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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-01
TO FIGHT
Oil Land Raiders in Wyoming Will
Be Resisted by the Original
Locators.
Male Population Of Evanston Is
Armed With Winchesters While
Stalking Claims.

Evanston, Wye, Jan. 1.-The coming Of
the new wear promises to bring to Uintah
county scenes of excitement never before
equalled in the history of Wyoming, Plans
have been made to gobble UP every foot
OF oil land which has not been already
protected by the required assessment
work. ts.l ss% E%l
Up to a. few days ago it was believed
that practically all the land would be
protected, but closer investigation shows
that at least one third of the oil field, or
an area of 5000 square miles, is open for
.refiling. It is evident that the intention
Of the original locators lssto protect their
rights by the use of firearms If occasion
requires.
Evanston has been practically Invested
Of it's male population and nearly all places
of business have been closed the men
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-01
- GAMBLERS COMBINE
They Will Spend $l,00o,0o0 to
Throw Down MIR. Jerome. r.

New York Sun SpeciaI Service. Z. y = *
New York, Jan. 1.-The fight between
District Attorney Jerome and the New
York gamblers is growing bitter. Cap
tain Piper second deputy commissioner
of police, is authority for the statement
that the gamblers have consolidated their
interests and decided to spend $1,000, 060
If necessary to obtain a. victory. The end
they have in view, according to Captain
Piper. is the ousting of District Attor-
ney Jerome from office. When Mr..
Jerome was Informed of Captain Piper's
statement he said: S"The odds are long,
but if the $4,000 appropriated by the city
to be at my disposal for emergency work
the coming year is not all green goods
I shall win Il Sss III II
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-01
COAL MOVES AGAIN
Temporary Shortage in New York

New York, Jan. The temporary coal
shortage due to the Christmas holidays is
at an end and anthracite is coming into
the city in a normal way The excellent
weather is conspiring with the special
efforts of the carrying roads to meet the
demands ofy;the new year. -5
The Erie mined coal Friday and Satur
day and by Monday was in excellent run
ming order. The road hoped to induce the
miners to work to-day at the regular
rates Of wages. II it succeeds. it will be
a big aid III catching up with the situa-
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-01
GEN. GREEN IN CHARGE
He Takes the Position Of Police Com
missioner and Does Things.

New York, Jan. General Francis v.
Greene to-day assumed the position Of
police commissioner, succeeding Mr. Part
ridge. The new commission appointed
Inspector Cartwright chief inspector.
which makes him head of the uniformed
force and practically chief Of police.
General Greene suspended without pay
Inspector Donald Grant and the captains
who are under indictment on charges. i
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-01
STREET CARRIED TO DEATH
Coroner Finds Mr.. Vessels Enc
to Excitement and Great
Physical Exercise.
New York Sun Special Service,

New 4oFk Sun Special Service.
New York, Jan. Ii oroner's PHI,
O'Hanlon performed an autopsy N, =
body OF Charles Vessel the metallus Il
who died Tuesday evening IN crow
elevated train. DR.. o'IIanlon reported
Coroner jackson that the death Of !.
Vessel was probably Induced by 80
excitement or unusual physical cxer {.
Coroner Jackson said:
If ! can find any witnesses who Il
testify that Mr.. Vessel was unduly siiov
or pushed about OH the platform or in I
car where he died i shall hold the Ma
haitian railway company responsible
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-01

having stationed themselves throughout
the oil belt for the purpose Of driving their
claimstakes with the dawn of the new
year: All went fully armed with Win
chesters and shotguns and bloodshed may
follow.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-01
THE HARVEY LoGAN CASE

Chattanooga, Tenn, Jan. / Judge r.
Clark to-day signed the bill of exceptions III a
Harvey Logan case and forwarded them to Krs
vile, where Logan is in Jail. 5; This carries (
appeal to the United States circuit court OF {
peals, at Cincinnati. 80 800
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-01
s. s
MARCONI' men
WORK IN CANADA
Wizard Is Preparing to Install a
Wireless Trarscontinental
Land System.
Experts Will Make Tests in the
Rarifed Atmosphere Of Rocky
Mountain. Attitudes.
Winnipeg Will Be the Half Way
House With Station at
Stony Mountain.
Special to The Journal.

