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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-23
Passenger Elevator, in Donnelly
Building, Pittsburg, Falls With
Disastrous Results.
"A Dance Was in Progress Upstairs
and the Elevator Was
Crowded.
Bodies of Dead Were Horribly Man
gled and Identification Proved
Difficult.

Pittsburg, May 23.-It was almost noon
before all the victims of last
nights froghtful elevator accident
at the Donnelly building were iden-
titled. Large crowds surrounded the
entrance of the morgue all night. await
ing information as to the Identification of
the four bodies that had been taken there
from the scene of the accident
The bodies were so badly disf1gured and
distorted that thoro Identification was only
POSSIBLE thrue marks on the clothing worn,
and as some had no marks on their cloth
ing, identification was impossible until
friends inquired for them because missed
from their homes. The unknown woman
is thought to have come from some OF
the suburban towns, and the remains will
likely be identified later.
The casulty list as furnished by the cor
oner and obtained from the hospitals Is:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-23
HE REPLIES TO BRYAN
Ex-Governor Of Missouri Accuses
Him Of Ignorance and Poor
Judgment
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service
st. Louis, May 23.-In letter ad-
dressed to Ex-Governor Lon Stevens, w.
J. Bryan stated unequivocally that he
refused to deliver an address in Jefferson
City because. Mr.. Stephens. whose guest
he was to have been, had Endorsed d. R..
Francis as available for the presidential
candidacy. Bryan charges that talk Of ex-
President Cleveland as a suitable candi-
date is merely. a cloak to hide the Francis
boom and then proceeds to read Mr..
Stephens out of the democratic party.
Replying to Bryan Mr.. Stephens says in
part:
You read me out of the party and
claim that have gone bag and baggage
over to the reorganizers because of my
Endorsement Of D. r. Francis I have the
same Plight to claim that you, on account
of your Endorsement of William j. Stone
tor the presidential nomination, have
gone bag and baggage over to the trai-
tors, schemers and trust Hobbies In
recommending him for the presidency just
at this time, whe1 he figures so conspi-
cuously in the Doodle developments in St
Louis and Jefferson City, you have fallen
many notches in the estimation OF the
| intelligent democrats of Missouri No
body thinks you a trust lobbiest or I'M
clean man but they regret your lamentab1e
| ignorance and poor judgment as well as
your bad associates
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-23
FOXY GRANDPA" OF POLITICS
Blowing Up Ohio Foxy Risky Business the Best Of Times
Blowing UP

Cornell university. representing the
United States; and Enrique c. Creel Of
the Banko Central Mexicana of Mexico,
who will meet in London the other mem
hers of the Mexican Eduardo
Meade, president of the Bank of San
Luis Potosi and Luis Camacho of s9the
City of Mexico
: These gentlemen will visit the several
capitals of Europe during the next three
or four months for the purpose of con-
ferring with the finance ministers of the
great powers concerning a plan of CO.
operation to prevent further fuctuation
in the rates of exchange between silver
and gold. It is not q mission in favor
of bi-metallisn. On the contrary, the in
fluence of the commissioners will be .ex-
erted toward the adoption of a single gold
standard by all countries now using sill
yer, with the understanding that its mon
etary value shall be permanently fixed in
relation to gold and that contracts made
in other money shall have equal value
and stability.
The silver countries of the world have a
population of about 100000 900, and their
foreign commerce is worth about 100000,
900 in gold per annurn. Nearly all their
imports come from and the exports go tt
gold countries, so that the trade is greatly
embarrassed by variations In the price o!
silver. During the year 1902 these varia.
lions. amounted to nearly 20 per cent.
China stands first among silver using
countries in the Importance Of its com
merce. It's imports last year reachet
sl96, 934, 342 The Straits Settlements i'm
ported merchandise, mostly from golt
standard Countries. worth $15O.0DO,00
Mexico imported SOS, O83 ,451, the Philippine
| Islands more than S32. 100000. and othe
countries in corresponding amount
The United States is not interested t
SO great degree at the present time a
either England or Germany but our-com
merce with the silver countries Is In
j creasing rapidly, and the fuctuation Q
{ silver has already subjected the manu-
1 this country to the loss of a eonsfderabl
portion Of their profit. France and Rus
| STA are deeply interested, and Belgium
4 Austria and Switzerland more or less SO.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-23
" AICH
LEGISLATION.
National Association Of Manufac-
turers Will Keep . Close Watch,
on Solons.
Organization Is Growing Rapidly
and Has Members in Every
State in the Union.

