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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-12-04

known aud christened by its constant
presence In the sun. In four or five
days the helium lines grew brighter,
and In another week the spectrum OF
helium was positively blazing in the
Theoretically sealed tubs that had been
filled with the pure emanations or gas
eous output Of radiumH In other words
one element had been literally seen 10
change into another OF quite different
nature under the eyes of the expert
menteT.
ALcHEMIsT's DRAM FACT.
What is this ?" asked Sir William
Ramsay, "but an actual case OF that
transmutation OF one element into an
other In which the ancient alchemists
believed when they painfully sought to
change lead into gold, and incidentally
founded the modern science OF chemis-
try?"
Editorially commenting on Sir will
liam Ramsay's great discovery, the
Daily Mail says:
at is az though gold were to change
into iron OF it's own accord and com
pletely upset the laws OF the old chem
istry. No wonder that with this amaz-
ing fact before them scientists are hope.
f,,I - ron dino, Tho ,;l,tlo 30 +l,o ,,o;,-a,..c>
They are now inclining moro and mo r,
to the belief that all things are cleo
tricity in different form and in varying
combinations, and that in this myster.
ious force, which we use every day, but
which we cannot satisfactorily explain
is the solution OF the great problem
which has tssked mankind for cen
turtles. "-Times-Dispatch.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-12-04
CHEMISTRY
is DEFIED
Radium's Change a
Key to Higher
Mystery.

What may prove an epoch making
discovery In the field OF chemical re-
search is announced by Sir William
Ramsay with regard TO that mysterious
substance, radium, which for two years
past has been puzzling men of science,
says the London correspondent OF the
New York Herald Sir William RAM
say, whose name Is associated with
that Of Lord Rayleigh In the study OF
argon and holium, stated at meeting
of the London Institution last night
that he had observed and definitely
ascertained that radium gives off a
heavy gas, which slowly changes into
helium and then vanishes.
The Importance OF this discovery
which has been suspe, ted by scientists
for some months, lies, according to the
Daily Mail, in the fact that it appears
to revolutioniZe all old theories about
chemistry. Hitherto chemistry has
been based on the theory that elements
are constant, and that one cannot
change into another, but now it Is seen
that radium, o. its own accord, and
without external interference, turns In.
Ia "a Il
THE SCIENTISTS REWARD.
In his lecture Sir William Ramsay
described how, after long search into
the problem Of what becomes OF the
minute particles with which radium is
always parting, he was quite lately re.
warded. Besides its other manifesto
tons, radium constantly fiives off an
emanation which seems to behave In
all respects like heavy gas. 1t can
be collected in tiny TASKS, measured
and weighed, and used to display the
characteristic properties Of radium, but
is not permanent. In about a month
it entirely disappears. What becomes
OF it?
Sir William Ramsay has caught this
emanation in the act OF vanishing. He
found that after it had been collected
for a couple Of days, its spectrum
which previously was entirely unlike
any yet studied, began to display the
typical yellow line Of helium gas, first
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-12-04

There would seem to be small hope
of the grafters epidemic In st. Louis
subsiding before the worlds fair"opens.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-12-04
Tresspass Notice.

All persons are hereby warned from
tresspassinS in any manner what
s"ever upo.' the premises of the uLder
sgned. The law will be rigidly enforced.
b. NJ. HARMAN,
ELECTRA A. HARTMAN.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-12-04

Canada declines to be represented at
the St Louis worlds fair. So, there !
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-12-04

Aunt Carrie Nation should know that
there is an advertising limit.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-12-04

The New York Sun gives Teddy the
glad hand over the Panama coup, from
which we may opine that Brother Nor
gan is satisfied with his Panama
brokerage prospects.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-12-04

Perhaps we overlooked it, but haven't
noticed any claim that Croker bossed
the late Tammany campaign by cable.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-12-04

Miss Alice Roosevelt snubbed Harry
Lehr at the New York horse show.
This will help to elect her pa to anyth-
ing he wants
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-12-04

FOR SALE-230 acres Of good blue
grass land. 200 acres cleared, a good 8
room dwelling. two good barns and all
necessary outbuildings. For further
Information, address
JUDsoN SKAGGs,
Wolf Greek Monroe 20 IA Vo
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-12-04

ever brought to Tazewell.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11
WHERE THE TROUBLE is
The German Foreign Office Laborins Un-
der Wrong Impression.

