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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-17
HE SPEAKERSHIP BRIGADE.

district delegation will not caucus. The
large part Of it has been lined up for Bah
cock by Joel B. Heatwole. Rumor has it
that the Babcock organization Of the house
is in the interests of Heatwole for governor
in 1904. Certainly Heatwole and his lieu
tenant, j. B. Kelly, have worked hard for
Babcock, and have some reason for 1t.
The five Ramsey county members are
said to be pledged to Babcock, and the
fourth district caucus is expected to in
dorse him.
The seventh is due to caucus in st. Paul
Tomorrow. Messrs. Benson and Gandrud
of the steering committee were on hand
to-day, but admitted that there was no
show for Haugland.
The Morley boom in the first district is
admitted to be in the intrests of Babcock,
and was started to head off Burns.
w. E. Verify, the doctors right hand
man, said to-day:
The contest is over now. DR.. Babcock
is the sure choice of the caucus and he has
won without making a single promise. 1t
was not necessary
State Auditor Dunn's friends will not
believe that Babcock's candidacy is in the
interest Of Heatwole. They say that
Dunn has done god service for Babcock.
So has w. E. Lee of the board of control
Babcock's strongest backing, however, has
come from anti-administratien sources,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-17
Differences Between Cuba and I'm
Gle Sam Are Fomented by Euro =
H.. pean Diplomats. 49,.
Quiet Investigation Has Demon
strated Who "Has Done This
Deed" in the Antilles.
DIPLOMATS of Great Britain, Ger
many, France and Spain Work
on Cuba's Suspicious.
Mar Vo,.1. S,s,. Special Se7.rfoe

Ne,p YorKs Sun Special Serrtoe
Washington, Nov. 17.-Relations De
tween the United States and Cuba are IN
a much more unsatisfactory condition
than the general public is aware OF. The
differences between Uncle Sam and his
little godchild have been fomented and
aggravated by the unfriendly' interference
of interested European diplomats. ...
All summer the Cubans were promising
to come to the front with positive an
swer regarding the treaty negotiated here
in Washington between Secretary Hay
and Minister Quesda. The days have
heightened into weeks and months, and
yet the treaty was never returned from
Havana to Washington.
The salient fact, which has been kept
secret, but which is vouched for, is that
the Cubans have practically rejected the
treaty previously negotiated, and have in
sisted on negotiating an entirely. new
treaty in Havana. Suspicion Of any
document prepared in Washington has be-
come general among the Cubans, until
now it has been found necessary to send
Colonel Tasker H. Bliss, who was coll
lector of customs for Cuba during the
period of military occupation, to begin
negotiations practically anew at Havana.
Estrada Palma, the president of Cuba,
is an honest man and a firm friend of
the United States, but he is practically
without support. Sentiments of Jealousy.
envy and distrust of the country which
set them free have grown so rapidly
among the Cubans as to give rise to the
belief that other interested parties were
at work creating public sentiment in the
island. Quiet Investigations have demon
strated at last that the ungenerous and
distrustful attitude of the 5Cubans has
been largely brought about by European
influences. until now the strange spectacle
is presented Of a reciprocity treaty, which
was begged for by the Cubans, being dis
cussed anew at Havana, because the peo-
pie in control Of the body republic are
afraid to trust their interests to their own
minister in Washington.
The factor Of European interference for
the express purpose of defeating the
plans OF the United States to secure COM
mercial supremacy in Cuba has at last
become clearly apparent. until to-day it
Is asserted that the failure to secure
satisfactory reciprocity treaty with Cuba
is due entirely to the INSCRIPTIONS diplo-
macy of Great Britain, Germany, France
and Spain.
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the city unique in this respect since there
are only few markets in the world where
there is a trade in oil futures. Liverpool
has such trade and oil futures are
quoted in New York, but in neither market
is there much activity, and it is believed
Minneapolis would soon pass these points
in volume of future business.
1t is pointed out that there is the OPP
portunity here for the chamber Of COM
merce to add to the commodities dealt
in on change and so increase the outside
interest in the business on the floor. No
other market would have basis to work
on that would enable it to compete with
Minneapolis. AS the growth of the flour
milling business has made this the great
est cash wheat market and incidentally
has built up g. great market for wheat fu-
lures. so the growth of the linseed oil in
dustry has made it a great cash flax mar
ket. Flax futures are dealt in here, in Du-
luth, Chicago and many other markets.
And it Is now believed there is the oppor-
tunity to build trade in oil futures. s,- (
The growth Of the packing industry
gave rise to future trades in provisions
on the Chicago Board Of Trade and made
that market the provision center of the
world. One may buy or sell pork or lard
futures in Chicago. Buyers of provisions
everywhere watch the changes in the
Chicago prices Minneapolis, it is be-
lieved, might draw the interest so COM
pletely that linseed oil buyers the world
over would watch the Minneapolis quo
tations, and instead of guiding upon the
price Of January or May fax at Chicago
or Duluth. their interest would lie in the
fluctuations in January or May oil in Min
neapolis There are 1879 presses in Min
neapolis number in excess Of any other
flax crushing point in the world. The
American Linseed Oil company operates
four mills containing SO presses. OF the
independent mills the Midland, the largest
single mill in the world, operates forty
presses. The Northern Linseed Oil COM
pany operates ten presses, The Mime
sofa Linseed Oil company, ten presses
and the new mills of the J.. w. Daniels
Oh company, now nearing completion. will
have twenty-one presses. The Midland
mill has turned out $50 barrels of oil in a
day and the total daily capacity Of all
the Minneapolis mills is close to 1000 bar
rels a day, which is an enormous ca
pacity, considering that 1t is Of product
averaging go cents a gallon the year
around.
With this capacity enlarging from year
to year, the city has a solid basis on which
to build up a trade in oil futures.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-17
JOE COHEN PLEADS GUILTY
THE FAMOUS G0BETWEEN AND COLLECTOR OF GRAFT FOR
THE CORRUPT AMEs' GANG DECIDES NOT TO
STAND TRIAL s..@

