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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-15
SENATORIAL "JOSH'
Lodge and Tillman Exchange Pleas
antries Over the Census Bill.

Lodge and Tillman Exchange Pleas
antries Over the Census Bill.
Washington, Feb. 15.-The senate re-
sumed considerat ion of the bill establish
ing permanent census bureau. The pend
ing amendment was that of Mr.. Lodge to
amend SO that all employees at the passage
Of the act who are retained in the employ
of the permanent census above the grade
Of skilled labOrer shall be placed wit bout
further examination under the civil serv-
ice act.
Mr.. Lodge argued that if all the persons
at present in the employ of the census
Office should be placed arbitrarily within
the classified service without further ex-
ami nation it would work a hardship upon
those who had taken civil service examin-
ations and were on the eligible list
Mr.. Lodge said it was perfectly evident
from the profound interest in this meas
ure both in the senate and in the house
that the census employees had a good deal
of political influence . .-..
Mr. Tillman said laughingly that some
senators and representatives would get
their full share Of the appoint ments. He
was sure the senator from Massachusetts
tMr. LODGE would, and he believed he
himself would.
1 hope so,' replied Mr. Lodge in the
same vein. mo two senators are more
deserving
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-15
CASS LAKERS
ARE TO GO
Interior Department Directs
the Removal of Section 10
Squatters. -, 49,
Orders Given to Special Agt.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Are
Imminent.
Special to The Journal.

St. Cloud, Mimi, Feb. 15.-The depart
ment of the interior has directed Special
Agent w. B. McEniry, stationed at
Crookston, to go to Cass Lake ''to make
an Investigation into the sanitary con-
ditions existing among the squatters on
section Is and that part of section Is not
embraced in the townsite and to take
steps to cause the removal Of all squatters
from the land"
Plats Of the tracts are being prepared
here and Mr.. McEniry will move on Cass
Lake in few days, it is expected. The
squatters are on the reservation and pay
no tax or expenses of lease. 1t is be-
lieved they will resist eviction and that
many collisions and vast amount of
trouble will ensue. One man here who is
we'll posted as to the situation says it
will no doubt be necessary to call out the
troops before the orders of the interior
department can be executed.
G. G.. Hartley of Duluth bought the
townsite for $4,000 and has spent many
more thousands for improvement
The sanitary" feature Of the order is
not understood here, but it is thought to
be blind of some sort which will be
revealed in a few days.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-15
FLOOR ALL, BLOODY
Fight Between Races in a Helena
Hotel Kitchen. '-..
NEGROES PULL THEIR RAZoRs
Police in Time to Save 1~-t-
&.-.. Life.
Special to The Journal,

