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SHOWS PLOT O
STANDARD OI
AND RAILROADS
Evidence of Alleged 'Freeze
Out' Tactics Given to
Commerce Commission.
Discriminatory Rates Said
to Favor Oi^ Trust's
Pipe Lines.
Special to The Journal.
formation regarding discrimina
tion on the part of railroads in
favor of the Standard Oil company has
been secured by the secret agents of
the Interstate Commerce commission.
Much of it is said to have been obtained
at a conference held Thursday in Cleve
land between independent oil dealers
and J. T. Marchand, special attorney for
the commission.
Mr. Marchand was in Chicago today
for the purpose of arranging for a con
tinuation of the hearing by the com
mission in this city. The investigation
is in pursuance of a joint resolution of
congress calling for it and since the first
sessions the agents of the commission
have been exceedingly busy gathering
additional data.
Has Collusion Evidence.
mmam
It is understood that Mr. Marchand
was furnished evidence tending to show
collusion between the Standard Oil com
pany and the railroads in the matter of
freight rates.
A large portion of the alleged dis
crimination is said to occur in connec
tion with the pipe lines of the Standard
Oil company. WheTever these pipe
lines run the Standai'd Oil company is
said to be able to indiice the railroads
to put in exorbitant less than, carload
rates from oil fields to the distributing
centers. From the distributing cen
ters which the Standard "Oil company:
reaches by its pipe line.s, favorable car
rates are put in by the railroads.
"Freezes" Small Dealer.
The small independent dealer, how
ever, is unable to pay the freight rate
to the distributing centers in competi
tion with the Standard Oil company's
pipe line. Even if he could get it
there he would not be in position to
take advantage of -the favorable car
lead rates put in for the benefit of the
Standard Oil company.
Evidence is also said to have been
secured tending to show" that wherever
it is inimical to Standard Oil inter
ests the railroads refuse to put in joint
tariffs and insist upon their local rates
to points distribution.
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IN FERTILIZERS
Government Will Prosecute New
est Alleged Monopoly
This Week.,, 4
JTew York Herald Special Service.
Washington, April 21.Another im
portant prosecution under the anti-trust
laws is to be started by the department
of justice. This was aimed at an al
leged combination of manufacturers of
fertilizers. The Chicago packers re
cently unsuccessfully prosecuted are
heavily interested in the manufacture
of the fertilizers, and it is alleged they
were chiefly instrumental in the forma
tion of the combination now to be at
tacked.
Manufacturers in Chicago, Baltimore,
Norfolk, Eichmond, Charleston, Atlanta
and Nashville will be involved in the
prosecutions, which are to begin in
Nashville, Tenn., next week. Edward
T. Sanford of Knoxvilla has-been re-t
tained as special .counsel for'the-gov-*
3_rnme_t in "the prosecution.
Armour Interests Accused.
The government will allege there is
combination of practically all the
manufacture of all acid fertilizers whose
product goes into the cotton states in
the territory east of the Mississippi.
It will try to show that this was ac
complished thru the medium of a cor
poration organized in Canada, known
as the Canada Improvement company,
the charter for which, it was asserted,
was obtained by one of the leading
attorneys of the Armour interests.
Stock in the Canada company is held
by all the fertilizer companies whose
product is sold in the southern states
east of the Mississippi and thru it the
output of the different factories and the
prices have been regulated.
Iowa Citv, Iowa, April 21.Mayor
Ball, on behalf of the citizens of Iowa
City, sent $1,200 to San Francwco to
night,
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3 MR8. DOKA1D McLEAN,
President of D. A. B., Whose Bulings 9
S Caused Miss Desha to Resign Peremp- a
torily. 5
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A BURST O ANGE
Miss Desha, Secretary Re
signs in Desperation Over
Rulings of President.
Special to The Journal.
Washington. April 21.The resigna
tion of Miss Desha precipitated the
most sensational session in the whole
history of the Daughters of the Ameri
can Eevolution at its meeting today.
Miss Desha, one of the founders of the
society and its recording secretary, re
signed peremptorily. MTS. McLean's
rulings threw the congress into such an
uproar that it was almost impossible to
follow the proceedings.
It all came about thru'the report of
Miss Desha, in which was embodied the
now famous Montana case,, &}l thru
the wg there "were mutterlrlgs that
Mrs. McLean would railroad it thru,
and so prevent the opposition from
gaining any point by the presentation
of its report.
After fiy$- hours' filibustering today'
the report came up. Mrs. McLean
asked for a vote to receive" it, mean
ing ,$o dispose of it in this way, but
Miss Desha was on her feet in sec
ond. She informed the president that
the report Had not been acted upon, and
was promptly overruled by the presid
ing officer.
The bomb burst and in the words of
the street gamin, it was a "rough
house." Miss Desha called for the
consideration of the report and was.
again interrupted by the president.