Special TO The JournaI. E|.IE. - n 8
Winnipeg, Man, Jan. 1.--Marconi sis
preparing to installsa wireless transcon-
tinental service through Canada He. is
starting a land system in this country
because of the earnest solicitation of the
Canadian government, which has liberal
ly aided his experiments. $
Two of his experts passed through
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-01

Rockford. lll.--John Eido. a prominent swed-
ish resident. shot and killed himself. He was as
sociated with tIphn Nelson Mt the time the latter
invented the knitting machine. Poor health was
the cause. s$s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-01

New York Each employe Of the banking house
of IT, Morgan & Co. has received a New Years
bonus equal 70 his yearly salary.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-01

q Bloomington. Il.--Every white laundry in the
city is closed by strikes The strikers grievances
are trivial
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-01

s ST. Louis Thomas a. Cleage closed his De-
cember corn deal yesterday at 40 cents. He Ia
. winner by more than $500, 600. Sl
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-01
The NEW YEAR RECEPTION
AT The WHITE HOUSE
ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANT EVENTS WAsHINGTONs
CENT SOCIAL HISTORY OCCURS TODAY.

The General Public for the First Time Opportunity
New White HousThe Wonderful Floral Throw
Blaze Of Color Over 1.-THE New Army Uniforms Conpcu-
ousThe President in Excellent Spirits
Never Happier More Gracious.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-01
ROBINSON CRITICALLY I'LL
trict VIII Undergo an Opera Il
tlon for Appendicitis.

Special to The Journal.
+, Omaha; Neb., Jan. Congressman
John S. Robinson Of the third Nebraska
district. will undergo an operation for APP
pendicitis at his home in Madison to-
day. His condition is critical. /,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-22
Educational Realm.
Mrs. Stanford to Retire.

Mrs Stanford to Retire.
Professor Jordan, Of Stanford Univcr.
sity, has announced the intention of Mrs
Stanford to surrender the control OF the
university to its board Of trustees. The
Legislature of Catalonia is expected 10
amend the charter accordingly.
Liberal University Plans.
Plans have been made for the openinp
| of Liberal University at Kansas civ
NED. Under the charge OF Thaddeus 81
Waterman. The university was located
formerly at silverton. Oregon.
Instructor of Indians Retres.
Col. Richard II. Pratt, founder OF the
carlisle Indian School. resigned his s,.
perlntendency Of the institution Tuesday
IN telegram to the Department of the In.
terror. Ills resignation followed the re.
ceipt OF Official notification of his retire.
tnent with the grade of Colonel, by the
direction of the President.
Experiments with Muscle Bed.
In experimenting with his muscle bed
a perfectly balanced apparatus for Indl
eating the changes in the centre of era
witty Of human body, DR.. Anderson. OF
ale, has succeeded In weighing thought
or In ascertaining the amount OF blood
|
mental as well as physical exercise. He
mas also found that exercising before n
mirror is more beneficial tnan mecnani.
| cal gymnastics without the mirror ana
that pleasant exercises set in motion n
richer supply Of blood than unpIeas-
| ant ones.
Japan's Training School.
! AT Toxic, Japan. training school for
boys has been started in connection With
Il shipbuilding plant. The school has
several hundred pupils who have been al
Vlded into four classes. Some of Their
time Is spent in class-roo work and sew.
eral hours day are devoted to appren-
ticeship work. =
$4,000 to oberlin College.
President King, of Oberin College. has
announced gift of $4,000 as nucleus of
| the $ooo0oo which the college hopes to
RAISE TINS year. 1t Is planned to erect
a chapel, biological science hall. admin
lslration building. woman's gymnas sim,
Young Mems Christian Association build.
ing and mems club.
Football Too Dangerous.
The Intercollegiate Football R,ro.
Committee has received petition syn d
by over seventy head masters of prerar,
tory schools favorng a modification OF
the playing rules of football to kc q
less dangerous without sacrificing the le
game. >''
Cornell Typhoid Epidemic.
The senior class of Cornell University
has formally requested the trustees tn
undertake the task of supplying ali stu
dent quarters with pure water In view OF
the prevailing typhoid epidemic which.
mas carried off more than a score resi-
cents ot:lthlca; many Of whom were Uni
yersity students. This proposition was re-
1ected by the trustees, several of whom
are members of the local water company.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-22

