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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-08

NEW YORK PRODUCE, Nov. s.-Buttcr-Re-
ceipts, 3, 500 pkgs steady: state dairy, 1S@24c;
extra creamery, 25c; creamery common to choice,
19Gl2t1hc.
full cream fancy SMALL colored, old 12M a
12Ac: new, 12llc small white. old 121s a
12a4c: new 12A; large colored, old 12Mc;f new,
ice; large white, old, 123ic.2 . 1a 49,.
Eggs Receipts, 25775 pkgs: firm: state and
Pennsylvania, average best 25c; western can
died, 21@24c; western -uncandled 176l21e.4
ST LOUIS LEAD, Nov. S. Lead, steady, ".
Shelter, quiet, $5.15. aEs a
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK, Nov. s.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 400; market steady; good to prime steers
Sc. so 7.4O; poor to medium $3.ao@6;2o stock
heifers $2@5; Gamers, $14o@2:e0; bulls, $2M
430; calves, $3.75@4.75; Texas-fed steers, $50
425; western steers, So. 5O@6.
Hogs-Receipts to-day, %, 600; Monday, sc, 600;
left over, 5000; market 1O@15c lower; mixed
and butchers, $3.50 @6.65; good to choice heavy
$e. SogS5o; bulk of sales, $e.4o@e.5o.
Sheep-Receipts, $500; market steady; good
81. 50@3.5O; western sheep, -$2.75@3.s5; native
lambs, IS. 5o@5 $50; western lambs, $SI9@9. O..
hogs 29, 246; sheep, 9,471. Shipments-Cattle,
8 9G7: hogs, / .337; sheep, 1888.
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WHEAT MOVEMENT BY ROAD.

Observation-Disclosures, 110 cars; Omaha, 1925;
st. Louis Al; Great Northern, $685. 500, Sc;
Northern Pacific, &c.
shipped-Milwaukee, 80 cars; Omaha. 4; st.
10; Chicago Great Western, IL.
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CHICAGO PROVISIONS, Nov s.-Provisions
| opened weak on lower prices of hogs and larger
receipts at the yards. Longs liquidated freely
on January products, but the offerings were we'll
taken. January pork opened nc lower at
$l5.3O; January lard DC lower at $9.321a and
ribs at $S.121a.
Close: Pork-January .s15a2a May $14.42K
1ard-Noycmber. $1O:S0; December, $3.50;
| So 1917; May, 81. 671a. 49, 49,
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PROVISIONS
CHICAGO PR0v1s1oNs n,

NEW YORK PROVISIONS, Nov. s.-Beef-
Steady. Pork-Quiet Lard-Dull; prime wes
tern steamed, $11 so.
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had no material change from the general basis
of the earlier part of the week. Values:
Drafters, extra, $1s0@230; drafters, choice,
$15OW1SO; drafters, common to good, S130@15l;
farm Mares extra, S125915O; farm mares,
choice. $1OO@125; farm mares common to good,
$6OM1OO.
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Wheat-Firmer; close, No J. northern. 73Ac; No.
northern, 72h @7ac; December, 71Tc.
Rye--Steady; No. 1, 51Bc. Barley-Steady
No. 2 66c; sample, 35I6Oc Oats-Steady
standard. 32@32kc. Corn-December, 5o%c.
COrn-Calls, 51Xc
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CHICAGO PRODUCE, Nov. s.-Butter-Firm;
Steady: loss off, cases returned 2sc. Cheese
Steady; twins, 11M11Ac: daisies, liz Gle;
Young Americas 1lhg12c. Iced Poultry
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MISCELLANEOUS

