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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-17
DIETz HOLDS ON;
EXPENSES. PILE UP
--latest Demonstration Agains1
Him Was Little More Than
H. the Usual Bluff. .'~
Special to The Journal,

Special to The Journal. - ..' ..... :
Rice Lake, Wis, July 17.-Dispatches
last week asserted that another effort
was made by Sheriff Gyland Of sayer
60 county to capture John Dietz, the
doubtedly referred to an effort recently
made-whether final or not cannot def
nltely be stated which ended as all
previous efforts have,@in bill to the
county board for expenses. This bill
was presented to the board the day the
dispatch was sent out. ~
:. AS a matter Of fact, the entire sensa-
ton over the Thornapple dam contro-
stories told in this section of the state
are to be believed ;,15t....> =. r
mere is controversy over the title
to the land on which the dam is stu
ated between Dietz and the corporation
that owns the timber above the dam.
CIVIL suits have been instituted to GUST
Dietz from the land, but he continues to
hold possession. ~, :, ~.
This controversy has been in progress
for two years or more and in that time
Dietz has been represented as an out
law, armed to the teeth, thirsting for
the blood Of the minions Of the corpora
er of the Uritcd Statese and the great
and sovereign state Of Wisconsin. :,
But John Dietz has never killed a
man man.. He ), has 9qt laid himself open to
announced he would resist any attempt
to force him to- leave + ~
At one time twenty-nine, United
States marshals with supporting
force Of sixty irregulars, enlisted to
serve during the war, with eighty-nine
repeating rifles and enough ammuni.
ton ton TO to glqt the market in q South Afri
40 j
camped on the line Of John Dietz' farm
and sent forward flag Of truce by the
hand OF courageous deputy, who notified
Dletz that he must surrender on pain OF
| suffering an assault On his works.
Dietz replied that he would not sur
| render. he, expressed the opinion that
he might be killed IN the forthc omine
fight, but, if attacked, he felt confident
that he would be able to do some little
execution himself and he was ready tc
die in defense of his rights and prop
erty. ,='
| But as there is no known provision il
the civil code thats justifes United
statese marshal in Shooting up a mar
merely because he refuses to surrender
property he claims to own, the posse
was withdrawn.
There have been bluffs galore, bu1
they always stopped short of actual hos
tilities by officers Of the courts. Bu1
during all this time nice bill of ex
penses has been plling up against til,
labor company and the county of Saw
| yer. ..t ''''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-17
WILL MAKE MIXED PAINT
MINNEAPOLIS FIRM DECIDES TO
EMBARK IN AN ENTERPRISE
WHICH MEANS MUCH TO CITY.

Minneapolis is to have new fac
tory for the manufacture of mixed
paints with a plant valued at $l5, 600
and with a working capital of $50 900.
This new plant will be established i'm
mediately by the Forman, Ford com,
pany in the building at 11S-l20 Second
street S, purchased by them a year
ago. This property is known az the
Durham & Eastman building, and was
last occupied by the Green-DeLaittre
wholesale grocery house.
The Forman-Ford company has
handled paints extensively for many
wears, but their entry into the manu-
featuring field is q new departure.
They will not eonfne their operations
facture them from the first process to
the last.
lowing to the stringent laws en-
acted by many northwestern states we
need q paint of whose purity we are
certain, said F. w. Forman today,
"and we have decided to make our OWN
paint so that we can be sure that it is
up to the standard. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-17
MURDER
BAND IN THE Tolls
Two More Captured and the
Remaining Two Said to
81 Be Located.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Prescott, Wis, July Ito T
Journal $ total yesterday of TWEEN
ty-two arrests in the Italian murder
case two more must be added,
making twentyfour arrests out OF
total of twenty-six charged with COM
plicity in the death Of Constable Isaac,
With their clothes almost in shreds
and nearly starved to death, two more
were picked up near Maiden Rock late
yesterday afternoon The men were
nearly dead from exhaustion, having
been on the road ever since the murder
last week. In their haste to
escape from the posses at Diamond Bluff
and Bay City they lost their way and
became bewildered. They were then
captured by the lookouts.
In broken English one Of the men
thru the forests without food or shelter.
He said berries were plentiful, and had
they not been, some would have per
ished rather than give in to the police.
The prisoner said that most of the
fugitives had but little sleep, having
been anxious to reach Chicago. What
little rest they secured was when hid
ing in the shrubbery. 81
The remaining members Of the gang
die DelieVeQ TO De elJneI ueaueQ IOI
this place or are still in hiding near
Diamond Bluff, the place where they
originally started from.
Seraguso, the leader Of the Italians
describes the circumstances leading to
the death of Isaac as follows:
Sheriff nugget and District Attorney
George Thompson came from Ellsworth
this morning to attend the preliminary
hearing before Justice Wright Of sever
| of the Italians.
| It was established that one Of these
seven was sick in a boarding car al
the time Of the disturbance and that
| another had met with an injury to his
arm and took no part in the affair
These were released and will be Sent
Immediately to Chicago by Harry Ores
well, one Of the attorneys for the de
tense.
The five others were bound over anc
taken to Ellsworth this afternoon
Their preliminary hearing will be hell
on Friday.
The condition Of Mrs. Isaac wa
somewhat improved today and hope i
held out for her recovery.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-17
The Even Chance.