special TO Inc journal. a. De-.
Helena, Mont, Feb. ia veritable
race riot broke out in the kitchen Of the
Grandon, one of the leading hotels of
Helena, last night when white and color
ed employees undertook to settle their diff
ferences. .
The fight started between Thomas Mar
tin, second cook, and Roe Merrill, COL
ored waiter. They went at each other
with dishes and glassware. Then Martin
grabbed a bread knife and Merrill drew
his razor and they began slashing at each
other.
Other whites and blacks took hand and
free-for- all fight resulted, knives and
razors being brandished. The kitchen
floor resembled a slaughter house, as
some of the participants were bleeding
freely when several policemen rushed in
and ended the affray.
The guests of the, hotel were badly
scared. The principals were arrest ed, and
the services of doctors were required to
attend the wounded. Timely arrival of
the police prevented several men being
killed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-15
JAP AND RUSS:
Prediction hatThey Will Be
Fighting Within Six
Months.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal
Chicago, Feb 15.-"Before the end OF
six months there will be war between
Japan and Russia" -s. 49,. "-a
e This prediction was made here to-day
by Bertrand Giersten of Hieroshima
Japan, Japanese representative of q
German banking house and we'll informed
On the political affairs Of the Orient. Said
Mr.. Giersten:
Japan would have started war with Russia
two years ago had the government not been
afraid of interference by the French fleet. AT
that time Russia had not advanced SO far
with its Siberian railroad and was not
so strong on water as at present. Now,
through the signing Of the English treaty,
which was not possible then because England
was tied up with the Beers, Japan feels
strong enough to fight Russia and can beat
her on land
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-15
jerks HAD HIS, FUN
Resolution to Adjourn the Legisla-
ture on Account of Smallpox.
CAUSED A ROAR AT DES MONIES
hallway Assessment Matters Grad
ually Working to Il Focus A
Bill ON Monday.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. ~.
Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 15.-The senate
held short session without quorum
Several bills were Indefinitely postponed
by the adopting of committee reports. A
special order was made on the bill TO give
local boards OF health power to enforce
the state quarantine regulations and pro-
viding that if the local board shall not do
so the state board may take charge.
Hartman introduced a bill to substi-
tute the common law for the civil law
practice In regard to disposal of surface
waters by drainage.
The senate subcommittee on ways and
means is in session this afternoon draft
ing railroad assessment bill. It is be-
lleYed the measure will be completed to-
day and that it will be laid before the
full committee Monday.
With this step the assessment question
is brought into the first prominence and
will be the leading issue from this time
forth.
jerks Throws a Bomb.
jerks of Pottawattamie stirred up a
commotion in the house by introducing
concurrent resolution providing that on
account Of the serious smallpox outbreak
here, the legislature on adjourning
Wednesday of next week shall adjourn to
the first Monday in June. 1t went over
under the rules.
Hurn introduced the bill of the state
board of health providing for a state
bacteriologist and an appropriation of
$4,000 year for the archaeological de-
partment, also increasing the appropria-
ton for the board of health from S., 900
to $1,000 year. E..-.
The house passed the bill by Wilson Of
Buena Vista removing the maximum limit
OF $4,000 now fixed on fees for articles of
Incorporation. .t----
Both houses made a trip TO Knoxville
to visit the institution for the blind which
it is proposed to convert into state nor
NAL school.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-15
WHITE AND M0NG0L
STRANGE WEDDING AT SEATvrLE
Chinese Christian Missionary and
Miss Jessie Ward. Daughter of
a Manufacturer.
Neso Yo,Z; !S1s7, Special iServtcs

st. Louis, Feb 15.-Wah Lee, former
CHRISTIAN missionary among the Chinese
OF st. Louis and Yale graduate, was
married last evening in Seattle, Wash,
to Miss Jessie Ward, the daughter of a
former Kansas City manufacturer Wah
Lee has abandoned all his oriental ira
d1tions and is known as William Head
While still prominent lin church work
among his countrymen in. Seattle, Mr.
Head finds time to manage lucrative
tea and dry goods business. Wah Lee
met Miss Ward first in Kansas City, while
engaged in missionary work there Later
the Wards removed to Seattle and Wah
Lee soon discovered that there was good
mission field in that city and followed
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-15
WHATS IN THE WIND?
European Chancellories Correspond
ing as to the PhiIiDDines

ing as to the Philippines
London, Feb. 15.-There are indications
that pourparlers have recently been ex-
changed between some of the European
powers regarding the Philippines, exactly
for what purpose or with what prospect
of Undertaking into definite action it is
impossible to say. However, there has
recently been keen recrudescence of in
terest in Downing street and at other
chancellories in the conditions prevail
ing in the Philippines and the attitude of
the United States towards those islands.
Whether this has any connection with
the Anglo-Japanese treaty is only mat
ter for surmise.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-15
SMALL, BUT HANDY

Sum of Money Left n Former St.
Paul Woman.
Special to The Journal.
Baltimore, Feb. 15.-Mrs Joseph The
Ion, nee Anderson, who formerly lived at
st. Paul and Bismarck, has fallen heir to
81 900 left by her h shand, who died in the
Soldiers home at Hampton, Va. The pair
had separated owing to the husband S
drink habits.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-15
DRAY OF "INSPIRATIONv

Three Blind PiEgers OF HawIey Come
to Grief.
Special to The Journal
HaWley, Mimi, Feb. 15.-John NJ Bayer,
sheriff of Clay county, and five deputies
raided three blind pigs in this village last
night, arresting the proprietors, liver c..
Hauge, S. T. Olson and John Thompson,
and selling dray load of liquor
A hearing was held in Moorhead before
Judge Torson this morning, at which the
"piggers" pleaded guilty and were fined
$25 and costs each, the seized liquors be-
ing cenfscated. Charles S. Marden.
county attorney, superintendent the affair.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-15
BOY A HOMICIDE
Says He Killed Willie Ledger tt
Save His Own Life.