NEW YORK COTTON, Nov s.-The cotton
market opened steady at an advance Of . to
9 points favorable cables and good general
buying. Business UPON heavy scale and
the market continued active throughout the SEES
sion with prices after the opening call. how.
ever, quite irregular under local speculative
influences with bearsh assault made upon the
January position, which led to decline. after
which there was a renewed rally with buying
account was more or less liberal but always
in Il guarded way owing to the heavy decline
which had already taken place; Some e,ra par'e:
the reaction theory. The weather news was MOI
such as to change preconceived ideas regarding
the crop.
Futures closed steady; November. S.1oc: D.
cemher, S.19c; January. s.25c: February sore
March, S.1Oc; April. size; May, Sl3c; June
S16c: July S.16c; August. sole.
Spot closed quiet; muddlng uplands, s.4oc
middling gulf, S.7oc; sales. 2,O11 bales
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ST. LOUIS GRAIN Nov. S.-Close: Wheat
| Lower: No. 2 red, cash, elevator, 6S34c: Decem-
Der, 6Sasc; May, 121Ac;, No: hard, 81 u @7oc.
Corn-Lower No. g cash. 45c; December, 4O1a al
| 4U1ac; May, SOC. Oats-FirmNo. 2, cash, 79Xc;
December, ISIS @2SAc bid; May, 29Ac; No. 2
| WHITE -
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TOLEDO GRAIN AND SEED,

May. 17Mc. Corn--Dull steady: December
1870: May: 42Ac. Oats-Dull, unchanged; De
c GEM :11ac; May &1ac: Rye-No. 2 SIC
January, $7.o3; March, $7.O2h. Timothy Prime
1885,
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KANSAS CITY GRAIN,

KANSAS CITY GRAIN, Nov s-Close:
Wheat, December, 64M @64Mc: May. 6SL4Ql
| 6Shc; cash No. hard, 81 @6Shc; No. 2 red,
&C. Corn H1} Noyember, 41%c; December, 3sAc;
Oats, quiet; No. 8 white 81 h@33hc.
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A SLUMP IN STOCKS
Rumors of Forced Liquidation by an
Important Speculative
Operator.
Lackawanna Drops 10 Points on One
~ r. Sale-Rapid Declines in
7. -, u. S. Steel.

New York, Nov S.-The opening pressure to
sell stocks outweghed the demand and there
were varying declines all through the list. The
stocks which have led the speculation recently
fell from u to point. These included Nor
folk Western, st. Paul. Reading, Canadian
Pacific, Atchison, Erie first preferred. New York
Central and Sugar. Colorado Fuel dropped
IL. -,
There were heavy transactions in United
States Steel, but its decline was limited at
first to Il. Later it slumped.
Heavy liquidation in the general market fol-
lowed rapid decline in the United States Steel
stocks. The absence of support to those stocks
disturbed holders of long stocks, who threw
them over, and also stimulated large short sales
by the professionals. General losses ran we'll
over point and reached points in Brooklyn
Union Cas- 51a in Anaconda, in Delaware &
Hudson, 31a in General Electric and to In
st. Paul. New Haven, Northwestern, Southern
Pacific, Illinois Central, Colorado Fuel, Tennes-
see Coal and Reading. United States Steel
common sold down point to 3S, and the pre-
ferred rs to SAYS. Lackawanna slumped 10
points to 231 transaction. Supporting
orders appeared later in United States Steel pre-
ferred, rallying it to sc, but the general list
continued to break badly. Rumors were cur
rent to forced liquidation by an important specu-
lative operator.
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MIDWAY HORSE MARKET, Minnesota Trans
fer St. Paul, MIMI, Nov. S.--Barrett & Zfm-
norman report activity in all departments of the
market The feature OF the trade was the urgent
demand for heavy prime horses for the logging
districts of Wisconsin and Minnesota. Prices
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LIVERPOOL GRAIN, Nov. S.-Closing: Wheat
Spot firm; No. red western winter. 5s 91hd :;
| No. l northern spring, 6s I'd; No. California
| 6s Sgd. Futures inactive; December 5s 1OAd;
March, IS 1OMd. Corn-Spot quiet; American
Mixed 5s I'd; futures steady; March, Is I'd
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CHICAGO SEED AND COARSE

