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Steamship Combine Pays No
Excessive Amount,
CORPORATION LAWYERS TALK
Great Promoter Receives $12,500,000
In Stock, but for Smaller DealM in
America He Has Been Better
Remunerated.
That Napokon of finance, J. Pier
pont Morgan, has received $172, MO. 000
for his services In promoting six great
combfnatlons of capital within the
space of about a year. For one trans
action alone, the formation of the
United States Steel Corporation, ha
was paid $100,000,000. Chief among the
reasons financiers emjlpy Morgan Is
that he not only promotes the trust,
but protects Its stock, thus making It
equlalcnt to eo much cash. His abil
ity to make- a success of any undertak
ing is unquestioned.
CHICAGO, April 30. Word was received
today that J. Pierpont Morgan -was to
receive $12,500,000 In stock of tha new
shipping combine in return for his services
In organizing and financing It. From an
associate of Mr. Morgan In this city, who
does not wish his name to be used, it was
learned that, while the amount of money
represented by the sock In the new steam
ship trust given Mr. Morgan seems large,
it is not nearly so much as was paid for
the organization of the steel trust and
other combines effected by him. Accord
ing to this authority, Mr. Morgan received
$100,000,000 In stock In the United States
Steel CorporaUon, which was regarded at
the time as equivalent to $50,000,000 In cash.
In the formation of the American Bridge
Company he is accredited with having re
ceived $15,000,000 in common stock. In the
promotion of the Northern Pacific' deala,
which went to the formaUon of the North
ern SecurlUes Company, the organizers
were credited with halving received $25,000,
000 in cash, but Mr. Morgan dfd not get
all of this. In the formation of the
Metropolitan Securities Company, the
more "recent traction trust, Mr. Morgan
is accredited with having been given $30,-
000,000 of the stock aa compensation for"
organizing th corpora tfpn and consoli
dating the interests' absorbed. Therefore
the Amounts rttelyd,biM Jorgatt tgra'
tew of -his great nhanclal'-opefaticfta&r
approximately as follows:
United' States Steel Corporation. .$100,000,000
Metropolitan .Securities Company 30,000,000
American Bridge Company 15.000,000
Ship combine , 12.500,000
Northern Securities Company.... 15,000,000
Total $172,500,000
Corporation lawyers of National fame
were greatly interested In these figures,
but do not deem them excessive.
"I do not regard the compensation in the
formation of the steamship trufct as ex
cessive," said Josiah Cratty. 4In fact,
It is not any more than he has been in
the habit of receiving for making such
combinations. It is not as much, in pro
portion to the size of the enterprise, as
that which has been paid to other pro
moters of far less ability. I have known
promoters to receive far more In propor
tion to. the magnitude of the enterprise
than Mr. Morgan Is accredited with re
ceiving in this instance.
"It Is simply a question of ability. Mr.
Morgan has the ability not only to form
the combinations, but to make them a
'success. Mr. Morgan does more than
promote the trust; he also protects the
stock. He is paid in stock, but that, in a
Morgan corporation, is practically so
much cash, because he protects the stock,
and makes the company a success. Take,
for example, the American Tin Can Com
pany. Had the promoters been able to
protect the stock, see how much more
value their services would havo been to
the holders of the stock than they were.
CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER.
CongrenB.
Democratic Senators want Major Gardener
summoned from the Philippines. Page 2.
The Senate considered the sundry civil bill.
Page 2.
The House passed the agricultural appropria
tion bill. Page 2.
General MacArthur gave the Senate committee
his opinion of Filipino ability. Page 2.
Foreign. ,
Princess Rldzlnlll was convicted of forgery at
Cape Town. Page 3.
Boer leaders are conferring with fighting
burghers on peace. Page 8.
The reported capture of Rio Hacha. is con
firmed. Page 10.
Domestic.
Compensation of J. Pierpont Morgan In pro
moting recent great trusts. Page 1.
Panic in a Philadelphia cigar factory caused
the death of eight girls and injury to many
others. Page 3.
The coal miners wage dlsputo has been re
ferred back to the Civic Federation. Page 8.
Pacific Coast.
Construction formally begun of the Cottage
Grove-Bohcmla Railroad. Page 4-
"Wann battle between officer and outlaws In
Washington. Page 4.
Strike at Oregon City Woolen Mills likely to
end today. Pago 4.
Big building boom on at Salem. Page 4.
Commercial and Marine.
Sensational drop in International Power in
New York stock market. Page 13.
Slight gdranco In wheat at Chicago. Page 13.
Portland wheat shipments (flour Included) have
exceeded 15,800,000 bushels since July 1.
