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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
FIGHT CENTERS
IN BIG CITIES
Presidential Election Will Be Deter
mined by the Votes Of New
York and Illinois.
Republicans Prepare to Nominate
Candidate for Vice President
from the Sucker State.
New York Democrats Get Together
Tammany Leader to Have
- His Own Way.
New York Sun Special Service.

New XorG sun Special Service
Chicago, Dec. THE two great
cities OF New York and Chicago are
regarded by President Roosevelt and
hta political advisers as the storm
centers Of the national campaign or
1904.
The administration Is making great
efforts to put it's house In order IN
those two cities, which are looked
upon as the controlling factors as 10
the states Of New York and limos
the states in which the democratic
party will make its fight for the presi-
dency next year, So far as New Y ork
Is concerned the presidents friends
are confident they already have every
thing in good shape.s There Is peace
between Senator Plat and Governor
Odell. The latter is to remain In pup
lie life. and is to be the head of the
party In the empire state. he is TO
manage the Roosevelt campaign there
and for his reward Is to succeed
Chaunoey Depew as senator from Ne"
z ork. =.
AS for Illinois the administration Is
extremely anxious that no mistake be
made In nomination for governor ana
that a popular man be named as the
party standard-bearer.
If the republicans of Illinois think
they have a good man for VICE pres1-
dent and will bring him out and pre-
sent him to the convention 1t is not
improbable that the friends or the
president will look with favor upon
him on the ground that g. ticket strong
in New York and Illinois in Gotham
and Chicago, would be good politics.
Odeu to Lead.
The true inwardness of the politi-
cal situation in New York state Is OF
nrirne Importance, and I am able to
give that situation on the highest au-
thority. Some time ago Presldent
Roosevelt and his advisers learned
that there was serious friction be-
tween Senator Platt and Governof
Ode1l. They could not get along Wen
together. So serious were their dif-
ferences and SO annoying had the mat
ter become to the governor that ne
had about made UP his mind to retire
from public life and from political
activities for the purpose OF devot1ne
his energies to business.
This was a. threatened misfortune
which President Roosevelt was unable
to contemplate with composure. Inc
republfcsu organization In New York
state, SO long dominated by Senator
Platt. "the easy boss" was. not IT
good running order. Like the senator
himself, 1t was becoming feeble, de-
crepit ineffective. It needed a strong
er hand at the helm. 1t needed te
have some Of the dead wood and DRY
rot cut out OF It. -
. In New York city the situation wa'
worse. The republican organization
have for years played into the hands
of Tanlmany. They have become IL
large part mere Tamnany annex
trading and huckstering instead o
standing squarely for republican prin
ciples and the republican ticket
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
DEMOCRATS FOR PARKER
Senator David B. Hill Combines with
Tamnany Leader.

New York, Dec. THE Herald
says that according to a statement
made last night by close personal
friend and political representative of
former United States Senator David
B. Hill. the latter and Charles F.
Murphy have come together and the
Tammany leader, according to this
friend, has agreed to pied ge the New
York city portion Of the state delega-
ton to the support Of Judge Alton
3. Parker for the presidential nomi-
nation.
The terms of the agreement pre-
clude Mr.. Hill himself from being a
candidate for the nomination. He is
willing to let Mr.. Murphy have his
own way in city politics, provided al
ways that the Tammany leader does
not endeavor to oust him from control
Of the party machinery Of the state
Should Judge Parker be nominated, Il
is understood that Mr.. Murphy will
name the candidate for governor and
no fight will be made upon Mr.. Hill
as state leader.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
IN THE HOUSE
Presidents Message Was Read There
Early This Afternoon.

washington, Dec. Speaker Cans
non brought down his 3gavel at noon
to-day, convening the house for the
first day. Of the regular. session of the
fifty-eighth congress. The roll was
called by states and the speaker an
nounced the presence of quorum,
3O3 members having responded to the
roll call The speaker appointed
committee consisting Of Messrs. Hep
burn Of Iowa, HemenWay Of Indiana
and Williams Of Mississippi to join
q. committee from the senate to wait
upon the president and notify him
that a. quorum of the two. houses was
present and ready to receive any COM
nunication from him.
The house at rs took a recess un-
til 1880 p. m.
Upon reassembling Mr.. Hepburn re-
norted that the committee appointed
to ioin a committee from the senate
to wait upon the president had per-
formed that duty and that the presi-
dent advised the committee that he
would speedily send a communication
to the house in writing.
At 1:49 Mr.. Barnes, assistant secre-
tary to the president, bearing the
presidents message to congress, was
announced The message was read
to the house.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
THE "TREATING HABIT"
FEDERATION OF CATHOLIC So
CIETIEs IS AGAINST TT, SAYS
ARCHBISHOP MEssNIER --- Or
GANIZATIONs NOT IN POLITICS.
Special to The Journal.
h~

