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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-15
ITS ESSENTIAL
YUIGARlrY"
The London Daily Mail Speaks Of
the Attractions of the Van
derbilt Wedding.
It Is as Distasteful to the Mass of
American Citizens as to the
English.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
London, April 15.-Exhaustive accounts
of the Vanderbilt Nelson wedding at
Newport, which was cabled to London,
giving the most detailed description Of the
ceremony, gifts and incidents, have been
too much for the Daily Mail, which, under
the caption Of "Vulgarity and Wealth."
deals with the matter in the following
manner:
circumstances attending the marriage
Of Reginald Vanderbilt at Newport,
whether they be regarded as admirable or
deplorable, are remarkable enough to be
worthy of passing comment.
"A thoro understanding Of their sig
nificance is, perhaps, impossible unless
one is born an American and millionaire,
but people who possess neither Of these
advantages may find a little that is in
teresting in contemplation of this surpris-
ing effort at OStentation and disploy.
"EXtravagances Of taste, the essential
| vulgarity of the idea which seeks to make
of an intimate family festival g. show for
| the whole world, strange perversion that
makes the office Of the priest subservient
| to that Of the dressmaker, and requires a
dress rehearsal for religious ceremony
| these are in themselves merely the symp-
! toms of state of affairs that is expressed
| in many other ways. Its basis is a very
! old and simple one, inseparable from any
| state Of society in which wealth is I'M
evenly distributed. 1t is a. constant feVer
| to escape from equality and it is a marked
| chara cteristic Of democratic communities.
"Ther els, theoretically, no social dis
| tinction of birth in America but social dis
| tinction is sought and found by the expen-
| diture of money in all kinds Of fantastic
ways. With a little ingenuity, much
| money, and an absence Of shame, the
! social ladder may be scaled in America,
! so that the host who invites his friends
| to meet a monkey at dinner may super
| sede him who could think Of nothing bet-
| ter than a picnic In gilded traction en-
I gines.
| THE one thing is to escape from the
| commonplace, usual, conceivable, always
| to be a length ahead; always, in native
| expression, to "go you one better
Enormous material wealth which Il
central in this group of American society
renders competitions Of fashion extreme
and fantastic, and it is remarkable thai
those millionaires who have put forth the
most convulsive efforts to attract atten-
ton and to Guido their neighbors in these
orgies Of vulgarity have been among the
loudest in complaining that American
newspapers have robbed them Of theil
privacy.
Carloads Of flowers, fountains o
scent opposing armies Of thieves and de
tectives, ranks of policemen guarding thu
treasure, while equal treasure Is being
profusely wasted, are merely somewha
sordid incidents in the struggle to spent
as much money as possible.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-15

plete it's report at the agreed hour, IL
a. M, and the chairman expressed the
belief that the report could not be made
until late in the afternoon.
When the forenoon session was called
to order by President Parry Carroll D.
hearty reception.
President Roosevelt had been invited to
attend the convention and in declining
named MI. Wright to represent him. Mr..
Wright said:
Labor and Capital "combInes.'
''The new combination Of to-day has
in it all the elements Of the corporation
for it is simply an enlarged corporation,
embracing more elements, more factors,
and, therefore, it is more powerful for
good or evil than the corporation of a
quarter of q century ago. Its evils are
those Of management and not Of constitu-
ton. These evils may be handled by law
and by society, and we need not fear them.
conversely, the single workingnoan,
by the side of his employer, was his en-
ployers personal associate, but as the en-
ployer developed into the firm and the
firm into the corporation, and the corpo-
ration into the combination. the single
workingman has developed along similar
lines. Now he is grouped as the fellow
employe Of thousands and thousands I'M
der the great combination. where he is
still farther removed in personal way from
his employer.
| "On the whole. the remuneration to cap
| ltal is constantly decreasing and that tt
labor constantly increasing. This is the
result so far as capital is concerned, OF
the accumulation of wealth which may be
turned into active and productive capaci-
ty. and so far as wages is concerned. tt
tho increased standard Of living resulting
from education and the culture which fol
| oWs it.
| The History Of the Strike. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-15
SEARCHING FOR DEADB0DY
Omaha Police Believe They Have
Evidence to Convict Knight
of Wife Murder.

