty-one large, typewriter pages and
shows evidence of careful preparation
such as would ordinarily occupy at least
a week of a painstaking attorneys time.
Ostensibly. it was prepared in not to ex-
ceed eight hours.
II is also noted that, whereas the legal
staff of the Northern Pacific is usually
here. there and everywhere attending to
the necessarily heavy and scattered liti-
CATION of a big railway system, all the
legal lights of prominence were either
waiting at ST. Paul or within such easy
call that they appeared in Minneapolis
this morning.
In recent New York action brought by
a holder of Mort hern Pacific preferred
stocks to prevent its retirement, it was
suspected that the case was friendly one
to give the merger interests the prestige
of legal victory. Those watching the
case brought in Minneapolis do not give
may entertain, but they are weighing with
care every feature of possible significance
Taken to the Federal Court.
After Judge Elliott had granted the
temporary injunction yesterday, the de-
tense, under its rights, took the case to
the federal court.
The charter under which the Northern
Pacific road is operated contains a pro-
viso permitting the board of directors to
retire its preferred stock. at par, on any
first of January up to Jan. /, 1917. Con-
seQuently If the retirement is to be ef-
fected within a year the stock must be
called in tomorrow at the latest.
This morning the attorneys for Mr.
Power came into court and asked Judge
Lochren for time to prepare a reply to
the answer served upon them by the at
torneys for the Northern Pacific road at
$50 last evening. The -eQuest was de-
MED.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-31
Developments in Suit to Prevent Re-
tirement of N. p. Preferred Fol.
low Like CIoCkWork.
Case Carried to the Federal Court
Where Judge Lochren Heard
Arguments To-day.

Next they asked that the case be re-
manded to the district court This, too,
was Denied but the argument on the two
motions consumed an hour and a half of
valuable time.
Unless the action is decided tonight,
or, at the latest, early tomorrow morn
ing, the purpose of the petitioner will be
attained just as effectually as if the de-
cision should go in his favor. That was
the phase the case assumed this morn
ing.
Sparring for Time.
On one side of the table in Judge Loeb
ren's court sat Judges Lancaster and Bel
den and NJ. H. Boutelle, representing Mr..
Power, on whose relation Judge Elliott
had granted an injunction. On the. other
were Charles w. Bum, Mr. kellogg OF
Davis, Kellogg & Severance, and Judge
Young of st. Paul, representing the North
ern Pacific interests.
Judge Lancaster and his confreres to
use sporting term, SPARED for wind. "
They did everything in their power to
delay proceedings. On the other hand
their opponents urged expedition and
called the attention of the court to the
great loss that might ensue to the road
through postponement of the case.
Arguments on the Injunction.
After both preliminary motions had beer
argued and denied, C. w. Bum, for the
| Northern Pacific, was heard in support o.
a motion to dissolve the injunction ISSUED
by Judge Elliott. He spoke only a few
minutes over half an hour, closing his
argument shortly after noon, when cour
was adjourned until o'clock.
| In his argument Mr.. Bum mafntaine;
that there was much in the petition pre-.
sented to Judge Elliott that was imma.
terial and that had been injected merely
to create public sentiment. Said he:
"My friends on the other side of the
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-31
c. P. R. AND
THE MERGER
Formers Attitude as Lowry
Sees It.
HILLS PLAN FAVORED
But the Soo's President Has Re-
ceived No Instructions.
THINKS 500 WILL BE BENEFITED
He Says He Has Not Been Back of
Amy Attack Upon Northern
Consolidation.

President Thomas Lowry. Of the 500
road, and also head of the Twin City
Rapid Transit company, fatty contradicts
the statements made by st. Paul papers
friendly to the Hill railway interests that
he is taking prominent part in the agi-
tation against the Northern Securities
consolidation. One ,of the papers men
toned makes the charge that it is through
Mr.. Lowry that the St. Paul Dispatch is
making such a determined stand against
James J. Hills big scheme. The fact that
M. D. Mum, local counsel for the 500 road
and the Twin City Rapid Transit Company
in st. Paul, is associated with the state
in the action against the merger is cred
tied to Mr.. Lowry. The 500 president ia
also charged by the organs of the Hill
combine with opposing the Hill combina-
tion at the instigation of the Canadian
Pacific, which owns a majority Of the 500
stock, because the Canadian Pacific OFF,
cials want to steer the immigration now
bound for the American northwest into
the territory tributary to its lines. When
asked by T Journal as to the truth
of these statements to-day, Mr.. Lowry
said
81 have not been asked to nor have
taken any personal interest in the agita-
tion or movement against Mr.. Hills COM
bination. My relations with Mr.. Hill
have always been most cordial and pleas
ant, and l know of no reason why they
should be otherwise at this time.
''As far as l know the st. Paul Dis
patch runs it's own busines and governs
it's own policy. I have no interest in the
Dispatch in any shape or form either di-
rectly or Indirectly.
when Governor Van SAINT declared his
intention to attack the Northern Securi-
ties company, l was in New York.
had no previous intimation Of it and the
very first knowledge that such move was
to be made l learned in the Associated
Press dispatches While in New York.
was also absent from the city at the time
the governor consulted Mr.. Mum and
knew nothing about it whatever. / have
met Governor Van SAINT but once since the
election. That was at the reception ten
dered President Roosevelt.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-31
New Steamship Service.