st. Louis. Feb. 15.-As the result of
feud between West End boys, Willie Led
ger, 16 years old, was shot and inst antly
killed by Fretwill Shock, a 1O-year- old
lad in knickerbockers. Shock is pris-
oner. He admits that he killed Ledger.
but says he aimed at one of Ledger's COM
panions in self-defense
That fellow had me down and the
gang of them would have beaten me to
death if had not shot, said Shock. The
boys of both factions are the sons Of
Mell-tO do and respectable pareuts
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-15

WILL "COTTON'gTO FAIR ATTENDANTS.
st. Louis, Feb. ia great scenic display
OF the cotton Industries of the south is to
be made at the worlds fair in 1903 The
stages of the fiber from cotton In the boil to
finished fabric will be demonstrated.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-15

DANISH CABINET MINISTER DEAD.
Copenhagen, Feb. 15.-Herr Hoernp, the
minister of public works. who had been suf-
fering from cancer. is dead.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-15
FITZ AND JEFFRlES
They Sign for a World Championship
HGlOye COntest,

New York. Feb. 15.-Robert Fitzsim
mons and James Jeifries signed articles
here to-day to meet in twenty-round
glove contest between May 10 and 20 for
the championship OF the world The con-
test is to take place before the club Of
ferlng the highest purse. The winner is
to receive 60 per cent and the loser 40
per cent of the rurse
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-15

ST. PAULITE ON YALE NEWS BOARD.
New Haven Feb 15.-The Yale news board
has elected members for the two lower class
fes, including D. r. Noyes. '05. of st. Paul.
MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-15
Guns for RauGiss.fn.

New York, Feb. 15.--Rear Admiral Count
Won Baudessin, commanding the German
imperial yacht HohenEollern, left Ho-
boken on the government tug Narkeata at
l0:4O to-day, accompanied by Commander
Clifford West. aide to Admiral Barker
They first visited the hattleshiD Illinois
on whose deck Admiral Won Baudessin
was received by Admiral Evans. A salute
of thirteen guns was fired. The officers
of the ship called attention to the Olym-
pia,4 lying close by, and the German con-
nander looked with interest at the flag
ship OF the battle Of Manila bay. At
1890 p. M, Admiral van Baudessin board
ed the Narkeeta again and the tug then
steamed Ia the Kills toward Shooter S
island, to have look at Enneror Will
liams new yacht. AS the admiral left
the warshiD a parting salute Of thirteen
guns was fired
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-15
HAD NO ENEMY
Why, Therefore, Was Caleb France
Murdered? A& ~

Murdered:
Special to The Journal
st. Joseph Mich, Feb. 15.-Caleb
France, farmer near Pawpaw, was killed
in the doorway of his home by pistol
shot. His death was at first reported as
a case Of suicide, but it is now agreed
that France was murdered. He did, not
have a known enemy and the authorities
are at loss how to proceed in solving
the mystery.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-15
PRINCE And
The ADMIRAL
Henry Has Written No Let
ter to Dewey.
ERROR Is CONFESSED
The Prince Acknowledges Having
Sighted the United States.
PROMPT APOLOGY TO ADMIRAL
andthe Apology Was Accepted
Most Graciously.

Washington, Feb. 15.-- The Associated
Press to-day rece lived from authentic
sources a statement regarding the report
that Prince Henry had written letter
of apology to Admiral Dewey, which
report the prince denied to-day. The in
formation which follows was not received
from Admiral Dewey himself but from an
lutely vouched for: --... ....
The admiral has recently received a
letter from a member of the United States
embassy at Berlin in which the writer
gave resume of a conversation he had
with Prince Henry of Prussia at the din
ner given the latter by Ambassador White
prior to the Princes departure for Amer
lea. In this conversation the prince, re-
ferrins to his having hoped to return from
the east via San Francisco after his sery-
ice in the China squadron, but having been
obliged to hasten home via Suez on ac-
count of his mothers illness, in his usual
candid manner and agreeing with a re-
mark that the present was g. much more
opportune time for his visit, said:
know you Americans feel very sore about
affairs in the east and do not blame you.
myself made mistake which is now being
exploited by the English press to create a
prejudice. When at Hongkong at a dinner
on the Deutschland (the princes flagship in
the east) Commodore Dewey was present and
was the senior officer. There were two Rus
SLAMS, some English and officers OF other ma
stfonalities which l cannot now recall, when
I proposed the health of, first the car of
Russia, then others, and last Of all that of
the president of the United States. Dewey
Vas offended, as I learned the next day, and
IS realized had made great mistake. 1
went on board the Olympia and
saw Dewey, who accepted my apology most
Graciously. rs r...s
The prince added that he was we'll aware
that mistakes had been made on their
part, but that his relations with Admiral
Dewey had always been of the most agree
able and pleasant character. He sent his
highest regards to the admiral and ex-
pressed his sincere hope Of seeing him
during his Wis. to America. r.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-01-09
MEMORIAL TO LINCOLN.
Congregational Churches Urged to
Observe Birthday to Emphasize
Christian Patriotism.

