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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-21
THE REGULAR PROCEEDINGS


What the Miners Convention Did at Its
Last Session.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 21.-With thu
prospect that President Roosevelt's pro.
posal to arbitrate would be accepted by
q good majority, the convention of United
Mine Workers resumed its work to-day
in the Nesbitt theater. While a final vote
of the delegates on the motion before them
at adjournment yesterday-the acceptance
Of the settlement proposal embodied ir
President Mitchelrs speech-may possibly
be reached early in the afternoon, it il
believed that the delegates of the steam
men, who are opposing any resumption OF
work unless they get their places back al
once with the rest of the strikers, have
not had their full say, and may delay the
final vote. Nor have the leaders,, except
Mr.. Mitchell, spoken to any extent Fol
this reason the entire first session to-day
may be devoted to speeches. in which case
the final polling Of the delegates will pro-
coed during the latter part Of the after
noon.
A formal announcement TO the public
prepared last night by the resolutions
committee, which included Mr.. Mitchell
and other high officers Of the mine work
ers, awaits the result Of the voting on
President Roosevelt's proposal. This an
nounoement anticipates a settlement OF
the strike, and, among other things
it will thank the public for its aid in the
struggle.
It was evident when the delegates as.
sembled to-day that they were in most
hopeful mood. Some said that the arbi'
tration committee would be Of more bene.
fit to future generations in the coal fields
than to the present; and anyhow it would
put before the public the whole situation
in detail as between the miners and oper-
ators, In a fair and thorough way.
In reading the local morning papers the
miners were confronted. with the adver-
tisements of merchants announcing that
the strike was settled.
The opposition Of the steam men is
neither belittled nor exaggerated by Mr.
Mitchell. He simply maintains that this
element Of dissatisfaction will be settled
@u ... H.. e
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gard to MIR. HIPS statement that one rea-
son for organizing the fd lding company
was to prevent danger of !raids on stock
Mr.. Hill explained that 81 :ock held by a.
holding company would he less on the
market.
"Iow does it come abou that the Union
Pacific holds about eighty millions of the
Northern Securities conn ,any?"
THAT is a matter tina t does not con-
Germ us, but it does COM sern you
Pressing the same lin of questioning,
Mr.. Richards was told y nat Mr.. Harrima n
or anybody else who wished might buy
Northern Securities 81 Jock. He did not
know that shareholds .rs willing to sell
could be found. Az ~ stock might be
bought, and purchase RS usually could find
those wiling TO SCI l. If others desired
to buy Northern Securities stock, they
could only do so by Offering high enough
price.
I'VE have trlee to make it as difficult
as we could fairr = for such raids to prove
successful" saif Mr.. Hill. II don't die
tate who shall or might own the stock
some OF inc ov 'ners who usually work to-
gether would oe slow to sell without con-
su III their associates. Out of LOO or
i'2oo Norths IN Securities shareholders, I
know propa' oly twerIfy five or thirty. The
largest sly gle holder Of Northern Secu-
rites STOCK, understand, is Hartman
or at lea{ st the issue of stock was to him
'AAIAS ago. LIE SLOCh
or the Noyfhern Securities company is
somewhere near 100000 900. Hartman
mlght' double his holding, but he would
nave 'tC/ pay a fair price for it If he bought
1t: THE real protection is the union Of
eng # to develop the great northwestern
ov IAness." TO. Is
!, Rates Taken Up.
The next line Of questions pertained to
4 rates and joint rates and was gone into
considerably in detail. Mr.. Hill insisted
in answer to one of the questions that Ger
tain suggested rates could not be consid-
cred and SO for as he knew were never
considered because they were unlawful.
/ In answer to questions by w. A. Day,
attorney for the interstate commerce COM
mission, Mr.. Hill said the Great Northern
i railway owned no line Of railway Of itself,
| having, however, many lines under lease.
The composition and extent Of these vari-
GUS lines was gone into at some length
and also the forms of lease by which the
; Great Northern controls the lines Of the
st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba and
other lines The total mileage operated
is between $500 and 5000. The lumber
rate from the coast to st. Paul and Duluth
was again taken up and Mr.. Hill said:
! 1.-THE reduction Of rates since the ac-
j ouirement Of the Burlington was not an
i unusual thing. There had been frequent
reduction Of rates on the Great Northern
i He spoke positively in regard to the re-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-21
1.-THE GOLD STANDARD D
The Philippine Commission Would
Establish It in the Arch
ipelago.
From The Journal Bureau. Room rs, Pssa
Building, Wdshin1to7a-

