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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-30
GIANT MERGER AS
HILLS NEW PLAN.
Scheme to Combine All Railroad
and Shipping Interests Is
Rumored. ,,,,...l..,st,.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Washington, March 30.--Infor-
nation has reached certain admins
tration officials that the interests rep
resented in the Northern Securities
company are formulating tentative
plans for the organization of giant
merger of all the trunk lines, and
other railroads in the United States.
This new organization, it is said.
American Securities company or the
National Securities company. 1t is
the most comprehensive undertaking
of it's kind ever projected. surprising
in that regard even the Morgan syn
dicate's effort to obtain control of all
transatlantic shipping.
The basis for this gigantic project
is found in the decision Of the United
States supreme court, which, while
denouncing the Northern Securities
company, did not go to the extent Of
or group Of individuals to secure con-
troll Of various railroad interests.
1t is maintained by those interested
in this undertaking that an extensive
merger such as is planned, embracing
as it would thousands Of miles OF
railroad lines not in competition
would destroy the efficiency of the
supreme courts decision and that the
argument that the merger was formed
| in restraint of trade would not longer
be applicable. It is limited that 1t is
the intention of the promoters to in.
clude in the new merger not only al
ly to merge with this, under one gen.
eral securities company, all American
shipping and water transportation
carried on in American bottoms.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-30
BIG QUINCY Mine
ATTACKED BY FIRE
Flames on the 580-Foot Level
Extinguished and Main Tim
bering Saved.

Houghton, Mich, March 30.-F1re
broke out to-day in the Quincy, one
of the most famous mines in the cop
per peninsula.
When the day shift Of workmen
went down in No. Z shaft, the 500
foot level was found completely filed
with smoke. The men hastily returned
to the surface and notified the man
agement.
Captain Whittle of the shift bosses
and a party Of timber men immedi-
ately went down to investigate. The
fire was discovered in logging in the
560-foot level, and. by promptly at
lacking the flames, the party was able
to extinguish them before the main
tinnbering Of the shaft was destroyed
1t is believed that the fire had been
smoldering in the cedar logging the
greater portion Of the night, having
probably started from a miners cam
die. No. is the main working shaft
Of the Quincy and was completed only
short time ago.
i Had the shaft timbering burned the
loss to the mine would have been
enormous, as It would probably have
bsen impossible to restore the shaft
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-30
RUMORS OF SPLIT
IN MERGER RANKS
Wall Street Clings to Belief That
Harmony Between Factions
Is Impossible.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York, March 30.-Wall street
heard rumors of a coming fight for
control Of the Union Pacific railroad
the Northern Securities case.
Two important loans, one for
100000 and the other for $780,
900, with Union Pacific stock as col
lateral, have been made in Wall
street within the last two days, and,
while it is impossible to learn the de-
tails, the prevailing belief is that they
were made on behalf of interests in
timately associated with James J. Hill.
At Mr.. Hills office, however, no in
formation could be obtained.
The two loans are to run for twelve
months. The arrangements were
made Monday afternoon, when the
collateral was put up. The money
was delivered yesterday.
Wall street sees in the situation
many evidences Of lack Of
harmony. It believes the Nor
gan Hill interests are trying
to secure large interest in
Union Pacific with a view to In
fiuenGing that road to accept the Hill
Morgan plan for distributing the
Northern Securities assets.
{ It believes the money borrowed is to
be used to buy Union Pacific stock.
It ID generally believed that a friend
ly settlement is Impossible. There Is
talk Of replevin suits and restraining
suits. .,a
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-30
MINERS STRIKE
now A CERTAINTY
Disagreement Between the Men
and Operators Is Regarded
as Insurmountable.

