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The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-14
TO REDUCE FORCES
Plans Of the Coal Operators After
the Strike Is Over.
AND PRICES WILL. BE HIGHER
With Both Sides Stubborn
and Determined.

New York, June 14.-So confident are
the mine operators of winning their
struggle with their employees in the
anthracite region that statement has
been issued at, Wilkesbarre to the effect
that when operations should have been
resumed fewer men will be employed. II
is planned to reduce the number Of min
ers one-third and increase wages by one
third.
In other words, the operators believe
their forces can be reduced from an ap-
proximate Of 147,OOO men to- 100, 900 men
The operators say they will not attempt
to resume the mining Of coal at all col
lieries and that restrictions will be
placed on the summary closing of the
mines without notice by the men*remain-
ing away from work for the purpose OF
celebrating various holidays, etc., anS
they will be expected to be on duty every
day the mine is open. %
Wilkesbarre, Pa, June 14.-The above
statement printed to-day and. alleged 'tc
be from an official close to the large coal
companies, to the effect that the strike
Is teaching the operators to economize the
working force at their mines, and that
men will be used in the mines, is de-
nounced as a "fake." General Manager
Warriner Of the Lehigh Valley Coal
company said to-day that neither his com
pany nor~the New Jersey Central Railway
know anything Of the origin OF the story
prominent official of the Lehigh &
Wtlkesbarre Coal company also denied al
knowledge Of the statement. "
President Mitchell says the idea en-
bodied in the statement is absurd even
from the operators viewpoint. -
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-14

Of the benefits of this years irrigation.
Referring to the result of this years wa
tering of nursery stock Professor Waters
believes that nurserynen will find irriga-
tion exceedingly profitable, that it will
result in securing larger growth in young
trees, trees with better formed heads
and possibly a saving of one year in the
time when nursery stock can be placed on
the market.
The report points out the need of early
reform of irrigation laws. Interstate ques-
tions are arising which cannot long be
ignored, although laws to provide for the
proper division of water within state
are urgently needed.
Appended to the report is a list of pub
lications of the Office of experiment sta
tions on irrigation, intended for gratui-
tous distribution.
w w Termane
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-14

that it has large amount of work to do
before it can make It's final report. In this
connection we wish to state that the recent
conviction of the man whom this grand jury
believes to be the strongest link in the chain
of graft that encircles the city, not only
vindicates this grand jury, but refutes the
oft stated opinion that the grand jury inves-
tixates but does not convict. This convtc-
ton, however, was only brought about by
the earnest ability and energetic work on
the part of the county attorney and his very
able assistant. We think that the citizens
of Minneapolis owe to the assistant county at
torney debt which they will be long time
in repaying. The grand jury, your honor,
wishes to be continued in session.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-14
GENERAL WOODS DEFENSE
Ex-Governor General of Cuba Justi.
fies His Expenditures.

sSSA AAoA SA"A VI Cuua ustl-
fies His Expenditures.
Boston, June 14.-During his visit to
this city yesterday General Leonard
Wood, former governor general of Cuba,
expressed himself in no uncertain terms
regarding the alleged irregularity in the
expenditure of Cuban government funds
in the interest of reciprocity. He said:
was acting as trustee for Cuba. I sim
ply used Mr.. Thurber's mailing list as the
best means Of distributing the literature on
reciprocity and this was we'll known before
the examination of Mr.. Thurber by the SEN
ate subcommittee. In my opinion the opposi-
ton to tariff reciprocity with Cuba has pro-
ceeded upon lines of nlisapprehension.
I took it upon myself to place the facts
before the people of the United States as
saw them. There seemed to be no one else
to undertake the task. What I did I con-
the island. The reason I took up with Mr.
Thurber was that he represented $4,000 think
ing people in this country.
I dealt with him simply as bureau of in
formation and through him I distributed the
information wanted to place before the
American people My position was identical
with that of the trustee of an estate who
finds it incumbent upon him to refute un-
Just claims upon the estate upon which he
is called to administer. Any would be
false to his trust who did not do all in his
power to contest such claims, and that is
all did.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-14
DUST FROM PELEE.
Chicago Scientists Think It Is Fall
ing There.
CHAPTER ON "1NTR1T1oN"
Upper Currents of the Earth's
Atmosphere.
xsw YORK s.,n Special se-vse..

