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OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY OF ST. PAUL, VOL. XXIV.-NO. 57. 111 IB HOUSE ACQUIESCES IN SENATE AMENDMENT IN INTEREST OF ECONOMY FOUR WAR SHIPS DROPPED .WATCHDOG CAXXOiX SUCCEEDED IN OVERTHROWING HOUSE CON FEREES* RECOMMENDATION DISCUSSED INSULAR AFFAIRS Republican.* in the Senate Far From Vnanlinous an to a Programme for Government in the Philippines. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The house today jettisoned the authorizations for two batttleships and two cruisers which were in the naval appropriation bill as it passed that body. The senate had re jected the proposition and against the appeals of the house conferees the house today voted by a big majority to agree to the senate amendment striking out the authorizations. Chairman Cannon, of the house ap propriations committee, contributed largely to this result by a vig:orous speech in favor of the senate amend ment. A partial conference report on the naval bill was agreed to and the bill went back to conference. The house also agreed to the conference report on the bill to create a commission of flv«s to adjudicate the claims of United £tatfs citizens against Spain, assumed by the United States under the treaty of Pa is. Just before adjournment Mr. Tawney, chairman of the St. Louis exposition committee, asked unanimous consent to disagree to the senate amendments to the exposition bill, but Mr. Shepherd (Tex.; objected. IN THE SENATE. The real struggle i'or insular legisla tion at this session began today in tha senate. The army appropriation bill was under consideration and the Philippine amendment was reached. In addition the Cuban amendment was introduced and the general debate on these propo sitions began. Sharp opposition to the Philippine amendment developed on the Democratic side beginning with a point of order, which the senate overruled, and folllowed with speeeches by Senators Tillman, Rawlins, Caffery, Bacon and Morgan. The amendment was defeated by its author, Mr. Spooner, who poinud out the necessity for the legislation. Senators Vest, Hoar, Bacon and Rawlins offered amendments tending to limit the powers conferred by the Spooner amend ment. Senator Morgan made an extend ed speech, severely criticising the pro posed legislation. An evening session was held to allow time to continue the debate. During the debate on the Philippine amendment Mr. Caffery (La.) made an argument against conferring such power upon the president as was contemp:at:d by the pending proposition. Mr. Berry (Ark.) inquired whether the authority conferred included power to dispose of public lands in the islands. Mr. Caffery replied that undoubtedly it did include that authority. MR. HOAR IS CAUSTIC. Mr. Hoar (Mass.) inquired whether, as a matter of fact, it was not one of the chief purposes of the pending proposition to provide for the sale of public lands before the Filipino people had any oppor tunity to have a voice in the sale. "Precisely so," replied Mr. Caffery, "and if the Filipinos ever come into their own they will discover that they have no public lands. They will all have betn alienated."' "The leading, bald proposal here is," Baid Mr. Hoar, "that the public lands and franchises of 12,030,000 of people shall be sold by Americans to Americans as upon the whole the best means of pacification. The best means of pacifying a man," continued Mr. Hoar, sarcastically, "Is for one foreigner to take and .sell his property to another foreigner. And th!s is the method by which we are to tea^h the principles of liberty and self-govern ment. '' Mr. Caffery, who followed, was saying there was no precedent for -this wild and comprehensive grant of power, ' when he was interrupted by Mr. Mallory (Fla.i, who inquired if it "would not be better for ojr government zo proceed along present lines than for congress to adopt the pending proposition. "I think," replied the Louisiana sena tor, "it would be far better for us to co on forever as we are than that we should do voluntarily so grave an injnstice to the Filipinos as is proposed here." THE CUBAN AMENDMENT. The senate committee on relations with Cuba has agreed to an amendment to the army bill regarding Cuba. The amend ment is practically as outlined in these dispatches Saturday, some concessions and modifications being made. The entire committee Is in agreement and there will be no minority report an<l no opposition is expected from the Demo crats in the senate. It is the general impression that the agreement today makes an extra session of congress un necessary. The text of the amendment Is as i\>l- Icws: That in fulfillment of the declaration contained in the joint resolution ap proved April 20, 1898, entitled "For the recognition of the independence of the people of Cuba, demanding that the gov ernment of Spain relinquish its authority end government in the island of Cuba and to withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters, and directing the president of the United States to carry these