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The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-21


 Fort de France, May 20-This morn ing at 5:3O o'clock a thick, heavy cloud, lit up by flashes of lightning and the rising sun, rose from Mont Pelee. The people of Fort de France at once be- came panic-stricken, and in scant attire rushed excitedly through the streets of the town. Stones from the volcano as big as hazelnuts fell in the streets Many of the inhabitants hurriedly em- parked on the vessels in the harbor, and it was with difficulty that they were eventually reassured. At z o'clock however the excitement was over and the people became calm.
 The phenomenon of this morning was similar to the eruption of Thursday, May 8, but not so severe.
 Governor LHuerre will leave here on the French cruiser Suchet to inform himself of the situation at St. Pierre.
 Sufficient food supplies are arriving here, but linen clothing, bedding and disinfectants are needed.
 The refugees at Fort de France are without work and money is needed for their support.
 The cloud which issued from Mont Pelee this morning was composed of cinders. It is estimated that twenty thousand people rushed out into the streets of the town, shrieking and pray ing.
 tidal wave has destroyed portion of the village of Le Carbet.
 Senator Knight will accompany Gov ernor L'Huerre on the Suchet to St. Pierre.
 number of the inhabitants of Fort de France have embarked on the avail able vessels in the harbor and intend to seek refuge on the island of Guadeloupe or to the southward.
 Castries, St Lucia, May 3o.-3:30 p. mt is reported here that volcanic eruption occurred back of Fort de France, Martinique, a 5 o'clock this morning and that the residents were then trying to escape to the shipping and the men of war in the vicinity.
 St. Thomas, D. W. l., May 20.-It has been reported here from St. Kitts, in the Leeward islands, under to-day's date, that last night and this morning noises similar to those heard May z were again audible but louder and with greater distfnctness. Some of the houses there were slightly shaken by the con- cussion.
 From the British island of Antiqua and the French island of Guadeloupe, very loud detonations from the south- east are reported.
 Another report which has reached here from the British island of Domini- ca is to the effect that at 5:30 o'clock this morning curious overlapping fiery cloud, surmounted by a fleecy white cap, resembling highly polished silver was seen from Rostau (on the west coast of Dominica, in the south east. This phenomenon caused alarm in Dominica, especially as lightning followed in its wake
 A later report from Castries, St. Lu- cia, confirms the previous statement that Mon Pelee had again erupted and adds that another eruption back of the town of Fort de France is very likely to occur.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-21
a36 MEN REPORT FOR WORK.
The Underwood Typeyriter Company
 Resumes Operations.

Resumes Operations.
 Hartford, May 20--The Underwood Typewriter Manufacturing company, which locked out it's $50 employees two weeks ago owing to a demand for ten hours pay for nine hours work and a discontinuance of the premium sys- tenn, resumed operations to-day Two hundred and thirty-six men reported for work at o'clock. Manager Man ming thanked the men for returning and standing by the company. After being locked out the employees were organ ized asd a strike was declared The strikers say that the men who returned to work are the high-priced ratives, who are not under the premium" sys- tenn.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-21
NAcGovern Buys a Horse.

New York, May 2o,-At a sale in the paddock at Morris Park to-day Satur- day. oh c. three years old by Hanover Vacation, brought the highest price, Terry McGovern paying S3,lO0 for him.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-21
Worcester Paper Earned Out.

Worcester May 21.-Fire early this morning destroyed the John E. Day, Flagg and Dickinson buildings and the Worcester Spy plant Total loss $150,- GOO to $200,000.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-21
vereeniging have been acriminous even to the point of quarreling, the irrecon- cilables trying to force the hands Of the conference.
Boers Defeated.

Middleburg, Cape Colony. May 20.-- The town of Aberdeen (about seventy- five miles south of Mltnleburg) was attacked on Sunday last by 120 Boers, who were repulsed. Comn1andant Van Heerden was killed
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-21
NO SURRENDER TO MINERS
IMPORTANT MEETING OF COAL
 ROADS REPORTED.
Decision Said to Have Been Rea ed in
 New York Yesterday to Fight 1t Out Prepared for Protracted Struggle


 Prepared for protracted Struggle Arbitration Abandoned.
 New York, May 20.-The Herald will say tomorrow:
 Presidents of the coal-carrying rail- roads, in secret session yesterday, dis cussed plans to break the strike of the miners in Pennsylvania. Every rail- road operating in the anthracite fields was represented, and it is understood that J. Perpont Morgan kept in close touch with the proceedings by cable. No surrender" was the slogan of the mine operators, and when the meeting adjourned it was said that the railroads were prepared for protracted struggle in which their every resource would be brought to bear upon the strikers Ar bitration has been abandoned, and the mine owners intend now to force the fighting.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-21

Reports from the anthracite region yesterday showed no change in the sit- uation.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-21
7 PANIC STRICKEN. Mont PeIee Erupts Again Causing Great Fear and Excitement in Fort
 De France.
PEOPLE ARE ALMOST CRAZED
2O,OOO RUSH SCANTILY CLAD
 INTO THE STREETS.