CHICAGO SEED AND COARSE GRAIN, Nov.
SILT; November, SILT; December. Sill; May,
s. 221a q ! .23. Rye, December. 1914 G5Oc; May,
$4.20. Glover, $11.15
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ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK, Nov. Seattle
stockers and feeders, $3@4.45; cows and heifers
81. 25M5.25; Texans, $2.35M5.15.
Hogs-Receipts, $780, 10c lower; pigs, $6.35@
$50; packers, $.64O@66O; butchers, $6.5O@
$40.
sheep-Receipts. 500; steady; sheep, $3.25@4
lambs 81 3JM5.GO
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OMAHA LIVE STOCK, Nov. Seattle, re.
! ceipts. 1.2OO; steady; beef steers $450@S; cows
| and heifers, $3@4.5O; Texans $2.?5M4.50; can
ners, $1.oo@2.6O; stockers and feeders, $2.7o@
| 4.75.
Hogs receipts, 1000; steady; pigs, $5.75@
6.25
Sheep receipts, 700; steady; yearlngs, $3.4O@
| 4; lambs, $3.55@475.
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Liquidation took on sinister character during
the second hour, after temporary and insignih-
cant rally. The selling pressure was aggravated
by the appearance of the bank statement. which
was. weaker than expected. Heavy blocks OF
various stocks were thrown over with some ap-
pearance of disorder, giving rise to rumors OF
financial difficulties.
|. The break in Reading preferred reached 4as,
st. Paul 31a. and in many important standard
stocks from 2 to points. Delaware Hudson
dropped ~ and Hooking Valley points. Room
traders put out short contracts. freely on the
decline, and their buying rallied Sugar to last
nights level and caused recoveries of point
in other leading stocks. The selling was re-
newed at the recovery and the closing was active
and weak.
Stock quotations reported for The Journal by
Watson 4 Co., brokers, Chamber of Commerce,
Minneapolis:
Closing figures are bid.
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HIDES, PELTs, TALLow AND WOOL.

HIDES, PE1Ts. TA1Low AND WOOL.
Review of the market by the Northwestern
Hide and Fur oxnp SLOWLY at present on a
count Of dealers and tanners inability to get get
together on prices Hides are coming IN from
creasing. They will soon be long haired. Calf
and kip are doing we'll; no change In prices.
Demand is about equal to supply.
Tallow Is somewhat easier.
Furs are coming in small lots. Irnppers
have been urged to hold off by dealers and in
ing taken more in the last week, as they are
getting more prime every day and some are al
Wool is much stronger on all grades.
Green sailed heavy steer hides. sA 81
Green salted heavy hides ........ sA@sb
Green sailed calf 8 to 16 pounds .....1OA 81
Green saited long haired or runner kip 81
Green sailed deacons, each .......5o AZ
Green. sailed horse or mule hides.
cr Large saitod or green frozen horse or
mule hides medium I.oO Ito
Green salted horse or mule hides 20 a.
small ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS A''' Law
Dry flint Montana butcher hides -, .121a 10
Dry flint Minnesota. Dakota and Wis
consin hides (hat) .......'''.'''11ee' ,.n
Green Gre l'D sailed ted pelts large to small, 90 on
pr eac tint territorial pelts per ib:.:e 1oA
| Talow, in cakes ............... GA 31s
! Tallow in barrels ................
Wool. medium. unwashed .........131 913a
| Wool, fine. unwashed .............l @l2
Feathers, goose ...................4O @43
Feathers, chicken ................... " "
|
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Railroads entering the yards reported receipts
for the day by loads as follows: Chicago Great
Western. 10: Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul,
3; Minneapolis & ST. Louis, 2; Chicago ST. Paul.
| Minneapolis Il OMAHA 70: Great Northern, 4s;
Northern Pacific, 3D.. Chicago. Burlington &
|. 500 Line total. 100 "a
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PuAS AND CALLS.

