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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-05

congress finally adopted the Platt amend
ment and incorporated it into the Cuban
constitution. The amendment also pros
vided, however, that it should be made
the basis of treaty with the United
States as soon as Cuba enjoyed independ-
ent government.
"Cubans Not to BE Trusted"
Senator Plat was informed that unless
this treaty was formulated before rec
| iprocity was grant ed there would be seri-
GUS doubt as to its negotiations. He was
told that the Cubans were not to be
| trusted, and their attempt to nullify the
plain meaning of the Platt amendment
was quoted to him as evidence of their
want of good faith. He was also notified
that prominent republicans, who shared
in the suspicion of Cuban honesty, would
oppose the reciprocity measure to the
last ditch unless the Plat amendment
was protected and that he might prepare
to face fight in his own party unless
| action along this line were accepted by
! him.
Senator Platt agreed to give this
phase of the case his honest consideration,
although he suggested that if reciprocity
was not to be enjoyed by Cuba until the
treaty had been signed and ratified, 1t
\ would postpone until next winter the
! proposed relief for the island.
And BESIDES he is quoted as saying,
IF reciprocity becomes dependent upon
the ratification of the treaty with Cuba,
the necessary two-thirds vote will never
lEbe obtained =
Democrats Furnished Surprise.
The attitude Of democratic senator's is
something of a surprise In the house
I the democrats have given their support
Eto the! republican proposition, although
! some Of them, like Representative Nc
liClellan, assert that a 20 per cent reduction
Of tariff is not enough.
1T is understood that in the senate the
democrats will favor free trade with Cuba
and will also take the ground that the
island ought to be annexed. They argue
that the annexation of Cuba has been
| democratic, doctrine since the days of JEFF
ferson and that it would be wiser per-
manently to annex the island than to ba
continually dispensing relief to the in
habitants.
Montana Clark's Interest.
It is said, sub rosa, that the opposition
of Senator Clark Of Montana to the bill
is really due to the fact that he has large
areas of land in the west which are
n suitable for beet growing. Much land in
Colorado is of similar character, al
though neither Patterson nor Teller has
any personal interest in it. These west
ern states, which favor irrigation, are
said to be preparing to move in the d.
rection of enormous sugar beet factories
as soon as land can be opened to irriga-
ton and settlers brought in.
ii w. w. Jermane.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-05
DUAL AIM
American Committee to Cooperate
f.- With the English.

American Committee to Cooperate
f- With the English.
London, April 5.-Regarding the Ameri-
can requests of Cecil Rhodes, one who
was in close touch with Mr.. Rhodes said
to-day:
In offering Americans and Germans in
ducements to go to Oxford MI. Rhodes had a
dual aim. First, putting the youth of Eng
land in intimate touch with what he termed
the two most progressive nations Of the
earth, SO that they might be broadened and
spurred to more strenuous Efforts second
bringing American and German students IN
touch with the English terms and customs
that they might become missionaries of q
better international understanding.
When the trustees can meet and all the
preliminary details are settled a request
will be made to several prominent American:
to form committee in the United States tc
act in conjunction with the English body an6
assume certain responsibilities, for which tn,
executors are palpably unified, both by alb
sence from the United States and ignoranc.
of it's customs.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-05
WON'T INFLUENCE WI
G. "A. r.. Men Believe He'll Come,
Despite Labor Opposition.

Grand Army men are not in the least
worried over the stand taken against
WI Ting-fangs proposed visit here, by
the local Trades and Labor council. The
council sent WI letter asking him to
stay away from Minneapolis lest his pres
ence should Intensity race prejudice. How
ever, RaWlfns Post, G.. A. r. had already
asked him to come and to deliver an adj
dress. Prominent Grand Army men this
morning said the action of the council
would have no effect upon their plans and
that WI would be here if he could be in
duced to come
Major Norton, adjutant of the post said
he considered the action Of the council
as unreasonable and unWarranted "They
never would have thought Of this he
continued, IF it hadn't been for this fight
| against the Chinese restaurants. Ger
tainly they cannot expect that Minister
WI would dip into that. However their
action will make no difference to us. Min
! lister WI has been invited to come here
and Senator Nelson is doing all he can tc
secure an acceptance of that invitation. .
Quartermaster w. L. Jones, also OF
Rawlins post, was even more emphatic
This affair IS none of the councils
business he said. II am laborine
man myself but have no sympathy with
| this action. I think laboring men owe
tne Ola soldiers a DEBT OF gratitude. We
made it possible for them to get work in
this country. don't know what the re.
suit would have been If we had failed
The question Of Chinese labor doesn't en-.
| ter into this matter at ALL WI Is not q
labor agitator. If he comes here he viii
not speak on labor topics. The counci
has been alarmed unnecessarily"
Adjutant Orion S. Clark, Of the Min.
nesota department, expressed similar
opinions. He, too, thought the laborint
men were unjust ifiably alarmed,
Another prominent Grand Army mar
said he believed the letter would increase
1 the chances of Mr.. Wu's coming.
HE will probably figure that he hat
better come out here and show the peopl,
what sort of Chinaman he is,,' said til.
official. 81 don't, know what subject h,
will speak on if he comes. He was inyit
ed by Judge Torrance, and the judge toll
him to pick his own subject: However, h,
certainly would not discuss labor prob
llems.''
I The general opinion is expressed tina
the labor organizations have gone to,
far in this matter and that their actio,
has been Ill advised. The fight agains
the Chinese restaurants is still on, ant
the Trades and Labor assembly recent,
notified every steam laundry in the cit,
not to accept work from Chinese restaur
ant proprietors. So far as is known thi
/ request has been granted.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-05

