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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-14
ELUcIDATED BY MR. BAER.
Makes Statement for the Benefit of
Mayor Low.


Mayor Low.
NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-Mayor Low
and representatives Of the coal-carry-
rying roads held a conference today to
discuss the coal situation in. the five
bOroughs of Greater New York. The
railroad presidents present were Geo.
F. Baer, of the Reading, F. D. Under
wood, Of the Erie, Fowler, of the On
tario- & Western, and Thomas, of the
Lehigh Valley. John 3. Markle repre-
scented the independent operators.
President Baer. read a statement de-
scribing the position Of the coal roads.
He maintained the roads were doing
all possible to relieve the situation. The
situation was full Of difficulties and the
failure of miners to work during the
holidays had reduced the output and
the price had been unduly advanced by
the smaller companies: and individual
operators. He added:
'The difficulty in keeping down the
price of anthracite coal is that the
coal of many Of the operators is sold
at the highest price that @can be OBJ
tanned in the market. In @the present
time of scarcity they have. sold their
higher than that at WHICH the Phila-
delphia & Reading Coal and Iron COM
pany and the Lehigh & SAVilkesbarre-
Coal company sell their coal.
1.-The price at whiehEeoaI is sold by
the operators to the 1argeFe companies
is based on the f. o. b. market price,
New York harbOr. Some of the opera
tors who have made these contracts
have complained that they did not get
as high prices for thRir coal as the
operators who have ne contracts and
who sell their coal themselves. They
pointed to the fact thatssmany Of the
operators have sold their coal at IS
or SO per ton, whereas the circular
price Of the larger companies f. o. b.
New York is only IS per ton. Litigation
was threatened. The coal companies
having these contracts were compelled
to face this contingency F. Should the
courts decide that SIS, the price at
which we sold the coal purchased from
the individual operators, was not the
market price but that the market price
was the highest price at which coal
was sold in New Y ork, then there was
a possibility of our havingSto pay from
So to 81 per ton more for this coal than
we received. x &
'1n justice to our stockholders we
could not assume any, sue hsrisix. and no
fair-minded man could ash us to do It..
We made the best compromise we
pension until April list Of these con-
tracts. The effect has been, in the
case of the Philadelphia & Reading
Coal & Iron company, to release about
100000 tons per month and a like
quantity in the case Of the Lehigh &
Wilkesbarre Coal company"
Mr.. Baer said his companies would
continue to sell at SIS a ton.
Mayor Low sent out letter to about
100 retail coal dealers asking them to
cooperate with the committee of ope-
ratOrS
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-14

great run; and the humorist knew when
to stop. He gave up humor, we believe,
and lived a prosperous gentleman and
newspaper proprietor. The Detroit Free
Press man and the other writer's men
toned by our correspondent had their day
and vogue. Mr.. Peck even developed suf-
fctent humor to become governor of Wis
conSin. Where do you find anything like
the humor Of these men nowadays, asks
our correspondent. Well, this is largely
a matter Of individual taste, just as it
would be for us to say that Artemus
Ward was worth the whole pack Of hui
mOrists mentioned. The rewards Of the
successful humorist of today are great.
Newspapers, publishers, theatrical man
ayers bid for him. AS for the merit. of
the present humorists, it seems to us that
single one of them, Mr.. Dooley, formerly
Of Chicago. has, at his best, more orig
inality, quaintness and distinction than all
the men celebrated by Mr.. Creighton.
There are plenty Of others, known and
unknown; and we have no doubt that the
quality of their work is at least equal to
that Of their predecessors. We all get q
little bilious and hard to please as we
grow old. 1t becomes harder to play upon
our risibles, and we are sure that there is
less cause to laugh because we are slower
to laugh. But, depend upon 1t, newspa-
pers, comic papers. magazines and books
are full Of stuff which tickles millions of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-14
MAY BE SETTLED SOON.
Developments Point to Conclusion Of
TraInmen's NEGOTIATIONS