Joseph Cohen has pleaded guilty.
OF al 1.-THE LONG series II of sensations
sprung since the Ames gang ran afoul of
the law Joseph Cohen eddy,' as he is
generally, known-is responsible for the
greatest. .
It is bombshell in the camp of the
Ames conspirators and seems to insure
the conviction of any of the gang who
may be brought into court later on. ga.
This morning a desperate fight was
made by Cohens attorneys to prevent the
case from going to trial. A. H. Hall, foe
the prisoner, argued that he had an i'm
pOrtant civil case on hand, with number
of witnesses from Iowa who had already
ben here a week. It awaited naught, how
ever, the case was ordered to go to trial.
Rumors of something unusual began to
be whispered as soon as o'clock arrived
and none of the principal persons was in
sight, -. -...-
1t was soon noised about that Judge Ell
lott, County Attorney Boardman and Mr..
Hall were in consultation in Judge Elliott
chambers and that the subject they We're
discussing was the advisability of Cohen
pleading guilty. That something unusual
was in the wind was demonstrated when
Mr.. Hall appeared from Judge Elliott's
sanctum and went over to his client with
whom he had brief but earnest CONSUL
tation in whispers. ,- -5..... :. ..,
hasty steps, but it was learned that he
simply went down the corridor and
entered Judge Elliott's chamber.
Willing to Give Facts.
After a time county Attorney Board
man. A. II. Hall and Joseph Cohen ap-
peared from the door on which all eyes
were centered.
You desire to change your plea?'
asked Judge Elliott
Eyes, SIR" replied Cohen, in a steady
voice.
The plea Of not guilty was thereupon
changed on the records.
Mr.. Hal said:
AT all times my client has been in
court he has announced himself as willing
to give all the facts in the cases against
him. eli has talked freely with myself
and with the county attorney. I believe
that he was the tool of others and never
had any intention Of committing crime
He did not consider himself the doer of
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-17
HEAIWOLE FOR GOV.
Rumor Says That Babcock 0rganiza-
ton for Minnesota Speakership
Is Double Barreled. .<*
Dunn's Friends Say mo Bah.
cock Seems to Have Speaker :
ship Cinched. z

