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A BLOW FOR COLOR
Minn. Federation Declares for a
Compromise Measure.
WILL WAIT ON THE GENERAL FED.
Splendid Discussion of the Vexatious
Issue—Mrs, l.v Penotiere
for President.
From a Staff Correspondent.
Owatonna, Minn.. Oct. 17.—The action of
the anaual convention of the Minnesota
Federation of Women's Clubs this morn-'
lag on the burning question of drawing
the color line in the membership of the
slate and general federation, seemed a
curious reversal of history. Several hun
dred representative women of a typical
northern state, whose service in freeing
the colored race from slavery was note
worthy, decided by an overwhelming vote
to instruct its delegates to work in the
general federation convention for the best
compromise measure. It also voted to de
fer action on admitting colored clubs to
the state federation until the national
policy Is decided upon.
The action was taken after due and full
consideration and it mirrored the senti
ment of the majority of the 8,000 fed
erated clubwomen of the state. The de
bate was dignified and earnest and with
out personal feeling or 1 sentimentalilty.
It involved some clever parliamentary
tactics, but no unfair maneuvers marred
the course of the discussion. Cloture was
applied while there were still speakers
who wished to be heard. However, this
was to economize time, and it was be
lieved that the delegates had already made
up their minds.
Committee's Ilevumiurndntion,
The color question came up on the re
port of the membership committee which
rtvorumemled unanimously that since the
state federation is affiliated with the gen
eral federation, which has this subject
under Consideration, action be deferred
until the general federation had reached !
a decision. The adoption of the recom- j
mendatiou was moved instantly by Mrs. j
•H. L. Stark, and seconded by a full |
chorus. Mrs. H. C. Hames of St. Paul
urged that fitness should be the only test
for membership, and from personal knowl- |
edgp vouched for the high qualifications i
of the Adelphai Club. She also vouched
for the sincerity of the club in its be
lief that the state federation would af
ford the club help iv its studies and phil
anthropic work.
Mrs. J. C. Buchanan, of Minneapolis, ar
gued for the right to exclude any organi
zation without violating any altruistic I
"principle: As it was the Intention of the j
rounders of the organization to admit only j
h&xmonloujß elements, the principle of self
preservation made it a duty to exclude !
• inharmonious elements. The prolonged j
applause following this speech caused the
'president to ask the discontinuance of all
such manifestations of partizanship. The
statement was made by Mrs. Ray, of St.
Paul, that by joining the white women's
federation the Ailelphai club would ex
clude itself from the federation of colored
clubs, for this organization does not ac
cept as auxiliaries clubs affiliated with
any other body.
"Separation, Not Discrimination.**
Miss Eva Trevette of Minneapolis
raised a note of warning against undoing .
the result of the harmonizing influences
on the race problem of the past thirty
years. Mrs. J. S. Kearney of Minneapolis
raised the point that separation is not dis- j
crimination and that the colored race will j
gain strength by working out its own ;
problem. Mrs. L. P. Hunt of Mankato was j
not in favor of departing from the cus- I
torn of men's organizations which refused j
to recognized colored members.
The attitude of Mrs. E. M. La Penotiere j
■was of especial significance in view of her !
probable election as president. She spoke j
for the greatest good to the greatest num- j
ber and endorsed the recommendation to :
defer action. She reminded the delegates ;
that they had a duty to their own race. ;
Mrs. H. M. Tuelle, of Newport, stated that ;
the application of the Adelphai club had
prevented the organization of a state col
ared federation.
Miss Evan*' Stro.im Talk.
Miss Margaret J. Evans of Northfield, j
the first president of the Minnesota Fed- j
eration, expressed strongly her well- !
known attitude in favor 1 of admitting col- I
ored clubs. She was unwilling to see ac
tion deferred, saying:
"Minnesota should lead —not follow.
It is our place to use our influence. The
■ Question is one of principle, and it is im
: portant that it should be decided right
for our own sakes."
She thought much confusion had arisen |
through the discussion of social equality
and fear of the ignorant and vicious.
These, she believed, should never enter
into the question, since the federation is ;
not a social organization. The real j
question is whether the white clubs are
to stand for the highest ideals of breadth
and culture.
The list of standing committees was re
ported by Mrs. M. E. Greeley, of the nom
inating committee. ,
Adelphai Club There.
Unknown to most of the delegates two ,
of the brightest members of the Adelphai j
Club sat in the audience and listened to
the disposition of their club's application.
It had been suggested to the club some
time ago that they send fraternal dele- '
gates and Mrs. J. E. Porter of St. Paul
claimed the privilege of the floor to ex
tend her greetings. She said:
"We have sat and listened to your de
. bate and accept your invitation. We are I
not cast down, for we are assured of the j
ultimate success of our efforts. Our work ;
has been in behalf of our own race and j
in seeking affiliation with you, it has |
been that we might enjoy the benefits of
union, the encouragement and strength
BOXES OF GOLD.
Sent for Letters About Grape-Nuts.
330 boxes of gold and greenbacks will
be sent to persons writing interesting and
truthful letters about the good that has
been done them by the use of Grape-Nuts
food.
10 little boxes, each containing a $10
gold piece, will be sent the 10 writers of
the most Interesting letters.
