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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-24

So small a salary for a man intrusted
with responsible work was, the judge de-
clared, an 'invitation to commit crime. .
West, according to the lawyers represent
ing the surety company prosecuting, was
short in his accounts 5000. but by his own
story he had credits due him. which would
make up the deficiency. The court de-
cided that there was a small deficiency
and fixed the amount at $14, sending West
to the county Jail. ......, .s.... r.. -. = =
Speaking about the case. Judge Dunno
said: ~
II thought and said in sentencing West
that had his salary been larger he, would
not have been exposed to such tempt a ton
as befell him. I said also that con-
| sidered it wrong for an employer to pay
man who had a wife and two. children
to support, the small amount of SIS a
week. In my experience as judge I have
seen number Of cases like this one, in
which too little money was paid by the
employer for the service and the RESPONSE
oility of the employee. l. had to send the
man to jail, thought regretted it, -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-24
AFTER FAKE
CORPORATIONS
Millions of Capital in Wind
to Gather Money of
the Gullible.
The P. 0. "Fraud Order
Department Now Work
ing Overtime. -~.~
'urnoZ Bureau, Room, So, Pos
j nj

from The Jowrnns Burea"' Room So, Poet
Washington, May 24.-The postofice de-
partment which several months ago bus
led itself with several Minneapolis firms
which, it said, were using the mails for
fraudulent purposes, has extended its
field Of inquiry until it covers the entire
country. ..- E: -..s -. -.
1t has just closed the mails to twenty
endless chain concerns and has renewed
it's war against home corporations" and
finds are everywhere in the country, es-
pecially in the west and middle west.
An official estimate shows that these
companies have contracted liabilities of
$50, 900 900, while their available assets
are not one-tenth of that amount. The
earnings Of factory workers and day la
borers keep these firms alive for the most
part, and it is thought that some pro-
lection should be offered these classes of
people.
Though these schemes are a new class
| of fraud to the postofice inspectors, hav-
ing developed within sixty days, thirty
fraud orders have already been issued.
The assistant attorney general for the
post office department says that he has
made appointments with other companies
which have sprung up like mushrooms
until the. fraud order division will be
busy from June to August hearing the
statements of Representatives who have
| asked permission to show why they should
not be debarred from the mails. .
1t is thought possible that further de-
velopments will show that the $50, 900 ,OOC
estimates of these frauds is understated
by at least $25, OOO, 900.
| The information already secured was re-
ported by one officer whose inspection
tour included less than four weeks work
in small part Of the country. This in
spector reported that there were some
thirty firms in Kansas City, between thir-
ty and forty in Chicago, nearly twenty il
Louisville, eight in Des Moines and from
seven to twenty in various places
throughout the west from Lexington, KY.
| to Denver Col. He said that they hac
exhausted the vocabulary of corporation
| literal ure. nt.. r e s. &. 3. ~. -
|
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-24
KIDNAPPED BOY
FOUND IN RIVER.
Little Martin Ackerle Was Last Seen
Being Carried Away by
Strange Men.

The body Of little Martin Ackerle, the
s-year- old boy last seen Tuesday evening
in the company of three strange men who
were taking him away against his WILL
was found floating in the river under the
Plymouth avenue bridge this morning. The
boy had not been seen since Tuesday eve
ming, when it is claimed that three men
picked him up at the corner of University
and Twenty second avenues NE and
walked away across the prairie with him
struggling in their arms.
The day the boy disappeared there was
q wedding in the neighborhood and the
sounds of the "charivari'' attracted the lad
to the house. He remained there until
about midnight. when he was found asleep
on the porch. He was wakened and cried
for his mother. Later he was seen with
the strangers.
The father was away from home Tues
day evening, but returned about midnight
and started search for the missing child.
AS soon as he learned the circumstances
he concluded that the boy had been kid
mapped. He searched all through the city
and found several places where it was
said the boy had been seen. At New Bos-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-24