Des Moines. Iowa, March 30.-The,
Joint committee of the miners and op-I
orators reported a disagreement this
afternoon, and $4,000 miners in CEN
trail and southern Iowa will strike as
a result.
The miners voted March Is on the
Indianapolis referendum not to strike,
but joint conferences here on the
miners differences have engendered
much strife.
The operators say the miners agreed
to a per cent decrease. but refused
to accept more than per cent for
drivers, topmen and engineers when
the time came to signs up. There is
also a disagreement over the price Of
1,Owder. 4
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-30
LIND GOES AFTER
ELEVATOR MONEY
Representative Seeks Assurance
That $4,000 Will Be Used
=, in Minneapolis,
From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,

From The journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
Washington. &c..
Washington, March 3O.-After Rep
resentative Lind yesterday secured
the adoption of an amendment direct
ing the secretary of the treasury to
use the $4,000 deficiency appropria-
ton Heretofore made) in installing
new elevators in the Minneapolis fed
eral building, he sent a copy Of it to
Supervising Architect Taylor's office
and later called to see that official.
Mr.. Taylor had gone to Baltimore
but Mr.. Lind directed the acting sup
cruising architects attention to the
plain intention of the house that the
money should be used at Minneapolis
when it was supplied in the deficiency
bill He left message for Mr..
Taylor to theo effect that he (Lind)
would like to know whether the Min
neapolis elevators were to be supplied
now or whether it would be necessary
to appeal to higher authority.
Mr.. Lind expects an answer to his
query to-day. If 1t is not satisfactory
probably the whole transaction will be
aired publicly on the floor of the
house.
There Is no doubt that the senate
will agree to the Lind amendment as
Senator Nelson will look after it in
! that body. .~
Mr.. Lind holds that the directory
provision Is as good as law now and
that, even if this were not so, Archi-
tect Taylor could use all or any part
of the deficiency appropriation for
Minneapolis.
Late to-day Representative Lind
received the following from the SUI
perVising architect.
Upon my return to duty this morn
ing was Informed of your interview
with Mr.. Kemper, relative to the In
stallation Of new elevators at Mime
apolis and you are advised that the
will of congress as specifically ex-
pressed in legislation will be carried
into effect This has always been the
policy of this office In matters relat-
Ing to public buildings and the fact
that the house of representatives has
directed or Is about to direct that the
$4,000 heretofore appropriated shall
be used for the elevator service at
Minneapolis, will be construed as
sufficient authority to use the money
for that purpose"
Mr.. Lind commenting on this let
, ter, said cit is evident that the gen.
! tleman has come off his high horse
Plans for one new elevator. and for
remodeling the old one have been pre-
pared and the contract will be put on
the market in few days.
w. w. Jermane.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-30

Bigamist Betra " y Storm That
LEFT Him Homeless Is !
Sentenced. s.

Chicago, March 30.-The same tor
nado that made James McInerny
homeless in Indiana Harbor last
week found new home for him in
the Indiana penitentiary. Justice,
ITSELF: has decreed that he serve five
years at hard labor for bigarny.
Had it not been for the wind storm
which destroyed McInerny's house and
left him with slight injuries, his
whereabouts might never have be-
come known to the wife who has just
brought about his conviction.
Mrs. Divine Anglais McInerny of
Chicago, who claims that McInerny
deserted her in Hamilton, Ont, ff-
teen years ago, CHANGED to see his
name published in the list Of those In
the Identification and arrest Of Nc
Inerny, who two years ago was mar
ried to a young girl Of the suburb.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-30

CAIILEMEN AIM
TO DEFEAT TRUST
Graziers Propose Organization to
Oppose Beef Combine at
Washington.
specials to The Journal.

