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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-28
TURN SICK AWAY
FROM HOSPITALS
Awful SGourge Of Pneumonia Fills
Chicago Institution to Overflowing
--139 Deaths Last Week.

Chicago, Dec. 2S.-With pneumonia
establishing a new death record in
Chicago and the county hospital so
crowded that patients are sleeping on
on the floor, while less seri-
Gus cases are being turned away, a
serious problem confronts the Chicago
health authorities. '-s:
The many varieties of weather from
which the city has suffered during the
last week is blamed not only for the
many pneumonia deaths but for the
crowding of the hospital in another
way. Within the last few days an
unusual number of persons, injured by
falls on icy sidewalks. have been TAX
er to- the county institution, and tho
a. new emergency ward has been
opened, all cannot be cared for prop
erly.
Last weeks alarming increase in
deaths from pneumonia is made the
subject of the latest health: bulletin.
During the seven days ending Satur-
day, pneumonia claimed 139 victims in
Chicago, or 27 per cent of the total
mortality, d. j., =
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-28
LOOKING FOR
A CHAIRMAN
The Democratic Chicago Chronicle
Declares the President Cannot
Find One.
Has Made Two Selections for Cam
paign Manager, but Both Men
Have Declined.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun special oerVlco'
Chicago, Dec. 2S.-A Washington
special to the Chronicle (democrat)
says:
Whatever personal satisfaction Pres
ident Roosevelt has derived from the
circumstance that he has no opposl-
ton for the republican, nomination for
president must be mingled with
sense of chagrin because of his re-
peated failures to secure the services
Of a republican Of his own choice 70
run his forthcoming campaign.
He rendered the chairmanShip OF
the next republican national commit
tee to w. Murray Crane, former gov
ernor of Massachusetts. but Mr., Crane
declined the honor. Then he intimated
to Secretary Of War Elihu Root, whose
masterful achievement as a promoter
Of Cuban railway projects entities
him to consideration as a modern cap
tain of industry, that he would like
him to take a similar offer und1r con-
sideration. Mr.. Root replied that he
had completed arrangements to re-
sumo the practice Of law in New York
on Feb. 1 and that he could permit no
consideration of friendship or politics
to interfere.
Now it is up to the president to
make another selection. He probably
will be less precipitate in indicating
his tn third choice and 4 month I3 or SIX
WCSho llloJ SA1PSS NSLoAS rSAAS kASsAAA~ ~
the man who is chosen is made pub
lie. The refusal Of Crane and the
desertion of Root illustrate one of the
peculiarities Of the republican situa-
ton. They betray the existence Of a
conviction among men high in, the
party's councils that the president is
likely to encounter defeat at the polls
next November if the democratic party
makes no mistakes in the formulation
of a platform and the selection of can
didates for president and vice presi-
dent
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-28
NAVAL CONCENTRATION
United States Fleet on Both Sides of
the ISthnus Reinforced.

the lSC0nuS REINFORCED.
Washington, Dec. 28.-The fleets of
warships on both sides of the Isthmus
of Panama will shortly be reinforced
by several vessels now on their way
to that quarter.
The gunboat Topeka of the Atlantic
training squadron left Key West yes
terday for Colon by way Of Kingston
as convoy of the torpedo boat de-
stroyers Truxtun and Stewart, which
have been assigned, to patrol duty on
the Caribbean coast Of,the isthmuS.
2. The gunboat Castine arrived at
Colon yesterday from Philadelphia
none the worse for her recent ground
ing on a bar in the Delaware river.
The big collier Caesar has left Culebra
for Colon with coal for the fleet The
converted cruiser Dixie left League Is
land to-day for Colon with the Pan
anna marine brigade, numbering about
500 men in command of Brigadier
General Elliott.
On Pacific Coast.
Naval movements in the direction Of
the isthmus have been almost equally
active on the Pacific coast The gun
boat Petrol, bound for Panama, ar
rived at Acapulco, Mexico, on the 26th
inst.,7 and undoubtedly has left there
by this time. The flagship New York,
the gunboat Bennington, the torpedo
boat destroyers Preble and Paul Jones
and the collier Saturn have been fitted
out at San Francisco for service in the
vicinity Of Panama and it is expected
that all of them will start south in a
day or two.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-28
SAY SMOOT
WILL RESIGN
His Political Enemies Declare the
Mormon Church Will Compel
Him to Do So.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Washington, Dec. 2S.-The op-
ponents Of Senator Reed Smoot of
Utah believe he will resign his seat in
the senate rather than undergo the
rigid investigation expected. This be-
lief is based on advices from Salt Lake
City. Mr.. Smoot's action would result
from pressure brought to bear by
church leaders. When the committee
on privileges submitted the. charges
against Mr.. Smoot he intimated that
a reply in writing would be fled at
the end of the week Instead he went
to Salt Lake City, where he is now
1t is understood his reply is being
prepared there and will be carefully
revised by the church authorities. The
belief that Mr.. Smoot will resign is
upheld by the theory that the powers
behind him are convinced that the
present fight is directed against the
Mormon church as a whole, rather
than simply against polygamy, and
that they do not care to have the con-
troll of secular matters by the eccle-
siastical authorities made bare.
The reasoning of Mr.. Smoot's OPP
ponents in the senate, is that his reply,
as revised by the church authorities,
will not disavow belief in polygamy
and will defend the Mormon religion.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-28
SECRETARY HAY
IS A SICK NAN
He Will Be Obliged to Leave Wash
ington and Will Go to Georgia
for Rest.
Mr.. Loomis Will Represent Him at
Diplomatic Reception, New
Years Day.