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effort toward progress rather than i, a..
negative criticisms and recitation :,
WRONGS, Declarations were adopted IN.
sYorlng tho teaching OF agriculture IN tha
country schools, better homes. schools
etc, and the furthering OF friendly rcls.
lions between the races.
TO Solve Help Question.
The current American Agriculturistp
says 1T proposes to gather from all sec.
lions OF the country first hand data
about what help farmers and 1ousekeen.
ers need rate OF wages, etc, also what
the wage workers want with n view to
solving the help question. On what l,ns
the information is to be used, the editora
do not yet make clear.
Rockefeller Analysed.
Ida M. Tarbell, writing OF John n
Rocke Teller In the history OF the stand.
ara Oil Company for McClure's. EXPLAINS
ms nous rebate deal with the railroad
py saying that while he has religious
emotion and sentiments OF charity, no
incks notions OF Justice and regard for
the rights OF others"
Chicago Educational Conference.
over 400 Representative teachers edl.
tSIs, preachers and reformers from TWEEN
ty.three States and five foreign coun.
{ tries took part in the Convention for Re.
ilgious and Moral Education at Chicago
last week A spirit OF tolerance and
earnest inquiry characterized this gath
ering. permanent Organization was
n'aae ana Inc Constitution OF the Ma
tional Educational Association adoDted
with only slight verbal changes THO
name of the new organization is the Re-
ligious Educational AssocIa ton, Its
prime object Is ito render service Ia uni
Tying OF work Frank x. Sanders, dean
OF the Yale Divinity School. was elected
president and Nicholas Murray Butler.
OF Columbia. vice-presldent
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-22
Religious.
The Church and the Rich.

The Church and the Rich
The Rev. Herbert S. johnson ~ po.-
ton, Sunday said that the "billion a.re q,
Influence tended to confuse m oral di.tIna-
tons and to produce moral (cowardIoa
IN the members of the church. He tbnmaht
that the church's falling popula rItv ,yIt hs
ihboring men was due to her, rem, n ~ ~,
Tor economic injustice.
The Pope's Jubilee. is
The twenty.fifth anive,warv o. "a
Lee Leo,s election was celebrated ut Ro me
friday with great pomp and sn,anann
ne ne rope was in good health. receIwnG
o'ooG pllgrlms and gave $4,000 ia the nno,.
ot hofne' lie received many rirts ~.
Guiding $4,000 gold tiara,
Methodists Choose Los Angeles
The Methodist Book COMMITTEES bo.
chosen Los Angeles, Cal, as tho maet Inc :,
place or the next quadrennial confan
ence OF that body. In May, 1901, Sava,,
hundred and fifty delegates Will renrn-
sent Methodists In all countries NJ :
committee has declared n dividend or Ak z
000 on the profits of tho two book or,cs srp, :
maintained IN New York and Cincinnati
DR.. Hale Criticised. "
High Church Nplscopal!ans OF Boston
We're much wrought up recently when
y was found that lor. Edward Everett
Hale. the famous Unitarian preacher, has
laken the Holy Communion at the altar
OF Trinity Church Mt the memorial SER
vice to the late Bishop Brooks ON jan
lary 2ad. The Living Church,'' the
nlgn church organ, declared 1t q sac
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-22
umo,x;can 2q11al1;s.

method. It will also make secrecy in
transmission possible.
Panama Option Closed.
TO prevent the threatened increase In
price or transfer OF option to foreign
capitalists IL tho option on the Panama
Canal right was not closed by March
4tll President Roosevelt decided Tuesday
to close the deal at once. Accordingly, he
telegraphed the New Panama Canal
Company at Paris. agreeing to pay siO,-
100000 as soon as tho treaty had been
ratified by the United States and Colom-
bian Governments.
Army Generals Promoted.
In anticipation Of tho retirement OF
Major General Hughes in April next
President Roosevelt has sent to the Sem
ate the nominations OF nspector-General
Breckmridge to succeed Hughes, and of
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Ludington to Sue
coed Breckenridge on his retirement i'm
mediately after his promotion. General
Ludington Is also to be retired with the
higher rank. and Brigadier-G Wade
will be advanced to the vacancy.
Root Staggers the Senate.
r Obeying literally the Senates recent
request on motion of Culberson Of Texas,
1or oetdlleu report OIL Philippne re-
ceipts expenditures, Secretary Root
has delivered to the Senate half dozen
huge bundles of typewriter matter,
which would cost thousands of, dollars
to print and make several great volumes.
Army Collage Cornerstone.
President Roosevelt and Secretary of
War Root and army officers of highest
rank took part in the ceremonial corner
stone laying OF the new army war COL
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-22
GAo MeeA's Disasters.

