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The Minneapolis journal., 1902-10-01
FEDERAL INTERFERENCE A POSSIBILITY
President Will Offer the Olive Branch
#@ Courts May Be Tried.

From Ihs :.yo.sr,.a1 B..reass. Koo,,s 80. Post
Mashlagtgp 9et 1aMgEal d s sgasion pss sa,ls Is
Roosevelt viii resort to settle the anthra-
cite coal strike. The bludgeon as well as
the olive branch Is to be held out to the
contracting parties. The president would
like to have the strike settled promptly
and amicably by mutual concessions.
But If his appeal does not meet with
prompt response, he is prepared to take
action in the federal courts calculated to
bring pressure on at least one Of the con-
tending parties. $500
The interstate commerce act is to be
invoked and possibly the Sherman anti
trust law. The president is advised that
the coal trust is combination Of the
eight railroads which control the coal
fields, and he is advised that the roads are
guilty Of violating the interstate COM
merge act, in many particulars He is ad-
Xiseds also sthatbsthere exists among the
railroads a conspiracy in restraint of
trade and that they are amenable to all
the processes and penalties set in motion
against the beef trust.
Chairman Knapp Of the Interstate COM
merce commission has been asked for his
opinion, and attorneys for the commits
sion have been asked to look into the legal
questions involved in such a suit. While
these officials will not yet talk Of the
matter, it is understood that they have
advised the president that he is not with
out remedy The railroads can be
reached. It Is merely a matter of proof.
They can be enjoined from maintaining
a conspiracy which makes it impossible
to transport coal unless the coal is mined
at certain wages and under certain re-
stricttons. There are independent mine
owners who would pay the union scale and
could work their mines, We're it not a
fOyr' g~f tvny, x~t~<{
would be calculated eventually to break
up the combination known as the trust
The proposed legal procedure might not
compel an immediate surrender of the
railroads to the demands for arbitration
or some other settlement, but the pros
poets of such action will be likely to make
them g. little more yielding in their dis
positions. This is what the president and
his advisers expect. So. =
Attorney General Knox still advises the
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-10-01
COAL FOR THEPooR
The earons Decide to Supply the Tene.
ment District At Once.

The earons Decide to Supply the Tene.
mont District At Once.
New York. Oct. IA plan is said to
have been put into operation at the meet.
ing Of coal road presidents just held in
this city for the supplying of coal, first to
tho dwellers in the tenement districts; Sec
end. to the hospitals, and third to the
transportation companies.
According to the Herald, the scheme
came up during the weekly discussion OF
the miners strike and the presence OF
Robert w. De Forest, who Is tenement
house commissioner, president of the char
ity organization society and general coun-
sci Of the Central Railroad of New Jer-
sey. was that the other officials might
have placed before them the tenement
dwellers crying need of fuel in cold
weather. Mr.. De Forest was listened to
attentiyely, and there was not one OF the
dozen present who did not agree that
something must be done. Before the mat
ter was turned over to the sales agents OF
the companies who. in cooperation with
Mr.. De Forest, will decide on the best pos
sible methods OF proceeding with the work
a tentative plan had been outlined by the
meeting.
1t was In effect that the companies
should unite in forwarding to the city
enough coal to serve the desired purpose.
Then the sales agents were to have their
men, horses and carts ready, and for each.
cart route through the lowliest sections
OF. the city would be mapped out. In this
way the business of the retail dealers,
would not be affected, as their sales are
not made In these locations.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-10-01