Washington, Dec. 2S.-The condi-
ton of Secretary Hay remains un-
changed. Contrary to the expecta-
ton of his physician, the secretary's
bronchial trouble has not yielded
readily to treatment and Mr.. Hay will
probably leave Washington early in
January for !Tholnasville, Ga, for a
visit to Colonel Oliver Payne. The
mild climate there has helped the Sec
retary before and it is hoped may
again prove an effective cure.
Unless a decided and unexpected
change for the better in Mr.. Hays
condition occurs within the next few
days, Mr.. Loomis will offlciate at the
breakfast on New Years Day to the
diplomatic corps at the residence of
the secretary and Mrs. Hay. Mr..
Loomis also will be present at the
presidents reception in the same ca
pacity.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-28

ume of business with the rest, of the
world to the extent of $500, 100000.
Canada was doing we'll and saving
money seven years ago. when the,
Laurier government took over the
reinS OF power from the conservatives
and the aggregate trade for the year
was $239,00O,000 Realize what a
jump Of $23s,ooo,ooO to s5oo,ooo,ooo.
a year stands for in Canada, the in
creased activity in railways, Canadian
steamship lines, labor and the employ
ment of capital in manufacturing and
other industrials and general $ devel-s
opment, in new undertakings OF all
kinds and the circulation Of money.
Canada still imports largely, chiefly
from the United States, all kinds OF
manufactures not yet produced by her
own factories, as we'll as considerable
raw material, but for the five months
of the present fiscal year her exports
to foreign countries exceeded her en-
tire imports by s7,000,000. At the
same rate for the rest of the year the
excess will be nearly $l7.OOO,O00.
A Land of Plenty.
Canada has been land of rough
plenty. To-day her people can afford
to indulge not only In the necessaries
but the comforts Of life, conveniences
and luxuries their fathers never
dreamed of. And yet her hidden de-
posits of buried treasure in the bow
els Of the earth have hardly been
scratched and only a bare fringe of
her vast areas of fertile lands has
been touched by the plow. A tract
of 100000 out of the 229,000,000
acres Of fertile land in Manitoba and
the three southern territories Of the
northwest yielded 67,00O,000 bushels
of wheat this year. At the average
increase of the last decade. this will
mean 75O,0O0,000 bushels of wheat,
SIS, 200, 900, bushels of oats and 141,-
0O0, 900 bushels Of barley ten years
hence, and the yearly requirement Of
wheat by Great Britain is only 2O0,-
900, 900 bushels. These: are the figures
of Dominion Statistician Johnson.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-28