20 boxes containing a $5 gold piece to
the 20 next most interesting writers, and
a $1 greenback will go to each of the 300
next best. A committee of three not
members of the Postum Co., will make
decision between Dec. Ist and 10th, 1901.
Write plain, sensible letters, giving de
tailed tacts of ill-health caused from im
proper food and explain the improvement,
the gain in strength, in weight, or in
brain power after using Grape-Nuts food.
It 1b a profound fact that most ails of
humanity come from improper and non
nourishing food, such as white bread, hot
bi3cuit, starchy and uncooked cereals, etc.
A change to perfectly cooked, predl
gested food like Grape-Nuts, scientifically
made and containing exactly the elements
nature requires for building the delicate
and wonderful cells of brain and body, will
quickly change a half sick person to a
well person. Food, good food, is Nature's
strongest weapon of defense.
Include in letter the true name and ad
dresses, carefully written, of 20 persons,
not very well, to whom we cau write re
garding the food cure by Grape-Nuts.
Almost every one interested In pure
food is willing to have hie or trer name ap
pear in the papers for such help as they
may offer the human race. A request,
however, to omit name will be respected.
Try for one af the 330 prizes. Every one
has an equal show. Don't write poetry,
but Just honest and interesting facts
about the good you have obtained from
the puTe,food Grape-Nuts. If a man or
woman has found a true way to. get well
and keep; well, it should be a pleasure to
stretch a helping hand to humanity, by
telling the facts.
Write your name and address plainly
on letter and mail promptly to the Postum
Cereal Co., Ltd., Battle Creek, Mich.
that comes through united action. We are
surprised, nevertheless, that the women
of this state should hesitate to take a
stand for the right, we believe that
through union with you we might be mu
tually helped."
Although Mrs. Porter's closing remarks
seemed a sharp rebuke it was given so
mildly as not to leave a sting. The other
Adelphai representative was Mrs. B. V.
Turner of St. Paul.
Promptly at 12 o'clock the polls were
opened for the election. All candidates
who were present having withdrawn in
favor of Mrs. La Penotiere, her election
was assured.
Informal Ballot.
The result of the informal ballot for
officers instead of serving as a guide in
the final choice of president, not only,
complicated the situation in regard to
those officers, but also brought an ele
ment of the uncertainty into the voting
for recording secretary, for Mrs. Buchan
an, who had consented to stand for re
election received also a large vote for the
office of president by friends who wished
to see her advanced. This action was
suggested as a possible solution of the
tangled situation in regard to the presi
dency and was taken without her knowl
edge or consent. The informal ballot re
sulted as follows: For president, Mrs.
Lydia Phillips Williams, 51 votes; Mrs.
E. M. La Penotiere, 42; Mrs. J. C. Buchan
an, 23; Mrs. H. A. Tuttle, 11; Mrs. W. F.
Graves, 6, and a large scattering vote.
Among the district vice presidents the
only change from the lists named yester
day was the addition of Mrs. M. B. Gree
ley for the new ninth, and Mrs. S. G.
Comstock in addition to Mrs. G. 0. Welch j
in the new eighth district. There were
practically no candidates against >Its.
Buchanan for re-election as secretary, |
and both Mrs. G. H. Ramsey as auditor
and Mrs. S. H. VanCleve as historian were
renominated.
The ballot puts the Minneapolis women
in a curious position. They have no can
didate for anything except Mrs. Buchanan j
for re-election, and that on the strength I
of her record and the needs of the work;
but the four women whose names ap
peared on the formal balolt for president
are all Minncapolkans. Immediately upon >
the announcement of the nominating bal- |
lot yesterday, Mrs. Williams expressed,'
her regret that the delegates had shown
a doubt of the sincerity of her declara
tion that she would not be a candidate for
re-election by their insistence in voting j
for her and insisted that the matter be i
no further pressed.
Mrs. La Penotiere followed with a
speech in which she tried to make the
delegates see that she lacked all of the j
qualifications required in the chief office
of the federation. Many of the delegates
smiling, said that her protestations were
so eloquent and in so humble a spirit as
to prove the possession of at least some
of tho qualifications for which they were j
seeking. The reference to the need of
the president expending some money out
of her own pocket in order to satisfy the j
demands made upon her brought a pro-1
test against such a state of affairs from j
Mrs. H. C. Burbank, who said: "I feel;
that it is a deep disgrace to this organi
zation to allow the president to pay any
of her necessary expenses."
It is agreed by all that more liberal
provision should be made for the presi
dent's expense or that this state of af
fairs will be a bar to securing the services
of many women of ability.
Educational Vtljusi int-ut.
Owing to the drive and the visit to the
state school, the afternoon session was a
brief one. It was presided over by Miss
Isabel Lawrence of the St. Cloud normal
school, chairman of the committee on edu
cation in the federation. The general
topic was "The Readjustment of the Pub
lic School System." Mrs. H. M. Stan
ford of the Moorhead Normal presented
the "Township Plan and Transportation"
as a factor in the adjustment of the edu
cational system to new conditions In the
rural schools. The speaker made a
strong argument for this plan, pointing j
out as its advantages the improved health
of the scholars, the more regular attend
ance, the possibilities of better buildings,
supervision, administration and teachers,
greater interest in the work, the lengthen
ing of the school. All of these advantages
can be secured at a lessened rate of
taxation and without drawing the pupils
away from their former homes. Mrs.