Fxon, The Journal Bureau. Room 70. Pssa
Building, WasAsnoto,a-
Washington, Oct. 21.-The Philippine
commission is Disguised with the coinage
provisions of the civil government act
passed at the last session of congress, and
will not try to carry them into effect. The
sections are not mandatory and the COM
mission may do as it pleases. 1t was in
tended to have the mint at San Francisco
coin a lot Of halves, quarters and smaller
coins, with distinctive Philippine design,
to crowd out the Mexican silver. But in
the hurry Of legislation the senate and
house made a mix-up Of the matter, and
the result was something impracticable
to carry into effect. The commission will
ask the president to take cognizance of
the matter in his next message, in the
hope that congress will enact something
that will be satisfactory. 1t is said the
commission has changed its mind some
what, and instead of desiring a silver dol
lar worth SO cents in gold, it now looks to-
ward the establishment Of the gold stand
ard in the archipelago.
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MARK TWAIN CALLS FOR FUEL


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New
c-Dea
to the
Der cents
sreenbacks suitable for coode
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It Embraces 5000 Acres Just to
the West Of Lake Winni- .-.'
bigashish. i
The Forestry Bureau Slowly Work
ing Out the Details Of the
Morris Act.
Along the Southern Area of the For
estry Tract Is Natural Fire
wall of Marsh and Lake.

From Tho journal Bureau, Boom IS. Posa
BaEiEdings Huntington.
Washington, Oct. 21.-Details for the
segregation Of forestry lands of the Chip
pewa reservations under the terms Of the
Morris act are being slowly worked out
between the forestry bureau Of the agri-
cultural department and the interior de-
partment.
Special agents Of the forestry bureau
who have been in Minnesota looking over
certain lands heretofore classified timber
lands" have practically decided that the
first place in which a forestry test will be
made is the Winnibigashish reservation
just to the west Of Lake Winnibiashish
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-21
STRONG OPPOSITION MET
9.
The Turks Are Having No End Of
Trouble in the Kresna
Valley.

Constantinop1e, Oct. 21.-The Turkish
forces are encountering strong opposition
In their operations in the Kresna valley
A large Bulgarian band in entrenchf a
positions has stubbornly opposed ne
further advance Of the, troops. Acc sra
ing to official information the Turka have
surrounded the Bulgarian strongh0 a AND
the surrender Of the revolutionists< IL Their
dispersal Is expected daily. { = -
Arnauts Are Out. l..~ ..-.
st. Petersburg, Dot. 21.-A. ti1ispatc11 to
the Novoe vremya from Dnstantinople
districts Of Macedonia md confirms tle
report that there has tyeen much blood
shed along the Kara S,u river where sew
eral hundred men } ave been killed OF
wounded. E---,. f<<I..E z.*g DIS. t. /,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-21

A. delegate said to-day that when it,
comes to voting against the earnest rec
Smmendation of the leaders, few if any
engineers will vote against the arbitration,
proposition though they may not vote at.
all. An official of the mine workers sup
plemented this statement by saying: =
Eyes, and after the big majority for
ending the strike has been recorded, the
vote will be made unanimous though
only a majority vote is reeded.'' -
The committee on resolutions held a
final meeting before the convention as
sembled at which the resolutions to be
presented to the convention were revised
and finally passed upon. They will not be
given out until formally presented to the
delegates. There was a good deal said
among the assembling delegates about the
date for returning to work. Thursday
seems to be the day most talked of for
resumption, though there are delegates
who wish to start in tomorrow morning.
This, however, is deemed impracticable
fusion.
Debate on Reinstatement.
The delegates were prompt in getting
down to work. AS soon as President
Mitchell arrived in the hall at 1O:05 a. m.
he. called the delegates to order. The
committee on resolutions was called on
for its report, but 1t was not ready to
respond. #
The debate ON reinstatement of all men
in their former positions was immediately
resumed. The question before the con-
vention was motion to accept the
recommendations Of the officers to call
off the strike and submit all questions at
issue to the arbitration committee A
delegate from the Hazleton region asked .
how the individual operators stood on the
arbitration plan. He called attention to
the fact that the arbitration offer made by
the railroad operators did not contain
the name of John Markle or the name Of
any other individual concern.
In replying, Mr.. Mitchell said that while
no Individual operators had signed tho
plan, he did not understand that they were
against it.
A delegate from Wilkesbarre said the
superintendent of the Kingston Coal COM
pany had proposed to give work to all /
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-21
THEORY OF THE
NOR. SECURITIES
Prest. Hill Says r Was Designed to
, Prevent Disastrous Raids
on Stock. -.
Hartman Is a Heavy Holder and
Could Buy More "ata
Fair Pri pc" <
The Matter Of Rates and Reductions
Is Gone Intb at Great
Length.
.

