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jj OFFICIAL PAPER
| OF THE
i CITY OF ST. PAUL.
VOL. XXIV.-NO. 67.
1 Iff II 111
- _. PINAL ADJOURNMENT OF THE SEN
ATE EXTRA SESSION IS IN
SIGHT
_FRYE RE-ELECTED CHAIRMAN
MAINE SENATOR HAS THE CONFI
DENCE OF HIS COLLEAGUES
ON BOTH SIDES
MORGAN CLOSES HIS SPEECH
Leader la Advocacy of the Nicara
gua Canal Talks Forcibly on the
Abrogation of the Clay
ton-Bulwer Treaty.
. WASHINGTON, March 7.—A number |
of senators who have talked with the I
president, express the opinion that the |
special session of the senate can be ,
brought to a final conclusion by next
Saturday, and some think that adjourn
ment may be reached tomorrow.
'-Senator"William P. Frye. of Maine, to
day, was re-elected unanimously presi
dent pro tempore of the senate to serve
during the pleasure of the senate. This
is the second time Senator Frye has been
honored by his colleagues. Five years
ago, on Feb. 7, 1896, the Republicans then ;
being in a minority, he was elected unan- '■
imously. His services as president pro ,
tempore, especially since the death of ,
the- late Vice President Hobart, have" j
won for him the cordial appreciation of
his fellow senators for his able and im
partial administration of the post.
At today's session Mr. Morgan, of
Alabama, concluded his speech in support
of his resolution declaring the abrogation
of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty between
the United States and Great Britain.
His peroration was really pathetic. He
had devoted the best yea^s of his official
life, he said, to advance the construction
of the Nicaragua canal, but now he did
not expect to live to see the work upon
the great waterway begun.
When the' senate convened today* a
huge bunch of beautiful roses adorned
the desk of Mr. Gamble, the successor
of Mr. Pettigrew, of South Dakota.
As upon preceding days of the present
session, the galleries were crowded with
spectators, but it was evident that Vice
President Roosevelt's warning that -he
would direct the galleries to be cleared
in the event of another demonstration of
applause, had had its effect, and not a j
.•ripple disturbed the quiet when the '■
vice president entered the chamber. Dur- j
ing the opening proceedings a large or- j
namental basket filled with bride and ;
jaqueminot roses was brought in and I
placed" upon the desk of Mr. Blackburn !
(Ky.).
The vice president announced the ap- j
pointment of Messrs. Cullom (111.) and '
Cockerell (Mo.) as members of the board j
of regents of the Smithsonian institution.
MORGANS SPEECH CONCLUDED.
' At the conclusion of routine business,
Mr. Morgan resumed his speech. He
declared it was perfectly clear that
the protocol;, entered into last fall by
this government were a distinct violation
of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. It was
equally evident that the United States
must abandon its plighted ■ faith with I
Nicaragua and Costa Rica, in order that j
the Clayton-Bulwer treaty might be !
. fastened permanently upon this govern
ment and hang like a pall over it, cr
take such a stand as will sustain the
president.
The protocols entered into expressed
the defiance by.the president of the Clay
ton-Bulwer treaty and his disregard of
its provisions. They undertook to place
the government on the high ground that
the Clayton-Bulwer treaty Is abrogated
by this government.
"It is our duty," insisted Mr. Morgan.
"to declare that that treaty is not in the
way of legislating for the Nicaragua ca
nal. If we hesitate today it will be the
same a year hence and the provisions of
that treaty will be fastened upon us."
Mr. Morgan urged that his resolution
be adopted in order that the president
might understand the . position of the
senate so thoroughly that he would feel
justified in proceeding along Jtfes looking"
to the construction of the Nicaragua
canal while congress was in its long
recess.
At the conclusion of Mr. Morgan's ad
dress the senate, without taking any ac
tion upon the resolution, went into ex
ecutive session, and at 1:50 p. m. ad
journed.
NOMINATED AND CONFIRMED.