Hsw York Sun Soeckas Servkos.
Chicago, June 14.-Fragments of Mont
Pelee are falling in Chicago. It is said
that very finely powdered volcanic dust
has been falling in Chicago for several
days.
Though this city is 1000 miles from the
scene Of the fiery outburst, and it has
been more than thirty days since the first
eruption, this microscopic dust has been
waited across the wide stretch of the
Atlantic and over the intervening states
by the upper high currents of the air.
Biologists in various parts of. the city
have been examining the dust particles
to ascertain whether they correspond in
their composition with the geological
formations about the island of Martinique.
They have been able to come to no other
conclusion than that this is Mont Pelee
dust. . .-. - -. --
This phenomenon is not unknown to
history. Books record several instances
where dust particles caused by volcanic
eruptions have remained suspended in the
high currents of the atmosphere and have
been hurried through space hundreds and
thousands of miles from the site of the
generating volcano. When Mount We
suvius burst forth in terrible blast in
1922, the whole of Italy was showered
with dust for weeks afterward and much
dust fell as far north as the Alps. -'
| Residents of Chicago are brushing por-
| tions of the eruption of Mont Pelee from
their clothes every morning, all uncon-
scious of it's origin, and the proud pos
SCISSORS of new Panama hats are all un-
| aware that these microscopic dust par
ticles are furnishing the. fresh beauty OF
| their cherished headgear.
! These dust particles are of the min
utest dimensions ina ginable. According
| 10 %ho fofo r&c nf
University of Chicago, it takes from 1000
to 25,000 of these dust particles to make
a grain. The dust is so fine that 1t will
| penetrate the most closely fastened re-
ceptacle It will enter any vessel no
matter how tightly covered unless 1t Is
Theoretically sealed.
Intrition is the name of the scientific
process by which great rocks and por-
tions of the .earth's crust are reduced
| to particles of microscopic dimensions.
Scientists say that intrition is only an
other name for the special kind OF fr1c-
| tion that takes place during the erup-
| ton of a volcano.
| Each explosion, sends broken fragments
| of the earth high in the air. They go
as high as their impetus will carry them
| and then fall back toward the crater
| They are struck by the up-coming debris
| from another explosion, and this debris
| is hit by another up-coming charge, and
so the process goes on until the fric-
| ton between the fragments as they are
elected and reelected reduces them to
powder, which becomes buovant and re-
mains suspended in the air Each ex-
pIosion sends this dust cloud higher and
higher until it is caught in the high up
per currents of the atmosphere.
These high strata of air watt the dust
clouds about over the earth's surface at
will and often deposit them thousands
of miles from the original source.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-14
THE FIFTH WEEK ENDS
The Strike Looks Like Il Case Of
.--,- Survival of Ffttest..<- .e.

Wilkesbarre Pa, June 14.-To-da ends
the fifth week of the anthracite coal min
ers' strike. Neither side has weakened.
AS the days go by it becomes more appar-
ent that 1t is case of the survival of the
fittest. Neither the miner nor the opera
tor has anything further to propose, and
If solution of the dispute is to come 1t
will have to come from a third party.
The entire region was quiet to-day and
the territory affected by the strike pre-
sents Sundaylike appearance. Includ-
ing those who are not on strike but are
affected by the suspension, there are ap-
proximately 10000 men and boys idle. The
efforts of the strike leaders to bring out
the fire bosses is not meeting with as
much success as they expected.
President Mitchell to-day received ad-
vices from West Virginia., which, he says
are extremely favorable to the strikers
One telegram from the Kanawha and New
River districts, where a total of 5000
men are employed, says that 12,1OO men
are on strike. -'':-
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-14
THE LAND RISES
Are Higher Elevations in United
States Due to Mont Peleef