The railroad witnesses before the SEN
ate committee on interstate commerce
a wear ago and railroad men generally
have been assuring the. public from
time to time that rebates were things
If the past. that the Elkins law had
knocked out determinations OF that
kind and that there was no occasion Tor
further activity Of the government on
the rate question This was a popular
argument with Mr.. Elkins and other
railroad senators at the beginning of
the discussion Of the rate bill, but in
stances Of discrimination are continu-
ally cropping out. Our Washington
bureau furnishes some recent instances
Of the breaking up Of the rebate sys-
tenn in favor Of the Standard OIL in
New England. Mr.. Mellen's road
and Mr.. Mellen, by the way, is one Of
the most liberal and fairminded Of rail
road managers, an advocate OF rate
regulation and an adviser Of the presi-
dent-has finally consented to a thru
rate on oil from the west to New Eng
land points, the effect Of which is to
admit the Independents into. New Eng
land in competition with the Stand
ard Oil company, which has hitherto
had a monopoly Of that trade. The
activity of Commissioner Garfield Of
the bureau Of corporations was sufi
cient notice to the New England roads
to grant thru rates on oil from the
west the same as on coal, lumber and
all other classes of freight. Other
]. roads have followed the example of the
New York, New Haven & Hartford.
Fl Another instance of discrimination il
y favor Of the Standard Oil company il
furnished by the experience Of an indie
pendent refner at Whiting, Ind, wit
coming into possession of the fact tha
the Standard Oil was getting secre
rate Of 6 cents hundred pounds tt
East ST.. Louis, while he and other in
dependents were paying 49,, compelled
the railroad to grant him the 6-cen
rate under threat Of exposure to tn
federal authorities. The rate wa
4 granted, but shortly afterward he wa
offered Aattering price for his plan
and sold it ostensibly to an Englisl
syndicate, but, as he believes, to tn
Standard Oil, which had been enioyin
i special favors at the hands Of railroad
in that section Of the country amount
b ing, it, is estimated, to a quarter Of
million dollars in 1904. B: IL
This secret rebate is the secret o
/ more fortunes than that Of Mr.. Rocke
Teller and the campaign which has bee
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-17
.BAC G Il ORs !. WANT ! IN
PRESIDENT 10 COME
Challenge Him to Joint Debate in
Iowa Convention on Big
Family Issue. Fl
Special to The journal, !.

Special tc The Journal d.
Forest City, Iowa, July II. Clinton
Merrick. chairman and moving spirit
behind the state convention of bache
Tors and old maids here July "a to- 20,
has written President Roosevelt to ask
him to attend the convention and de-
fend his advocacy of the big family in
the race suicide debate that will take
place.
At this convention it lis proposed to
nominate full state ticket on the
strict race suicide platform, contending
that the growth Of. population has
weakened the many in: their struggle
against the trusts. In his letter to thee
president, Merrick says:
:, We would be pleased to have you
debate in favor of the question, Re
solved, That race suicide is caused by
too few births. We bachelors and
maids will take the opposite side,
namely: That race suicide is caused
by too many births and that degenera-
tion is caused thereby and we will
allow the affirmative two-thirds Of the
time. 10 rs W.! ,sf.s ii | s
Our society analyses that chapter
Of the Bible where it reads: Multiply
and replenish the earth, Ito mean that
we should care intelligently For the
human Im beings and their offspring. So
the: question arises, tHow many chill
dren can the common laborer afford to
support at STA daY9f'@ NJ ~.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-17
LEPERS CHOOSE CHIEF
In REGULAR ELECTION