Calls for an opinion from the official
parliamentarian, who is paid by the con
gress, were greeted by Mrs. McLean by
a denial of that officer's services, and
when Mrs. Buell, of Connecticut, asked
the presiding officer for the text of
Robert's rules of order on the rulings
of the president, Mrs. McLean replied
by saying that she was ruling in the
matter and must deny the request.
Whenever anybody, came to Miss
Desha's aid, they were immediately
ruled out of order and at last in des
peration, Miss Desha announced to the
congress that "after fifteen years of
faithful service to the society" she
would resign the office as it was "im-
possible for her to continue under the
present administration."
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TAKE FIRM STAND
Important Meeting of Bitu
minous Interests Held
in Chicago.
Reply to Miners Urges Im
mediate Answer to'Ar
bitration Proposal.
By Publishers' Press.
CHICAGOn
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and some
wester Pennsylvania bitumin
ous coal operators was held here this
afternoon and lengthy consideration
was given to the refusal of President
Mitchell of the United Mine Workers
to submit their dispute to arbitration.
At the conclusion of the conference,
John H. Winder of Ohio, the 'Chair
man, gave to the press the reply sent to
Mr. Mitchell tonight. It urges an im
mediate answer,, "without equivoca-
tion," as to whether or not the mine
workers' organization will arbitrate the
differences, the fullest scope to be
given the arbitrators, including the
right to inquire into the earnings from
company stores, company houses or the
earnings derived by railroad companies
from their interest in coal mines, docks
or other subsidiary companies con
nected with or incident to the produc
tion of coal.
The differences proposed for arbitra
tion as submitted by the operators is
as follows:
The relative price of mining between
the various bituminous coal producing
states the conditions of employment
of labor the system of collecting union
dues, known commonly as the "cheek
off" system the employment of either
union or nonunion labor without dis
crimination, and any and all other mat
ters that affect the cost of production,
or the peace and prosperity of the in
dustry.
ELIJIHC DELAYS
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Bowie Agrees to Give Voliva
first Turn in Taber-
nacle.
Special to The Journal.
Chicago, April 21.John Alexander
Dowie abandoned his trip to. Zion City
this.'aftexnoon after Judge Wright had(
heatd_ attorneys for the warring Zion
factions on the question which should
decupy the tabernacle tomdrrow.
Attorney P. C. Haley, for Towie of
fered to compromise by dividing the
aajr with Voliva, but the court did
not like that idea.
"It seems that we "will be breeding
trouble whatever we do, the judge
remarked. Finally Mr,-Haley conferred
with Dowie's staff, which was in court,
and it was agreed to give "Voliva the
hall tomorrow on condition that Dowia
is to have it the following Sunday.
The court accepted this agreement,
and also entered an order restraining
Gladstone Dowie from interfering with
his., father's attendants when ne re
turns to Shiloh House.
The hearing on the application to
make permanent the injunction re
straining Overseer Voliva from admin
istering affairs of Zion City and Zion
church was continued until May 2.
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will not be grant*
cording to their
case they would pri
are not enough
MINNEAPOUS^MINNEJSOt^ S^NDAt MQRNINGj APRIL 22, i&&*W:VW%Viti*iJ5 76%A
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SOE CHTIN
Frisco Disaster Wiped Out
Forever! th45Quafcter
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ystenes.
Minneapolis Chinamen Send
Money to Stricken
Countrymen.
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April 2%.A meeting of
AN FRic^ilSCO'S Chinatown is a
thing f*rf the past, never to be re
rebuilti The rookeries and joss
houses are swept away, the secret tun
nels laid bare, and no American hand
will recreate them. For Chinatown has
spoken, say Minneapolis Celestials who
know Well the peculiarities of the
Chinese mind.
While *the efjp- Is being recon
structed the menrjwill move to the in
land cities and1
go into business and
they would not cafe to return and begin
over again. Forpnany -years the Six
Companies," the Organization that held
the power of Chinatown, have been
fighting the rest a$ the eity in order to
retain the ground Jh^jr occupied before
the disaster.
Six of the finest blocks in the city
were covered by the Chinese buildings
and every effort of the. American busi
ness men to get the orientals to move
was futile. Alth the Chinese own
fear that permits
them to build ac
notkms. In that
:er to vacate. There
linese workmen in
America to rebuild^ Chinatown in ffity
years and they wwild never live in a
colony where the buildings did not in
Some way remind Qiem of home. China
town, with its uflstimated wealth, its
secrets and queer sjfeustoms, is gone and
with the exclusitpi act enforced can
never be replaced^in anything like its
former greatness. 1
Speedy Relief for Chinese.
