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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-24
GREAT ARCH BEGUN INCREASE IS LARGE
Corner Stone Of Entrance to Yellow
stone National Park Laid by
49,: the President. -. =.
Five Hundred Masons and Large
i Crowd Gathered at Gardiner
for the Event.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Gardiner, Mont, April 24.-At o'clock
this afternoon an event in Masonic Cir
cles Of the northwest took place, when
the president of the United States laid
the corner stone of the great arch mark
ing the entrance to the Yellowstone Ma
tional park. The grand lodge<of Masons
of Montana had charge Of the ceremony,
and over 500 members of the order, to-
gether with 1000 other persons from thru
out the state, were present. e.. -. -.
The grand lodge of Masons consists of
Frank e. Smith, grand master; II. S. Hep
ner. deputy grand master. and Lew l..
Galloway. They met President Roosevelt
at Gardiner, where the executive, under
an escort Of cavalry, arrived about 3
O'Clock.
Following the dedication and laying of
the cornerstone, the president, escorted by
the Masons, will return to Livingston,
where he will leave for St. Louis.
With a trowel the president cemented
a tin box, 6xSx4 inches, in a cavity be-
meath the massive cornerstone of basalt,
which weighs in the neighborhood of sew
eral hundred pounds. This box contains
the records of the grand lodge of Masons
for the past year, together with other
data and papers.
After the dedication and laying of the
cornerstone, the president made thirty
minute address.
The arch will be a fine specimen Of archi
tectural beauty. 1t will be SO feet high
and 20 feet wide. Down from it on either
side taper wings to a length of 800 feet.
The WALL when completed, will thus be
about a fifth Of a mile long, 20 feet thick
and from to SO feet high. The entire
structure is of basaltic rock of reddish
hue, taken from quarries in the park.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-24
ALL RECORDS SMASHED
Sixteen Thousand Have Registered
at Canadian immigration
Posts Since April /.
Special to The journal.

Special to The Journal.
Winnipeg, Man, April 24.-If not another
immigrant came into the country during
the remainder of the present month the
records for all previous months of immi~
grafton would be broken, over $4,000 hav-
ing registered at the various immigra-
tion posts since April 1.
The immigration commissioner, J. O.
Smith, questioned yesterday as to his
opinion of the outcome of the alleged
trouble among the Barr colonists, referred
to the large number Of settlers, coming in
from England and the United States about
which nothing was ever heard. !
- ''We have had five times the number Of
the, Barr colonists come lin since their
arrival, and they. are all quietly settled
or settling ON their homesteads. THE fact
is, they make their own arrangements and
depend upon themselves or the assist
ance they can get from the government
agents.,
do you think this will injure the i'm
migration to this country?" :.
Y sS"'No: But it will probably have a bad
effect on immigration by private enter
prise. I do not hear any complaints
against the country, the principal burden
of discomfort is mismanagement by the
leaders Of the colonists.'
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-24
G0V.LEETALKSI0THEG.J.
Several Indictments Will Probably
!. Follow-He Says He Is,a
Sick Man. -:

st. Louis, April .24-Lieutenant Gov
ernor John A. Lee who returned from
Chicago last night, appeared before the
grand jury to-day when that body re-
sumed the investigation Of charges Of
boodling in the general assembly in con-
nection with baking powder legislation
Attorney General Crow who is conducting
the Jefferson City end Of the inquiry was
present and assisted Circuit Attorney
Folk in questioning the witness. Several
indictments were returned by the Cole
county grand jury as the result Of Mr..
Lees testimony at Jefferson City and it is
predicted that a number will be handed
down here. Is.
Lieutenant Governor John A. Lee says
the question of his resignation is in the
hands Of Attorney General Crow and that
he will probably do as that official recon-
mends. Lee says, however, that he has
reasons for wishing to retain his office.
One of these, he says, is that he is a poor
man and needs the salary attached to the
office.
Returns Sick Man.
Suffering physically and weary and
worn from fatigue, Lieutenant Governor
John A.#Lee, who left Kansas City last
Thursday night and arrived at Chicago
Friday morning, returned to st. Louis
last night, accompanied by. his wife. who
her husband, ,. .. +. =
Il am done with politics forever" as
serted Governor Lee. II am sick man
and Ineed rest. Any one who says that
am not a sick man never passed thru
my experiences of the past, few days"
II remained indoors Al a private board :
ing house during my entire stay in Chi
cago and spent nearly all the time in bed.
I have been reading the newspapers and
have been misrepresented. I have not
been fugitive from justice and have had
no idea of being one. I am not afraid to
come back and tell all know. I needed
rest and thought a trip to Chicago would
be the best way to get it.
Il am done with politics forever. /
swear that have not made a cent out OF
Legislation this season. While some OF
the senator's are being proved to have big
accounts. have only $40 to my credit In
the bank.
During his conversation the lieutenant
governor frequently glanced at his wife
who returned smile. It was apparent
that he relied greatly upon her.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-24
MANNING'S FORCE
IS IN JEOPARDY
No News From Him and He Is in
the Heart Of the Enemy's
Country.
He Has $500 Men While the Mul
. lah's Force Is Estimated to
Be 10000. Strong.