president that he sknowssiafsnas legal way
in which the FEDERAL government can step
in and take the question Of settlement
out of the hands ofssthe parties to the.
quarrel but the president can invoke what
laws there are and can proceed TO make
things very unpleasant for at least one
Of the contestants. The railroads are the;
ones who have refused to submit to arbi-
tration. Morgan and Baer are determined
to carry out their purpose, which is the
death Of unionisna among the; anthracite,
miners; but the desperate measures they
have adopted have brought the light. Of
publicity and Investigation upon their
own doings, and the result Is a Threatened
movement of the federal government OF
justice to punish past and present vio-
lations Of the interstate law. :
The present understanding; is that an
appeal will be made to. both parties next
Friday to get together and settle their
difference for the good Of the general pub
lie. If this appeal is spurned the presi-
dent and congress, representing the gem
eral public, will see what can be done.
Although the political significance Of
the presidents action is being minimized,
the political side of the situation not be-
ing discussed. there is, no doubt that the
president Is anxious to end the strike IL
possible before the November elections
The members Of, his cabinet who are
as we'll as the managers OF the congress.
sional campaign, are aware that the con-
tinuance of the strike may bring about
republican defeat at the polls. 1t Is true
that the South and West are not as
vitality interested in the coal famine as
the Middle Atlantic, and New England
states, for anthracite is not as largely used
in the former sections as In the latter.
There Is, however, great danger that the
sympathies of labor organizations in the,
West Will be excited in behalf. OF the
striking miners and that this sympathy
will virtually find expression In votes
against the republican party. In the east
the political danger is great for reports
from the east show that the Inconvenience
and extortionate prices. occasioned by the
continuance of the strike are being used
with great effect by the opponents Of the
administration. .-..- ..,rs. ~ -. -, :
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The Minneapolis journal., 1902-10-01

Heinze, both millionaire mine owners,
and the 'Amalgamated Copper Mining
company are battling for supremacy, oc-
Cured last night
- Heinze joined forces with the Amalga
mated Copper Mining company In an ef-
fort to overthrow Senator Clark, and in
an attempt. it is alleged, to control the
supreme court of Montana. Behind closed
doors. maintaining the greatest secrecy,
a deal was fixed with the fusion commit
tees, representing the Heinze independent
party, the labor men and populists, and
the nominees Of the Amalgamated wing
Of the republican party were endorsed
Judge w.. l., Holloway for associate
Judge of the supreme court and Martin
Dee for congress- ., :
This move by Heinze fell like a thun-
derbolt and it's meaning Is quite COM
prehensible. Either Hetnze has been
quietly working in the interest Of. the
big mining trust or the Amalgamated
and he have come to an understanding
and both seek now to force down the
man who has stood In the way Of cor
porate reign in Montana. Iz-:. .
For years Heinze has bitterly contested
the rights Of the Alnalgamated in mining
properties in Butte whose values run
into millions Of dollars, and his apparent
purpose In opposing Senator Clark 8
leadership of the democracy was that he
might secure control of the party and
control the Judiciary to end his mining
litigation with the Amalgamat ted, q with
favorable decisions. 49,. ~. 3
Refused seat In the democratic state
convention at Bozeman last week. aHeinze
organized an independent political party
When interviewed by h Q Journ
he acknowledged an agreement had been
reached whereby the Anaalgamated can
didates had been endorsed. Whether an
agreement had been reached with the
Amalgamated which. would mean an end
of the most famous mining litigations the
world has ever seen, Heinze would moi
say. Senator w. A. Clark would not talA
for publication. ytssse4 s,.@ Is ~ 3
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-10-01
NO POWER TO ACT.
The Presidents Advisers Fall to Find
~. -. a Legal Opening. -

~~S0sr SRSsutSs
Washington, Oct. 1.-The principal
subject under consideration at both con-
ferences on the conl strike yesterday was
the power Of the president to interfere.
The result Of the conference was that no
matter how much interested the admin
istratton may be in ending the strike, 1t
does not seem to have any power to act
in the premises. The legal advisors Of
the president told him they could find
no warrant In the constitution for fed
eral interference. There had been no in
reference with the mails or deputy mar
shals or other federal authorities. The
only way, 1t was pointed out, by which
there could be federal interference would
be at the request Of Governor Stone of
Pennsylvania and it was stated that he
would not likely ask for federal troops
because he has not yet called out the
entire militia force In the state. The
matter Of federal interference by the ap-
pointment Of receivers for the coal COM
panies also was discussed but the pres1-
dent was informed that there was moth
ing in the constitution nor any law to
warrant such action.
Advices were received that the strike
might be settled by the operators and
the miners themselves, and it was sug-
gested that hasty interference Of any
kind by the federal government might
prevent the consummation Of the plans for
q strike settlement, II any such We're ma
turing.
1t is understood that the visit Of Sec
retary Root to New York was for the
purpose Of consulting prominent business
men on the subject The secretary left
for New York Monday after q short con-
ference at the White House and returned
last night.
It has been intimated that the president
may send for the managers OF the coal
properties, but this will not be done until
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-10-01

