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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-21
COAL ROADS
LOOKED into
Interstate Commerce Commission
Gives Hearing on Hearst's -
Complaint.
Roads Are Asked to Produce Con-
tracts Between Them and
Coal Companies.

: New York, April 21.-The interstate
commerce commission sat in this city
to-day to consider the complaint of Will
liam r. Hearst that certain coal-carry-
ing roads are violating the interstate COM
merce law. - e.. ,.5,s-,...a, :,
phia & Reading, the Lehigh Valley, the
Central of New Jersey, the New York.
Susquehana & Western, the Erie, the On
tario d Western, the Delaware & Hud-
son., the Pennsylvania and the Baltimore
& Ohio. The specific complaints of Mr..
Hearst are that the roads charge unrea-
sonable rates, that they unjustly dis
criminate in favor of the bitunninous
against the independent coal mining COM
panies In favor Of the companies con-
trolled by the railroads.. - r. .
The commission is also to consider the
old case Of the complaint of the Texas
Cattle Raisers association and the Chi
cago Live Stock association against the.
Chicago local transfer tax which calls
for the payment Of 81 per car for cattle
transferred from the termini of the west
ern railroads in Chicago to the Union
stock yards. At the first hearing on that
subject the commissioners ordered a re-,
duction of the tax from 81 to 81 per car.
That ruling was submitted to the United
States supreme court, which sent the
whole case back to the interstate COM
merce commission for more evidence.
Two Roads Shy.
The Delaware & Hudson, Erie, Della
| ware, Lackawanna & Western, Lehigh
| Valley, Philadelphia & Reading, Jersey
Central and Ontario & Western companies
entered appearances. No answers were
received when the commission asked who
represented the Pennsylvania and Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad companies. ..
: A Call for the Contracts. =.
Counsel for the complainant opened the
proceedings by reading long list of
| the witnesses he has subpoenaed and ex-
poets to examine. Most of them are Of
| ficers Of the different railroads, and they
are called upon, to produce certain con-
| tracts between their roads and the diff
ferent coal companies. The lawyers pres
ent replied for majority Of those called
that they were within telephone call and
would attend whenever wanted. They
also promised to produce any books or
! papers called for. :..E.'.. -.
! The morning. session was occupied by
a summary Of the complaint by counsel
for the complainant and the presentation
| of an exhibit showing the tariff on
bituminous and anthracite coal and pig
| iron. - f.. - --:. IL .. =-+
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-21
NO .MlNNEsoTANs THERE
State Officials Absent at the Launch.
ing of the Great Northern
Steamship.
From The Journal Bureau Room 46, Post Build
ing, Washington, 5.sst s*355e

From The Journal Bureau, Room 46, Post Build
ing, Washington.
Washington, April 21.-Senator Hans
brough writes to friends in this city that
he represented the state Of North Dakota
at the launching Of the Great Northern
steamship Minnesota, at New London last
Thursday. In the absence of any state
official of Minnesota he also stood up
among the distinguished people who wit
messed the launching as the representa-
tive of that state. It was suggested that,
because Of the absence of Minnesotans, as
such, that the name Of the ship be
changed to North Dakota, but Senator
Hansbrough would not press that point
because another vessel is soon to be
launched which will bear the name .Da-
kota, thus representing the twin states
of the northwest. Among the other
prominent northwesterners who attended
the launching were ex-senator Pettigrew,
and F. D. Underwood, president OF the
Erie road, who can be claimed as a
product of the north star state.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-21
THE BUREAU OF
CORPORATIONS
Plans for Ascertaining Accurately
the Cost of Manufacturing
Any Commodity.
An Act to Provide for Corporations
With a Restriction Against
Raising Prices.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Washington, April 21.-The course of the
bureau Of corporations Of the new depart
ment of commerce and labor is being
watched with the greatest Interest here.
and various plans by which it may be able
to control combinations have been OUT
Lined. -
{4 When the bureau is ready for operation,
which will be in the near future, Conn
missioner Garfield will find himself con-
fronted. With a large and interesting va
riety Of propositions for curbing the trusts.
One plan that is being pressed with
great vigor provides that the bureau of
corporations shall ascertain accurately the
cost of manufacturing any cOmmo odity. 1t
is suggested that If it can be ascertained
what the cost has been in the past it
might readily be possible, thru the instru
mentality of a national Incorporation act,
to provide for combinations with the re-
striction that the ratio between the cost
of the product and the price at which it
is sold shall not be increased under COM
bination. It is said, If it should be proved
practicable to carry out such plan, the
result would be that the public would re-
ceive q large share of the benefits OF
economies incident to combination.
Applying this principle to transpOrta-
tion in the case of the railroads affected
by the merger suit, it will be the duty OF
the interstate commerce commission to as
certain the cost of transportation by the
Great Northern and by the Northern Pa
cific roads under present conditions of
competition or by having the traffic car
ried by two roads with entirely separate
management.
If under a national Incorporation act
these roads were permitted to consol1-
date, then the economy incident to that
consolidation would be ascertained and
the price to the public for such transpor-
tation would be decreased to the same
extent that the cost had been decreased.
While Interstate transportation companies
would come under the control Of the inter-.
state commerce commission, other forms
| of industry would In the same manner be
brought under the bureau Of corporations
of the department of commerce.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-21