New York, Jan. 6.-The American
Missionary association has issued an
appeal to the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
of the country to observe Sunday,
February 3, as a memorial of Abr:l-
ham Lincoln, whose birthday is Feb
ruary IL. The churches, and especial
ly their Sabbath-schools and Endeav.
or societies, are urged to emphasize
Christian patriotism.
abraham Lincoln" says this ap.
peal, was born in the mountains OF
the south, where schools and churches
have been established by this assoc
citation. Negroes have grown into q
great multitude of more than eight
millions, among whom this %associa-
ton has planted it's institutions and
missions. Through its missionaries,
the colored people are, being trained
in shop, OF the farm, and in the
school, church and home, for a safe
citizenship and Christian RESPONSE
bility. President Lincoln urged the
kind and Christian treatment of the
Indians. The negro and the Indian
departments of the missionary worl.
carried OF by this association are.
therefore, naturally suggested by his
name"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-01-09
THE AMERICAN COFFEE POT.
1t Took Over Il Billion Pounds of the
Berry Last Year to Keep
1t Supplied.

Washington, Jan. 5.-The coffee i'm
%portation of the United States Will in
the calendar year 1901 be the largest
in the history of our import trade.
Eleven months figures of the treas
ury bureau of statistics show that
the importation of coffee amounted
to 967,969,5S5 pounds in the eleven
months ending with November,
against 707, 400, 152 in the correspond
ing months of 1900; SIT, 223,S77 in the
corresponding months of 1899; 744,-
910,179 in the corresponding months
of 1898; 1875, 110, 906 in 1897, and 567,-
929,S17 in 1896.
These figures indicate not only that
the coffee Importation of 1901 will be
larger than those of any preceding
year, but that they will for the first
time exceed one billion pounds. The
value of the coffee imports of the
year will reach about $70,000,000.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-01-09
HOPELESSLY A
Sad Fate of the Eccentric Princess
Louise of Belgium-A Fam
lily Of Freaks.

Berlin, Jam. 6.-Princess Louise, the
eccentric daughter Of King Leopold
of Belgium, who was divorced from
her husband, Prince Philip of Sake
Coburg-Gotha, and who has been held
practically a prisoner in a retreat
near Dresden for the last two years,
has been pronounced h~opeIessly in
sane. Her daughter, Princess Do
rothea, was married to Ernest Gen.
thier, duke of Schleswig-Holstein
brother Of the present empress OF
Germany, and her sister, Princess
Stephanie, was the wife of ArchdutSe
Rudolph of Austria, who committed
suicide.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-01-09
PRIZE MONEY QUESTION.
Secretary Long Writes a Letter De-
tending the Navy De-
partment.
THE LATTER HAS Been CRITICISED.
The Court of Claims, Not the navy
Denartmeut, Made the Awards of
Prize Money, Under the Law nv
1t Existed, But Which Has since
Been Repealed.

