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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-12

ers came thru the fact that the managers
OF the union became convinced that they
were dealing with the hotelkeepers as an
association and not as individuals. The
cooks and walters have contended that
their union could not recognize the asso-
citation of hotelkeepers and has refused to
have any dealings with the members Of
that organization save as individuals.
The meeting last night was originally
planned to settle troubles that have been
existing in the hotels in the Hyde Park
district. During the progress Of the
meeting the representatives Of the union
declared that they had reason to believe
that they had been dealing with the asso-
citation and not with the individuals.
It was decided after a long conference
to begin a strike this morning in all the
hotels whose managers are members Of
the hotelkeepers' association. Among
some Of the large hotels which will be af-
fected by this order are the Auditorium.
Auditorium annex. Grand Pacific, Sher-
man, Great Northern, Wellington, a num-
Der Of smaller hotels In the downtown dis
trict, and nearly all Of the family hotels
that are not In the immediate business
center Of the city. The employees in the
hotels are we'll organized. and the order
for q strike will carry out all the cooks
walters. bell boys. elevator men, cham
bermaids, scrub women, and all other
classes Of help with the exception OF
those employed in the offices.
BY noon seven large downtown estab.
lishments and nearly a dozen of the mos
prominent family hotels in the residence
portion OF the city. were without kitchen
and dining roon1s help. In several in.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-12
STOCK MARKET
TIDE TURNED
William Rockefeller Has Raised His
Hand and Has Said
Enough.
"A Combination Formed to Squeeze
Some of the Short
Interests.
The Rockefeller Interests in St. Paul
and Pennsylvania Have Been
Strengthened.
Gnecia1 to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
New York June Eff the stock mar
ket is not to break wide open, according to
the program outlined in some places in
the early part of the week. the position OF
the bears in Canadian Pacific IS likely to
become interesting. The pool has sold no
stock and members Of it are not at all
likely to have been seriously hurt by the
decline. London has taken most OF the
floating stock here and a serious attempt
to cover will probably have rather start
ling effects. A combination has been
formed between English and American IN
terests to engineer squeeze OF the snort
interest which amounts to $4,000 shares.
There was strong buying in Canadian Pa
cific yesterday. The financial situation In
Canada is admitted to be much clearer.
William Rockefeller yesterday suggested
to several friends who appealed to him
for information that they might buy stocks
now with safety. On the day after Mr..
Morgan announced the organization of the
great shipping trust William Rockefeller
said to friends:
morgan has formed his last big trust.
His sun is in the zenith. Sell stocks for
long campaign
Having in mind the prophetic utter
ance of last year and the dire consequence
to the stock market, friends to whom he
confided his bullish sentiments yesterday
dashed into the street and turned the tide
or QuOtallonS SHARPLY upWdFu. WldI Tic
Rockefelers have actually accomplished is
still a mystery. The only thing known as a
certainty is that the st. Paul railroad,
which the family in the past has held
largely by grace of proxies, is now held
by virtue Of direct ownership Of stock
1t is also a current belief that when the
next election of directors Of the Pennsyl-
vania company is held several more
+ Rockefeller men will enter the board. AT
least one more Rockefeller representative
IS to enter the New York Central board.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-12
THE WAR WITH
The WATERS
The Flood Stage at St. Louis Is De.
clining Very Slowly
To-day.
A Fight Is Being Made to Save the
North Part Of East
st. Louis.

ST. Louis June 12-At a. M, when
the official observation was made. the
river had fallen slightly more than an inch
since midnight and stood at 37.6 feet on
the government gage. The flood is declin-
ing very slowly, but with falling. rivers
above and no indication Of rain the pros
pect for relief to- the territory in this
vicinity and north for hundreds of miles
that is covered with a great body Of
water seems near.
Lansdowne. the northwestern suburb of
East st. Louis, is flooded by water from
the trestle on the Baltimore & Ohio en-
bankment at Hunters Switch. At 8
O'Clock this morning the water was from
six to twenty inches deep all over the
suburb, and rising rapidly. A swift tor
rent is running under the trestle at Lake
station. meeting the backwater from the
south, and spreading over Winstalney
suburb south of the rock road. At mid
night last night the East st. Louis and
Suburban company abandoned its cars
sheds at Rock Road and Terminal Belt.
The seventy five cars were taken to sheds
at the Bluffs. At 4 o'clock this morning
200 men and a supply of sacks were hur-
ried out to the belt tracks at Lansdowne.
BY daylight a,levee Of dirt banks three feet
high and two feet wide extended along the
| tracks for 300 yards opposite the flooded
suburb.
If the water continues rising at the
present rate the fight for the north part OF
East st. Louis will be made at this point.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-12
VIEWS OF AvAkUMoVtcs
What the New ServIan Premier Says Of
the Situation.