Z London, April 24.-An unofficial dis
patch from Alden describes the British de-
feat in Somaliland as an ambush and rep
resents the Mullah's army as being 10000
strong. ~ Z
General. Manning has advanced from
Obbta, and the abandonment of that place
as a base precudes his retiring eastward
if a retreat is necessary. He must there
fore fight his way north, or the British
co-opera ting column. whose base is at
Berbera and advanced base at Bohotle,
must force it's way south to support him
In case of need. General Manning,s col
umn now numbers about 1000 men, Moth
ing has been heard Of it since it advanced
to assist Colonel Cobbe, who is likely In
a tight position.
The British cruisers at Alden sailed for
Berbera yesterday. The troop ship IIar-
sdinge has been ordered to proceed forth
with to Bombay to take rcfnforcements to
Somaliland.
Colonel Plunkett,s men. victims of last
Fridays massacre, with the exception of
the officers and two British orderlies. were
all Sikhs, Yaos and Somals. Colonel
Plunkett had an Intimate acquaintance
with the country and it's inhabitants, hav-
ing been in Somaliland since operations
began in 1901. He trained the Yaos and
Sonalis. and formed the kings African
Rifles and brought them to a high state
of efficiency The Yaos and Somalis, like
most North Africans, are fine fighters and
the manner in which they acquitted them
selves at Gumburru was what was to have
been expected from their own grit and
Colonel Plunkett's discipline.
The fight occurred in Italian Somali-
land, not a great distance from the Abys-
sinian border. The Abyssinian force of
from 5000 to 10000 men, to which two
British officers are attached, lately occu-
pied position southwest of the scene Of
the operations to cut off a possible retreat
Of the Mullah, but they were not supposed
to be cooperating actively with the Brit
iSh expedition.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-24

The Elkins law is held to be simply
declamatory of the substantive rights
which existed before and an injunction
would lie under the interstate commerce
act.
The railroad companies in the local
court affected by the order are:
Michigan Central, Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne & Chicago. Pittsburg, Cincinnati
Chicago & st. Louis, Lake Shore & Michi-
gan Southern, Illinois Central and Chi
cago & North Western. -
Those in the jurisdiction Of the Kansas
City court are:
Chicago & Alton. Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe.
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, Missouri
Pacific, Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific,
Wabash, and Chicago Great Western.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-24
GOVERNMENT
HAS THE RIGHT
The First Anti Railroad Discrimirla-
ton Decision Under the New
Elkins Law.
The Nation Acts in Place of In
jured Citizens-An Inter
esting Case.

Chicago, April 24.-Judge Grosscup to-
day entered all order in the United States
circuit court Of appeals enjoining six rail-
road companies from discriminating
against small shippers in the western ter.
ritory The decision is especially inn
portant as being the first under the new
Elkins law. .a... sz@ .ses~5,.ts-..
Fourteen Roads Affected.
The government, according to the de-,
cision, is entitled to the Injunction
against the offending railroads under the
interstate commerce act as well as the
Elkins law. The ruling applies to four
teen railroads which were covered by pro-
ceedings instituted in the federal court.
Six of these companies were defendant in
the local court; the others are under the
jurisdiction OF the Kansas City federal
court
Judge Grosscup announced that he and
Judge Philips were of one mind relative
to all the points involved and that the
latter would render like decision.
No Discrimination Allowed.
= The decision, which was given orally,
holds that the government has the right to
bring an action in equity to restrain rail-
road companies from discriminating either
by furnishing low rates or by giving re-
bates to favored shippers.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-24
COMPANY -oBLlTERATED
Not One Is Left to Conduct the Busi.
ness.