p is being rewarded by praise; in the most
f1attering terms. The eastern dailies: this
morning devote leading editorials to this
action and couple his name with those OF
the best known men who have proceeded
him in the secretary's position. A few
quotations will show the drift of public
sentiment. This Is from q long editorial
in the New York Sun: go r.,
There is but one sentiment on the part
Of those having business and financial In
terest at stake IN this country concerning
the steps taken on. Monday by the secre-
tary of the treasury to relieve the
stringency: in money now pressing the
financial world. 1t is one of intense and
overwhelming gratitude. -. ss2.I.
''Tle course pursued by Secretary Shaw
will lead, as nothing else could lead, tofan
early reform Of our financial system and
one better suited to the magnitude Of our
interests. Secretary Shaw has led the
way ~ = .Era r--a.
The New York Times editorial says that
certainly the sense, Of security among
business men and these Of the most con-
servative tendency is very pronounced be-
cause Of Secretary Shaws action" Il,
The. Philadelphia Press says in part
Secretary Shaw has acted like q banker,
man Of affairs and lawyer in one as he Is
At a stroke he has cut the bonds by which
the subtreasury system at every montary
I Crisis hampers ana h1nderS free expan-
sion Of bank credits when expanding trade
requires this expansion Where his pre-.
decessors have interpreted and admins
tered the various treasury, subtreasury
and national banking acts so as to in
crease their hinderine, ills, he has acted
SO as to diminish them. The law remains
unchanged; within the law the practice
and execution is altered and Secreatry
Shaw has as good right to his discre-
tion in executing and interpreting the Law
as any secretary before him"
The foregoing quotations, selected al
i random from many Of similar character
show in a general way what the east
thinks Of the secretary in this important
financial crisis. He has more than come
up to expectations, and the people of Iowa
may well be proud OF him. The trouble
4 in financial circles Is an extraordinary and
unprecedented demand for money with
i which to carry on the business OF the
country. livery branch of trade is stim-
ulated to its full etxent, and there is the
usual speculative element, which always
appears at such times.
i To sustain this steadily increasing vol
ume of commerce and industry the none,
supply Of the country must increase and
develop also. But what are the facts.
The money Of the country consists large.
lily of. notes based supdh fhe deposit OF gov
i |ernment bonds az security. These bonds
4 are being constantly reduced In amount
. for In these good times the general deb1
!, Is being rapidly decreased The basis OF
currency for an increasing volume yo1
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The Minneapolis journal., 1902-10-01

was brought into the court room and. IN
the: presence Of the court, attorneys, de-
-fendant and his wife, the court reporter
read aloud the testimony given by May
Mcintosh and that portion Of the chiefs
testimony bearing upon the same subject
a. This request Is regarded as significant.
With Otto Wirtensohn, the Mcintosh
woman was the states star witness. She
testified that after Cohen called. at her
place and made his demand for money
she had gone to the city hall and had
asked the chief if it was "all right to pay
Cohen She further swore that Ames
= had replied it was all right and had told
her to pay. Under oath the chief denied
this testimony fatty, saying that no such
conversation had occurred and that he
had never been asked the question Miss
Mcintosh said she put to him. '..t' =,
A significant feature Of the Incident is
the fact that the jury did not call for
the chiefs testimony, but that it was read
at the request of Victor Welch, .Ames' at
torney. Miss McIntosh's testimony was
direct and damning to the defense. Her
cross examination amounted to nothing.
Mr.. Welch asked her to fix the date of
] iCohen's visit, but that was all. He did
not go into her alleged. call upon Ames,
but contented himself with permitting the
chief to deny it when he took the stand
:. s-5eS "A Famous Case. .><.,iN
Ihe case has been what the french term
a cause celebre. It has attracted atten:
tion all over the country. To begin with
the defense pleaded for delay. :.
Joseph Cohen, himself under indictment
was outside the state and could not be
found. The defense declared they coul6
not go to trial without him and the case
was set over the term. Cohen was brought
back but was not called as witness. r
Next the defense attempted to secure 6
still further delay. The mayor was ir
West Baden. His testimony was declared
to be vital. Arrangements were made
however, to take his deposition, since he
was reported to be too Ill to travel, anC
Victor j., .,Welch and Assistant County At
torney G. S. Jelley went to Indiana fol
that purpose. The deposition was secured
but it was never used.
Cohen's position In the case has beer
unique. It is claimed that he was pre-.
pared to admit he had collected" money
from abandoned women; but he was ex:
pected also to testify that he had turned
1t over to Colonel Tanner under the
teuphemistic title Of campaign fund
Had he been called by the state, the
state would have had to abide by his tes-
| timony. Had he been sworn by the de.
Tense, however, the result would have
beah different. Colonel Tanner died Apri
| 27. and the state Is In q position to show
that money was collected" after thai
! date. Probably the Tanner heirs will not
admit that 1t was ever turned over tc
Pthen, and Cohen might have considerable
difficulty in explaining what he did witt
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-10-01
PRESIDENT SHOWS HIS HAND
lNTHE COAL STRIKE TODAY
HE INVITES THE RAILROAD PRESIDENTS AND JOHN MITCHELL
TO MEET HIM ON FRIDAY
Conference Matter That Has Now Become National
tance-The Enters Very Delicate Stage
Federal Interference Possibility.