Shrieked and Prayed but Became Calm After Time-Stones Big as Hazel nuts Fell Into the Streets-Nany of the People Embarked on Vesseis-- Escape of British and American Relief Expedition from st. Pierre.
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The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-07
POLITICAL NOTES

In another month the Third Ward Republi-
can Club will have wigwam completed at
Aldrich and Plymouth avenues. 1t will be
124x144 feet, one story in height, and Of wood
en- construction. Ground was broken yester-
da.-. s s- .N.- -
Fifth ward democrats will meet to organize
this evening at 62o Seventh streets S. -
= Eugene G. Hay addressed good audience
the trusts. 8. Cairns spoke in behalf Of
Mr.. Hay. George w. Armstrong and Alex
Mcneil, candidates for the legislature also
spoke. ~ Z :-t .-.-.-..-
Grotte, candidate for the democratic nomina-
tion for alderman of the third ward. will be
held this evening at Seibels hall. Plymouth
and Washington avenues. 49,
| house of the legislature from the forty first
district, has decided to ask his constituents
for a denomination. HIS affidavit OF candt-
dacy was filed this morning with the county
auditor. -. 49,. -
led for denomination to the district bench
! in the eleventh judicial district. Both arc
republicans. = -. - - =
| A meeting of the Eleventh Ward Republican t;a1
club will be held tomorrow evening (Frl-
! day. at the clubs headquarters in the Berg
| lund block, Franklin and Stevens avenues s.
The meeting is specially intended for the can.
didates for republican nomination ana all oi
| them are invited to attend: r. - ~--
meeting of fifth ward democrats Will DC
held this evening at $40 Seventh street for
! the purpose of completing the organ1zauor
of the FIFTH Ward Democratic club ,ou -,
nomination on the republican ticket as
member of the park board, Mr.. Robb haf
i been a resident of the city for over twenty
fye years and has resided for many years
1 at 1900 Chicago avenue, his present home
!; He was formerly president of the. Peoples
bank and is a large stockholder ana an ON ON
4 Ger Of the Minnesota Soap company. - -
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-07
CONSPIRACY
To Be Charged Against May
or Ames, Irwin Gardner
and Norbeck.

Mayor A. A. Ames, Irwin A. Gardner.
his fdus Achates, and ex-Detectiye.
Christopher c. Norbeck are to be in
dicted at least once more. The grand
jury meets Tomorrow in special session
and Is expected to do things.
1t has been source of some annoyance
to the members of the grand jury that
certain very important testimony which
ought to be brought out, has been barred
by the courts. To circumvent legal tech
nicalities, it has been planned to return
blanket indictment for conspiracy.
which will admit almost everything which
may be offered as evidence.
Conspiracy sounds big, as compared
with the accusation of receiving a bribe,
but in the matter of penalty there is no
comparison. Conspiracy is classified
merely as misdemeanor and the MAXI
mum punishment is fine of $10o or nine-
ty days Imprisonment. Bribery, however.
is a felony and is penitentiary offense.
Nevertheless it was shown in the trial OF
Colonel Fred w. Ames that it is diff
cult matter to convict-a person OF hign
standing of accepting bribe, when the
sum named is trffling one of S1o or $50.
A jury would be likely tc acquit person
of the charge of bribery and yet by the
! same evidence a conviction for consp1r-
acy would be more probable.
1t is understood that an Indictment
against Mayor Ames, Irwin A. Gardner
and Chris Norbeck will be returned to-
morrow and that the trial thereon Will
be pressed, in case there is failure to
+ convict on more serious charges.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-07
CARDS ON 'PHONE.POLEs
Misplaced Campaign Posters Mag
Make Trouble for Candidates.