The president today sent the following
nominations to the senate:
Charles S. Wilson, of Maine, secretary
of the legation to Greece, Roumania and
Bervia.
Volunteer army. Sergt. Maj. Walter
E. Barrards, Forty-ninth infantry, to be
second lieutenant; chief musician, Walter
H. Loving, Forty-eighth infantry, to be
second lieutenant.
The senate in executive session today
confirmed the following nominations:
Robert S. McCormick. of Illinois, to be
minister for Austria. Hungary; rank W.
Jackson, of Pennsylvania, consul at
Patras, Greece; Charles S. Wilson, of
Maine, secretary of the legation to
Greece. Roumania and Servia; Capt. A.
S. Crowninshield, U. S. N., to be chief of
the bureau of navigation with rank of
rear admiral.
t The senate also confirmed the military
nominations sent to it by the presidency
today, as well as the naval promotions
sent in yesterday.
* BUCKING COL. SANGER.
Senators Piatt and Depew, of New
York, are both opposing *the proposition
to nominate Col. Sanger for the office
of assistant secretary of war. Senator
Piatt saw the secretary of war. on the
Subject today and entered a formal" pro
test on the ground that Col. Sanger is
not a consistent Republican. Senator
Depew also has indicated his opposition.
Neither of them was consulted before the
nomination was decided upon. The selec
tion seems to have been made by th.c
secretary, but the senators claim that if
that official is <o assert that prerogative '
he should find a man who will be ac
ceptable to them. Senator Piatt today
expressed the opinion that the protest
which has been made would have the
effect of preventing the president from
Bending in the nomination.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
The first provisional squadron of caval
ry, new in the course of organization at
the Presidio, San Francisco, has l»een as
signed as the First squadron of the Fif
.tecnth United States cavalry, and order
ed to prepare for early service in the
Philippine archipelago. t
: The treasury department issued a war
rant in favor of Admiral George Dewey
for $9,570 on account of prize money
found to be due him from the court of
claims for the destruction of Che Spanish
fleet in Manila harbor May 1, 1898.
- The president had-another busy day.
Many senators and representatives;. called
to pay their respects before leaving for
their homes, and largo numbers of stran
gers, who have been here since the inau
guration, crowded the lower corridors and
the east room from early morning until
the doors were closed in the afternoon
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LIBERAL PARTY
REPUDIATES IRISH
CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN STATES
UNIONIST POSITION—NATIONAL
ISTS PLEASED AT AMERI
. . CAN DISPATCHES.
LONDON, March 7.—ln anticipation of
a lively debate and exciting scenes aris
ing from .the suspension of Irish Nation
alists and Mr. Balfour's punishment
proposals, there was a great attendance
in the house of commons today. The
visitors' galleries were filled, many peers
and ladies being among thos? present.
Though no extra policemen were visible,
a large force of Dolice was in readiness
within easy reach.
The Irish members of parliament are
greatly pleased with the tabic dispatches
received by John Redmond, their chair
man, from Irishmen in Boston and Chi
cago.
The speaker, Mr. Gully, announced that
he had received a letter from Mr. Jordan
to the effect that he had not defied the
authority of the chair, and on the motion
ot Mr. Dillon Mr. Jordan's name was re
moved from the list of suspended Mem
bers.
Mr. Balfour tMi moved his amend
ment to the rule governing the suspension
of recalcitrant members.
In supporting the motion Mr. . Balfour
said it was necessary to provide adequate
summary- punishment for such physical
resistance to the speaker's orders as oc
curred Tuesday.
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman- allud
ec to the grossly disorderly conduct of
certain members and said he had not a
word of excuse to say in their justifica
tion or palliation, but he suggested a
modification of Mr. Balfour s amend
ment. ••;• -.-
John Redmond said what had occurred
was a natural ebullition of feeling against
an unjust closure. He denied premedita
tion and said the moral responsibility for
what had occurred was wholly on Mr.