DR.. l.. w. Babcock appears to hold the
winning cards in Uthe speakership fight.
Unless his opponents effect a telling COM
bination at the eleventh hour, he will pre-
side in the next Minnesota house. To-
morrow will settle the struggle. ~
This afternoon l.. G. Stevenson, R. c.
Den1ing, George w. Armstrong and T.. H.
Johnson, the old members Of the Mime
apolis delegation, met Mr.. Babcock at
the Merchants hotel, st. Paul. to ask for
a show down. If he shows Hennepin a
winning hand they will recommend at the
caucus tonight that the delegation in
dorse- Babcock.
row. The sixth, eighth and ninth are to
meet in, st. Paul in the evening. The
fourth sto meet in the day. The first
district found that time was pressing and
changed the date Of the Austin meeting
from Wednesday to Tuesday. The third
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-17

any wrong. That he believed from the
beginning that the money was simply for
a campaign fund. He received none of it
personally. He was an unwise tool per-
haps for the designs of others.
The offense charges what we think is a
misdemeanOr; that is it may be INSIDE
meanor or felony. s..-#E.eE
There IS nothing more l can say. My
client has lived in this city for a great
many years; has been in business and
has always borne an excellent reputation.
He is man of family. It is true that he
was absent from the city for time; it
was not fear Of punishment for himself
that kept him away, but rather fear OF
bringing others into trouble. He came
home of his own accord, or was on his
way when arrested
I will permit the prisoner to go on his
present bond until Thursday morning,
when sentence will be passed. said
Judge Elliott, and the case was over
Cohen pleaded guilty to compromising
crime, it being alleged in the indictment
that he received SIS from Ethel Ford, 126
Second street S, for protecting her from
prosecution. .--., =.
Six other cases against Cohen have
been nolled. .s...
Maximum Penalty. ... ...s
The maximum penalty of the charge to
which Cohen pleaded guilty, that of COM
pounding, a felony is three years.
Cohen was Irwin A. Gardeners success
sor as go-betweer for the Ames admins
tration. He took Gardeners place when.
according to general belief, Chief Fred
Ames wanted to get into the game and
desired a man whom he could trust as
collector. Following Colonel Anes'
orders to certain women to pay no more
tribute to Gordner but that he would send
them word. Cohen appeared on the scene
and was vouched for by two detectives
known to be close to the chief. Nearly all
the municipal cases brought Cohen in in
some fashion, and when he was indicted
there was small surprise that he was
missing. He was arrested in Montana
and brought to Minneapolis where he was
released on bail. His plea to-day Is
hardly a surprise, as he was already prac-
tically convicted on testimony accepted
in other cases.
All the active gents in this particular
form of graft have now been convicted.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-17
WAGES in SchuyIklII ReuIon,

Pottsville, Pa, Nov. 17.-Statistics
gathered by the United Mine Workers
from the Schuylkill region for presenta-
ton to the arbitration commission shows
that only per cent Of the graduates of
the local high schools are sons Of miners.
The wage rate shows an average Of 1885
per year for the mine workers, wages of
laborers being included with the miners
in the calculation. A protest will be made
on behalf of the Schuylkill miners to the
commissioners against the acceptance of
the proposition Of the Reading company
to base the rate of wages on the price of
coal. This was the system in vogue here
before the strike of 1900 and mine work
ers say to return to 1t would be very un-
satisfactory.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-17
MRS. SCIENTISTS SUICIDE
A Sensational Note Is Found in the
Missouri River Off Leaven-
worth. c.4

Leavenworth, Kan, Nov 17.-In the
Missouri river near here womans straw
hat with the following note has been
found: ..F.L rs J.
To whoever finds this. please take clothes to
Journal office and they will send it to 445 North
Twenty sixth street, Lincoln, Neb. This is to
mark the place where I. Mrs AL sechrist. and
baby have gone to rest III the deep Missouri.
The woman's family live in Omaha.
The hat was identified by restaurant
keeper in this city, who says it's owner
atesseveral meals at his place last week.
It is believed that Mrs. Sechrist is the
wife of Frank Sechrist. who was killed
by DR.. Zorn at Kansas City three months
ago in dispute over board bill The
river is being dragged.
f. Kansas City, Mo, Nov. 17.-Mrs.
Sechrist was supposed to have started
for Kansas City to testify in the Zorn
case which has been set for to-day, but
up to this hour she has not been located.
The killing of Sechrist by Zorn was a sen
sational affair. and Mrs. Sechrist was the
states principal witness.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-17
NEW CONSUMPTION CURE
Marvellous Result of Treatment of Fred
49, ~. Hammann by Vienna '.~. -.
3 i-.f.s' 49,. Specialist --.