resolutions into effect," the president is hereby author ized to leave the government and con trol uf the island of Cuba to its peo ple so soon as a government shall havo been established in said island under a constitution which, either as a part thereof, or in an ordinance appended thereto, shall define the future relations of the United States with Cuba, substan tially as follows: First—That the government of Cuba Khali never enter into any treaty or other compact with any foreign power or pow ers which will tend to impair the inde pendence of Cuba, nor in any manner au thorize or permit any foreign power to obtain by colonization, or for military or naval purposes, or otherwise, lodg ment in or control over any portion of said island. Second—That said government shall not assume' or contract public debt, to pay the interest upon which and to make reasonable sinking fund ' provision for the ultimate discharge of which the or dinary revenues of the island, after de fraying the current expenses of govern ment, shall be inadequate. Third—That the government of Cuba consents that the government of the United states shall exercise the right to intervene for the preservation of Cuban independence, the maintenance of a gov ernment adequate for the protection of life, property and individual liberty and for discharging the obligations with re spect to Cuba imposed by the treaty of Paris on the United States, now to be as- Contiuned on Third rage. THE ST. PAUL GLOBE HAZING AT BALTIMORE FRE.SHMAX HENRY SCHURMAN GETS A RUN FOR HIS MONEY. BALTIMORE, Md., Feb. 25.-Henry Sehurman, a freshman at the Maryland university, was driven from the grounds of the institution today by his fellow students, who pelted him with eggs, dea.l cats, cabbages and any other missiles they could lay their hands on. This was the result of Sehurman's resistance to hazing. The trouble began about a week ago when several of the students caught Schurman in the dissecting room of the college, bound and gagged him and shaved off his mustache, it being a rule among the sophomores that fresh men must be cleanshaven. Schurman, who Is a married man, resented this treatment and had his tormenters called before a magistrate, who fined the chief offender $25 and costs. This, the students made up by contribution, and when Schurman again appeared at class he was roughly treated a second time. Again he appealed to the courts and two more students were fined, each being taxed $10 and costs. Then the students burned the offending magistrate in effigy and Schurman decided to stay away from the university until the affair blew over. Today he came back escorted by several policemen. The boys waited until he got inside the grounds and the guardians of the police had left him and the bom bardment began. Schurman retreated in confusion and has not yet made up his mind as to his future course. It Is thought other ar rests will follow. DEWET S:ILL CN'CAIIGHT BUT THE EdRITISH HAVE HIM SUR- ROINDBD IX VARIOUS PLACES. DE AAR, Cape Colony, Feb. 25 —Gen. Dewet, accompanied by Mr. Stcyn, re crossed the railroad north of Kranskul and south of Orange River station yes terday. The Orange river rose live feet last evening. A heavy rain is still falling, and it is believed to be impossible for the Boers to cross the stream. They are being closely followed by Col. Thorny croft, who left here yesterday by rail. Several other columns are diverging on Gen. Dewet. LONDON, Feb. 25.—A correspondent of the Daily Telegraph at De Aar locates Gen. Dewet and Mr. Steyn at Fetrus ville. He praises the admirable work of Capt. Norman Naton, a Canadian en gineer, in protecting a large stretch of railway. CAPE TOWN, Feb. 25—The Boers are attacking the village of Richmond, in tlie central part of .Cape Colony, and re inforcements have been dispatche*d from Hanover Road. It is reported that Commandant Gen. Botha with 2,000 Boers has broken away from Gen. French's pursuit in the direction of Komatlpoort. EDWARD VII. AT CRONBERG KING AND EMPEROR VISIT THE DOWAGER. EMPRESS. CRONBERG, Feb. 25.—King Edward and Emperor William arrived here this morning and drove in a sleigh to Fried richshoff, where the emperor bid farewell to the king and returned to Homburg. King Edward proceeded to the bedside of hla sister, the Dowager Empress Frederick. King Edward remained with his sister a quarter of an hour. It was observed that his majesty, on leaving, betrayed no special anxiety, and It was deduced therefrom that he was favorably im pressed with the dowager empress' condi tion. Later there was a luncheon, at which seventeen persons sat down. Emperor William, who had in the meantime driven over from Homburg, sat next to King Edward, in the center of a long table. Emperor William, during the luncheon, silently raised his glass to King Edward, who returned the compliment. MRS. NATION AT PEORIA SALrOON SMASHER TO MiOLD PUBLIC OPINION FOR ONE DAY. TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 25.