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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-30

was urged to take Belfort ana Metz, I
refused saying: No; Belfort Is in the
hands of the French; it must remain
theirs And even with regard to Metz,
on seeing the despair Of poor M Theirs,
I hesitated. But as you know, at the
conclusion Of a campaign such as that
was, one has to take into consideration
the military element, and I was obliged
to listen to Moltke, who kept repeating
to me at every hour of the day, Metz in
our hands, or In the hands Of the French,
means a difference of 100000 men, more
or less, in the army I could not i'm
pose upon my country the burden of put
ting 100000 more men into active serv-
Ice at a given moment.
In treating of the evils of the French
princes in 1886, De Blowitz quotes an ex-
tended statement made to the author at
the time by the Count de Paris. De
Blowitz deplored the action of the gov
eminent urging that exile placed the
claimants to the throne in the best po-
sition that they could wish-that Of be-
ing able to conspire at their ease.
The suez Canal Sale.
An intensely dramatic story. is told
which relates the circumstances under
which Due Decazes, minister of foreign
affairs. heard that Lord Derby had bought
100000 shares of Suez stock which gave
England control of the canal. It was in
1876 and DeBlowitz writes that he was
at the house Of the minister watching
him play a game Of billiards with lady
Opening the packet records De-
Blowitz the duke began to read one OF
the kilograms Suddenly he became red,
then pale, and wiped his temples, moist
with sweat Then, as If maddened, with
an irresistible movement, he took the BILL
Hard cue which he had put down, struck
1t on the rim Of the table, broke 1t across
his knee and threw the bits into the fire.
'"The persons present, it may be i'm
agined, were In great state of mind
Suddenly approaching me, his teeth gel
with anger, he said: DO you know what
have just heard? Derby has Just bought
100000 suez shares from Ismail, while
every possible effort has been made tt
conceal from us, not only the negotia
lions, but even IsmaiPs Intention Of sell.
ing them. It's an infamy. It's England
putting her hand on the isthmus Of Suez
and my personal failure has in no way re
tarded the act. I authorize you to ga,
what you have Just seen. / even beg yo,
to say 1t, and to add that Lord Derby
will have to pay for that And he added
half talking to himself, Yes, swear tina
! he shall pay for it,
DeBlowitz sacrificed a great newspape
story to his patriotism, and the indiscree
minister, when they met again, thanked
him for his discretion and kindness.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-30
MAYOR Is INDICTED
Charged With Accepting Brides
From Disreputable Element

+
New York Sun Special Service.
Springfield, Ill. Sept. so.-Because of
the personal friendship that for years has
existed between states attorney William
b. Shut and Mayor Harry Devereux a
special states attorney will be asked to
prosecute the case against Mayor Deyer-
eux, charged in an Indictment with res
ceiving brides.
The grand Jury Is expected to ask the
court to appoint a special states attorney,
and If the grand jury does not make the.
request it will be made by Mr.. Shut him-
self. Shut and Deyereux were boys to-
gether. Both are young men, and Shut
was one OF the attendants at Devereux's
marriage a few years ago.
Mayor Deyereux admits that the grand
jury has already prepared three indict-
ments against him for receiving money
from the gamblers. another for receiving
money from the saloon ner who operate
slot machines, and a third from the wo-
men Of the town. The grand jury will not
report to the court until this afternoon.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-30


A heretofore unpublished interview with
Bismarck. had in 1878, is a valuable con-
tribution to the literature relating to the
iron chancellor. Bismarck had just come
from the negotiation of the treaty Of Ber-
lin and talked with surprising frankness
of the stupendous events of the time and
the men who helped to shape them. Here
is portion Of the statement Of Bis
marck:
the most thoughtless actions Of modern
history. Ignatieff made blunder which
no true statesman would ever have COM
mitted. He took everything that he could
get. When an enemy Is vanquished and
one has ones foot on his neck, he can
be made to give whatever one wants, but
one must think Of the consequences Of the
victory as we'll as the consequences Of
the defeat. We should not be where we
now are If had acted like Ignatieff, If
I had taken territory from Austria. At
that time every one was against me. I
had said when we started: If we should
be victorious, shall not annex any Aus
TRAN territory. for we must not remain
enemies forever. In ten or twelve years
time we must be able to come to an ut-
derstanding with her. When we were
territory from her. held my own tho
and since then I have often had cause
to congratulate myself that I did so.''
At these words I could not help look
ing the prince In the face, and he at
once read in my eyes the question that
was on my lips, for without flinching he
said:
Franco PrussIan Settlement
II know what you mean; you are think
ing about the last war. But in 1871 I
acted in the same way. At that time
France was in our hands. Paris was
conquered. The commune was brewing,
everything was disorganized: and If I
had acted like Ignatief I should have
demanded Ptcardyz and Champagne. Now
this never occurred to anyone, and when
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-30
PLUCKY WATERMAN
Gets the Best Of Four Highwaymen,
Fatally Wounding One.

