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The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-13
THE POLITICAL JACK K-IN-THE-BOX.

reach here on the transport Warren,
# the fighting Ninth infantry into port,
Expressed emphatic views in the matter
the war in the Philippines. =
You can't stop the revolution in the
Philippines unless you take the severest
measures" said Major Waller in an in
terview. f.
"You would hate to see your wounded
and dead mutilated. 1 cannot describe
the fearful condition in which we found
some of the bodies of men under my com
mand who were murdered by insurrectos.
I received both verbal and written orders
from General Jacob Smith to kill all in
surrectos who were armed or who refused
to surrender. 1t was the only thing that
could be done, and l never questioned
General Smiths orders, with one excep-
tion. This exception refuse to state: A
fair estimate of the number of natives
killed by the men of my command would
be 400 to 500. These were. all killed IN
battle with the exception Of eleven car
riers, insurrectos at heart, who were
tried by court martial and shot. There
was only one woman shot and she was
only slightly wounded. She happened to
be in the breastworks of a fort my men
We're storming.
" 1 have fought in every country in
the world except Australia, said Major
Waller, 'but Samar-well, hell is a win
ter resort compared to Samar."
The major spoke huskily through deep
cold that he contracted during the home
voyage on the transport, but he was OBJ
viously sincere. His dark eyes snapped
and his nostrils twitched at the mention
Of the island that General Jacob Smith
had ordered him to convert into howl
ing wilderness. ~
II left Samar a bowling wilderness.
They tried to make it that for us. but we
made it a howling wilderness for them.
Want any more of it?'' was asked.
"No, I'm getting to be an old man
now His face relaxed. I'm In my
ffties Besides they've surrendered, and
it's all over. It's always all over when
they surrender in the Philippines and
sarcastic smile curved under his military
| mustache. .4s
Have you anything to say, Major, re-
garding your court-martial on the charge
| of executing Samar natives without trial!
Or was that the charger"
.'The charge against me- he said
"was murder. Yes, one plain word-mur'
der. And as for my having anything tt
say about the court-martial, Of course
have. I objected to being court-mar
tailed; it was not done for my pleasure
was not consulted in the matter, was
simply court martial ed;
II know who caused that court-mart1al
I know who brought it forward; know
who was tet1e back of it all, and Wash
| ington knows as much zl.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-13
mo COLOR"
Oleomargerin Cannot Be
Tinted Without In
creased Tax.

Washington, June ~t3.-Commi ssioner
Yerkes of the internal reveneu bureau,
has settled the contested question as to
whether butter, or any other ingredi-
ents artificially colored, may be used in
out increasing the tax from n of a cent
to 10 cents pound. He has issued a
regulation which holds in effect that no
artificial coloring matter whatever can be
sued in any way in the manufacture of
as stated. ..
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-13

stole anything, that Is, he never COM
mitted any form of larceny. ~,
II have a little game he says, land
if any man comes along who thinks he
can beat me at it always accommo-
date him."
He speaks so frankly and unreservedly
as to carry. conviction.
Atkins Is the man who helped work the
game whereby Roman MEX lost his SITS
draft and his Importance as a witness
will readily be seen. He was in the city
last week in response to a summons, but
has since disappeared and there is no
question but that certain interested per-
sons have made it worth his while to
fade away.
A New Case Develops.
One of the witnesses waiting for a
chance to enter the grand jury room is AL
Stringer, a well known republican worker.
A staunch supporter of DR.. Ames, he was
prominently. mentioned for an important
place under the board Of charities and
corrections. He declares, he can show
that the reason he was not appointed was
because he did not have $1,000 to place
where it would do the most good. This
case may strike close home to the mayor.
The deal is reported to have been fixed
up in the saloon on Fourth street for
| merly owned by Charles Gebhardt. The
go between was one Of the members OF
| the board and it is contended that two
| we'll, known minor politicians heard
enough of the conversation to give ma
terial corroboration of the main story.
Now that the machine has broken down
and one conviction has been secured
there is more of a tendency on the part
of certain officials to get under cover
They realize that the grand jury holds the
i cards and isn't blufing There is one
4 man now on the force who, ever since the
present administration took the saddle
I has been Just as close and conhdentia
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-13

and difficult road of self-govening inde-
pendence. I ask this aid for her because
she is weak, because she needs it, because
we have already aided her. l ask that open
handed help Of kind which a self-respect-
ing people can accept, be given to Cuba,
for the very reason that we have given her
such help in the past. Our soldiers fought to
give her freedom, and for three years our
representatives, civil and military, have
toiled increasingly, facing disease OF pecu-
iarly sinister and fatal type with patient
and uncomplaning fortitude, to teach her
how to use Alright her new freedom. Never
In history has any alien country been thus
administered, with such high integrity of pur-
pose, such wise judgment and such single
handed devotion to the country's interests.
Now I ask that the Cubans be given all
possible chance to use to the best advantage
the freedom Of which Americans have such
right to be proud and for which so many
American lives have been sacrificed.
... Theodore Roosevelt,
White House, June 13, 1902.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-13
"THE BROAD QUESTION OF DUTY''

