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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-03
SENATOR HANNA TO
MEET VANDERBILT
An Excellent Chance That the Coal
Strike May Come to an End
Without Violence, "

wants as long as the price Is not too
high, and he would just as soon buy peace
as anything else. 1t is an asset, and
valuable one. And peace in this case
can be bought for a song-a mere baga-
telle in comparison with advantages
which will follow in its train:
Mr.. Morgan believes in buying things.
He bought up Jersey Central when 1t
stood in the way Of Reading. He bought
turbing prices. He bought two or three
smaller corporations for the same pur-
pose. He bought off the Independent op-
erat ors by giving them IS per cent of the
gross receipts for the coal market. BY
these methods and an alliance with the
Vanderbilt interests he built up his great
monopoly coal combinati ton. Now he can
we'll afford to protect it by buying up the
labor unions. The price Is not high. g.,
Danger of sympathetic Strikes.
Since the anthracite miners were or
ganized other trades in this field have fol-
lowed their example. Before that scarcely
any labor here had unions. In the last
twent y-four hours the operators have
been induced to feel that new era hos
dawned in the coal fields. Boiler makers
were at work repairing boilers in the
plants of operators. President Mitchell
telegraphed to the president of the Boiler
Makers union and the men were ordered
to quit work Thy obeyed Union car
penters were employed building fences and
stockades, behind which the operators
stationed their coal and iron police and
detectives. Mr.. Mitchell telegraphed the
president of the Carpenters union, and
these men quit work. If this contest
continues there will be a great danger of
! sympathetic strikes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-03
BOERS SIGNED
A Profound Silence as They
Took the Pen to End
the War.

Pretoria, Transvaal, Monday, June g.
The signing of the peace agreement on
Saturday night last was carried out with
the least possible ceremony. Lord
Kitchener and Lord Miner and General
De Wet and others representing the
Orange Free State and General Schalk-
burger and others of the Transvaal gov
eminent met in the dining-room of the
residence occupied by the burgher dele
cation, adjoining Lord Kitcheners house.
The document lay on a table ready.
Amid profound silence the Beers took the
pen in order of precedence and affixed
their signatures, thus surrendering the
independence for which they had so gal
lantly struggled. The document was then
entrusted to Colonel Hamilton, Lord
Kitchener's military secretary, and to
Captain Marker an aide camp, who
left Pretoria last night to deliver it to
King Edward.
There was great rejoicing in all the
concentration camps on the news that
peace had been concluded. The occu-
pants assembled in the open spaces and
chanted psalms, the women weeping with
Joy. Arrangements are being made to
send representatives of each unit of the
British army in South Africa to partici-
pate in the coronation festivities.
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wards in court this morning. He further
corroborated Edwards testimony by say
ing that the big mitt man and Detective
Percy DeLaittre had concealed them
selves together behind the piano. This
will be difficult to explain satisfactorily.
It seems to indicate that Edwards was on
good terms with the police, as he claims;
that they regarded him as friend, and
that they were hand in glove with his
schemes. Lest there should be some
ioubt about their knowledge Of the man 8
character Bracket was asked whether he
knew who Edwards was. and replied that
one Of the officers present, either De-
Laittre or Christopher Norbeck, had told
lin later in the evening.
Developments to-day indicate that
fred Bonge, formerly reporter on tbs
Tribune. and Edward Conner, q reporter
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-03
STATE LIEU LANDS.
Senate Committee Favorable to
i -. CIapp Resolution.

Senate Committee Favorable to
- CInpp Resolution.
! IRON, The Journal BWrou,s, Ieoons Is, Posa
Building, Warrington. ..- -'.u..-
Washington, June 3.-The senate COM
mittee on public lands to-day authorized
Senator Nelson to report favorably the
Clapp resolution, allowing Minnesota to
file lieu land selections under the school
grant after the survey is completed and
before the approval of the plats by the
general Ian off1ced. Minor changes in
phraseology were made to meet the views
of Secretary Hitchcock. i. -. +. ...'-
The committee also authorized Senator
Gamble to make favorable report on the
per cent bill providing for the payment
to public land states of per cent of the
money received from the sales of public
lands. A similar bill was reported last
session but it did not leave the calendar.
The success Of the bill in this congress is
doubtful "
Postoffices at Brickton, Glover, Sea-
forth Tenstrike. Becida, Dossen, Neving
and Walters, Mimi, will be made money
order Offices on July 1.
w. w. Jermane.
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A TURBULENT COLONY.
Considerable Opposition to the Prem.
ier's Views at Cnpe Town.