The arrest, arraignment and conviction
Of one or more Of the numerous candi-
dates for county or municipal Offices for
violation of city ordinance one of these
days need occasion no surprise.
This time it is that fearless champion
of law enforcement, Street Commissioner
Bob McMullen of the fourth ward and
the down town district-who will strike at
the law breakers, even though he lands in
high places and brings down candidate
for the exalted Office Of mayor. .'s-~5
The cause of McMullen's distemper is
the persistency with which candidates
have ignored and violated the ordinance
forbidding them from tacking their poll
tical trade marks on telephone poles
throughout the city. This practice is es-
pecially forbidden by two different ordi-
nances, but that fact has not been suffi-
Client to prevent men who are supposed to
be opposed to defacing public or private
property from thus calling attention to
their candidacy.
Mr.. McMullen took the trail yesterday,
and when he got through, there were few
placards left within the confines of the
ward. The commi ssioner was mad and he
wrecked many a mans chance of coming
prominently before the voters by tearing
down the legends with a reckless hand.
The city attorney said this morning that
| such misuse of telegraph and telephone
poles was clearly violation of the city
ordinance and punishable as a misde-
| meanor r&
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-07
LOST FOR Ten YEARS
Letters Mailed Ten Years Ago Are
Returned Undelivered.
MAI. HALE TO FIND THE sENDERs
Return Cards May Help, but There
Have Been Some Changes
A Postmark Freak.

Acting Post ma ster4 Hale has received
from PoAmaster Coyne at Chicago three
weather. beaten, dingy envelopes with in
closures mailed. ten years ago from Min
neapolis to persons at Chicago in care OF
the Sherman house. They will be returned
to the senders.
One lett was addressed to clergy
man who left Minneapolis years ago.. The
other adressees are unknown.
Each envelope bears return card which
will aid in finding the owners of the stray
missives. One is that of retail house
still in existence, another of an institu-
tion long ago put in the hands of re-
ceiver, the third that of a former business
man of the city,
Postmaster Coyne's letter of advice is
brief He says. Letters herewith de-
livered at Sherman House about ten years
ago and placed in vault, where they were
forgotten. -, Some changes were being
made and the mail was unearthed and at
once returned to the postoffice. The re-
ceiving postmarks are Oct. 16, Oct. II and
Nov. 2, all Of 1892.
another style of 'vagary in the transit
of mail is shown by postal card brought
as a curiosity to Postmaster Hale. II
was addressed by a Minneapolis man tC
Lewiston, Me-, put in a local mail boz
and was properly delivered, The odd cir
cumstance is that the card bears, not the
| post mark of Minneapolis, but Of Damar
iscotta5 Me. - p ..>
The solution is that a card to Damaris
Gotta was mailed at the same time t.
| which the one intended for Lewiston
| stuck IN some manner until 1t reached
| the town with the bad name, when 1t be-
came separated and was stamped.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-07
IN The LEAD OF all
Minneapolis Position in Flax
Crushing Firmly Established.
NEW MILL A 200 BARREL PLANT
j. w. DANIELS a Prime Mover-Be-
lieved to Be Backed by Sher--
win-Willinms.

The new linseed oil mill now being
erected in Southeast Minneapolis, will
be an important addition to the manufac-
turing interests of the city. The mill
will have twenty presses, with q crush
ing capacity Of about 1000 bushels Of
seed day, which means "a daily output
of 200 barrels of linseed OIL This iss con-
s!dered good sized mill in the oil trade.
The Importance of this new mill to Min-
neapolis is scarcely appreciated In full.
1t is not so much that the city is the
gamer by the increased business result
iIg and the employment OF more men
here, as that the completion Of the new
plant will firmly establish Minneapolis
in it's position of pre-eminenee as a flax
crushing point. ysyHf}s NJ
J. w. Daniels, formerly OF Buffalo, NJ
Y, is prime mover in the new enter
prise Just who his associates are ls
not positively known, but 1t is thought
that he is backed by the Sherwin- Will
liams people, who are very prominent in
the paint trade. r. * ,s'ls3 y I
Minneapolis has for years been import
ant as linseed oil producing point, but
it was not until the building. of the Mid
land mill two years ago that 1t, rose to
first place. When e. C. Warner built the
Midland mill he made 1t the largest and
most up-to-date of any in the country,
and with this increased production of 500
DaTrelS d udy MluUedpOllS ny ldlf udI =
gin passed Cleveland, Chicago. Buffalo,
and the other centers of linseed oil pro-
duction. Now, with the new 200 barrel
mill going up beside the Midland, this
position is clfnched. 1t makes MinneapO-
lis the most important cash fax market
brings increased shipments of fax to this
point, gives rise to trading in fax flu
lures and increases the business of the
Chamber of Commerce. =
At present the local oil mills are doing
practically nothing, as the old crop oi
flax is exhausted, and new fax will no!
| begin moving for a few weeks yet. Mean
while the American Linseed Oil company
| is overha uling it's local mills, the Midland
mill Is being put in shape. the Minnesota
| Linseeed Oil company is making some
slight improvements at its Tenth avenue
mill, the mill of the Northern Linseet
Oil company is getting into shape, anG
with the new plant under construction
and the promise of a bountiful flax croI
in the northwest, the outlook is for 6
season Of great activity. = - - p
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-07
HAYNES Is WINNER
Dark Horse Finishes First in Motor
Cycle Race.
ALL RIDERS MAKE FAST TIME
Winner Rides the Course at a Rate
T." of Thirty-tvvo Miles an
Hour,