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Four men We're killed and five serious
~ injured by the explosion OF an eight
inch shell at Fort Lafayette. near Fort
Hamilton, l.. l., Thursday. The old fort
was used by the Ordnance Department OF
the navy for loading and unloading Shells
The shell exploded while fuse was be-
ing removed.
The " NJ. c. A. building the Fountain
Square Theatre and several adjacent
buildings in Springfield, Ohio, were de-
stroyed by fire Thursday. Loss, s250,OOO.
The passenger steamer Olive, en- route
from Franklin, Va, to Edenton, N. c..
was struck by cyclone In the Chowhfl
River early Monday night and sunk be-
fore her passengers could leave their
berhs. Seventeen We're drowned and tho
five survivors who stood waist deep in
the water on tho pilot house We're res
cued next morning In an almost froze,
condition.
A Newark. N. y. trolley car crowded
with 125 high school students Thursday,
failed to respond to brakes and crashed
through gates into tho D, ]. g. w. Rail-
road track where 1t collided with an ex-
press train. Eight children Were killed
and a score injured, The disaster was
said to be due to the overlooking of the
car which made 1t too heavy for the
brakes. The road had been warned
against this by the school authorities,
Several were killed and many injured
IN the destruction OF the Clifton Hotel
by fire at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Thursday,
Many Of the guests We're Y M, @. A,
Convention delegates, Property loss, $780,
00A .9
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legal and Criminal.
Jury Fails to Agree.

Jury Fails to Agree.
In the case of Dt. J. c. Alexander. OF
indianapolis. charged with causing bod.
les to be procured unlawfully, tho Jury
failed to agree after forty-eight hours and
We're discharged last Sunday.
Union Defeats Potter.
The New York Supreme Court has de-
cided in the case of Mllitiaman Potter va
tho Schenectady Painters Union that
rotter never was n tull member Of that
organization so could not be relnstated
The injunction restraining the union from
preventing Potter from working as n I'm.
ION man was invalidated by the court,
Ex-Mayor Ames Found.
Ex-Mayor Ames of Minneapolis, Mimi,
who had been wanted In that city since
last July oil an indictment for attempted
bribery and for defaulting his $4,000 ball,
was found in the home of relative al
Hancock. N, H., last Sunday He was on
the verge of physical collapse but began
fight against extraditlon.
Engineer Davis Blamed.
The verdict of the coroners jury In the
case of tho Wreck on the Central RAN.
road of New Jersey near Westneld, N.
j., January eth, fixed the blame for the
disaster on the dead engineer, James
Davis. OF the Philadelphia flyer. although
mitigating circumstances were found in
his favor The railroad VAS exonerated
and a State Railroad Commission was
i recommended. FTa
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-22
Comm ercIaI.
United States Ahead.

United States Ahead.
Tho Treasury Bureau of Statistical"
now a part Of the new Department of
Commerce, estimates the internal COM
merce Of the United States in 1902 as $780,
0O0,00O,00o, equal to the entire internation-
al commerce of the world. The estimate
is based on only one transaction In each
article produced. whereas usually it is
dealt in by several mlddlemen between
producer and consumer.
Another Rich Gold Find.
| News of the rich gold find In the Tana-
ma River Valley, Alaska, has been con-
f.rmed and 1000 miners are shing there
from Nome. Dawson, Eagle. Rampant
and other Yukon camps, some Of them
with only supplies enough to last through
the journey. At this rate many of them
are likely to perish as supplies are very
short.
For Transpacifc Wireless
Tho Pacific Wireless Telephone and
Telegraph Company is at work on a WIRE
less telegraph system between Hawaii
and the Pacific coast. It has not yet
been decided whether Seattle or San
Francisco shall be the terminus on this
side. Powerful dynamos have been con-
structed which Will send messages 5000
miles.
Newspaper Publishers Meet.
The American Newspaper Publishers
Associate held its seventeenth annual
convention during this week at New York.
Papers from all over the country We're
represented, there being u3 publis hers
present. The limit Of membership was
raised from 200 to 400.
Baltimore Iron Combine.
The South Baltimore Car Works, the
South Baltimore Foundry, the Ryan and
Mcdonald Manufacturing Company and
tho National Supply Company of Ralti-
more are planning to consolidate, with
several new companies. with s3,oOo,ooo
capital.
A Bituminous Combine.
a large number OF bituIninous coal op-
orators met at Philadelphia Tuesday and
formed the Bituminous Coal Trade Asso-
citation. The object set forth was s"the
avoidance of the fluctuations OLA specu-
lativc market prejudlcial to the interests
OF producers. customers and employees"
lt was denied that the combine was form
ed to regulate or fix prices l.. N. Lowell,
of New York, was elected president.
New Texas Oil Gusher.
The richest oil yet produced in quaint
ty In Texas began spoutlng from the
Crossbie Davie we'll near Sour Lake
Wednesday. 1t was estimated that the
gusher had a capacity OF 10000 barrels
in "a hours.
Big Lumber Deal.
w. II. Gilbert, owner Of a saw-mill at
Duluth, Mimi, has bought between three
and fur billion feet of standing pine, and
lot of mahogany on the Bahama Is
lands and has secured from the British
Government license to cut and manufac-
ture the timber when desired, Mr.. Gil
bert has started for the Islands with
logging and manufacturing experts and
will erect several saw-nills there
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-22
Sociological