The destruction of the plant and the
attendant loss OF life meant the literal
extinction Of the company. Mr.. Davis
was the sole; owner, and as he and those
connected with him in a managerial ca
pacity are among the dead, no one Is left
to conduct the business. The company
was the largest independent oil company
in the west and shipped oil all over the
country. the large volume of it's business
being west of Minneapolis, heavy ship
ments being made as far as San Fran
cisco. 1t is reported by those in a posi-
tion to know. that the company had about
$4,000 in outstanding accounts. y T.
AS most if not all of the accounts books
and other records of the company We're
outside of the vault at the time of the
holocaust the settling of the amounts
with Mr. Davis heirs, or whoever may
be authorized to wind up the affairs of
the concern, will depend entirely upon
the honesty of the creditors. Mr.. Davis
was man who made it a business prin-
ciple to keep his own counsel, and so un-
communica tive was he about his business
affairs that no one but himself had close
knowledge thereof
Il. c. Colborn salesman, is the only liv-
ing person who has the slightest knowl-
edge Of the company's affairs. In his
capacity as salesman his acquaintance
with the company's affairs was necessa- =
rily limited to the field in which he moved.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-24
ITS BREATH
Came Stealing IN the Doorway.

81 Z, .s-+-- 4.
The aroma from a neighbours kitchen
was the curious starting point for a great
change in the life of a woman in Kansas
City, whom coffee kept in bed for days at
time with stomach trouble and severe
headaches.
She says: "One day was attracted to
a fragrance from the kitchen of neigh
Dor who told me that it was Postum Food
Coffee and asked me why I did not quit
coffee and use Postum to see if it would
not benefit my health.
II made the change recommended and
in a few days my headaches disappeared,
stomach got better and ] began to get
well. That was about nine months ago.
II have steadily used Postum since and
am now SO well that can eat practically
anything, but / absolutely cannot drink
coffee without getting right back into the
old trouble. i wishAI had known of Pos
tum years ago. Name given by Postum
Co.. Battle Creek, Mich.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-24
FIVE BODIES IDENTIFIED
Rcn,alns of Four Fire Victims Are at
5ss;s go @ County Moro,Ie

County Morgue. so
-rhasretnai ms now a t the county morgue
arc those of VIII. Davis. S.. w. Mitchell
Jacob Domm and Caroline A. Record.
The father of Ella M. Roundy came from
Wahasha, Mimi. Immediately after be-
ing Informed of his daughters death. He
called at the morgue this morning, and
after identifying the remains had them
removed for shipment home. The re-
mains were also identified by her brother,
q student at the university medical
school. last evening.
Il. c. Colburn, father of Harry Colburn,
whose remains are still in the ruins, this
morning positively identified the remains
of w. H. Davis. recovered last evening.
The body was at first thought to be tha t
OF Harold Colburn, but the father
identified it that Of his late employer
by the gold filing of the teeth.
ely heart is broken" said Mr.. Colburn,
'Ive pretty near lived my life. and I
wish it had been me. My boy was in his
prime, with a bright future before him.
The remains Of S.. w. Mitchell, recov-
cred this morning. were brought to the
morgue just before noon. They were
identified only thru papers in a pocket
book. The pocketbook also contained
some scorched paper money and two
theater checks.
Another visitor at the morgue was l. 8.
Record, father of Miss Record.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-24
Expectation of Manufactured Prod
ucts Grows Six Fold in Short
Space of Thirty Years.
While Agricultural Exports Are
More Than. Doubled During
the Same Period s.
Special to The Journal.