What the New Servan Premier Says Of
the Situation.
Vienna, June 12.-The new Servian
premier, M. Avakumovics, is quoted in a
dispatch from Belgrade to-day as saying:
II returned home yesterday from Alex
inatz, where I was on professional legal
business. Il was at once summoned to the
ministry where the other members had
assembled They Informed me that the
deed was committed at their request. I
accept the premiership. The cabinet
meets to-day and will consider what steps
shall next be taken: At present we are
not in communication with Karageorge-
witch, even if the army has proclaimed
him king. His election as king is proba-
BILE, as there is no other course open. It
will remain for the skupschtchina to elect
him or not. The government will not
propose him but will cave this task to the
representatives Of the people. We shall
| then resign We do not fear any external
| interference as there was non in the case
/ of Bulgaria. Please! say that peace pre-
| walls thruout the country and that 1t will
! continue. Whatever has happened now
| belongs to history. We should not judge
| the dead nor dwell on the past, but look
! to the future"
Sensational stories, man yof which are
undoubtedly being sent for the purpose Of
| political influence, are published here, the
most revolving of them being that the
soldiers outraged Queen Draga and mutt
lated the body Of King Alexander and
! that those who were admitted to the PAL
| ace yesterday to view the remains spat
! and stamped on them.
| The kilograms from Belgrade differ as
| to the attitude of the Servian people.
Some of them say that only the military
| element desires Prince karageorgevitch
| to be king, others say the Servians want
Prince Mirko Of Montenegro to rule over
section of the population are in favor of
the blishment Of a republic.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-12

Revolving fund reports by Thadeus S.
Dickey and F. N. Stacy were submitted
to the council committee on accounts of
city officers this afternoon. THE report
of Mr.. Dickey relates particularly to the
assets of the fund.- while that of Mr..
Stacy seeks to explain what has become
of it, 1t is we'll known to those familiar
with city finances that there is little left
in the revolving fund, altho there are five
instruments Of deferred payments on
special assessments due the fund, the
first having been collected last month but
not yet turned over to the city treasurer.
There are also large sums said to be due
from the sinking fund and the permanent
improvement fund. The permanent loss
es, which are large, consist Of money paid
out as rebates due to- annulments of va
rious improvements by the council and
to the Haugan shortage.
It is understood that Mr.. D1ckey
report will show that the revolving fund.
including the installments OF deferred
payments should have a credit of about
$4,000
Enormous Total of Rebates.
The matter Of rebates is big problem.
For about fourteen years the city coun-
Gil with yeoman' aid from the district
court and other offices, has been order
ing annuments in various ways and
these have depleted the revolving and
the permanent improvement funds In the
most astounding manner.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-12
skuPscrcHINA MEETS MONDAY
At That Time karageorgevitcn VIII BE
Made King Of ServIa

Made King Of Servla.
Paris, June 12.-The foreign office here
received dispatch from the French agent
on the Servian frontier, confirming the
press announcements that the new gov
eminent at Belgrade had abolished the
legislative assembly created by the late
King Alexander and had renewed the an
cient skupsctchina, which has been or
dered to assemble next Monday for the
purpose Of ratifying the proclamation of
Prince Peter Karageorgevitch as king.
The assembly just abolished was made
up of appointees of the late king and did
not contain a member who was opposed
to Alexanders policy.
The dispatch adds that Belgrade con-
tinues quiet, the people apparently being
reconciled to the new conditions.
Officials here doubt the truth of the
report that Belgrade is quiet, as the au-
thorities here are unable to secure fur
Their direct dispatches from Belgrade.
Even the official dispatches which have
reached Paris appear to have been mu-
tilated.
It Is stated authoritatively that thus
far there has been no exchange of COM
|municat tons between the powers concern
ing Prince Peter Karageorgevitch's as
sumption Of the throne of IServia, but the
officials are beginning seriously to con-
slider the delicate question of the recognf-
ton of the new sovereignty 1t is ex-
pected that the Servian authorities will
conyoke meeting of the foreign minis
tiers at Belgrade and present the latter
with definite evidence that the people ac-
cept the new government and that it has
the ability to maintain order and guaran-
tee the safety of foreigners. When the
ministers advise their respective govern
merts that such assurances have been re-
ceived the various powers will deter
mine whether recognition will be accord
ed. It is considered probable that the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-12