The German Foreign Office Laborins IN.
der Wrong Impression.
Washington, Feb. 11.-Having reached
agreement with the British govern
ment for settlement of the Venezuelan
claims, Mr.. Bowen to-day is endeayoring
to close up the negotiations with Germany
and Italy. A misunderstanding in the
German foreign office is undoubtedly at
that the preliminary articles of the proto-
col as prepared here before the advent OF
Baron Won Sternberg, provided for the
prompt payment of the full sum claimed
in the original ultimatu1n, namely, $780,,
900, the only difference between the first
and last propositions being that in place
Of a clear cash payment, as required by
the ultimatun, the protocol would require
the immediate payment Of s27,500 for per-
sonal claims and then provide for the ap-
plication Of 80 per cent of the customs
revenues at Porto Cabello and La, Gua;ira
until the remainder of the $340, 900 was
paid.
Mr.. Bowen was unable to see any diff
ference between such a demand and a
straight demand for preferential treat
ment, for he argued that, after paying the
allies on this basis, there would be moth
ing left for the other and non coercing
powers. 1t is believed that he succeeded
in impressing his views upon the allied
Representatives here, and 1t was under!
stood that this stage of the negotiations
had been closed and the subject could
not be reopened. On this point the Ber-
lin foreign office is supposed to have diff
fered and so the EXCHANGES going on are
directed to making the situation clear to
that office.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11
THE HUMBERTS In COURT
Much Interest in the Case: of M.
Cattani the Banker-Usury
Charges.

Paris, Feb. 1.-THE EIumbert family
made their first appearance In the Grim
inal courts to-day, when the case of M.
Cattani, the banker, was taken up in the
ninth correctional chamber. There was
great public interest manifested in the
proceedings and the court room was
packed with people. All the previous ex-
aminations of the Humbcrts had been held
in secret and this was the first opportun-
ity the Parisians had to see and hear the
prisoners The Humberts were brought in
like ordinary prisoners and took seats in
the prisoners box. Nine. ThereseHum-
bert displayed her usual bravado and cool
ness, her sister, Marie Daurignac.: was
apparently much unnerved, and the lat
ter's brothers, Roman and Emile Daurig-
nae, maintained attitude, Of calm de-
fiance. The case does not involve the
main question concerning the Crawford
millions. NJ. Cattani:s charge is that they
ibelled him in referring to him as a
usllrer, and this indirectly affects the
whole affair
The early stages of the trial to-day did
not produce any sensations. Madame
Hunbert gave long, rambling statement
of her dealings with M. Cattani and al
legged that his demands for excessive in
terest and her borrowings from him
amounted to about 100000. When M.
Cattani was heard and repudiated the
charge of usury, Madame Hurnbert sprang
| from her. seat and asked for the privilege
of interrogating the banker, but the pre-
siding magistrate repressed her.
The testimony furnished by Marie Dau-
| risnac to-day showed evidence of an in
| tention to leave to Nine. Humbert the d.
rection of the plans for the prisoners de.
Tense.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11
MILE Laos WANT MUCH
These Indians Ask for Certain As
surances Before Going to
White Earth.
From The Journal Bureau Room IS, Post Build.

From The Journal Bureau, Room 49, Post Build.
ing, Washington.
Washington, Feb. ia delegation of
three Mile Laos Indians arrived in Wash
ington to-day to consult the Indian office
about the removal to White Earth and
also about the disbursement of the s40,-
900 under the agreement negotiated by
Inspector Mclaughlin in the summer of
1902. The interior department and In
dian office want these Indians to remove
at once to White Earth in order that the
land may be opened to settlement and
entry under. the Morris act. The Indians
contend that they are not required to re-
move from their old reservation at once,
but remain until quarters have been pro-
vided for each member Of the tribe and
only so fast as such quarters are built.
They have been informed by Agent Simon
Michelet, also, they say, that he can build
houses for only about twenty families
every six months. There are between 500
and 600 Indians on the old reservation,
and at the rate of removal indicated, it
will take more than twenty years to get
them all off their old reservation. They
also claim that they were promised sub
sistence until they got started in an agri-
cultural or industrial way, and want some
assurance on that point. It is probable
that all these difficulties will be straight
ened out while the delegation is here.
w. w. Jermane
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11
SALVADOR OWES 100000
Possible. Reason for the Appearance OF
Pacific Squadron There.

