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The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-22
POSTAL IRREGULARITIES.
DEFTCTENCKIN RURAL FREEDE. LIVERY DEPARTMENT #
Postmaster General Payne Crttacises A.
 w. Machen, Who Has Been Given In-
 definite Leave of Absencs-shortagc o1 s2a7, ,0D0 Entirely Uncailed Fsr--The
investigation.

a q a Washington, May Regarding the deficiency of $227,000 announced to-day in the rural free delivery department of the postofice Postmaster General Payne in speaking this afternoon said:
 "This is not the first time that a de-. ficiency has occurred in the free deliv- cry service, but I regret its existence. At the opening of the last congress MT. Machen pointed out that without addi- tional appropriations no more routes could be established beyond those ready to be installed January | He said. however, if congress appropriate $500,000 for the purpose the work could be cons tinlied during the rest of the fiscal year. This appropriation was promptly made but it was exhausted. Despite this fact the office was going on increasing the deficiency and if we had not taken steps to curtail the expenditures and suspend the establishment of routes until the beginning of the next fiscal year, the deficit would have been much larger. It was not good administration" Continuing the postmaster general said that part of the deficiency was dis covered before MT. Machen was given
 
 his leave of absence.
 He reported 8 part of it himself," :" MT. Payne added. First Assistant Post master General Wynne and agreed that by economicaI measures the de- partment might eliminate that. I sup pose that was the amount reported to MT. Wynne." @@s> ls< gs s Immediately following that report the postmaster general sent the following letter to Fourth Assistant Bristow, dat ed May 9: X "On the 7th inst. General Wynne ad-> vised me of the probabilities ofsa deficit of $20,000 in the rural free delivery ac- counts, and that if the activity of the bureau is kept up i'll the work of pre- pairing to install additional rural free delivery routes until July i this deficit would be largely increased. j
 Tt is my wish that there should be no deficit. Congress at it's last session made an additional appropriation of $500, ,000 for the rural free delivery ser vice, making the appropriation irnmedi- ately available, and we should so con- duct the business of the office as to not exceed this appropriation. .5 x 2 .l@ q have therefore to request that you will investigate the situation promptly,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-22
HYDRO-CARBoN EXPLOSION
EYE BARRELS BLOW UP AT
 MOTT HAVEN YARDS.


 PuiImans Barely saved-Tank Used for Storage of Psntsch Gas Also Blows Up-Twentieth Century Stalled other Trains Delayed.
 New York, May 2t.--As the result of the explosion to-day of five barrels of hydro-carbon in the Mott Haven yards of the New York Central road, one man is dead and two others are in the hos pital suffering from severe burns and other injuries. Considerable property was destroyed by the flames. The dead man is Joseph Careno. who was severe ly burned and who sustained fracture of the skull. The injured were John Weyler and Leonard Stoker. The shock of the explosion was heard for miles and the windows in all buildings within a radius of 300 feet were shattered. The neighborhood is inhabited mostly by Italians and the greatest excitement prevailed.
 1. A gas tank used for the storage of Pintsch gas for car illumination blew up, setting fire to everything III the Vi- cinity. Sections of the tank swere blown in ali directions. An adjacent building used as a factory was destroy ed, as was repair shop nearby.
 At least 800 cars were in the yards. The firen1en first saved the Pullmans. The New York Central round house, containing many valuable locomotives, ,SFae thranfano h1If pScanad
 The twentieth Century limited, which was being made up in the yards for it's trip to Chicago, was stalled by a hose over the tracks. The firemen tunneled under the tracks, placed the hose un- der the rails. and the train finally left New York on schedule time.
 The origin of the fire, which caused the explosion, is not clear. Report says it started in some tar barrels and com municated with an oil car, whence 1t spread to the tank. The damage is es- timated at $100,000.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-22
WooDMoNP EXTENSION.
Cars Run Over North Track of New
 Double Road for First Time.

