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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09

death Of DR.. Price. He called the atten-'
ton to the uncertainty of life, and re-
minded all who are parties to the contro-
versy that they may at any moment be
called to that high tribunal which gives
exact justice to all. d
The first witness called was James Nc
Mcnjgle, a miner, formerly employed by
Markle & Co.. He said the breast he was
working in was so dangerous that he COM
planned to the company officials fearing
that he might be killed. He was told If
he worked any other breast he would not
be given any cars. He went out on the
strike and after the suspension he was re-
fused work and evicted from his house.
B. D. Gallagher, another Markle miner,
testified that the company charges him IS
cents a gallon for oil that sells in Bebel-
ton, few miles away for 10 cents, and 80
cents a quire for blasting paper than can
be had for Is cents. 49,.
Chairman Gray asked what the outside
market price for powder was. Some of
the independent operators said $1.25 key,
but attorneys for the miners said 80 to 95
cents keg. The companies are selling it
to the miners at $3.50 a key.
Andrew Hannik, a Hungarian, told how
the Markles had evicted him. He was
followed by. Henry Coll, another Markle
miner who told how his family, including
his mother in-law, who was 100 years old.
hold goods. He gave graphic descrip-
ton Of how he was injured many times in
the mines He said one of his legs was no
better than a wooden one; he had only one
eye, his hands had been crushed. ribs
broken and skull fractured. The company
gave him nothing until after the employees
took up collection for him. Then he was
given $50 after being on the injured list
for two years. The company took out of
the cOllectiC II the rent he owed. {.
A PitlfuI Story.
The: only rent he owed was for the
months during the strike. The company
gave no reason for evicting him.
Then followed the most pathetic story
yet told the commission. The old
miner, decrepit from many injuries, told
under examination of how the eviction
was carried on. The wife was sick and
her 1oO-year -old mother was blind and
unable to walk. The day on which they
were thrown out was rainy. He took
them the best he could to Hazleton, seven
miles away, and placed them in a cold,
damp empty house. This was last
month, when the atmosphere on the
Hazleton mountain was quite cold. His
wife became worse Medical aid was
kindly furnished free by a Hazleton doc
tor but it did not help her much.
I'VE were greatly worried because of
our having been turned out of our house
and one night the witness said between
sobs, "she died.
s .'she died?" said Judge Gray. who was
pacing to and fro across the room as he
quickly turned when he heard the mans
last words.
yes, sir; she died and buried her.
yesterday
All of the commissioners and many Of
those in the courtroom were much af-
Sfected by the old miners story. Theewit-
ness went on to say that he did not know
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09
BELOW ZERO NTHE EAST"
Much Suffering Reported Owing to the
}. Fuel Scarcity.

Much Suffering. Reported Owing to the
Fuel Scarcity.
New York, Dec. 9.-The coolest weather
of the winter thus far prevailed TO-DAY.
The weather bureau reported that the
thermometer had fallen to above zero
this morning. The first fatality reported
as result Of the extremely cold weather
occurred on Staten Island the BODY Of
John ". Stallenwerf, blacksmith being
found In the roadway, frozen to DEATH 49,
At Peekskill,' Tarrytown, Ossining and
other towns along the Hudson river, the
mercury fell nearly to the zero point
There was much suffering, especially
among the poor, because of the scarcity
and high price Of COAL ~ >rs. ~.
Portland, Me-. Dec. 9.--The thermometer
at sunrise to-day ranged from 10 to Is
below zero In the city. In twelve hours
the temperature fell about forty degrees
At Lewiston and Auburn the weather
record was 20 below zero. Mostv,o the
schools in those places were closed for
lack of fuel
Saratoga, N. Y, Dec. 9.-The mercury
recorded 80 degrees below zero during the
night. Other towns in this section report
from % to 80 degrees below zero. The
cold wave will. cause much suffering as
there Is scarcity of coal in many places.
New Haven, Conn, Dec 9.-The mer-
curry al 8 o. clock this morning was below
zero. the lowest since Feb. II, 1899. In
Torrington and other places in the north
western part Of the state, the mercury
went to IA below this morning.
Schenectady, N. Y, Dec 9.-Bitter cold
weather prevails here to-day. The ther-
mmeter registered 22 degrees below zero
at a. m. It is almost impossible to pro-
cure coal from local dealers and many
cases OF extreme suffering have been re-
ported.
Boston, Dec. 9.-"The coolest night in
December since 1854 was the statement
of the weather bureau officials in this city
to-day with reference to the temperature
last night. The thermometer at the
weather station went to 8 below zero dur
ing the night and at a.. m. was below
Reports from places in the vicinity OF
Boston indicated temperatures ranging be-
tween 20 below and s below during the
early morning.
New York.. Dec. 9.-Perhaps never in
the history of the retail coal trade in
this city have dealers had to face such
a situation as confronted them to- day. In
every office there were numbers Of anx-
1ous buyers and at the same time eager
inquiries for coal were constantly coming
by telephone. To all but few the deal
ers were forced to turn a deaf ear.
I've can't promise you more than one
ton. and we may not be able to deliver.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09
MADE HIMSELF INSANE
DR.. Adamson, an Expert; Studied In
sanity Until He Lost His
Now York Sun Special Service,