—Mrs. Nation has been released from the county jail on bond,, and at o a. m. today left for Peoria to act as editor of the Peoria Journal for one day. PEORIA, 111., Feb. 25.— Mrs. Carrie Na tion will reach this city this evening at 7 o'clock and will spend the evening vis iting temperance friends and preparing her editorial and revising matter already written for the issue of the Journal of Tuesday evening, of which she has full charge. "Mrs. Nation is under contract to do no smashing while in this city," said Charles Carroll, publisher of the Journal, this afternoon. "Her only work outside of editing the Journal will be to lec ture tomorrow evening."' PUT TO THE TORTURE MEDIEVAL. METHODS PREVAIL. AT MATTEAWAS. ST. J. NEW YORK, Feb. 25.—An excited mob in Mateawan, N. J., last night hanged Charles Herbert, a resident of the place, in an effort to make him confess that he had started a fire which destroyed the business portion of the town on Jan. 27. Herbert protested his innocence. He was strung up a second time, and when low ered again asserted that he was not guilty. This time the torture ceased and the man was taken to Jail. Last night a dwelling occupied by Herbert's mother caught fire, and after the flames were extinguished it was discovered that the stairway in the house had been soaked with kerosene. Suspicion pointed to Her bert, and his arrest and torture followed. NEW JERSEY MRS. NATION WRECKS A RAfcOOS v- AND J THKX DRAGS HER HUBBY HOVE. '- MILLVILLE, N. J., Feb. Mrs. Em ma Hughes, of this city, created- great I excitement in this city tonight by emu i lating Mrs. Nation in smashing a sa j loon which her,, o husband frequented. ; Armed with a hatchet she'/ entered the j place % arid smashed every bottle of ' beer, I after which she took her husband by the | arm and hustled.him home: The ter n; perance, people indorse the action of Mrs. Hughes and a reform movement will be started. : tomorrow night. ' • TO SUCCEED MARTINELLI PAPAL DELEGATE WILL DE SUC CEEDED BY MGR. FALCOMO. ROME, Feb. 25.—1t is understood that Archbishop Martinelli, the papal dele gate in the United States, after he has been created a cardinal, at the consistory to be held at the end of March, will re main for some time papal delegate in the United States, and will later be replaced by Mgr. Falconio, "the papal delegate in j Canada, TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 26, 1901. ii m a n OFFICIAL STATEMENT EXPECTED TO BE ISSUED TODAY BY J. P. MORGAN «fc CO. CAPITAL OF OVER A BILLION TRIFLE OF A MILLION AND A HALF ONLY IN CASH NEEDED FOR THE DEAL ARTICLES FILED AT TRENTON liisirnmriii Recorded Yesterday In corporating: the "I nlted States Steel Corporation" Merely Precautionary Measure. NEW YORK, Feb. 25. — Official an nouncement of the Morgan eteel combine will probably be made tomorrow. Up to a late hour tonight It looked as if the statement would be made in time for the morning papers, but after a protracted conference at the office of J. P. Moigan & Co., Robert Bacon, a member ot the firm, said the official announcement would have to be withheld for another day. The nominal capitalization of $3,000 of the United States steel corporation is understood to mean that the incorpora tors have simply taken the precaution to file papers before any one else claims a chance to use the title. The incor porators Include ex-Judge Curtiss, who is a partner of William Nelson Crom well, of the law firm of Sullivan & Crom well; Mr. Cromwell, President Gary, of the Federal Steel company; Max Pam, representing the American Steel and Wire company, and Francis Lynde Stet son, who is one of Mr. Morgan's confi dential legal advisers, were in confer ence the greater part of the day. WiCi these gentlemen, from time to time, were representatives of the ..various flims which are to form the great combination. There were uncpnfirmed statements that committees representing these companies had prepared circular letters to be sent to their stockholders, that these letters gave exact terms and all details, and that the shareholders would be urged to accept the terms set forth. A director of the American Steel and Wire com pany said of this: "I do not know what the directors of the other companies may have done, but I can say that as yet we have prepared no letter for our share holders." Another bit of gossip was to the effect that both the American Bridge company and the National Tube company wouW be left out of the combination. These concerns are credited with being domi nated by Morgan interests, so that the rumor that they were not to go in was accepted with much reservation. None of the principals or officers of the com pany would discuss the matter at all. DETAILS COMPLETED." Morgan & Co. are declared to have made all arrangements for financing the commission. They have also, according to reports, completed the details neces sary to the exchanging of old securities for new. Regarding the securities of the company, a promfhent bank official was quoted as saying that not more than $1,500,000 of actual cash would ne neces sary and that this sum had already been put aside by the underwriting syn