In his examinati On in the government
anti-merger case To-day at st. Paul,
James J. Hill WENT into the philosophy Of
the institution known as the holding
company in this instance the Northern
Securities, The theory of this company
was that It would present disastrous raids
on the stock. It Vas something OF a sur
prise when Mr.. ii Ill stated that Hartman
er of Northern securities stock -"
HE might duvlble his holdings" said
Mr.. Hill, adding naively, "but he would
have to pay a fa fr price for it,
Solicitor General Richards resumed the
cross examinatio4 of President Hill when
the morning session opened. asking In re-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-21
s. DAKOTA BANK LOOTED
G. H. Liens Banking House at Sum.
NIT on the II. & D. Robbed
by Cracksmen of $4,000. i

Special to The Journal. ~ -
been received that G. II. Liens private
bank at Summit, s. D., was robbed Of
$4,000 last night. The burglars entered
the bank by the front door and blew open
the safe with two charges Of niroglycer-
in. They escaped. leaving no trace.
The robbery was not discovered till to-
day. A man sleeping in a store In the
vicinity heard two explosions at o'clock,
but did not get up. thinking somebody
was shooting stray dogs.
It is said the, bank officers will lose
nothing, as they were insured against
robbery.
+ Summit is a town of about $50 people
in Roberts county, some fifteen miles
from Wilmot- It is the II. & D. division
OF the Milwaukee road. Detectives are tat
work on the casea
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-21
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suddenly Mitchell given itself
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-21
MAD MULlAH is ANGRY.
He Has 10000 or So Men With Which to
Withstand EnqIand.

Withstand England.
London, Oct. 21.-Alfred Pease, M. p,
and other travellers who have been in
Somaliland, say that it Is now necessary
to conquer the whole country, as the
Mullah is certain to be reinforced by all
the petty sultans. The natives will make
even the ports on the coast untenable UNI
less the country is effectively occupied.
The situation is regarded as very serious.
Troops are being sent from India.
It is believed the Mad Mullah now, has
between 10000 and 100000 men. Colonel
Swaynes reinforcements number about
1000. ,.";
Paris Oct. 21-The Journal Des Debats
declares that Great Britain's object in
sending the expedition against the Mad
Mullah in Somaliland was to pave the way
for the subsequent conquest Of Abyssinia.
The paper says that England now dis
covers that she has a, long and costly un-
dertaking on her hands.
Foreign Office Responsible.
London, Oct. 21.-Military men hold the
foreign office responsible for the disaster
to Colonel Swayne's forces. For economy s
sake, they say, the department accepted
raw levies of Somalis as trained, disct-
plined soldiers, while Colonel Swayne's
military post at Curao was not followed.
Lord Cranborne's statement in the house
Of commons has created an uneasy feel
ing, and further news is eagerly awaited.
There is no question that Colonel
Swayne's force is now in a most perilous
position, as the Mullah will receive large
accessiOns Of fighting strength from the
tribes which previously remained pas
siVe.
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Europe will once more tremble at the nod
of an oriental. !. O.. u
:. Thousands Following Him.