New York. May 2s.-A meeting Of the
executives committee of the National as
ISOLATION Of manufacturers has been held
in this city but beyond the announcement
Of the selection OF committees to arrange
for the furtherance Of the objects Of the
association in It's fight against. labor, no
formal statement has been made of what
was done. It is known. however, that sub
committees representing widely diversified
industries were appointed to go to work
systematically all over. this country to
unionize ennplo yers: and that special steps
are to- be takenstos engage eminent legal
counsel In the several states to protect
them from hoyeatts, injunctions and the
activity of walk king delegates. while at the
same time none but cordial good will was
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expressed for the 1aboring men themselves.
One result of the New Orleans conven-
ton, which was furthered at this meeting,
was the systematization of the Work OF
the special committee which Is to devise
and put into effect practical plans for.
bringing about the cooperation of the
many state employers associations. Along
that line this resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the secretary of this as
ISOLATION be empowered to develop sources
of information by which he shall be en-
abled to keep in the closest touch with all
proposed legislation affecting the inter
ests of manufacturers in the several
states, and that he be given discretionary
power to call this to the attention Of en-
.ployers and manufacturers in any state
if in his Judgment the rights and interests
of. such employers and manufacturers shall
be affected by such proposed legislation.
| This was understood to signify that the
sharpest sort of watch is to be main
tanned at the national capital at Washing
| ton as well as at the different state cap
| itols. IS
A year ago the organization comprised
| a78 firms, to-day the secretary announces.
1 it numbers 1924 employers and manufac-
/ turers, representing every state in the
union.
Mr. DIN. Parry president of the as
zsociation, after the meeting adjourned
i said:
Neither the labor agitators, the pro-
fletariat, the ecclesiastic, those who are
4 seeking to arrange arbitration meetings
nor the press have any idea OF the ire
i mendous movement that Is under way
4 among all classes of employers all over
l this country. Without regard to politics
i religions or petty rivalries, the men whe
} have their money and their interests cen
II tered II, nnan11fact11rers OF every descrip
i ton have reached the conclusion that the.
must act as unit In a great nationa
movement insuring them the control o
their own capital, they have granted short
I er hours and have granted cheerfully high
er wages, but they will not yield the RICH
! to decide how they are to conduct thei
Il own business
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-23
DIGS UP 100000
An Unknown Visitor Unearths Rich
Buried Treasure in Western
Oklahoma.

New York Sun Special Service
Guthrie, Okla, May 23.-The finding OF
$4,000. 900 buried treasure is reported from
yincins, small town located on Salt
Fork river In western Oklahoma The
treasure was unearthed on the farm Of
Charles Mor1and, who gave his consent
to a. mysterious stranger digging on his
land, provided he would give Morland
one-eighth Of the treasure found. The
farmer received $500, 900 and the myster-
ious stranger Immediately disappeared.
He came into the neighborhood recently,
presumably from the east, bringing a
map describing the location OF the treas
ure. A walnut box was struck twenty
eight feet under ground which contained
the money.
The treasure was supposed to have been
buried by a band of American soldiers
during the Mexican war.
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gins to look as if they would succeed.
What they want is an amendment to the
federal statute under which each state Is
invited to place statues, busts or paintings
of two of It's distinguished sons, deceased,
in the capitol halls.
At present that law is without restric-
ton, leaving the matter of selection
wholly to the several states. What the
Grand Army and the Loyal Legion want
is an amendment to it which will forever
forbid the statue, bust or painting of any
man who ever has borne arms against
the government from being placed in the
capitol, and resolutions calling congress
to take the action suggested are ~being
passed in Grand Army posts all over the
country, as well as in Communicates Of the
Loyal Legion.
BY the time congress is ready to meet,
next fall, it is believed that practically
every Grand Army post in the country,
and every commandery of the Loyal Lee
gion will have gone on record by the pas
sage of the resolution just referred to-.
Already action has been taken by a num-
Der of these bodies in this section of the
country, and it is noted that as rule the
vote Is unanimous Evidently the old SOL
diers are in earnest in this matter, and
do not propose that Virginia shall have
her way about the proposed statue to Cen
eral Lee. A very prominent member of
the Grand Army and of the Loyal Legion,
discussing this matter, said:
/ I'VE all believe that if General Lee
were alive he would not consent to such
a thing. We know he would not if he was
a man of as fine sense Of honor and the
proprieties as his friends claim him tc
have been. Virginia is making g, mis-
take in urging him for the honor Of q
statue in the national capitol, when such
of her sons as Patrick Henry are not yet
recognized there
It is said that the old soldiers, afte,
they have gone on record offic,slly regard
ling this matter, will make It point to see
that congress does what they want done
Already it is being whispered that in the
northern states the question will get int
practical politics in many states If tn,
flaw is not changed in time to proven
Virginia from accomplishing her design
4 w. w. Jermane.
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MAN DIES OF FRIGHT
Charge Of Murder Preferred Against
Him Results in Soaring Him
to Death.