ton people claimed to have seen the lad
on three different occasions, The father
continued the search, but to-day his hopes
were all destroyed when he went to the
morgue and found that the body there
was that of his missing son.
An examination of the body makes the
mystery darker than ever. To all ap-
pearances it has been in the water for
several days, as decomposition had gene
far. Coroner Williams says. the body
appears to have been in the water several
days but as the weather has been warm
it is possible that it might reach its
present condition in a shorter time.
If the boy was at the wedding, accord
ing to the story told by several who saw
him there, and later carried away by
three unknown men, how did the body get
into the river2 His parents are greatly
mystified and are at loss to explain how
he me. his death.
The body was discovered this morning
by g. teamster driving across the
Plymouth avenue bridge who saw it float
ing He called a river driver who took
the body to the shore and notified Coro-
ner Williams. The body was removed to
the morgue. AS the clothing answered
to the description of that of the Ackerle
boy, his father was notified and called at
the morgue. The body was so badly de-
composed as to make identification diff
cult, but the clothing was positively iden-
tilted. The boy was only years old.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-24
The GAME OF %.
An Alleged False Move Made
by Lord Pauncefote
Recalled.

From Tho Journal Bureo1s, Room Is, Post
Warrington. Esia{ :.
Washington, May 24.-It is said that
there is a good deal Of truth in the re-
port published at the time Lord Paunce-
fote was first taken i'll, that his con-
dition was largely due to modification
and chagrin over the disclosures made
by the foreign Offices at Paris and Ber-
lin regarding the part he played in trying
to secure the cooperation of the foreign
ministers at Washington to prevent the
United States from declaring war against
Spain. Had Lord Pauncefote's plan sue
,ceeded, this country would have been
greatly annoyed and serious complications
might have arisen. Other ministers ca
bled home for Instructions and enough
of them were told not to join Lord Paun-
cefote to render his plan futile.
These disclosures We're made several
months ago at the time when England
was trying to pose before Europe as the
especial friend of the United States.
France and Germany resented her claims
and offset them by making public he
Pauncefote program, which showed that
England was far from being the close
friend Of this country VIXEN the Spanish
crisis arrived.
Lord Pauncefote's humiliation was in-
creased by an intima ton from London
that what he had done was not authorized
by the home office, but that he had pro-
ceeded without instructions.
How much all this may have had to do
With Lord Pauncefote,5 Illness is not
definitely known, but it is claimed that
he suffered keenly as result OF criti-
cisms 5Ieveled against him in this country
and In Europe. It was the one diplo-
matte blunder OF a long and distin guished
career.
w w. .Jermane.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-24
FLOUR TRADE
Growing Business With the
Netherlands Threatened
s>..~..... by a Tariff.

Fro,, The journal Bsvreou. Room, Is. Post
Building, Washington. -.
Washington, May 24.-Frank D. Hill,
consul at Amsterdam, informs the state
department that the American flour trade
at Amsterdam and Rotterdam for 1901
shows substantial increase over 1900
American flour and wheat imported into
the Netherlands as a whole also shows
gains. In 1901 12S,52o tons of flour were
imported and ee3, $685. tons of wheat, in
1900 1o5 495 tons of -four and 215, 1922 tons
ofwheat.
Mr.. Hill, VINO will be remembered as a
Minnesota man graduated at the state
university, saysin winding up his report.
"The Netherlands rank in Importance
second only to Great Britain as mar
ket for American -four There is not at
this time in all the world any other mar
ket for the. grade Of American flour s.ld
here. I have this on the authority Of
one of the first millers of Minneapolis.
There is an estimated deficit in the duties
budget for 1902 of over S., 000 600. This
unfortunate state of the budget IS coin
cident with the coming into power of the
coalition ministry, one of whose tenets is
protection to native industry The agi-
tation to increase the tariff rates is
caused by the pressure on the revenues
The change would not be primarily Cor
the protection of domestic millers, though
it would naturally receive the support OF
this interest. It is not, as has. been suE-
gested in the United States. part OF
"a continental plan adverse to the
United States. All we'll informed
opinion on both sides of the
ocean is agreed that3the imposition of a
ten per cent duty upon our -four with
wheat admitted free, would kill, as a SIM
liar procedure in Belgium did some years
ago, our prosperous and growing -four
trade with the Netherlands z
yV w 3~Ter ~, !, :, Z,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-24
OFFICIAL. OBsERvANCEs
Mr.. Hay Cables the Marquis of Lans.
downe-Tbe President CalIs