From late developments it appears that
the negotiations between the committees
and the railroad companies will come to a
conclusion shortly, and it is intimated
that the result will be very favorable to
the men.
Chairman Burnham, of the Omaha com
Elittee of conductors, yesterday received
n telegraphic communication from E. E.
Clark, chief Of the Order of Railway Con-
ductors. stating that there was a strong
probability that a 20 per cent increase
would be granted and that there was a
prospect that the negotiations would be
brought to a termination within forty
eight hours.
There were no developments yesterday
among the committees in st. Paul, except
that the Omaha committees met Supt
Trenholm. Beyond discussion of the sit
uatiOn no results were arrived at except
that they mutually agreed to abide by the
conclusion reached in the negotiations be-
tween the grand officers and the railroads
having headquarters at st. Louis. The
trunk lines having headquarters at Chi
cago have, it is understood, signified their
intention to do the same.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-14
Trust Those Who Have Tried

! suffered from catarrh of the worst
kind and never hoped for cure bI1t
Ely's Cream Balm seems to do even
that.-Oscar Ostrom. As Warren Ave,
Chicago, III.
| tried Ely's Cream Balm and to all
appearances am cured of catarrh. The
terrible headaches from which 1 long
suffered are gOne.-W. ]. Hitchcock,
late Major y. S. Vol. and A. A. Cen,
Buffalo, n. Y.
My son was afflicted with catarrh.
He used Ely's Cream Balm and the
disagreeable catarrh all left hin.-T
c. Olmstead. Arcola, Ill.
The Balm does not irritate or cause
sneezing. Sold by druggists at so cts.
or mailed by Ely Brothers, Sc Warren
St, New York
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-14
COUNTY OFFICIALS LEcTuRED.
Breezy Report From the Grand Jury at
Crookston.

Special to The Globe.
CROOKSTON. Mimi, Jan. 1S.-There is
a great deal of excitement in this city
as result of the report Of the grand
jury which has Just been made public
The county officials, particularly the
treasurer, the auditor and the commits
sloners, are severely criticised for their
methods Of doing the county's business,
which is declared to be very loose The
report asserts that the county has been
defrauded of large sums Of money be-
cause of these careless methods. The re-
port recommends increases Of salary for
the county attorney and the sheriff. Ac-
cording to the special law for Polk coun-
ty the latter official now receives rs per
cent of the fees allowed under the gen
eral laws. The jury returned twenty five
indictments, most of them for minor Of
lenses.
The indictments against County Super
visor Ralph, three in number, will be
called in court on Saturday. Mr.. Ralph's
friends are so confident Of a favorable
outcome that they predict the cases will
never go to the jury.
Several days this week will be con-
sumed by the district court in the trial
Of Mrs. Emma Fairbanks, an Indian
husband at Lengthy, in the eastern part
of this county, last August Fairbanks
was stabbed to death in a drunken row
in which large number of Indians were
engaged The trial began Monday and
the woman Is defended by Congressman
elect STEVENSON.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-14
PENSION SYSTEM DEVISED.
oregon Short Line Completes Plan to Be
Adopted.

SALT LAKE. Utah, Jan. 13.-The Ore
gon Short Line has completed its plan
for pension system for its employees
employees who have reached the age of
seventy shall be retired. Locomotive en-
gineers and f1remen, conductors, fagmen,
brakemen, train baggagemen. yardmas-
tiers, switchmen, bridge foremen. section
foremen and supervisors who have at
tanned the age of sixty-fve may be re
tired. The employees who have become in
capacitated may be retired after reaching
the age Of sixty-one. The pension plan
applies to all who have been twenty years
in the service. The pension allowances
service, an allowance of 1 per cent Of
the average regular monthly pay received
for the ten years preceding retirement.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-14
LUcKLEss NUMBER FOR PIERRE.
Loses in Capital Matter on Thirteenth Day
of Thirteenth Year.

Special to The Globe
PIERRE, S. D. Jan. 13.-On the thir-
teenth day Of the thirteenth year since
Pierre today met her first defeat on that
question. going down by a vote Of 70 to
Is in favor Of resubmission to Mitchell.
In the senate bills were introduced de-
public property, and providing for depos-
itories for civil township funds.
MADISON, Wis, Jan. 13.-In a Repub-
lican caucus this evening the La Toilette,
or administration element controlled the
organization of the assembly, and in the
senate the opposition permitted honors
be ]. J. McGillivray, of Jackson county.
president pro tenn; T. w F. Golden. Of
GAINESVILLE. chief clerk, and Ranfeld Nc
Donald, of Ashland, sergeant alarms. In
was chosen speaker; G. o. Marsh, Of
Amigo. chief clerk, and A. M. Anderson
sergeant-at-armS.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-14