Miss Anthony's Gift.
Susan B. Anthony celebrated her 500
birthday Sunday by giving to the Con-
gressional Library her collec ton Of books,
tho largest one on woman suffrage, history
and literature in the world These books
Gated to her.
100000 For Charity.
The will OF the late Mrs. Cornelia APP
pleby of St Paul. Mimi, leaves nearly
$4,000, 900 for the benefit ofthe worthy poor
of that city, irrespective Of race or creed.
The fund is to be administe red ind epend-
entity Of any organized charity.
For Sociological Baedekers.
A novel enterprise proposed by the
American Institute Of Social Service Is
the publication OF set of sociological
Baedekers giving Information about the
social economic. activities OF al! the cities
OF tho institute, is to start In May on, q
four-months trip at Miss Helen Gould's
expense to gather the needed inforlna-
ton.
Cholera Infantum Serum.
The summer corps Of physicians OF the
New York Health Department proposes
to use O serum which 1t has found for
tho cure of cholera infantum. Great re-
suits are expected among the poor When
hot weather comes. Y
Mckinley Fund 100000,
The Mckinley National Memorial As.
ISOLATION reports that during its first year.
Ii has collected more than $4,000 but
says that 100000 must DO added before
tho monument can be started. To do this
certificates will be distributed to the post
offices and department stores of the ooun-
try to be given to every person contrlbut-
ing 81 or more.
Servant Life Investigated.
Miss Lillian Pettinglll, a graduate of
Mount IIolyoke College, who voluntarily
became n house-seryant to find why her
countrywomen who have their own living
to mako can be so blind to the butter
side Of their bread" begins an account of
her experiences in the March EVERY
bodys Aiagazlne," Z,
Tnskegee Negro Conference,
The twelfth annual l'uskegee Negro
Conference, attended by hundreds OF COL
ored mon and women from all parts Of
the South. was opened at Tuskege g, Ala
Wednesday,, Erofess or Booker q, Wash
lngtons advocated q. poPitiYe aggressive
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-22
CJrecutlvo.
General Miles Returns.

General Miles Returns.
General Nelson a. Miles has returned
from q five months trip around the
1 world. He inspected the troops and
military stations through o;,t the Phil
1ppine Islands and reports e.. Il, splendid
condition.
Cortelyou In Cabinet.
The Seiatc Monday unanimously cor
LirHed President Rooseveits nomination
of his private secretary. George Bruce
Cor;clyou to occupy the new cabinet Of
flee Of Secretary of Commerce and Lao
bor. He will be succeeded as private
seoretary by William J. Loeb, now
assistant secretary to the President
James Il. Garfield, sou % the late
President las been appointed Commits
sioner o. Corporations.
Army a:..s Bill Signed.
The Ar;.S STAFF bill. aboiish!ng the Of
flee OF Commanding General o. the Ar
my and aail.pr!zing tho organization OF 4
dent lrabluurH lith. 1t wiil 80 into
eject next Ar6ast on thn retirement OF
General Mi!e3.
carter Under Arrest.
L,cuteuant-C Commander Carte. captain,
Of The u. S, oceans going tug Piscataguu.
which grounded in Subig Bay during the
recent naval lnanoeaVres, has been or
dered 10 Washington under arrest after
II fifteen days trial by court-martlal at
Manila. He was charged with negligence
In leertns the Pjscataqua In charge ot
K non-commksioned officer while lie took
soundings.
Court Martial for Wells.
Secretary Moody has rejected In part
the finding Of the Court Of Inquiry COLI
corning the wreckins of the tug I.eyden
on tho coast of Block Island. January y,
and has ordered the court martial OF
Lieutenant Chester Wells. who WAS In
y charge OF the tug.
A nWireless" Improvement.
N The current Electrical Review an
y nounces that Peter Cooper Hewitt has
made development Of his percury va
poT lamp, which will establish wireless
telsgraphy on commercial basis. 1t
takes the place OF the usual spark gan
Tor disclarglng IN the send mast ana will
Furnish much more powerful electrical
RNys than y possible by the present