Stanford calle dattention to the fact that
Minnesota had authorized the adoption of
the township system several years ago,
but owing to local conditions it did not
seem to fulfill the requirements. The last
legislature ■ provided for the consolida
tion of several neighboring districts into
an independent school district and this
seems to be what is desired. Any kind
of a school may be organized and secure
state aid according to its grade.
Dr. D. L. Kiehle, professor of pedagogy
at the University of Minnesota, was given
a very appreciative hearing in his address
on "Industrial Education," in which he
pointed out that the ultimate aim in edu
cation was to fit people for the home. The
present system of education is one con
structed with an especial thought of the
training of men, and needs adjustments to
meet the needs of women.
Other Addresses.
Mrs. C. M. Shearer of Minneapolis
showed that the school lunch was a recog
nized necessity in many places. She cited
the experience of the North high school
in Minneapolis as a successful solution of j
the question oj! supplying this need. The
school lunch must compete with the small
shops and lunch wagons that supply cheap
and unwholesome sweets. It must
therefore be cheap and tempting. She
described how by the co-operation plan, a
good lunch is supplied for 5 cents, con
sisting either of meat sandwiches and milk
or 1 bouillon and bread and butter sand
wiches. By careful organization 1,000
pupils can be served in ten minutes.
There are no great difficulties, and the
Minneapolis plan is a pronounced success.
Its resuKs in the improved health and
happiness had made the speaker wish to
interest every mother and student of
school conditions in the plan.
"The Art of Story Telling" was discussed
and illustrated by Miss Stella Louise
Wood, the Minneapolis kindergartener,
who captured the "grown-ups" quite aa
fully with her vivid relating of some of
Esop's Fables and other tales with ex
cellent lessons carefully but unobturusive
ly incorporated in them as she does the
"wee folks." In her argument for story
telling Miss W rood claimed for stories
power to give keen pleasure, to promote ,
culture and the building up of high ideals
of character and the cultivation of the i
great constructive power, imagination. |
She then gave advice on what to choose
and how to tell the stories.
Left to Board of Control. *
In the discussion and the summary a
decided difference of opinion as ,to the
present conditions in rural schools be- :
came evident. Miss Lawrence and others ;
thought the average product of the rural
schools showed that they had degenerated
and that the vaunted "little red school
hcuse" no longer sent out sturdily
equipped young men. All agreed that the
specially capable boys will get on and
forge to ,the front even under adverse con
ditions. Miss Lawrence thought the best
present service that the federated clubs
of Minnesota could render, to the state
would be to find out the actual conditions
of the rural schools with a view of deter
mining what they are doing to inspire and
train their pupils.
Mrs. H. C. Burbank created a ripple of
merriment when at the close she suggested
that the points of divided opinion be re
ferred to the board of control. |
Yesterday the beautiful decorations used
in the public library for the reception
were transferred to the church and opera
house, greatly beautifying both audi
toriums.
The hospitality of Owatonna has been
somewhat severely taxed by the large at
tendance, that will exceed 300 out of town
guests. Nearly all of these are being en
tertained in private homes. Luncheon
and dinner is being served to a consider
able part of the delegates by the women
of the Universalist church, in order to
free the hostesses from household duties
and to enable them to attend the conven
tion. Yesterday aftarnoon carriages
were provided to give the delegates a
drive about the town and to the state
school, which was inspected. The beau
ties of the town and its surroundings and
the school were much enjoyed, and tills
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOUENAL.
was regarded aa a feature of the conven
tion by no means unimportant.
Work Illustrated by Exhibit*.
There are several exhibits of interest
and importance being shown. The art
committee has two large rooms filled with
engravings, photographs and illustrated
monographs and portfolios for use in art
study. These are loans of various .art
publishers and dealers. An especially Im
portant exhibit is in a new and signifi
cant field of art craftmanship, the village
hooked rug making. This exhibit of
Abnokee rugs was seat by Mrs. Helen R.
Abbee, the founder of the industry, a for
mer Minneapolis woman, now living in
New England. There are half a dozen
finished rugs in a wide variety of sizes,
colors an designs. One Incomplete rug
shows all the processes and materials for
the work. Mrs. Abbee has issued a hand
book describing the evolution of the idea
and the methods used, and these complete
the collection. The rugs have all the
beauty of coloring of Oriental rugs, and
all of Mrs. Abbee's designs are of much
artistic merit.
Down stairs a wall of the auditorium is
covered with year books arranged topi
cally, and the examination of these will
doubtless furnish much food for thought.
The exhibit is directing the attention of
all to the help offered in program making
and the culture work of the clubs by the
bureau. The bureau also has copies of
books by Minneapolis authors, —Mrs. I
Albee, Mrs. Effle W. Merriman, Mrs.'
Charlotte 0. VanCleve, Mrs. James Gray
and Miss Marian Shaw. There is a fine
collection of the work in rafla and rattan
done by Minneapolis public school chil
dren. Some of the rafla baskets rival in
shape, use of design and harmonious ar
rangement of colors some of the choicest
Indian basketry. There is also toy fur
niture, book bags and mats of rafla, and
small woolen rugs.