Chicago. Sept 3o.-One Of four robbers
was shot and fatally wounded early to-day
by Theodore Ray, WHOM they attempted
to hold up. Ray, who is a private watch
man, emptied his revolver at his assail-
ants.
He was making his rounds when two
men confronted him with revolvers and
two more threatened him from the rear
Instead OF throwing up his, hands, Ray
drew his revolver and began shooting.
One Of the men fell to the street at the
first fire and the others shooting at the
Waterman, fled. Ray was not wounded.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-30
GIRL Is ANGRY
Will Sue Lover Because He Dis
played Her Photograph.
M York Sun Special Service

New York Sun Special Service.
Denver, Col, Sept. 30.-J. A. Johnson
an engineer on the Union Pacific, has a
sweetheart in Cheyenne and recently was
prestned with her. photograph. He ex-
presented with her photograph. He ex-
cided it would be a clever move to place
it in the glass in front of the headlight
on his engine.
will sue Johnson for damages. When the
engine pulled into the freight yards curl
Gus persons saw the Likeness sand one man
recognizing it, communicated the fact to
the girl.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-30
POSTAL CLERKS WORRY
Don't Like Assignments on Fast Mail
Trains Where Accidents Are
Frequent.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Chicago, Sept. 30.-The increasing
number of railway wrecks due to the
grtater number and higher speed Of
trains, is making material for the post
office department. It Is the custom Of
railways to put mail cars next to the
engine and the result is that in wrecks
the postal clerks are In a place of great
danger and rarely have any warning of
their peril.
So far this year more than forty rail-
way postal clerks have been killed and
over 500 injured, more or less seriously.
In consequence the clerks are not at
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-30

tracted by the runs on the fast trains.
Many Of them have asked to be trans.
ferred from the trunk lines, where the
maximum yearly salary is $1,000. Much
trouble is experienced by the superin-
tendents Of railway mail service In secur-
Ing men for the fastest mail trains.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-30
No. Ia DREW al LOT.

Omaha, Neb., Sept. so.--T w. Terner, CHI
cago travelling man, IS not likely hereafter to
regard thirteen as an unlucky number. In .
drawing yesterday for a valuable building lot IA
South Omaha he got the thirteenth ticket ont
|,of the box. and with It the prize me ticket
cost him 50 cents. IS
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-30

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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-30

LAwLEss, RESIGNATION CONFIRMED.
Seattle, wash, Sept. 3o-James F. Lawless.
manager Of the Pacific Coast Steamship COM
pany, confirms the report Of his resignation,
which is now In New York in the hands of the
board of directors of the company.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-30
The Iron Chancellor.

quarrel that kept France out of Egypt,
Is the dramatic personal story Of a par
,. -.Ha
The Washington times., 1903-08-14
sun DANCE" EPISODE
NAY BRING CONFLICT
Accused Scientists Will Make
CounterchargeS.

Indian Commissioner Jones said this
morning that he was conducting a thor
ough investigation into the charge that
Prof Dorsey and James Mooney persuad-
ed Cheyenne Indians to torture them
selves at the recent Cheyenne sun dance.
Indian Superintendents Seger and White
were ordered TO take testimony and to
hurry the case as much as possible and
the Indian Office is daily expecting re-
port.
Should the Indian agents take sworn
testimony in support of their contention
that the scientists paid the Indians for
the torture. there promises TO be a warm
conflict, as the two accused men have
prepared statements TO which they are
willing to make affidavit.
Affdevits in a countercharge against
Mr. Seger have been taken TO the effect
that on July he allowed Indians Oh his
reservation to dress up In their old-time
regalia and to parade around for the
edifcation of spectators who were drawn
by means of posters scattered through
cut the countryside. AS Indian agents
are ordered TO discourage the Indians 10
their use of barbaric costumes the affi-
davit of the scientists is interesting.
The Washington times., 1903-08-14
BENNING ABAT TOR
WILL REOPEN MONDAY
Settlement in Sight Between
Butchers and Their Clerks.
MODIFIED CONTRACT MADE
Instrument Meets With Approval of
Hillman, Who VIII Make Final Re-
port to Committee.