well known traveller and author Of a book
on Servia, writes:
Il decline to believe this crime has
the countenance of the Servian nation
l have conversed with all classes and
know absolutely that the only malcon-
tents were a few ladies who were jealous
of Queen Draga because they thought
themselves more suitable to share the
throne; few officers who thought them
selves entitled to more speedy promo
ton, and few professional politicians
who coveted office. When I last had the
honor of an audience of the king he talked
to me of the bad geographical position
of the capital. He said no other country
had a capital on its frontier. A scribe
need only cross it and he could telegraph
any lies he liked, while the Servian Off
Gals had to wait until they were pub
lished before they could refute them.
gathered that the king contemplated max
ing Nsh the capital. It was his and
Queen Draga's favorite resort, as it was
King Milan's.
Queen Draga's unfailing good hlmor.
wit, beauty and charm conquered all
hearts. The devotion of King Alexan-
der to Queen Draga was pathetic and in
spring. Even after years of married life,
when the foreign press was representing
! them as slapping each others faces, they
| never seemed happy half an hour apart.
! t'The Servians have oriental ideas of
the subsection of women. In country
| houses I have protested, vainly protested,
when the hostess stood and acted as wait
ress while the men folk took their ease.
The Servians were accordingly shocked
when the queen was treated like a lady,
and they complained that when the king
drove out in Belgrade he would gaze at
| her and hold her hand instead Of taking
off his hat with regal regularity"
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No one seems to have cared and while
there have been some mild protests, no
one in authority has turned on the brakes
until Mayor Haynes the other day We
toed council resolution reducing an as
sessment for a sewer in Jefferson street
NE. .... ... 49,.
The Books Tempered With.
Under the Pillsbury decision. rebates
were due to property owners who had been
assessed more than the actual cost of
special improvements. Where assessments
were less than the actual cost the rolls
show that they have been raised by some
body who interlined the new figures. In
asmuch as these increases We're without
authority they We're admittedly illegal and
rebates have been collected on these al
tered assessments. The rebate agents are
reaping rich harvest from these illegal
changes. .....
Instances in which politics. favoritism
clerical mistakes and unbusiness- like
methods have combined to drain the re-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-12
THE EArlNa TROUBLES
Restaurant keepers President Expelled for
Bribery Last NIQht.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT President Expelled for
Bribery Last Night.
Chicago, June 12.-There is trouble in
the eating business owing to the strike OF
cooks, walters and restaurant employees.
Early last evening the employees Of Kins-
ley's restaurant went on strike, leav-
ing a. number Of Methodist ministers,
who were at dinner, to shift for them
selves.
Later the Cooks and Walters union
held a meeting that lasted until after
midnight, and when they adjourned it
was announced that to-day a strike would
be called in all hotels the managers Of
which are members of the Hotel Keepers
association
While the union meeting was going on
the Restaurant Keepers association, an
organization distinct from the Hotel
Keepers association, was holding
stormy meeting, and after midnight G. W.
Walton, president of the association, was
deposed from the chair and expelled from
the organization. after being openly ac-
cused of acting as mediator between labor
leaders and restaurant owners with a
| proposition to settle the strike for $1,000.
After the charge had been made Presi-
dent Walton appealed for hearing.
| Stormy scenes followed the effort Of Mr..
Walton. He rose to his feet and shouted
at the top of his voice. hurting accusations
l
Cries of ''sit down." and question" arose
| from all parts Of the room.
| In the midst Of the turmoil Max Kop-
pei, acting as chairman, put the motion on
| the question Of deposing and expelling
Walton and it was unanimously carried
| The alleged attempts at extortion were
detailed by members of the association to
| the meeting.
| Last Saturday evening said John z.
Vogelsang, II met Mr.. Walton and related
to him our failure in our negotiations with
the joint board Of cooks and walters on
the previous evening Mr.. Walton said to
me: s s.
Mr.. Vogelsang, don't you know that
! you cannot do any business with that
board unless you put up some money!
| Later in the day was met again by
| Mr.. Walton who told me he had been in
communication with this member Of the
| Joint board that $1,000 was the amount
posted in escrow with satisfactory per-
i son they would agree to a plan of arbi-
tration as follows:
] 1--WE would be allowed on our side to
| appoint three men; the joint board would
| appoint three men, and a seventh man
! would be appointed by these six, and
| that we would not have to pay 81 until
i the goods had been delivered
IT told him we would have nothing to
| do with such scheme. "
I The motion to expel Mr.. Walton fol-
4 lowed Mr.. Vogelsang's statement. The
i restaurant keepers declare that a general
i lockout will be inaugurated If a strike
4 is attempted on large scale.
4 The sudden breaking off in the negotia-
tons between the unions and hotelkeep-
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volving fund and the permanent improve
ments funds may be cited without num-
Der. There is scarcely any limit to THIS
question when one begins to study 1T.
That the problem as to what has become
of the permanent improvement funds is
satisfactorily answered by the reports OF
Messrs Stacy and Dickey is not claimed
by either. If reports are correct, the
footings show that about 100000 less
has been paid into the, revolving fund
than has been paid out. Whether this
state of affairs is susceptible of satisfac-
tory explanation will doubtless be shown
by the reports of the experts when they
are made public.
The Hauean Shortage Padded.
= Another reputed inconsistency in the
books is the matter Of the so-called
'Haugan shortage this being the bal
ance claimed to be due from the late A..
E. Hangar. who was unable to qualify
as city treasurer in 1897, and thru whom
large sums Of money were lost to the
city in the six or seven banks which be-
came insolvent while he was city treas
urer. Hangar always contended that he
was made the scape-goat for all the sins
of the administration.
Thus for instance the controllers ledger
on March 10, 1897. is said to charge Mr..
Haugan with about $4,000 and the trial
The report of a commission consisting of
the controller. treasurer and G. A. MINI
ocks about the same time gives the short
age as $467 900. Six weeks later, however,
the net balance against Haugan had grown
to S55S,O0 or whereabouts. Here are three
different Hangar shortages, all on record.
| The explanation is said to be that the
| smallest figure does not include the
amounts due the school board and the
| sinking fund; that the second item In
! cludes the sinking fund and $500 Of the
sinking fund, while in the third amount
the sinking fund loss has grown from
IS, 200 to about 0,000 One can suspect
a great deal. but unfortunately that IL
as far as can be gone. for all the rec
ords of this trying period of the treas
urer's office, particularly the warrants
| thems were sent to the paper mil
a few weeks ago. after the experts Were
at work on the books, by Ed A. Stevens
who was employed to sort out and destro!
a mixed -up mess Of papers and document!
which had been thrown into the old lum
Der room at the old city hall. While /
| is not contended that there Is any sig
inificance in the destruction of these pa
pers. it is believed to be extremely I'm
i fortunate. --.'7 8.
1 Many other interesting features ar
doubtless referred to in the reports, a
the problem has ramifications and compli
cations enough to mystify the most astut
of accountants -.r
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-12