Possible Reason for the Appearance OF
Pacific Squadron There.
San Francisco, Feb. 1.-THE San Sal
Vador Commercial company, composed Of
a number of capitalists Of Oakland, Cal.
has claim for 100000 against the gov
eminent of Salvador and the money will
fall due next month about the time the
Pacific squadron under Admiral Glass ar
rives in the vicinity of the turbulent Cen
trail American republics. The company
WIS organized in 1896. the Americans re-
taining the control, although considerable
stock was sold to Salvadoreans. Docks
were constructed and a thriving business
was being transacted when the Ameri-
cans were frozen out and the property
confiscated by the government. The mat
ter was directed to the attention of Sec
rotary: of State, Hay, who appointed a
commission: to investigate. After long de-
liberation the commission awarded the
Americans the sum of 100000.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11
CAUGHT ON THE SECOND LEVEL
Timber Construction of Interior OF the
Mine Is Burning FierceIy.
(Associated Press)

Timber Construction of Interior OF the
Mine Is Burning FIereely.
ASSOCIATED Press.)
Duluth, Feb. 11.---A special to the Her
aid from Eveleth on the Mesaba range,
says:
Fire broke out at 8 o'clock this morning
in No. shaft at the Spruce mine Of the
United States Steel Corporation.
Eleven. miners are imprisoned in the
shaft below the mine and cannot get out
until the fire is extinguished or burns itself
out.
1t caught on the second level in the oil
house and the shanties and timber con-
struction Of the interior Of the mine at
that part are burning fercely.
Dense smoke is rolling out of the shaft,
and there are grave fears that the en-
trapped men may be suffocated before the
fire can be subdued
Fire subdued; Men May BE Safe.
The fire was subdued about il o'clock,
after burning two hours. The descent of
the shaft was Immediately made and at
noon one man had been brought up an
conscious. Ten others, believed to be in
the same condition, have not yet been
found. $50
The one man brought out, however, will
recover and it is not believed the others
are in any worse condition.
The mine Is now well cleared Of smoke
so that the remaining men will be in no
danger of further suffocation, All are
Finlanders and about half Of the men have
families. .ti-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11

Minneapolis people to have opportunity to inspect
the of Commerce next Sunday under the most
the time to contribute to- the
Scandinavian famine relief fund.
Accedng to a request from J ournal, the direc-
permission for the entire
building opened Sunday from to in the after
will of Is cents at the street doors
elegant structure there
will continuous high entertainment fea
with the Boxes will
placed conveniently those wish to give than
price of admission.
How many people Minneapolis that the Chamber
Commerce the exchange In the World!N
that the most elaborate mural paintings
in the state are in this same exchange room?
many familiar with the multitudinous and In
genious devices business in the largest
primary grain market in the world? ~
enough interest attract thousands OF loyal
Anneapoans the opening not for such good
Grain proverbialy busy They are the
Of ahead and "do things
you wait Their transactions represent the
in when their palatal building
time lost in taking
immediate advantage of all the facilities Whch1t
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11
GEN. mgr. OF
G. n. RETIRES
John F. Stevens, Chief Engineer and
General Manager Of the sys-
tenn, Steps Out.
A. H. Hogeland Has Been Appointed
to Be His Successor as Chief
Engineer.
A New System May 0bviate Neces-
sity of Naming a New Gen
eral Manager.