Chicago, May 2s.-I. simms was ar
rested last night, charged with the muir
der of Joseph Dabney, colored, and died
of fright on the way to the county jail
hospital Dabney was found dead May
Is at the foot of the stairs leading to his
home. His neck had been broken.
After an Investigation detectives arrest
ed Simms last night He was taken to
a. police station, questioned and locked
up. An hour later he was found on the
floor Of his cell, trembling and grooming as
tho In great fear. He was taken to the
county jail hospital at once, but died be-
fore the ambulance reached the jail.
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COUNT: MUST STAY
Russian Government Orders Him to Des
lay His Vacations

Russian Government Orders Him to Des
lay His Vacation
Washington, May 23.-Count Cassinis
the Russian ambassador, has been in-}
formed by. the foreign ministry at ST.
Petersburg that 1t would prefer that hel
defer his contemplated departure for Ed
rope until June 8. Application had been
made by the ambassador Tor permission
to sail from New york for Europe on
his usual summer 1ieaves on May 26th.
While reticence is maintained as to the
reason for the action Of the st. Peters,
burg authorities In requesting Count Cas-
SIM to defer his departure, 1t is undoubt-
eddy due to the agitation In this country
over the persecution Of the Jews in south
ern Russia. Count Cassini will of course
remain here until the June date mem
toned.
It has been his, custom to go to Europe
nearly every summer before the hot
weather begins, as he suffers intensely
from the heat. Last summer he was de-
tanned in America. however, by the visit
of the Grand Duke Alexis.
| Count Cassini called on Secretary Hay
yesterday and had a. long conversation
with him which, 1t is believed, related tai
| the Jewish question and the probable att
titude Of the United States should great
numbers of pauperized 1sraelites seek
refuge in America from Russian persecuS
| ton, --13' i /,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-23
MEXICAN BOER SETTLEMENT
Arrangements Made to Give Immi-
grants $4,000 Acres.

Ell Paso, Tex, May %. General G. D..
Joubert and Captain w. S. O'Donnell,
promoters of the Boer colony at Tamauli-
pas, Mexico. are here. after closing the
contract with a syndicate that will fur
nish the finances for the colony. This
is: the second Boer colony to be placed
in Mexico.
The Beers will occupy $4,000 acres. The
syndicate in Mexico will bring people
from Africa, let them have implements,
live stock, and give them credit at their
stores. The settlers pay for land at the
rate of a15 sfillings per acre each year for
a. number Of years The land, 100 miles
north of Victoria, Mex, has a frontage
on navigable river. A railroad will be
built thru the tract 49,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-23
STORY OF THE ACCIDENT
Car Was overwelshted and the Gable
-r..HF...s Broke,