dicate. Speedy application will be made, it is said, to list the shares of the com pany here and on the London exchanges. The underwriting syndicate is said to have offers for the shares of this new combination aggregating about $100,000, --000. It is reported that London, Paris, Berlin and Frankfort bankers have taken kindly to the advances of the under writers. From a well informed source comes the statement that the United States corpor ation will have $1,100,000,030 r.f , capital stock. Of this $300,000,000 will be 5 per cent general mortgage bonds, $400,000,0 0 of 7 per cent preferred stock and $400, --000.000 of common stock. The corporation will take over the Carnegie, Federal Steel, Steel and "Wire and other com panies named by an exchange of stock. The valuation of the subsidiary concerns has been arrived at by a close examina tion of their assets as well of their earn ing power. Mr. Morgan is said to have declared fhat without a combination the companies to be absorbed in one wouid have spent for betterments at least $50. --000,000 a year for the next five years. With the element of competition eli-<i inated, it is figured that all or nearly all of this will be saved. INSTRUMENT RECORDED. TRENTON, N. J., Feb. 25.—Artl.les of! incorporation of the United States steel | corporation were filed today in the state ! department. This is the gigantic Cain?. ! gie-Morgan combine. The articles of in corporation are in part as follows: 1. The name of the corporation is United ! States Steel corporation. 2. Location of principal office in i,he state of New Jersey is at No. 51 Newark j street, in the city of Jloboken, county of j Hudson. The name of the agent therein ! and in charge thereof upon whom pro cess against the corporation may be serv- j ed is Hudson Trust company. Said office is to be the register's office of said corpo: aticn. 3. The objects for which the corporation Is formed are to manufacture iron, steel, mangenese, coke, copper, lumber, and other materials and all or any articles consisting or partly consisting' of i: on. steel, copper, wood "or other materials and all or any products thereof. To acquire, own. leased occupy, use or develop any lands containing coal iron, manganese, coal or other ores or any woodlands or lands for any purpose of the company. To remove or otherwise extract coal, stone, ores or any other minerals or tim bers from any lands acquired, leased or occupied by the company, or from any other lands. To buy or sell or otherwise to -Jeal or to traffic In iron, steel, manganese, cop per, stone, ores, coal, coke, wood, lum ber, and any materials and any of the products thertof and any article-consist ing or partly consisting thereof. To construct bridges, buildings, rail roads, docks, slips, elevato:s, water works, gas works and electric works, viaducts, aqueducts, canals and other means of transportation and to sell the same and to otherwise dispose theroor or to maintain and operate- the same, ex cept that the company s>hall not maintain or operate any railway or canal in the state of New Jeisey. To apply for, obtain, register, purchase, lease or otherwise to acquire and to hold, use, own, operate and introduce and to sell, assign or otherwise to dispose of any trade marks, trade names, patents, in ventions, improvements and processes used in .connection with or secured under letters pStc-nt of the United Ht-Uos or elsewhere or otherwise; and to v.so, ex ercise, develop, grant licenses in re spect of. or otherwise to turn to account any such trade marks, patents, licenses, processes and the like or.any such prop erty or rights. To engage in any other manufacture, mining, construction, or transportation business of any kind or character ■vhat soever, and to that end acquire, lvy&, own and dispose of any and all property, assets, stocks, bonds and rights of any and every kind; but not to engage in any business herennder which shall requl c the exercise or the right of Anlncnt do main within the state of New Jersey To acquire by purchase, subscription or otherwise, and to hold or dispose of stocks, bonds, or any other obligation Continued on Fifth Vage. MINISTER COMER ON BIS WAY HOME HAS PLACED MR. j ROCKHILL IN CHARGE OF THE LEGATION AT PEJtIN. PEKIN, Feb. 25.— This morning Mr. Conger turned over the affairs of the United States leg«tiori to Mr. W. W. Rockhill, particularly tfie conduct of the negotiations with the; plenipotentiaries, and he will shortly return to the United States for a six mantt\s.' vacation. Americans here fe«l »'h*t this action !s a confirmation of the jjeport that every thing is practically settled, for Mr. Con ger felt it his duty to, finish the nego tiations satisfactorily. The Pei Ho river will open next week and then the exodus o| diplomats, cor respondents and others will begin. LI Hung Chang says he expects that the imperial court will return to Pekin as soon as notification is given that the troops of the allies are evacuating the capital. He also asserts that no further difficulty in the negotiations Is possi ble. , Some old residents here think there may be difficulty in connection with tho ceremonial of receivingthe ministers of the powers by the court, but the minis ters themselves do not anticipate any. The German and Russian barracks for the protection of their respective lega tions will be ready In a month. Mr. Rockhill today attended for the first time a meeting of the foreign en voys In an important capacity. No busi ness of an important nature was trans acted. BERLIN, Feb. 25.