New York, Dec. 9.-After years of c1osa
study Of all forms of insanity: and after
having written many articles and books
on special forms Of mental alteration.
which have received the highest praise in
the medical world. DR.. Lucitfs Adamson
IS now IN Bellevue insane pavilion him
self a maniac. DR.. Adamsoni who IN
about 40 years old. and the son Of a Geor-
gia millionaire, created a sensation in
the Fifth Avenue hotel last night by
bursting into the dfning-ro and Great
ing a scene. O.
He was taken to Bellevue, where, seven
years before, ne had been, in charge OF
the insane pavilion, and examined by the
attending physicians, who pronounced him
a victim of an acute form Of auto -hyp-,
notism, by which. in studying insanity, he
had completely wrecked his mind.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09
PHILIPPINE TARIFF
The Duty, Says Luke Wright,
Should Be Reduced.

Washington, Dec. 9.-Luke Wright
vice-governor Of the Philippines, appeared
before the senate committee on the Phil
tppines to-day and urged the passage Of
the bill reducing the duty on Philippine
goods coming to this country to rs per
cent of the Dingley rates. He also
thought Chinese laborers should be al
lowed to come to the islands. Governor
Wright also supported the bill for reform
In the Philippines courrency.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09
A SICK WOMAN
THROWN OUT
How the Markle Company Evicted a
Miners Family, the Wife Dy-
ing Shortly After.
Some Pitiful Incidents Brought Out
in the Coal Inquiry at Scran-
ton To-day.
Exorbitant Prices Charged the Mi.
ners for Oil, Paper and Pow
der by the Markle Co.

Scranton, Pa, Dec. 9.-When the strike
commission opened it's session day, H.
G. Reynolds, one of the attorneys for the
independent operators, announced the
death of DR.. J. N. Rice: an independent
operator who was party to the arbitra-
ton scheme and was prominent In the
present negotiations. Chairman Gray for
the commission, expressed sorrow at the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09
UNIONS VS.. THE TROOPS
The Schenectady, N. Y, Case Likely
to Cause a Hard Legal
Battle.
Now YORK Sun special Service.

@S0W r&01tA 5Ut SV0Cka1 SoIV1cos
S New York, Dec. 9.--Former Senator Da-
yid B. Hill has been retained by the Paint
ers' union of Schenectady to fight the case
brought against it by William Potter, who
was expelled for joining the national
guard. Potter has procured an Injunction
restraining the union from considering
him to be other than member It is
claimed the union has received pledges
of support from other labor unions in the
fight.
Secretary Pratt Of the Painters union
says the organization has not yet COM
piled with the courts order and reinstated
Potter to membership, and the officers
say that no such action will be taken.
1t, is understood that If Potter is not
restored at once, application will be made
for the arrest of Frank c. Shelter, the
president, and other officers of the union
on the charge of contempt of court.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09
THE ALDERMEN's PLEA
The Kind Of Argument the Denver.
ties Propose to Take to the
Supreme Court.
Now York Sun Special Service,