Page 11.
French bark Jaconsen sails 17,000 miles in bal
last lor a 28s 3d freight. Page 11.
Portland and Vicinity.
Two hundred tawmlll employes and union men
in five planing mills go on strike. Page 1.
Suspicion aroused as 'to death of Mrs. Nellie
D. Palmer, of FairvSew. Page 14.
Stringent ordinance drawn up to regulate
grants of electric franchises. Page 10.
Board of Trade decides ownership of portage
railroad by new company must be absolute.
Page 12.
Boards of Trad a Indorse Hawthorne Park fair
alu. Pag 12. & .J
The combined stock was $111 at the time
of the formation of the company, and now
it is less than $60. If it had been a Mor
gan consolidation, it would have remained
at $111 or thereabouts. I do .not believe
that Mr. Morgan received a cent more
than he should have received."
"The laborer is worthy of his hire," was
the comment of Levy Mayer. "Compen
sation in a matter of this kind cannot be
measured by the ordinary wage rule. The
amount Involved, the success with which
the enterprise is to be handled, the abiutv
of the organizer, and. still creator, his I
success and reputation in past achieve- I
ments, all JusUfy the charge. Further-
Urely between those Interested and Mr.
Morgan. The fact that the corooraUon la
not unsaUsfactory Is more than attested
by the rapidity with which, to my personal
knowledge, the underwriting was accomplished."
OK ON ONE STATE
Land-Grabbers New Scheme
for Leasing Ranges.
NEBRASKA SECTION AIMED AT
President Aslca Opinion of Land Com.
mission . on Mensnrc, and Is In
formed It Discriminates
Against Other States.
MINISTER TO CUBA.
Salary of $12,000 a Year Is Pro
vided Fdr.
WASHINGTON, April 30. The first ex
ecutive step looking toward the estab
lishment o'f diplomatic- relations between
the United States and Cuba, was taken
today by the Senate committee on for
eign relations, which took up and con
sidered' the President's recommendations
on the subject, and agreed to repor an
amendment to the sundry civil bill, pro
viding the necessary funds for the proper
representation of this country in Cuba,
A salary of $12,000 Is provided for a Min
ister to Cuba, and provisions are made
for three Consulates Instead of two, the
addition being Matanzas, with a Consul
at. $2000 per annum. The other two are
at Clenfuegos and Santalago, at $3000
each. There Is to be a Consul-General at
Havana, with a salary of $5000: also a
Secretary and an Assistant Secretary of
legation, at salaries of $2000 and $1500, respectively.
Root and the Rathbone Case.
WASHINGTON, April 30. Senator Han
na had a long conference with Secretary
Boot today, presumably in regard to the
case of Rathbone. It is known that be
fore Secretary Root's departure fromthe
city he was not fully satisfied that the
charges had been legally proven by the
Cuban tribunal, which considered the
cases according to the usual legal stand
ards In the United States. "Whatever ac
tion, If any Is taken in the case, will be
taken through Military Governor "Wood.
Palnia at Santiago Today.
SANTIAGO DB CUBA, April 30. President-elect
Palma will arrive here tomor
row morning. The Mayor of this city
has proclaimed that the remaining das
of this week will be regarded as holidays
and no work will be permitted. The city
has been decorated In honor of Senor
Palma's arrival. Cuban and American
flags are flying everywhere. The President-elect
will be met and escorted
through the city by a detachment of
American troops.
The large cattlemen Continue active
in the interests of their moement to
gobble up the public ranges by having
National legislation for their leasing
enacted. They find the Administration
an uncompromising foe, but are un
daunted. Two of their bills are cer
tain of defeat. Now comes Rcpreaenta
tle Lacey. chairman of the public
lands committee, with a leasing bill.
It la to Its credit. howeerr that it
makes eome provision for the bona fide
settler a provision almost foreign to
the bills heretofore presented.
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Collection of Burial Fees.
HAVANA, Anrj! S0.-fRvrnor-Generm
.JVcod has revoked the. order prohibiting
zees to parish
.leiwcral took fnls'f
persons who
deemed thcmselies deprived or injured
in their rights should appeal to the
courts. ,
"WASHINGTON, April 30. A tremendous
pressure 'Is being brought to bear on Con
gress to pass some law for leasing the
vacant public domain for grazing pur
poses. Cattle Interests now represented
here have abandoned hope of getting
through either the iMlllard or Bowersock
blll3, and are endeavoring to secure en
actment of special leasing legislation for
Nebraska only. The President has asked
the General Land Office If such a bill
would be advisable, and Commissioner
Hermann has replied that It would not
be, as It would be a discrimination against
other "Western states, and furthermore,
would not pass In that shape.