Mr.. Hay Cables the Marquis of Lans-
downe-The President Calls.
Washington, May 24.-The news OF Lord
Pauncefote's death brought Secretary Of
State Hay to, the White House shortly
after 9 o'clock. The president decided to
call at the British embassy Immediately
after the unwilling services to offer his
personal condolences and ascertain the
wishes of Lord Pauncefote's family. The
president also sent letter of condolences
to Lady Pauncefote. Immediately after
the unveiling ceremonies the flag on the
White House was placed al half mast
Mrs. IL q. Letter, who was to have given
reception in honor of the French, de1ega-
ton this afternoon, recalled the invita-
tons on account OF Lord Pauncefote's.
death.
After his conference with the president
Secretary Hay proceeded to the British
embassy where he made formal call OF
coincidence as the personal representative
Of the president. He then sent the fol-
lowing cablegram:
| Department of State, May a. 1902.
The Marquis of Lansdowne, London-Per-
NIT me to express my deep sympathy and
sorrow at the death of Lord Pauncefote.
His majesty's government has lost most
able and faithful servant and this coun-
try valued friend. John Hay"
Having dispatched his message of con-
dolence the secretary of state proceeded to
attend the ceremonies connected with the
dedication OF, the Rochambeau statue At
first this seemed to be an incongruity but
it appeared that an act of congress re-
CURED the statue to be unveiled on this
date and although there was every dispo-
sition in official circles and on the part of
the French embassy to defer the cere-s
monies until another day in Difference to
| the memory of the deceased, yet they felt
bound to carry forward the program
All through the past winter Lord
Pauncefote had been sufferer from inter-
nittent attacks of asthma and rheumatic
govt, but he kept on his feet as much as
possible. In the early part of March the
ambassador went to North Carolina on a
visit to George Vanderbilt at Biltmore
and stayed there for about fortnight
He returned to Washington about tho
middle Of the month with his sufferings
but little abated. In April there came an
other severe attack, and from that time
| until his death the ambassador had been
confined almost continuously to his bed
and his strength had been slowly leaving
him. He suffered such pain from his swol-
len limbs as to bring temporary delirium
| and his attending physicians found it nee
essary to administer opiates. though these
were given most cautiously through fear
| of detriment to his heart.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-24

the offer have been approved by many
of the largest bond and stockholders and
that the merger practically is assured.
Electric company will acquire the Sprague
concern by an exchange of securities and
little cash. r -.
The options which the security holders
of the Sprague company are required to
give expire on July 10.
The capital stock of the Sprague Elec-
trio company is given as s5,000,00O. The
General Electric company recently in
creased its capital stock to s45, OOO,0 900.
The. absorptio ion of the former concern
practically leaves the manufacture OF
large electrical goods in the hands of two
concerns-the Westinghouse and the Cen
eral Electric. - -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-24
Starting with General Whites last fight
hefore he withdrew to I,adysnoith the au-;

Starting with General Whites last fight
before he withdrew to Ladysrrith, the au-i
thor says twas in reality a serious de-,
feat OF infantry badly handled by the
officer in command who proved quite I'M
fit to grapple with the difficult situation
in which, largely by the mistakes of
others, he was placed"
. The cavalry was as bad as the infantry,
and the situation was only saved by the
heroism of the cavalry: - sz.i.
THE surrender Of troops at Nicholsons
Mex is described as premature though
mo more, humi!iating than many surren-
ders which occurred after it. = {.
Passing to Stor1nberg, the writer de-
scribes the succession OF disasters as
sheer mismana cement on the part Of
General Gatacre. or his staff.
Touching the browning misfortune at
Colenso, the author. writes:
Gust as in the hour. of battle, General
Butler had failed the men whom ne leu,
so now. in the hour Of trial, he was to
fail his country which had entrusted the
fortune Of war to his hands. He utterly
Il st heart. Not only did he despair Of
doing anything himself. but he despaired
for others
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-24
LORD PAUNCEF0TE
DIED THIS MORNING
DistinguishedDip Passed Away
Peacefully at 5:35 a, m.
Embassy Flags Halfmasted.