Omaha, April 15.-Chief of Police Dona-
hue has received information from Chey-
enne that Frank e. Knight, wanted here
in connection with the mysterious dis
appearance of his wife, was seen in that
city, :,
Chief Donahue stated to-day that Mrs.
Stiles and her SOP, Malvin sDusenberry,
who were placed in the "sweat box" again
have made confessions which are suffic-
lent to convict Knight should he be cap
tured. ~. s.'.- .-.s. .-.... 49,
Chief Donahue learned last night that
wagon was seen Saturday night in the
vicinity Of some vacant property In the
vicinity of Florence lake, where Knight
lived about a year ago. The locality is
also familiar to Dusenberry, and the po-
lice are now making a thoro search Of the
premises, which contain about twenty
acres, with the hope Of finding the body
Of the missing woman.
A special from Cheyenne, Wyo., states
that Jennie Dusenberry has been arrested
there on suspicion of being in some way
connected with the murder Of Mrs. Knight.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-15
TO ORGANIZE 0RIENTALS
Western Federation Of Miners Con.
templating a New and In
teresting Plan. ,

Denver, April 15.-The News to-day
says: The Western Federation Of Miners
is contemplating a movement quite new
In the way of labor unions. They may
organize the hosts of Chinese and Japan
csc employed in the mines and smelters
of the northwest and British Columbia.
w. D. Haywood, secretary Of the fed
Grafton, says they are willing to become
organized and affiliated with the fedora
ton and that the American miners, who.
ne says, refuse to work with non-union
men of their own nationality, have con-
cluded that there is no reason why they
should forego their principles in the case
of the Chinese and Japanese.
Secretary Haywood says these foreign
ers have frequently shown themselves to
be in sympathy with unionism and have
sacrificed their own interests in aid of a
cause where there was nothing to infiu-
ence them other than their sympathy.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-15

ideas which have prevailed with regard
to further probable action Of the federal
authorities against large combinations Of
capital seem to be very much modified
and there is a disposition evident to re-
gard the Securities decision with less
uneasiness. --sa.E '.-- II -.
One sensation yesterday was that the
Securities people would not appeal to
the supreme court. This was denied.
Another report stated that some Of the
largest bankers interested in the enter
prise would go to Washington and try
their case before Attorney General Knox
and arrange, If possible, with him a
status for the securities involved, which
would be entirely in conformance with
the Law. This was also denied.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-15
Had 1t Outllved Its Mission?

Furthermore it is understood hero that
the merger decision came too late by
some months to prevent the actual coali-
ton Of two northern lines Of trans-con-
tinental railroads. It is no news to the
people OH the inside in Wall street and
elsewhere that the Northern Securities
company practically outlived its useful
ness some time ago and its affairs can be
wound up without in any way disturbing
the actual ownership Of the Great North
ern, Northern Pacific and Burlington
railroads.
No Further Move at Present.
There is believed to be no intention on
the part of the department Of Justice to
institute early proceedings against COM
mon carriers who are, as some persons
believe, directly affected by the decision
of the sixth circuit court in the Northern
Securities case. Many inquiries have been
made at the department with view to
learning what the attorney general Will
do as a. result Of this decision, but the
uuestioners have obtained little satisfac-
ton. There is an organization known rs
the Anti Trust league, whose membership
is composed largely Of aSitatorS ana whose
leading officers live in Washington This
organization is clamoring for a prosecu-
ton Of the anthracite coal carriers and
other railroad companies, which are con-
ceived by some authorities to Occupy a re-
lation to the Sherman law similar to that
of the Northern Securities company as
held by the circuit court at st. Paul.
It is certain, however, that Whatever
the officers of the department of justice
NAV think of this proposition, there is no
purpose to begin new prosecutions IN the
near future. In the case Of the coal car
riers, it is known that the department. mas
examined to some extent into the comblna-
ton that is alleged by some persons 10 eA-
ist but there has been nothing ike sys-
v1,oy tlOn.
For all that anybody knows, Attorney
General Knox may be satisfied III MS
own mind that the coal roads are vlolat-
ing mono Of the present statutes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-15
S8O0,O00 FIRE
ON SPINDLElOP
Over 265 Derricks Are Lost in a
Terrific Blaze This
Morning. '.
Two.thirds Of the Companies Burned
Out Will Not Be Able to T.
" Recover.