Another step was taken today toward
the settlement Of the difficulty between
wholesale butchers of Washington and
members of the Amalgamated Meat Cut
ters and Butcher Workmen when mod
fled contract was presented to Joseph
Hillman, representing the wholesale
butchers, by the executive committee cs
the union.
The contract. in its present form, has
met with the approval of Mr.. Hilluian,
and upon the face OF it he expects 20
give a favorable answer to the commit
tee. The men will, under these circum-
stances, return 10 work next Monday
morning. and the abattoir at Benning
will reopen its doors for the first time
in a week.
The first Indication of compromise
came yesterday when the idle clerks
agreed to work ten hours day instead
Of the shorter time they first stipulated.
The only point at issue then was the
wage limit That has now been adjusted
to the satisfaction OF both sides and an
end of the trouble is anticipated today.
The Washington times., 1903-08-14
KING EDWARD OUTLINES
POLICY OF ENGLAND
Stands With Russia in Regard TO
Macedonia

LONDON. Aug. 14.-Parliament was
prorogued today. King Edward in his
speech said:
THE visit l was able to pay last
spring to the capitals OF Portugal. Itai-'
and France will, trust. produce good
results. Nothing could exceed the
eordiality OF the reception exper-
fenced throughout the journey.
More recently the President of the
French republic. NJ. Loubet. has been my
guest. His visit has given rise TO a
striking exhibition of the feelings ot
mutual good will which prevail between
the two countries.
The situation in the European
provinces of Turkey continues the sub
Ject of general anxiety. My govern
ment is acting In concert with Austria
Hungary and Russia.
King Edward concluded his speech
with a summary of the sessions work
The Washington times., 1903-08-14
LIFE IMPRISONMENT
FOR JET AND WHITE
Jury COnvicts Them of Muir
dering Marcum.
JETT CALM; WHITE NERVOUS
Eleven Jurors Favor Unqualified ver-
dict, But Yield to Twelfth and Rec
ommeld Penal Se1vitude.

CYNTHIANA. KY, Aug. IA - Curtis
Jett ,and Tom White. the Brea;hitt
county mountaineers. viii be compelled
10 spend the remainder of their lives in
the penitentiary. unless clemency is ex-
tended, for the assassination of J. g.
Marcun, an attorney, at Jackson. After
being out since 1880 o'clock yesterday
morning. the jury ar $3.50 o'clock this
raorning returned the following verdict:
I'VE. tie Jury. find the defendants
Curtis jest and Tor White. guilty. ia
ix their punishment at confinement ia
the penitentiary for life"
There were few people in the court
room when the jury entered. Jett was
calm and seemed prepared to receive a
heavy blow. White was nervous and
tears sprang into his eyes. When Judge
Osborne had read the verdict handed to
him by Foreman McCauIey. he queried.
$50 say you all?" Eeach juror respond
ed. Yes, your honor"
The court adjourned in order to give
the defense time to file motion for a
new trial, which will be done today. II
is thought that Judge Osborne will over
rule the motion.
The Washington times., 1903-08-14
Ware Fzees in Alarm Czping Wildly
"A Plot to Attack the Adn1i11ist1ut1on"
Commissioner Pensions Paaped by he Dpap
DAILY Newspapers

July l, and that the Pension Bureau
would be the first to suffer attack; SO
they are now attacking my bureau I
suppose 1t will take them about ninety
days to get through with me, and then
they will begin on some other depart
ment You will notice that the only
place they are attacking me is on some
civil service charge. We handle a good
many million dollars every year, and
none of il is ever stolen. so the only
thing they can do is to charge civil
service violations"
Aroused by the Papers.
The interview is thought TO be in part
a result of an article which appeared in
The Washington Times of Sunday
August 2. relating the fact that Albert
Martin and two other employees of the
Topeka pension agency had made am
dayit that their salaries were reduced
for political reasons and that General
The Washington times., 1903-08-14
PROMINENT FINANCIERS
SEE THE PRESIDENT
Shaw, Carlisle, CullOm and
Ridgeley Visitors.
LITTAUER CASE DISCUSSED
Secretary Hitchcock and Edward Lau-
terbach Confer With Executive
Over Glove Scandal.