Why the President Had to Take a
stand Against Some Supporters.
Washington June 13.-After talking
with number of the leaders in congress
regarding Cuban reciprocity, President
Roosevelt to-day determined to send
message to congress reafhrming his at
titude on the subject
The president has earnestly considered
the matter for several days and 1T Is
stated that the action of the anti-reci-
procity republican senator's yesterday in
deciding to hold out against the policy ad-
vocated by the majority of the party did
not influence the president in the least in
deciding to transmit his message to con-
gress to-day.
The presidents action, it may be stated
from sources close to him, was Influenced
by the broad question of the duty Of the
United States to Cuba and of fairness to
the new republic. --" - (
1t has been pointed out to the president
that his warmest political support is in
the section Of the country where there is
the greatest objection to reciprocity, the
west and northwest, and that he should
remain content with the stand he had
taken without accentuating his views in
a special message.
1t is known however, that the president
did not hesitate to arrive at the conclu-
sion that he would not let his political
prospects interfere with what he regarded
as his plain duty. 1t is further KNOWN
that he told his friends that it was a
source Of great regret to him to take a
position hostile to the wishes of his
warmest supporters, but that he felt it
would not be in keeping with his own
nature and with that of his position OF
chief executive longer to remain silent
on this subject, and thereby give an op-
portunity for speculation as to his at
| titude.
The president was further led to con-
clude that the relations Of the United
States and Cuba must necessarily grow
closer, and that the United States should
not at the outset, after its declared pur-
pose towards the island, assume posi-
stion contrary thereto and thus arouse
the suspicious of the Cuban government
as to our real Intentions toward it.
The presidents positive declaration in
his message to-day as to the duty Of con
gress will end his active efforts to bring
about reciprocity.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-13
WAR ON IRRIGATION
A Sturdy Fight Made on the Meas
ure In the House.

Washington, June 13.-The house to-
day, In committee of the whole, took up
the irrigation bill. Mr.. Grosvenor offered
substitute for the proviso in the first
section that no part of the proceeds OF
the sale of public land under the act OF
Aug. 13, 1890, (for the endowment of ag-
ricultural colleges and mechanic arts)
should be set apart or diverted to the
irrigation fuad Mr.. Grosvenor opposed
the whole bill. He declared that it would
make the present railroad land grants
four times as valuable as at present.
Mr.. Burkett (Neb.) said that If the
millions spent to prevent the overflow of
the lower Mississippi had been devoted to
storing water at the headwaters, danger
from flood would have disappeared below
and the arid country about the headwaters
would be blooming like the rose.
Mr.. Newlands (Nev.) charged that the
Grosvenor amendment was an attempt to
defeat the whole measure. He declared
the agricultural colleges had been con-
suited and were satisfied with the bill.
They were amply protected
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-13

Christopher C. Norbeck, detective in
the employ of the city, sat in~Judge Har-
risons courtroom this afternoon and lis
tened to testimony which may send him to
the penitentiary.
The jury was completed before II o'clock
this morning, and the court then took
recess until 2 o'clock this afternoon. when
Assistant County Attorney AL j. Smith
opened the states case to the jury. Mr..
Smith outlined, in brief, what he expected
to prove, and then called Henry s. Knott
to the stand. Mr.. Knott is an assistant
in the office Of the city clerk He had
brought book with him, and testified to
the facts of Norbeck's appointment as in
spector and his collection of salary from
the city.
Billy Edwards, ~-"big mitt" operator,
and the states star witness in the Gard
ner case, also took the stand this after
noon. His story will be just about what
it was in the former trial. although more
| attention will be paid to Norbeck and less
to Gardner. Edwards has testified that
| Norbeck was paid $50 week by the big
mitters and that it was his duty to see
| that, the gangs victims were run out Of
| town before they had a chance to beef"
| to the police department. The plan did
not always work, but was successful in
| the main. The detective, Edwards says,
was retained in the employ of the big nit
| tiers for only a short time. as he began
| drinking heavily and did not attend to
! business.
The indictment under which Norbeck is
being tried alleges that he accepted $50.
weeks salary, from Lincoln G. Cross
man, financial member of the big mitt
| combine.
| AS was the case in the Gardner trial
Edwards and Crossman will be the states
| star witnesses. But insaddition to their
| testimony several witnesses will be called
who did not appear in the Gardner case
and whose testimony, it is thought. will
prove highly important.
The Jury Completed.
When the court opened this morning
nine jurors were In the box. Within two
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-13