Cars on the newly constructed double track road of the Woodmont division of the Fair Haven and Westyille Rail- road company were run over the north track for the first time yesterday from the Aimes property to the terminus near Merwin's Beach. All theneW iron and stor4 bridges were used and the dan- geroYs looking trestle work at Oyster river abandoned for good. In two or three days the south track will be ready and then a double track from New Haven's center to and through Woodmont will be in operation.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-22
THE HARRINGTON PUBLISHING co
4 SUCCESSFUL ASCENT.
Santos Dumont Msaeuvsrs Above Paris
 in His Balloon,

Paris, May 21.-Santos-Dumont made a successful ascent in his steerable bal- loon at Neuilly this afternoon in the presence of three thousand spectators, including the minister of finance, M. Rouxier. The first attempt failed ow- ing to the guide rope becoming entan- gled in the balloons propeller, and the gas escaped from the balloon, which had to be taken to the shed and reflled. A successful ascent was then made and the balloon proceeded to the Bois de Boulogne, where a number of evolutions were gone through amid the applause Of the spectators. After maneuvering for half an hour atsa height of 500 feet above the Polo grounds -Dumont returned to Neuilly.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-22
Tin Plato sCnle signed.

Pittsburg, May 21.-The Amalgamated association officials returned to this city to-day and it is announced that the tin plate scale was signed at the confer- ence with the manufacturers in New York. The settlement is considered a good one for the workers. From 10000 to 25,000 persons are affected. The most important point Of the new agreement was the limit of output. The wages of the skilled workmen remain unchanged, being on a sliding scale based on the selling price. The scale goes into effect July 1. %&
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-22
WOMAN SYMPATHIzER,S ARREST
Accused of Cutting Trolley Wires at
 westport,

Westport, May 21.-superintenden Wainwright of tn" South Norwalk di- vision of the Connecticut Railway and Lighting company, had warrants issued to-day for the arrest of Theodore and Hettie Taylor, charging them with cut ting span wire and attempting to cut a feed wire owned by the company. The Taylors were given a trial before Justice Purdy. The case was contin- ued until Saturday, the prisoners being released upon their promise to be, in court on that day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-22
HIT IN EYE WITH GOLF STICK.
Ralph F. Cole, " weslsyHn Student, May
 Lose sight of One Eye.

MiddIetown, Conn, May 21.-Ralph M. Cole of TottenviIle, N. T., a student in Wesleyan university, was accidental ly hit in the eye by a golf stick in the hands of companion on the university golf ground this afternoon. The player missed the ball and the club flew up striking Cole in the eye. It is believed that the sight of that eye has been de- stroyed. Cole had the injury attended to here and left this evening for New York to consult specialist.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-22
BIG SLUMP IN COTTON.
Market Closes Demoraitzed With Total
 Break of 65 Points.

New York. May 21.-There was 6 smash in the cotton market to-day, which not only startled the New Or leans bull crowd, but the trade general ly. It started at the opening with g break Of 25 points from last nights closing quotations, and this was follow ed by further collapse of over 20 points making a maximum decline from last nights closing quotations of 45 points on the July option. and 55 points from it's high-record price of 11.35. which was reached in the stampede of the shorts yesterday afternoon.
 The market closed demoralized, with total break for the day of 65 points.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-22
SettIemer,tt,s Sight.

: New York, May 21.-There was anoth@ CT conference to-day between President Burt of the Union Pacific railroad and representatives of the strikers at Oma- ha. As result of to-day's meeting it is understood that 8 settlement will be reached before the end of the week. President Burt declines to discuss tha matter. for publication,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-22
TRAIN HAS SMALLPOX.
Noted Writer and Lecturer Stricken in
 Sfnm ford.

Stamford, May 21.-George Francis Train is quarantined at the home of his sister, Helen M., L. Gulader, on Church street, in this city, suffering from a mild case of smallpox.
 MT. Train came here yesterday from New York. He has been living at ho- tel in that city. The physicians in at- tendance on MT. Train here assert that he has been i'll for at least week.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-22
Tho Howe X StGts0l Stores.
Friday Bargains.
In the rIen's Store

25c and 35c Hose for l3c- An unusually goodopportu- nifty to buy mems summer hose in cotton lisie, both fancy and plain, at very reduced drices; ali sizes;g value 25c and 35c.
 only.Fridayrat t3c
 2fors25c l3c Fancy Grey Hosesfors8c, All sizes, men's fancy' grey hose, summer weight, . perfectly made; worth 13c. .5 .. Only Friday4at Sc l.50 Shirtwaists fer 45c--I Mems fine white madras and cheviot shirtwaists, the very things for this warm weather: all sizes; worth 4 >s I.5o.
 Only Friday at 45c
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-22
ciaim of s5, 5,ooo,ooo on British Governs

Washington, May 21. .The state de- partment has called the attention of the British government to the claims Of the late Charles Brown, an American civil and mining engineer, for compen- sation for lands of which he was de- prived by the Boer government before the South African war. The amount of the claim is $5.000.000.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-22
Silks.