Speedy relief for the suffering aaal
hoirtelespp Chinese people in Saa.Pran
cisco will J** iBP#3shed AyiiSse^Chinese
of Minneapolis iW|&t. Paul, a* i $
movement is altfea^^.fOOt which wiU
result .in' sendi-| tfe/^ii itemdred dol
lar* to tWind*eitp ar% 'tla^Week.
Moy 'S James, proprietor of the
Shang Hai Low restaurant on'_^rst
avenue S,_and his cousin, Moy Hee, a
restaurant and storekeeper in St. Paul
are heading the movement, and will
use all speed in getting the fund ready.
Moy Hee and several representative
Chinamen from St. Paul came to Min
neapolis yesterday to talk the matter
oyer, and every one of their fellow
countrymen agreed to send all-that'he
could afford.
Glad to Help.
There are as many Chinese people
in San Francisco as in the rest of the
country put together," said Moy
James, '(and
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HE DONKWonder if those fellows know they're on the same platform
THE G. O. P.Bet they never thought ofjjt.
Thousands Subscribed to
Suocor the Stricken Vic
tims of Earthquake.
General Relief Committee
Starts First Trainload of
Flour Westward.
UP TO 6 P. M. SAT-
URDAY
Banks and banking nouses $5,000
Retail dealers 3,360
Grain and flour Industries 5,000 I
Jobbers 4,500
Lumber and Allied Industries.. 4,000
Linseed oil Interests 2,0005
Lawyers "M
Insurance agencies 1.250
Real estate dealers 1230
Contractors &*
Furniture manufacturers 300
Grocery brokers
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if we were in trouble here
they would gladly take care of us, and
if our property was destroyed, they
would give us a new start. That is a
part of our religion-, besides and altho
some of the Chinamen' of Minneapolis
have been in this country only a short
time, they will give a part of their
savings gladly. The Chinaman al
ways labors under great difficulties and
some prejudice in a foreign country,
and it is up to every other one to help
those who were rendered poor in San
Francisco.y'
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Retail grocers 200
Implement dealers- 1-5o
Physicians 900
Miscellaneous 5,500
Commission merchants _____
Total $37,790
^_ $
UT of the depths of a great heart
that throbs with feeling for the
sorely stricken victims of the
California earthquake, is welling the
sympathy of Minneapolis.
Sympathy, in this city, means some
thing more than words and tears. The
*_ty is bustling with workers engaged
nn raisteg funds for the California re
lief fund. The city's heari^ is touched
as it rarely has been before^ and unusu
al efforts are being made not only to
solicit funds,
0 speed ^b work so
tfcwtk wvpl&fyvi&x *each the distressed
and starving* people whilet their suffer
ings are most acute.
It is realized that ample provision
will be made in time, and the flood of
relief will eventually overwhelm the
now unfortunate people about the bay
of San Francisco. The main work at
present is to get supplies to them with
the utmost rapidity.
Flour Cars Started,
For this reason the work of the local
committee was concentrated today in
getting out ten carloads of flour to the
stricken district last evening. Five
more cars will leave next Monday* and
twenty additional cars later in the
week, making thirty-five cars of flour
as a portion of the Minneapolis contri
bution to'the sufferers.
This point should be emphasized on
all sides, and be constantly borne in
mindthat every one is expected to
give according to his or her ability.
There will be opportunity everywhere
thru the church collections, the school
children's contributions, the fraternal
orders and the various entertainments
which are planned.
The Betailers' association has had
forty boxes made, which will be placed
in the big stores and other suitable
places in the downtown district. These
are intended for the small givers and
everyone who passes by is ehepected to
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HUNGERiGONE, FRISCO
HCMVlEfcES S GAIN HOPE
MINNEAPMS TO
CAtliNIA'S
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Special to Journal.
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By Publishers' Press.
San Francisco, April 21. With all
danger of famine averted, pjenty of
water to drink, the fires practically ex
tinguished and the lines of communica
tion opened, it may be said that a de
cidedly cheerful feeling prevails in San
Francisco tonight and for the first time
since the dread succession of events
that followed the original earthquake
shocks, all classes left here, realize that
there is no more cause to worry.
The ready response of the country to
her call of distress, the liberal federal
appropriations and the messages of sym
pathy from all over the world, hav#
made a profound impression and the
people of the Golden Gate city feel
stimulated to the work of recuperation
knowing that in the day of their weak
ness they are not expected tt stand
alone.
Provisions, shelter and money have
been flowing in in an unending stream,
ever since the dawn -of Saturday, and
already progress has been made in
clearing away the debris so that the in^
itial steps towards the reincarniJtion of
a new and greater San Francisco has
been taken.
Enough Work for All.
Within a mouth there will be work
for all able bodied citizens who wish
it, and taken all in 'all, there now ex
ists a spirit of comparative optimism
which is unparalleled in the history of
municipal disasters.