More material for judicial bribery In
vestigation> was prepared by the grand
jury to-day. After rest of ten days,
this most famous and feared of all grand
juries ever drawn In this county recon
vened this morning. Two or three in
significant Jail cases were disposed of
and the jury then turned It's attention
to the police force and the Ames admins
tration with new evidence to renew its
energy. .-@s~.=.-
Conspicuous in the corridors this morn
ing was Inspector Norm w. King. He
was indeed a study, At times he paced
up and down. Some one said that he WAS
nervous. Then again he would take a
seat and meditative mood would come
over him. These various moods caused
more or les comment from the fact that
the.swell known detective usually wears
the jauntiest@ Of airs under all circum-
stances He had long heart-to- heart
talk with Captain, J. III. Alexander, the
power behind the scenes. !. $50 r
Captain King had no idea what he was
called for, but was evidently apprehen-
sive that it was in connection with some
subject on which he would rather not say
mich t-f-S .'.'.E&.z- 49, 7.-.#
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-13
LONDON DOCK BILL
New England Senator's Working |
Hard to Kill 1t.

From. Tho Journal Burenm. Room rs, Posi-
Building, WusAin0ton- ~ .-.
Washington, June Ex-senator Nelson
was disappointed in not getting up the
London dock bill to-day. Other matters
came in and crowded him out He is hope
full every day, however, Of getting a
vote and if he does, the bill will prob
ably pass. He says this is the hardest
fight he has had since coming to the SEN
ate. The New England senators seem
determined that the bill shall not pass.
Senator Hoar to-day offered an amend
ment, the result of which would be to
kill it's effect.
Senator Nelson has changed his mind
regarding his Minnesota convention
speech and will write it out carefully in
advance and read it to the convention. His
original intention was to speak off-hand
without notes, but the situation demands
that he speak carefully and with deliber-
alton.
w w Ternane
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-13
NORBECK TRIAL OPENS
The Jury Completed and the State
Proceeds Promptly.

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THE NORBECK JURY. !:
John G. Jones, painter, 1922 Four ::
teenth avenue S. {:
John P. Andrews. grain. salesman, !:
2527 First avenue S. /:
!: William Lorenz, trunk maker, Eu- !:
reka. 4:
Ernest Lang, farmer, Maple Grove. {:
Daniel W. Ahern, commercial tray- !:
eler, 274s Chicago avenue. |:
Frank l.. Sampson, foreman Pali- ::
= sade mill, 1924 Fifth street S. !:
John A. Lindahl, carpenter, Hop !:
kins. {:
Hugo Gluck, 1903 Hennepin avenue. !:
Charles Conway, machinist, 3104 Har- !:
riet avenue. : /:
Charles E. Bateman, baker, 1881 :
Mary place.
: William M. Lynch, clerk, II Tenth /:
: street n.
: Charles A. Lundgren, millwright, 2s2 :
: Twenty-f1rst avenue S.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-13
The Days Developments

there for the
hours.M S
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whhe adrnns
blast his
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The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-13
Miss Tay1or's Case.

Washington, June 13.-In the senate to-day
the discharge of Miss Rebecca j. Taylor from
the war department was referred to the COM
mittee on civil service and retrenchment, was
cred an. the resolution made subject to the
call of Mr. Carmack (Tenn.)
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-13
A CONTINUED DEADLOCK
The Cuban Committee Will Report
the Reciprocity Bill.

Washington, June 13.-The situation IN
the senate regarding the Cuban rec
iprocity bill to-day Indicated a continued
deadlock. There was no conference be-
tween the opposing factions and the mem
bers on the Cuban committee said that
they did not know that one would be
necessary. It was stated that the Cuban
committee would report the reciprocity
bill after caucus of republicans and let
the beet sugar men take the responsible
ty of passing the house bill If they so de-
sired tt was generally known that the
president was to send in message on the
subject and during the early hours of the
session great deal of interest was mani
tested,
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-13
KILAUEA LOOSE
The Hawaiian Volcano En-
~, as +.

Flames.
Correspondence of the Associated; Press.
Honolulu, June 6.-(Via San Francisco,
June 13.)-The volcano Kilauea on Hawaii
has broken loose again, according to a
report received to-day by steamer.
Flames and smoke are rising above the
crater. The outbreak took place, June .,
and up to the time of the last reports
from Hawaii, dated yesterday, 1t was still
continuing.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-13
Atkins Is Missing.