Are Higher Elevations in United
States Due to Mont Pelees
Harrisburg, Pa, June 14.-The conten-
tion of Jgeologists that the recent seismic
disturbances in Martinique would not only
affect territory adjacent to Martinique
but also would be noticed in this country,
is borne out by the following letter sent
by Colonel H. c. Deming of the United
States geological survey to Charles D.
Walcott, director of the United States
geological survey, Washington, D. c.:
During the past month l have taken
at various places in Pennsylvania in my
geological work number of elevations
above sea level, and have found in every
case where elevations had been taken
previously that the present figures show
higher elevations than before. 1t is pos
.sible that this is due to the seismic dis
turbances in the Martinique and other
islands enthusiastically from the United
States. I found the variation to be from
two inches to more than twenty four, on
comparing them with older records at
Honeybrook, Chester county; Columbia,
Lancaster county; Gettysburg, Adams
county; Newville, Cumberland county,
and Harrisburg, Dauphin county
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-14
TOLD TO GET TOGETHER
NORMAL BOARD TO PRESIDENTS
The Latter Advised That Courses OF
Study Should Be Made
r.t Il More Uniform.

Numerous complaints against courses OF
study used by the normal schools called
forth action to-day by the state normal
school board. A resolution was adopted
calling on the presidents Of the schools
to get together and make their courses
artfculate better with each other and
with the. university. -. ..>s j. >. :. .:
The Duluth normal school will open the
first Tuesday in September. There will
be $4,000 available for its support, and
President Bohannon presented an. esti-
mate indicating that the: year will only
cost $4,000, leaving surplus. The board
set aside $100 to pay expenses of dedicat-
ing the building. ~.
This afternoon the teaching STATS fol
next. year: were selected. A number Of
teachers have resigned to accept more
lucrative positions in other states.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-14

From The Journal Bureau. Room, <S. Post
Building, Washingto,s.
Washington June 14.-Some interesting
facts relative to irrigation are given in the
report on irrigation Investigations, which
forms a part of the annual report of DR..
"A. G. True, director of the office of ex-
pertinent stations of the United States
department of agriculture. The report
makes it certain that irrigation is des-
tined to be widely adopted in the humid
and subhumid portions of the country.
During the past year important studies
have been made in the subhumid region by
Professor O.. V. P. Stout of the agricul-
tural experiment station Of the University
of Nebraska. This station is in section
where lands have been cultivated for
many years, and where agriculture is a
demonstrated success without the aid of
irrigation. The question to be settled
Is whether the use of water }on general
farm crops will give sufficiently increased
yields to repay. with a profit the cost Of
providing the water supply and distribut-
ing 1t over the land. Results thus far
secured show that it will. The maximum
yield of corn in this locality, without
irrigation, is about forty bushels per acre,
while the land irrigated during the past
year yielded from forty to sixty bushels
per acre. Two adjacent fields, one irri-
,
yielded sixtysix bushels and twenty BUSH
els per acre, respectively.
"A series of experiments in the humid
sections Of the United States show that,
as an insurance against drought and an
aid to intensive agriculture, irrigation is
yearly becoming of greater interest and
Importance. During the past season stu
dies of the benefits of irrigation in Wis
consin have been carried on under the
| immediate direction of Professor F. H.
King Of the college of agriculture of the
University of Wisconsin, at Madison and
at Stevens Point In both cases the water
supply had to be provided by pumping,
and records have been kept to show the
amount of water used. the time Of its ap-
p1ication, the cost Of pumping, and the in
crease in yield of the various crops to
which it was applied. Owing to the ex-
ceptional drought which prevailed, the re-
suits were highly favorable to irrigation.
If the results of one seasons trial would
Justify drawing definite conclusion, it
would be that irrigation in Wisconsin is
| a marked success. ..- ..-<.
"A similar investigation is being carried
on at the Missouri experiment station un-
der the direction of Professor H. J.. Wa
ters. Apples, strawberries and nursery
stock were the crops irrigated. Summar-
izing the results of his work, Professor
Waters states that "the season was very
| disastrous to strawberry plants which
were not irrigated, many of the old plants
| dying, and practically no runners being
| formed under ordinary treatment. The ir.
| rigated plants developed strong crowns
and undoubtedly stored an abundant sup.
ply Of food for next years crop. The
strawberry nurseryman,, the man whose
business is to supply plants for the com
mercial strawberry grower, will find ii
irrigation absolute protection against fail
ure.' It will require next years record
Of the yield to determine the full measure
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-14
A LONG TIME FISHING
Commissioner Russelrs Continued
Absence Perplexes the Board.