Belgrade. Serva, June 12-The bodies
Of King Alexander and Queen Draga, as
sassinated early yesterday in the royal
palace, were buried during the night in
the Obrenovitch family vault in thechapel
of the cemetery of st. Mark.
The interment was carried out with
complete secrecy between half past one
and three o'clock this morning. The body
of Colonel Naumovich will be buried this
morning.
The city to-day is lavishly decorated
with flags and the national colors. All
officers yesterday removed Alexander's
cipher from the cockades of their caps.
Later-The funeral occurred at 1880
a. M The strictest privacy was main
tanned in order to avoid hostile demon
strations. Two collins were brought in
by servants and carried up to the room
where the bodies Of the late king and
queen were lying. The corpses We're then
put in the collins and the latter were
placed in a hearse, which was hurriedly
driven to the old cemetery where the
other members of the Obrenovitch fam
lily are inferred. In addition to the at
pendants, only two priests were present
at the funeral. The metropolitan of Bel
grade was absent. The whole ceremony
lasted only a few minutes.
The body of the Premier Markovitch
will be buried with military honors
| Colonel Naomouvics, who was killed
while forcing an entrance to the palace
with dynamite, is described in the official
notice of his death as "dying on the field
of honor for his fatherland.''
| 1t is now confirmed that only Queen
Draga's two brothers were killed. Her
sisters were taken to Pancrova by some
of the conspirators.
I 'Hlt Had to BE Done"
1t is said that the massacre lasted
| three-quarters of an hour. The assailants
/ declared the killing of King Alexander was
unavoidable because if the queen alone
| had been murdered or removed the court
! clique would have melted the king to
| persecution and reprisals.
1. A window Of the Russian legation was
| shattered by a bullet during the fusiIade
! at the palace.
] aPeter the Fust,"
| In the course OF an interview to-day
Premier Avakumovics said:
i. I'VE ministers onl accepted office in
order to avoid the country falling into a
condition Of anarchy. SAs soon as a king
is elected he will have to appoint def
mite cabinet. The skuptschina can de-
eide the fate of the country quite indie
! pendent1y of the army, altho an agree
lment seems probable In the event of the
election of Prince Karageorgevitch a dep
utation will go to Geneva inform him OF
his election and invite him to come tc
Belgrade. He will be Peter the First
"The constitution of 1901 will be the
basis of the future government system
AS to the .preseIt position Of the country
calm prevails everywhere. There have
been no disturbances and the situation
promises to become better in the future
Those who speak of excited popular sen.
timent and predict further changes are
entirely wrong"