One Of the witnesses who did not appear
was William Atkins a confidence man,
who is recognized as one Of the smoothest
and sleekest Of twin city operators. This
man frankly admits: that he engaged in
what is known as the "big mitt game, .
but he is proud of the fact that he never
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-13
MANY DEAD
Terrible Fire in a Leather
Mill Employees Jump
From Windows.

PHILADELPHIA. June 13-A member of
the Rosenblatt firm says that all the per-
sons in their building at the time the
fire broke out have been accounted for
and that no lives were>lost. The loss is
placed at 100000.
Philadelphia, June 13.-Fire broke out
this afternoon in the mill of H. M Rosen-
blatt & Co., manufacturers of leather
goods, Second and Oxford streets, and de-
stroyed that plant and several adjoining
properties, including the third reformed
Presbyterian church. | -. ~. -
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-13
N0RBECK CASE ON;
GRAND JURY MEETS;
GARDNER WAVERING

Municipal Corruption Confronted With Serious Danger
Along Three Lines at Gardner May Not Testify
for Norbeck Believed Be Close to Confession
Ames Resigns Presidency Of Charities and Correc-
tions Board and May Resign as Mayor
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-13

He Tells Of Converting 1t In
to a Howling Wilderness
THE Court Martial.

San Francisco, June 13.-Major l.. w. T.
Waller, United States marine CORPS by
far the most interesting parsonage to
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-13
The PRESIDENTS PLEA
FOR THE FAIR TREATMENT J
OF THE CUBAN REPUBLIC

Message Sent to Congress To-day Makes Powerful
Plea for Reciprocity Question Of the Revision of
the Tariff Is Not NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Can Be Made
Prevent the Sugar Trust From Benefting Exclusively
by the Change Of Schedules.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-13

Washington, June 1S.The president to-
day signed the river and harbor bill.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-13
RIVERS AND .HARBORs

The President To-day Signs the APP
preparation Bill.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-22
SHIPPING NEWS.
PORT OF NEw-YoRK-TH THURSDAY, AUG H. 1902
ARRIVED.

Steamer eanas cQPsPhass,. s,h ,s Agsuss g ss's
end STA seerase aSa Fne
ss 55y ssPs Ps, ssa % ssE. Hsz q Il
the American sugar RE ReRps dr CO Tsse1 M to
Belena m Moriand m t! Santos sv1p Jg 50 ssd
seame1 s%s @ Byzon Dr. sapsdon Santos July p Rio
j. With mds u cabin and m la2 s -. gao to
s Steamer sqbraense ,Br Murray N Manaos 7s Agsrst
Booth 60 Arrived at the Bar ,1 at 2.S .Sg;. m pO,o
Mayasuez ArecIbo 5. Guayanla g. ArToyo 2 7 JoO9s O.
II and and San @ n Juan ri wa at I Bar az ts
steamer NiSeto Span se9tesn @ya19 and July 26 cs6
i5 wit sugar ] NJ Cebaros & Co Arrived at the
Bar s,tams2 al .gsG dpney Tex
Steamer Ell sislo Boyd. orleans August ls with
sfame2 m Kansas City smith savannah August IS with
mdse and passengers 10 the Ocean IS &C Co. > .us >,o
folk Wit mdse and passengers to the Old Dominion
sandy Hook. n J. Aug 81 es" p m-wind southwest
depha JefreTson rg on Norfoh and Newport News
Galveston orante Nassau Dutch. Hayti. etc: Andes
Msbourne. etc: Keasinsf?n DID Key West: Fo6lna esE,
9shna La Gh G5 & P5' AaSSs ona
Sarasa e @ F Rtmen n ss
and Mexican ports: Pathfinder Porto Rico
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
FOREIGN PORTS.
Iaverp0ol Aug 21.sailed steamer Bohemian 'BT'. Nc
Sciy. Aug 81 20 m-Passed steamer Aususte Vic
torie Ger. Kaempf New York for plymouth Cher
bourg Hamburg.
Lizard Aug 81 1I:45 a m-Passed. steamers la Tou-
Standard (Ci.r, Tucker. New-York Flushing
Queenstown, Aug Il. m-Arrtved. steamer Ger
manic (Erl, Haddock. New-York for Liverpool land
proceeded: steamer Majestic (Brl, Smith urom
LiverpooD. New-iork
Hamburg Aug 21-Arrived. steamer Hannover (Ger).
Rotterdam Aug 20-Arrived. steamer Washington (ier)
Tholen. New-York
Havre 21-Arrived steamer Prins Willem Dutch.
SibbeIee New-York Indies etc.
Naples a u-ArrVed.
York land for Genoa).
Aug iS-Sailed. steamer Citta di MiIano
Olivari. New-York.
New-York.
Montevideo. Aug 19-Arrved. Egyptian Prince
(Esr). Walker. New-York
ST Lucia Aug 19-Sailed Henley (Br). Peters.
Montevideo for New-York.
London 2o-Sailed steamer Susquehanna tIi-).
Tyne. Aug 21-Saied. steamer (Br). Ronald.
New-York
Lizard. Aug %. l:15 a m-Passed Pennsylvania
tGerl, Spliedt New-York for Plymouth CherboIrE
and Hamburg.
Plymouth. Aug 21-Arrived,
Ger. Kaempn. New-York for Cherbourg and Ham
burg.
Havre. Aug p. II m-Arrived steamer La Tou.
Bremen Aug 2I-Saled. steamer tier). Won
rel New-York and Baltimore.
Rotterdam. Aug o. Sailed steamer Statendam Dutch
Bakker. Nsw-York via Bouiogne-sur-Mer lani sailed
from latter port at a:A6 mo
New-York tribune., 1902-08-22
TIE CLUB TO REORGANIAh.
,rEuBERS OF THE KNICKERBOCKEH
ATHLETIC DECIDE TO ABANDoN
PROPRIETARY SYSTEM