Balfour, whose proposal now was ex
travagant and unnecessary.
W. J. BRYAN IN CHICAGO
TALKED BRIEFLY OF SENATOR
SHIPS AND MKISLEFS ADDRESS.
CHICAGO, March William J. Bryan
passed through Chicago today on his way
to Buffalo, N. Y. Between trains Mr.
Bryan received a number of calls from
Democratic politicians.
• Mr. Bryan was not disposed to discuss
general political matters, but departed
from' this rule to some extent when ask
ed regarding^the probable outcome of the
senatorial fight in Nebraska.,
/ "The trouble seems to be," he said,
"that there are not enough senatorial, po
sitions to go around among the railroads.
It is possible that they may be able to
reach some compromise through a basis
of common representation, but the situa
tion seems to be rather complicated."
Asked regarding "his opinion of Presi
dent McKinleys inaugural address, he
said: . ;.': Sy
"I hardly care to discuss the matter at
any length and would reply, as Presi
dent Lincoln is said to have remarked
on a certain occasion, when asked his
opinion of a certain matter: 'It was un
doubtedly a most excellent thing for
those who liked it.' * R v _ : :
WILL GET SHORT SHRIFT
ENRAGED TEXAS FOSSE IN PUR
SUIT OF NEGRO FIEND.
CROSICINA. Tex.. March Mrs. Cor
way Younger, a farmer's wife, was bru
tally assaulted and finally murdered last
n ght by a negro. A posse of 200 me a.
headed by Younger, are, by the- aid of
bloodhounds, following the trail of th i
murderer, who, . doubtless,. will' meet a
terrible death at the hands- of the pur
suers. Si-Ay. \S-r~AAA
. Younger returned from the fields last
evening to find his wife missing. His
three-year-old child was playing about
the house and, after searching the house,
Younger asked the child where his moth
er had gone..
"A big negro knocked mama down and
dragged her away," lisped the little one.
Younger sounded the alarm, and after
a short search Mrs. Younger' body was
found in a brush patch not far from tha
house. There were signs of a terrible
struggle between the woman and her as
sailant. A gash extending from ear to
ear had ended her life. -
Aroused to an extraordinary pitch of
fury over the crime, men gathered from
the surrounding country, bloodhounds
were procured and the party mounted for
the chase of the murderer. • So far. how
ever, he has succeeded in eluding his pur
suers.
MARCONI IN THE SHADE
THE AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
CLAIMS BETTER SYSTEM.
WASHINGTON, March 7.—Since last
autumn the navy department has sus
pended the experiments in the employ
ment of wireless telegraphy as a means
of communication between naval vessels
and between vessels and the shore. Up
to this time none of the warships has
"been equipped with a permanent plant.
While it may be true that Marconi is
coming to the United States and that he
may while here communicate to the navy
department some proposition looking to
the installation of his own system of
telegraphy on our naval vessels, the navy
department has not yet engaged him to
do so. The latest proposition has been
broached by the department of agricul
ture. Secretary Wilson, hearing that the
navy was casting about for a service
able system of telegraphy, has written
Admiral Bradford to notify him that
the agricultural department has been ex
perimenting for some time with wireless
telegraphy and has attained remarkable
results. His . experts assert -with the
greatest' positiveness that. they' have
evolved" a system radically -different
from Marconi's and of far greater effi
ciency. For obvious reasons the details
of the process are kept secret, but it
is probable that within a short time a
practical exhibition will be made on
board of a naval vessel. The outcome
will be watched with the greatest Inter
est by ' all naval men, particularly .in
view of the announcement that not only
Great Britain but Germany and other
European maritime powers have ordered
the installation of wireless plants in
their navies.
BIG REPUBLICAN BOSS.
CHAIJR3IAX- HAXXA IX XEW YORK
WITH HIS FIRST LIEI TENANT.