Beaumont, Texas, April ia fire on
Spindletop which started early to-day did
damage estimated at from 100000 to
s., LOCO, 900. Two hundred and sixty five
derricks were lost. Two hundred rigs
were on the producing wells.
The fire started from a lantern at the
Caldwell Oil company's we'll. The fly
wheel of the engine struck the lantern
and ignited the derrick and the flames
spread with tremendous rapidity, three
blocks, numbers Sc, 81 and 80 being in
ashes by 3 o'clock. No effort was made
to extinguish the fire, for it was impos-
sible to get within a hundred feet OF
the flames. No one was injured. It is
estimated that two-thirds of the COM
panies in the burned district will be I'M
able to recover from the damage done by
the fire.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-15

the shape OF resolution embodying a
declaration OF principles against boycotts
and lockouts, recognizing the right of la
Dor to organize, but without interfer-
ence with the liberty Of employers or en-
ploye," denying the right Of unions to fix
wages and p1edging, the association to OPP
pose all legislation not in accord with the
foregoing principles. f,ss,5 i.=
A motion to adopt the resolutions
brought a protest from James r.. later
of Cincinnati who demanded that the
resolution be printed and held over until
tomorrow. Mr.. later was supported by
Mayor Jones Of Toledo, and a rising vote
was demanded. The motion to defer &C
ton was lost by a heavy vote and the
resolutions were adopted as follows:
Declaration Of Principles.
eve, the members of the National As
ISOLATION Of Manufacturers, United States
of America, in convention assembled at
New Orleans, do hereby declare the fol-
lowing principles which shall govern this
association in its work in connection with
problems of labor. ST> +,s55 ~ Il i, a.
"First-Fair dealing is the fundamental
and basic principle on which relations
between employees and employers should
rest. F.. -.'
"Second-The National Association Of
Manufacturers is not opposed to organ
izations Of labor as such but it Is un-
alterably opposed to boycotts, blacklists
and other illegal acts Of interference with
the personal liberty Of employer and en-
ploye. - y r.
"Third-No person should be refused
employment or in any way disseminated
against on account of membership Or
non-membership In any labor organiza-
ton and there should be no discrimination
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-15
FOUND IN 4 BARREL
Secret Society italian Murder in
u. New York.

New York, April ia body found in
a barrel In East Eleventh street yesterday
was to-day identified as that of a man
named Quatrocchi, who had come to New
York from Barcelona. The Identification
was made by Guiseppi Bonjiorno, a Sicil-
ian, who said he had often seen the man
in a barber shop in First avenue. Qua
trocchi was married, Bonjiorno said, and
had been a member Of some secret society.
While the police were trying to confirm
Bonjiorno's identification. Quatrocchi
walked into the morgue. He was almost
an exact counterpart of the murdered
man.
The ideniity<of the dead man Is again
unknown. It is probably a secret society
murder
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-15
THE STEEL MERGERS
Attempts Of the Big Corporation to Get
Out of Danger.


Pittsburg April 15.-The Post says:
Further mergers Of the various subsid-
iary companies of the United States Steel
corporation are still being considered in
the general offices, but revent events may
tend to hasten the original plan of the
executive boards to bring about the great
est merger Of all. This is with the idea
Of merging the United States Steel cor
poration, the operating as well as the
owning corporation Of the entire proper
ties represented in the accumulated char
tered concerns. -. vs.. -2
Reports in financial circles are that on
account Of the decision rendered in the
Northern Securities case the general Of
ficers of the United States Steel corpora
tion have decided to hasten the greater
merger of all the iron ore mines, steel
mills, furnaces. coke ovens, steamships,
coal mines and everything now operated
under individual charters into the single
ownership and operation Of the parent
corporation. .s'< s.. ~.
1t is claimed that this plan will place
the corporation, as a whole. out of the
reach of any possible clause of the law
under which the Northern Securities cor
poratian was attacked.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-15
The History Of the Strike.