Chairman Lacey, of the House public
lands coirimlttee, rfhas carefully drawn and
Introduced a bill providing for leasing the
vacant public range lands of the "West,
and has submitted Ms measure to the
House committee. The bill Is believed to
jnect the conditions of the Interior De
partment, Hereafter, the House commit
tee will concentrate its efforts on this
measure, and may report it before ad
journment. This bill is drawn primarily to give
homestead settlers and small stockpwners
an opportunity In the- arid regions to im
prove ana protecn th& grass upon the
HIS RECOVERY ASSURED
Archbishop Corrienn'u Condition
3Inch Improved.
NEW YORK. April 30. No bulletin re
garding Archbishop Corrigan's condition
was given out tonight. Dr. Keyes, upon
leaving the sickroom at IP o'clock, said
his patient was recovering nicely from
a slight relapse today. His tempera
ture was normal and he was taking an
Interest In affairs'. For the first time
since the beginning of his sickness, he
was able to partake of solid food three
times today. AH traces of the pneumonia
have now disappeared nnd recovery 13
looked for with assurance.
Queen IVilhelmlnn Improving.
THE HAGUE, April 30. The morning
bulletin issued from Castle Loo regarding
the condition of Queen "Wllhelfnina says
she passed a quiet night and that the
feverless periods were more frequent. Her
Majesty's physicians will hereafter Issue
but one bulletin daily.
Cnainilngs Renting Easily.
BALTIMORE, May ,1. At 3 o'clock,
Congressman Cummlngs was reported to
be resting easily, and it was thought
there would bo no material change in his
condition for several hours," at least
Cost of the Anglo-Boer "War.
LONDON, April 3a An official estimate
of the total cost of the South. African
War to March 31, 1903, places the amount
at nearly f223,000,000.
oration, and the monopolization'. of the
range oy owners' of large herds of live
stock. Under this bill, so much of the
arid and semi-arid region as is not capa
ble of irrigation, may be leased for stock-
land, the lease shall be cancelled. "Water
ing places on leasable lands are to be re
seived so as to be accessible from all
leased lands In the vicinity. Leases may
be renewed, provided, the lands do not
fall into the hands of corporations.
Object to Evans Promotion.
The Senators who wanted to get H. Clay
Evans out of the Pension Office, are very
much dlsguslcd that he should be given
6uch a very important post as Consul
General to London. They say that in dis
placing him there was a confession that
he was not satisfactory as Pension Com
missioner, and It will be decidedly unsat
isfactory to the Grand Army men who
urged his removal to see Evans raised to
a much higher position.
Hanna Tjlns Up With Roosevelt.
Some Republican Senators who hope to
have Hanna. as the candidate of the party
In 1904, because they do not like Roose
velt, express some fear that Hanna Is
getting too close to Roosevelt, and Is be
coming tied up with him to such an extent
that he will be championing the young
New Yorker two years hence. Instead of
being a candidate himself.
Ives's Mission at Capital.
Collector J. "W. Ivey, of Alaska, arrived
In "Washington today, but says he Intends
to have nothing to do with the Treasury
Department, nor to stir up any further
sensations about Canadian encroachments
In Alaska. He merely desires to urge
much-needed legislation lor the territory
In the way of lighthouses, revision of the
tax system, a delegate In Congress, the
extension of the United States land laws,
etc. He will then return to Oregon, and
at once enter the campaign.
Indian Agent Lllcely to Go.
In all probability, the Senate amend
ment to the Indian appropriation bill pro
viding for an agent at Yakima, "Wash.,
will be stricken out, In conference, as
Both Senator Foster" and Representative
Jones have given their consent to have
this agency placed in the hands of a
bonded superintendent. Such action would
probably result In the appointment of the
present agent as superintendent.
To Reimburse Carry County.
Senator Mitchell today secured a favor
able report on his bill appropriating $44,
000 to reimburse Gurry County, for ex
penditures made in constructing a mili
tary and a postal wagon road south
ward from the Coos-Curry County line
across the entire county to the California
state line. The amount carried was cut
down from $50,000 by the committee.
Bnojn for Xestucca Bay.
Senator Mitchell has been advised that
the lighthouse board will take Immediate
steps looking to placing buoys and other
aids to navigation in Nestucca Bay, Oregon.
MORE MEN GO OUT
Strike in the Sawmiils Is
Spreading.
SASH AND DOOR MEN ALSO OUT
One Union Demands Recognition, tho
Other a Nine-Honr Day Both Sides
Firm, but There Are No Sign
of Trouble.