Two O'Clock report:
Puts-December wheat, 7OMc.
Calls-December wheat, 11@11 sc.
Curb-December wheat. 1OBc.
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no lower than last week and the heavier weights
coming con Int with the killing kinds
stockers. The little light weight heifers were
hard sellers at $2@2:35. few good sized
The bull market was uneven and depended on
the orders OIL hand, Prices were from $2.25
The fat cattle market ruled fairly active this
week and packers were eager buyers. The bulk
of the offerings comprised COW stuff and the
weeks closing quotations. The good to choice
grass cows and dry feds sold from $2.75 to 80
ns fro ns Ht of to s r f. e s sppy Sf
order selling from s425 to $3.50.
$4,000 head. or 1000 less than last week. The
market for the week opened with & downward
! the next three days With lower prices at
the close Of the week the average was about
steady ste with the close of last The quality Of
being marketed would indicate that there will be
heavier marketing in the future which
would have the effect of lowering prices
SHEEP-The marketing of sheep has been
light, although slight Increase is shown over
change from the close of last week and the
| offerings have been mostly of the cheap killing
that went to the packers
Sc 30; 60, rs lbs, sd.s2; 60, 2e2 lbs $685.; H.
BIS, $685.; s cows, 800 lbs s2.25; 5 cows, $50
1b ssso s275; cows 1920 lbs, $$a25; 3 cows,
l,2SO lbs, 81; stOckers, 76O lbs, $3.50; stock
ers, $40 lbs, $780, I stockers, 1.O4o lbs, 81;
| yearlings, 432 lbs, $2.75: yearings, 62O lbs,
| $3.45; yearlings, $50 lbs. S.. So.
KANSAS, CITY LIVE STOCK, Nov. Seattle
|CCReceipts, 1000; unchanged; beef steers, $685.
| @7.25; Texans, $3.35@425; cows and heifers,
| ST. 75@4.50 stockers and feeders. 50. 5OM4.4O.
Hogs.oReceipts, 5000; 5@10c lower; heavy,
$G45@e.57H; workers, $6.45@65o; pigs, $3.50
$50.
shecp-Receipts, 1000; unchanged; sheep, SO
| @4.15; lambs, $4@o.25
Evening journal., 1902-12-12
JERSEY CLAIMING EVERYTHING
Claims to Have Finest Winter Resorts
As Well As Summer Ones

A few years ago southern New Jersey
was pushing its claim for the best sum-
mer watering places II was finally
acknowledged they were right Now
they are claiming with good reason)
that Lakewood is far superior to any
Of the Southern winter resorts.
Lakewood, situated in the centre of
the famed Jersey Pine Belt" and
noted for its even, temperate atmos-
phere, warmed by the nearby Gulf
Stream and impregnated with a special
balsamic odor by passing over miles
and miles Of the Jersey pines, has al
ways been noted as a resort for the in
valid, and the influx of fashionable
New York resulting in magnificent
golf and polo grounds. has, in addition
to its good hotels. equal in equipment
management and cuisine to the finesl
metropolitan houses, made it the great
resort Of the wealthy and fashionable
coterie of the Eastern cities.
The Philadelphia and Reading Rail.
way. to which belongs a great part OF
the credit of building up the noted
southern Jersey resorts. has, through
its Atlantic City road from Chestnut
street and South street ferries. Phila.
delphia. a close connection at Wins.
low Junction with the Central r. r. OI
n. J. trains to and from Lakewood. In
addition to connecting trains, a special
fast through vestibuled train witt
Pullman Parlor Car, runs week days as
follows: Leave Philadelphia 4.15 D
M. and Lakewood SOP a. m.
Evening journal., 1902-12-12
THREE MINERS CRUSHED
Victims We're Horribly Msnqled B
Runaway Cars In Slope.

Victims We're Horribly MsnqIed by
t Runaway Cars In Slope.
Wilkesbarre, Pa. Dec. 12. - Three
men lost their lives and one was serl-
ously injured In No. 3 slope Of the
Kingston Company at Edwardsville. a
small mining town near this city. last
evening. The men, who had Just I'm.
ished their shift. were walking up the
slope behind trip of loaded cars. The
slope runner desired to shift the cars
and he notified the men to step to one
side They did not heed the warning
and forfeited their lives In conse
Quence. In shifting the trip a coupling
broke and the cars dashed down the
steep incline. plowing into the mer
and hurting them with great force
against the roof and sides of the slope
When picked up It was found that
three of the men we're dead and one
badly injured.
The names of the dead areta Benia
min Davis, married, wife and Ave chill
dren; John WashlSls. married: Peter
Pedo.
The bodies of the dead were terribly
mangled Davis had his head cut on
The runaway ears did not go far until
they jumped the track and tore down
the woodwork lining OF the slope for a
distance of 75 feet
Evening journal., 1902-12-12
SALARY FIXED
FOR commission
Senate Passed Bill Allowing
Members $500 for Their
Services
TILLMAN AND HIS PITCHFORH