Jan. q, ensuing, at II a. m. All dele
gates sent with credentials by gov
ernors of states, mayors of cities or
commercial bodies throughout the
United States are. invited to attend as
members Of the conference and to lend
the wisdom of their counsel in this
great emergency. To be an accredited
member of this convention does not
depend upon former credentials, but
every man bearing credentials from
the persons or bodies above mentioned
is eligible to membership"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-14
HUNTER OF FRAUDSIS
HIMSELF ACCUSED
OF FRAUDS
Agent of the Government
Investigating Alleged Ras-
cality in Connection With
Nebraska Lands, Said to
Have Turned In Bogus Ex-
pense Accounts.

OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 13.-W. r. Less
er, formerly a United States land
agent, appointed to investigate alleged
fraudulent land entries, was today in
dicted by the federal grand jury on a
charge of presenting false claims to
the government in the shape of expense
accounts. The Indictment, however, is
in connection with the recent investi-
cation by Col. Mosby Of land entries by
soldiers widows on government lands
which were at once leased to cattle
owners and fenced in by them. 1t is
alleged that soldiers widows from sew
eral states were brought by interested
persons into Nebraska, where they
made homestead entries, being told
that it was not necessary for them to
actually reside on them. These lands
were at once leased to or purchased by
cattlemen
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-14
Receivership for Coal Companies.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. ia
bill was introduced in the house today
by Representative Gibson. of Tennes-
see, making it the duty of the attorney
general to apply to the federal courts
for a receiver in the event of a strike
or disagreement which stops the Ope-
ration of coal mines. The court shall
appoint q receiver who shall operate
the mines. A receiver shall be ap-
pointed for any transportation line
whose operation is suspended by any
disagreement between the company
and its employees
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-14
GREAT COMBINATION
BELIEVED TO BE
IN EFFECT
Passing OF Erie Into Joint
Control Of Northern Secur-
tiles Company and Rock
Island Made Possible by
Giving the Pennsylvania a
Branch Line.
Special to The Globe.

special to The Globe.
NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-The combi-
nation of the Rock Island with the
Northern Securities company to d.
vide control of the Erie is now probably
assured. J. Pierpont Morgan and James
j. Hill, who are the largest holders of
Erie, have removed the biggest obsta-
Gle in the way of agreeing to let the
Pennsylvania Railroad company take
over the New York, Susquehanna &
Western, a subsidiary line Of the Erie.
The Pennsylvania has been after this
line for long time. It's acquisition
now gives it a direct line from Man.
haitian to the anthracite fields and
saves it over one hundred miles of
trackage between it's hard coal fields
and its New York market.
Opposition Removed.
With the Pennsylvania appeased the
Norgan-HilI combination is free to
complete its deal with the Rock Island
whereby the latter may use the Erie as
its seaboard connection without in<sr-
fering with the Northern Securities
pact.
J. P. Morgan & Co., who have recent
ly become financial agents Cor the St.
Louis & San Francisco, deny chat there
is any pending deal whereby the latter
may get the Erie to checkmate the
Eastern plans of both the Rock Island
group and the Goulds.
With the Erie in possession Of the
Rock Island and Northern Securities
there might be a community Of inter-
est on a gigantic scale, including Penn
sylvania, Baltimore & Ohio, Reading,
the Vanderbilt roads, the Northern Sc
Curities roads, Erie Rock Island and
Atchison. It would look like the mil
lennium of railroading If the question
of maintenance of rates is considered.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-14
TEST OF THE COURTS.
Where Washington's Governor Would
Take the Case.

axe TIE SGSGs
OLYMPIA, Wash, Jan. 13.-In his mes
sage to the legislature today Gov. Nc
Bride said:
Prior t., the formation Of the North
ern Securities company, the Northern Pa
CHIC Railway company and the Great
Northern Railway company, both operat-
ing in this state, We're competing lines.
Since that time competition between them
has practically ceased. Believing that the
formation of the Northern Securities COM
pany and the taking over by it Of the
stock of the Northern Pacific and Great
Northern was in violation Of our constt-
tuition, nothing was left to be done, as
viewed by the attorney general Of the
state and myself, but to bring suit to test
the law. Accordingly suit was brought in
the name of the state OF Washington
against the Northern Securities company
and the Great Northern and Northern
Pacific, and the action is now pending
before the supreme court Of the United
States. An appropriation to defray the
expense of this action is necessary, and
recommend $4,000 for that purpose"
The governor recommends the passage
of a stringent law prohibiting the giving
to or receiving by public officials of free
passes on railways or other transporta-
ton companies.
The governor says:
THE most important matter to come
before you at this session is the question
Of establishing railway commission"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-14
Canadian Coal Is Not Expected.