A Treat From Lockwood.
The lecture-recital of Albert Lockwood
of Chicago last night was a delightful
treat given by the Owatonna clubs to the
delegates. The remaining seats in the i
opera-house were sold to the public and ;
the house was crowded by a large, bril
liant and handsomely gowned audience.
Mr. Lockwood's personality was impres
sive and his eminent abilities as an artist
were shown In the wholly satisfying ren
dition of a long and exacting program.
Each number was accompanied by analyt
ical comments, anecdotes and blt3 of
biography of the composers and history
of the compositions. The numbers in
cluded the Rubenstein "Gavotte in F
Major," which Mr. Lockwood heard played
in the studio of the composer by
Leschetizky five months before Reuben-
Btein's death; the "Caprice sur Alceste,"
by Gluck, written before there was any
instrument in existence to fully express
its beauties; the "Sonata Appasionata," j
by Beethoven; "Pastorale" and "Capric- j
cio," Scarlatti; "Aeolian Harp," a group
of etudes, and the "Ballad in G Minor," :
op. 23, Chopin; "Barcarolle," Leschetizky; j
"Meditation," Tschaikowsky; "Guitarre," ]
Moskowsky; "Isolde's Liebestad," Wag
ner-Liszt; "Ride of the Valkries," Wag
ner-Brassin.
—Martha Scott Anderson.
'■DOMESTIC SCIENCE CHAIR"
Its Endowment a Leading Topic Be
fore the Wisconsin Federation.
Special to The Journal.
Madison, Wls., Oct. 17.—The ladies of the
Wisconsin Federation of Women's Club^ de
voted themselves to sight-seeing this morning
and visited the university buildings, historical
library and other points of interest. At 11
o'clock the party was deposited at the execu
tive mansion where Mrs. La Follette, who is
president of the Emily Bishop league, gave
them a reception which lasted until 1 o'clock.
At 1:25 the convention reconvened for bus
iness. The subject of the afternoon was
"Domestic Science," the question at issue be
ing the endowment of a chair at the Downer
college, Milwaukee. Addresses were given by
Mrs. Nellie Kedsie Jones of Borea, Ky., on
"Domestic Economy as a Part of a, Giil'3
Education" and by Mrs. J. A. Kimberly of
Neenah, on "A Phase of Household Econom
ics." The educational committee of the fed
eration reported in favor of the plan.
A discussion followed and the question will
be settled this afternoon. The promoters of
the plan, of whom Mrs. Sawyer and Mrs.
Kimberly are In the lead, are handicapped by
the fact that the Social Economics club of
Milwaukee and the Woman's club of Madison
refused to instruct their delegates in favor of
it, but both delegations insist th^t they are
ready to be convinced and its friends are
hopeful.
This evening a literary and musical pro
gram will be given in the assembly chamber
with readings by Mrs. Burton Hanson, of
Chicago.
WATCHMEN UNDER ARMS
SLEEPLESS NIGHT AT LANSING
Friends of a Prisoner Threatened to
Liberate Him and Burn
the Town.
Lansing, lowa, Oct. 17.—1n the jail at
this place is confined Clarence Hastings,
who is alleged to have assaulted little
Clara Dose of Stoddard, Wis., some days
ago, and who since has been a fugitive
from justice, awaiting the arrival of
requisition papers from the governor 1 of
Wisconsin that he may be taken back to
answer to his alleged crime.
Around the jail are stationed special
watchmen. The reason for all this un
usual vigilance on the part of the officials
is that last night word was carried them
that friends of the prisoner were prepar
ing to advance on the jail in force, lib
erate Hastings and set Ire to the vil
lage.
The report caused great excitement in
Lansing, which has partly subsided this
morning. But every precaution will be
taken to guard the Jail until the requisi
tion is received.
STORM IN PHILIPPINES
Typhoon Destroys Many Lives, Yes-
•els and Railroads.
Manila, Oct. 17. —The worst typhoon in
ten years has been raging in the past few
! days. Its center has been about sixty
! miles from Manila. Eight miles of rail
road has been destroyed and half of North,
| and Central Luzon has been submerged.
IA majority of the telegraph lines have
been damaged and government and other
vessels have suffered. Twenty persons
were killed In Manila bay. The town of
Baler has been destroyed. % - :
, Communication with other islands has
been interrupted, but it is certain that
"Immense damage has been done and prop
-ably many lives have been lost.
GOLD AT COKATO
H. A. MattiMon Believes He Has Rich
. Deposits on Hit Farm.
Those who have talked to H. A., Mat
tison regarding the gold.on his farm be
• tween Cokato and Smith Lake, are in
clined to ask why he should till the noil
peacefully for eleven years knowing that
there were deposits of the precious yel-1
'low metal on his land. Mattison is in the j
city to-day with an assay report dated in
1890, and signed by N. Lehnen, a St. Paul
chemist, showing results of assays on
( quartz from Mattison's farm. The report
indicates $5 worth of gold and $18 worth
of silver per ton. The sand also shows a
color worth working.