The highest bid on white pine was
made by the Standard company, $9.l6
a thousand for Norway. Bonness &
West offered $3.50 thousand.
All of the bids are somewhat lower
than a few Of the more sanguine ex-
pected, but the average maintained is
81 for white and Sc for Norway.
Some Big Bids Yet to Come.
The bids of the Pine Tree Lumber
company and some other companies
Of the s7Weyerhaeuser syndicate are yet
ocone and it is confidently believed
that these bids will exceed In price:
those already submitted by other coma
panies.@ '.@s- -
There are but few of the lumber
men or their representatives present
except those already mentioned. It is
too early to determine accurately the
highest price that will be offered, but
has been received that is not in excess
of the minimum price fixed by the
Morris law.
Only One New Bidder.
So far there has been but one new
bidder in the field, w. B. Smith of
Cass Lake, who owns a claim on
Kithi lake, north of here. His bid is
a minor one. The work being done by
those in charge is efficient and expe-
ditious and absolutely fair. AS soon as
the reading Of the bids is completed
the officials will begin tabulating and
considering them.
The Weyerhaeuser Offer.
. The reading Of all bids was COM
pleted at 1880 a. m. The Rock
Island company, a Weyerhaeuser
branch, made the large bid. giving
$12.35 for some white pine and $10.35
for some Norway, and other bids Of
e. q A- ,l~S L.,
81 to $10.35 for Norway. this bid
covering 12O sections, or 162,000,O00
feet of the entire 167,0O0,0O0 offered.
Z The Pine Tree company offered an
average group bid of SO for white
and 81 for Norway. The Neils COM
pany made a group bid and also one
by sections, which is about the same
as the. Pine tree. The Standard also
had a. high bid.
It, is Impossible, on account Of the
intersection bids, to determine the
successful bidders, but 1t is believed
that all four Of these companies will
receive portion Of the pine.
Why Pollock Is Pleased.
George F. Pollock; who is in charge
Of the sale, says: IT am very well
satisfied. It shows that the much
mooted section 8 Of the rules relative
to the burning of the tops cut but a
highest bid offered was for 35 cents
more per thousand than was offered
at the sale on Dec. 5.
81 believe that every one who has
participated in the bidding is salts
field with the manner in which it was
conducted. The sale resulted in a
pretty fight for the timber, as many
Of the bids differ by but few cents.
It will take some very close figuring
to determine the most acceptable
bids. The sale is considered sue
aass in every particular
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-28
BRIDE, CHIEF MoURNER
anne from England to wed-Attends
Funeral Instead.

Came from England to wed-Attends
Funeral Instead.
New York Sun Special Service.
Pittsburg, Dec. 28.-In spite of a biz
zard, thousands of mill workers yesterday
attended the funeral at McKeesport. Of
Ambrose Good, who was killed in tile
Dawson wreck last Friday night. Miss
Lillian Bennett of Staffordshire. who was
to have been his bride, was chief mourn
er with the two brothers of the dead man.
Instead of a bridal dress, Miss Bennett
wore black suit.
Miss Bennett arrived yesterday morning
from New York. Scores of English women
called on her to extend their sympathy,
and she was offered a home by many
who want her to remain In McKeesport.
She spent most of her time from her ar
rival until the burial at the coffin of her
dead lover. The funerals of other VIC
Tins were also largely attended and took
place yesterday afternoon at 1905 Little
street, Pittsburg.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-28
IfEFIY Was FftIElNDII
No Fear of Hostilities Breaking Out
just at Present.

London, Dec. 28.-Conciliatory
messages predominant in this morn
ing's war news, the most authoritative
being M. Delcasse's statement to the
French senate Saturday that there is
nothing to justify the alarmist reports
that are in circulation regarding the
far east. Other dispatches from Paris
seem to deprecate the idea that the
situation has reached the extreme
limit of diplomatic negotiations. a
dispatch received in Paris from Toxic
dated Dec. 25 says that the Japanese
reply to the last Russian note has
been communicated to the Japanese
minister at st, Petersburg. It is
couched in friendly terms, leaving the
way open to further negotiations.
Press Is MtlZzIed.
The Daily Nails Kobe correspond
ent asserts that the japanese army
authorities have requested the news
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-28
MOB ATTACKS JEWS
Kishinef Again the Scene of Anti.
Semitic Uprising-Further Mas
sacres Feared.
New York Sun Special Service.

Kishinef, Dec. 25, delayed.-The
outbreak against the Jews has already
begun. The populace has passed from
jeering and insulting the Jews to
breaking the windows Of the Jews
houses and menacing them with per@
Bonal attack. .....
Threatening crowds gather at the
street corners and the attitude of the
Christians is such that the real diff
Guilty is to keep them from precipitat-
{ng a general assault on the Semites
before Jan. 7, the date set for the on
slaught.
That which seems to have excited
the populace most is the declaration
of General Urossoff that troo
protect the mob if the Jews resisted.
THE Jews are preparing to emigrate.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-28
CzAR Is PEACEABIE
Preparations for War Only Intended
to Overawe Japan.