Special to The Journal.
Milwaukee, Des. TT believe every
man has a right to take his glass Of
beer or wine If he sees fit, but the
practice Of treating Is responsible for.
a great deal of intemperance. The
Federation eof Catholic Societies is
united against the habit"
This was the declaration of Arch
bishop Messmer at the meeting OF the
federation last night.
Archbishop Messmer then refuted
the charges which have been made
against the federation. He denied
that it was intended in any way as a
political organization in the sense Of
taking active part in party politics.
He admitted, however, that it would
be on politics "for principle" and drew
q sharp discussion. In the latter he
said every true citizen was interested,
whether in the federation or not.
He said the prime object of the fed
GRAFTON was to organize the Catholic
societies OF the country into one solid
body. which would be able to act
unftedly and understandingly on any
subject which might be Of interest to
the church.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
UP NEXT WEEK
journal OF Commerce Predicts Defeat
of Merger Then.

journal OF Commerce Predicts Defeat
of Merger Then.
Special to The journal.
New York, Dec THE Journal OF
Commerce to-day says:
One week from to o-day the famous suit
Of the governornment against the North
ern Securities company comes up in the
United States supreme court. That trib-
bunal Of final resort will support the find
ings of the circuit court of appeal which
decided unanimously against the legality
of the northwestern railway merger. At
least this appears to be the expectation Of
majority Of the Wall street. community.
It canont besaid that the long interval
which has interviewed since the decision
of the lower court was handed down has
brought any definite suggestion Of a new
policy in the event Of a. finally adverse YER
dict. The intimation that an attempt will
be made to operate the company under q
foreign charter Is discredited not only by
the mana cement Of the company, but by
the omviOus fact that the government,
which is able to prevent it's own citizens
from defying its laws, will not be help
less in applying equally stringent. reme-
dies against foreigners.
Altho it is quite true that large capi-
talists identified with the company might
purchase sufficient stock Of two roads to
keep control of these properties in sub
stantia1ly the same portion as at pres
ent, it is obvious that such an arrange
ment is open to all the disadvantage OF
individual ownership and lacks the as
sured community of corporate control.
Perhaps the organizers Of the Securities
company will adopt some idea of finance
| to suit the occasion, and instead Of conf
| pany with a capital SO large as to forbid
| It's purchase or control by rival interests
| it may be that two new companies will
l ~, ,k0
that it can conveniently be held by a few
| large financiers and with bond Issue sc
! large as to purchase the bulk of the shares
! Of the two present systems.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
WILL TRAVEL FAR
TO ESCAPE CUPID
North Dakota Man Says He Would
Prefer the Philippines to
Matrimony.
From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
Weshin9ton,

From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
Washington.
Washington, Dec. TT. j. w. Haz-
ard, teacher in the Indian day school
at Cannon Ball, N. D., who was in
formed by the Indian office recently
that he would be transferred to some
other school and his place filled by a
married man and who then said he
intended to marry himself, has filed a
declaration Of independence.
AFTER mature consideration, in a
communication to Commissioner
Jones, he declares he would rather go
to the Philippine islands than get
married.
This being his ultimatum Commits
sioner Jones will transfer Hazard to
a boarding school and appoint a man
and his wife as teacher and house
keeper respectively at the Cannon
Ball school.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
asHADoWED By DETECTIVES
Commander Young Says General
Wood Was Cause OF His Recall. 4