OYSTER BAY, n. Y. Aug. 14-This
was another day Of money talk at Saga
more Hill. The President gathered
around him a number of financial au-
thorities. and, after he digests the ideas
they offered on the subject OF needed
financial legislation, he will probably
pass them up to the Senate Financial
Committeeman for Incorporation In the
bill they are now preparing for passage
next winter.
Early in the morning Ses. etary Shaw
Of the Treasury Department. arrived. and
was driven TO the Presidents home Lat
e. IN the day. after Mr.. Shaw had de-
pared, ex-Secretary of the Treasury
John G. Carlisle, Senator Cullom, of the
Senate Appropriations Committee. and
Comptroller of the Currency RIdgeley ar
rived, and were in conference with the
Chief Magistrate.
Carlisle's Views Asked.
The President invited Mr.. Carlisle to
give his views on the monetary prob
lens that confront the trainers of the
measure in preparation, because he
wishes the bill. If possible. TO meet with
the approval OF the Democrats as well
as the Republicans OF the country. He
announced yesterday that such would
be his policy. Mr.. Carlisle represents
the financial wisdom of the Cleveland
wing of the party out OF power perhaps
more concretely than any other living
man.
But financial knots were not the only
ones wrestled with by the President to-
day. The Littauer glove scandal was
the moving theme discussed by at least
two of his visitors today-Secretary OF
the Interior Hitchcock and Edward
Lauterbach. of New York. The latter
is one of Mr.. Littauer's attorneys, and
the Secretary becomes an actor in the
comedy drama through the fact the In
terror Department purchased many pairs
of Mr.. Littauer's gloves for the Indians
on the Government reservations.
Visitors Noncommittal.
Neither the Secretary nor Mr.. Lau-
terbach cared to admit that they came
to talk over the scandal Mr.. Hitch
cock said that IL was his first visit TO
Oyster Bay and that he had merely
run down" from his summer home in
New Hampshire to pay his respects.
Mr.. Lauterbaeh maintained that he
came to urge the installation Of Prof.
John Finley as president OF the Col
lege of the City OF New York
Mr.. Lauterbach came here to invite
the President to the self-same affair
about ten days ago, and at that time
received the Presidents final determina-
tion in the matter-his declination. In
addition to those already mentioned, the
President today entertained Timothy E.
Byrnes, of Minneapolis; Dennis Flynn,
Bishop Frederick z. Rocker, secretary
of the papal legation at Washington,
and J. b. sBishop, of New York Mr.
Bishop Will be the Presidents house
guest over night.
The Washington times., 1903-08-14
SIL YER CERTIFICATES FOR
FZLLPIWOS READY TO SHIP
First Supply Will Amount to FOe Million Fesos or 7po
and Half Million Dollars.

The first installment of silver certif-
Gates for the Philippine Islands. amount
ing to 5000, goo pesos. 81. SOC. 900. will be
shipped from this country in ten days
The remainder of notes called for "
the contract, an equal amount. have not
been finished by the Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing
The money will be shipped under
direction of the bureau of insular af-
fairs OF the War Department II VIII be
deposited in the banks OF the islands, in
accordance with the system used in the
United States.
The contract for the work calls for
three denominations, namely, 2. 5, and
The Washington times., 1903-08-14
Commissioner of Pensions +

Eugene F. Ware, Commissioner OF
Pensions. has aroused much amusing
comment among persons in official life
in Washington by a declaration at
tributed to him in his Kansas paper,
the kansas City Times" TO the effect
that recent exposures of civil service
violations in his bureau and instances
of alleged injustice to his employees are
the result of a preconcerted attack on
the Administration. This attack was
apparently to begin with the Pension
Office and then down the line, taking up
the departments and leading divisions
serIatim.
Rather a violent interview which ap-
peared in the Kansas City Times un-
der date of Topeka, August 6, credited
Mr. Ware with the following para
graph:
81 was told last April that the fight
on the Administration would open on
The Washington times., 1903-08-14
Colombian Congress Yet
to Pass Upon Canal
Project.
HERRAN STILL CONFIDENT
Believes Weight of Admin
iStration s Influence VIII
Win the Day.