The city is still dark, but the vigor
of the military rule has been somewhat
relaxed, altho the guards on duty are
still under instructions to shoot to kill
any malefactors. The lawless element
has been driven from the confines of
the city and the small percentage of
citizens left here includes men and
women who have been the very bone
and sinew of the city..
Trains are now running with com
parative regularity, and as a result of
the offer of the city authorities of free
transportation to all,' the undesirable
element has been weeded out. Those
who go, however, leave with the dis
tinct understanding that they cannot
come" back until normal conditions
exist.
Fourteen Have Smallpox.
The city is absolutely orderly, all
things considered, the summary justice
meeted out to thieves having had a
TA1B SUNDAY MONDAY, PAJBj W.
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WithConHaaratrp^^afaueredl andFpocl,
andfWarerin Plenty Courage
Rises in Ruined City.
Pestilence and Vandalism Only Dangers
Now and Authorities Fight Both
with Firm Hand.
LATEST ESTIMATES OF LOSSES.
FRANCISCO, April 21.Including the scores who have died from hun-
fright and exhaustion, it has been estimated tonight that the loss of
life will he fully 2,500. The property loss is placed at $350,000,000 the insur-
ance loss, $250,000,000. None of these estimates can be accurate, as the chaotio)
condition of the city makes it impossible to reach definite conclusions.
It is estimated that more than 150 burned to death last night in the vicinity
of Telegraph and Russian hills and on Union street. While the fire was raging
the people were cut off from retreat. In twenty buildings bodies have heenj
recovered. Two babies were found where they were dropped in the mad flight..
This fire rendered 25,000 more people homeless. _..,
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wholesome effect. To General Freder*
ick Funston is due the present favor
able state of affairs, and late tonight
he notified Mayor Schmitz of, his de
sire to surrender all propositions in con*
nection with maintenance of order to
the city officials, and this will be don
as soon as possible.
A sinister aspect of the situation is.
the report of fourteen eases of small
pox within the city, but it is hoped
that these cases are sporadic. Abso
lute isolation is being attempted. Gen
eral Funston tonight declared that this
question is the big one, aqd that there*
fore everything must be done to stamp
out the disease before it gets a fopt^.
hold. \$
The dead are being buried in trench
es- unidentified, as many as fifteen be
ing placed in a single ditch. This*
may seem horrible to outsiders, but it
is the only way,' and-those within the
city, do not believe any one- eajfc
test against the desecration of their
dead, as all ate treated alike.
V*H Itations for Sunday.
Tonight it became necessary for th
soldiers on duty and the police to^ fol
low up their orders of last night that
no lights be allowed in tents or the
homes left standing, and in many easea
they had to nse force to carry out th
orders' of their superior officers.
Every one of tHe thousands of home*
less went to sleep tonight with his
hunger satisfied and each has beea
given sufficient rations to last hi]fn,|hrat
Sunday.
Marcel Cerf, who is in charge of th
work of providing for the safety, of th
homeless, has men at work erecting
large temporary barracks in Golden
Gate park, in the Presidio and o^ier
points where they are necessary. All
of these places are in charge of officers
of the regular army and the result
that matters could not be in bette
shape under the circumstances.
Scores of Doctors.
By a stroke of good fortune, tha
State Medical society was in session
in this city and every physician has
turned to and is helping. This means
that competent men are looking after
the sick/ and before tomorrow nighty
there will be enough medical stores on
hand to guarantee that no one shall""
suffer.
As the bodies of the dead are being
found, the estimates of the total loss
of life grows, but as yet there is noth
ing upon which accurate figures can be
based. Neither can there be any esti
mate placed upon the number who have
died from fright, hunger or exhaustion.
Conditions Improve.
Late this afternoon the condition*
in the stricken city have moder
ated and improved to such ant,
extent that every one connected^
with the city government and,
the work of relief are in a happy mood)
and declare that there is now no chancej
of any very great suffering, tho of
course there will be for many weeks
great inconvenience. I
There is water in abundance now, and.
there is also a constantly increasingf
supply of food being brought into the
city and being distributed into the va
rious re'aef depots, where it will do the
most good
fresfllence Grave Danger.
The grave danger is, of course,
of pestilence. Rumors of serious sick
ness among the survivors quartered
the concentration camp at the Presi
are in circulation, but, according to W"fl
jor Kranthoff, the chief commissary off
ficiai,who has practical charge of th*^
various camps, this is not so. He s*ates|
that, of course, many persons driven to" i
the verge of insanity by their terrible
experience of the last few days are so
completely .exhausted that they require
medical care, but he does not believe
the fear that smallpox or dysentery
will break out and become epidemic isT
well founded. v2oix%# A
Sfl^v Fire Dies Down.
At this hour the fire has died down
in every section of the city, and in the
west end, where the gravest fears were'
felt, the fire is well-nigh extinguished.
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