NEW YORK, March 7.—Senator Han
r.a. of Ohio, and Henry C. Payne, of
Wisconsin, vice chairman of the Repub
lican national committee, are in this'city*
today. Mr. Payne said that he and Sen
ator Hanna are here to discuss various
party matters, including the senatorial
deadlock in Nebraska.
; : «-«-_— _ .
-Smallpox -Prevails in Kansas.
TOPEKA. Kan., March 7.—Dr. W. R.
S\»aa, secretary of the state board of
health, issued a bulletin today stating
that there are over 1,000 cases of small
pox in the state. The worst infected dis
trict is Crawford.and Cherokee counties
In: these two - counties there are not less
than 500 cases of the disease."--- ------
FRIDAY MORNING, \MAI*CH 8, 1901.
__.
Will II
CONSERVATIVE FACTION AVON A
DECISIVE VICTORY IN CONSTI
TUTIONAL CONVENTION
RADICAL , MOTION REJECTED
PLATT AMENDMENT REFERRED TO
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON
RELATIONS
CONVENTION WON'T ACCEPT IT
Gr Such Is the Prevailing Opinion,
but Danger of a Popular In
surrection Is Proba
bly Past.
HAVANA, March 7.—The Cuban con
stitutional convention met in secret ses
sion this afternoon' for a-formal "discus
sion of the Piatt amendment. The con
servative element scored a victory. It
was decided to continue the sessions of
the convention and to refer the amend
ment to the special committee on rela
tions with instructions to bring in a
report. Twenty-nine delegates were pres
ent, Senor Llorente and Gen. Rivera be
ing the only: absentees. Gen. Sanguilly
favored dissolving the convention and re
turning the amendment without dis
cussion. The other delegates were unan
imously in favor of continuing the ses
sions and of/ sending some answer' to
the executive department in Washington.
The argument turned on the question
whether the convention had power to
draw up a schedule of relations which
would bind the future republic. Last
week a majority of the delegates opposed
this view. Today Senor Nunez, represent
ing the Conservatives, urged that the del
egates were empowered- in the call for
the convention to establish permanent
relations with the United States,- and
ought not to try to shirk this duty.
Gen. Sanguilly contended that the in
tention of the original call was annul
led by Gen. Wood's instructions at the
opening^of the convention, \ when dele
gates were asked to give only an opin
ion. -.. " --':-_. "
SANGUILLY TURNED DOWN.
The radical element did not flock to
Gen. Sanguilly, as had been expected,
and the convention's action in referring
the question to the special committee on
relations indicates a willingness to recede
from the former attitude. It is under
stood that many of the delegates stiil
hope the amendment will.. be changed,
but there is no bitter feeling now ap
parent. If is doubtful whether the con
vention will ever agree to accept the
amendment, but the Conservatives main
tain that the willingness of the radicals
to discuss, and, if necessary, to send
a commission to Washington, gives a
more hopeful aspect to conditions which
were growing strained. -•'.'-"_">.
It is generally believed that the crisis,
if any existed, has passed, and by the
time the committee reports the present
excitement will have died out. Much
depends upon the-attitude of the radical
delegates. If an impassioned appeal to
the people is issued, as is rumored may
be the case, this will cause .demonstra
tions of protest against the United
States. But nothing in-the nature of ah
uprising is any longer feared./
CASE OF EDITOR' RICE.
Ordered Departed as "a Menace to
the Military Situation."
WASHINGTON, March 7.-The latest
Philippine mail has brought a copy of
the official order for the deportation of
Editor Rice, of the Manila Daily Bulletin,
to the United States, for the publication
of "certain charges against the honesty
and integrity of- an officer of the in
sular government."
In stating the immediate cause for
Rice's deportation, the order says:
"Investigating having been made and
the complete falsity of the charges made
apparent, and the result communicated to
Rice, he replied in a defiant manner that
he would reiterate these charges when
and where he saw fit. He is. therefore,
regarded as dangerous, inc-ndiarv, and a
menace to the military situation, and
will therefore, be deported as above
ordered." "v_:
>' . '
BRITISH WAR OFFICE
TAKING CHANCES
Twelve THOUSAND REINFORCE
MENTS TO GO TO KITCHENER
,;\" FIGHTING AT LICBTENBERG.