Mr. Mattison says the assayer told him
that the prospect, a very dry creek bed,
was worth from $150^00 to $200,000, and \
counseled him not to let anybody make ai
fool of him. He also explains that he has i
not worked the prospect because he has
lacked funds and has been busy farming.
That no great interest has been shown
.in the Mattison deposits may be due to
the fact that the assayer's report is dated i
April I—Aprill—April fool's day—but If there is |
any Joke about the proposition, Mr. Mat
tison does not suspect it.
To Cn*e « Cdld in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it falls to cure.
E. W.Grove's signature is on each box. 26c.
INVOLVING SAMPSON
Questions to Be Put With This End
in View.
DEPRIVING SCHLEY OF CREDIT
I .inly Trie* to Show the Admiral
Did Not Cheer Hla Men in
Battle.
Washington, Oct. 17.—The first new wit
ness called before the Schley court of in
quiry to-day was Lieutenant Commander
T. D. Griffin, who, as lieutenant, was the
senior watch officer on the Brooklyn dur
ing the war with Spain. After him came
a number of the junior officers, woo
served on the Brooklyn during that cam
paign. ,
It has been the intention of Admiral
Schley's counsel to propound yesterday a
number of questions which it was proposed
to put to the witnesses for the purpose of
determining to what extent Admiral
Sampson's connection with, the present in
quiry could be gone into, and it was not
decided until the beginning of the after
noon session to withhold the questions.
This decision was then reached largely be
cause it was believed that the informa
tion intended to be elicited by the ques
tions could be secured in a more direct
and certain way by Lieutenant McCauley's
testimony regarding signals on July 3.
The questions, which had been formu
lated for presentation previous to Mr. Mc-
Cauley's taking the stand, related princi
pally to the movements of Admiral Samp
son's flagship, the IvTew York, on July 3,
the day of the battle off Santiago, and es
pecially to the signals of that day direct
ing the fleet to disregard the flagship's
movements. It is still the intention to
present these questions involving Admiral
Sampson's relations to the inquiry before
the close of the case. It seems probable
that their presentation will be deferred
until a time shortly before the beginning
of Admiral Schley's testimony.
Saw Sisiiuls.
Lieutenant Commander Webster was
recalled. Quite a number of additional
questions were addressed to him by Mr.
Hanna. Replying, the witness said that
he had seen signal lights at night on the
shore wiiile lying off Santiago. On redi
rect examination Mr. Rayner asked Lieu
tenant Webster concerning the bearing of
the lowa and the Texas on the morning
of July 3, the beginning of the battle.
Witness said they bore abaft the star
board beam of the Brooklyn, the Texas
being to the right of the lowa. The
Brooklyn was headed north or north
northwest.
Lieutenant Commander Griffin was
called. He gave details of the Cienfuegos
campaign, saying that the distance of the
blockading line there varied from three to
seven miles, being further out at night.
Asked by Mr. Rayner concerning a con
versation between Commodore Schley and
the commander of the Eagle, witness
said:
I was present when the conversation took
place, although I cannot give the exact words.
When the Eagle came up astearn of the
Brooklyn, ■ the commodore hailed the com
manding officer of that vessel and told him in
substance that he should not delay the squad
ron any longer on his account, and that he
wanted him to go to Jamaica for coal. The
commanding officer of the Eagle seemed very
desirous of remaining with the squadron and
expressed sincere regrets at being obliged to
part company with the flying squadron.
Schley Cheered His Men.
Referring to the battle of July 3, wit
ness said that he had been in charge of
the powder division and that it also was
his duty to look after the lower decks.
Consequently he did not see a great deal
of the fight.
Mr Rayner—Were any cheering or encour
aging messages sent among the men that you
know of! By whom- 1 and what were the} ?
Witness—l had a messenger who made fre
quent trips to the gun deck and who reported
to me what was happening. I conveyed this
information to the men of my division in the
different handling rooms.
Mr. Rayner—Were any of these messages of
sufficient importance that you would like to
speak of them?"
Witness—One message which seemed to
cheer the men below very much was that
there were three Spanish ships on our star
board beam all firing at us.
Mr. Rayner—You don't know who sent these
messages, do you?
Witness—l took it for granted.
Judge Advocate Lemly here interrupted
the witness by stating that it did not
appear that Commodore Schley sent these
messages, which brought a statement
from Mr. Rayner that he would prove,
when Admiral Schley went on the stand,
that the admiral sent these messages of
encouragement to the men.
Mr. Rayner—Can you speak of the conduct,
bearing and manner of Commodore Schley
during the engagement in which you saw
him?
Witness—He impressed me as being re
markably cool, considering what had just oc
curred. He was perfectly natural in manner
and bearing.
Mr. Hanna asked witness whether the
flying squadron "proceeded with dis
patch" on the voyage from Cienfuegos to
Santiago, and the witness replied: "Yes,
as a unit until we made the turn to the
westward on May 26. The slowest ship
fixed the speed, and that was six or seven
knots an hour. 1'
Ensign C. A. Abele, who served as a
junior watch officer on the Brooklyn, told
about blockading operations and accom
panying bad weather, also about the bat
tle of July 3.
Ensign John Halligan, Jr., who served
on the Brooklyn, testified regarding the
battle.
Asked as to Commodore Schley's bear
ing in the battle the witness said It was
"such as to inspire enthusiasm."