IIkS.
 27 inch alitsiik peau de cygne, for waists or dresses; colors are navy, national, cream. black and'-white; regular Tod value. 7 Only Friday.at 5Sc 500 yards of all silk, satin striped pongees, a goodsassort- ment of colorings; former price 100.
 Only Fridaysat 46c
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-22
CoIored Dress Goods.

White nohair with small fig ures, a very popularsfabric for waists and for gowns; va riety of designs; regular price soc.
 Only Friday at s5c
 36 inch nuns yelling and a1- batross, desirable for summer wear; colors are pink, nile, hello, ciel, navy, cream and white; regular price soc yard. Only Friday at 32c 56 inch all wool Scotch suit ings, new goods, andsthe most desirable colors navy, green, brown, and black; price has been I.75.
 Trunk Special.
 Strap Trunk Canvas covered. hard wood slats, brass plated clamps, two heavy leather straps, stitched leather hand- les. iron bottom, set up tray and packing compartments.
 30 inch, value 4.5o.
 ## Only Friday at $3.65 J 32-inch, value 500. ,. Only Friday at $3.sO 36 inch, value 5.5o. Only Friday at $4.5O HOWE & STETSON.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-22
BIDS FOR BONDS.

Continued on Sixth Page.) )
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-22

Got Better winds While the oId Cup Champion Lay Almost BecaImed but Even Tn Zephyrs She sh ows Surprising Drifting Abilities-FInishes in Eff teen Knot Breeze and Going at Tons Knot Clip within Three and . Half Points of the Wind.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-22
BOSTON HOUSE GOES TO WALL
F. If. TUCKER 6 CO.,, BANKERS
 AND BROKERS.

Their Failure Announced on Floor sf Stock Exchange fin the Hub-LIRbiIi- ties of Quarter Of MiIlion-Large Dividend May be PaId-wide FIuctua- lions In cotton Caused the Trouble.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-12
Something of a Change.

How little resemblance does the democ
>racy with German as leader already bear
to the democracy with Bryan as leader.
weighed against expansion and with tears
in their eyes have explained, to us how
the purchase of the Philippines and Porto
Rico has filed all the world of Latin
America with alarm lest We shall pres
emily snap up Venezuela or some Central
American state. o..
= But here come the senate democrats
under the leadership of German and pro-
pose to amend the treaty with Colombia
regarding the Panama canal, so that the
United States shall have absolute owner
ship Of the six-milc strip along the canal,
this too, in spite of the fact that the Co.
lombians have from the first been very
jealous OF their sovereignty over 1t and
are forbidden by their constitution to cede
g. foot of territory. The military, i'm
perialistic. jingoistc administration was
quite content to lease the strip and con-
cede Colon1bias sovereignty, but these
anti-imperalsts, these critics of the pur-
chase of the Philippines these stern oppo-
nents of aggression, would force Colon
bia to give up sovereignty or forego the
isthmian canal
Nor is that all. The democrats of. the
new German type hate to see the United
States tie itself up with disavowals of any
intention Of ever taking another slice OF
American territory, and they want the
| treaty to remain quiet on that point, again
coming into conflict with the present
swashbuckler, flre-eating, sworld-annexlns
administration which was quite willing tc
go on record as being opposed to the &C
uuisition of more American territory.
| Talk about harmony between that sort
| of democrats and the Bryan anti-imperial-
| istic kind! It is, indeed, an iridescent
| dream. If German continues to contro
the democrats in congress the demo
Gratis will split in 1904 as surely as there
are enough of the Bryan kind left to make
split, and If not, they will chip them
selves off from the main body. And then
again. perhaps the other fellows may have
to do the chipping. 49,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-12
An Unavailing Protest.

