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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-14
SCIENTISTS AFFIRMED SECURITY
hafthquake Observers Set the Minds
of the People at Rest.

earthquake Observers Set the Minds
of the People at Rest.
New York, May 14.-The transatlantic
steamer Canada has arrived here with 1ss
refugees, twenty hours from Fort de
france, Martinique, says a Port of Spain
trinidad. dispatch to the Herald She
brings this account of an event which is
alleged TO have preceded the disaster at
st. Pierre, told, it is stated by a. person
VINO was aboardst the schooner Gabrielle.
sclentlhc commission. presided over BY
the governor, NJ. Mouttet assembled in st.
Pierre on May z, the day before the calamity.
! lot the purpose of studying the phenomena Of
the volcanic disturbances of Mont Pelee It
was agreed by the members of this commits
sion that the relative position of the craters
and the valleys debouching on the sea were
| such that the scientists could affirm hat TIA
security Of ST. Pierre was complete and this
| announcement was made to al1ays the fears OF
the frightened citizens.
Fhe sun rose clear over st. Pierre at s
O'Clock on the morning of May s. Mont Pelee
was smoking to the north and the wind was
Flowing westward.
A few minutes before Z o'clock great
| white column Of what seemed to be steam
and gas belched forth, from an apparently new
| crater on Mont Pelee which seemed to be
ABOUT zoo yards from the original crater and
which appeared to open UP a deep rent from
| the top to the bottom Of the mountain
| Thls outbreak caused CONSERVATION among
| the inhabitants of ST. Pierre many of whom
| fed toward the seashore.
| Those on the Gabrielle observed small
| steam yacht leave st. Pierre at ten minutes
after o'clock with the governor and meme
bers, of the scientific commission on board.
The yacht steamed toward LIE Precheur.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-14
SVENSK STRIKE
Social Democrats Will Quit
Work Tomorrow Pending
Suffrage Legislation.

Stockholm, Sweden, May 14.-The social
democratic party has decreed a general
strike in support of the suffrage move
ment. All its adherents throughout Swe-
den will stop work tomorrow when the
debate on the suffrage bill commences in
the riksdag. The strike will continue
throughout the debate and probably last
three days. 1t will involve most of the
industries, only such work being carried
out as is essential to the life and health
of the community. The newspapers OF
several of the cities will suspend publ
cation during the strike.
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,vous. Consequently the assemblage is ex-
pected. to be large. The decision reached
regarding the peace terms will later be
submitted to the British A delegation
consisting probably Of the same Boer
leaders who went to Pretoria recently,
will be deputized to convey the decision
to Lord Kitchener.
American Traders Ready. ~
In consequence of the receipt Of In
formation regarding the activity Of Amer
lean firms, chiefly engineering, electrical
and mining concerns, which are preparing
to despatch heavy shipments to South Al
RIGA Immediately after peace Is declared
the colonial secretary, Mr.. Chamberlain
has authorized the dispatch of COM
mission Of experts in engineering, tex
tiles, etc, to traverse the entire country
and report on the requirements Of South
Africa under the new conditions and the
openings for British trade. The commits
sion sails May 31st. ~. r'~.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-14
ROSEWATER AROUSED

Exposes Nebrasl>a's System of Rail-
- Way Taxation to Board.
Special to The Journal.
Lincoln, Neb., May 14.-Editor E. Rosewa-
ter of Omaha appeared before the state board
of equalization to-day and complained of the
low assessment of the railroad companies OF
Nebraska. He gave many figures and com
Parsons to show that while the value oil
railrol prope' Ties has increased 100 per cent
in ten years, the valuation for taxation pur.
poses has steadily fallen.
Mr.. Rosewater pleaded for fair and equa
taxation and made plain his intention to car.
ry the matter into the state convention if the
board did not act. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-14
ANDY The Willy
MIR. Carnegie Tells How He
Has Induced Others to
Give.

London, May 1.-THE freedom Of the
Plumbers company was presented to An
drew Carnegie to-day at the guild hall
in valuable casket of various metals.
Replying to the presentation address, Mr..
Carnegie declared he thought it more diff
fcult to conscientiously distribute wealth
than to acquire it. cit is the swimming
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-14
HELD AT 100000
House Does Not Care to Increase the
Amount at Present.