st. Petersburg, Dec. s28.-The con-
sensus :of unofficial opinion among
those associated with the government,
but not responsible therefor, is that
the czarsis 5sosreacefully disposed that
he will make such concessions to
Japan as are necessary to prevent wsa,
provided that no unforeseen events
force the hands Of the governments
concerned.
At the same time the czar, 1t il
pointed out, agrees with those who be-
lieve that preparation for war Is the
best safeguard Of peace, and that ap-
parent Willingness to allow matters to
be submitted to the test of arms is
more likely to lead to a satisfactory
compromise, than an exhibition of
over-much peacefulness.
This unofficial opinion, however, be-
lieves the controlling party in Russia
regards Korea assnecessary to the con-
solidation Of Russian interests in the
far east and therefore is determined to
prevent the peninsula falling into Jap
anese hands and that any concessions
Russia now makes to Japan will only
be with the object of deferring the
difficulty until more seasonable
time.
There is not likely to be much diff
f1culty in finding money in case Of
war. A foreign loan on acceptable
terms is probably impossible, but the
Russian banks and merchants have
ample funds, on which the govern
| ment could draw.
Britain Benefits.
One reason why the. British alarm
| ist news fails to convince the Rus
slams is the. perfect understanding
| here OF the benefits Great Britain de-
rives from continuance of the
strained situation. 1t was known
here year ago that Great Britain
was planning to occupy Tibet and
extend the railroad to point in the
Yang-tse valley, which is reachable by
gunboats from the sea-
Great Britain's forward movement
at this time excites both admiration
and rage, the former for the clever
| political move, the latter because Rus
sia is so preoccupied in the far east
| that she is unable to prevent Great
Britain from creating her own Man
churia in the Yang-tse provinces. II
is pointed out here that the present
situation affords Great Britain the
same opportunity as actual war be-
tween Russia and any third power.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-28
ELOPER SHOT TO DEATH

Hooper, the Injured Husband, Exonerated
by Coroner's Jury.
Special to The Journal. ~..'
Boise, Idaho, Dec 2S.-Because he had
eloped with Conrad Hooper's wife week
ago, Pink Bradley was yesterday shot
down at Nanpa by the enraged husband.
who fired five or six bullets into Brad
ley's body.
1t seems that a few days ago Bradley
and Mrs. Hooper ran away together, steal
ing $500 of Hooper's money to pay eX-
penses. Bradley was arrested and served
five days in the county jail at Caldwell
for the offense and when released went
back at once to the Dewey farm near
Nampa, of which Hooper is foreman,
supposedly to see the woman The shoot
Ing followed.
At the inquest last night Hooper was
exonerated from all blame by the coro-
ners jury.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-28
JAPAN BUYS
MORE FLOUR
Minneapolis Mills Have Booked Near
ly 100000 Barrels Within
Eight Days.
Japanese Buyers Evidently Expect
War and High Prices in
Consequence.
Local Traders Believe War Would
Mean Dollar Wheat in
Minneapolis.

Within the past eight business days
Minneapolis mills have booked almost
100000 barrels of flour for export to
Japan. This morning there was fur
ther inquiry reported and it is not un-
likely more business will result.
For some time Japan has been a
heavy buyer of American -four. Large
orders were thrown to mills on the
Pacific coast. So heavy was this de-
mand that for the first ten months
Of the year American flour exports to
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-28
RUSSIANS WATCH
CHINESE ENERGY
Celestian Empire Making Warlike
Preparations Under Direction Of
Officers Of Japanese Army.
Possibility That France May Also BE
Involved in Contest in the
far East. sA
British Naval Reserve Ordered to Be
in Readiness to Report
for Duty.

London, Dec. 2S.-An admir-
atty order issued at Portsmouth
requires the officers and men Of
the British naval reserve to no.
tify the authorities Of the adj
dresses where kilograms can be
sent in case Of emergency, should
they be required for active serv-
ice. The order is generally con-
nected with the rumors that the
fleet in the far east is to be
strengthened, concerning which
however, the authorities profess
ignorance.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-28
PREJUDICE
EVEN In DEATH
Driver of a Hearse Declines to Garry
Body of Black Man to the
Cemetery. .......-.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service. -.
Philadelphia, Dec. 28.-"This don't
go in my wagon" said George Ryan,
driver for an aurd dertaker, yesterday
when he was sent to convey the body
Of Charles Taylor, colored, in a hearse
to a cemetery.
The -pallbearers stood on the street
holding the coffin as Ryan drove away.
The widow Of the dead man tainted
and a general pandemonium reigned.
1t was not until two hours later that
a hearse was procured. '.'..
The widow may sue the undertaken.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-28