Although Canada has protested to the
British ministry against the American
members of the Alaska boundary COM
mission. there is little reason to believe
that the protests will ever be transmitted
to Washington. 1t is pretty we'll under
stood in England that the Canadian case
is a very poor one. How little attention
has been paid to it over there is shown
by the fact that SO late as 1901 the Brit
ish admiralty charts recognized the boun-
Diary line as maintained by the Ameri-
cans. The British ministry knows very
we'll that protest would result in no
good.
Sir Charles H. Topper, Canadian with
a British title, has again reminded his
countrymen that In drawing up the treaty
the English government gave Canada
very scant attention. There is no pro-
vision in it for referring the decision OF
the commission to the Canadian parlia-
ment for ratification. That means that
{ Canada will have to accept the decision
without having much of anything to say
about 1t.
Sir Charles makes another point too
He says that it is the practice of Ameri-
enn and English courts to regard as for.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-12
TENURE OF THE ALAsk.
ss..a, AN COAST STRIP. -
March Rev;eu, ~ pa,,;.n,.


When this treaty on Wednesday, Feb.
II, was SUDDENLY called up for action and
ratified, in the absence of those senator's
who would have demanded a considera-
ton Of it. our hold upon our Alaskan
coast strip was thenceforth by a wholly
changed tenure. Up to that moment it
was ours by virtue of the simple fact that
we had bought it from Russia, had taken
possession of it. had established our flag
there. had maintained custom. houses and
postoffices. and had been in continuous ex-
ercise of governmental sovereignty. The
treaty of 1926 might have had a hundred
different interpretations. but that was OF
no consequence to us in this century,
when our sovereignty at Dyea and Skag-
way. was as unqualified as our sovereignty
at New York or New Orleans There was
a clear understanding of what Russia
owned, and Of what We purchased and
paid for. This understanding was equally
clear in Russia, England, Canada, and the
United States, and everybody knows what
it was. The Canadian official maps all
show it Except some Of those made very
recently), as still do the maps made in
all other countries. If. a good many years
after our purchase of Alaska in 1867, our
government had cared to go to the ex-
pense Of sending surveying parties to erect
boundary monuments. matter that the
English government urged our government
| to do-the line would have been estab-
1ished on the ground without the slightest
pretense on anybodys part that the gem
| cral American claim was incorrect.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-12
Still No Treaties,

. The Cuban senate has ratified the treaty
and Cuba. The United States senate has
not yet ratified the treaty, and the latest
report is that it will be unable to do so,
there being four votes lacking to make
up the necessary two-t thirds majority. 1t
is not unfair to say that, as the situation
stands now, Cuba has practically offered
the United States a monopoly of her trade,
the richest trade per capita in the world.
and the United States seems likely to
decline. - ~
If the treaty fails it is likely: to be due
largely to the attitude of the democratic
senators who now wish to defer action
till the next session of congress, when
they hope to be able to bring up the gen
eral subject of tariff revision, on the. eve
Of a presidential election. If the demo
Gratis are successful they will be charge
able with having selfshly sacrificed both
Cuban and American interests to more or
less doubtful party advantages. $780,.
If the Cuban treaty is rejected by the
senate, with the Newfoundland treaty side
tracked by one bit of ex-parte testimony
from Gloucester, with the French treaty
forgotten, the country will have to con-
clude that, as a maker of treaties, the
senate is a failure. When the country
realizes that, what will be the next step?
Just so soon as the impression gets abroad
that it is a hopeless task to revise GU,
absurdly high tariff by the gradual process
of reciprocal trade treaties, there will be
such a reaction toward general tariff re-
vision as we had in 1892.
wrestling with these treaties in separate
special session. The country will know
where to place the responsibility.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-12
AT THE THEATERS.
The Grand Opera Season.