A banquet and ball was being held in
the building by the Pennsylvania. Elec-
tro- Mechanical institute and every avail
able portion of the fifth and sixth floors
was crowded by members Of the insti-
tute and their friends.
At about 10 o'clock the elevator with a.
load of thirteen passengers started for
the banuqet room on the sixth floor.
When that floor was reached 1t was found
that every place was crowded, and the
passengers decided to go to the fifth floor
where the dancing was in progress. When
between the sixth and fifth floors the steel
cable snapped, and with a resounding
crash that was heard blocks away the
carriage dropped with its load Of human
freight.
It smashed thru the floor above the
cellar Of the building, and was stopped
by braced post Of wood. three feet be-
low the first floor. In this inaccessible
position the passengers were janmed I'M
der broken timbers and twisted steel, and
then the heavy iron balance weights,
weighing over ton came crashing down
upon it. Miraculously all but four were
able to scramble out. The others were
pinioned under the heavy weight. Four
were smashed almost beyond recognition.
Albert Myers was held a prisoner for
more than an hour. While firemen and
volunteer rescuers were preparing rig
cessible he lay pinioned under the wreck
age Whisky and water were passed tt
him with words of encourag cement. A
fireman endangered his life by dropping
into the mass Of wreckage and holdins
the injured mans head.
When the accident occurred more thar
400 men, women and children were on tn,
dancing floor. AS the elevator struck tn,
bottom a cloud of dust blew into the
room from the open elevator door
Quickly Harry ellison closed the entrance
and cried: "Take your partners for {
two step" Scores Of policemen wer,
present and ordered all persons in tn
building to remain quiet. In this wa
the people were all allowed to pass fror
the building by relays, avoiding PAM
that might have resulted in many NOR
fatalities.
Superintendent of Police McTighe or
dered the arrest of Professor l.. N. Giles
a mechanical engineer and instructor o
the Pennsylvania Electro Mechanical in
stitute, who at the time of the acciden
was running the elevator. It is allege
that he allowed the elevator to be over
crowded and that he had no experienc
in running an elevator and was partl
responsible for the accident.
Later Coroner McGeary formal
charged him with murder. ellis is
mechanical engineer and was instructe
at the institute.
3
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HLAMEs RUSSIAN SOCIETY ].
Maxim Gor<I, Novelist, Writes Of the
kIshnef Horror.

NiShinef f0ffOf.
Berlin, May 23.-Maxim Cork, the Russ
sian novelist, has printed an article on
the Kishinef massacres in the Frankfort
Kleine Presse. The article says:
Russia has been disgraced more and
more frequently Of recent years by dark
deeds, but the most disgraceful of iaN
is the horrible Jewish massacre at Kfsh-
inef which has awakened OUR horror
shame and indignation. People who re-
gard themselves as Christians. who claim
to believe in Gods mercy and sympathy,
these people on the day consecrated to tho
resurrection of their God from the dead
occupy the time in numbering children
and aged people, ravishing women and
martyring men of the race which gave
them Christ.
s'Who bears the blame of the base crime
which will remain on us like a bloodyi
blot for ages? We shall be- unable to
wash this blot from the sad history Of our
dark country. It would be unjust and too.
simple to condemn the mob The latter
was merely the hand which was, guided by
a corrupt conscience, driving 1t to murder
and robbery For it is. well known that
the mob at Kishenef was led by men OF
cultivated society. But cultivated So
ciety in Russia is really much worse
than the people, who are goaded by their
sad life and blinded and enthralled by tbs
artificial darkness created around tken1.
The cultivated classes are a crowd Of
cowardly slaves, without feeling OF per-
sonal dignity, ready to accept every lis
to save their ease and comfort; weak
and lawless element almost without con-
science and without shame.
ITO all the shameful names hitherto
given to these repulsive men must bs
added another, and the well deserved
one of instigators of village murder
These hypocrites, with the name Of God
on their lips. who preach In Russian
society hatred of the Jews, Armenians.
and Firms, to-day heap base and cowardlY
calumnies upon the corpses of those killed
thru their influence and they shamelessly
continue their hateful work of poisoning.
the mind and feeling Of the weak -willed.
Russian society.
Shame upon their wicked heads! May
the fire of conscience consume their de-
cayed hearts, covetous only Of lackey like
honors and slavishly obsequious to power!
RUSSIAN society must clear it's con-
science of part Of the shame and disgrace
by helping the orphaned and desolated
Jews and assisting those members of the
race which has given to the world many
really great men and which still continues
| to produce teachers Of truth and beauty
in spite of its oppressed condition in this
/ world
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-23
ADvENT1sTs IN CAMP
Village Of Tents Pitched on Grounds
Near Saltwater,
to The journal.