—The Lokal Anzeiger has the following from Pekin, dated Feb. 'The execution of Chih- Su, fortner gra;id secretary, and Hsu Chens Fu, son of the notorious Hsu Tung, tomorrow, by the hangman, will occur in the same plaje where last summer the two pro-civiliza tion mandarins were beheaded. The spot i.s within the German zone. "All the other officials whose lives are demanded by the ministers of the pow ers will be beheaded in Sjan-Fu. "The opinion largely prevails in Pekin that Prince Tuan's punishment will neces sitate the choosing of another heir to the throne than his son." LONDON, Feb. 25.r-The Reuter Tele gram company has received the following from Shanghai, dated Feb. 25: "Prince Tuan, Prince Chwang and Gen. Tung Fu Hsiang are still taking refuge at Ning H;a. Fu, province of Kan Su. "Two native Christians Kul Hua Clung-, in the northern part of the prov ince of Shan Si, report the massacre of twenty male and female missionaries and .nine children, who have been missing since October." ". ANTI-VICE PAFFEBS. ST. LOUIS CRISADEHS' AGE\TS CHARGED WITH EXTORTION. NEW YORK, Feb. 2a.— Etienne Boyer, a former detective sergeant; L.miis Le vene, a lawyer; Julius Boyer and Louis Gampel, were held in $1,500 bail each by Magistrate Hogan today on the charges of extortion. The ar.rests were the re sult of a complaint made to Magistrate Hogan by Edward H. Alcott, a saloon keeper. ' ' ; The police allege that Etienne Boyet and Louis Levene wejjfe at the head o* what was known as the "New York Anti-vict society." " ' Julius Boyer is the son of Etienne end i s charged with being implicated with his father in demanding extortion money, and Gampel is a barber, who, it is said, was used as a go-between. The specific complaint of Saloonkeeper A? eott. was that the men had extorted $lUO from liim by threatfffing to have his license revoked on the ground that he kept a disorderly place. In the district attorney's office it wag said that many other saloonkeepers be side Alcptt had undoubtedly boon vic timized. It was thought the -number would reach twenty. LYNCHING IN PROSPECT TERRE HAI'TE SCHOOL. TEACHE'II AS'SAUL/TED BY A NEGRO. TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Feb. 25.—Ida Finklestein, aged twenty years, a school teacher, while walking through a lonely strip of woods late this-afternoon on the way from- the school house, where 3he taught, to the Interurtjan electric lino, three miles east of Terre Haute, was as saulted by an unknown negro, whi shot her in the back of the head and cut her throat, severing the windpipe. After the assault Miss Finklestein ran for a half mile to a farm house with tho tlood streaming from her wounds and fell unconscious on the door steps. She is not expected to live. Officers and men, who have a good description of the negro, are scouring the country east of the city with revolvers and shotguns. A lynching may result it the assaulter is caught. Miss Finklesieln lives in Terre Haute and has been a student at the normal school. Miss Finkelsteln died tonight at the Union hospital. Several suspects have b€en'arrested and public feeling is arous ed to a high pitch. re* T" ■ • -~.«—f~ ■<r - - "'T- - ——»m ~" - „_».„ ,-^ _...„_.„,.. ;: . r^T;y; r"fl'.-.-p% CONGRESS-'TH HANG THESE BILLS UP UNTIL I GET MOBE TIME." iranii JUDGE BROOKS SENTENCES FRANK HAMILTON TO INCARCERATION AT STILL WATER PRISONER BEARS IT BRAVELY COURT SAYS JURY'S VERDICT IS SUSTAINED BY THE EVIDENCE CLEMENCY IS EXERCISED Ny« Asks for a Reformatory Sen tence, btit the Request Is , '•*.: Ignored—Stay of Ten ; / Days Granted. Frank H. Hamilton was sentenced yes terday to a term of seven years in the Stillwater penitentiary for the killing of Leonard R. Day. Judge Brooks pro nounced the sentence at 5:30 p. m., in the small court room on the second floor of the court house. The morbid crowd which has been awaiting the "last scene of air in this tragedy, was thereby foiled. About fifty people witnessed the scene. They were friends and relatives of coun ty officials and attorneys, who had heard of the arrangement. Hamilton was brought down from the jail by Deputy Budd. He looked distressed. He nerv ously fingered his face, and shifted his gaze, though never looking at anybody in particular. Judge Brooks entered the court room at 5:20, five minutes after the hour ap pointed. At a sign from the clerk, Ham ilton arose and stepped forward to a position squarely opposite his honor. He •was sworn. In response to Judge Brooks' ques tions, he said he had a brother and sis ter living in New York city, and an uncle. "Haxe you learned any trade or