Considerable Opposition to the Prem
ier's Views at Cape Town. r..
Cape Town, June 3.-The premier of
Cape Colony, Sir John Gordon Spring,
during the course of his two hours
speech at a meeting here yesterday, an
nounced that the colonial secretary,
Joseph Chamberlain, had Informed him
that the imperial government did not
contemplate the suspension of the consti-
ton Of Cape Colony. The premier further
declared that the "disfra nchisement of the
rebels of Cape Colony will defeat our enc
mics in the house as effectually as they
have been beaten In the field -,
Discussing the financial situation, the
premier said he intended, at the colonial
conference to be held in London at the
time of the coronation festivities, to up
hold free trade within the empire.
Considerable opposition to the premier g
views developed among the audience,
while the crowd outside the hall was so
actively hostile that some Of the windows
were broken with stones.
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Maw York Suss SoecFaS Service

Chicago, June S.-Walter Wellman tel
eeraphs the Record-Herald from Wilkes
barre. Pa, that there is an excellent
chance that the anthracite coal strike
may be brought to an end.
Through George w. Perkins, partner in
the banking house of j. P. Morgan & Co.,
a conference between Senator Hanna and
W K Vanderbilt was arranged and 1t Is
understood that it will take place at Mr..
Hannas house in Washington within
few days The fact that such an inter-
view has been arranged is regarded as
evidence that the great powers behind
the coal railroads are preparing to make
peace with the strikers in one way or
another.
The fact that Mr. Perkins has taken the
initiative in this movement indicates that
his principal, J. P. Morgan has concluded
that it is time to call halt on the policy
pursued by his railway managers.
Probably fourths of the 1000 men
who were employed in keeping the mines
free of water have quit work. Yet in
most collieries the pumps are still run
having been detailed to help the small
number of regular hands who remained at
their posts. Only few mines were
flooded
President Mitchell said to-day he had
no desire to have property destroyed, but
he could not permit members of the union
to go on working ten hours when the
union was standing out for eight hours.
1t was his duty to see to it that one part
of the union did not work against the
other part.
But, if l have any influence with the
men," added Mr.. Mitchell, there shall be
no disorder Last night and this morning
we sent word all along the line that there
must be no interference with men who
want to work. Moral suasion may be
used. but no force or intimidation"
Mr. Mitchell believes the operators will
be able to keep the pumps going. He
hopes SO. But they are put to great
deal OF expense and trouble, and are thus
made to real ID that the strike is a seri-
Gus affair for them as we'll as for the Ia
boring men. -. - =
Morgan Has Much at Stake. y
J. P. Morgan has greater stake in the
anthracite region than any other one
man. Some of the largest of the many
corporations which carry his colors are
found in this field. He cannot afford tc
permit this needless, this senseless, this
destructive strike to go on much longer
There is no reason why it should go on
and if Mr.. Morgan is moving to stop II
he is doing that which good sense ant
sound business judgment directs hin
to do.
Mr.. Morgan believes in buying what h,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-03
REFUGE IN THE q. 8.
Some of the Cape Colony Beers May
Come Here.