Washington, Dec 12.-The senate
late yesterday afternoon passed, with
several amendments, the bill fixing
the compensation of the anthracite
coal strike commission. and it now
goes to conference. The sentiment of
the senate was strongly in favor of al
lowing the members of the commission
who are not in the civil or military
service Of the government lump sum
for their service. and after consider
able debate $4,000 was settled upon
as the proper amount, thus taking the
matter out of the hands of the presi.
dent as the biz originally provided
Several other amendments TO the
bill were adopted, fixing the expenses
of the commissioners and the assistant
recorders at $40 per day, instead of
SIS, and leaving the question of the
amount Of salary to the assistant re-
corders and employees to the commits
sion. The name of the commission
was changed to Anthracite Coal
Strike Arbitration"
An amendment offered by Mr.. Dan.
iel, Of Virginia, intended to prohibit
officers in the civil or military branch
es of the government from serving on
commissions or performing duties 9th.
er than called for by law. provoked a
lengthy discussion, and in response to
the appeals of Mr. Allison and Mr..
Hoar, was finally withdrawn.
During the discussion of the bill
Mr.. Tillman said he was anxious TO
know how many more such commits
sions we're to be appointed by the
chief executive contrary to the con
stitution. Il don't like such poultices, "
he shouted. This all comes from our
inability to prevent the robbery Of the
people by monopolies. We encour.
age them because of our fear to rout
them out Are we to have such com
missions every time an acute condition
confronts us? Are we going to set SUI
pinely here and keep putting on poul.
tices in the form of an unlawfully con.
stituted unconstitutional commits.
sion?"
Mr.. Tillman, holding up two fingers,
declared he had two prongs up, and
asked whether any one wanted to get
on. Il will not call this prong pitch
fork, but l will say they are the
prongs Of dilemma I await the re-
sponse of the assembled wisdom OF
the body"
When the statehood bill came up
there was a brisk exchange between
Mr.. Quay, who favors the omnibus
bill, and senators who oppose It, re
sarding its consideration. Mr.. Quay
and Mr.. Bate said they were ready
TO vote. Mr.. Beveridge, Mr.. Lodge
Mr.. Hale and others protested against
pressing the bill so soon after it was
reported, and it went over until next
Monday.
Evening journal., 1902-12-12
IRvINE-TALBoT CASE
Plairtif CHARGES the Bishop and e.
lots With Conspiracy.

Pi7irtif CHARGES the Bishop and e.
liotr With Conspiracy.
Huntingdon. Pa, Dec. 12.-The trial
of the long deferred and celebrated
case OF DR.. I. N. W. Irvine. the de-
posed rector of St. Johns Episcopal
Church of this place, against Bishop
Ethelbert Talbot. of the Central Penn
sylvania diocese, and Mr. and Mrs
Alexander Elliott, OF Huntingdon, be
gan here yesterday. Or. Irvine charges
conspiracy and asks $4,000 damages
When DR.. Irvine came here in 1895
the membership of the church rose
from about % 70 over 200, Mrs. Ell
lott, one of Ia leading parishioners
became engaged in a personal contro
versy over church matters with the
new rector, and it is alleged by the
latter that sho entered into a con
spiracy with 2irhop Talbot to have
DR.. Irvine de7osed The present actor
hinges on letor written by th'
bishop to Mrs. Elliott, in which he
said: Dear Irvine cannot be dis
missed. / can find nothing agains
him morally or economically, but if yol
will have him convicted in the cour
of rectors l will unfrock the Shiny fel
low, and advise You to co So
Mrs. Elliott then brought an actor
against DR.. Irvine for forgery, alleging
that he signed her name TO a letter t
the bishop without her authority. Thi
Indictment was quashed.
Both sides have retained some o
the best legal talent in the state, ant
the case is attracting unusual publi
interest.
Evening journal., 1902-12-12
BOZ Probablv Murdered.