pro fession?" inquired the court. "I am a newspaper man," answered Hamilton. County Attorney Boaidman then moved for sentence. '•Have you anything to say why sen tence should not be pronounced upon you?" inquired" the court. "No sir," responded Hamilton, shaking his head. NYE ASKS FOR CLEMENCY. Frank M. Nye, of counsel for Hamil ton, then spoke in his behalf. Mr. Nye said he was at a considerable loss what would be proper to say at this time. It might not be proper to comment upon the verdict, its nature, or the means and manner employed by the jury in reach ing it after forty hours' deliberation. Mr. Nye said that the verdict, to say the least, was a strange one. Manslaughter in the first degree meant no intent to kill, yet the jury asked for mercy. "While every juror finally asserted to it," said Mr. Nye, "we feel and know that quite a portion of-that jury do not believe that Frank Hamilton, took the I life of Leonard R. Day. "It is a most lamentable and sorrow ful case. The drink habit is the cause of this young man's We feel in view of these extraordinary cir cumstances the court should exercise the prerogative 'that gives the defendant a preference and impose a reformatory sen tence, which the state provides shall apply to a convicted man between the ages of sixteen and thirty, thereby en abling the state to exercise that guar dian care which shall look primarily to the reformation of its children." As Hamilton is only twenty-four years of age, Mr. Nye contended that under the spirit of the l.\.w Hamilton was entitled to the utmost degree of leniency the court could alloy. "Has the state anything to say?" In quired the court. "Nothing," responded County Attorney Boardman. JUDGE PRONOUNCES SENTENCE. The court then pronounced sentence as fellows: "It is always a painful duty for the court to impose sentence ujvm a person of your intelligence, especially where the offense is of so serious a nature as that of which you have been Convicted. Of necessity such a crime demands severe punishment. Nothing is more pre cious than human life, and its unlawful taking is justly considered one of the most serious offenses known to the law. "I have not heard it questioned that you have received in every respect a fair trial. You were represented by most able attorneys, who did everything in your behalf that honorable practitioners could accomplish. The jury were ex ceptionally intelligent, and they evident ly gave the case their conscientious con sideration. Their verdict, in my opinion, is sustained by the evidence. In effect, the verdict declares that you unlawful ly killed Leonard Day, and that you were so crazed by passion or drink, or both, that you did not at the time know what you were doing, or at least did not be cause of your condition do the act in- Continued on Fifth l'age. PRICE TWO eENTSHSNSrSftW -V ! BULLETIN OF IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY Weather Forecast for St. Paul: ' Fair; "Northwest Winds. . j. I—Work of Coßsrcu. , •-•-'-• That Bis Steel Combine. £; Hamilton " Sentenced 'to Prison. -. Ban on Secret Societies. Military Favor Dor BUI. Beltraml'g ■ Lack of Fnmla. Young- In Repentant Mood. B—Legislative Doingiv. : ■■. .' 57 . ReapiMntlonment Fight. -.■;"'^'" South Dakota Solona. 4?— Editorial Page. • Sporting: News. . National Lengne Meets. - Religion. in Luzon. ' Death in Topeka Row. 6—News of Railroads. -. Popular Wants. Markets of the World. Chicago May Wheat, 76 I-4c. Bar Sliver, «1 Me. Stocks Irregular. '- .. ■ ' ' ' S—ln the Divorce Court. Dahistrom Retains His Nerve. WEATHER FOR TODAY. Minnesota-Fair Tuesday . and "Wednes day; light to fresh northwesterly winds. • _ Wisconsin—Fair Tuesday and Wednes day ;. light to fresh northwesterly winds. : lowa—Fair Tuesday and Wednesday northwesterly winds. '.-■' North Dakota-Fair Tuesday and ■Wednesday; northerly winds , South • > Dakota—Fair Tuesday and Wednesday; northerly winds. Montana—Fair Tuesday and probably Wednesday; variable winds. , St. Paul — Yesterday's observation*, taken by the United States weather bu reau. St.- Paul, P. F. Lyons,l observer, for the twenty-four hours ended at 7 o'c'o-k. last night.—Barometer corrected for tem perature and elevation: Highest temper ature, 17; lowest temperature, 5; average temperature, 11; daily range. 12; barome-' ter, 29.M ;. humidity, 74; precipitation, 0- 7 p. m temperature, 14; 7p. m., weather, partly, cloudy; wind, northwest 1 Yesterday Temperatures— Battleford *BpmHi'h Chica^ *3pmHi"h Battleford ...io 1 2 Chicago ....I a a Bismarck ...10-18 Cincinnati ....31 46 Calgary 28 J8 Cleveland ....34 36 £" luth * 14Galveston ....48 60 Edmonton ...24 SO Jacksonville .50 66 gavre ........12—23 Miarquette ...14 " 18 Helena: ..:.;.. 42 44 Montgomery .44 46 tturan •"•.:.;.. 18.2? Montreal '...20 20 Medicine -Hatlß 24 Nashville ... 44 44 Minnedosa ... 2 - IS-New Orleans 42 *8 Prince Albert 8 16 New York ....36 38 Qu'Appelle ..—2 . 4 Philadelphia .36 43 Swift CurrentlO 16 Pittsburg ...36 -JO Willis ton .....12 16 S. Franciacoi.62 64 Winnipeg ....0 10 St. Louis ....38 40 Buffalo .......32 32 Salt Lake C..46 50 Cheyenne . .36 [ ; -it ste. . Marie . .18 21 . .