From, The journal Bureas.. Room, Is po.s
Washington, April, 5.-Minister WI
Ting fang has had no word from the Mini
neapolis Labor Council regarding the res
olutions it has passed requesting him to
stay away from Minneapolis. He received
the Rawlin's post invitation yesterday
through the mail Senator Nelson, who
was to transmit it, hassbeen so busy with
committee work that he was compelled to
put it into the mail instead of delivering
it in person.
Minister WI will reply to the Invitation
in q day or two, he says, without refer
ence to the action of the labor people,
which probably will not influence his
decision. He tells me that he is very
uncertain as to whether he can accept the
invitation.
Interviews and Is interviewed.
He asked many leading questions about
Minneapolis, st. Paul, Minnesota and
Northwest generally, and interviewed me
quite as much as l did him. He was in
terested in replies to his questions and
evidently will go to Minneapolis if he can
arrange it. He explained: 80.
| am very busy just now keeping track of
the Chinese exclusion bill, now before. con
gress, and with other important matters ap-
pertaining to my duties as minister Then /
don't know how long Ishall stay here When
do you people want me to come? "
suggested that they would be quite will
ling to have him fix the date, which seemed
to relieve the situation to some extent,
He. talked long about the influence labor
seemed to exert on American affairs and
wondered whether it would be for ulti-
mate good Of American civilization.
View Wholly Impersonaf.
He did not take personal offense at the
action of the Minneapolis labor council
but thought it's action very strange and
wholly unjustifa!ble. His discussion of the
labor question was impersona1 and from
the high point Of one who is STUDYING 3
great social problem ls :
He half seriously asked me If I thought
any personal affronts would be offered hin
In case he saw fit to accept Minneapolis
Invita- 1on,s and seemed pleased when
told him tInt anything q Fiat sost woult
be impossible; that nulWiths landing tn,
resolutions adopt ed, she would be warml,
welcomed IN the northwest and made tt
feel entirely at home and that no renre
sentat1ves ofElabor would do anything t,
cause Minneapolis to appear as an un
gracious host.
he wanted to know where he would b
expected to speak, and said probably il
one of the theaters.
Holding about 1000 people?" heasked
I and | answered yes 1 also sugeeste
that there had been talk of a banquet a
one OF the hotels to which hepresentatiy
men OF the state would be invited, an
ne listened to all this talk with marke
! interest.
! 1t is assumed here that if he ought mn
to accept the invitation somebody fror
Rawlin's post will formally notify hin
1t is not his disposition to decline be
cause of the action of the labor union.
w. w. Jermane.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-05
Judge Morris Of Minnesota to Lead
Attack on the Cuban Bill in
the House.
Chair Will Give Adverse Ruling and
Democrats Will Support Nor.
ris in an Appeal.

;, From The Journal Burss... neen, rs, Psss
Washington, D.. c., April 5.-The plan
OF campaign Of the beet sugar insurgents
o.. the house has been outlined.
Representative Morris, as soon as the
bill is before the house, is to offer the
Babcock bill as an amendment to it. He
will be ruled out of order on the ground
that the Babcock bill is not germane
Morris will appeal from the decision of
the chair, supported by Representatives
William Allen Smith of Michigan and
Tawney of Minnesota
It is said the democrats will vote quite
soljdly to sustain the appeal from the
chair, and there are grave fears that
| there are enough insurgents added to the
democrats to overturn the ways and
meacs committee plan and adopt the
| Morris motion. At any rate, the vote
| promises to be close.
| Presidents have been found on all sides,
first, that the speaker may refuse to en-
| terrain the appeal; second, that he may
submit the appeal to the house, and third
| that he may refer the whole matter to
the house without ruling. The weight OF
presidents is in favor of the speaker sub
| hitting the appeal to the house. Speake,
and third, that he may refer to the house
without ar uling. The weight Of pre-
| cedents is IN favor of the speaker submit
ting tho appeal to the house. Speaker
Henderson has practically decided to fol.
low this course.
Opposition In tho Senate
Opposition to the Cuban reciprocity bill
in the senate is beginning to show its
hand. Senator Plat of Connecticut
| chairman of the committee on relations
with Cuba, has received two formal no.
ticss from his colleagues. One, from
democratic senator's is that they will
/ fight reciprocity at every stage and have
formed compact for that purpose. Tht
other comes from several leading republi
can members who will offer an amend
be no reciprocity until Cuba makes
treaty with the United States embody
ing the text Of the Platt amendment.
Both notices mark the beginning of tn
! terrific fight which will be made in tn
senate against the Cuban bill. The Plat
amendment. which outlined the relation
which should exist between the Unite
4 States and Cuba, was primarily frame
with the purpose Of preventing Cuba fror
making demands upon this government
under threat to violate the Monroe doc
trine by entering into relations with Ger
many or some other European power
After good deal Of chicandery the Cuba
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-05
DOWlE CAPITULATES
Union Labor Scores a Victory a