81 Denver, Col, Dec. e.-Attorneys for
Mayor Wright and the eleven members
of the board Of aldermen, who have been
sentenced to four months in the county
jail by Judge Mullins for contempt Of
court In dfsobeying his injunction re-
straining them from passing tramway
ordinance, have decided upon the grounds
on which they will appeal to the supreme
court to save them from confinement
The supreme court will be asked to set
aside the sentence on the ground that the
council Is a legislative body, that 1t il
required by the statutes to perform GER
tain prescribed duties at stated times and
that the action Of Judge Mullins is such
as to prevent it from performing those
duties. There is no one deputtzed to per-
form the duties Of the members of the
board, as there is in the case of the mayor
or county clerk. They must be performed
by the members themselves or remain .un-
done. It will be commended that, such
being the case, the sentence is excessive
and unreasonable, and therefore ought not
h stand. lzzas5s.s.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09
Is ANARCHISTS Is
The Italian Police Surprise Them in
the Act Of Taking an Assas-
sination Oath.
They Are Arrested After Desperate
Y Struggle-Two Men Are
Wounded. -s>

Rome, Dec. 9.-Thirteen anarchists were
arrested near Spezia last night after a
desperate struggle. The police surprised
them at a meeting while they were in
the act OF taking an oath with poigniards
to assassinate King Victor Emanuel One
OF the anarchists and one of the police
were severely wounded. !.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09
IS TO 20 BELOW
ZERO IN The EAST
Schools at Lewiston and Auburn,
Me-, Have to Close for Lack
Of Fuel.
Saratoga, N. Y, Reports 80 Below
ZeroIt Is 8 Below in
Boston.
s T. = Z = = r p
Western Cold Wave Moderates, but
Another One Is Developing -s
81 at Medicine Hat. ~.

: Chicago, Dec. 9.-The cold wave has
moderated generally throughout the west
ern and central sections with an average
rise in temperature at different points of
about eight degrees since midnight All
indications are for a continued moderation
except in the extreme northwest, where
another cold wave is developing. Railroad
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09
NO WINTER NAVIGATION
Barry Bros. Transportation Company
Surrenders the idea.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The 5Journal sf65Efz5
Menominee, Mich, Dec. s.--The Barry
Bros. Transportation company has
given up the idea of winter navigation on
Green Bay and will not lease the ice
crusher Algoma to keep the channel open
between Sturgeon Bay and Menominee.
Word has been received there will be no
more Barry boats here this season. Ar
rangements could not be made with the
Ann Arbor company to lease the ice
crusher, as that company tried 1t be-
fore drd failed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09
REQUISITION FOR AMES... .
But HE'S "GONE TO BOSTON,
Governor Kentucky Hono
the Indicted Mayor Of Minneapolis Dreger
Louisville to Get His Man. but Meets Severe Disappointment
Ames Was Under Surveillance But Faded Away.

1 DR.. A. A. Arnes is a fugitive from jus
5tice, under circumstances which look
most unfavorable for the man whose
strongest point was supposed to be that
he took care Of his friends
When DR.. Ames reached West Baden,
Ind, he was in serious condition physic-
ally and could not possibly be removed
He could not attend to his duties as
chief physician at the sanitarium. His
days We're numbered. Then he went to
Louisville, edging a little further away
from Minneapolis; but it was only to Sc
cure treatment for his nervous disorders
from Dr. T. Hunt Stuckey. He reached
there barely alive. These were some Of
the many stories told about DR.. Ames and
MS critical condition. He was virtuously
indignant over, the foul charges against
him and would gladly hasten to Mime
apolls as soon as his health would permit
IN order to meet his traducers and ac-
cusers face to face r ~ = p,
Now he has gone and no one knows
whlther AS easily as Billy Dockery, he
mas slipped through the hands Of the au-
'hor1t1es' and for the time being Is free.
He Received Significant kilograms.
TIL J:ourn this morning received
Two dispatches from Louisville completely
substantiating this fact. The Minneapolis
oHc1als in Louisville admit that DR.. Ames
hast4eluded their vigilance and intimate
that he left for Boston yesterday at 2:30
p. m. :
Another special from Louisville states
that he left. his boarding-hou 729 Third
avenue, Sunday morning, saying that he
was going south. Since that time he was
not seen about the place. On Sunday
night MRS. Ames also left the house. TAX
ing their child with her. and the pre-
sumption Is that she followed the doctor.
Before leaving, DR.. Ames received tele-
grams which disturbed him very much,
Sheriff Dreger and Deputy Clausen are
in Louisville. They informed r h a
o r II correspondent that they had
ascerta1ned that DR.. Ames had gone to
Boston and not to Georgia or the south.
go RequIsItIon Is Honored. ~. -
Governor Beckham Of Kentucky hon.
ored requisition of Governor Van
SAINT OF Minnesota for Mayor A. A. Ames
OF Minneapolis. who had been In Louisville
ABOUT month ostensibly to secure med
1cal treatment. Sheriff j. W. Dredger has
attended to the red tape end Of the game
at frankfort while Dr. Ames has been
under surveillance of Deputy Sheriff Nels
Siausen, who appears to have represented
himself as Detective McGrugl1," -.
When the latest indictment was re-
turned against DR.. Ames9 steps were
taken by County Attorney Boardran to
bring the Indicted man back to Mime
apolis to stand trial. After satisfyinr
himself that DR.. Anes Was stfii In Ken.
| =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09