DETROIT, Mich, Jan. 13.-It was
the unanimous opinion Of a half dozen
prominent coal dealers of this city that
a rebate equal to the duty on Canadian
coal would not result in any Canadian
coal coming into this section Of the
country. The Canadian coal that Is
brought into this country will all go to
the New England coast, the local men
say. The only benefit that the Middle
West will derive will be by a possible
lessening of New England's demand on
the American coal fields
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-14
Stealing Coal No Crime.

TOLEDO, Ohio, Jan. 19.-The work.
house board has issued an order set
ting at liberty all prisoners held for
stealing coal from the railway yards
and tracks. The order includes direc
tons to the superintendent to receive
no more prisoners from any court
sending them in for petty. coal thefts.
1t is explained that nc, prosecutions
for coal thefts will be- recognized by
the board during the coal famine.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-14
SECRETARY ROOT GIVES OPINION.
Believes That Railroads Should Be Con-
structed In PhIIppInes

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 13.-secre-
tary Of War Root made reply today to
the resolution asking as to his opinion on
the establishment Of a system of rail-
ways in the Philippines. He said that he
considered it would benefit the islands,
and added: "a system of railways would
largely assist in maintaining order, saving
life and restoring prosperity to the ISL
ands. The task of maintaining a gov
eminent of efficiency, and the cost. would
required for building the railways. We
should build railways in the larger lis
ands Of the Philippines without any
aVoidable delay''
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-14
Get Black Diamonds for Nothing.

CHICAGO, Jan. ia train Of
twenty-five cars containing coal for
Chicago poor arrived here. today and
will be distributed by city wagons,
Mayor Harrison having. issued an or
der to that effect The train came
from the coal region of Central Illinois
and was given the right of way over
all but perishable freight. The coal is
distributed free
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-14
Proposed LEGISLATION in indiana

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 13.-The
legislature showed a determination to-
day to relieve the people of the situa-
ton brought about by the shortage Of
coal. In the senate a resolution pro-
viding for the appointment of special
committee to act in conjunction with
the governor to take necessary action
and report to the general assembly,
was adopted. In the house a bill was
introduced to make it a misdemeanor
to limit the output of coal or to fix or
increase the price. The penalty is not
less than $1,000 nor more than $780,
600. 1t is also made a .misdemeanor
to make for transportation of coal ex-
ceSSive charges. ..-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-14
REVOLUTIONlSTS AGAIN
DEFEATED I'M VENEZUELA
Abandon the Field. Leaving 800 Rifles
and 200 Prisoners.


CARACAS, Jan. 13.-About HOO
revolutionists under Gen. Manuel Mo-
rales attacked Cumana, in the state Of
Bermudez, on the 4th, 9Th and 9Th of
this month. Cumana was defeated by
500 government troops. On Jan. 6,
after a seven-hour fight, the revolu-
tonists abandoned the field, leaving
300 Mauser rifles and $4,000 cartridges
behind and 200 of their number pris-
oners in the hands of the government
forces. ReVolutionists have been very
active for the past week, knowing, as
they do, that if the blockade is raised
their cause will become more difficult.
President Castro, through the United
States, has informed the three powers
that he is disposed to pay the expenses
of maintaining the blockading squad
ron in Venezuelan waters on condition
that the blockade be raised Immediate
ly. He does not object to their war;
ships remaining in Venezuelan ports.
Italy is disposed to agree to this prop
osition.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-14
INDICTED AT WINONA.
Jack Bingham to Be Tried for Assault and
Robbery.