Specials to The Journal
Chicago, March 30.-tOn to Wash
ington" has been adopted as the
slogan Of the western and northwes- 1
tern cattlemen's associations that are
planning a gigantic movement to OPP
pose the beef trust. #I
The Texas Cattle Raiser's associa-
ton has sounded the alarm and called
the Denver congress set for May 3 to
plan the crusade to Washington. Other
preliminary conventions to select dele
gates to the Denver congress ares;
Kansas Livestock association, at
Dodge City, March 81; Missouri River
Western South Dakota Stock Growers
association, at Rapid City, S. D., April
IL; Northwestern Livestock Growers'
association, at Belle Fourche. S. D..
April 15: Montana Stock Raiser's as
ISOLATION, at Miles City, Mont, April;
20; Northern Montana Roundup assoc
citation, at Helena, Mont, April %.
A leading western cattleman here
in the interest OF the Grazers war on
the SconnbtEeS said.ts
ut Isl during the great annual rum
on grass cattle from the ranges Of
Texas, the southwestern territories,
Colorado, Nebraska. the two Dakotas,
Montanasan Wyoming that the beef
syndic 9lreaps its harvest.
gress thousands Of tons Of mess beef
are stored away and the great cam
nertes at Chicago, Kansas City, St.
Louis and Omaha run night and day.
THE profits Of the combine at this
season are a mere picayune compared
with the bargains it secures while the
range shipping season is in progress.
Last season the trust disclosed its
mailed fist and the cattle raiser re.
VOTED, refusing to sell his beef at
$3.50 a hundred pounds or less. He
turned it back on the range.
'.Now the hour Of reckoning is at
hand. The combine is face to face
with an army Of outraged stock
growers, representing investments ag-
gregating millions, threatened with
cOnhscation." @se
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-30
JUDGE GRAY MAY
GET NOMINATION
Bryan and Hearst Opposition Con
coded as Menace to Parker's
Chances.
New York Sun Special Service.

Chicago, March 30.-A Tribune
Washington special says: ,2sssslEst
Democrats who think they know
how to read the signs say that the
party nomination will go to Parker,
Gray, Cleveland or German, and they
place the chances Of the four men
in the order given. Most Of the ex-
mated Bryan, Hearst, Olney, Francis,
Cockrell, Tom Johnson, Ingalls, and
other subcaliber statesmen.
They have settled down to the be-
lief that Parker will have the largest
following in the convention as far as
any single candidate is concerned.
The uncertainty Of the situation
arises it is said, from the probability
that Bryan and Hearst and the ele-
ments they represent will control more
than third Of the convention, and
thus be in a position to put a veto
upon the choice of the majority. It
is assumed by the democratic authors
ties that Parker will have the solid
vote of New York state, and that when
Hearst Is. beaten, his followers natur-
ally will be, more incensed at Parker
posed Hearst and Bryan will be more
than satisfied IL they can. Kill off the
Kingston Judge, letting, the .cofrvenS
ton do what 1t wishes with the other
candidates.
On the theory that Parker will go
into the convention with the strong
est following. and that this will make
him the target Of the sings and ar
rows Of the Bryan-Hearst combina-
ton, it is figured out that a compro-
mise candidate would have the best
show.
First in the list is put Judge George
Gray Of Delaware. It is believed the
tendency Of the convention would be,
if deprived Of the privilege OF nomi-
mating one judge, to turn toward an
other, and hence it is supposed that
a large section of the delegates who
favor Parker on generaE principles
when he was found impossible, would
turn more naturally to Gray than to
any one else.
Another important fact is that Judge
Gray, as member Of the anthracite
| coal commission, made warm friends
of the labor element, which is the par
| ticular section. Of the party expected
to develop most Of the strength fol-
Hearst. @:G&
Judge Gray, is greatly liked by the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-30
LEVEE IS Torn
DOWN By FLOOD.
Houses Swept From Foundations
and Stock Drowned in
~ Indiana.

~ vincennes, Ind, March S0.-The
great Belgrade levee broke eight miles
north Of here to-day, causing heavy
damage. Many houses were washed
from their foundations and much live
stock has been drowned.
The break Increased the water at
Westport where the food Is now in
the second story. Of every house.
The, town has been abandoned and
the water is still rising. Two-thirds
of Lawrence county is under water, in
many places twenty feet deep.
The Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
tracks are washed out for a mile and
more and several large trestles are in
danger.
The river has passed all records
and a hard rain is falling.
The damage caused by the breaking
of the Belgrade levee will be
enormous on the Illinois side tho it
has relieved the Indiana side. Mes
sengers have arrived by boats from
the flood districts asking for volun-
teers to assist in rescuing the flood
bound people. Many boats have
started to the rescue.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-30
McCUMBER SCENTS
ELEVATOR FRAUDS
The Senator Declares Northwest
Farmers Have Been Robbed
-. of Millions. .-...
From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,