New York, Nov. 17.-Fred Hammann, a
patient with ,hasty consumption, selected
by the New York Journal at the Wander
bilt clinic from 100 other cases, and sent
at the Journals expense to Professor Hoff,
the eminent specialist at Vienna to prove
to the world that the disease is durable
has returned home Completely cured Dr.
Hoff's famous prescription, together with
a bottle of the medicine and twenty-four
page handbook, containing the Journals
account of the cure as it progressed, is
being sent out free to consumptives and
all sufferers from bronchitis, asthma and
catarrh, by the Journal Research Society.
597 American Tract building New York
city ~ "a Ne T ~ i lss, <s33 G
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-17
THEY'VE HAD PLENTY
Rank and File of, the Dukhobors
.o Are Quite Content to Re- g..
main at Home. II
Old Leaders Have Lost Their Power
Great Rejoicing When the
Men Returned.
Special to The Journal.

Winnipeg, Man., Nov. 17.-Immigration
Officer Roy, who assisted General Colon
ization Agent Speers in driving the Duk-
hobor horde back to their villages arrived
In Winnipeg yesterday. He says that
there was great rejoicing at the Dukhobor
villages on the return Of the men. Many
We're the greetings between husband and
wife, mother and son and sister and
brother. The women, since being sepa.
rated from the men, appear to have cooled
In their fanatic ardor and are quite con-
tented to remain at home. The leaders
were still possessed of their crazy no.
lions. but had lost their hold on their
followers.
Mr.. Roy is Of the opinion that the Duk-
hobors have had enough experience in
the severe weather and he does not be-
lieve that the leaders, however enthus-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-17
OFT SAW THE JIG WAS UP
Alleged Leared of Thieves in Mon
tana and North Dakota Kills
Himself When Caught.
Special to The journal,


Shelby Junction, Mont, Nov 17.-John
OFT, a prisoner in Jail here, committed
suicide Saturday night, sending bullet
through his heart. In his death the au-
thorities believe the law has lost the man
who has been at the head of gang Of
thieves and burglars operating in at least
two states. -
OFT was stationed at Havre, Mont, and
for some time it was noticed he sent and
received many express packages on the
Great Northern. He was tracked and in a
cache were found many hundreds Of dol
lars worth Of plumber of all kinds, rang
ing from a lady's dress to silverware.
On Saturday afternoon OFT was recog-
nized by the sheriff of Grand Forks NJ D.,
as man wanted for grand larceny. That
night OFT asked to be permitted to go into
the living room, and before he could be
stopped seized a rifle, stood off an officer
and shot himself dead. ----.--- -
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A MARKET FOR
OIL FUTURES.
Its Establishment Will Make Min
neapolis Pre-eminent in the
- Linseed Oil Trade.
Already This Is the Greatest Oil
Producing Point in the
Country. @ ~.
- E
Such a Market as Is Proposed Would
Give the City Still Greater
Prominence. u

MINNEAPOLIS is to be the greatest lin
seed oil market in the world. Already the
largest oil producing center, there is
proposition under discussion which will
not only clinch. this position, but will
make the city preeminent In the linseed
oil trade. It is proposed to establish
market here for oil futures. a~..-
Not only will this mean increased pres
tige for the city, but in a way it will make
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-17
THE CONFEDERATE VETERANS,

Charleston, $. G., Nov. II. The report Of Con-
troller General Derham, just published, gives
the total paid out this year in confederate pen
sioners is 1880. Eighty-se veterans coilec-
lively received $1,000 in lieu Of artificial limbs
The increase in the number Of pensions grows
yearly. and if this condition continues the APP
preparation will furnish q pittance much smaller
than that now received. SIs.
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SOUTH AMERICAN MEAT
The American Packers Finding For
midable Opposition in
London.