Washington, Jan. 7.-Secretary
Long has addressed to Senator knute
Nelson, OF Minnesota, a long letter
defending the navy department
against what is declared to be I'M
friendly criticism in connection with
the distribution of prize money and
bounty: The letter is called forth by
one from the senator, asking for in
formation on this point, for the use
of a western newspaper. The secre-
tary declares that the criticism that
the department has disseminated for
Admiral Sampson and against Adj
miral Schley in the distribution or
prize money and bounty, is unjust,
because the department has no con-
troll over this matter, the money be-
ing distributed from the treasury,
and all questions of law and fact rel
alive to prize and bounty having been
determined by the courts. The Sec
rotary calls attention to the laws
touching prize and bounty as they ex'
listed at the beginning of the Spanish
war;, and says that, though advised by
the attorney general that it might
make a distribution, the navy depart.
ment preferred to place the matter ! n
the court of claims, and s. far from
displaying favoritism, adopted the
effective means in its power to secure
a just determination by courts of law
of the rights of all concerned.
Touching the claim of Admiral
Sampson for bounty at Santiago, the
secretary says that the distribution
was made under a decree of the court
of claims, which he cites, and from
which no appeal was taken. He fur
Their points out that, under the prize
laws, the commandments of the
fleet is entitledto his "one-twentieth"
of bounty by virtue of his position as
commander-in-chief, whether he is
| personally present during the en-
gagement or not. Says the secre.
tary:
CAS- commander-in-chief, Admiral
Sampson would, therefore, under the
law, have been entitled to his share
of the bounty for the destruction OF
the Spanish ships at Santiago if he
had been on the north shore of Cuba
at the time. This was the law, for
which the navy department is nowise
responsible"
On this point the secretary says
that the department itself was the
first to realize the inequalities of this
law and to make recommendations
which led to it's repeal, so that "a
rather amusing feature of the at
tacks made upon the navy depart
ment,'' as the secretary puts it, is
that the administration is blamed
more than two years after it had
cured the evil. The secretary con-
cludes his letter with an extract from
the report of the auditor of the treas
ury for the navy department. showing
the status of the prize money and
bounty cases, yet unsettled, owing to
delays in the courts, and predicting a
settlement within a veal
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-01-09
ASKING AID OF CONGRESS-.
The william Mckinley Memorial Areh
Association Wants Congress to
Provide a Site.

Washington, Jan. 6.--The william
Mckinley Memorial Arch association
has drafted the following bill, which
will be introduced in congress this
week and supported by a petition
signed by the members of the associ'
alton and also the members of the
Mckinley National Memorial associa-
ton, formed to erect a monument in
Canton, to which the arch association
yielded the field of popular subscrip-
ton:
"a bill to provide a commission to
select a site and secure plans for a
memorial arch in honor of William
Mckinley, late president of the Unit
ed States, to be erected in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
"Be it enacted. ETC.: That the chair
man of the joint committee on the
library, the secretary of state and
the secretary of war be. and are
hereby, created a commission to Sc
signs for n memorial arch in honor
of William Mckinley, late president
of the United States.
Sec. 2.-That said commission is au-
thorized to select any unoccupied
land belonging to the United States
in the District of Columbia, except
the grounds of the capitol and the
library of congress. on which to erect
the said memorial arch.
Sec. 3. That said commission is au
thorized and required to obtain, by
any form Of competition which may
seem advisable, plans, specifications
and models for said memorial provid.
ed for in section one. and may pay
for the same to competing artists not
exceeding $4,000, which sum is here
by appropriated out of any money
in the treasury not otherwise appro
priated. Said commission may selec,
any of the plans, specifications OF
models that it may prefer, or any
part of them.
Sec. 4. That as soon as practicable
after the selections authorized by
sections 2 and 3 are made, said com
mission shall report its action to tic
congress of the United States.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-01-09
RAIL WAY RUMBLES.

The master car builders of the
United States are now working on
the most difficult problem they ever
attempted-viz., the designing of q
standard box car
Sweden is anxious TO save several
million dollars now annually expend-
ed on imported coal, wherefore spe-
cial locomotives are being construct
ed by way of experimenting with
peat and peat charcoal as fuel.
A Belgian firm will manufacture
| the steel rails to build the new Mex
lean & Orient road, from Kansas City
to the Pacific coast, the makers to
take pay in land. American rail
mills are too full and rates of freight
are cheaper from Belgium to Mexico
than from American rail mills.
The crookedest piece of railroad in
the United States is five miles be.
tween Boswell, Pa, and Friedens on
the Somerset & Cambria branch OF
the B. & 0. railway. This piece Of
road doubles on itself four times,
making four horseshoe curves and at
I'M point after making a loop OF
about five miles comes back to within
300 feet Of itself, on a grade so feet
lower.