Over 200 employes of the Portland
Lumber Company's mill walked out
yesterday. Union men In five planing
mills were paid oil last night, and as
sert -that they will not return to work
until they are promised nine houcs
work at the pay they hae been receiv
ing for ten. The truckdrUers bae de
mantlSd an advance In wages of 23
cents per man, and will probably go
out May 15 If they do not get It, The
laundry strikers have not yet returned
to work, and both sides are confident.
The differences between employers and
employed hae In no case engendered
any bitterness, and ihere Is reason to
believe that all wllp be settled In a
short time without any serious trouble.
REPUBLICANS ARE FIRM.
Will . Meet Democratic Charges
"Wherever They Have Been Made.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-fTne RepIiDl
cans haVe determined to meet Democratic
Ublir' c-omaln inA'hfc. ,viclnt o.,thfl crsjjhexever- hey4ayeenTOadV
holdfogs, so aa to prevent furtheraets'l- n isvldtntthieirfo3oinor
condone any offenses of any officers, fn the
Philippines, but at the same time they
Intend to bring forth all mitigating cir
cumstances regarding the war which will
show that severe measures were neces-
grazlng purpose, subject to right of home- j Bary to carry on tne campaign and to
stcao, mineral and other entry under ex- protect American Interests. While there
lsting laws. Leases are to run not over
five years, and shall be limited to areas
not exceeding 2200 acres to any one per
son. Leases shall only be made to actual
homestead settlers or freeholders whose
lands are tributary to the lands to be
leased by them, and the holder of a home
stead prior to patent may obtain a lease
to not exceeding JO times- the area of land
included in said homestead, while free
holders may acquire leaseholds In similar
ratio upon the heretofore specified limit.
Lessees may fence leased land and protect
same from trespass. No corporation shall
be entitled to a lease under the bllL
Where two or more persons are eligible
to acquire leases upon the same land, and
there is net enough public lands in such
locality, the available lands will be equit
ably apportioned.
Lands to be leased are to be classified
In six grades, and. shall rent for 1 to G
cents an acre, according to classification.
Such of the public domain as Is not leased
shall remain open for grazing privileges.
The proposed, law- will not aRer the status
of 'grazing lands In forest reserves, but
the Secretary of the Interior Is author
ized to collect a per capita charge on
horses, cattle and sheep which are per
mitted to graze In the reserves. When
mineral or other entry is made upon leased
is a general acknowledgment that Wal
ler's campaign and Smith's order merit
condemnation. It is the purpose of the
Republicans who have been charged with
the responsibility In the Philippine mat
ter to bring out the fact that treachery
has been the chief characteristic of the
Insurgents, which has resulted In an un
precedented guerilla warfare against
American authority.
NEW CUBAN COMPROMISE.
Rebate Plan With Appropriation in
Case of Distress Proposed.
WASHINGTON, April 30. Republican
Senators agree that some compromise
measure regarding Cuba should be adopt
ed. The latest proposition, and one which
Is likely to prevail, is a rebate plan with
a straight appropriation to meet any dis
tress that may exist In Cuba. Senator
Spooner, who Is for some reciprocal rela
tions, and Senator McMillan, who rperc
sents a beet-sugar state, are endeavoring
to draw a compromise measure.
Greater New York's Budget.
NEW YORK, April 30. The budget for
1902, for the Greater New York, was
agreed upon today by the Board of Esti
mates. The total is $93,619,000, an Increase
of $645,059.
BIENNIAL CONVENTION OF GENERAL CONFEDERATION OF WOM
EN'S CLUBS OPENS TODAY.
HOME OF FRDDAY m6rNIXQ CLUB, OP LOS AXGELES, WHERE THE DELEGATES WILL
BE TENDERED A RECEPTION TONIGHT.
LOS ANGELES, April 30. With the arrival of many special trains from the East and North, carrying delegates to
the biennial convention of the General Confederation of Women's Clubs, the various headquarters at the hotels and at Slmp
Bon's Auditorium have become centers of bright color and lively action. Many of the Specials were late in arriving, and a few
are hours from tho convention city, yet thousands are here and ready for tho opening session tomorrow- The railroads es
timate the number of those arriving to attend the convention a"t S0O0.