New York, Dec. 12.-The body Of
the lad found in Central Park was
yesterday identified as that Of Recas
NJ. Kruch. the 11-year-old son Of a
well-to-do tailor After an exam;na.
tion of the body the police expressed
the belief that the boy was murdered,
Nine wounds. evidently made by finger
nails, were found on the throat. and
there were other evidences that he
had been strangled. Mr.. Kruch said
his son often sold papers after school
Evening journal., 1902-12-12
MoROS ATTACK CAMP Wears
Midnight Assault RepuIsea Without
Loss TO Americans.

Loss 10 Americans.
Manila. Dec 12.--A force OF Moros
attacked Camp Wears, island Of Min
danao. after 20 days Of Inactivity. They
were repulsed without loss on the
American side The Moros approach
cd stealthily at midnight. but the
Americans were not surprised. The
entire force was called to arms and
drove Off the attackers. II is believed
the hostiles were from the country
east of Lanao. which Captain Pershing
has not yet visited ste
Commander William A. Rooney. who
was in command of the u. S. s. .Frolic
when that vessel ran aground recently
near Cebu, is being tried by court
martial at Cavite. II Is alleged that
Commander Rooneys negligence was
the cause of the accident The testi
mony has been concluded and the ar
guments are now in progress.
Evening journal., 1902-12-12
shot Ry LIS own Men.

Manila, Dec. 12.-Reports have been
received by the military authorities to
the effect that Constabulary Inspector
Hendryx. who was badly wounded on
November 25 on the Island of Samar
supposedly by ladrones during an en-
gagement, was in reality shot by one OF
his own men after this action began
The crime was committed by a con
stabulary private, who shot HendryS
from behind. All the members Of the
inspectors command then fed.
Evening journal., 1902-12-12
Younq vanderbiIt's Condition.

New York, Dec 12.-At the home Of
Cornelius Vanderbilt. who is ill with
typhoid fever, it was stated that the
patient is getting along as well as
can be expected. Everything is salts
factory TO far said Dr. Austin Flint,
Jr. 'Dr Janeway and think Mr.. Van
derbilt will pull through all right, but
of course there is nothing certain"
The crisis has not yet passed.
Evening journal., 1902-12-12
coIOred Republican Party Formed

Selma, Ala, Dec 12.-Negroes from
every portion of the state met here
yesterday to form a colored Republican
party. Resolutions were adopted en-
dorsing the action of President Roose-
welt in not recognizing the Lilly
White" branch of the party in Ala
bama An address was issued to the
negroes Of the state, advising them to
appeal to the Democrats to allow them
to register next week, when the regis
tration books of the state will be open
for the last time. Booker. T. Wash
ington. who had been expected TO take
a prominent part in thesmeeting, was
not present.
Evening journal., 1902-12-12
TRIED TO CRIPPLE CRUISER
Cramps Manager Tells Se- atcTs Of An
Alleged Treacherous Act.

Washington. Dec. IA IT, Null
assistant manager OF the Cramp ship
yards in Philadelphia, created a SEN
sation before the senate committee
on labor yesterday in speaking against
the eighthour bill. by denouncing what
he alleged to be tho unAmei ican
methods Of labo. organizations. Re
ferring to an act alleged TO have been
perpetrated by members of IL Inter
national Association of Maohnists
during the Spanish-Amerlcan war when
the battleship Alabama and the trens
port Thomas were being fitted out al
the Cramps yards. Mr. Null explained
that the association was endeavoring
to precipitate a strike in the yards
and in order to embarrass the shiI
builders as much as possible several
workmen belonging to the association
went on board the Alabama and seri
ously disarranged some machinery
which. had it not been discovered il
time, would have seriously crippled the
ship after she had gotten 10 sea.