Washington. May 14--Memhers of the
house appropriations committee are
averse to calling special meeting to
consider an additional arDropriat ton for
the relief of Martinique. They say that
until it is demonstrated that the 100000
is not sufficient it will be inadvisable to
appropriate an additional amount in view
of the widespread donations and the re
lief work being done. e
Practically all those named by the
president TO serve on the RELIEF commit
tee have wired their accertances and have
indicated a willingness to enter heartily
into the work of raising and receiving
contributions. Already large amounts are
reported received and the president is
| much gratifed. ...'-- --- 49,
Major D. L. Brainard. commissary OF
subsistence, purchasing commissary, army
building, New York City, is designated tc
take charge of contributions which the
citizens may wish forwarded through the
war department.. Major Brainard will
give receipts and render account to the
| commissary general.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-14
BOERS GATHER
The Peace Conference Begins
To-morroW-Some Amer
lean Activity.

London, May 14.-Lord Kitchener has
notified the war Office that representatives
of all the bodies of Beers throughout the
Transvaal and Orange River colonies are
gathering at Vereeningen, for the confer
ence, which begins tomorrow and that
he has arranged that. the delegates shall
not be impeded in reaching the rendez-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-14
TWENTY-DAY STAY

Chicago Great Western Extension
Delay by Courts at Red Wing.
Special to The Journal.
Red Wing, Mimi, May 14.-Judge Willis
ton has granted stay of twenty days in the
condemnation proceedings of the Chicago
Great Western against H. H. Palmer. This
will for "a time at least, block work on the
Zumbrota-Rochester branch of the Great
Western: Palmer maintains the Great West
ern has no charte. giving it the right OF
eminent domain.
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700 ,OSI
British Steamship Camorta
Probably Wrecked by a
Cyclone on May 6.

London, May IA 1ifeboat and boom
belonging to the British steamship Ca
morta has been picked up near Krishna
lightship on the Madras coast by asvessel
searching for the missing steamer. It is
believed that the Camorta foundered dur
ing a cyclone on May 9Th. Besides her, $50
passengers, who were natives, the Canon
ia had crew Of eighty nine. She is
eight days overdue.
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ACROSS SIBERIA

Operated This Year.
Seattle, Wash, May 1.-THE Trans-Sibe-
rian railway is completed all but the opening
of a tunnel one and one-half miles in length,
and will be ready for general traffic the lat
ter part Of this year. according to George
Janson, who for years has been censtruc-
ton engineer on the road.
Mr. Janson arrived in Seattle yesterday
from the far east and is on his way to st
Petersburg, his home. He has been en-
ployed on the Trans Siberian railway eve,
since he completed his education in St
Petersburg, aud is returnsnZ to Russia
through the United StateE 8
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ROBBED A PosToFFIcE

fenced to stillwater.
Special to The Journal.
Madison, Wis, May Ill. W. Franck
pleaded guilty in the federal court to-day to
robbing the postofflce at Blair, Trenpeleau
county. last November, and was sentenced
to the prison at saltwater for two years. H&
had been in jail since November and recently
made desperate attempt to escape. Tht
robbery netted $40 in cash and $3.50 worth OF
postage stamps.
The trial was begun Of E. G.sJackson OF
Loyal, Clark county, charged with sendin9
an obscene letter to Editor Meachem Of thl
Loyal Chronicle, about q year az.
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THANKS FROM FRANCE
Cablegram From the French Minis.
ter of Foreign Affairs. 49,.

New York, May 14.-Edmund Bruwaert,
French consul-general at New York, re-
ceived cablegram from NJ. Deleasse,
French minister Of foreign affairs, di-
recting him formally to thank, in behalf
Of the French government, the New York
chamber of commerce and others who
have extended aid to the sufferers at Mar
Unique. ....y~- .. -
H. c. De Meudtll, treasurer Of the
French chamber of commerce of this city
will go to Martinique on the Dixie. He
will carry with him about $4,000 raised
by the French chamber of commerce anc
furt her contributions will be Forwarded
to him at Fort de France. He will ad.
minister this fund as may seem BEST
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-14
LAVA FLOWS
Y = = --------- Z =
Old Vesuvius Again Shows
=, Signs of Activity
Cinders Fly.