Some of the Cape Colony Beers May
Come Here.
New York, June 3.-As a result of the
penalty which the Cape Colony Beers.
who assisted the Beers of the South At
rican republic and the Orange Free State,
may be called upon to pay by the terms
of the peace agreement, an effort may be
made to find homes for some of them in
the United States. W.. D. Snyman, of
Cape Colony, who fought with the Beers
and who has been speaking in the United
States for the Boer cause during the past
year, said regarding the terms of sur
render: ...-..a
The colonial Beers to be punished. I
am a colonial Boer, born British subject
and am liable to imprisonment for from FIVE
to- ia years if the terms published are
correct l am acquainted with President
Roosevelt and shall if there is not way
for some of our people to come to this coun-
try. I think there is a great opportunity
for us here There are few here now, but
in Portugal there are good many ,colonials,
and they probably will not want to return
to South Africa now. They are men we'll
born If the United States government would
open the way they would be glad to settle
in some state like New Mexico, Arizona,
Texas or Colorado. They would make good
citizens; no one would need to be ashamed
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situation materially and will help the
canvass of every member of the delega-
ton who wants to come to the Fifty
eighth congress. .----
Had the senators sided against the
house members the latter would have been
put on the defensive and there might
have been serious disturbance in the
party in the state. Now 1T is believed
that such a result will be impossible
Said member of the delegation to-day:
THE entire delegat ton is now lined up
against the so-called administration plan.
Nelson and Clapp have been insurgents
courage us while, the pill was pending in
the house, but not until yesterday did
they formally take their stand 1t is
now firm belief Of the house insurgents
that there will be no Cuban legislation
at this session and that congress will ad-
journ by July 1. ~...
w w Lerroop,o-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-03
ERWIN COMPLIMENTS EDWARDS
The Latter's CIeverness In Avoiding
Pitfalls Causes Admiration.

The Latter's CIeverness In Avoiding
Pitfalls Causes Admiration.
At the opening of the morning session
"Bi1ly" Edwards resumed his testimony
under cross exa animation.
Mr. Erwin took the witness back over
ground already covered by both the direct
and cross examination. He insisted upon
the witness giving his best recollection
of the exact hour of the day Of certain
incidents six months ago. Edwards &C
ccmmodated him as far as he was able.
Gardeners attorney himself paid a COM
pliment to the witness. He had asked
number of apparently immaterial ques-
lions and when finally interrupted by the
court, seid: This witness is an unusu-
ally bright and intelligent man. I must
take my own course II / am to get any
thing out of him.
1T isn't necessary for you to argue the
case to the jury at this time, remarked
Assistant County Attorney Al j. Smith.
II understand that retorted Mr.. Err
why steerers Were Listed.
The witness was asked about the lists
of "big mitt" employees said to have been
furnished to Gardner, and told of several
that had been sent to police headquarters.
These lists were for use IN case a
"steerer" employed by the gang should
be arrested They were to be used for
"a
il the name of Henderson appeared on
list and Henderson should for some Eea-
son or another be arrested, the police,
under the agreement which Edwards tes-
| tilted to be in effect at the time, would
/ be required to release him.
I 4s"You swore that Norbeck met some OF
| the men," said Mr.. Erwin.
! "FIe met them all. replied the witness.
"He was In our joint every day..
/ Under further questioning Edwards tes-
! titled that Link Crossman had given SO to
Chief Ames personally, before the money
was sent to him through Gardner. The
! change had been made because Gardner
said the chief desired 1t.
/ Mr.. Erwin asked the witness if he had
not told Officers Long and Zalusky thai
he was running all employment Office at
| the Sixth street joilt where he was ar
rested. Edwards at once replied that he
had not
Didn't the chief tell you, when you
| were taken down there, that he would
run you out of town If you played any
skin games here?" asked Mr.. Erwin
! "No, sir. He told me he had explained
to the officers who made the arrest that
there wasn't anything against me except
that had played little poker in my
own room. Then he told me that should
be sure to close up when he sent me
word
Have you been furnished with opium
to smoke in the jail?"
"A ~ have not
DO they give you morphine?'
II don't use morphine
do you state now that you have nevei
used morphine or opium ?"
ri do so state; yes, sir"
..Are you confined in the same cell will
Charlie Howard?"
! II am; yes, sir.
Z This closed the cross examination.
t. Mr.. Smith then asked the witness
3 about the time he was photographed b.
r ! Detective Wells, of st. Paul. Edward
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-03
COTTON 95,1