The assembly was made up OF represen-
tative Missouri democrats and the re-
marks Of Mr.. Bryan met with enthusiastic
favor with his hearers. He said IN part:
What we need in this nation is moral
courage among men. We need moral
courage more than ability and we want
the kind Of moral courage that will fight
for honest, democratic principles. In your
Junior senator, William Joel Stone, you
have in Missouri a man who possesses
both moral courage and ability. am
glad that you have harmony in this state. 1
I believe the democrats of Missouri give
the best idea Of how to secure harmony
among the democrats Of the nation. be-
leve in harmony. The democratic bed Is
wide enough for all who want to come In
but we do not want to have to sit up
nights to- keep certain pretenders from
picking our pockets. .s
We; invite all who have strayed from
the fold to come back if they so DESIRE
but we want them to stay in after they
come. We have had enough Of Cleveland
ism in the democratic party. We had four
years Of Cleveland, and after his admin
istration was over we found ourselves
weaker than we had ever been before be-
cause we had been betrayed. These So
called harmoniZers, Cleveland and his fol-
lowers, showed their nearness to repub-
licanism by deserting us in our hour Of
greatest need and supporting the repub-
l.
a great victory in 1892, which gave our
party great opportunity, but Grover
Cleveland betrayed the democratic party
and carried the burden Of his admins
tration thru two national campaigns, and
there was not plank in either platform
that was such detriment to mei in those
campaigns as that burden was Cleveland
had the NEST opportunity to redeem the
party ever offered to any man since the
| time of Andrew Jackson, but instead Of
! being true to his party he disgraced him
SELF AS a party we must stand true to
democratic principles and If we do be-
| lieve that democratic victory will some
day come and it will be here to remain
when. it comes.
"IIe is Of the highest service to his fell
| lows who can give the highest IDEAL.
| There has been lowering of ideals in this
| country. Money is talked about, morn
| ing noon and night. Commercialism is
/ the curse Of the country to-day, and it has
/ debauched our country. The foreigner
| has come to regard the American simply
| as money-maker, and we give cause for
| the belief when we put nothing beyond
wealth and when money is ruling the
| country with an iron hand. The man
hood and womanhood Of the United States
/ are more important than money. Jeffer-
4 son set higher ideal for use than that Of
the worship Of money, and nothing but
i the ideals of Jefferson will ever lift JUS
4 out Of the slough Of despond.
"The democratic party is not the enemy
j Of honestly acquired wealth. Il have heard
/ it said that democrats believe that a man
i cannot have money and be honest. deny
4 that as being false. A man can have
money and be democrat but II money
has him he has to. be republican. JEFF
4 ferson believed that money should be sub
81 servient to the man, and. Jefferson was an
4 educated man.. There are people to-day
who think that the educated man should
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-21

ing the annual convention Of the Missouri
Democratic Press association, yesterday
made an elaborate explanation of his con-
nection with baking powder legislation
and enforcement of the state pure food
laws, and bitterly denounced the daily
newspapers of the state, which he de-
clared had ''hounded" him outrageously.
d Senator Stone added: 1--WE are apart;
let us get together. The platform is the
creed Of the party and the man who does
not subscribe to it does not believe in the
democratic party
4, Speaking of next years convention, he
said: '.There will be no abandonment or
reorganization and no man unworthy to
hold up the old Jefferson flag will be nom
mated. And if he is, God pity us, for
he will be defeated" =
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-21
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Montreal, April 21.-The Canadian Pa
cific has decided to secure an independ-
ent line south from Winnipeg to Mime
apolis ~ s#
For some time the company has mad
running rights over the Great Northern
but the directors have decided that, with
competition SO keen as it has recently
become, it is absolutely necessary to have
an independent line. &
The large amount of business the Cana
dian Pacific has recently been drawing
from the western states has now con-
WINGED the directors Of the advantage to
be derived from such a line.
Surveys are being made and it is the
intention Of the company to have the new
branch touch the 500 line at the most ad-
vantageous spot and then use the latter
road into Minneapolis.
An official Of the company who has
watched the interests of the Canadian
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-21