The worl1ingman has risen from ig-
norance to intelligence, and as he has
reached intelligence he has become
more or less a greater complication in
industrial affairs. In his ignorance he
did not strike; in his intelligence he
does strike. The next step in the de-
velopment Of his intelligence will be
that he will not strike; that he will
be able to accommodate himself to
conditions because he will know them
and understand them better. IT,.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-15
THREE TRUNK LINES
Missouri Pacific Railroad System
Will Do Some Extensive Build
ing In Nebraska.
One Line to Go Due West to Denver
Beatrice an Important
Junction Point.

Beatrice, Neb.. April 15.-The boldest
stroke In railroad construction in this ter
ritory has just been decided upon by the
Gould interests, as represented IN the
Missouri Pacific railroad system. The plan
is the construction of three trunk lines
in as many different directions across the
state OF Nebraska.
The starting point will be Virginia, Neb.,
town of $50 inhabitants. on the prai-
ries in the southeastern part Of the state,
and one of the present terminals of the
Missouri Pacific. The construction Of a
line from Virginia. to Beatrice is now I'M
der way.
The title of the road as incorporated
under the laws of Nebraska is the Kan
sas City, Beatrice &, Northwestern. Bea-
trice is the first junction point Of the new
trunk lines One line will be built due
west to Denver.
After Dakota Wheat.
The northwest branches will be built
from Beatrice. A junction is to be made
at new town near Plato, in Saline coun-
ty. Firm the new town the site Of which
has not yet been selected, one branch will
20 north into the northern Nebraska and
Dakota wheat fields. ..
The other branch will go northwest,
either thru Grand Island or Prosser, Neb.
The Denver branch will be built thru the
larger towns Of southern Nebraska.
O. J. Coleman of Beatrice, one of the
officials Of the Kansas City & North
western road, says: THE objective point
of the road is the wheat fields of North
Dakota and the two branches will in
wade these territories. IS, =
One branch will go to Geneva and Crane
! Island, and by a direct route to the Blac
Hills. The other will pass thru York anG
Central City and north by west to the
wheat fields Of North Dakota.
| One of the main objects is to reach the
wheat fields Of Dakota and the other tt
| connect Black Hills territory with the
| southern division"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-15
RESULT OF A FIGHT.

George Fountain, aged IT years, is lying In .
critical condition at the home Of his stepmother,
ia La Fond street, st. Paul. as the result Of
a fight Monday evening. He was struck In the
hacI of the head and fell to the sidewalk, caus-
ing conclusion Of the brain. Two companions
carried him to street car and took him home.
His assailant has not been arrested, but the
police know who he Is.
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THIS IS THE
RIGHT Mr.. WRIGHT
He Says Some Sensible Things on
the Labor Problem to the Man
ufacturers To-day.
Place of the Strike in the Evolu-
ton of Labor Intelli-
gence. .:- H..
Report of the Resolutions Commit
tee Of the Convention Not
Ready Yet.

New Orleans, April 15.-Interest in to-
days session Of the National Association
Of Manufacturers centered in the report
Of the resolutions committee which was
expected to result in definite under
standing to the attitude the associa-
ton will take towards organized labor.
The committee held three short sessions
last night and began its labors again
early this morning but the announcement
was made that it would be unable to COM
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-15
How It Was Worked as Lobby in
| the Baking Powder Leg
-. islation.
How Ex-Gov. Stone Looked After
the Literary End of the i
r.'- Deal" -....
While Kelly Did the "strong Arm
Act-Interesting Story From
st. Louis.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service
st. Louis, April 15.-More than one OF
the state LEGISLATORS who accepted brides
for voting for the elum baking powder
law have made full confession to the st.
Louis grand jury investigating boodling IN
the Missouri assembly and have implicated
those who were with them in this dis
graceful deal.
Those state senators who already have
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-15
WRONG NEGRO KILLED.