special to Inc journal. y
Washington, April ,24.-The rapid
growth in the expectation of manufa actures
from the United States is illustrated by
comparative figures in a discussion by the
treasury bureau of statistics of our export
trade in manufactures, to be presented in
the April number of the Monthly Sum l.
mary of Commerce and Finance. The fig
ures compare production and expectation
of manufactures with production and ex-
portation Of agricultural products, the pur-
pose being to show the relative growth in
each case. While the census figures in
clude under the term ''manufac ctures"
many articles not so included by the bu-
reau Of statistics in it's classification of
manufactures, the fact that the compari-
son is simply that Of the year 1900 with
1870 for the purpose of showing growth
and not a comparison of total ports with
total production. justifes the comparison
and furnishes a basis for measuring the
relative growth in production and exporta-
ton of manufactures and production and
expectation of products of agriculture.
The census figures do not state the to-
tai value of agricultural products earlier
than 1870, but do state the gross value of
manufactures from 1850 to 1900. The
gross value of manufactures produced in
the United States in 1850 was, in round
terms, $1,000, 100000, and in 1900, $13 O00,-
100000. The expectation of manufactures
from the United States in 1850 was $17,-
100000, and in 1900 s433. 900, 900, or twenty
five times as great as in 1850. , -
The census reports present the figures of
agricultural productions in 1870 and de-
cennially down to and including 1900 The
bureau of statistics discussion of exporta-
tion Of manufactures presents a table
showing gross value Of manufactures pro-
duced in 1870 and 1900 as reported by the
census, and the total value Of manufac-
lures exported in those years as reported
by the bureau of statistics; also the census
figures Of agricultural products in 1870 and
1900, and the bureau of statistics f1gures
Of expectation Of agricultural products in
those years. This table is not made with
the purpose of comparing the bureau of
statistics figures of expectation with the
census figures of production, since the
difference! in classification makes such
comparison impracticable; but the figures
are presented side by, side for the purpose
of showing the relative growth in the two
great classes, agricultural fproducts and
manufactures. They show. when thus
considered, that agricultural production
has doubled and agricultural expectation
has a little more than doubled in thirty
years; but that production of manufac
lures is three times as great and exporta-
tion of manufactures six times as great in
1900 as in 1870.
To sum up, agricultural production has
increased 81 per cent, agricultural ex.
portation 1872 per cent, production of man
ufactures~ 200 per cent, and expectation
Of manufactures 53S per cent.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-24
MAY BECOME A MAJOR
Capt. Chittenden to Be Examined
for Promotion.
Special to The Journal.

Special TO The Journal. ;. ~
Sioux City, Iowa, April 24.-Captain H.
M. Chittenden, chief of engineers for the
Missouri river and Yellowstone park, who
has been ordered to report in the Philip
pines, will be asked to report at New
York for examination by the board Of pro-
motion for advancement to the rank of
major. He Is seventh in line for captains
and his preference is evidence of the de-
partment's high opinion Of his ability.
There are but twenty three majors in
the service of the engineering department
of the army. If given the title of major,
he will be zone of thegthree majors shavr3
ing charge of the work in the PHILIPPINES
islands.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-24
WAR
:. In ILLINOIS
Continued from First Page.

scarcely three feet from him, the third
amendment was read and in the same
manner declared adopted.
BY this time a perfect pandemonium
prevailed. Many members had seized
bill books and were pounding their desks.
while Mr.. Cummings from his seat in
the front row on the democratic side, was
vigorously welding a board. The fourth
amendment was declared adopted.
When the reading of the fifth amend
ment was completed personal violence
against the speaker was threatened. A
fight broke out on the democratic side, a
few feet from the speaker Wer6ell (dem.)
and Glade Grep.) were the central figures,
but eight or ten other members-in fact,
almost everybody in their immediate vi
cinity-appeared to be taking a hand in
the melee in an evident endeayor to sep
arate the two combatants. It developed
afterwards that Werdell had started for
the speaker with a menacing air and that
Glade had seized him, thus precipitating
the encounter. '+-t ~~
An indistinct motion for recess until
2:3O was heard, and a moment later the
speaker brought down his gavel and de-
clared it carried. .....
Fully half of the members of the house
appeared now to be standing on top of
their desks. --r>- .~ra: a-r .r
The speaker declared the house ad-
journed and left the hail. but a crowd of
members tried to carry on the session.
|: After much confusion and a great deal
of delay, a roll was finally completed. 1t
showed ninety-seven members present
Section by section the Mueller bill was
then made a substitute for the Lindley
bill and a new section was; added speci-
fically limiting to twenty years all fran
chise grants to street railway corpora
tionS. .~sa .-..'
A resolution was adopted reciting that
the speaker, having been revolutionary in
his methods, denied a hearing Or a roll
call constitutionally demanded upon meas
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-24
PUPILS TAINTED
Fire in School at Stillwater-No
One Was Injured.
Special to The Journal,

. :
Saltwater, Mimi, April 24.-Sparks
from a chimney set fire about noon to-day
to the cupola Of the central school build
ing. The damage was nominal but the
pupils became thoroughly frightened and
rushed for the doors and windows. Sew
eral tainted during the excitement, but
no one was injured and the semi-panic
was soon. checked.
Mrs. William Schuelling, resident of
Saltwater for many years, died at noon
to-day, aged about 68 years. She was ct
tackled by pneumonia several days ago.
The Juniata of the Bronson & Folsom
line arrived from Muscatine to-day and
will lay up several days while repairs are
being made to her rudders.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary QuinefAn,
who died in the asylum at Rochester, was
held from st. Michaels church this fore-
noon
The Elks had a dancing party last
night About tllirty-fiye couples were in
attendance and the affair was very pleas
ant.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-24
WINDOWS EARLY FIRE
Loss to Tuthill and Another Is $15,.
600 or More.
Special to The Journal.