Pacific at Winnipeg, states that as there
is no longer any agreement between trans
continental lines as regards territory, the
Canadian Pacific has decided to run its
line into Minneapolis because they are
branch.
This dispatch undoubtedly means that
the 500 extension north from Glenwood
is to couple up with the Canadian Pacific's
Manitoba extension, forming a new thru
line from the twin cities to Winnipeg.
The move is not only significant of the
Canadian Pacific's attitude toward co..
operation or competition with merger
roads, but also indicates a growing con-
fdence in the speedy development Of the
Canadian northwest. 1t will be remem-
bered that when President Thomas Lowry
announced the 500 extension a few weeks
ago. the matter of a northern terminus
was left in doubt. 5s-s
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-21
NEW JUDGES ARE SHOT
The Albanians Make Targets Of the
Sultan's and the Powers
Judiciary.

Salonika, European Turkey, April 21.-
A band Of about 500 insurgents, partly in
Bulgarian uniform, was defeated by a
Turkish force near Radoyitz, April 19.
Thirty insurgents and nine Turks were
killed.
The Konies, Asia Minor, division of
Redifs, numbering sixteen battalions, has
been called out for active service in
Macedonia and Albania.
The new Judges appointed under Ne
reform system Of the powers are being
terrorized by the Albanians. Two OF the
judges were shot with revolvers In the
streets Of Scutari. One of them was
killed.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-21
GREAT METROPOLITAN
Important Stakes Won BY Wavelet's
pride

London, April 21.-Wavelett's Pride won
the Great Metropolitan stakes at the Ep-
som spring meeting to-day. Richard Cro-
ker's Liquidator was second and Prince
Floriz el came in third. Nine horses ran.
An objection was lodged against all
the runners on the ground that they went
over the wrong course. The objection
was sustained and the race was run over
again this afternoon. 5s
The rerunning resulted in Wavelet's s
Pride winning the race. Parody was
second and Florinal was third. Five horses
started. Liquhdator and Prince Florizel
did not start In the second race for these
stakes. 80
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-21
WRECK ON THE FRISCO
Passenger Train Smashed Near Ever.
ton, Mo.-Two Killed, Sew
ssz- eral Hurt.

Kansas City, April 21.--A passenger
train on the Frisco system which left
Kansas City at 80 last night for Mem
phis and Birmingham, was wrecked near
Everton, Mo-, in the southern part of the
state at 1880 this morning.
The engine, baggage and mail cars went
into the ditch and were badly damaged.
The engineer. fireman and one postal clerk
were killed, a mail clerk and one passen-
ger were seriously hurt, and perhaps q
dozen passengers were slightly injured.
Dead--E. R.. Mead, engineer. Fort Scott,
Kansas Bert Cofmann, fireman, Fort Scott;
c. B. Campbell postal clerk. Kansas City.
Seriously injured: Clyde Withers, postal clerk.
Fort Scott; Louie Columbia, Kansas City, pas
senper.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-21
ONLY one BRAND
OF HARMONY
And Colonel Bryan Tells the Mis-
souri, Democrats Just
What It Is.
Our Gallant Young Leader Crashes
His Teeth at Grover Cleve-
land of Princeton.
And Says That Commercialism Is
the Curse Of the Coun-
try To-day.

Kansas City, April 21.-William J.
Bryan speaking this morning to the toast
Democracy at the banquet given by
the democratic Jackson county club and
the newspaper men of Missouri compli-
mentary to William J. Stone at which the
addresses did. not begin until long after
midnight, bitterly arraigned Grover Cleve-
land and his supporters who are making
the plea for harmony among democrats.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-21
FLOUR RATES
MADE BY c. G. v.
It Makes a Rate Of Seven and One
half Cents q Hundred
to Chicago.
Waited for Other Lines to Act
and Then Acted Wig
orously.
The Rate Is Published and the
Other Lines Must
Meet It.