the most important principles OF the great
general convention regulating arbitration att ;
erwards framed by The Hague conference
Then came a number of reciprocity treaties
and arrangements involving vast amount
of study and work. all of which were perfect
ed as far as the executive branch of the
United States government could cooperate
with Lord Pauncefote. Soon after Secretary
Hay assumed office, Lord Pauncefote began
the task which he himself regarded as the
greatest accomplishment of his busy life.
namely, forever to- set at rest the questions
growing out of the old Clayton Bulwer treaty
and he entered with energy again upon nesp-
tiations, the result of which was the framing
of the Ray-Pauncefote treaty recently rati-
fed. For these valuable services the British
government did Lord Pauncefote the honor to
three times extend the term of his service at
Washington, which would otherwise have
ceased when he attained the age of 10 years.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-24
Boom in Coke Regions.

Connellsville, Pa, May 24.-The shut :
down Of the big anthracite collieries, ow-
ing to the strike, has already been felt
in the coke region, and both production
ard tonnage are hurrying skyward. All
the plants Of the region are running
six days per week and the railroads are
worried to keep up the car supply. I'm
less there is sudden slump in coke pro-
duetion the weekly output will soon reach
250,000 tons. The present boom in the
coke region will make it difficult If not
impossible, to organize a sympathy strike
here, although it is understood that strong
efforts to that end may be made.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-24
:, ''CLOsE THAT MINE"
Two Small Coal Holes Ordered t
Shut I'm ShOp.

Two small Goal Holes ordered to
...... Shut Up Shop. .s
Hazleton, Pa, May 24.-President Duff
fy, of the United Mine Workers organiza-
tion of this district to-day notified the
owners of the -Dusky Diamond colliery at
Beaver Brook and Matthias Schwahe, OPP
orator of a small mine at South 1Heberton
which furnish coal for domestic use, to
close: down until after the strike.
The former IS still at work and no re-
port has been received from South Heber-
ton, which is situated in an isolated por-
ton Of the district.
Agents from the bituminous field of
West Virginia are here trying to secure
miners. The United Mine Workers Off
GERS have notified the strikers not to go
south, as they say there is danger of the
early Inauguration of strike in the Sec
tion where The miners are wanted.
The pumpmen at the Crystal Ridge col
1iery of A. Pardee & Co., have been sus-
pended and bosses have been put in
charge Of the pumps.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-24
B0E.R| WAR
The London Times History
of It Makes a Sensation
in England.

London, May 24.-The second volume of
the London Times History Of the War;
which has Just appeared, is attracting
much attention because. of its scathing
denunciation Of British generals and the
war office. No enemy could more frankly
criticise British plumbers. p
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-24
SPRAGU|E||. sold
The General Electric Com
pany Now Has Control
of It.

New York, May 24.circulars have
been sent out to the stockholders of the
sprague Electric company notifying them
that an offer has, ben made by tn Gem
eral Electric company TO acquire control
of the sprague company. The circulars
convey the informal ion5that the terms of
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-24
FIRM CENSURED
Employe Paid so Little That
He Had to Steal 70
Make Good.
tow YORK ss,n sDseIas Service

Chicago, May 24.-In sentencing Will
liam G. West, car-route agent of Mel
son, Morris & Co., to Jail for thirty days
because of a shortage of accounts, Judge
Dunno censured the packing house firm
for paying the employe only SIS a week.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-24
Peaceful at wtlke.bnrre.