Commissioner William Russell OF the
board of corrections and charities, one OF
Mayor Ames' closest intimates, an ad-
mirer and backer of the mayor from a l.
most time immortal and his right bower
in board affairs, has not been seen IN MS
accustoed haunts for almost four weeks.
There have been two or three meetings of
the board, but Mr.. Russell has failed to
answer the summons: 80 officials OF the
board say that they have tried in vain TO
locate him in order to give him notice OF
meetings of the board. but have been un-
able to get even a suggestion as to his
present whereabouts. They say that his
own family pofess ignorance as 10 MS
whereabouts It was given out some
time ago that he was on a fishing trip, but
the explanation is no longer at par at
the city hall -
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-14
A VOICE FROM THE GRAVE

Lieutenant Rask's Widow Still Re
ceiving Letters From Him.
=, From, Tho journal Bureau, Ioon, 20. Pos,
Building; Woshtngtos,. : ' D'
Washington, June 14-Mrs O. H. -Rask.
widow Of Lieutenant Rask of the marine
corps, who died recently in the Philippines
with cholera, is still at Phelps, NJ Y, with
her parents, and will remain there for some
time. In letter received this week, she
says that she is receiving letters almost
every day from her husband. written month
ago, or more, telling her how we'll he is
how much he likes his assignment in the
Philippines, and talking about plans fol
housekeeping when Mrs. Rask joined him
She was to have started for the Philippines
next week. A story has been published in
the twin cities stating that she was already
on her way there, but that is a mistake
Senator; Nelson is to take up for her at once
the matter Of pension and her husband s
back pay and allowances. -E-=-f
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-14
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]. C. HOFFMAN,.
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The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-14
"THROwING THE SCARE"
Edwards Tells How Norbeck Dis
pOsed of the Suckers.

2.
"Billy' Edwards, in many respects the
most remarkable man who ever "rattled"
an attorney in Hennepin county, took the
stand in the Norbeck case late yesterday
afternoon. This morning he resumed his
testimony. ..... ~ =" .. -
Upon the stand yesterday afternoon, he
told story of exciting interest: He told
Of his first meeting with Norbeck on a
Minnehaha car, of Norbeck's proposition
to him to open big mitt' Joint, of his
promise to "fx things" and his. state
ment that matters could easily be ar
ranged for a proper pecuniary considera-
tion. All this is not new. Edwards has
told it before, but the retelling is inter-
esting, nevertheless. ..:.5 f.-.s
The point in his testimony of, yesterday
that told most strongly against the de-
fer5e was his description of Norbeck' s
part in the big mitt drama. In that play,
now removed from the stage, Norbeck
appeared in Edwards support. 1t was his
duty to perform the operation known to
big mitters as throwing scare into the
sucker" and he seems to- have done 1t
we'll, extraordinarily we'll for man who
has sworn that he doesn't even know what
"big mitt" is This is the way Edwards
yesterday described Norbeck's operations:
We skun one man out of S110 and he put
UP a beef. 1t was on the square with him,
too. Howard, who had steered him into the
joint, finally took him to Norbeck, and Nor
beck then brought him back into the joint,
ostensibly to make us give up the money
I said to him. Have you license to gam
bic in the state Of minnesota" He said he
hadn't, and then called upon Norbeck to
do his duty :Norbeck took. the sucker ou:
and the last saw Of him he was tearing after
a st. Paul car, glad to get out of town with
out being arrested.
Edwards also told of how Norbeck had
vouched for the value Of worthless
check given to another victim by Atkins,
one of the big mitt employees. The detect
i've, he said,, had informed the stranger
that the check was all right. and had told
him to wire If he had any trouble IN cash
ing it. The amount was $50.
Other than this Edwards testimony was
practically a repetition of that already
given in the Gardner case, but ornamented
with new detail. He told of his first talk
with Norbeck, after they. had left the
'Haha car and had gone to resort kept
by woman known as .'Tessie'' ''Tessie',
was in court, and was asked to step for7
ward SO that she could be identified. She
did so, and the court ordered her to re-
port at 10 o'clock this morning
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-14
FAVORITES ARE BEGGING
Their Heads Will Drop If Mayor
Ames Resigns.