The Chicago Great Western takes the
position that the complaint of the mill
ers against discrimination in freight rates
is just. The latter company waited sew
eral days to give the merger lines, which
are said to be responsible for the situa-
ton, an opportunity to remedy the situa-
tion, but as nothing was done, the Stick
.ney line announced rate sufficiently dow
to counteract the discrimination.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-21
ELLA DoTY's ABDUCT0R
Extradition Papers Are Granted in
California.

Sacramento, Cal, April 21.-Governor
iPardee has granted requisition papers for
the extradition of r. N. Warren, wanted
at Clintonville, Wis, on a charge Of abb
ducting Ella Doty, aged II, from her
home. Some time ago Warren accepted
employment on ranch near Davisville,
Cal He was accompanied by the girl
who was dressed In boys clothing. Their
Wesley, Cal, where Warren was ar.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-21
CoURTNEY's CONTRACT
He Is Pledged to Stay With Cornell
Five Years More.

Ithaca, N. Y, April 21.-Charles e.
Courtney has signed contract to teach
the Cornell rowing crews for five years
from this spring. It is stipulated that
Courtney is to give the crews his exclu-
sive services. The contract with Court;
ney which expired this spring was for
eight years.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-21
BLIZZARD IN RUSSIA.

ST Petersburg April 21.--A blizzard has
swept over the entire province Of Petrikovka..
Trains are showed up and great damage has been
done.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-21
MANAGING EDITOR LOST.

South Bend. Ind, April 21.--Werner Hager,
managing editor of the South Bend Courier, has
NV sterfously disappeared. He has not been seen
since Saturday morning, when he left his office.
he had considerable money on his person.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-21

CONTINUED on Second Pags
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-21

: New York, April 21.-The interstate
commerce commission sat in this city
to-day to consider the complaint of Will
liam r. Hearst that certain coal-carry-
ing roads are violating the interstate COM
Evening journal., 1903-09-02
INTERESTING TOPICS FROM
THE SPORTING WORLD

solid planking and the sails that bade
the winds do their worst.
or what use to mankind, of what use
to commerce, are these beautiful white
svans7 They are Of no use at ALL
They are a menace. Do they aid the
science Of sNpbullding7 Do they teach
any lesson TO the thousands Of men
who earn their livelihood upon the
seas7 They do not. They are mere
racing machines, nothing more and
nothing less. When these races are
ended, they are worth only so much as
the metal within them will bring.
They are Of no practical use to any
one. If Shamrock III. loses I shall
have 70 throw her upon a scrap heap.
love her because upon her my hopes
are centered. I want that cup TO go
back where II came from, and in order
TO meet the requirements Of the de-
tenders l had TO build her-good for
nothing, beautiful creature that she is.
But II she wins the cup I will cherish
her for the glory that was hers. Yet
In that case meyer win her type race
again for the Americas cup unless II
again leaves It's nntive shores for the
United States.
II the cup goes to ireland, England
and Scotland. the challenger must
build an honest boat. healthy boat, a
real boat, TO meet the defender on the
other side n live and have any voice
In the matter.
l am an Irishman. and love Sham
rock III. from the edge Of her keel to
the top Of her mast.
Evening journal., 1903-09-02
A. AS COT BACK
Altoona Beaten in Second Of Series
Yesterday.

wilmington A. A. got back at Altoona
yesterday for the shutout they adminis-
tered on Monday. defeating them by a
score Of TO ?.
When the game started the visitors tai
lied and the rooters thought Il was going
to be a repetition of the day before, but
when the locals came up for a try at the
run getting process they managed to forcc
two men around. Dockert started the
business by a single and reached second
on an error by Lang. Broderick was pre-
sented with a base on balls. Hoffman
bun;ed and was safe on an attempt TO
catch Dockert at third. Ballantyne made
an inneld hit and Dockert was blackej
at The plate. Broderck and Hoffman
scored the first two runs.
Nothing more was done In the plate
crossing until the seventh by the locals
when three more runs were brought
around. The fourth inning was where
the visitors got their next run.
Everson was In the box for the A. As
ana had decidedly the best Of the argu.
ment over Hollis, who was serving FOL
Altonla The score:
Evening journal., 1903-09-02
PACKED 49 CIGARS IN BOX
Complaint Of Customers Disclosed An
Unusual Theft.