New Orleans, April 15.-The Times Democrats
shreyeport special says: 1t has been estab-
Iished beyond doubt that the negro who was
killed SATURDAY,. and whose body was burned
early Sunday morning. as the mufssrer Of Mrs.
Alice Matthews, was innocent Of ~ crimes
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-15
THEY WOULD BE BOUGHT
Ratification Of the Colombian-Pana
ma Canal Treaty Is Called
Doubtful.

London, April 15.-A private cable dis
patch from Bogota, Colombia, says that
the ratification of the United States Col
ombian Panama canal treaty is extremely
doubtful. ..1.5.s..... -. -"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-15

The merger decision does not attack
trusts as such at all. It concerns
merely the question Of the combina-
ton of competing and practically
parallel railroads. 1t does not az
feet the combination Of lines Of rail-
road which are not distinctly COM
DetitiVc
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-15
ATROCITIES
IN THE BALKANS
They Make a Peaceful Solution of
the Trouble More Remote
Than Ever.
Russian Demand for the Death Of
st. Cherbinas Murderer
Acceded To.

Constantinople, April 15.-The Albanian
soldier who shot M. Stchebina, the Rus
sian, consul at Mitrovitza inf1icting a
wound from which the latter subsequently
died, has been sentenced to death, the
Russian embassy here having demanded
a revision of the previous sentence Of fif-
teen years. imprisonment
Atrocities Reported.
Information from Monastir shows that
the situation is most deplorable. Murders,
pillage, incendiarism and atrocities of ev-
cry description are Of daily occurrence,
and are committed alike by soldiers, AL
banians, Turks and Bulgarians. The Ia
test Bulgarian achievement was the total
destruction of a. small village with an eX-
clusively Mussulman population OF los
men, women and children, all Of whom
with the exception Of a very few, who fed
were n1assacreI in cold blood. ALL preg-
nant women were disembowled. Theil
scorpsess with those Of their. unborn child
rem, were scattered in the ruins Of the
village.
t1iImi Is Optimistic.
fIilmi Pasha, the Turkish inspector gen.
eral at Uskub, says that the Albanian
question has been settled and that the
porte has no further anxiety concerning
it. The disturbance was caused by a
small and important faction, and the re-
volt has been in no way general. The
10000 troops now massed around Nitro
vita would in any case overawe the NAL
contents. IIilmi Pasha added that he
expected serious difficulties with the Bull
garian bands, whose activity was being
only temporarily checked by the recent
bad weather, but the Turks were quite
ready to receive them.
IIilmi Pasha was diffdent about dis
cussing the Austrian and Russian reforms
but said they were progressing. He hoped
to be able to give proof Of this In three
months.
Local opinion in diplomatic and othel
circles does not bear out the statement:
Of .Hilmi Pasha, who is regarded as "a
pable and well-meaning, but as being 1a1
too optimistic.
The Albanians Form "MIssa."
The Albanians are reported to have
formed a. "missa," that is, to have tenn
porarily abandoned all vendettas and in
tertribal quarrels, for the purpose of re
sisting the reform program. The sultan:
peace mission is a farce, and the onl!
possible solution Of the trouble Is com
plete disarmament and the military occ!l
nation Of Albania The weather Is nov
f1ne and warm and the Bulgarian band
are expected to recommence active opera
tons.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-15
They Must Get Together.

They must get on together. That
is the necessity of the time, and it is
to the intelligence of the leaders of
both interests that society at large
looks for the development of indus
try on a basis of social progress.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-15

Some of the methods of the labor union
are to be condemned. So are some of
the methods of the capitalistic organiza-
ton to be condemned; but because they
cannot get on together, it does not mean
that either or both should be DESTROYED.
they Must Get Together.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-15
cH1LpREN,s HOME ANNUAL,

The, annual meeting of the Children's Home
Society of Minnesota will be held at the Y. N.
G, A. rooms, % w Fifth street, ST Paul, at
4 o clock p m. to morrow. All are most cor
daily invited.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-15
SITUATION NOT so BAD

Extravssant Ideas Are Being Somewhat
Modified.
New York, April 15.-The extravagant
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-15

At noon the resolutions committee an
nouneed its report ready. The labor ques-
ton Immediately came to the front in