Special % The Globe
WINONA, Mimi. Jan 13.-Jack Bing-
ham, of this city, who is alleged to have
slugged and robbed Ed Markham, of St.
Paul, in this city several weeks ago, was
indicted late this afternoon, charged with
grand larceny in the first degree. Bling
ham left Markham for dead in the street
after robbing him of $500.
Fred Bauer was indicted for assault
in the second degree. 1t is alleged that
whom he had been working Hoppe has
not yet recovered entirely from the in
jury. Bauer fed after the trouble and
was caught on last Christmas day just
as he was about to take train for Mil
waukee. The trials will be held at once.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-14
Anthracite Consolidation.

cation was made today at the state de-
partment for charter for the Eastern
Securities company, which, it is said,
is to be the vehicle for the consolida-
ton of the anthracite coal interests Of
Pennsylvania. The nominal capital Is
$1,000.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-14
PUNISHED FOR. NOT
CHARGING ENOUGH
Continued From First PAGE.

Of the principal witnesses was Thomas
F. Torrey, coal sales agent Of the Del
aware & Hudson at New York, who
testified that the company he repre-
scented is deriving no benefit from the
present abnormal price which the pub
lie is paying for it's fuel.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-14
Washington Convention Called.

DETROIT, Mich, Jan. 13.-Mayor
w. c. Maybury today issued the call
for the reassembling of the Detroit get
coaI' convention. The mayor says:
L am directed by the committee to
request all delegates to the former con-
vention to assemble at Convention hall
in the city Of Washington on Tuesday,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-14
KICKS WIFE BECAUSE
SHE HAS NO COAL
Ignatius Howbart Is Arrested On Com
plant of His Neighbors.

Ignatius Howbart, Of $50 West Law
son street was arrested last night on
complaint of neighbors, who said he
came home drunk and kicked his wife,
because she had no coal in the house.
HoWbart was locked up at the Rom
do police station
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-14
WILL AGREE TO TAKE HALF,
Louisville & Nashville Engineers Are to
Accept 10 Per Cent Increase.

LOUISVILLE, KY. Jan. 13-According
70 the most reliable information obtain
apIe tonight an agreement has been prac-
of the Louisville & Nashville and the To-
connective engineers employed by the sys-
tenn by which the men will receive half
the increase in wages asked for Monday.
increase Of 20 per cent, and the company
oTered to give 10 per cent. The griev-
ance committee retired from the office Of
the general managers to consider the of
fer Of a compromise and another meet
ing VIII be held tomorrow. This confer
ence Will be the final one, and, accord
cept the offered increase and express
themselves as being perfectly satisfied
with the offer. Neither side would do
other than state that the relations be-
tween the road and its engineers were
cordial
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-14

afternoon at Central hall for the purpose
of taking preliminary steps.
The movement among the railroad oper-
ators is already so far advanced that COM
mittees have been selected and authorized
to enter into negotiations with the rail-
road companies Several of the roads
last July increased the pay of their oper-
ators, and the new schedules to be present
ed will be so adjusted as to provide uni
demands have yet been formulated, as
far as ascertained, but will be made by
the committees when they meet in joint
session. Some of the committees are eX-
pected to arrive this week.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-14
Bill to Authorize Leasing.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. ia
bill to authorize the leasing of grazing
lands in Nebraska, which is expected
by the administration to settle the
trouble over the unlawful fencing OF
public lands in that state, was agreed
on today by Secretary Hitchcock, OF
the interior department, and Senator
Dietrich, acting for the Nebraska dele
cation, and was introduced in the SEN
ate later by Mr.. Dietrich. If the pres
ent measure proves wise, the law sub
seQUently will be given a wider appli-
cation. 1t was tacitly agreed at the re-
cent conference that any measure &C
ceptable to the secretary of the 1nte-
rior and the Nebraska delegation will
be favorably considered by the COM
mtttee of congress and would be like
ly to pass congress.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-14
Blaze at OnaIsska.

LA CROSSE. Wis. Jan 13.-Onalaska,
a suburb of this city, had a $4,000 fire
early this morning. It originated from
an unknown source in the general store
of Thomas Thompson. HartIey's livery
stable, the city hail. Woodman hall, Ma
sonic hall and two residences were de-
stroyed and the other buildings badly
burned. All carried heavy insurance.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-14
ARRESTED ON COMPLAINT
OF MRS. TINGLEY
Los Angeles Man Must Face a Charge
of Extortion.

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Jan. 13.-On COM
plant of Mrs. Katherine TingIey, E.
w. Schmidt, of Los Angeles, was ar
rested today. Schmidt is charged with
extortion, the complaint being based
on letter which Schmidt is alleged to
have written asking Mrs. Tingley how
much she would give for the suppress
sion of certain evidence concerning her
history