Conamander Young Says General
Wood Was Cause OF His Recall.
Washington, Dec. .-The senate
committee on military affairs resumed
its hearing in the General Leonard
Wood case to-day with Commander
Lucien Young Of the navy on the
stand.
Commander Young was subpoenaed
by the military affairs committee at
bone, who had furnished to the COM
mittee a list Of questions which he de-
sired to have addressed to the witness.
Commander Young testified that he
occupied the dual positions Of captain
Of the port Of Havana and commander
Of the naval station at Havana. Under
the first position he was subordinate
to General Wood, but under the latter
was in no way amenable to General
Woods orders.
The witness said he discovered de-
tectives shadowing him and that upon
investigation he learned that General
Tasker H. Bliss, General Charles F.
Humphrey and Major E. Ladd also
were followed by detectives. He as
were in the pay of General Wood.
In reference to his recall from the
post at Havana, Commander Young
said he was assured by General Wood
that he was very sorry and unable to
understand the order which had been
received from Washington. Com
mander Young said when he arrived
at Washington he learned that the re-
call had been at the suggestion OF
General Wood and that there was cor
respondence at the war department to
prove the assertion.
The committee was in session for
an hour when adjournment was taken
to give the members opportunity to
attend the closing Of the extraordinary
session and the convening of the reg
ular session Of the senate.
After the opening OF the senate the
committee again convened, occupying
the peculiar position Of investigating
a nomination which had failed by rea-
son Of the expiration Of the extra ses-
sion Of the senate, and Colonel Charles
S. Diehl, assistant general manager OF
the Associated Press, was called.
Wood Wanted Bellairs.
Colonel Diehl supplemented the tes-
timony of General Manager Melville q.
Stone in relation to the service in
Cuba Of Captain E. G. Bellairs, as AS
sociated Press correspondent.
Colonel Diehl said General Wood
Associated Press in the early part Of
1900 and spoke favorably of Captain
Bellairs.
Said that SO far as witnes knew Cen
! eraIWood had no knowledge that Bell
airs was an ex-conyict. Bellafrs 1m-
| pressed favorably all who met him.
| The character of Captain Bellairs did
until after the correspondent had been
transferred from Cuba to China and
later to the Philippines The COM
1nittee adjourned until tomorrow.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
CONDITION IS ALARMING
GERMAN EMPEROR SERIOUSLY
APPREIIENSIVE AS TO HIS
HEALTH DESPITE DOCTORS
ANNOUNCEMENT.

Paris, Dec. Information re-
ceived here thru authoritative cham
nels from Berlin represent the con-
dition Of Emperor William as being
less satisfactory than officially adj
mitted. 1t is said that the emperor
himself Is seriously apprehensive.
On the other hand, Chancellor Won
Buelow, at Berlin. is willing that the
Associated Press should name him as
authority for the statement that the
emperor's recovery has progressed
naturally and uninterruptedly, and
that the 10 not tbs slightest occasion
for concern, y
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
FOOL JOKER
CAUSES PANIC
Man in Madison Square Garden
Lights Scrap Of Paper and
YeIs Fire.
The Audience Fights Madly to Get
Out Before Discovering
the Hoax.

New York, Dec. 7.--Serious results
were narrowly averted in a. panic at
the six-day bicycle race in Madison
Square Garden to-day. when. Grim
inally reckless practical Joker in the
audience lit a paper under sleeping
mans chair and shouted fire."
Several hundred persons on that side
of the garden rushed in panic from
their seats and breaking thru the
guard rail fell and slid down the steep
sides Of the wooden. track, a number
Of the flying riders having close es-
capes from collisions.
Referee Reeves Immediately me ordered
the riders to dismount and sue
ceeded in stopping them before the
Leaders reached the struggling mass on
the track.
In the galleries the cry OF. fire caused
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
MERGER CASE
WILL Be HEARD
The Supreme Court To-day Formally
Denied the Defense's Motion
to Dismiss.
The Court Will Next Consider the
Famous Case Upon It's
Merits.
Decision May Be Regarded as q
Victory for the State Of
Minnesota.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE United
States supreme court to-day denied ior
the present the motion to dismiss the
case of the state of Minnesota VS.. the
Northern Securities company and
postponed further consideration OF the
question until the case shall be heard
on it's merits.
This is the question which Assistant
Attorney General Somerby argued be-
fore the supreme court about three
weeks ago, and the decision OF the
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
NEW $l,00O,OO0
J0BBING HOUSE
NfINNEAPoLISTO HAVE ANOTHER
WHOLESALE ESTABLISHMENT
T. i. schurmeier, Who Recently Re-
tired From Large ST. PanI Firm, IL
Is Said, Will Be One OF the Prime
Movers in the New Enterprise.