Paris. May IA dispatch from Naples
to the Journal says Mount Vesuvius. shows
signs of activity. Lava Is flowing from
the crater on the Pompeii side, while hot
cinders are thrown up from time to time.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-14

THEY GET THE DIES MONIES & FORT
DODGE.
New York, May Nv. L. Stow and. E. S.
Hooley Of this city said to-day that they had
acquired controlling interest in the Des
Moines 6 Fort Dodge railroad. They de-
clined to say for what interests they acted.
The road is leased to the Rock Island until
1871. IS s4s5ss
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-14
BRIDGE COMPANY, STRIKES
Settled in Youngstown and On in
Chicago.

Chicago.
Chicago. May 1.-two new strikes began
here to-day. Three hundred glass workers
walked out, practically closing all the glass
plants About 200 of the 800 employees of the
American Bridge company struck. The glass
workers were promised the nine-hour day
and the 10 per cent increase in wages which
they demanded, but recognition OF the union
was refused. The structural-iron workers
and helpers demanded an icrease in wages.
Youn gstown, Ohio, May 1.-THE strike Of
5structural-ir workers Of the American
bridge company was settled here to-day on
Compromise basis OF 471s cents per hour for
an eight-holir day. The men struck for so
cents pr hour.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-14
Berlin Sends 10000 Marks.

Berlin, May 14.rThe town council of Berlin
has unanimously recommended to the munic-
40 900 marks for the relief of the sufferers in
the West Indies. ~.
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Kruger Gives 500 Francs.


Paris, May 14-Former President Kruger
has sent message of coincidence to President
Loubet, in which he says that, although
handicapped by circumstances, he desires to
emphasize his sympathy by contributing 800
francs toward the Martinique fund.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-14
KILLED INSTANTLY
[oisttng Apparatus Failed and Car

Hosting Apparatus Failed ind Car
Fell Upon Sly.
Special to The Journal.
Missoula, Mont. May 14.-Willard Sly. a
Northern Pacific car repairer, was caught
under a fiat car forty-hve miles east of Mis-
soula and killed. The car had been wrecked
and was being hoisted by q derrick, when
the hosting x9paras~s dropped the car upon
SLY. who wa Instantly killed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-28
RAILROADS OF AMERICA.
Interesting Statistics Regarding
Operation, Expenses and Profits.
(Chieago Record-Herald)

Chicago Record-Herald-)
Railway statistics of the interstate
commerce commission contains many in
teresting figures The total mileage of
the railroads in the United States is 49,
81. but the total track mileage is rs. $780,
more than "a per cent additional. This
fact should be remembered when figur-
ing capitalization per mile of road.
The railways OF the United States COM
prise nearly A pei. cent of the mileage of
the world Relatively to population the
United States has more than four times
as much railway as France or Germany,
live times as much as Great Britain and
Ireland, six times as much as Austria
Hungary and twelve times as much as
Russia.
There is in the United States one loco
motive for every five miles of road, or
80, 5S4 in all, costing at an average of Sl0,-
900 each. 1895, $40, 600. There is one passen-
ger coach to every five and oRe-haf miles
of road, or $500 in all, costing, at an
average of 1900 each, S143, 900. There
are nearly thirty-seven freight cars TO
every mile of road, or ], 464, 328 IN all cost
ing, at an average of $500 each, 1882, l64, CO.,
This makes a total cost of equipment Of
$l.Z11, eco, or nearly Il per cent of the
total stock and bonds of the railroads
! This should also be considered when eS-
timating capitalization per mile. Of road
The yearly cost of maintaining this
equipment is $125, 519, 4S2.
Every passenger, locomotive hauls A, 692
tons Of freight per year, an average dis
tance of 135 miles
The. passenger train mileage Of the
! United States is equal to dispatching
thirty-seven trains per day around the
world for each day in the year. or one
every thirty-nine minutes The freight
train mileage is in like manner equal 10
| fifty-three trains per day around the
world, or one in every twenty-seven min
The average number Of passengers car
ried per train is thirty-nine. The aver
age number of tons of freight carried
per train is 1873
The freight cars of the railways OF the
United States, If coupled together, would
make two continuous trains reaching
from New York to San Francisco, and a
! third reaching TO Denver.
In 1901 there were employed on the rail-
roads 1,O71.1 persons. as compared with
I.O17, 653 in 1900. an increase of 53,516. This
would make 54S employees to every 100
miles Of road. Of which only three are
general officers and ninety-three are
trackmen-
The German army fwar footing) has
one men, The Russian army war foot
ingl has one commissioned officer FOR
every thirty-0ne men, The British army
F, Gin India) has one commissioned officer
! for every tWenty-three men The United
States army has one commissioned OFFICER
I for every eleven men, The railroad
army of the United States has one COM
missiOned officer for every 154 men.
The compensation of general officers
averages 1913 per day, and OF trackmen
<1-l7 pc- day Of the operating force,
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Progress Of the Schools