Washington, July r17.-Even leprosy
cannot force Filipinos to abandon poll
tics. The bureau Of insular affairs has
received reports Of an election recently
held on the island of Culion by the
leper colony for the choice of presi-
dent and conceiales" or councilmen.
The lepers took occasion at the time
Of this election to pass resolutions
thanking the Philippine government
ed for them on the islands, which is
given over entirely to the unfortunates
and will eventually be made the home
Of the 5000 lepers IN the archipelago.
At present there are more than 600 of
the unfortunates in the colony.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-17
ORE LEASE POOR STUFF
e. J. LoNGYEAR'S ATTORNEY
SHOWS BOARD OF EQUAIIzAI
TON CITY ASSESSORS MIS-
TAKE.

Mining leases in st. Louis county are
mund J. Longyear, who sent an at
torney to the board of equalization to-
day to protest against an assessment
of 100000. The attorney admitted
that mining leases were held, but de-
category as annuities. They were Of
little value as an asset, anyway, as
they could be terminated simply by
giving sixty days notice. The board
toook the matter under advisement.
r. NJ. Bennett was released from pay
ing taxes on credits to the amount Of
$4,000. He denied that he had any
credits that were assessable in Mime
apolis for, as a matter of fact, he waa
a resident of Deephaven and so prom
inent in the affairs of that village that
he was a member Of the council. He
had paid taxes for four years in Deep
haven and as the statements were fully
sworn to the assessment was cancelled.
Among the kicks taken under ad-
visement were the following: E. P.
Capen, on account of an increase from
$940 to $5,340; G. Pfaum Sons, in.
creased from $4,000 to $4,000; Levi
Longfellow, arbitrarily assessed at
$22,265; Longfellow Brothers, raised to
$4,000 from $1,000. and Charles W.
Case, who was assessed at $4,000 for
credits which he alleged are so unsub-
stantiaI that he has never yet seen
them.
Menter & Rosenbaum objected to a
valuation of $1,000 on their personal
PROPERTY and declared that $2,250 would
be nearer the correct figure.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-17

The Austin, Mimi, Register copies an
extract reprinted in T he Journ a l
from Tom Watson's magazine claiming
to give figures on the sale Of agricul-
tural implements Of American manufac-
ture in Argentine at 40 to 80 per cent
less than prices asked for the same ar
ticles here at home and quotes the tes-
timony Of q. L. Griffin, who has ar
rived at Austin from Buenos Ayres. Mr..
Griffin says Watsons magazine is en-
tirely in error, that a threshing machine
which sells in the United States for
$4,000 costs from $500 to s4,7OO in
Buenos Ayres, and that the jobber in
Buenos Ayres pays the same for farm
implements and machinery as the Amer
lean jobber and has in addition to pay
freight and expenses Of experts to set
up the machinery. The matter will be
referred back to Mr.. Watson for his
authority. s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-17
LIKE RATS IN A TRAP
Jail .Accommod ations at Ellsworth Not
Adequate.

SAuClu0VO.
Special to The Journal. rg,,.
Ellsworth, Wis, July :17.-Twenty-
four Of the twenty six Italian laborers
who are duplicated in the killing Of
nstablesIsaac are in custody and the
remaining two have probably been
Pierce eounty's new $4,000 court
house is practically completed and the
contractors are transforming the old
county office building into a jail. Four
teen of the Italians are kept in a
three-cel cage in the temporary JAIL a
wooden building, where they are hud-
died together like rats in a trap. The
latest corners brought the report that
all were to be hanged; they are beside
themselves with terror.
On hearing here Ed Schultz. foreman
of the gravel crew, testified that Sara
gusa said to the other Italians;
viii c KIN IN ct sevf as s seau Ms
does not understand the Italian Ian
guage and the laborers know no Eng
fish, the evidence is discredited.
Despite the popular prejudice against
determined to see that they have jus
tice. The whole matter will be sifted
here on Friday before Probate Judge
Weld. Twenty-three Italians will be
charged with assault and battery, while
Saragusa alone will be held on murder
charge.
Masseneo. who was given six months
by Prescott Justice for shooting quail,
has had his sentence reduced to a fine
Of $50 and costs. This was at the re-
quest Of the district attorney, who
thought the penalty much too severe.
Unless more evidence Of premedita.
tion is brought to light Saragusa will
only be charged with murder in the
second degree. He describes the cir
cumstances leading to the death of
Isaac as follows:
UConstable Isaac and Marshal ,Ha
mill came to our camp to arrest a man
for shooting quail out of season. I told
Isaac to go back to Prescott and find
out how much it was, and I would pay
it up to $50. He said that would not
do, and Immediately opened fire, strik
ing one of my crew in the neck and
| another in the hand.
81 saw that in order to save myself
it would be necessary to make de-
Tense and struck Isaac with my shovel
I then called, Let s run, boys and
we all started. I do not know how
Marshal Hamill was hurt; I did not
see him struck
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-17
THE MAGAZINES