•Washington, time..(7 p. m. St. Paul). OCEAN LINERS. Naples—Arrived: Fuerst Bismarck, New York for Genoa. Liverpool—Arrived: Belgenland, Phila delphia. Sydney, N. S. W.—Sailed: Miowera, Brisbane, Honolulu and Vancouver. Antwerp—Arrived: Kensington, New York via Southampton Glasgow—Arrived: Astoria, New York. Alexandria—Arrived: Auguste Victoria NewYif; via ports. Gibraltar—Sailed: Hohenzcrilern from Genoa and Naples, New York. ABOUND THE HOTELS. At the Ryan—G. A. Gallagher, Swan River; D. M. Phelan, Duluth; W. C. Northey, Hibbing; Frank F. Merriiiin, Dcs Moines; Paul P. Bielitz, Milwaukee^ Mr. and Mrs. Dr. T. J. Murray, Butte; E. E. Gatchell. Miss M. N. Davies, Hud son; A. E. Slaughter, Stillwater; Miss L. King, B. C. Bunker, Miss Myra Jones, Miss Scott Chambers, Hudson; Fred Koehler, Superior; E. B. Hirschberg Mil waukee; Miss May Glass, Spokane. At the Merchants'—H. D. Saevers Grand Rapids; A. O. White, Thomas Tweet, C. W. Speelman, Bemidji; O. C Olsen, Canby; K. D. Chase, Faribault; J. H. Haver, Bemidji; N. G Benncr Grand Rapids; P. A. Carney, Mankato; Mr. and Mrs. William J. Lewis, Staples; Mrs. J. W. Koop, Brainerd; C E. Linn Sioux City; E. L. Bracy, Farmington; S. D. Purdy, La Crosse; J. H. Johnson, Canby; C. D. Grinds, St. Cloud; F. E Dudley, Bemidji; C. D. Griffith, Sleepy Eye; H. B. Lewis, Fort Benton, Mor.t. At the Metropolitan—H. O. Whitney and family, Gladstone; L O. Cook Kel >ogg; O. Daggett, Sauk Rapids: E. W. W. Harden, Le Roy; S. S. McCaull, Min neapolis; O. G. Manning. Yankton. S. D. At the Windsor—E. R. Gullitt, Morris; S. Parrel], Fargo; P. J. Johnson Duluth- Mr. and Mrs. Brown, Huron, S. D. At the Clarendon—F. M. Ha^be*? Brainerd; Theodore YVeiland, Shakopee-' Frank L. Dean. Grand Meadow; P. j' Miies, Oelwein; John Knight. Litchfild- O. J. Hanson, Milwaukee; W. O. Smith Casselton, N. D.; G. H. Wyman, Ancki: John C. Wilson, Seattle: T. O.Donne 1 West Superior; M. F. Finnigan, Morris." ' THREE WERE KILLED. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT AT THE ELBA HIKE, XEAR BIWABIK. DULUTH, Minn.. Feb. 25.—A special to the Herald from Biwablk, Minn., says: A terrible accident, resulting in the loss of three lives, occurred late on Sunday afternoon at Elba mine, six miles from Biwabik. Five boys were riding a car which is used in the shaft. One of the boys turned the switch the wrong way, and the car descended rrpidly from the top of the shaft house towards — the shaft opening. One of the boys realized the danger and pulled his brother off the car in time to save Jiim. The car crashed down the shaft opening, hurling the three young bays to the bottom of the shaft, killing them instantly. The boys were two sons of Joseph Feit, aged ten and twelve respectively, and Andrew Schlakdich's son, aged about eight years. NO VICE IN NEW YORK AT LEAST TAMMANY ANT.I-VICE COMMITTEE HAS SO CONCLIDEID. NEW YCRK, Feb. 25.—Chairman Nix on, of the Tammany anti-vice committee of five, announced today after a protract ed session of that body, that it had pass ed out of existence. "Affairs are such in the police depart ment," he said, "as to make the con tinuance of this committee no longer necessary." A full report of the committee signed by all its members is ready for presenta-. tion to Chairman McMahon, of the Tam manwy Hall executive committee, at it 3 first meeting. SPANISH CABINET OUT. RESIGNATIONS "OF THE MINISTRY GO TO ftI'EES REGENT TODAY. -. MADRID, Feb. 25.—At today's cabine counctl the premier, Gen. Azearraga announced that the resignation of the ministry would be handed to the queen reg-ent tomorrow. ■fen- . OFPiCiMI PAPER m^f - —OF THE — :: - .- OITY OF BT. PAUL. ~-*-y~ 'i * " ' ■" •'_ ■-•-■'■--■ ' ,- ■ -■ : 111 SUES I MINNESOTA SWEDISH LLTHERAJf CONFERENCE PUTS A BAN , ON ALL KINDS > SECRET ORDERS BARRED OUT MASONS, ODD FELLOWS AND TBQ L.IKK DEMED M i:>l m:n s|| 11' IN THE CHURCH EFFECTS OF THE ACTION Many Ministers nnd Laymen Fen* They May Be Disastrous to the Standing: and Influence of the Denomination. STILLWATER, Minn., Feb. 25.- (Spe cial.)—A momentous question came be fore the Swedish Lutheran conference at the afternoon session today, namely tiat of permitting men and women to join the church who belong to secret societies of any character whatsoever ana it evoked a discussion which will long be remembered by delegates and others who were In attendance. The conference decided by a vote of 105 to 42 that members of secret societies can not belong to the church, and follow ing the action of the conference this evening ministers and laymen alike from St. Paul, Minneapolis and elsewhere, said they feared the action of the con ference would bring on dire results, but they hoped something would be clone to remedy the matter, before the close of the conference. One or two minor matters came up for consideration at the opening of the ses sion and everything moved along har moniously until a call was made for a report of the committee appointed to frame rtsolutions, suggested