From The journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
Washington.
Washington, March 30.-Sensational
charges were made in the senate to-
day by Mr.. McCumber of North Da-
kota, who lin urging the passage of
his bill for federal commission to
grade wheat, made statements re-
flecting seriously on the operators of
grain elevators in all the cities of the
northwest. -.
He said the farmer was being
robbed Of millions of dollars every
years by the elevator men by false
inspection and grading of wheat.
Specific instances were cited where
grain came in as having low grade
or no grade at all and went out of
the elevator as No. 1 northern. The
farmer was paid for cheap, low grade
wheat, and the buyer paid for the
best on the market.
He charged that the official record
Of the elevators at Duluth and SUI
perior would show that during the
past ten years 26, 5000 bushels more
wheat went out of the elevators than
came in.
This, he said, was simply dishonest
weighing and by it the growers Of
the grain had been robbed Of $780,
100000. .aSts O. - = .,5 g..
One elevator at Superior was shown
TO have made clear profit Of $780,
600 in one month by manipulation of
the grading Of wheat. ...-
Letters were read from agricultural
college presidents, exposing and de-
nouncing the present system as child
ish. -.- 4..-,. ....
Senator McCumber has not much
hope that he can secure the passage
of the bill, but he hopes to get it
started so that it will come to a
vote next winter. The bill has been
denounced by the Grain Dealers as
ISOLATION, made up Of the allied ele-
vator interests.
w. w. Jermane.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-30
ADMIRAL TOGO, REPORTS
Failure Of Japanese to Block Port
~ Arthur Channel Admitted.

Tokid, March 20 delayed in
traslsmis sion )-Admiral Togo's report
of the second attempt to.abottle up
port Arthur and the sixth attack on
that port Is as follows: l -
rhe united squadron again left for, Port
Arthur last Saturday. On Sunday morn
ing at $3.50 we commenced preparations
for blocking the harbor entrance. The
four steamers which were to be sunk,
escorted by a fotilla OF torpedo boat de-
stroyers, advanced to the entrance, facing
the enemy's searchlights. About TWO
miles from the entrance the bottling-up
squadron was discovered by the enemy
One Of the steamers-the Chilly o-Maru
anchored about half q chain from the
west shore Of Golden Hill, blew itself UP
and sank. so
The second one-the ukui-Maru7--pass-
ing to the left Of the Chilly -Maru, was
struck by a torpedo from the enemys
destroyers and sank in that position. IN
The third one-the ko-Maru-went
to the left Of the Fukui -Maru, blew her
self up and sank.
The fourth steamer-the Yoneyama-
Maru-collided with one Of the enemy's
torpedo destroyers at the harbor entrance.
She managed to reach the middle passage
by passing between the Chic Yo-Maru and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-30
RUSSIAN JEWS
FEAR ca MASSACRE
Governor Of Odessa Alleges Sym
pathy for Japan as: Cause Of
Hatred.
New York Sun Special Service.


Odessa, March so.-Jews in south
ern Russia are ina state bordering
on panic over the report that the
Russians have planned another mas
sacre Of Jews on Easter Day. Many
proclamations have been issued in
citing the populace to : murder and
plumber.
! The chief anti-Semite paper pub
lished in St. Petersburg is being dis
stributed free of charge, and anti
Semitic speakers declare that the Jews
are the real cause OF the Russo-Jap-
anese war.
/ A deputatfon Of the Jews asked the
governor for protection. He told them
that unless they ceased to be Japanese
in their souls he would leave them
!defenseless. There are 100000 Jews
in Odessa. 3
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-30
JAPANESE TRY TO
TAKE NIU.CHUANG
Determined Attempt Made to
Land Troops at Port in
Manchuria.
Special to Tho Journal.