Window, Mimi, April 24-About 3
O. clock this morning fire broke out in the
Hessian restaurant and soon spread to
Tuthill's large lumber shed and both were
destroyed as vel las the Tuthill office.
The. restaurant belonged to one Henry,
who formerly occupied it as a saloon.
The lumber shed was half a block long
and filled with lumber of all grades. For
an hour or more it seemed as tho the
whole block would burn, but the fire COM
pany confined the fire to its original
qarters. Asloss Of $4,000 or $2e, was
sustained s *
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-24
HoLDREDGE ON THE GROUND
He VIII Be the Burlington Official Repre-
- sentative Thru Nebraska. -..
Special to The journal.

Special to Ihe journal. ''.- :
Billings, Mont, April 24.-General Man
ager George Holdredge Of the Burlington
arrived in the city to-day by special train,
accompanied by Superintendent J. r. Phe-!
Ian of Alliance and Superintendent Il. G.
O1ette of Sheridan. MI. Holdredge will
meet President Roosevelt here tonight at
12:4O and as the official representative
of the Burlington, escort him thru Ne
braska to Omaha, reaching the, latter city
Monday afternoon. Mr.. Holdredge has
given personal attention to the details of
the presidents tour over his road and
has arranged for. forerunners to insure the
safe transportation OF the presidential
train thru this state.
Fully 1000 people of the Black Hills
have applied to the Burlington for special
train facilities in order to reach Presi-
dent Roosevelt at Edgemont. S. D. In
response, the Burlington has arranged for
special trains. &
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-24
TRY NEW SYSTEM
Arnold Electrical Railway Device to
BE Tested at Lansing.

Chicago, April 24-Bion j. Arnold. an
electrical engineer of this city, is to give
a demonstration of a new system Of cleo
trical railway construction at Lansing,
Mich, in a few days. A railroad, the
Lansing, st. Johns & st. Louis, has been
built for the purpose of utilizing his in
vention. 1t is claimed that success will
result in a radical change in the methods
OF railroad transports ion. French, Italian
German and Danish electrical specialists
will be present to watch the result.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-24
CALMER TO-DAY
A Compromise Stops Repetition Of Yesters
e.. days Riotng.

e. days Rioting.
Springfield, ILL.,, April 24.-UntiI a COM
mittee Of five appointed by Speaker Miller
to investigate the charges of bribery in
the interest of the Mueller traction bill
made by him yesterday has reported and
until George w. Hinman of Chicago has
been summoned before the bar of the
house to prove similar charges, published
in the Inter-Ocean of Chicago, no action
will be taken by the house upon any Of
the traction bills now pending
This action was determined upon by the
anti-Miller forces this morning and they
carried it thru by the passage of reso-
luton. s--r ..--
The appointment Of the special commit
tee of five came from the Miller faction.
and was entirely agreeable to the other
side. which is firm in its declaration that
no proof of bribery will be forthcoming.
To Cure Cola In One Day.
fake Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. AL
druggists refund the money IL it fails to cure.
E. ". Groves signature is on each box. CSC.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-24
TWO TRAINMEN DEAD

Brakeman Connor Was Ground to Pieces
-lnJurlcs OF Conductor Powell
( Prove Fatal.
Special to The Journal.
Marshalltcwn. Iowa, April 24.-John F.
Connor, Rock Island brakeman. was
ground to pieces at Evans to-day. His
home was at Munro. Conductor Powell.
injured at New Sharon yesterday, died
to- day.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-24
CAN'T BE DELIVERED
Railroad Receives Two Carloads of o
for North Star Company. 4

for North Star Company.
Mute evidence that great disasters do
not delay the business Of the world was
shown this morning by the receipt by
the railroad which handled the business
of the Northwestern Star Oil company
of two car loads Of oil. The agents are
wondering what to do with the shipment,
as owners. managers and nearly every
one connected with the company, were
swept out Of existence by the sudden
breath of the explosion yesterday.