between the ages OF 6 and is years, OF
4.577, as against 20, 521 for 1901. a gain
of 1855 In number OF counties the
enrolment shows a decrease as COM
pared with 1901. The falling on occurs
mostly In the southern counties. where
farmers were unable TO raise crops dur
ing the past couple OF years owing 10
prolonged dry spells. and either moved
into another county or left the state
entirely. In scores OF instances Nor
mons with large families left Utah to
join settlements in Idaho and other
states, particularly Arizona and New
Mexico. being sent there by the heads
of the church. That unusual condition
also accounts for the decrease in the
school population OF some of The coun-
ties.
Number Of Graduates.
At the close of the school year there
We're 927 graduations in the common and
High schools, as against SIS for 1901,
an increase Of ia The graduatfons
for 1902. and LILO for 1901, gain OF 3A1.
From the High schools there were only
132 graduates, as compared with al
a year ago. a falling of of nine.
During the past year superintendent
Nelson paid special attention to the
establishment of libraries in the coun-
try schools. In 1901 he expended 81
used 81. $3.50.
The total expenditures for the year.
exclusive of the salaries OF the county
superintendent, amounted to $685.
551-O7. as against 81. 451. 5000. an in
crease in 1902 over 1901 OF S19S, 1901
The outstanding bonded Indebtedness
was increased SIS. 1885 this year. as
against $74,521.14 for 1901. Tie out
standing floating indebtedness was this
year increased $3S.042-07, against $74.-
35465 in 1901
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asmuch as the large importing houses
of Kansas City, Chicago and New
York shipped all the poultry they could
buy to Europe. where there is a great
demand. and at prices better than
those in this country. the farmers in
the above named states disposed OF
their poultry to the exporters. Vir-
tually no dressed poultry was shipped
into Utah this year. The supply in
the state was not equal to the demand:
prices went up and the financial vol
ume of business in that line was about
the same as it was last year.
Last year there was about $3.50. 900
worth Of eggs and poultry shipped into
Utah. This year the i'm portatiOn falls
short of that sum, owing TO there
being no poultry consigned to Utah
commission men. But the difference
is not very great, owing to the i'm
portation Of eggs being greater this
year than during 1901.
OF the seventy-two ears of eggs which
We're consumed in Utah this year, thir-
ty-two of them were imported Dur
ing the course Of the year the price.
wholesale. of that product, ranged
from 1925 to S7.75 per case. The sew
enty-twO cars contained 1880 cases
Assuming eggs averaged about IS per
case throughout the year, it would
make the value of the eggs consumed
during the year about $4,000.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-28