A dark horse won the motor cycle race
which was one of the chief features of the
annual picnic OF the Minneapolis Cycle
Dealers association to-day ~. -.
H. S. Haynes covered the seventeen
miles, between Woods pavilion at Lake
Calhoun and the postoffice at Excelsior,
in 80 minutes and 10 seconds. Haynes
thereby won first prize, Tom Bird getting
second money, FL. Purtscher third, and
John Nilsson fourth, w. C.. Dockeray
fifth, and Victor Bergeson sixth, F.. J.
Craven and Mr. Yates, the other two
starters, did not finish.
Haynes victory was a complete sur
prise: When 1t was, learned that a. A.
Hansen would not take part in the race,
the contest was supposed to be between
Nilsson and Bird. The latter finished in
1925 and for some time Bird and every
one else believed that he had won first
money. y. .'%1&r = r. -:
But suddenly Haynes appeared over tho
hill leading into Excelsior. He was COM
| ing like a shot and the Judges at the fin
ish caught his time at 10:33:1O. Haynes
stated that he started from Lake Cal
'houn at 10:01 and the official time agreed
with his figures, giving him the race by a
nirdute and fifteen seconds over Bird.
"he time for the seventeen miles, 32: 1C
really sensational considering the
CO ION of the road. The contestants
We're not allowed. to use the bicycle path
| and the fact that all of the six who fin:
| ished rode close to thirty miles an hour
while the winner rode at lthirty-twc
mile clip, furnished ground for discussion
all afternoon among the riders and theil
| friends. = 4. -
The showing of Dockeray, who hat
| never mounted motor wheel befor.
Wednesday night, was remarkable. TIL,
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-07
PAID FOR OTHER LAND
TAX SALE RESULTS IN A SUIT
National Bond and Surety Company
Says 1T Didn't Purchase Land F.
Which Was Decided.

Mandamus proceedings have been brought
by the National Bond & Surety company to
force the commissioners Of Hennepin county
to certify to facts with reference to the sale
Of certain real estate on which taxes were
delinquent in 1895. The ultimate purpose Is
to recover about $1,000 paid at a delinquent
tx sale on the northeast quarter OF the
northwest quarter of section l., township 20,
range "a, which lies in the extreme corner
of the ninth ward on both sides Of the 500
road. -" - 49, =. = 81 - i''
The land was not properly described, for by
a clerical error the description has been made
to read range 21 instead of. range "a: How
serious this error may be is a matter for
the courts to determine. The county COM
missioners are disposed to believe that the
sale is valid. r.t-.. ~. -
The county is required under the order tc
appear in court by its legal representative
on Aug. u, to show cause why the applica-
ton should not be granted. * H.. -
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-07
WILL ALL Be THERE
The Question of Aldermen as to To-
morrow's Meeting
IMPORTANT WATER BOND MATTER
The Last Opportunity for Action
I'll Within the Legal Time
- y. Limit. - ~ y