An Average Reached Only Twice in
Twenty-one Years.
Washington, June 3.-The statistician of the
department of agriculture estimates the total
area planted in cotton at about three-tenths Of
per cent less than the acreage planted last
year The estimate of the area planted for
19O2-1902 is about q, S7S, 900 acres.
The average condition of the growing crop
on May &c was SOL as compared with 81.6 on
May 20 OF last year, 82.5 on June 1, 1900. S5.7
on June /, 1892 and ten-year average Of IS.
Only twice within a period of twenty-one
years, namely in 1887 and 1896, has the aver
age condition on June 1 been as high as the
condition now reported. In the former year
it was 969 and in the latter 97.2.
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IN NEW YORK CITY
Soft Coal Or Oil Now Very Generally
liked. a

New York, June 3.-Archbishop Ireland
who, as a member of the arbitration COM
mittee of the Civic Federation, is anxious
to settle the strike of the anthracite
mine workers, is here. The committee
can. however, take no active part unless
something happens. ...... e.. =
:. Big trucks laden with soft coal are DOW
seen depositing their loads in front of
Office buildings, the ssuperintendents be-
ing willing to risk hnes rather than have
theft elevators stopped. =;
The Manhattan Elevated railroad has
only four weeks supply of anthracite,
and will mix it with soft coal in order to
make it go further. Other large, consum-
ers are using soft coal freely. and are
willing to let the use Of it now be tested
In the courts. 1t Is question of. burning
soft coal or going out Of business.
There were $50 tons of coal on hand
yesterday at the yard Of the Morse Iron
Works and Dry Dock company. This will
last just week, and thereafter not an
ounce of coal will be burned there. The
Morse company will burn fuel oil here
after. The plant has used 7,100 tons OF
coal annually. In place Of this it will
burn hereafter $4,000 gallons OF fuel oil.
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CROOKS WORK
WITH THE POLICE
Edwards Continues His interesting
Story Gardner Neither Sur
prised Nor Indignant;

Progress in the Gardner case was
Bracket Assistant County Attorney Al.
j. Smith succeeded in drawing state
ments corroborative Of testimony given
on the stand yesterday by BILLY" Ed
wards. The fact that Bracket is an ad
pet and was obviously an
unwilling witness. serves to give added
force to his evidence.
AS the case progresses, matters seem
to be growing darker and darker for the
defense. Edwards made an excellent
witness. He is a man with remarkable
memory for details. and the utmost skill
OF W. W. Erwin, one of Gardner's attor-
neys, and one Of the best known Grim
inal lawyers in the state, availed not to
entrap him into contradictions. Every
such attempt was met by smiling ex-
PLANTATION from the witness, until the at
torney was compelled to acknowledge
himself beaten. s~+
Edwards testimony will undoubtedly be
contradicted by members Of the police de-
partment later. However, the fact must
remain that while on the stand he had
every appearance Of a man who is tell
ing thertruth. He answered all questions
without hesitation. He at once detected
any attempt made to entrap him, and he
was visibly amused at questions put to
him by Mr.. Erwin and which may be ac-
cepted as indicating the line the defense
will take. The claims made in the Nor
"a ~ Is
insinuation that he had attempted to rent
from Gardner pavilion at Minnehaha
| Falls seemed to him huge joke.
Gardner Is Nonchalant.
| Moreover, the demeanor Of Gardner
himself cannot but add to the credibility
of the witness. While Edwards was Civ
ling his testimony the defendant sat in the
courtroom quietly and apparently heed
less of what was going on. Either Ed
wards was telling the truth or he was
lying. If he was lying, then the story
he told must have sounded stranger than
a story of Jules Verne to Gardner and he
would, naturally, have been interested in
its development But he was not He
Esat there quietly and with no visible
l signs Of excitement. In short, his de-
meanor was that of a man who is com
PEELED to listen to a story, the details OF
which are already familiar. He was not
surprised. He was not startled. He was
not even interested. Throughout the two
days examination his face wore look
of stolid indifference. He appeared nei-
ther surprised nor Indignant.
On the stand, this morning. Detective
Bracket told Of the trap set for Bonge at
Gardeners home. He testified that he had
been ordered to go there and listen
| tS@r, h,,fh n 0n111H mt re
member who had given the order. In fact,
his memory was sadly deficient through
out His appearance was that of a man
who realizes that he is in trouble and
must make the best of 1t. On one point
however, his test imony was clear, direct
and important.
Intimacy With Edwards.
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on the Times, can give valuable testi-
mony in the case should they be called
upon to do SO. Conner is in Minneapolis
and can be called at any time. The state
is in communication with Bonge and he
has promised to come here If wanted. 1t
is admitted that the part Bonge played
in this police drama was not creditable
to his profession, but, nevertheless, he
is the possessor of inside information
that may prove valuable. If the state
finds that his presence is needed, he will
be sent for.
Detective Brackets testimony does
much toward generating Mr.. Conner. He
appears to have declined point blank to
accept money from the police. What he
did do, however, was to instruct Bonge to
demand for him dob" Under the ad
ministration of Mayor Gray he was a
trusted and competent member of the po-
lice force, and he seems to have wanted
to return to the force in his old capacity.
This morning, before BILLY" Edwards
left the stand, Mr.. Erwin asked him II
he had not been supplied with either
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-03
DR.. BARR0WS DEAD
Demise of the President Of Ober1in
..-. College This Morning.
PLEURo-PNEUMoNIA. THE CAUSE
of the Parliament of RE-
.. HEfons.