trains into Chicago, excepting, from the
east, were for the most part on time.
chicago Dec. STRAINS arriving in this
city from the east to- day were from one
to three hours late owing to the heavy
snow and sharp drop in temperature. An
other heavy fall of snow came during the
night The government thermometer
registered 13 above zero at o'clock this
morning
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09
A FIGHT AT HAVANA.

4 Havana, Dec. 9.--Senor Perez, secretary OF
the house of representatives, was attacked In 4
8conference-room Of the house of representatives
by Senior Mendieta. and twice knocked down be-
fore congressman separated the men. The first
named is nationalist and Mendieta a rep,b
lican. The difficulty grew out of debates In the
house. It is asserted that 4 duel is sure to
result
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trcky, Mr.. Boardman Immediately pre-
NJ red far .ditio.a : -

lucky, Mr.. Boardman Immediately pre-
pared papers for extradition.
l-. Sheriff Dreger In Kentucky.
Governor Van SAINT signed the papers
last Friday and Sheriff Dreger at once
left for Kentucky. Yesterday he had an
audience with Governor Beckham and
the attorney general and the requisition
from Minnesota was honored.s There
does not appear to have been the least
difficulty although It was expected that.
Er. Ames would make the greatest posi-
BILE resistance. F' F. is#Sl+t}. ~
1t Is assumed that the expenses OF this
work will be borne by the bondsmen who
have gwen surety to the amount Of $1Q.-
COO for the appearance Of DR.. Ames. The
bonds have been declared forfeited, but
the Efforts Of the bondsmen to bring
Mayor Ames to justice may have some
weight with the court when they make
application to have the bonds reinstated.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09
RequIsItIon lie Honored.

that for a day or two" was the stereo-
typed reply to all demands for fuel
The situation was admitted to be ex-
tremely bad. and according to one dealer
there appears to be no way of relieving
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09
How An arcfists Are Made.

f s..
Two more witnesses told how they were
refused work by the Marl1le company and
then J.. B. Gallagher national board mem
Der Of the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea for the Hazleton district, took the
stand and told of conditions as he found
them at the mines of the Markle COM
pany.4 The air in some Of the gangways,
he said. was so bad that miners lamps
would not burn. II he had drillhole
started and the lamp went out, he would
continue to work In the dark until his
condition became so weakened by the air
that he had to go out.
/. So far as he could remember, not one
man who was on any of the Marlzle griev-
ance committees is now working for that
company
Gallagher explained the troubles at the
Ma1kle mines after the recent strike war
over, whensthe men refused to go to work
because John Markla imposed certain con-
ditions.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09
SEIZURE oF&cUsToMs

Probable Method to Be Adopted by Eng
..f.i 8tG land and Germany.
London. Dec. 9.--Great Britain and Ger
many have presented uitimatums to Ven.
ezuela, which will be followed UP by the
seizure Of the customs unless a salts
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09

A tour of the east side to-day revealed
the fact that there is much suffering
among the poor. The operators have
ceased to send coal to be sold by the
pail and the tenement jewellers find it diff
fcult to get fuel. ~
The Salvation Army authorities also
report widespread distress occasioned by
the coal famine. - .-.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09
TUESDAY DECEMBER

or not. She was in bad condition when
he left home last night
No one cared to cross examine and
Judge Gray said: ~
That IS all. Mr.. Coll, and that's
enough"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09
LUMBER MANUFACTURERS
They Meet in st, Louis To-day to
Discuss Various Matters.