"Do you know what vessels were in
sight at the beginning of the battle?"
asked Mr. Rayner.
Getting Too Near Sampaon.
"Hold on there!" exclaimed Captain
Lemly before witness could reply. "I ob
ject." Captain Lemly stated that the
precept did not call for the position of
ships except to show whether they endan
gered the Brooklyn. Replying, Mr. Rayner
said that the question was similar to
other questions which had been admitted.
A long colloquy ensued, in which there was
a decided tinge of asperity. Finally Mr.
Rayner, after a consultation with Admiral
Schley, withdrew .the question for the
time be,tng.
CHARGES CHEWED IP .
Admiral Seliley'n Witnesses Neutral
ize All Damatclng Testimony.
Washington, Oct. 17.—The defense in the
court of inquiry has already proceeded far
enough to show that Rear Admiral Schley
can and will produce evidence to counter
balance all the statements made to place
blame on his shoulders. It, therefore,
remains for the 'court to make a choice
which side is to be believed. Friends of
Schley are confident that the evidence
cautiously given by experienced sailors;
like Captain Cook will outweigh the opin
ions and deductions of the young naval
officers who displayed a cocksure spirit
on the stand which did not seem to im
press the veteran admirals on the seat of
judgment. ' >»
..", Counsel for Schley are going about the
refutation of the charge in a very busi
ness-like way. Schley's witnesses de
scribe the blockade at Clenfuegos and
Santiago, the retrograde movement; the
bombardment of the Colon, the Brooklyn's
loop and the battle itself without many
questions being asked, and the trend of
their, testimony is to contradict the con-'
tentions of the "witnesses called' by the
navy department. Neither side claims
that the opposing witnesses have lied. ' It
is simply considered an illustration of j
how different men have various recoilec- i
tions of events, and varying explanations
for conditions and course pursue^. Ad
mirals Dewey, Benham and . Ramsey must
sift the mass of evidence and strive to
judge if Schley did right, all things con
sidered. rt : ,' . ; -_ ■, ■. _
BUSINESS OF BANKS
Last Day of Interchange of Ideas ta
Milwaukee.
REMEDYING BANKRUPTCY LAW
Tacoiua Man Point* Out Anew the
Great Trade I'oaslbilitlea
of the Orient.
Milwaukee, Oct. 17.—The closing day's
session of the American Bankers' Associa
tion convention was devoted to a continu
ation of the discussion of practical bank
ing questions. President Trowbridge in
troduced P. C. Kaufman, o( Tacoma,
Wash., who spoke on "The Financial and
Commercial Future of the Pacific Coast."
He outlined in enthusiastic terms the pos
sibilities and probabilities of great trade
development between the western coast
cities and the orient, saying:
The movement of commerce have been
hitherto from the east to the west, but the in
exorable logic of events has established the
truth of the theory thai the wealth of the
East Indies can be reached more readily
Dy going west than by going east. In the
settlement of the recent war, the readjust
ment of "spheres of influences," the enlarge
ment of the open door policy the United
States niu^t anrt will take a more important
part, for it is the only great power that looks
out upon the Pacific, the scene of future
activity.
Mr. Kauffman advocated legislation by
congress authorizing the establishment of
international banks, with headquarters in
New York and branches in all the leading
commercial cities of the world.
The Bankruptcy law.
Walter D. Coles, of St. Louis, was the
next speaker. His subject was "The
Bankruptcy Law." He said:
The present bankrupt law unquestionably
embodies many of the essential provisions
necessary to a sound and efficient insolvency
system. It woi-ld be far frcm the truth, how
ever, to consider is as free from defects.
These defects, while oppressive and unjust in
effect, are not fundamental or irremediable in
character. Organized and systematic effort
is now being made by the national associa
tion of credit men and by other influential
commercial bodies to remedy, by proper
amendments, the evils resulting from the
faulty provisions of the law.
A bill reported favorably to congress at
the last session, he said, would, if enacted,
give relief against the present unjust pro
visions of the act concerning the sur
render of partial payments and would also
throw additional safeguards around the
granting of discharges. This bill would
be pressed for consideration at the coming
session of congress, as it was confidently
believed that its passage would give a
bankrupt law which would prove especially
advantageous in restoring to useful ac
tivity insolvent debtors held in the thrall
of debt; In providing for creditors a just
remedial process tending to promote con
servatism in business and in assisting
throughout the union an equitable and
uniform method of administering the es
tates of insolvents, thereby fostering
trade and strengthening credit among the
mercantile classes.
Addressed by Eckels.
James H. Eckels, formerly controller of
the currency, was introduced. He said
the note-issuing functions of the country
were not what they ought to be. He
agreed with Secretary Gage that the
financial system had not reached that de
velopment which a people of so much
progress, so much energy and force as
the people of the United States have a
right to expect. He would like to see legal
tenders not only imprisoned, but retired,
as there is always a possibility of their
reissue in a detrimental form. He would
like to see the abolishment of the sub
treasuries. They stand as menaces to the
trade and commerce of the country be
cause they lock up the money. He would
restrict revenues where the credit of the!
government could be maintained. He be
lieved in great banks and a branch sys
tem of banks.