London. Nov. 1.-THE position of the
beef trade in this country is in very in
teresting state at the present moment.
Although smaller quantities of dead meat
have been shipped recently from the Unit
ed States. prices have not been maintained
at all successfully by the great American
houses in the Smithfield market.
This is on account Of new competition
from South American meat shippers,
which has become, to the great satisfac-
ton Of the English element in Smithfeld,
of a formidable nature L.
Stopping the Hunts.
Determined attempts in the course Of
the last few days to stop the Ormond
(Tipperary) and Kings county hunts are
reported in telegram from Dublin.
A tenant at one place refused to permit
the Ormond hunt to pass over his land.
and a farmer in another place tried to
drive back the hounds with a club.
Similar opposition was offered to the
Kings county hunt. d. ~ = 81,
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iastic, can again incite the colonies to
concentrate their inhabitants in another
crazy mission.
James T. Richardson of Yorkton, a Wis
itor in the city, discussing the recent
Dukhobor trouble, said: Pamphlets
written in the United States by Russian
agitators possessed Of Ethiopian ideas.
started the movement and the fanatical
notions advanced were famed by their
John the Baptist and other misguided
leaders who appeared to have eloquence
and power, without the common sense
which Is an essential with such qualities"
These leaders, Mr.. Richardson says,
would certainly have led the poor people
to death If strong measures had not been
adopted to stop their foolish march.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-17
BLANCHE IN SIOUX FALLS
Wife Of Molineux of New York's
Famous Poisoning Case to Es-
tablish a Residence.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. 17-Mrs.
Blanche Cheesebrough Molineux has ar
rived here from New York. Mrs Molineux
refuses to be interviewed, but friend
says she has come here to establish a res
idence This is taken to mean an early
application for divorce from Roland 3,
Molineux.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-17
MEDICAL STUDENTS, DUEL.

Chattanooga, Nov. 17.-Andrew ]. Harness
Of Ohio and W. II. Downey Of Alabama. stu
dents in the q. s. Grant medical college. en-
college building this morning Each fred six
shots Harness is supposed to have been shot
in the abdomen. Downey was not injured. No
arrests have been made. 1t is claimed the
duel arose over remarks Harness had made
about southern women.
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Stopping the Hunts.
PULLED THE TRIGGER IN PLAY.

Ottumwa, Iowa. Nov. 17.-John Movingo
aged 49, shot and instantly killed his brother
Dacey, II years old, at the home of his sister
near Pulaski. He playfully pointed the wea-
pom and pulled the trigger, not knowing 1t was
loaded E a& E " b. rs
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-17
MILLS BURN AT NILES, MICH.

Niles, Mich, Nov. 1.-Two of the Niles
Roard and Pajer company's large milsl were de-
stroyed by FIRE early to-day. The loss is esti-
fire will result in throwing $50 people out of
employment. It is not vet known whether tic
mills will be rebuilt, s5E ss5S
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-17

Greensburg, Pa, Nov. 1.-THE powder mill Of
Love & Sunshine, located near here, blew up
to-day, killing Joseph France and William Nor
ris. This is the fifth time the mill has blown
up within three years. The loss to the owners
AZ mot known.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-06
Tibbets Released,

Chas. Tibbets who was sent to the
Hennepin county Jail last January on a
commitment by c. A. Dickey who was
then justice of the peace, was released
last Tuesday on writ of habeas cor
pus. Tibbets concluded that he had
been in jail long enough and engaged
the services of a lawyer. Figuring
from the date of the commitment pa
pers his ninety-day sentence expired
on March 4th. It will be remembered
that when he was committed to jail he
was told if he would leave town he
would escape Imprisonment and he did
so, but later drove down from Milaca
with livery rig and the marshal i'm
mediately took Tibbets in charge and
sent him to the Hennepin county jail
to serve his sentence. When the mat,
ter came up for hearing in Judge Nc.
Gees court Tuesday no one appeared
against Tibbets, the authorities here
having telephoned down that they
would make no objections to the young
man being released.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-06
Turn Over the civ.

April ], 1902, the city of Anoka will
be indebted to the Anoka Water Works,
Electric Light and Power company in
the immense sum Of 81 1854. 74.-Anoka
Union.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-06
NoRTwEsTERN HOSPITAL NOTES.

Mrs. Bert Nokes is at the hospital
for treatment for hip joint disease.
The fourteen-year-old son of S. E.
Dorm Of Bogus Brook, is at the hospital
for treatment.
Mrs. .Kerline Vas brought to the hos.
pital last Saturday suffering from
strangulated hernia. She was operated
on and is improving slowly.