~. Thousands Following Him.
The mullah's followers believe in him
implicitly as a prophet. He is said to
work upon their credulity in many shrewd
ways. A story is told that once while
with a party of his followers on the Afri
can coast British cruisers, which were
near by, began throwing their search
lights. These, the mullah told his follow
ers. were mysterious signs from heaven.
1t was easy to persuade African natives
Of the truth Of such a proposition.
THE Mad Mullah has accumulated great
wealth and is extremely hostile to the
British government. finding In the ma
rauding Somalis suitable instruments for
his purpose. His earliest raids were made
into Abyssinia, but there he suffered a
Heavy defeat and he has since confined
his activities to the British coast pro-
tectorate in east Africa. At one time he
had 80, 900 men, most of whom were
equipped with spears, in his army About
800 of them were armed with rifles.
Leads Revolt IN India.
This is not the first time that Abdulla
Ashur has spread terror along the border.
After the Mohammedan disturbances at
Lahore and Peshewar in the early sum-
mer of 1897 the PathanS on the Afghan
border became restless. In the latter part
of July the whole valley of the Swat. in
construction of military forts and the
presence Of large bodies Of troops in the
vicinity made tnliN fnar actual annexa-
ton and the end Of thtir long freedom.
After many battles and the expenditure
of $50, 900, 900 by the Indian government
the Mad Mullah was driven from the
borders Of India. He appeared later in
Africa and since then has been a constant
source of irritation to the British in the
protectorate Of Somaliland. He has been
reported as defeated several times, but
each time he escapes only to reappear
later with larger force.
The British Reverse.
London, Oct. 21.-Abdulla Ashur, the
fanatical leader of Mohammedanism who
is known as the mad mullah, is giving the
British war office great concern. It Is
feared, as a result Of official reports Of
fighting in Somaliland, that the mad null
lah's big army Of followers has proved too
powerful for the English force sent
against him in May. There has been almost
continual fighting, with varied results.
The latest reports, however, show tina
the mullah's horde Of 'invulnerable" has
given the British columns a severe check,
killing Colonel Phillips and Captain An
gus and fifty men and Woundfng more
than 100 others in battle with Colonel
Cobbs and later forcing Colonel SWayne
to retire.
Colonel Swayne reports that the Somali
1evies in his army have been shaken and
he calls for 600 reliable troops"
News of the reverse in Somalland
reached the foreign office in cablegrams
from the British vice consul at Berbera.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-21
MOVING ON CARACAS
Venezuelan Revolutionists Are MOI
Aware of Their Defeat.

Williamstadt, Island Of Curacao, Oct. 81.
Troops belonging to the revolutionary
army reappeared in strong force Sunday
at Los Teques, few hours from Caracas,
Venezuela. The government Of that re-
public sent troops from La Victoria to
impede the advance of the revolutionists
upon Caracas.
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RAN INTO ~ OPEN SWITCH.

Cincinnati; Oct 2.-shortly after 10 o'clock
to-day the NO. " local on the Cincinnati, Ham
tlton Dayton railway from Lima to Cincinnati
ran into an ,en switch south Of Elmwood and
seven PersV rs were injured, none seriously.
The engine and baggage car were only slightly
damasea/ the smoker wrecked and the ladies'
re coy duetog, bad leg broken.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-21
Strike Is Ended
Amid Loud Cheers
The Miners Convention Votes to Go Back to Work
Thursday Morning. October %.

Telegram From President Roosevelt Announces That He Will Call
Meeting of the Commission at Once Mr. Mitchell Thinks That
the Findings Of That Body May Be Announced Within Month
Great Joy at Wikesbarre.
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MURDERED FOR NoTH1Na.9

Paintlick, KY, Oct. 21.--Dr. Ed Poyntz died
to-day from the effects OF the street duel last
night with John g. Siler, who was seriously
wounded by three shots. Both had been close
friends until they quarreled last week over DR..
Poyntz's change Of quarters.
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Serious Letter From an Officer Con-
nected With the Somaliland
Expedition.
Camels Nearly All Killed or Cap
tured and There Was No
Water in Sight.
The Mad Mullah Likely to Make a
Killing Unless Reinforce
ments Arrive.