Wilkesbarre, Pa. May 24.-Peace ru-
mors are again in the air, but the morn
ing developed nothing. Reports from the
coal field showed that every locality was
quiet President Mitchell will leave
late this afternoon for flying trip to
Chicago to see his family. There is a
belief in some quarters that his reason
for making the Journey is to confer with
some of the labor leaders in the bitumin-
GUS regions but this he emphat ically de-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-24
VIRGINIA MINERS

They Will Strike on June z to Get
~ Increase in Pay.
Huntington, w Va, May 24.-To- day
the United Mine conferences ordered that
a general strike among all the miners in
Virginia and West Virginia begin June Z
and last until the demands Of a 10 to %
per cent increase in wages, adopted in
convention here March II, was accepted by
the operators.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-24
FOR PERMANENT PEACE
THE sToRTHING IS UNANIMOUS
Guaranty Of the Liberty and indie
pendence of Sweden and
Norway Wanted.

Christiania, Norway, May 24-The
storthing has unanimously adopted mo-
ton urging the government to take up
the question Of the permanent neutrality
of Sweden and Norway, and to find So
luton guaranteeing the liberty and indie
pendence of both countries
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-24
A SHOCK TO LONDON
There Was No Idea That the Ambas-
sador's Condition Was Critical

London May 24-The news of the death
of Lord Pauncefote this morning, was
conveyed by represen tative of the Asso-
ciated Press to the British foreign Office
and the United States embassy. The Of.
fcials were greatly shocked and expressed
the deepest sympathy with the widow and
8. realization of the loss which both coun-
tries have sustained. The foreign Office
representatives wer particularly affected
as, apparently, they had no idea that the
ambassadors condition had been critical.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-24
THE BOER WAR J.
Member of the Government Insist.
That 1t Is Over.

London, May 24.-The developments in.
the South African peace situation to-day
bear out all the details cabled to the As.
ISOLATED Press. A member Of the gov
eminent said to-day: You are perfectly
correct in insisting that everything is
practically settled, and that the war is. at
an end It may be, however, that several
weeks will elapse before a definite an
nourcement can be made. We want to
give the Boer leaders every chance in
their conferences with their followers,
and that takes time
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-24
TURKS VS.. Bull GARIANs
Fight on the Border With a Number
of Casualties.

Ccnstantinople, May PA band Of six
ty Bulgarian revolutionists, engaged in
raiding the neighborhood of Melesh Pla-
nina, Roumelia, came in contact with a
detachment of Turkish troops May 20.
Sharp firing ensued during which six Bull
garians were killed and seven were
wounded. The Turks also suffered some
casualties
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-02-07
7. D.TORREYSON.
Attorney 1t Law.
Office King Street.
Carson, City, Nevada.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the District Court of the First Ju-
dicial District Of the State Of Ne
vada, in and for Orlrsby County
In the matter Of the estate OF
Thomas Millard, deceased
Notice is hereby given that the UNDER
signed was on the 2Sth of July,
1900, duly appointed ar ualifed by
the District Court of First Judi
cial District of the St of Nevada,
in and for Ormsby &C y, as admin
istrator of the estate Thomas Mil
lard, deceased, late of said county.
All creditors having claims against
said etate are required to file the
same, with proper vouchers attached,
with the Clerk Of the Court, within
three months OF the first publication of
this notice.
Dated August 81, 1901.
JOHN A. WALL,
Administrator.
F. M. 1Iuffaker and Ed T. Dupuis,
attorneys for estate.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-02-07
Ei-E GRAF riIC..

Several mines in Eutte, Montana
about 500 men resumed op-
eratiOns Monday.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-02-07
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the District Court OF the First Ju
dicial District of the State of Nc
vada, in and for Orfnsby County,
In the matter Of IT,: estate Of Sarah
Millard, deceased
Notice is hereby giveG that the under
signed was on the 2Sth day of July,
1000, duly appointed and qualified by
the District Court of the First Judi
cia1 District OF the State OF Nevada
in and for Ormsby County, as admin
istrator of the estate Of Sarah MI
lard, deceased, late OF said county.
All creditors having claims against
said etate are required to file the
same, with proper vouchers attached,
with the Clerk of the Court, within
three months OF the first publication of
JOHN A. WALL,
Administrator.
F. NJ. Hufaker and tt T. Dupuis,
attorneys for estate.