Mayor Ames is still at the helm. The
resi- gnation, so generally predicted about
town yesterday, did not materialize a.,
last nights meeting Of the council. The
mayors intimates insist that he has had
no idea of resigning and will surely serve
his term out Others well on the inside
declare that the mayor actually made ur
his mind yesterday to quit, but, as hun
dred times befor when he had decided or
some important step, was held back aby
the pleadings of the men who depend upor
him for their continuance in office. They
want the mayor to hang on to the end
Predict ions are freely made that the res
ignation will be forthcoming at an early
date.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-14
IRRIGATION WINS
The House Passes the Bill by a Vote
Of 148 to 55. 's '.-

Of 146 to 55. ~.
Washington, June 14.-The house passed
the irrigation bill yesterday by a vote of
146 to 55. The bill already has passed the
senate. .-.-. q. - 80.
z The new. irrigation law, for 1t will un-
doubtedly be signed by the president, creates
a reclamation fund from the sale Of public
lands in Arizona, California, Colorado. Idaho,
Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New
Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon.
South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyo-
ming, less the amount paid to local land
offices and 5 per cent due the state under
existing laws for educational purposes, the
reclamation fund to be used for the construc-
tion and maintenance of irrigation works in
the states and territories enumerated.
Urovision is made for the payment out
Of the treasury Of any deficiencies in the
allowance to agricultural colleges owing to
this disposition of public lands. The secre-
tary of the interior is authorized to examine,
survey and construct the irrigation works and
report the cost thereof to congress at each
session. =
Section provides for the letting Of con-
tracts for the works contemplated in sec
tions when the necessary funds are avail
able in the reclamation fund for such sec
tion. =
Section 5 provides that ma right to the
use Of water for land in private ownership
shall be sold for tract exceeding 16o acres
to any one land owner, and no such right
shall permanently attach until all payments
therefor are made and no such sale shall be
made to any land owner unless he be an
actual bona fde resident on such land or
occupant thereof resident in the neighbor-
hood Of said land 4
Section 6 authorizes the secretary to use
the reclamation fund for the operation and
maintenance OF the irrigation works.
Section requires state control over waters
Of non -navigable streams such as are used
in irrigation.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-14
Colliery Pumps Start.

Shamokin, Pa, June 14--A carload Of
coal and iron police and a number of nom
union iremen and engineers arrived here
to-day. from Pottsville and were taken to
the North Franklin col1iery at Treverton.
The operation is owned by the Philadel-
phia & Reading Coal and Iron company,
and has been flooded since the fremen's s
strike. Pumps were started shortly after
the nonunion men arrived,
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-14
GLUT OF PLATE GLASS

The Combine Mills Will Shut Down
r. ( -. for a Month.
Pittsburg, Pa, June 14.-The Pittsburg
Plate Glass company's works at Taren-
tunl~ and Creighton, Pa, and the Alle-
gheny company's plant at Hite, Pa, will
close. down on July for month It is
said all the combine plate glass plants Of
the country have agreed on this shut
on hand
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-14

s.tI wish I never had overworked my
eyes!" sighed the illustrious sage.
"Your7 wish is granted" said his fairy
godmother, suddenly appearing.
She tapped him with her staff, and van
ished-and, 10, he was an igoramus again.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-14
BRUTAL PAPA.


Since YOU were afraid to tell papa Of
our engagement told him myself" said
Flossie Featherly.
And what did he say?" asked Mr.. Doc
little, anxiously. ,.5 s
He said It was clear that the fools
weren't all dead yet
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-14

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