Special to The Journal g
Saltwater, Mimi, May 23.-The camp
meeting Of Seventh Day Adventists will
begin on Thursday. Tents have been
pitched for 400 and regular village has
been started. Many from Minneapolis
and st. Paul will attend
D. M. Swain has just returned from
aNatchez, Miss, where he secured a con-
tract for building a steamboat, 15Ox36 feet
over all, at his works in this city.
Mrs. Leopold Plaster died this week at
the Rochester hospital for. the insane and
her remains will be brought here to-day
for burial She was. 81 years Of age.
The Juniata and bowboat left with logs
for the South Muscatane Lumber company.
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LITTLE BOY KILLED
Fatal Street Car Accident on Payne
Avenue. st. Paul.

Willie Wilson, 6 years old. was run down by
street car on Payne avenue, St Paul, this
standing in the street on the car track and did
not notice the approaching car. One arm and a
leg were cut OFF and the head badly gashed The
boy was the oldest son Of Mrs. w. w. Wilson,
who arrived in st. Paul q few days ago with her
two children to make arrangements for the
burial Of the body of her. husband, who COM
mitted suicide last January.
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PROTEST AGAINST VENEZUELA.

Willemstadt, Island Of Curacao, May 2S.-Ihs
president of the state of Maracaibo venASuela,
and the governor Of Caracas have tried to en-.
force the new, law against foreigners under PEN
atty of immediate expulsion. These measures
were enforced egainst British, German italian.
Dutch, Spanish and French citizens. When their
respective legations learned OF the fact they
the demands Of the local authorities as the new
law was contrary to existing treaties. The min.
listers also called on Senior Urbaneja, the minis
ter of foreign affairs, and protested against tia
ders would be Issued to suspend the enforcement
Of the new law. United States citizens were na1
indicated.
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THREE OF A KIND

Nothing inspires hope of the future so
much as forgetfulness Of the past.
The man who never had any change Is
very often the one who has more bills
than he knows what to do with about the
first of the month
the same time frequently the Mother-in-
Law OF Thrift. 5ez
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RECEIVER IS APPOINTED
Charlie TONNES Gas Company Is in
Trnuh1n

New York, May 2S.-Justice O'Gorman'
of the supreme court has appointed
James A. Treacy receiver for the Stand
ard Acetylene Lighting company pending
q suit brought by George r. Bond and
Cheney D. Washburn against Charles A.
Towne, Charles A. Towne Incorporated,
Walter G. Hudson and others from in
terfering or disposing of any patents of
erty Is to be held subject to the further
order of the court.
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MONEY EXPERTS
ON THEIR WAY
.-------------------
Members Of the international Ex-
change Commission Sail
From New York.
Will Visit Foreign Governments to
Discuss Ratio Between Silver
and Gold.
They Do Not Want Bimetalism, but
Would Establish a Perma-
nent Ratio.

New York Sun Special Service.
Chicago, May 23.-William r. Curtis, In
a Washington special to the Record
Herald, says:
What is known as the international ex-
change commission sailed for Europe
Thursday. 1t consists of III. H. Hanna Of
Indianapolis, Charles A. Conant, treas
urer of the Morton Trust company Of
New York, and Professor A. w. jerks Of
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-23
THEY DON'T WANT
STATUE OF LEE
It's Erection in the Capitol Opposed
by g. A. R. and the Loyal
Legion.
Members Of Those Bodies Will Ask
Congress to Amend the
Present Law.
Law Now Permits Each State to
Select Two Men for the
Honor.

From Tho Journal Bureau, Room IS Post Build.
ing, Washington.
statue of General Robert E. Lee in the
hall Of the national capitol If the Grand
Army of the Republic and the Loyal Lee
gion can prevent it, and they think they
can. They have gone to work in a sys-
tematic manner to bring pressure to bear
upon congress, and at this distance it be-
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| The dead:
MISS MAMIE CURTIN, 10 years
| old of Hazelwood, Pa.
MISS SUSIE FLANAGAN. 9 years
| old, Of AIT Woodland avenue, AL
| legheny.
RAYDEN P. F. FLoHR. 20 years
| old of McTSees Rocks.
NELLIE c.. SWEENEY, 16 years
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Manila-The verdict in the court-martial Of
Captain Carl f. Hartmann. of the signal corps,
charged with embezzlements Of government prop
erty, is full and honorable acquittal