A fitting memorial on the death of
President McKinley was presented by the
committee.
Officers were elected as follows:
President, Myron T. Herrick, Cleveland:
vice president, Caldwell Hardy, Norfolk, Va ;
chairman o£ executive council—Frank G. Blg
elow, Milwaukee; treasurer, George M. Rey
nolds, Chicago, also new members of the ex
ecutive council.
The executive council will elect the
secretary, probably James R. Branch.
J. S. Davis of Georgia introduced the
following resolution, which was referred
to the executive council:
Whereas, the bankrupt act has had time to
serve £he purpose intended by congress, to
give relief to the honest, oppressed debtor,
and,
Whereas, its further operation will entail
loss upon both the creditor and debtor clas3
and the general public by reducing lines of
credit restricting business, thereby checking
the wonderful development of the country
promised through right conditions, therefore
be it:
Resolved, That congress be asked through
the executive committee to repeal the bank
ruptcy law.
The place of next meeting will be
chosen by the executive council at a
meeting in New York next April.
It will probably be New Orleans
or Memphis. The convention adjourned
sine die at 1:15 p. m.
THE WRONG MAN
Austin. Arrested at Grand ForU«, Not
the Person Wanted.
! Grand Forks, N. D., Oct. 17.—A young
'man who gave the name of Hadley McK.
' Austin was arrested last week charged
j with having killed an old couple named
John and Mary Robb, at Freeport, 111., on
Aug. 24, 1900.
Last evening Sheriff Cox and Deputy
Sheriff McCool arrived from Freeport and
declared positively that Austin waß not
1 the man wanted.
Miss Andrea Buran, one of the trained
'nurses of the city, died at the Deaconess
I hospital of typhoid fever.
The Irish-American Club elected the
following' officers: President, M. J.
O'Connor; treasurer, M. F. Murphy; sec
retary, T. W. Neville.
CORNER STONE LAID
Odd Fellow* Building at Montevideo
Well Started.
Special to The Journal.
Montevideo, Minn., Oct. 17.—The foun
dation of the new Odd Fellows' building
has been finished and the cornerstone of
the superstructure was laid yesterday
without special ceremonies. The building
will be 54 feet wide by 80 deep and- three
stories high above the basement. It will
be completed early in the new year. The
first story will be used for mercantile pur
poses, the second for offices, while the hall
will cover the whole upper story and be
furnished with all modern conveniences.—
Activity In farm land sales is increasing.
Many old settlers are yielding to the
temptation of what seems to them yery |
high prices and are disposing of their old
homesteads.
Gopher State Men After Land.
Special to The Journal.
Dickinson, N. p., Oct. 17.—0. R. Wanne
macher, of Marshall, Minn., president of the
Rainy Butteg Land company, arrived this
week with a company of Minnesota capital
ists and land seekers, amoug the number
being F. Maser, August Strehlow, Hie Simon
and H. G. Macher, all of Belle Plaine. Mr.
Wauuemacher's company has bought efgln
townships of Northern Pacific lands on the
Cannon Ball river, twenty-five miles south of
Dickinson.
New Paper for Beiiemer,
Special to The Journal.
Ironwoood, Mich., Oct. 17.—Bessemer will
probably have a new paper soon. Just now
the material to be used in publishing it lies
in the station in that city. One Markstrum,
of much local notoriety, and J. Silverman
are said to be backing the venture. Richard
Hasbrook, formerly with the Bessemer Her
ald, and Silverinan's son ar« to be co-part
ners aad publishers.
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AS "HANS" SEES IT
♦•Tariff Revision Should Not Be At
tempted Through Reciprocity"
FREE TRADERS ANXIOUS FOR IT
Ratification of Treaties Will Not De
stroy the Trusts—An Admin
istrative Forecast.
Special to The Journal.
Devils Lake, N. D., Oct. 17.—The fol
lowing editorial will appear in Friday's
Inter-Ocean, Senator Hansbrough's paper:
The fact should not be overlooked that,
while there is a very general demand for a
broad reciprocity policy on the part of this
government, the most persistent advocates of
it are the free traders of old. Reciprocity
has ever been one of the principles of the
republican party, because it is the handmaid
of protection; yet the republican party will
decline, as it has always declined, to enter
upon a scheme of "tariff revision" by Indi
rect methods. For the most part the so
called "reciprocity" treaties which were ne
gotiated two years ago are no better than the
Wilson-Gorman act, which brought so much
distress to the producers of this country. The
combined importers of two or three of the
great cities of the United States have thus
very shrewdly planned to bring about a re
duction of duties on the articles which they
prefer to buy abroad—articles not strictly In
the list of every-day necessaries such as we
manufacture or grow in abundance at home,
but more properly belonging to that class of
luxuries of foreign manufacture or growth
demanded by persons of large means.