Special to Tho Journal.
Seoul, March 3o.-It is, reported
from Tientsin that the Japanese have
made determined attempt to land
troops at Niu-chuang. No details of
the attack are given. 1t is believed
here that this confirms the story to
the effect that Japanese transports
passed Port Arthur and entered the
Gulf Of Liao-tung under cover Of the
last attack on Port Arthur.
It has been reported several times
recently that Japanese vessels have
been sighted off Yinkow, the port Of
Niu- chuang.
The japanese yesterday landed a
large number Of troops from forty
five transports at Chinampho. The
transports also carried sixty guns and
enormous quantities of supplies.
It is estimated that there are now
125, 900 Japanese troops on Korean
soil. {l15a!-8 IL - ~.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-30
GOVERNOR FoR GUAM.

Washington, March 3O.-Commander
George l.. Dyer commanding the cruiser
Albany Of the Asiatic feet has been as
Island Of Guam, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death Of Commander WI
liam ID. Sewell. "a
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-30
Saginaw Flood on Ebb.

Saginaw, Mich. March s0.-The
flood situation here Is somewhat Inn
proved to-day. Business is still at a
standstill. A tug went to the Carroll
ton district to-day with supplies and
assistance. q
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-30
Grand River Subsidies.

Grand Rapids, Mich, March 3d.
The Grand river is now receding and
the greatest danger and damage seems
to have passed.
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-07-14
Died of Appendicitis.

Last Wednesday Miss Lulu
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. L. Loar
was taxed TO Cooks Hospital at Fair,
mont, suffering, as DR.. Thayer stat.
ed, with appendicitis. The physi.
clans there, after thorough examin-
alton, claimed that the disease was
probably typhoid fever. DR.. Nc
Comas, of Oakland, Md, was tele-
graphed for, and, after a diagnosis
of the case, agreed with DR.. Thayer
that it was appendicitis. An opera.
ton was performed, but the disease
had taken hold Of its victim with
such a firm grasp that death came to
the sufferers relief at 3:45 p. IN.
Thursday.-Grafton Leader.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-07-14
The Valley of The Nile.

Is no richer than the fertile country
traversed by the Illinois Central Rail
road in the States of Tennessee, Miss
issippi and Louisiana. Northern far
mers have awakened to this fact and
are rapidly settling here, for they APP
preciate the fact that the soil, crops,
climate, water, market, etc. are all
that could be desired and they are
buying land while the prices are yet
very low. Write the undersigned for
free illustrated literature and find
out for yourself. E. A. Richter, Pass. &
Land Agent, Illinois Central Railroad,
617 Bessemer Building, Pittsburg, Pa.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-07-14
Piney Run Oil Co. Has Bad Luck,

The drillers employed by the Piney
Run Oil and Gas Company to put
down test we'll had the misfortune
one day last week to lose their drill
in the well, and work on the same is
therefore temporarily suspended
awaiting the arrival of a set of fish
ing tools from Pittsburg to recover
the drill. A depth of five hundred
feet has been reached and the pro-
motors of the enterprise are in high
glee on account of the excellent pros
poets of striking oil. 1t is said that
the drill has penetrated vein of iron
of unusualrichness which alone is
more than worth the trouble and ex-
pense already gone to.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-07-14

heroes in the 2ct and attitude of pray
er. Abel beside his altar, Noah on
Ararat, Moses hands uplifted against
Amalek, Daniel at his window in
Babylon, Peter on the house-top, Paul
in the street Straight" few of many
instances! Among them all, the pic
ture of Asa is second to none in effect
iveness
The Bible is terrible in its fidelity.
1t pictures its heroes as they are. 1t
does not gloss their faults. At the
close of his splendid career Asa dimm-
ed it all by making a foreign alliance.
He bribed the Syrians to attack
Israel, and when rebuked by the
prophet, he put him in the stocks.