Simaa, India, Oct 21.-The second Bonn
bay grenadiers, stationed atMhow Central
India) have been ordered to Somaliland
Other troops will probably follow.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-21
THE CONVENTIONS VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS

BEFORE THE CLOSE CAME EVERYBODY HAD TALKED HIMSELF
OUT AND SONGS WERE sU NO. WHILE WAITING FOR THE
q REPORT OF THE RESOLUTIONS CoMMITTEEATHERE WAS
NO BITTERNESS AMONG THE MINERS OVER THE RESULT.
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Continued on Second Page.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-15

o0c,e00 for beginning work on the canal shall be taken from the same source, but, as the ratification of the treaty between Colombia and the United States will probably be imncdi- ately followed by the payment to the Colombia government of $7,000,o00, the necessity for the bond issue will arise almost simultaneously with the com pletion of the treaty and the verifica- ton of the title. As the rate of inter est is very low, only 2 per cent, it is not thought likely that thero will be r1uch if any margin for spectators, and the general opinion is that the full amount of the loan will be subscribed directly by persons who desire '.G'lt edge" securities for small amounts and savings.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-15
SOME NOVEL IDEAS.

Who will write novel containing:
 A fight between a giant and a dwarf and let the giant win?
 A fire in which the heroine escaped by the fire escape and the hero lose his nerve before reaching anybody?
 A scene on the beach in which the heroine's hair doesn't curl up in "crisp little ringlets about her fore head and the nape of her neck" but struggles down i'll her eyes?
 A mysterious woman who wears q red Napoleon hat, an up-to-date stock and Louis Quinze shoes instead of "a black cloak?''
 A divorce which is mutually agree able?
 A young fellow with a respectable character?
 An old family servant who is work ing for his wa ges?
 A house in a red brick row?
 No historical characters?
 A struggle, six to one, and let the six come out alive and victorious?
 A few new thoughts New York Press.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-15


 The energy with which. the depart mett of state and the department Of justice are working on the treaty to be negotiated with Colombia ahd on the title to the Panama canal have resulted in considerable inquiry being made at the treasury department ill regard to tic popular loan of $180,000000 author ,ized by the Epooner arnendm6nt. writes a Washington correspondent, The iaw, as passed, leaves wide latitude to the secretary of the treasury, but provides filat it must be. a popular loa7 which, being interpreted, means that it must he open to all subscribers. As there is fia Iikelihood that the loan wi 1 be made in the immediate future, Secretary Shaw, who is absent from Washington, Las not yet arranged the details, but will doubtless do so i'll the near future. Enc law provides that the $f0,000Q00 to be paid to the French company for faeir property shall be paid from funds in the treasury and that the i:5litlal Sloa-
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-15
PIGEONS CARRY DISEASE.
Ohio Health Anthorfties Suspect the Birds of Causing a Scarlet
 Fever Epidemic

An epidemic of scarlet fever, start ing in Cincinnati, has spread in the last few weeks through number of towns in Ohio, and the health au- thorities, after taking extraordinary precautions to confine the disease within the limit of it's first ravages. werepuzzled to understand the means by which it was carried elsewhere. states the Chicago Tribune
 They made an investigat tion and have now come to the conclusion that much of the contagion was spread by tame pigeons and doves which carried the germs from place to place.
 The evidence on which this theory is based is that scarlet fever spread under strict quarantine from house on the roof of which there was a large pigeon cote. The only live stock about the house not quaran, tined was the pigeons, which flew about the neighborhood.
 If they didn't carry the disease germs the authorities don't know, baW the fever was spread.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-15

Dana Dudley, a Wakefield, Mass, in- ventor, is constructing what lie calls an aerial 1ocimotive for the worlds fair airship contest. He says: T don't see anything but success in my models I can send freight, even eggs, safely against any wind and use no balloon In time the balloon may be dispensed with in passenger machines. The reason I call them locomotives is because eventually extra cars will De hauled by the aerial locomotives. ! can even now dispense with the pro peller fan and gasoline motor and get more pulling power, and dispense With those weights"
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-15


 The next national house of repFesell tatives will have twenty-nifle more members than the present one, and Connecticut will furnish one of the twenty and who knows but what Waterbury will furnish that one. There is :. whole lot of good timber in this city, and it is to be hoped tha several candidates will not be driven to tEc tall timber, although some of the as- pirants must of necessity be tllsap- pointed The gain of tWenty-nine nem- berg is distributed through the states as follows: Arkansas, l, California |, Colorado 1, Connecticut 1, Florida |. Illinois 3, Louisiana 1, Massachusetts 1 Minnesota 2, Mississippi l, Missouri l, New Jersey 2, New York }, North Carolina 1, North Dakota l, Pennsyl vania ,, Texas 3, Washington 1, West Virginia i, Wisconsin 1. Of these gains nine go to southern States and twenty to northern states.