This kind of "tariff revision" naturally in
volves a constitutional question. Under the
organic law all bills for raising or disbursing
of the revenue must originate in the house
of representatives. Now it will be said that
a reciprocity treaty ia not a revenue measure;
but when it appears that many of the items
in the "reciprocity" treaties to which we
have referred would have the effect of direct
ly reducing the revenue, men who are dealing
with questions of statecraft must pause to
inquire whether the disposal of this question
by the senate alone might not be construed as
an invasion of the rights of the popular
branch of congress. The question of the
necessity for tariff revision at this time is
entirely apart from this constitutional phase
of the cate. It might be well to reduce the
duty on lumber, putting it back to the Mc-
Kinley rate of $1 per thousand, but this
change should be made in a strictly constitu
tional way. It would be a very unwise
thing, however, to reduce the duty on wool;
but this would be one of the immediate re
sults of the ratification of the so-called
"reciprocity" treaty with the Argentine re
public. Do our friends in Minnesota and
Wisconsin want free lumber again? The peo
ple of Xorth Dakota and Montana surely do
not want free wool again.
Nor will the ratification of the reciprocity
treaties "break up the trusts." These insti
tutions have reached the zenith of their
strength; already many of them are begin
ning to totter upon their rickety foundations.
It is right and proper to cry out against
them; it is also popular. Few people, how
ever, distinguish between trusts and other
great corporate concerns. In what seems to
be a general demand for legislation against
trusts, all great aggregations of wealth are
considered as being in the same class with
j trusts. Doubtless there Is here and there an
I interlacing of interests, but supposing it to
be possible, by removing the duty on articles
of import the like of which are being pro
duced by those aggregations of capital com
monly known as trusts, would that put a
stop to the accumulation of wealth by those
persons having no connection with trusts?
Did the Astors and the Vanderbllts and the
Goulds acquire their enormous fortunes
through the operation of protective tariff^
Xo. On the contrary, the Vanderbllts and
the Goulds and other railway magnates have
been heavy purchasers of steel rails, and if
"the tariff is a tax" as respects this com
modity, then these people, to use a partizani
phrase, have been "robbed." Yet they have
continued to pile up money galore.
If it is contended that "tariff reform"
would reach this class of wealth and put a
stop to its further accumulations, then it
must be conceded that the whole range of
industry in the United States, including the
wage-earner, would be proportionately
touched. We tried "tariff reform" a few
years ago, and the result is so well remem
bered that the subject of the experimentation
needs no elucidation.
Tariff revision should not be attempted
through reciprocity treaties. Reciprocity is
not yet an exact economic science. It has
been and will continue to be employed as an
adjunct of protection, which has been and
will continue to be the sheet anchor of our
industry. We will enter into reciprocal trade
relations with foreign nations when by doing
i so we may derive mutual benefit* without
destroying any domestic industry.
The free trader will be obliged to abandon
his attempt to make "the tail wag the dog."
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Second Selection by the Convention
Is a "Go."
DEPUTIES ELECT CAMERON MANN
Proposition to Change the "Saint- of
the Episcopal Church Post
poned Three Yearn.
San Francisco, Cal., Oct. 17.—Con
siderable routine business was trans
acted by the triennial Episcopal con
vention, a new missionary bishop
was elected and in the house of deputies
there was an animated debate on the
proposition to change the name of the
church. This question did not come up
as a direct issue, but on a motion to
concur with the house of bishops in cre
ating a joint commission to which the sub
ject should be referred.
There was much division of sentiment
in regard to the matter. A proposal to
refuse to consider the question in any
form was strongly supported, but this, it.
was argued, would fail to show proper re
spect to the house ol bishops. Finally,
the reference of the subject to a joint
committee was agreed upon. No further
action will be taken until the meeting
of the general convention in 1904.
The house of deputies unanimously
elected Dr. Cameron Mann of Kansas City
to be missionary bishop of North Dakota.
The Huntington amendment to article 10
of the constitution, which was adopted
Tuesday by the house of deputl«t, was
nonconcurred in by the bishops.
The house of deputies in executive ses
sion unanimously approved Rev. Cameron
Mann to be missionary bishop of North-
Dakota.
Dr. Cameron Mann, the new bishop of
North Dakota, is rector of Grace church.
Kansas City. He is both a writer and an ora
tor. His principal works are "Future Pun
ishment," published in 1888, and "Comments
on the Cross," issued in 1893. The bishop ia
little more than middle-aged. He was born
in New York city. He received his degree of
B. A. from Hobart divinity school in 1870.
Six yecrs later the same institution made him
master of arts. In 1889 he was honored by
Hobart with the title of doctor of divinity.
Dr. Mann became a deacon in 1573. In 187tj
be was advanced to the priesthood by Bishop
Coxe of Western Now York. The first
charge ot the young clergyman was at
Branchport, N. J., where he was stationed in
1873. He went to St. Peter's church at Al
bany in IS7. r), and to St. James, at Walkins,
N. V. t a short time afterwards. He remained
seven years in his third parish before re
moving to Kansas City.
WAITING ON CROWE
Conditions Laid Down for Surrender
Complied With.
Omaha, Neb., Oct. 17.—Chief of Police
Donahue says: "The next move on the
board is up to Pat Crowe," in the case
in which the alleged kidnaper has at
tracted so much attention.
Practically all of the conditions laid
down for his surrender have been com
plied with and the chief says he expects
Crowe to put in an appearance before the
last day of the month. The county at
torney has agreed to recommend to the
court a bond of $500, if Crowe voluntarily
gives himself up, and as this is as near
as that condition can be met, Chief Dona
hue says he has done all he can and ia
now waiting for the result.
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