Washington,
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to
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The promised
Mitchell president Of the miners union inviting them
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after the conference to-day, and perhaps
not then. @-.,. 81 .s,....r.t4 49,
Some confidence is expressed in the re-
port which Secretary Root may bring
from New York, though it. could not be
learned what communication II any had
been received from the secretary while he
was in New York.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-10-01
FARM LABoRER KILLED
Run Down on Bridge Over Blue Earth
River by an Omaha 7..@ss@
ss Train.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Mankato, MINI, Oct III ohm Imholt,
q farm laborer, was instantly killed last
night by an Omaha north-bou train at
the bridge over the Blue Earth river. His
remains were not found until this morn-
Ing. One leg was severed and was found
forty rods from the body. Imholt was sins
gle and was 35 years old. He is believed
to have been drunk.
Three prisoners escaped from the jail
at Blue Earth last night.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-10-01
Joins Forces With the Amalga-
mated Mining Company to Con- 1 1
troll Supreme Court. 5.2 =
Labor Men, Populists and Wing
of the Republican Party Said
to Be in the Deal.
Amalgamated and Heinze, Long
Bitter Enemies, Will Fight
the Regular Democrats.

Specia! to The Journal.
Butte, Mont, Oct. .1.-One Of the great
est sensations ever sprung In the political
arena Of the state. in, which United States
Senator w. A.. Clark and F.. August
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-10-01
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The AMES JURY
IS STILL OUT.
No Definite Clue Yet as to What Viii
Be the Former Chiefs
Fate.
The Jury Retired Early Last Even
ing and Is Evidently De-
batting Vigorously.
"A Reqesut to Have the Mcintosh
Testimony Read Over May
Possibly Be Significant.

The Ames jury is still out, although
there now semes a chance for an, agree,
sment Last night the jury asked to have
certain testimony read over again. This
noon the request was granted The jury
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-10-01
.SECREIlA||RI|||'Y | I ( Y SHA "
SAVED The DAY
Financial Circles Speak in the High
! .s.:,s. est Terms Of His sagacious
&. 3. n -. Policy.
Safety Under \: the Spirit Of the Law
Rather Than Ruin Under
It's Letter"
The Steps Taken al; BY Secretary Shaw
and What They May Mean to
the Country.

From, Tho .Jossr,.at Bssrenss, Room 20. Post
Building, WasEsisa1sost. s444E
effort to restore feeling of security to
Wall street and financial circles generally
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-10-01
Roosevelt Asks CoaI BdfoTya
N. Y. DEMOCRATS DECLARE FOR
GOVT OWNERSHIP OF COAL
AND CoLER THE 1NDEP ENDENT, IS NAMED FOR THE
GOVERNORSHIP TODAY .tl

Bill Devery Charged With Fraud and Corruption and Is Refused
the Convention Causng Excitement Some Wild
and Stormy Scenes.
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roar he started to speak but sergeant
alarms hustled him down the steps.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-10
ON A WOMANS TESTIMONY
Two Men Have Served Seven Years in the
Pen for a Crime They Did Not
Commit.