- LONDON, March 7.— war office has
received the following dispatch from Lord
Kitchener: - - " l\\,.
"Pretoria. March Isichtenberg, being
attacked; by Delarey's forces fighting con
tinued-.- all-day.,. long. Th© -garrison, con
sists of 200 yeomanry aud SO-) Northum
berland fusileers with two guns. Maj.
Fletcher and Lieut. Hull-are reported
killed. I am sending reinforcements."
ALIWAL NORTH, Cape Colony, Tues
day, -.March The Boers are occupying
positions "at Rouxville, twenty-five miles
north of here, iii the Qrartge Free State,
Busmariskbpfrand':elsewhere, in parties of
from to +0. President Steyn is re
ported to be-at Smithfield, Orange Free
State. . -.''; _:_':'".> _ ._. „- 2 '
Gen. Bruce Hamilton's column is here,
prepared "to advance. -.'}sA^-'-''-' ■' '
. CAPE TOWN, March 7.—lt is-officially
announced that Col. Gorrlng • r^occupied
Pearston, on the Great Riet river, March
6. He says the: tqwn should have been
impregnable to the Boers, but the town
guard offered inadequate 'resistance, and
the Boers captured the place, together
with sixty rifles, men and 20,000 rounds
of ammunition. jrr'vf-r ' - \ "?l".- ■;.
LONDON, Marclijs.—Whi^evelr negotia
tions are proceeding ' in \ Pretoria—and
Mr. . Kruger declares they - can only be
for an armistices—the ' government evi
dently : has -no intention of slackening
reinforcements^ The war office issued a
detailed '.-statement last evening of trans
ports that . are to sail ' for South Africa
within the coming, -week * with 12,000
troops, ''•'^'j^y^^-r'-; . *
The casualty list reveals,the fact that
two officers were killed" at Llchtenberg
March 3. J v ?^t „■ -'v :
Lord Kitchener's; telegram. "Am send
; ing reinforcement?;" was dated March
i 6. Evidently,. therefore; the fighting con
j tinued for some days, and further ad-,
i vices are awaited.-. with anxiety.
According to" -Daily Mail's dispatch
j es, Gen. Dewet and Mr. Steyn have sep
] arated, the former at Petrusburg,
j west of Bloemfontein, and the latter at
j Smithfield.
CONSTITUTION
MM FLAG
ARCHBISHOP. : JOHN . IRELAND
WOULD HAVE THE FORMER
FOLLOW THE LATTER"-
CHICAGO, March 7.—'.'The principles of
♦American liberty have been consecrated
for the world at large] They Journey
far and wide. No Monroe doctrine can
hold them" between the Atlantic "and , the
Pacific. Wherever the flag of our coun
try floats there is freedom and liberty.
It is not for me to discuss the.legal ques
tion as to whether the constitution does
or does not follow the flag. This Ido
dare say that if it ,be true the consti
tution does not follow the flag according
to law, let us pray £ that the ZTa/w be
changed." . . ■-.:"'.' 7i' j -.;
This was the climax -of an address by
Archbishop John Ireland to the local com
mandery of .the-^Loyai^ Legion, at its
: banquet at; Kinsley's tanight. -; It brought
volleys of :S cheers andkJ^p£atedf-salutes
from the -veterans. oft the army who lis
tened to it and applause if all assem
| bled./ Many of the : words of T.the speak-
er were lost, in - the noise. The arch
bishop also dwelt upon the power of the
country, the forces that have built, it up
and its growing supremacy. . ./;
TO DEAL IN FOREIGN BONDS.
European Issues to Be , Listed on
New York ■ Exchange.