Should College Men Have Money!
The question whether it Is wise for col
Iege men to be literally supplied with
money is a matter Of serious thought for
parents. President Hadley Of Yale Uni
versity contributes to Harper's Magazine
for August an interesting and experienced
view Of the question. He explains the
strain Of poverty as we'll as that Of
wealth upon the morale Of men in coll
leges, and draws the conclusion that it is
about equal, all things considered. He
takes up the discussion Of how much
luxury a college man ought to be allowed,
and tells how the tendency to exclusive
ness among certain classes Of students
works it's own cure. He points out strong
reasons for an optimistic view of COL
lege influences on the future lives Of the
men.
'>.. -.''' .
It will be good news that Rebecca,
Mrs. Virgins most delightful creation,
Will reappear in scribner's in a series OF
Short stories; the first one, "JackO'Lan-
term" will be in the fiction number.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-17
THE MANUAL OF STATISTICS. 1906

THE MANUAL OF STATISTICS, 1906.
The twenty-eighth annual issue Of this
standard publication has just appeared,
and, as in the past, presents full, but at
the same time. compact information in
regard to railroad and industrial corpor-
ations, the quotations for securities in the
New York, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia
and other markets., and complete statis-
tics relative to cotton and grain, together
with comprehensive directory of banks
In leading cities. The work, in short, at
fords in one convenient volume informa-
ton constantly demanded by those inter
ested In financial and other markets and
maintains its reputation as "a standard
reference book of its kind.
The Manual Of Statistics company, Is
West Broadway. New York. SIS.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-17
The Next Council.

The election Of thirteen members Of
the city council will be the most inn
portant matter to come before the peo-
pie at the election this fall, altho an
exceptionally interesting issue is raised
in the candidacy Of Mayor Jones on the
record Of his administration. The al
dermen who will come in will have
voice In the affairs Of the city for four
years and those four years will be i'm
The eight republican aldermen who 60
out are Chatfeld, second ward; Nye,
third ward; Merrill, fourth ward; Her
tig. fifth ward; Vaughn, seventh ward;
Clark, eighth ward; Bow, Twelfth
ward; and Van Nest, thirteenth ward.
All are understood to be candidates for
reelection except Mr.. Chatfeld.
The democrats whose terms expire
are Gerber, first ward; Rand. sixth
ward; Mccoy, ninth ward; Duryea,
tenth ward; and Westphal, eleventh
ward. All these are said to be candi-
dates for reelection. l:..z.. -. -. BE-.
One weakness of the primary system
is that the aldermen, who have nearly
all the power of the government under
the present charter, may be nominated
in different corners Of the city without
the taxpayers generally having much
to say except indirectly about the mat
ter. It is weak system and it has
3resulted in some pretty shaky timber
being put in the council in the past.
The conditions have been improved a
good deal by the activity Of the
Voters league and other agencies look
ing up and making public the records
of the sitting members and going into
the history and associations of candi-
dates who may offer themselves for the
succession. The council will be re-
publican and the republican party will
have large measure Of responsibility
for the legislation of the next four
years. But it is not first necessity
| that the council be republican. The
first need .isssthat it be composed of
strong men who cannot be swerved
from their duty to the taxpayers by
public service corporations nor caioled
| 1nto extravaganza.
The next four years will see strong
demands made for careful outstanding
Of the, finances that the city may get
results in proportion to its expendi
lures. The present council contains
some strong and good men from both
parties. 1t is much more reliable
council than many we have had in the
past. Nevertheless the price of goo6
council is non-partizan balloting an6
everlasting watchfulness Of the record
| offvotess given:r - -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-17
Fleeing the Indians.