0IlpldiIlh " ChSAOllIio GAo~iSoNN ~
Unusual Theft.
Philadelphia, Sept. 2.-Noah Nunna-
maker appeared before Magistrate Scott
charged with an unusual crime. Nun
pamaker was employed by George w.
Weaver, a manufacturer of cigars, as
a packer. His duties were to pack ci-
gars in lots of so in boxes. Recently
the firm has received a number of com
plants from customers, who averred
that the boxes received by them con-
tained but 40 cigars. These complaints
became so numerous that Mr.. Weaver
and George H. Harris, an employe,
quietly began to investigate. In all 63
boxes were opened, every one Of which
was found to contain but 40 cigars.
Thereupon Mr.. Weaver caused Nunna-
makers arrest.
At the hearing Mr.. Weaver stated
that he had in stock 10000 boxes of
cigars packed by the prisoner, and he
believed that every one was short one
cigar. All these boxes will be opened
and examined. and the shortage made
good
Upon hearing the evidence, Magis-
trate Scott held Nunnamaker in S4OC
bail for court.
Evening journal., 1903-09-02
Sporting Notes.

Rufe Turner will meet Charley Soiger
Il Seattle. September IL.
Spike Sullivan and Billy Gardner box
i5 rounds at Fan River tonight.
Kid Carter and Joe Walcott are TO
meet IN Boston on September is for 10
rounds.
Sandy Ferguson is to oppose Tom Carey,
OF New York, at Boston tomorrow night.
The Beverly. ~ J.. Yackt Club will
hold yacht races and aquatic sports on
Labor Day
Manager MoCarey. OF Los Angeles. Is
endeavoring TO match Jack Munroe
against Jeffries at Los Angeles.
Charley Neary. the Milwaukee feather
weight. win fight Young Mowatt. OF CHI
cago, az Milwaukee, September 25.
Charley Wittmer and August Hem.
minser. OF Oak Harbor. o.. a pupil OF
enkins. are to wrestle at Port cllnbon
y September 7.
ahnni Reagan and Abe Atten have
beenNmatched 10 box for the feather.
weight championship. at l22 pounds. al
81. Louis. tomorrow night.
J. b. Morrow, Percy Nelson and Ro.
land Corners all OF Montreal. viii repre-.
sent Canada at the amateur athletic
championship. at Milwaukee on septem,
ber 10. Morrow Is a young clergyman.
Scott Hudson's peculiar luck followed
him in the Woodruff purse race. In thai
event at Brighton Beach. last year d,
won two heats with Chase. but lost thl
race He had the same experience thii
season with Jay McGregor.
Evening journal., 1903-09-02
NUGGETS OF NEWS

Representatives of the Quarrymen's
Unions in the United States met in
Washington to form an international
union.
Three men were caught by a sudden
rush of water in a sewer at Milwaukee.
Wis. and drowned. They we're making
repairs.
A London dispatch says Field Mar
shall Earl Roberts may not visit Amer
lea this year owing TO press OF Official
business.
In a wreck on the Norfolk and West
ern Railroad at Winston Salem, N. c..
Engineer Lucas was killed and his fire.
man fatally injured.
The 3-year-old daughter of Mrs John
Lennox. Of Williamsport, Pa. was
burned to death in her home during
the absence of her parents.
Evening journal., 1903-09-02
rhe cIeveIand,s TrIaI Run.

Portland, Me, Sept. 2-The cruiser
Cleveland. built at the Bath Iron
works and designed for service in
tropical waters. made her official trial
run against the navy departments re-
quirement that she develop a speed
of 16.5 knots under service conditions.
The ship suffered one accident, a
break in an air pump attached to the
port engine. which delayed her by
more than a minute, and she was
obliged TO deviate from the course
through the carelessness Of a three
masted schooner, which ran across her
bows during the best part of the trip.
In spite Of that, however, she logged
an average of 1912 knots for the four
hours, while during the best part OF
the test she made 1866 knots.
Evening journal., 1903-09-02
The First Session.

The Hague, Sept 2.-The first ses-
sion Of the court which is to decide
the Venezuelan claims was occupied
by the discussion of the procedure to
be followed. The members Of the
council of administration. the premier,
Dr. Kuyper, and the foreign minister.
Baron Won Lynden, were present. The
press was excluded from the court.
Several representatives Of the inter.
ested governments have not yet ar.
rived here
Evening journal., 1903-09-02
senzlne ExpIoded.

Pittsburg, Pa. Sept. 2-While mix
ing paints in the shop Of Joseph Mu-
kloskey at Homestead, Pa, a large can
of benzine exploded, killing Sada
Louchey, aged 21 years, almost in
stantly and fatally burning Sinusky
Watley. Arrion Condusly, a mill man,
was seriously burned while attempting
to extinguish the flames. The building
was burned to the ground. The cause
of the explosion is not known.