John f. Stevens to-day retired as gen
eral manager and chief engineer of the
Great Northern. after carefully conceal
ing from his friends the fact of his re-
signation until the list moment.
Probab'3s .resis tor t'n of recent years
has aroused more Comment and specula-
ton than that of Mr.. Stevens, which was
absolutely unexpected, and the news Of,
which was received with incredulity by
the higher officials of not only other rail-
ways. but of the Great Northern itself.
However, the information was confirmed
officially by Louis w. Hill, assistant to
President j. j. Hill.
l.. w. Hill Informed 7 h e u al
that Mr.. Stevens had resigned both Offices
and that A. FL. Hogeand had already been
promoted from assistant chief engineer to
chief engineer, the promotion dating from
yesterday.
Mr.. Hogeland. it is reported, himself
knew nothing of his approaching promo
ton until few hours before notice was
officially handed to him.
MI. Hill said that no successor had
been appointed to Mr.. Stevens as gen
eral manager and that 1t had not yet
been decided whether the office would
be continued. Mr.. Stevens has already
retired from both offices.
Since returning from the west two
weeks ago. Mr.. Stevens has been at
tending to many of his duties at his home
OWING TO an Injured iOOl. II Is hiOWil
that he will not continue in railway
| service.
| 1t is generally understood that after a
vacation spent, in travelling Mr.. Stevens
| will assume charge Of a highly important
engineering enterprise which is oabout to
| be launched, and in whic he will invest
some of his own capital. Within the past
eight years Mr.. Stevens has won a fortune
| for himself in private enterprise. When
he surveyed and constructed the Cascade
division Of the Great Northern, Mr.. Stew
ems located and afterwards acquired some
valuable timber tracts close to tidewater,
and these tracts MIR. Stevens has sold,
realizing handsome profit. He is also
| financially interested in lumber plant
| in Washington, which has an immense
| capacity.
1t is understood that the company may
re-arrange the operating department and
divide up the responsibilities so that it
will not be necessary to appoint a sue
| cessor to Mr.. Stevens as general man
ager. General Superintendent F. e.. Ward
will presumably have additional iursdic-
I ton.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11
PROSPECTS IN THE SENATE
Long Distance Talking Likely to Cause
Many BIockades. -. e..

Many BIockades.
New York Sun Special Service.
Wa shington, Feb. 1.-THE prospects, in
the senate for an immediate settlement Of
the many veNed questions now before con-
gress are not particularly bright The
republican leaders have formulated their
compromise on the statehood question and
have determined to stand or fall by it.
Senator Quay is ready to accept the two
states and he seems to believe that the
compromise can be put through, but his
democratic following is not in an amiable
frame of mind and the prospect for state
hood legislation just now is far from en-
couraging. AS it depends entirely upon
the democratic point of view the condition
may change for the better although mem
bers Of the republican steering commit
tee are not at all encouraged. There is
no danger of the omnibus statehood bill
going through, however, and it will either
be two big states or nothing.
Different treaties now before the SEN
ate are in a bad tangle. On the sur
face the republican opposition to the Gu
ban reciprocity scheme has been entirely
wiped out but as a matter of fact 1t is
still there although entirely under cover
Beet sugar men have successfully ap-
pealed to the democrats. SO that Senator
Cullom up to the present time has been
unable to secure a concert of action or
this treaty.
The opposition to the Alaskan boundary
treaty is not at all vehement. Senator
Lodge, as the representative of the adj
ministration thinks the treaty can be rati-
fled. His belief could be justified il
there were time enough left, but hand
full of northwestern senators, with quite
g. number from the south and one or two
from the Mississippi valley, probably will
be strong enough to defer action, and. il
they persist, to prevent ratification. I'm
der the circumstances, therefore, Senator
Cullom has given the right of way to the
Panama treaty Senator Morgan is still
determined tG fight it and will carry ou
his threat as far as his physical condition
will permit. He is an accomplished long.
distance talker, but his following is almos
entirely personal, and if the republicans
concentrate their attention on this treat,
IT can be ratified, because the democrats
of the southern Mississippi valley are al
favorable to It,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11
GRAVE R0BBING CASES
DR.. Alexanders' Defense Closed and
Arguments Begun-To the
Jury Tomorrow.