On Sunday evening about o'clock the
Castle Square Opera is scheduled to ar
rive in Minneapolis, direct from Kansas
City, where it has been playing the past
two weeks. 1t is always necessary for
the company to move by special train as it
requires ten cars to move it from one
place to another. The train equipment
consists OF six baggage cars, two. sleepers,
one day coach. and a dining car. In the
organization there are no singers, an ar
chestra of thirty picked musicians besides
the business and mechanical staffs. The
engagement in Minneapolis and ST. Paul
is to be Of four weeks duration and it will
be divided equally between the two cities
The opening week will be in Minneapolis
and the reportory is to be I'll Trovatore''
Monday, Thursday and Saturday evenings
and Wednesday matinee, and Faust ON
Tuesday, "Wednesday and Friday evenings
and Saturday matinee. Both, operas are
said to show the company to exceptional
advantage and both are = beautifully
mounted and costumed The sale of seats
for the first week opened at the box office
OF the Metropolitan this morning.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-12
The Nonpareil Man.
Casually Observed.

: 49, arr *#= 81 Casually Observed
s a comman
invent coal blowing machine
being to hire
: 80
'' ~ -s5s%#5@sa
snothing SO sident Harper
Z. O. o
aren't spnsters They are bachelor grandms
of his rirement'
s : g.
of
cult difference 1t
postage stamp travelling
e1owa1 Ideals Of
attract refermen. It
abode will be
in of that's its
conception Of
the avans of than the mere spois OF Office
and
is a ungracious o inp
arthce reared from amb-
launched with
Is a wonderfully wonderful
planners of the Iowa idea
in
A grateful to
disease mentioned this article in which its
dup to
If
better not to the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-12


for the public. The full and complete util-
ization Of all natural monopolies for the
benefit Of the public by. the Municipality is
the surest way to reduce taxes. the meth
Cd being to exact from every natural mo-
nopoly using public property full and ade-
quate compensation, and that by selling
franchises at auction to the highest bid
der. and, lin the case of street railway
franchises, including the condition Of low
fares for the public. Steam railway rights
should be granted in the same way. II
they occupy valuable city property, they
should be required to pay its full value.
This is the kind Of Socialism which is
Of the largest benefit to the public, as is
also government regulation Of corporations
to insure fair recognition of public and
private rights and to compel them, nota-
bly, the railway corporations, to serve all
shippers alike and prevent artificial mo-
nopolies SO sr- :.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-12
GARLIC AND GLORY

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of
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ordered the bells
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-12

The assault by two miners walking
delegates yesterday upon a woman who
Was trying to help her husband defend
instance of that spirit Of violence which
brings much Sodium upon labor sorganiza
ton and is the most difficult thing with
which the labor leaders Of to-day have
to deal. Union labor leaders recognize the
fact that the rights of the ndn-union man
must be respected and that nothing
threatens labor organization more than
the spirit of old ADAM" which breaks out
in violence, sometimes under severe provo
cation; but it is none the less true that
the resort to violence is the worst thing
that can happen to the cause Of labor
when that cause is just.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-12
COLONEL BUNKER.
He Would Have Been De Soto if He Had Been Born Soor

Enough.
Copyright, 1908, by 0. B. Warner.

by
against Squire Dawson and exclaimed
same yo
of
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know pe a s"h aes We a "s Hns my
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iss asain ss
die
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busy man."
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was Dc m but n" ss e my s Wit"
esn;r2 s hi: crowd sss
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, dis ] sh
fur rP s % T @ % ss of ' nsPt es
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tss " sui
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but forget that enemies were a4ush and ~ans for
but the fiat nsa
s Of ] How that fer
Init nc 1 say 7 mot ss y s s"n in thine sn a
De Soto Yes sub he said them
words o
tsxassyb leve it.
SuuarD
Then if Colonel Bunker spanard
I'm md blamed by these sssa S. bn ps
How could dis
word
answer
this last will
but disappointed
Though
surprise pretty
idea coone?'
in this
srasshopper to jump as Tor
Bunker the man do ~
Ioyo mean it cone whisper of
yo have kindly asked me what IN
with vet mouth
yo know to keep the cotton out
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-12

They had to call out the police at. To-
peka yesterday to protect the anti -prohibi-
ton women at the polls from the law and
order women. The l. and o. women were
trying to prevent those who did not want
to vote with them from voting at all.
Which suggests that that wasn't either
law or order. = -