The theory Of the self supporting In
dian, clothed with the power Of the
citizen, is slightly damaged today by
the recital of state of things at De-
troit, MINI. The Indians on the White
Earth reservation have been given their
allotments, or part Of them, and since
the 21st Of June the halfbreeds have
been in position to dispose Of their
lands, or at least to enter into obl1ga-
tions enoumbering those lands. AS the
result of investigation by a staff CORE
spondent, The Journal finds that
at Detroit 240 Indians have been in
duced to borrow money, giving as Sc
curity mortgages or liens upon the
eighty acres received by them under
their first allotment. 1888 =
A disgraceful condition of things has
existed there on the edge Of the reser-
walton for more than two weeks. In
dams have camped near the town IN
large numbers and have been furnished
all the whisky they wanted, and under
the influence Of whisky have been In
duced to make these mortgages encum-
bering their lands. The money they
have received they have spent as In
dams usually spend their money-for
things which are of no value to them,
and in some instances the arrangement
has been such that the Indians, instead
Of being given money, were given tin
checks good at the stores Of the people
issuing them for dry goods or wet goods.
So that in such cases not only has the
Indian given a mortgage upon his land,
but he has received for it something
which he must trade back to the mort
gage for goods at the mortgagee 8
price. which will probably not be q
bargain sale.
This is the Indian acting on his own
responsibility. the Indian whom 1t IS ,
desired to make a self-supportlng,
thrifty and civilized citizen. -
At another point near the reservation
the condition Of things is said to be
quite as bad, at least as many mort
cages are said to have been Issued for
small sums which the Indian proceeds
to invest in trinkets, pianos, horses and
carriages and whisky.
Under the STEVENSON bill these In
dams are to receive another eighty
acres. In the meantime some steps
ought to be taken by the government
to prevent them from throwing away
their second alloSments in this foolish
manner. Of course, the Indian will
not reclaim his land. He has nothing
to do it with. He is not producer to
any extent, and the man who makes
the loan counts upon that fact in taking
mortgage. Just whose business 1t
is to deal with this sort Of thing we are
/. not advised, but it has been disgrace
full piece of business and there ought to
be some penalty. Certainly, the gov
eminent should prevent a repetition OF
this species of fraud before the Indians
come into possession Of their additional p
eighty acres.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-17
THIS DATE IN HISTORY
JULY IL,

JULY II.
17e3-charIotte Corday, assassin Of
Marat, guiIIotlned.
III .1s41-FIrst number Of "Punch" APP
peared.
1s61-Payment OF foreign debt sus-
pended by Mexico.
1863-Draft riots auelIed In New
York.
1s64-GeneraI Hood superseded
General Johnston In command Of con-
federate forces. et
1884 Survivors Of Greedy expedl-
tIon reached st. Johns. NeWfound-
land.
ss6-Governor West Of Iowa Issued
a proclamation against the Morrnons.
1Se7-cycIone nearly destroyed town
OF Waupaca, Wis. 4
| 1s91-NIagara Falls crossed on q
wire cable by p. y. Dixon.
1se4-President Cleveland signed
act admitting Utah to statehood.
1ses-General Toral formally SUR
rendered Santiago to General Shafter.
1e01-Generai Daniel Butterfieid
+ died. Born Oct. 81 1891. I
81. 1so3-P. NJ. Arthur. grand chief Of
| brotherhood OF Locomotive Engt-
neers, died In Winnipeg. Is
IL 80
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-17

ASGARFIELDA ACTS
Continued From First Page.

great many years the Standard was
getting a secret rebate of cents a
hundred pounds on shipments from
Whiting, Ind. to East St. Louis. The
Independents were paying 10 cents a
hundred pounds, and consequently were
able to do little or no business. Incl
dentally this rake-off alone saved the
Standard Oil quarter. Of million dol
lars in 1904.
An Independent company, headed by
a shrewd manager was established at
Kankakee, III. This manager knew OF
the secret rate which the trust was en-
joying, and he went to the railroad
managers who were giving the unlaw-
full rebates and said: You must ship
my oil at g. cents a hundred pounds or
you will be in trouble with the federal
authorities. 81,
The independent company got the e.
cent rate. Shortly after this q man
claiming to represent an English syn
dictate turned up at Kankakee, made
the manager of the independent com,
pany fattering offer for his plant and
bought it. Of course the story about
the English syndicate was all bosh, the
purchaser being an agent OF the STAND.
ard Oil company, which did not care
to have rivals in the field enjoying
equally low freight rates with the trust