Union Labor Scores q Victory at
Zion City.
Neso York Sun Special Service
Chicago, April 5.-UniOn labor has scored
sweeping victory in it's war against John
Alexander Dowie. In a ukase issued by
Dowie the eght-hour workday, which Is the
paramount issue on the platform of organ
lied labor, has been established throughout
Zion City It ls commanded that 1t shall be
observed with rigor by all "the faithful" BY
this reform an average reduction of two hours
a day in the time to be devoted to toiland in
dustry at Zion City Is conceded by Dowie,
who has always been rated as a pronounced
and bitter enemy of organized labor.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-05
International Comfy Promoted.

New York, April 5.-Asked for an opin-
ion as to the possibilities of the great
educational work to be accomplished un
der the will of Cecil Rhodes, President
Butler Of Columbia university said:
The value of Mr.. Rhodes beauest will de-
pend largely upon its conditions and upon
the wisdom with which it is administered. II
is a striking tribute to the power of educa-
ton in promoting national efficiency and in
ternational comfy by man of great saga
city and practical power.
Chancellor MacCracken of the New York
University said:
Cecil Rhodes endowment will promote ma.
tionar reciprocity in university products. II
will encourage the interchange Of both adj
vanced students and professors.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-05
BLIND POOL

SightIess Men Of Toledo Form a
Combination.
Ns.o York S,.s. Special Service
Toledo, Ohio, April 5.-Blind men of this
city, fifteen in number, have formed a COM
bine. The object Is to obtain from the coun-
ty commissioners the 500 to which every
needy blind man is entitled by act of legis-
lature. This amount has never been paid,
and, the individual efforts Of the blind men
having proved Intellectual they have pooled
issues
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-05
HELPED HIM FINALLY
Cecil Rhodes Left Fortune to a
Needy Relative

Lakewood, N. j., April 5.-George
Rhodes, a janitor, has received a dis
patch from his son at Philadelphia saying
Cecil Rhodes left him legacy of $4,000.
The old man was almost overcome by the
news, but left at once for Philadelphia
and said he expected to sail Immediately
for Europe to claim his fortune Rhodes
says he is first cousin of Cecil Rhodes.
He said:
Rhodes and myself never got along very
we'll together, as our families had ALWAYS
disagreed over religious matters 1 wrote
him in 1896 and told him that was not doing
very we'll and would like to go to South
Africa. He sent me curt note saying Their.
were enough Rhodeses in South Africa and
refused to help me.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-05
JONES RESIGNS NOT
VIII Serve. Out His Term on the Ma
tional Committee.

NssV York. San SPootaI SSrUsos
Washington, April 5.-Senator James K.
Jones. who has returned from his Arkansas
campaign, IN conversation admitted his defeat
and said he would devote himself to his
business interests after his term expires in
1903.
There has been considerable gossip in
Washington that Senator Jones would resign
the craftsmanship OF the national democratic
committee and also his membership. He is
very emphatic in declaring that he will do
neither He said he would remain at the
head of the committee until his term expires
and a new committee selects Its chairman
In 1904. --------
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-05
YALE DIVINITY MAN
Mankato consres.tionali.t. Inv

MankatO COnGreGatfOnaIfsfs Invite
Edgar Laing Heermance.
Special to The Journal.
Mankato, Mimi, April 5.-The Congre-
gational church voted last night to ex-
tend call to the passionate ito Edgar
Laing Heermance Of Yale Divinity school.
1t is expected he will accept and begin
his work early in June. He will succeed
Rev. I. M. Edmands, who recently ac-
cepted a call to Wahpeton, N. D.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-05

Iowa laws require jugs of gasolene to
be labeled. By recent decision the seller
OF an untagged Jug of the fluid must pay
the damages caused by an explosion fol-
loving girls attempt to quicken the
kitchen hre.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-05
IMPORTANT QUALIFICATION.