Another large wholesale dry goods
and notion house is projected for Min
neapolis says well defined rumor.
The business will be highly capital
lied at the start in order that it may
be- able to stand in competition with
firms already established here. It is
understood that the capital will be
$1,000,000.
The recent retirement Of r. L.
Schurmeier from the wholesale house
of .Lindeke, Warner & Schurmeier is
taken to mean that Mr.. Schurmeier
will enter the field in Minneapolis and
have hand in the formation Of the
new company.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
oUTRAGEs IN AFRICA
Natives In Congo Free State Held In
Siaverv

London Dec. 1.-THE most abominabls
ssla very exists, the administration is abom-
inable and II there is not a change crisis
will be reached" Such is the report of
Roger Easement, British consul in the
Congo Free State, who has just completed
a tour under the orders Of the British gov
.ernment.
Mr. Easement witnessed the most hor-
r,ble outrages. Slavery and barbarism in
their most revolving forms still exist.
The Easement party travelled over
thousand miles from the coast, along the
Congo and it's tributaries, visiting the rub
Der zones.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
THE LETTER TO SANTA CLAUS

great excitement but after several min
resumed.
: The whirlwind pace set at the out
set of the race was slackened after the
withdrawal early to-day OF Kramer
and Fem, who went IN to pace the
first 1873 miles and at 1:10 a. m. the
leaders, who had finished 225 miles,
two laps, were nearly a. mile. behmd
the record. A number ef falls took
place, the most serious accident being
that in which Bowler, Simar and Nc
Lean went down, Mclean lapsing into
kunconsciousness and being unable to
continue.
He refused to go to the hospital
when revived. His teammate, Moran,
continued the race for several hours
alone but could find no partner and
the team was withdrawn. All the
other teams at 10 o'clock were we'll
punched, except Hedspeth and Dove,
the colored riders, who had been
a. m. follows:
| Simar and Gougoltz, Rettich and
Beaugendre, Breton and Contenet,
Butler and Leander, Krebs and Peter
son, Jacobson and Newkirk, John and
Menus Bedell, Root and Dorlon, Bard
gett and Calvin, Keegan and Turville,
Fisher and Bowler and Walthour and
Munroe, 225 miles, laps; Krebs and
Barclay, 225 miles, lap; Samson and
Vinderstyft, 225 miles; Hedspeth and
Dove, 224 miles, laps Record, 226
miles.
Three hours later eleven of the
twelve leaders were still tied, Turville
Ehaving Withdrawn, his teammate,
|Keegan, elected to continue with
Moran, the new team being penalized
a lap under the rules. At o'clock
the eleven leading teams had covered
/ 285 miles, laps Krebs-Barclay and
Keegan-M oran, z285 miles, laps; and
Hedspeth and Dove, 284 and 5 laps
The record for the time is Pol miles
and laps.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
Grateful to American Women.

London, Dec. 1.-THE Daily Tele-
graph has received a, note from the
Japanese ladies of London, signed by
the wife Of Viscount Hayashi, the Jap
anese minister here, and the wife Of
Sir Edwin Arnold, editor of the Tele-
graph, who is a Japanese woman, ex-
pressing JOY and gratitude for the
generous action Of 500 American
ladies who offered their services as
nurses for Japanese soldiers in the
event Of q war between Japan and
Russia and thanking them for such a
deed of womanly sympathy.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
The PRESIDENT
RENAMES WOOD
Nomination Is Again Sent to the
Senate as Recess APP
pointment.
Action Is Taken Only After Careful
Consideration Of the Law
Points Involved.
With the Nomination Go About 200
Others, Including That of
DR.. Crum.

Washington, Dec. President
Roosevelt to-day sent to the senate
the nomination of General Leonard
Wood to be a major general in the
army, and the nomination of 167
other army officers whose promotions
depend on that of General Wood. Ac-
companying these nominations We're
those Of about twenty-five civilian
appointees, including that Of DIR. w.
H. Crum to be collector of the port
of Charleston, S. c., and some others
whom the president nominated in the
last recess.
These appointments are considered
by the president and his advisers to be
recess appointments. The question OF
their status has been discussed thoro-
ly by the president with the best law
yers connected with the administra-
ton and in congress.
A Nice Law Point.
The conclusion has been reached
that between the time of the falling
of President pro tenn. Frye's gavel,
ssignifying the conclusion Of the
extraordinary session and the calling
to order Of the senate in the regular
session Of congress, an appreciable
lapse of time occurred. In this time
the appointments, technically, were
made.
They are regarded by the admin
istration as recess appointments and
! the appointees, therefore, will receive
the pay and exercise all the authority
of the rank to which they are pro-
NOTED. The commissions of the army
officers have been made out on this
understanding. All Of them are dated
back to the time last summer when
the appointments originally were
made.
Conference Held.
Secretaries Root and Moody had a
conference with the president to-day
before the appointments were sent to
| the senate. In the matter of the ap-
| pointments their view as lawyers and
| as members of the administration. CO.
! incided with that of the president.
With a view to securing a legal deci-
| sion, however, Secretary Root has au-
| thorized the paymaster-general to
make test case and bring it TO- the
attention Of the controller Of the
| treasury at the earliest possible mo-
ment.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
Russia Shipping Supplies.