Generally if a man was caught cheat-
ing, though, he never lived long enough
to get hanged.
In the early days we had scales
when we played poker just as much in
evidence as cards, for in settling up we
had to weigh the gold dust.
Il know a story of q man, prom
inent now, who lost all the money he
had except one little buckskin sack,
which looked as if contained about $500.
This he had been forced to bet sew
eral times, and he invariably won when
he bet it. Long years afterward the
man grew Into prominence, and in his
cups one time admitted that there was
nothing in that sack at the time except
brass filings, and that he was wonder
ing every time he bet it if he could
get out Of the country alive If he lost
his bluff.
''One of the biggest games ever
played in the west was one at Carson
City, New, at which four men sat
down in 1874. They were Clifton Bell.
the best known gambler in Denver;
Charlie Sampson, Marshal Shafenburg
and Gilbert n. Pierce. Sampson and
Pierce dropped out after awhile.
1T was poker without limit. It was
not long before Shafenburg and Bell
were betting great sums, and all the
town that couldn't get into the room
stood in the hallway and lined the
street. and the bulletins were sent out.
"Shafenburg lost $4,000 That was
enough 10 satisfy almost any man. but
in response to a suggestion he told a
friend that, like PAIL Jones, he had
Just begun to fight.
1.-THE luck was on the other side
though, for he dropped, in money and
property including his home. a matter
OF over s250.000. and was cleaned out
slicker than a whistle, when Bell asked
him to name his poison, and they all
adjourned"
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structures. the other forty-three being
rented buildings The new buildings
have been erected in the following
counties: Beaver. two buildings. cost
$2.163.19; Box Elder. five, si9,4S4.51 /,
Cache, four. s.. 731-46; Carbon. four, ST.
AGO. 81; Emery, one. $4,000; Grand. one.
$125: Willard, one. $944.25: Salt Lake.
four. $2,605.6S; Summit. one, 81, 157 20;
Tooele, one, $500; Uintah. two, Sc
1869: Utah. three. So. 962. SIS: Wasatch,
one, 81, 1856. 80; Washington, one, $50, 600;
Weber. two, s., 54S The total cost of
SPAS. The above list does not include
a building purchased by the Ogden
board Of education, costing $1,000. to
be used as a school. and the purchase
Of the old University building by the
Salt Lake City board of education for
$l0o0 half of which has been paid.
Value of School Property.
The total valuation OF the school
property in the state at the end Of the
school year. June so, was s., 22I, 159. 81.
Last year the estimated valuation was
S3,065. 605.02, showing an increase OF
$155. 554.62 for 1902. With the exception
of the valuations in Salt Lake City,
Logan, Ogden and Provo, the school
property of the state is divided as fol-
lows: Grounds, s1Se, 232.s2; buildings,
s1,1sS, 1913 furniture, $14S, 633.19; APP
paratus, S64,042.66.
The annual report Of State Superin-
tendent OF Public Instruction Nelson
will show a total enrolment of school
children in the state on June 80, 1902
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enginemen receive the highest pay. viz.
S3-65 per day
The amount Of wages paid out IN 1901
was S6lO7l3.7 N (nearly 50 per cent of the
total operating expenseS), S33.44S,OO0 more
than was paid out in 1900. OF the total
wages paid less than per cent was paid
to general officers. This fact should set
at rest the popular clamor concerning
large salaries paid to railroad officials
The money paid out by the railways
for expenses is equal to 1921 for each
person in the United States census OF
1900. Including the interest paid on Dor
roWed money, it would equal 1854 for
each person. If the earnings OF the rail-
WAYS had been so distributed as to en-
able all roads to pay what they owed for
expenses and interest the balance given
away equally would amount to less than
50 cents each person in the United
States Or in other words, the people
pay less than 50 cents per year each for
the services performed by the railroads
over the actual cost of maintenance
The money paid annually by the rail-
WAYS of the United States for taxes In
support OF the government amounts TO
$50 ga, 81 equal to 80 per cent of their
gross receipts, and II per cent OF their
revenue after deducting operating ex-
penses. This sum would more than pay
the interest on the national debt
The roads in the Mississippi valley pay
in taxes 81 Isl. SAB. equal to 40 per cent Of
their gross receipts and 10 per cent or
their revenues after deducting operating
expenses
The Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe rail-
way. for example, pays IN taxes &,5bS-
$50. equal to per cent Of its gross and
l76 per cent of its net revenue.