Z VK.I- !.
First Burglary What did you take that
bric-a brac for? 'Tain't no good
Second Burglar-'Tain't? @s@
First Burglar-Naw, I tell yer, Jimmy
IL yer wanter make a fust-class success in
dis business yer got to know somethin
about art
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-05
Land Rights Before Marriage
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Minot. N. D., April 5.-Thre
lis came to Minot last fall and
taking a quarter section. All
featuring plant in the -four city.
week and surprise their friends
all the arrangements were made
where two persons unite in mar
both. entries cannot be carried
therefore. without date.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-05
Trial Of De Mores' Murderers
Special to The Journal.

Special to he I Is.
representatives
of
millionaire New banker T. vonIoGma Of 90 Wall
eous
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-05
OLD MAN KICKED.

NEWS.
Lecturer-Boys, never leave the farm
Uncle 81 sarcastically)-Well, well, that's
good advice, amt it? My boys got all the
bosses and a mortgage on the farm, and now
you want him to take that.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-05
HER pHNANcE.

Pauline-Im so busy now.
Penelope-Doing what?
Pauline-Oh, making caramels. / neveY
eat any confectionery candy during Lent.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-05
SPRING WORRIES

Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
/ I'm SO troubled, said Mrs. Snaggs. 'I'n
hunting for house, 80. 81 # ~.
.I,m SO worried, !" returned Mrs spiAans
Tim trying to get my Easter rai1asntt, n
- And they passed shurTisdly en- IS, IA
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-05

gentlemen and three young ladies from Minneapo-
fled upo government land north of the city, each
we're for mery employed in a well-known manu-
They tanned to have double wedding this
A local minister engaged to tie the knot, and
However, they discovered just in time that
Iage, each having unprotected homestead entry,
patent. The ceremony has been postponed,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-05

Hostile Labor Resolutions
Have Not Yet Come to
His Hand.
WI Ting-f fang Takes an In
personal View Of Labor
Resolutions.

From The Journal Bureau. Room. ia. Pos,
building, Washingtoss. n \ - -
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-12-15

An instance of how the nonunionist
difficulty in the mining region was
overcome is furnished by the National
washery of the North American COM
pany at Minooka, Pa. This place
worked during the anthracite strike
with forty nonunion men. Within a
week after the strike was called off,
according to Manager Starkey, not one
of the foray was left. and all the old
hands were back in their places. When
the strike was declared off, the nom
unionists, all of them imported, began
to leave, and the company filled their
places with old employees as fast as
the vacancies occurred. There were no
conflicts of any kind between the two
classes Of employees.
Not few Of these imports were
members of the United Mine Workers
who went on strike at the North Amer
lean company's washery in Schuylkill
county, Pa, and were persuaded to go
to work at Minooka, where they were
not known. On leaving Minooka they
bought tickets to Punxsutawney, JEFF
ferson county, and thence to Shenan-
doah, that they might return home by
way of the soft coal regions and give
the impression to their neighbors that
they had not been "scabbing. ."-Phila-
delphia North American.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-12-15

King Victor Emmanuel and Queen
Helena of Italy are very fond of mo-
toring, and as they go with faces cov-
cred and with no retinue the most ri
diculous contretemps often occurs. Ac-
cording to an Italian paper, they went
off early one morning last summer and
in the course of the day drew up at the
foot of mountain on which stands
one of Italy's most jealously guarded
forts. The king, as Is his custom, be-
gan to question the sentinel, who, his
suspicious being aroused, soon turned
from polite to surly answers. NO;
you can't go up. No one but the king
himself can go without permission"
But l am the king" protested Victor
Emmanuel. "Viaw shouted the sol
der "You are spy, and if you don't
take off yourself, your woman and
your internal machine" pointing to
the motor car, 81 will give you real
taste of the fortress. King, indeed. l
would be ashamed to have a whipper-
snapper like you for king" Instead
of rebuking the soldier King Victor
thought discretion the better part of
valor, so he quietly departed, consoling
himself with the thought that it was
well to have such faithful servant.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-12-15
The Automobile Crnne,

The man who does not desire the
craze to strike him should not even
ride in an automobile, according to
James NJ. Watson, an attorney of
Washington. when you once get an
automobile, your dissatisfaction be-
gins" said he at the Waldorf hotel in
New York the other day to reporter
of the New York Tribune. "If you
don't want the craze, don't get in one.
My first experience was with a nice,
comfortable machine that rolled along
pleasantly. l was out on the road one
day when red whizzer dashed by at
a thirty five mile clip. Then l sudden
ly grew tired of mine and had to get a
faster one, the craze increasing. Now
l presume, If green devil passes me
at express train speed shall be still
more dissatisfied"