A meeting of the Knickerbocker Athletlc oiuD
was held last night at the clubhouse, Madison
ave and Forty-ffth-st., to consider a reoi eai'i
zation of the club. About three hundred MEM
hers were present nearly the entire force OF tiie
club. It was decided to change from proprie-
tary to a membership basis President oiisoI
s whitson, who acted as chairman was EN-
rowered to appoint a committee OF ten VINO
will discuss the proposed change, and report
next week
A suit was begun in the Supreme Court yes
terday by Adrian Iselin against John u Aoaiii'
and John II. Ballantine to foreclose mortgage
of S4Oo 600 on the Piqua Association, Which con. l.
trolled the Knickerbocker Athletic Ciun. @ - II
Saga taras have not been paid for three years
THESE unpaid taxes said to amount n.+,pe TO De
tween S23 COO and S24, 600. J.. h Balanune
,,bo recently failed for nearly S2,ooo,ooo, owned
a controlling interest in the Piqua Assocla.loli
His receivers will confer Win tie -
from, the Knickerbocker Athletic Clup. u
some of the members think MT iseiln wiii - or
tain the club property Inc ciuo "ouN ~
secure a lease from hlli'
New-York tribune., 1902-08-22
uOPG4y AND THE COAL STRIKE.
1THCoNFIRMED RUMOR THAT BISHOP POT
TER HAD PERSUADED HIM TO MEET
NTTcHEII-CIvIC FEDERATION
BLAMED.

T Piernont Morgan IN his office, at Wall
snd BROAD sts from i a. to p. m. yesterday,
end during that time as far could be ascertaned
he had no conference with anybody on the subject
of the coal strike. He not TO be approached
on the subject by newspaper men. and members
NJ his firm said he not ready TO make any
statement. It was said that he saw no president
of q coal road. coal operator and no represen-
native of miners in the course OF the day
There was q report late in the afternoon that
Fishop Potter had prevailed upon Mr.. Morgan TO
bsza a meeting with John W Mitchell president
of the Mine Workers of America, and talk over
the strike situation with him. No confirmation OF
that report could he obtained George W. Perkins,
one OF Mr.. Morgan's partners. went aboard MI
Morgan's yacht early yesterday morning for a
talk which was said have some relation to the
strike situation but -ater in the day Mr.. Perkins
declined 10 talk about it. Financiers in Wall street
said they thought Mr.. Morgan would not inter
,ana and that the the miners understood
that he would attempt interference the sooner
they would return TO work
President TrUeSdale Of the IackaWanna roao
said waiting. We have been slnce the
fegfnDing Of the strike for the men TO return TO
work. and We shall continue to wait until they
ready.
garaing the coal strike2' Mr. TrueSdae was asked
i have no appointment with Mr.. Morgan, he
replied. 49, -o..,,.e- .ro s.-,,,s =.
said an Of OF the large coal companies.
sYs utterly absurd. Mr.. Morgan is too shrewd a
man and far toe deeply interested TO interfere.
in this connection il SHOULD be said also that II
The Civic Federation lad not interfered there
would never have been any strike. Just fancy
who know nothing about mining. trying TO settle
differences which concern Us and our employees
and nobody else
Bishop Potter went TO Cooperstown. n. Y. yes
terday.