DR.. Herran, the Colombian charge
d'affaires, in discussing last nights dis
patches from Bogota regarding the
condition of the Panama canal treaty,
now before the Colombian congress, ex-
pressed the opinion that, while the re-
port of the canal committee accepting
the treaty with nine amendments made
the outlook unfavorabie for final ratifl-
cation, the case was by no means des-
perate.
Congress Yet to Act.
After all, this is only a committee
report" said DR.. Herran. "The COM
mittee is a large one and is divided.
The vote of the Colombian congress is
yet to be taken. and until it is had the
fight is open.
''Of course, no amended treaty could
pass the United States Senate. 1t was
hard enough to get the treaty through
as It was, and If 1t came back amended
there would be no hope for it,
When the treaty is discussed in open
session and the arguments in its favor
are heard, 1t is probable that some of
those opposed TO it may change their at
titude. The Colombian government ia
yors the treaty, and when the full
strength of its influence is brought to
bear IL will carry weight.
Nature of Amendments.
1--WE have no information as to what
the amendments are, but, speculatsag g
upon the attitude of the Colombian
press. 4 may be surmised that they
cover the questions of the amount 70
% paid Colombia. the ADMINISTRATION of
justice by American tribunals in certain
instances on the canal zone. and the
perpetual lease. which many Colombians
consider to be a disguised sale.
The statement that the annuity of
$3.50, ,0o0 10 be paid Colombia is in excess
of the revenue now derived by Colombia
from the isthmus is not true. The rail-
road alone yields $3.50. 600 a year, and
the lighthouse and port revenues amount
to s150.0 eco more.
In regard to the time limit. 1T would
be possible, should the treaty be ratified
without amendments, to have an exten-
sion. but II il is amended, no extension.
in my opinion. can be looked for
The Washington times., 1903-08-14

Metcalf. the Topeka agent had admitted
that much in their presence
Since then The Times has published
the case of Dr.. Francis A. Norman, a
medical examiner. who had his salary
reduced from S1,SC0 to 81. 400 per year
because his pension was increased from
s12 to $50 per month. while this morn
ing the Baltimore Sun cites the case
of medical examiner getting 81, 800 and
$50 per month pension who received an
increase of salary of 5000 per year about
the same time that DR.. Norman was re-
duced.
1t is accepted by all of Mr.. Wares
associate officials that the cases which
have been cited from Pension Bureau
records are simply the results of efforts
by reporters to gather news. That Mr..
Ware should attribute his troubles to a
definite plan of campaign against the
administrator is what causes those
who know to smile.
The Washington times., 1903-08-14

10 peso bills. The designs for these have
been completed, and the certificates are
now being struck of at the Bureau CT
Engraving and Printing.
The certificates differ from those used
in the United States in a number OF re-
spects- The most noticeable change is in
the size and color. The bills are more
than an inch smaller in both length and
width. and each denomination has dif-
ferent color
The two-peso note bears photogravure
of Rial. the iilustrious patriot. who
sanctioned the change of government in
the Philippines, and met death at the
hands of the Spanish soldiers.
The Washington times., 1903-08-14
HALF A CENTURY GID
DEED FILED FOR RECORD
Georgetown Real Estate Sold Fifty
Years Ago.

Fifty-two years ago Vincent Germain
and his wife, Eliza Germain, and others
made a deed conveying a piece of real
estate on Thirty-third Street, between
Q and Streets. TO John Crown 1t
was not until today. however. that the
deed was placed on record in the office
OF the Recorder of Deeds OF the Dis
trict.
The record OF the conveyance is writ
ten on common old style letter paper
and is witnessed by Henry Weaver and
a. X Arnold.
The property is described as lot 1Ss
in Beatty d Hawkins addition 10
Georgetown.