Japan increased almost 800 per cent
over previous high figures. When the
Pacific coast mills, we'll sold ahead,
could no longer enter orders satlsfac-
torily, inquiry spread eastward and the
Minneapolis mills felt the effect, which
was first noted in the Thanksgiving
Day number Of T h ] O u>r n a |. The
Japan flour business has increased
phenomenally. For ten months to
Nov. /, 1901, 299,495 barrels were ex-
ported, in the same period of 1907,
360,915 barrels, and this year to NOV.
1, 972,336 barrels. Since then an
enormous increase has been noted and
the volume Of new business for Japan
is now running heavier than ever.
: While flour exports to the Philip
pines fell off, and Hongkong with
1,151,692 barrels in 1901, 1,061,O46 In
1902 and 1,047,9 for this year, bare
ly held up, the Japan business doubled
and trebled.: There is no, longer room
for doubt that the people Of Japan ex-
the merchants of Kobe and Nagasak1
are stocking up in anticipation Of a
rise in, the price of breadstuffs the
world over, likely to follow the begin
ming. Of hostilities, especially if Eng
land should become involved.
The millers are reticent about dis
cussing the Japan business but admit
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ones large company is known to have
alone booked close to $4,000 barrels
within a day or two.
The Japanese government has
bought no flour direct, but it is
thought some big direct orders would
follow a declaration of war.
War Means Dollar Wheat.
On change the probable effect of
an eastern war is live topic. That it
would mean dollar wheat here is the
general opinion. This morning May
wheat jumped to a new high point at
S3B cents, and showed activity and a
degree Of interest remarkable for the
holiday. season, usually period of
dullness. A number of strong items
came in, Of which the report Of a big
meat order sent by Russia to an
Omaha packing firm was an item OF
Importance second only to the rumor
of increasing inquiry for Minneapolis
flour:
To the grain trade this Japan flour
demand is Of great interest, as it has
been figured out by the crop experts
that there will be only about enough
wheat in the northwest to run the
-four mills thru to the next crop, with
OUT allowance for this more. recent
development. Wheat stocks to-day
are light. totaling only 12.1OS,804
bushels at Minneapolis and Duluth,
compared with 16,S52,939 bushels at
this date last year, and 24,029,357
bushels two years ago.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-28
The DOMINION \
PROSE Porous
Year Now Drawing to a Close the
Most Prosperous in Canada's
History.
Dominion's Business with the Outer
World Reached q Total Of
$5oo,ooo,ooo.
May Soon Grow More Than Enough
Wheat to Supply the Whole
British Market.
special to The journal.

Special to The journal.
Ottawa, Dec. 2S.-Records just
compiled show the year ending to be
the most prosperous in .Canada's his
tory. Conditions indicate even greater
prosperity for the new year. The rec
ords show that during 1908 Canada
did business of $500, 100000, with
a prospect of continued prosperity
Consider fora moment what it means
for a country OF less than 100000
souls to transact In one year vol
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-28
CALI WANTS TO
INITIATE PANAMA
Blunders in Bogota Cause General
Indignation-Se Sentiment Favoring
ing Separation Almost Unanimous.
President of Municipal Council Sug-
gests National Convention of
All Political Parties.

Washington, Dec. 28.-The
statement of M. Bunau Varilla,
$ the Panama minister, that his
" governme ent lis willing to assume
a portion Of. the Colombian debt,
: has been received at the British
;, embassy and transmitted by cable
tosthe London government for it's
consideration.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-28
DIXIE SAILS
Carries Six Hundred Marines and
Five Months Sunnlies.

Philadelphia, Dec. 2S.-The auxil-
iary cruiser Dixie sailed from the
League Island navy yard to-day en-
route for Colon, carrying 600 marines
and five months living and fighting
supplies for 1000 men. Six companies
of marines divided into two battalions
sailed on the Dixie.
from Boston,; Company b, Washing
ton: Company G, Annapolis: Company
D, Philadelphia, and Companies e and
F, Brooklyn.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-28
WAR NOT INTENDED
Nevertheless Japan Will Take Meas
ures to Safeguard Korea.

Toxic, Dec. 2s.-An important joint
meeting Of the cabinet and privy
council will take place to-day to con.
slider ways and means in view of the
grave situation, but no difficulty is
anticipated in providing for the
extraordinary expenditure, including
the completion of the Seoul-Fusan
railway.
It is believed that unless Russia
modifies her reply Japan will immedi-
ately safeguard Korea, tho such a
step will not necessarily mean war
with Russia.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-28
OurIAw Isl OApruRrn.

Marion, Ind, Dec. 2S.-Tracked in the snow
like rabbit. Jesse Bodkin. outlaw, was cap
tured last night by three officers after run
ming fight of several miles. Bodkin escaped
from the officers here year ago after duel
in which he received two gunshot wounds and
escaped by swimming a river under - Of the
police. He afterward shot two policemen at
Lima. Ohio. and an officer at Pontiac. III.