in para graphs mentioned in the annual address of the president. A majority and a minority report were presented, the majority report being signed by twelve and the minority report by three, these signing the minority report being Rev. S. E. Sundqulst, of Dakota; Mr. Andrew Barquist, of Minneapolis, and Mr. C. M. Ahl, of Duluth. Members of the com mittee explained that the division among members of the committee arose on the question of secret societies, and the con ference decided to take up the majority report and it was adopted section by section. The resolutions covered in the first seven paragraphs dealt with churcn matters and lavored that all applica tions for help from churches should ccme before the conference and not be fore the executive committee or mission board as has heretofore been trie case. The next paragraph stated that when delegates from Minnesota to the synod meeting held in lowa, stated that the Minnesota conference favored applying the constitution in matters relating to secret societies or revising It, it was not the feeling of the conference and that the question voted upon and decided at the conference meeetihg held in Cam bridge last year, was merely to apj ly the constitution and not to revise it. DELEGATES WARMED UP. As soon as this paragraph had hern read delegates clamored for recognition and a heated debate followed, "which was not altogether free from personal ities. Rev. Carl J. Petrl, of Minneapolis, se cured recognition and stated that he fa vored a revision of the constitution upon this particular point. He stated that in the cities there are all sorts of orders and unions and that a literal transla tion of the constitution as it stands to day means that no member of any or ganization, either fraternal, insurance or labor organization, could belong to the church. He said he didn't open wide his doors to members of secret societies of all kinds, but he didn't believe in clos ing them, when every congregation had secret society members in their mid t. Cries of "no," "no," "no," came from all parts of the house and delegates clamored for Immediate vot?, but Pres ident Fremling stated that Rev. Petrl had the floor, and must be hoard. He stated that he had no Mages, no Knights of Pythias, and no Odd Fellows in his congregation, but had a number of members belonging to fratein.il insur ance orders and labor union? and he didn't believe in keeping them o:it. He stated that members of the conference had gone before the synod asking that the constitution be either revla d or en forced, these members representing the Minnnesota conference, and ho for one wanted the conference to take action in some manner. Scores of other pastors and laymen took part in the discussion and one of the delegates suggested that the vote upon adopting the paragraph be by bal lot, but hie suggestion was declared out of order and the conference proceeded, to a vote. The president announced that the paragraph had been adopted, but there were cries for a "division," and a rising vote was taken. The vote stood 10". in favor of adoption and VJ against adoption. The next paragraph was a sticker, namely, that pastors and congregation* shall apply the constitution as it now reads. This had no particular reference to secret societies, but took in the en tire constituticn, but delegates said it v.as unquestionably inserted to eovei; secret society laws as now laid forth In the constitution. After the motion to adopt that paragraph had been put dele gates were again asking for recognition and a heated discussion arose. Some favored striking out the entire para graph as unnecessary, declaring that there was no one who would say that, the constitution is not being lived ud V> at present. Others insisted upon its adoption as a record that the conference did not want its church members to be members of secret societies. The whole discussion practically devolved upon the secret society feature and Delegate Liar- j quint, of Minneapolis, arose and asked •the president if the. paragraph meant that members of labor unions could not become members of the church. SECRET ORDERS BARRED. President Fremling admitted his in ability to answer the question, but Dr. Norellus. the president of the synod, ; ar-^se and gave the synod's view of the case. He said that it wa.3 well known that the synod did not exclude all se , cret societies, but only those denying j the- divinity of Christ and those holding I religious services. A motion to strike ! out the paragraph was voted upon, but ■ was lost by a vote of 104 to 43, and the ' ! paragraph was then adopted, and the conference went upon record as opposing secret societies. Now comes the ques tion of whether or not the constitution •win be lived up to in this respect, and It so Juflt what the result will be. This is tho rpiestion that delegates askt-d themselves and others and was not framed by your correspondent. A resolution of sympathy was adopted for all pastors, who during the past year j had lost wife or child by death and a Continued on Third FaffC