NEW YORK, March 7.—The. Frankfort
municipal bond, issued in the recent 15,
--000,000 marks loan, will be listed shortly
on the New York stock'exchange. This
statement wa3 authorised by Speyer &
Co.. who have already placed nearly the
entire issue in this country. = The bonds
yield' about 1% per cent interest. They
are to "be "prepared in-'denominations of
4,000 marks each or approximately $1,000.
Application probably ,will: be made to.list
ether foreign government- bonds on the
New York 3tock exchange before long,
since financiers agree" that such arrange
ments would do blorifetif.secure; a .perma
nent market for such. 1 securities in New
York than anything else. „--;-*'•.
; UNCLE SAM-'GOSHI" -
if 1 111
POSSIBILITY OF MONTANA LEGIS
LATURE NAMING HIM FOR
SHORT TERM SENATOR
DEADLOCK IS STILL UNBROKEN
WITH THE CLOCK PUSHED BACK,
FACTIONS ARE FIGHTING
TO WIN
EXCITEMENT MOST INTENSE
City of Helena Is Thronged With
Delegations of Carter Boomers
Coming From All Over
the State.
CHICAGO, March 7.—A special to the
Record from Helena says:
Tonight the Montana legislature is striv
ing to break the deadlock that has exist
ed since the voting for the short term
senator began in January. This Is the last
day of the session. At midnight the hands
of the clock in the house will be pushed
back and the sun will be . peeping over
the Rocky mountains before the hour is
agreed" to be 12 o'clocK. The result will
be a deadlock, it ls predicted, though
there is hope for Senator Thomas H.
Carter. He is the only Republican in
Montana who stood the least show of se
curing fusion votes. The Democrats are
divided.. A score stay with Magifints, F.
Augustus Heinze's mine manager.
Other Democrats—the straights—
with H. L. Frank, the Butte millionaire.
Seven independent Democrats, with
others, have formed the field. Long ago
the Republican minority knew that Lee
Mantle stood no show, and Senator Car
ter was substttiitid. Carter's closing act
in congress on the day of his exit from
the senate, when he dealt the "coup de
grace to the river and harbor bill, has
augmented his senatorial chances might
ily. . yAAsA'-A^A'. .
At 7 o'clock the balloting was resum
ed, and .has continued with varying re
sults. Carter has thirty-two. . Trailers
have dropped out. The third ballot threw
a crowd ;to ; Frank and Maginnis, each
having 29. This shows that the fusionists
and Democrats are uneasy and are
amenable -to change. They could not
agree in caucus last night, however, after
hours wrangling over a candidate, and
the Republicans hope at the proper mo
ment to create a stampede .to Carter.
-uAA ; STILL BALLOTING. -
HELENA, Mont., March B.—At 12:30
o'clock this morning the Montana legis
lature is still balloting for a short-term
senator to fill the place made vacant by
the resignation of Senator William . A."
Clark. After assembling at 11:15 o'clock
the joint assembly at once began ballot
ing. On one-ballot Frank had as high
as .42 votes—s short, of an election. On
the next ballot he fell off again. Frank
and; Maginnis are the .leaders, on the- fu
sion side. Shortly after 12 o'clock factual
time the Republicans objected to further
balloting,-,.claiming the time for election
had expired. Their protest ' T was "not
heard, however, the clock' having been
stopped before, it indicated midnight.
There is nothing to indicate when the
election will occur, if at aIL
'■r ■■■ -' : ONE FREE FIGHT.