The aldermen who are thoroughly
aroused to the necessity Of voting on the
proposed Issue Of $3.50 900 wafer bonds
before itzs"is4 too late, were busy about
the city hall corridors this morning i'm
pressing upon their colleagues the inn
perative necessity of attending. the coun-
Gil meeting tomorrow night. It is a,case
of now or never" s. Under the enabling
act, which provides for the Issuance Of
such bonds, such action must be taken
within six months from the passage of
the act. Tomorrow evening - will be
the last opportunity within s<the time
limit. ~ ~ ( Z >s:-4:s3 n :
All of the aldermen interviewed admit
ted that they would be present, although
some joking reference was made to the
possibility that certain projected fishing
excursions might prevent their return be-
fore Saturday morning. The only alder
men about whose presence. at the meet
ing any serious doubt has been expressed,
has declared that he has no intention OF
lodging the ISSUE The, understanding
that the Omaha terminal matter will not
come up in any shape will permit Of the
attendance of a few others who might
otherwise have absented themselves. -
The work of putting in new trunk mains
for the proper distribut ion of water
throughout the city, especially to the high
residence districts, will commence az
soon as the bond issue is assured. One
of the new, trunk lines will connect the
reservoir direct with Prospect Park OF
the Southeast side and another will eros:
North Minneapolis to Penn avenue, af'
fording a direct flow to Lowry hill. -.
At present the force needed to carry
waite rto the elevated districts is lost b,
pumping the water first through small
and then larger mains from the center o
teh city. r. = - =. - ri ;1oSz.< p n<'F
The bonds must be sold anddeliveret
before Sept. 6. 1t will take at least twt
weeks in which to advertise for and Sc
cure bids on a satisfactory basis -.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-07
WILL OF w. w. EASTMAN I
Leaves an Estate of Nearly $4,000
&~T-< How Distributed. -


How Distributed.
William W. Eastman, recently deceased,
left an estate valued at nearly $3.50, 900, his
real estate being placed at sos, 900 and his
personal property at s350,000. All this was
carefully disposed of in will executed Nov.
10, 1899, and fled in the district court yes
terday. :, II %Ss :-ess-,s -,
; According to the will Mrs. Susan R. East
man, his wife. receives the homestead on
Nicollet island, with all the contents. Annie
Forsberg, servant, receives q valuable bit
of real estate on Nicollet island, and Dora
Connery, another servant, $4,000 In shares
of the stock of the Island Power company.
Other beQuests are as follows Jacob Kunz,
$4,000 of Island Power company stock; Mrs.
Kittie Chatfeld or her heirs, $4,000 Ella
Call, Manchester, N. H., $1,000; Church of
the Redeener, Minneapolis, $1,000; old
church at Conway Corners, N. H., 1900; any
public library association at Conway Corners,
81, 800. -" .as~A =. -s,...
The remainder Of the property passes to
Albert G. Loripg, son in law, and Mrs. Susan
r. Eastman, to be held in trust. They are
to pay annuities Of $4,000 to Mrs. Eastman
and 81, 900 to Fred w. Eastman and a large
annuity in case he should marry; minor
amounts are set apart for other relatives
The trustees are to educate the grandson
Willie Eastman, and at the age OF rs he is tc
receive an annual income Of IS, ,00O.f In case
the annual incomes exceed the fixed charges
the excess is to be divided as follows: One.
fourth each to the Home for Children and
Aged Women and the Church of the Re-
deemer and one-half among the benefciaries
under the Will. ii
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-07
TO PROTECT A JUDGMENT
w. b. Henderson Sues: Geo. C. Camp
bell and Alonzoa Phillips.

William B. Henderson has brought an equity
action in the federal court against George c..
Campbell and Alonzo Phillips, in which he
asks that all bankruptcy proceedings of
George c. Campbell be voided, that the con-
veyances OF property to Phillips be set aside
and that the defendants be directed to appear
for examination. ., ~ ~.
Henderson IS owner of a judgment secured
against the defendant Campbell as a stock
holder in the Citizens bank, to recover his
proportion Of liabilities as such. at Is al
legged in, the complaint that to defrauI mis-
creditors and more particularly to avoid liza
bility under the judgment, the defendant
Campbell transferred certain lands to Alonzo
Phillips, and to avoid payment, of this judg-
r,ent the defendant Is said to have gone
through fraudulent bankruptcy proce sdngs.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-07
WILL SELL DIAMONDS
Harry Legg. Goes Into the Business
E'.y-.sE.t- - Again. .E-----

% Harry Legg, one of the pioneer jewell
ers, has opened diamond parlors at BIB
Nicollet, upstairs, second floor. His place
is beautifully. fitted up and under small
expense Mr.. Legg is confident that he can
give the values that will draw to him a
fair share of. trade. He states that he
has bought an excellent line for cash, so
that he's can sell them right. The selec-
tion OF precious stones and settings will
always be kept up, 50 that customers Will
be sure of getting not only the right
prices but the latest thing out. The firm
name will be, styled Harry F. Legg & Co.
Friends and old customers are invited to
call