Copenhagen, Dec. 31.-According to the Po-
litiken, syndicate for the improvement of
the Danish West Indies, capitalized at 4,000,- :
900 kroner, intends to establish steamship
service between Denmark and Central Ameri-
can ports calling at st. Thomas, whether the
islands are sold or not
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-31
One of Our Hymns a Drinking Sone

GervEoa
Toledo Ohio of
Of
of
why
the preachers know the Inference
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-31

e."
Washington state is very bitter against
the Hill regime and the feeling is more
pronounced there than here. Montana Is
a bone of contention between the Amalga-
mated Copper company and Senator Clark
The newspapers are controlled by one or
the other The Clark papers, for the
selfish interests Of their chief, oppose the
merger. The Amalgamated organs de-
fend it. The popular feeling, regardless
of factional strife, is with Governor van
SAINT and his allies. Montana people are
proud Of the Northern Pacific, and dread
to see 1t "chawed up" as they express 1t.
They are tired of being bossed by cor
porations, and while business men, for
business reasons, cannot say much in
public, they are doing heaps Of think
ing"
ToOIe I'm Line.
Governor Toole. Clark man and am
bilious to succeed Paris Gibson as the
mining kings colleague in the senate,
keeps his ear close to the ground and his
hearty cooperation with Governor Van
SAINT is evidence that he has heard the
rumble The conference is succeeding be-
yond the hopes OF all. No politics has
developed. All look on the question from
the high plane of their duty as public
servants.
Adopt Resolutions.
Resolutions declaring against railroad
consolidation were adopted late this after
noon by the governors and attorneys
general without a dissenting vote.
The morning session was fruitful in
discussions and the legal remedies were
gone over carefully. Shortly before noon
the members began an endeavor to formu
late resolutions. A rough draft was made
and discussion as to the exact language
took the time until 1890, when recess
was taken until 8.
Frank Martin, attorney general of Idaho,
and secretary Of the conference. said
during the recess:
"There is no difference Of opinion among
us on the main proposition that the con-
solidation is harmful and should be pre-
vented. We are agreed on the general
form of the resolutions declaring our
sentiments, and it will be perfected at the
afternoon session within an hour or two"
Attorney Generals Stratton and Mar
| tin are much In earnest and the indica-
tions are that one or both will COM
mence an action against the combine in
his own state. They went into the de-
cisions and authorities this morning with
Attorney General Douglas of Minnesota,
this discussion consuming much of the
time.
ga Menace to Each State"
The resolut ions under consideration this
afternoon are strong. They declare
against combinations of capital and for
the checking Of competition hostile to
the public interest. The merger Of the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific is
declared a menace to the interests of the
states through which they pass and the
best efforts Of each commonwealth are
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-31
HIGH SCHOOL FIRE
Heron Lakes Costly Building Burned
Early To-day.

Special to The Journal.
Heron Lake, Min1., Dec. 31.-The Heron
Lake high school building was destroyed
by fire this morning. The loss is $25, 900;
insurance, 1900.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-31

''The Canadian Pacific has given
me no instructions regarding Mr..
Hills new company or plans in
any shape or form. l feel conf
dent that the Canadian Pacific
people favor Mr.. Hills combina-
ton. Personally 1 feel that the
new arrangement formed by Mr..
Hill will be a benefit rather than
detriment to the 500 road.
o.. 20
Individual opinions in this matter,
especially those Of people interested in
railroads will have little effect upon the
result. This controversy, like any other
of this character, will be settled upon the
broad grounds of public policy and in the
courts"
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-31
From a Staff Correspondent.

From Staff Correspondent.
Helena, Mont, Dec. 31.-Governor Van
SAINT is the hero of the hour. The far
west loves a fighter. Minnesota's gov
ernor just suits them. His welltem-
pered address at yesterdays meeting, de-
void of bitterness or grand stand play"
pleased everybody. 1t disarmed his
critics and Is commended by both friend
and foe. 1t appears to all as being both
fearless and fair
Minnesota Commended.
A deep undercurrent of feeling here
came to the surface last night, when ten
of the foremost citizens Of Helena met the
visiting state officials at the home of Gov
ernor' Toole. 1t was purely social oc-
casion and discussion was barred, but
after coffee, toasts went around the
board. Governor Van SAINT was fairly
bombarded with bouquets. Every speaker
took pains to declare in no uncertain
style his admiration for Minnesota S
stand and to indicate plainly his dread of
combinations.
1t is fair to say that this sentiment is
shared by nine-tenths of the intelligent
men of Montana, Idaho and Washington,
sentiment that has been slow to de-
velop. Minnesota seemed far away, and,
doubtful of the states power to block the
merger game the far northwest had re-
signed itself to the inevitable. Long
headed business men saw the danger
plainly and hoped against hope. The
Helena conference has put heart in
them.
The spectacle Of state confederation
in such harmony has already had great
moral effect. The talk is bo1der.
Where Idaho Stands.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-31

Continued ON Second Page.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-31

o.. .. :. .. .. 20
Our people, regardless Of politics, !:
are opposed to consultations or !:
every sort. This railroad merger ::
would do US little immediate in ::
jury, but glance into the future :
convinces us that the throttling OF ::
competition will be to our perma- ::
nent hurt. ::
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-12-31

The spectacle of a state confederation
in such harmony has already had great
moral effect. The talk Is boIder.
Where Idaho Stands.
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A very pretty Thanksgiving we'd
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prOSperity