• BUTTE, Mont., March $.— A Miner spe
cial from Helena, Mont., says: Up to
12:40 this morning twelve ballots had
been taken in joint session of the Mon
tana legislature for the short-term sen
atorship without result. On the twelfth
ballot Frank received 36, Maginnis, who
is recognized as the Heinze candidate,
dropped from 24 to 8, and Walter Coop
er, of Gallatin county, chairman of the
Democratic state. . central committee,
jumped from 5 to 18. ■.-_"■;-]_*"H
As the sergeant at arms was about to
turn the hands of the clock"back at mid
night one of the Republican members,
Gregory, of Carbon county, tried to stop
him in order to prevent an election. Jn
the struggle the time record for fast
fighting was broken, along with the
clock. y_y -Iy.AAA-'ASt y^-ASSS::
-Thirteenth ballot: Carter 32, Frank. 26,
Cooper 18, Conrad 9, Macginnis 6, Gib
son 1. AAyJ
•-New York Worlds ' _
PRICE TWO CEXT3 fei
BULLETIN OF
IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY
Weather Forecast for St. Paul:
Showers.
I—Congress About Done.
No Crisis In Cuba.
Is Denied by Russia. £
May Return Senator Carter.
2—St. Paul Girl's Sensation.
Celebration at St. Thomas.
Will Lessen Tax Receipts.
Sensational Suicide.
3—ln the Northwest Legislatures.
"Work of Minnesota Solons.
String on Pardon Mill.
Editorial Page.
The Golden Idol.
s—Sporting New*.
News of Northwest.
"Hock der Kaiser.)'
c—.News of Railroads.
Popular Wants.
Markets of the World.
Chicago May Wheat, 75 I-Bc.
Stocks Lower.
Bar Silver, Ole.
B—News of the Courts.
Less Child Labor.
WEATHER FOR TODAY.
Minnesota—Showers Friday; Saturday
.probably fair; fresh easterly winds, be
coming westerly.
Wisconsin— Showers Friday; Saturday
probably- fair; fresh easterly winds be
coming westerly. v«^ ; >:.-.
lowa—Showers Friday; Saturday fair;
"southwest to west winds.
North, Dakota—Generally fair Friday,
except probably showers in eastern por
tions; Saturday fair and colder; variable
winds, mostly westerly. -_v- i
South Dakota—Generally fair Friday,
except probably- showers in eastern por
tions; Saturday fair and colder; variable
winds, mostly .westerly.
_ Montana—Clearing, and , colder Friday;
Saturday fair; westerly Winds.
St. .Paul — Yesterday's observations,
taken by the United States weather bu
reau, St. Paul, p. F. Lyons, observer for
the twenty-four hours ended at 7 o'clock
last night.—Barometer corrected for tem
perature and elevation: Highest temper
ature, 0; lowest temperature, 25; average
temperature, 32: daily range, 15: barome
ter, 29.84; humidity, 79; precipitation 0;
7 p. m., temperature, 38; 7 p. m., weather
cloudy; wind, east.
. Yesterday's Temperatures—
_ *SpmHigh I *SpmHigh
F-attleford ...38 40 Cincinnati ...44 48
Bismarck ...34 58 Cleveland ...32 a 6
Calgary 36 42 Galveston ...CO '62
Dulyth .......32 32 Jacksonville 44 52
Edmonton ...40 46 Marquette ...24 26
Havre 38 "42 Montgomery 52 54
Helena .....AO 40' Montreal a is
Huron 42 48 >'ishville ....4S 56
Med. Hat ... .40 42 iN. Orleans .54 60
Minnedosa ..18 2SlNew York ..32 34
Qu'Appelle ..24 54 Philadelphia 32 36
S. Current ..32 28 j Pittsburg \..36 38
Williston .-."..34 42 S. . Francisco 56 62
Winnipeg ,-.,.16 .22 St. Louis ....52 62
Buffalo ......30 32' Salt Lake ..40 54
Cheyenne*...44 581ste. Marie ..22 24
Chicago ......40 >40- -
•Washington time (7 p. m. St. Paul).
OCEAN LINERS.
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: New York—Arrived Cufic. Liverpool; '■
Amsterdam, :i Rotterdam. .Sailed: - : La
'Bretagne, Havre: Karlsruhe," Bremen.
Bremen—Arrived: Lahn, New York "VTa
Southampton: .Ttiier; . New York.
London — Sailed- Menominee, New
York. ::.:... .. ... ..........