Indianapolis Feb. 1.-THE trial Of DR..
J. c.. Alexander in the grave robbing cases
is ended as far as the admission OF
evidence is concerned Arguments were
begun to-day and they are expected to
continue until some time tomorrow
morning, when the case will go to the
Jury.
The defense closed yesterday. DR.
Alexander testified that he made arrange
nents with Cantrell to supply the college
with material at his own expense for $50
a. abody c.. 0. D. at the college, but he
denied that he knew Cantrell was a grave
robber or that he had ever heard of his
being in the -snatching business.
All told the witness said, Cantrell fur
nished seven bodies to the Central college.
He said he did not know there had been
graves robbed until a claim was made
for the bodies at the college.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11
SALE OF SMALL TRACTS.
An Indian Land Proposal-Mr.
Stevens Willing to Pay More
for Smelling Land.

From The journal Bureau, Room 49, Post Build
ing, Washington.
washington, Feb. 1.-THE house. COM
mittee on public lands to-day ordered a
favorable report on the Gamble BILL which
has passed the senate, providing for the
sale of isolated tracts in the Indian res
ervations opened to settlement.
Representative Stevens will make an eff
fort to-day to amend the sundry civil bill
by striking out the provision limiting the
amount to be paid for additional land at
Fort Smelling to $500 an acre without
changing the total amount to be paid for
the tract. If the amendment is adopted
# will permit the war department to pay
s11O, 900 for $40 acres, or at the rate Of
$3.50 an acre The proposition will prob
ably be opposed by Representative Cam
non. -:
=: =. w, W. Jer1nane..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11
TWENTY men
ARE in A TRAP
No. 3 Shaft at the Spruce Mine Of
the U. S. Steel Company at
Eveleth on Fire.
Fate of Twenty Men Below Not
Known, but They Are Supposed
to Have Persisted.
Flood Poured Into the Mine Seems
to Have No Effect on the
Inferno.

Special to Tho Journal.
Eveleth MINI, Feb. 11.-No less than
twenty men will lose their lives as result
of fierce fire which is burning out Spruce
shaft No. 8. This is the estimate made
by the underground captain, Robert Pow
ell.
The men were at work in the third level
where a drift is being dug through to in
tercept with shaft No. 1.
The only means of egress is up shaft No.
g. therefore the men are thought to have
persisted before this for want of air.
The origin Of the fire is unknown, it
having started near the bottom Of the
shaft. Shortly after 8 o'clock this morn
ing smoke was seen coming up the shaft.
The firemen are pouring three streams
down the shaft, but they seem to have nc
effect whatever. The loss of the shaft
will be complete.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11

supplied and which had long been badly needed There
talk of public opening but could be devised
wait the home the citys greatest BUSH
ness there interest in the chamber and
thousands of citizens sincerely disappointed that they
to chance to- the structure dress
The opportunity offered next Sunday will
the people will the building under
gala conditions will be the only for visitors
inspect the big trading from the floor.
AS the entertainment features the day planned
te Newsboys will be stationed in the exchange
appropriate musical numbers
throughout the afternoon Arrangements are+ao to be made
singers organizations to give national airs
intervals Visitors will simply for admission to the
building will then have the freedom of the entire struc
elegant from basement to the tenth
With the people going coming throughout the
afternoon it will possible to accommodate thousands
at time and the
fund should be correspondngy greater
81 So don't forget the timenext Sunday from to 5.
place-tlae Chamber of Commerce, Fourth
avenue and Fourth street. =
~ Nor the price-twenty-fve cents.
the purpose-to aid the half million fellow human
beings who starving in Sweden and Finland
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11
STRIKE PICKET RULING
Justice Gaines Says the Police Have
No Right to In
terfere.

New York, Feb. 11.-Supreme Court
Justice Gaines, sitting in Brooklyn, has
ruled that a police officer has no right to
arrest a strike picket who is not obstruct-
ing the streets or interfering with public
traffic. The opinion was rendered In a
suit for damages brought by James M.
Flanagan, a labor union member, against
two policemen who had arrested him at
different times while he was on picket
duty in front of a Brooklyn factory in
which there was a strike. The justice
said to the jury:
This man says he was picket for a
labor union. He has a right to be, under
the law. Capital has a right to organize
and SO has labor. It is not an obstruc-
ton of the highway to go about in the
street or to stop in it,