Mrs. T. S. Dcnleon, of New York, is prominently mentioned as tho Eastern candidate for the presidency, while Mrs. Platt
Decker, of Denver, and Mr& Robert J. Burdette. of Pasadena, are the Western candidates. It is generally conceded that the
,honor lies between these three women, although there will be others In the field. Delegates have already begun to talk about
the next meeting-place. Kansas City la making an effort to get It. The delegates from Kansas. Missouri and the neighboring
states are working solidly and enthusiastically to secure the nwetlns. New York also wants the next biennial gathering,
and besides the delegates from the Empire State, mwt of tne New England States 3re working to secure the meeting
Over 200 employes of the Portland Lum
ber Mills (formerly Pennoyer's mill) went
out yesterday because their demands for
the recognition of the union have not been
granted. Tho mill did not shut down, and
Its manager says it will continue to oper
ate. It Is likely that other strikes in other
mills will follow In a few da$s, but the
conservative labor leaders are in the ma
jority among the union men, and they de
clare that they will not order a general
strike because it is far from their desire
to aim a blow at the city's trade "by such
a measure. Last night the union men in
five planing mills announced that they
would work no longer unless granted the
nine-hour day they have asked for, and
their employers, who assert that they can
not compete with outside mills on such a
schedule, paid them off. All planing mills
affected but one will continue to run, and
in some cases, where the strikers com
posed the majority of the employes, the
millowners declare their Intention of going
out and working In their plants them
selves. There is not the slightest indica
tion Otf-trouble; and while .both pBes are
firm in, t!te stands" they TrCyg taken," tx te
clenriv the 'hoteof both taUa mtlsf-t
rjf.iettilement mar t;aoh breacaEd.
ilEMANDREGP.GNITION. v
MHImen's Union Takes Up Plants
One by One.
"One by one all the sawmills of Portland
must recognize the union and sign K3
agreements," is the plan of the sawm'H
men's union. A few days ago a strike
was ordered In the Jones Lumber Com
pany's mills, and Jones was forced to sign
the union contract. The mills of the
Portland Lumber Company were the nrt
on the programme, and yesterday at 10
o'clock over 200 men walked out. In this
case they have met more strenuous re
sistance, for L. J. Wentworth, manager
of the company, declares the mill will shut
clown before he will give in to the union.
The mill did not shut down yesterday, and
an attempt will be made to secure more
men la place of the strikers and to con
tinue to run. ,
The question at Issue is not one of wages,
for all of the mills are palng what the
union asks. The point is the recognition
of the union and the signing of Its .agree
ments. A number of the principal millowners
hae expressed thcmselvo as entirely op
posed to signing any union contract, and
say that If they nnd it necessary In order
to protect themselvs from what they
term unjust action of the union they will
form a combination to fight their meas
ures. They feel that the present strike
in the Portland Lumber Company mills
bears directly on their own Interests, and
have offered to assist the management
every way within their power. The union
men are determined to gain their point,
and It Is probable that mill work will be
light for some time.
Whether the union will confine Its strike
to the one mill until the point Is decided
or declare a general strike at once has
not yet been oted upon, but they do
not hesitate to say that every mill that
doe3 not sign the agreement will receive
attention. The following Is the agree
ment: "First All men -working In such milts
and the mlllyards connected therewith to
receive $2. per day for a 10-hour day.
"Second All the men so working in safd
mills now receiving $2 per day or more to
have an advance of 25 cent3 per day.
, "Third Such advance In wages to begin
and "take effect on April 1, 1902, and to
continue for a 5 car thereafter.
"Fourth Other conditions being equal,
union men holding cards showfhgthem to
bo in good standing to be given alrftrefer
ence as against riojvunion men.
"Fifth Special arrangements allowed to
be made fpr men and boys wno are Unable
to do a man's work."
The MilloTvner'H Side.
In spoaklng of the trouble, Manager L,
J. Wentworth said:
"It was understood that it was hot a
question of wages. I had .Informed all tho
men that their wages had been raised
since April 1, and even the strikers will bo
paid off on that scale. It Is simply a
question of signing the union contracts
and giving the union men a preference
over nonunion men. and I will go out of
business before I will do It.
"The strike will reach all the mills, and
I do not understand why ours was picked
out as a starter. We are new people here
just trying to build up a business, and
must stand the strain before the old
established companies. We will not yield,
however, and I do not believe the other
mills will. An attempt will be made to
get more men, and the mill will run to
morrow the same as ever."
"What the Workmen Say.
"John A. Bushman, president of the
union, said: "We ordered a strike be
cause they refused to sign our agreement.
It Ij an easy thing for them to raise
wages until the trouble Is over, and If we
have no, contract with them they can eas
ily put us "back to the old standard again.
What we want Is an agreement that they
will pay the wages we ask for a speci
fied length of time. The clause In the
agreement as to giving union men a pref
erence applies only in cases where all
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