Copenhagen, Dec. 7.-Russia is
making active preparations for war.
The ships Of the Danish East Asiatic
company, which has a number of ves-
sells under the Russian flag and is con-
nected with the French East Asiatic
company, are carrying unusually large
cargoes of ammunition and other war
supplies to Russian ports in Asia.
The last steamer Of this line 1eav-
ing Russian Baltic ports prior to the
close Of navigation has just sailed
loaded to her fullest capacity.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
Both Senate and House Met at Noon
To-day and Received the Pres
ident's Message.
Scene Was Less Impressive Than
Usual Owing 20 Length Of
Extra Session.
In the Upper House Resolutions o1
Thanks to Senator Frye Are
Adopted. :.
(The presidents message in full
will be found on pages ii and 12.)

Washington, Dec. THE first reg
ular session Of the fifty-eighth congress
began at noon to-day, but the senate
met half an hour previous to that time
In accordance with the adjournment
Of Saturday last for the purpose of
permitting it's orderly termination.
This robbed the first day of the reg
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07

court is q substantial gain for the
state. The merger attorneys made
the motion to dismiss and strove Wig
orously to get the states case thrown
out without a hearing.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07

Pottsyille. Pa.-As result Of the increase OF
.temperance sentiment among the anthracite min
ers nearly one third of the LOO saloon-keepers
Of schuylkill county will go out OF business next
year. This is shown by the decrease In the
number OF applicants for licenses.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07

Victoria B. C.-An attempt was made to
float the stranded cruiser Flora, but the wreck
ers were unable to move boz She still lies in
a natural cradle Of rocks.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07

ST, Pctersburg-united States Ambassador Me-
Cormick has been officially notified of Russias
recognition Of the republic OF Panama.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07

New York-Lester G. Fitzgerald and wife
we're found dead early to-day In room at the
Hotel Delavan, In williamsburg. The man shot
the woman and then Killed himAelfs
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
LoNpoN's BAD SHOWING. Z

the board of trade shows increase Of Sis, OIL
500 in imports and decrease of $S.052 600 in ax-
EporfhA
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
ROOSEVELT GETS $4,000

Case Against the Pennsylvania Road Set
tied Out OF Court.
New York Sun Special Service.
Chicago Dec. Peace has been made
between the Roosevelt heirs and the Penn
sylvania railroad. The action involved the
title to & strip Of land constituting part
of what was Stewart avenue, between
Twenty sixth and Twenty seventh streets.
The company is said to have paid $4,000
for title to the 10000 square feet.
Al Jury In the United States circuit court
last May valued the property at 100000.
but the verdict was set aside as excessive.
and the case was pending when the COM
pany made a settlement.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07

Copenhagen--The ministry has recommended
that King Christian recognize the republic of
Panama,
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07

Y,etro,t-The steamer Siberia, injured by col
|lision with tse, ssnk N Laks sts elairs
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-10-10
Thr Rrnt Prorldrn

! was pastor OF small Western church
and nay salary was not very large One
Saturday afternoon wife and / found that
We did not have enough money TO pay the
rent, which was due the next Monday
We kue.t IN prayer and asked our hcav-
enly Father 20 supply our need as lie had
promised 10 do. We prayed for 50 The
next morning at Sabbath-school, a good
brother who was a member Of another
church came 10 me and asked II l need ed
50. said, We'll. 10 tell fse truth. / DO. 20
tie then said that during the previous
night ne awoke at midnight and the nrst
thing he thought of was. you give Broth
or - 81 After thinking It over a few
minutes he said, All right, Lord" and
went 20 sleep.
The next morning he approached me as
above mentioned, and handed me the s..
The incident y the more remarkable be-
cause this brother was heavy contributor
20 his own church IN another city, and
while he worshiped with Us and heiued
with the incidental expenses, yet he nal
never been a contributor 10 the pastor
saltry--H- {. :, in the Rams Horn.