Oberlin, Ohio. June 3.-After nine days
illness with pleuro- pneumonia, DR.. John
Henry Barrows, president of Oberlin col
lege, died at 2:50 o'clock this morning.
DR.. Barrows was unconscious at the time
Of his death which came during sink
ing spell.
John Henry Barrows was born in Medina
Mich, July 1, 1947. He was graduated from
Oltvet college In 1861. His theological train
ing was obtained in Yale, Union and Andover
seminaries. He did educational work In Kan
sas for two and half years. He preached
in Springfield, ILL.,. and Lowrence and Boston,
Mass. He travelled abroad for one year. In
1881 he was called to the First Presbyterian
church Of Chicago, whore he served fifteen
years. In 1898 DR.. Barrows was the oganizer
and president Of the Worlds Pertinent of
Religions, held during the worlds fair. In
1896 he went to India to give the Haskell
lecture for the University of Chicago. On his
return he lectured for two years In Novem-
Der, 1898, he was elected president of Ober-
lin college. During his fncumbency as presi-
dent the institution has prospered greatly
A widow, three daughters and son sur.
vive him. So
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ANOTHER ONE
An Active Volcano Somewhere lin

An Active Volcano Somewhere lin
New Mexico.
Albuquerque, N. NJ, June 3.-Deputy
United States Marshal McKeehan, who
has just arrived here from the west, re-
ports the people of Grant are greatly ex
cited over the appearance Of activity in
a. yocano a few miles from that town..
Passenger trains observed smoke, in the
direction Of the volcano and man who
was dispatched to the place says 1t was
issuing from the crater of the largest
volcano of the region.
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TOO MUCH LIGHT
-Four Packers Representa-
tives in New Orleans
Disappear.

Chicago, June ga special to the Rec
ord Herald from New Orleans says that
four of the representatives of the big
packing houses against which the gov
eminent has instituted criminal proceed
ings, have disappeared, taking with them
all their books and records. Officers are
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-03
AFTER BUENCAMINO
The Minority Digs Up That Natives
SsPast."

tsPast."
. Washington, June S.-Senor Buencamino
continued his statement before the house COM
mittee on insular affairs to-day. He was
questioned by the minority members with q
view of bringing out the fact that he had at
times favored the Filipinos and at other times
favored Spain and the United States. Buen-
canine insisted that in each case his motives
were for the best interests of his people.
There was some controversy over the address
to congress, written by Buencamino, In which
he favored Filipino independence. The com
mittee adjourned in order to give him an op-
portunity to examine it more closely.
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INDIANA DENIS.

A State of INDIGESTION Regarding the
Platform.
Indianapolis, June 3.-Numbers of dele
gates to the state democratic convention
which meets tomorrow have put in an
appearance. The delegates are in a state
Of indecision regarding the platform. The
members Of the committee On resolutions
will be appointed at the caucuses which
are to be held this evening
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-03
CUBAN EXPENSES.

The Democrats Want Information
on This Point.
Washington, June BY, a party vote the
house military affairs committee to-day de-
5cided to table the resoluto asking for infor-
nation concerning expenditures in Cuba. The
democrats gave notice Of making minority
report.