St. Louis, Dec. 9.--Delegates represent
ing the several associations of the lunn-
Der manufacturing interests Of the coun-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1902-12-19
IncorrfutbIe.

1t was decided that Mr.. Wright must
administer stern lecture to his four
year-old daughter Florence. The little
girl had been naughty, but she did not
seem to appreciate the fact, and Mr..
Wright reluctantly undertook 'scold-
ing
He hated to make the tender little
heart ache and to see the dear child cry.
but he forced himself to speak Judi
ciously and severely. He recounted her
misdeeds and explained the why and
wherefore of his stern rebuke. Mrs.
Wright sat by. looking duly impressed.
Finally Mr.. Wright paused for breath
and also to hear the small culprit ac-
knowledge her error. The scolding was
never continued. Florence turned a
face beaming with admiration to her
mother and said innocently:
'Isnt papa Interestingly"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1902-12-19
The Canada pepy..

no man has ever yet succeeded In
painting an honest portrait of himself
In an autobiography however sedu-
lousy he may have set to work about
It. In spite OF his candid purpose he
omits necessary touches and adds SUI
perhuous ones. At times he cannot
help draping his thought, and the least
shred of drapery disgulses It. 1t is
only the dIarist who accomplishes the
feat OF self portraiture. and he. without
any such end in view. does 1t uncon-
scIously. a man cannot keep daily
record OF his comings and goings and
the little Items that make up the sum
of his life and not inadvertently give
himself away ut every turn. He lays
bare his heart with a candor not posi-
BILE TO the self consciousness that In
evitRbly colors premeditated revelation.
Unknowingly he wears his heart upon
his pen for davis to peck at. While
Mr.. Samuel Pepys was filling those
small octave pages with his perplexing
cipher he never once imagined that he
was adding n Photographic portrait OF
himself to the worlds gallery of i'm
mortals. We are more Intimately ac-
quainted with Mr.. Samuel Pepys, the
inner man-his little meannesses and
his gencrosities-than we are with half
the persons we call our dear friends
L. B. Aldrich In Atlantic.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1902-12-19
Penetration.

In the earliest Latin inscriptions and
manuscripts no system of punctuation
Is followed. The full point o was
gradually introduced, being placed on
the level, middle or top of the letters.
In the minuscule manuscripts of the
eighth, ninth and following centuries
the period, on the line or high, was
first used; then the comma and semi
colon and the inverted semieolon,
whose power was rather stronger than
that OF the comma. Some say that the
Caroline minuscules of the ninth Gen.
fury exhibit the note of interrogation,
for which the inverted semicolon,
which was gradually dropped, may
have furnished the mark. The Greeks
use the semieolon as an Interrogation
point. In English the colon is said to
have been introduced about 1885, the
comma about 1901 and the semicolon
about 1870. In Sir Philip Sidney's "Ar-
cadia" u5sD all the punctuation points
appear, including the note of interro-
CATION, asterisk and parentheses.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1902-12-19

THE Charleston papers contain the
startling information that a horse
sank in the streets of that city the
other day and almost drowned. The
first thing those p, pers know they will
be advancing argument, if they have
not already by this incident, that the
capitol of the state should be removed
to Clarksburg. 1t would be a very ex-
pensive luxury to West Virginia to al
low the capitol buildings TO meet the
fate of that horse. The attention of
the next Legislature is respectfully al
rected to the experience of the horse
and, if they would save the lives of
themselves, it might be well to have
the state capitol brought to Clarks-
burg at once.
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Arnuseraer
The Village parson.

.'The Village Parson, . new drama,
win be presented at the Grand Dec.
10, and with a well balanced company.
The play las not only well-construct-
ed plot. hut Is of intense interest
throughout. There are great many
powerful situations in the piece In
act Elst. where a husband and wife
separate, the scene becomes one of
heartfelt interest and brings copious
tears to the auditors. The situation
IN act twois another strong scene in
which little Myrtle, the blind child,
does some very clever and earnest
work, and holds the audience with
closest attention. The play presents
a number of excellent climaxes which
enthrall all present. "The Village
Parson" will be given with complete
stage settings, the scenery being
brought here by the management
The company includes actors of rec
ognized ability.