Butte. Mont, Oct. 10.-Twenty years
after the commission of Il foul murder
for which Thomas Hanley and Luke
Kelly. the latter president of the Sill
yer Bow Trades and Labor assembly,
and one of she most prominent labor
leaders in Montana. had served seven
years in the penitentiary. the real muir
derer has confessed. Word has been
received from Wilkesbarre, Pa, that
+. W. Tourey, of Scranton. Pa, has
given himself up and confessed that
he was the guilty one.
The tragedy was enacted near Lu-
cerne. Pa. Tourey and a companion
held up a man named ROscencrantz
and killed him. Kelly and Hanley were
convicted on the testimony of Il wOm-
an who declared she recognized them
as the murderers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-10
BOIEs TALKS OF TRUSTS
Says Trust Battle" Is in Progress in His
Disttict-Many Farmers in His
Audience.

Winthrop. Ia, Oct. 10.-EX-Governor
Horace Boias began his campaign for
congress in the Third district with a
strong declaration of the position of
the Democrats of the state on the trust
issue. He emphasized his belief that
circumstances had fixed the eyes of
the whole nation on the contest in this
district and declared that within its
borders is to be fought the first bat
tie that is TO determine for all time
the fate of the trust as business ell
terprise in the American industrial
life.
The ex-governor. despite his ad-
vanced years. displayed all the vigor
of intellect and voice which character
iZed his former campaigns. when he
was recognized as the greatest political
orator in the state He was listened
to by large audience. composed most
ly of farmers, many of whom drove
ten and twenty miles to be present. He
gave the trusts Il terrific raking.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-10
PUMPKIN PIE
CUTS A FIGURE
In an Aggravated Case of Editorial
Rivalry Down at Syca-
more.

Sycamore, Ills, Oct. 10.-Sycamore
editors have a queer difference that
threatens to battle settlement. One of
the offices is located on the ground
floor and has large show window in
which the apples, peaches, pears and
other fruits that subscribers bring in
are displayed. Another office is To-
Gated on the second floor, has no show
window. and in consequence all the
good things going are given to the ed
itor who is able to make something of
display with the names of the donors
tackled on each exhibit.
Now the editor of the other paper
has offered Il prize for the best pump
kin pie brought in by DeKalb county
housewives or their daughters. Not
content with one pie. from which the
award is TO be made. he asked for two
is getting them. and now there is a
steady fiow of beautiful women and
pies up the stairs of the elevated ed
ifOTs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-10
COMBINE THAT FAILED
BY Which a Butcher Gets n Beef and Veg
etabIe Contract Mt Twice What
1t Is Worth.

Norfolk, Va, Oct. 10.-United States
Commissioner Bowden yesterday held
for the federal grand jury Aaron Marx,
j. ~ Codd and Louis aWsserman for
conspiracy with intent to defraud the
United States in the matter of the
contract for supplying the Norfolk
navy yard with 100000 pounds of beef
and Il similar amount of fresh vegeta-
bleS.
All three of the accused We're ad-
mitted to bail in the sum of 500 each.
The evidence INTRODUCED at the hearing
showed that Marx, WasSerman, Codd
and Richard Eastwood met in hotel
in Washington and Marx by paying
$50 to each of the others got them to
bid for the contract at figures greater
than those submitted by himself.
His bid was S15.400. and he secured
the contract at that sum. Wasserman
is now furnishing the Hampton Roads
station with an identical supply at u
contract price of T.40O.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-10
REWARD FOR A HEROINE
Contract Nurse Whose Bravery and Self
Sacrifice Is To BE Given Recog-
milton.

Marion, Ind, Oct 10.-Miss Alice
Kemmer. daughter of Rev. and Mrs.
b. +. Kemmer. near Sweetser, has
been summoned to Washington to re-
ceive from the hands of the govern
ment reward due her for an act of
mercy while employed as a nurse in
fthe Philippines. After she was grant
5ed leave OF absence she voluntarily
relinguished il and took upon herself
the care OF two smallpox patients in
an isolated hospital connected with the
First Reserve hospital, at Manila.
Miss Kemmer had never had the dis
ease, but she fearlessly began her self
imposed task and for one month de-
voted herself to the care of the pa
tients. With never more than two
hours sleep at time, in intensely
warm weather. the nurse attended her
patients day and night and saved their
lives. Miss kemmer was a contract
nurse.