Rotterdam—Sailed: Pctsdam, Boulogne
and ; New York.
-Cherbourg— , Pretoria, New
York. . .■-.;.._ -•_.; .'■ '•--.
. Queenstown— Arrived: New England,
Boston, for Liverpool, Sailed: Majestic,
New York: Waesland, Philadelphia.
Kobe Sailed: .Universe, Portland, Ore.
• St. ' Vincent, C. V.—Sailed: Hyson,
from Tacoma, Naples.' --' ;.;-"-■
Glasgow— Sailed; Corinthian, Philadel
phia. v ;
-.Gibraltar—Sailed: Kaiserin Maria The
resa, from Genoa • . and Naples, New
York; r. "■■-".' .'. 'SSr'S:~:S:A^
AROUND THE HOTELS.
At the Merchants'—E. J. Boyle. Rush
City; M. A. Aubolee, Two Harbors: Adam
Zeh, Red Lake Falls: G. H. Beyston,
Owen, Wis; J. F. Welden. West Superior:
C. H. Haley, Duluth; B. F. Schumacher.
Milwaukee; C. A. Rasmus?en. Cohocton:
5. G. Dennon. Minneapolis; F. C. "Bei=el.
La Crosse; W. G. Cameron and wife.
Winona; N. T. Clark. St. Charles: E. H.
Falsom, Taylor's Falls; M. J. W. Grata
St. Charles; M. J. -Evans, Milwaukeee; G.
M. Hedderich. Walliston, N. D.; G. L.
Miller, Hazeltbn, Io; E. C. Ballinger,
America, N. D.; T. Clark. Omaha; F. J.
Ernest. Minneapolis; C. E. Miller. Wa
dena; E. A. Merrill, Minneapolis; C. W.
Babcock. Kasota; G. A. Rubberg, Devil's
Lake, N. D.; D. V. Reed. Slay ton; F. B.
Huntington. Milwaukee.
' At" the Ryan—Thomas Hammers, She
boygan; George Miller, Willmar: A. O.
Newton, Livingston; F. H. Thatcher. F.
L. Bell, Winona. _ bS-z >.; ;:
At the Clarendon— L. Klemer,. Fari
bault; J. R. Swan. Madison; J. Finn. Le
Sueur Center; Rev. D. Bedden. Ervin.
Wis.; J? H.Drayhan, Sandstone,
jAt the Windsor— A. .Weld, Moorhead;
W. C. Hawkins. Red Wing: Charles E.
Johnson, Mankato; Theo. Streissguth.
Arlington: Mrs. E. Manning. Bemidii;
A. B. Stein, Battle Lake; T.Morrik, Min
neapolis; O. H. Hav;ill. St. Cloud; E. J.
Gamble, Grand Rapids; R. A. Stone, Mor
ris; Fred Petsch, Chippewa Falls.
At Hotel Northern—E. J. "urkland,
Tracey; K. K. Knudson, Burton, N. D.:
J. G. Staff, Fargo, N. D.; Ed Willis,
Stillwater; M. Fahey, Graceville.
!kt the Metropolitan—William M. Wood.
Bottineau; F. Boland, Willmar; T. C.
Hamilton, Spokane; W. W. • Miller and
wife, Grand Rapids; Amelia Nix, Monte
video; Elizabeth Orton, Montevideo; J.
B. Willis, Anoka; W. Potter, Aitken; B.
O. Slater, Fargo.
PLATTE RIVER GORGED
BACK WATER* INUNDATES LOW
LANDS AND DAMAGES RAILROADS.
: PLATTSMOUTH, Neb.. March The
Platte river is a swirling flood of rapid
ly rising backwater. An ice gorge which
has formed on the Missouri river has
choked the mouth of the Platte, causing
that stream to overflow its banks an!
spread its heaped-up burden of grinding
ice over the low lands on either si .c.
A section of the old main line of the
Burlington road .between Oreapolis and
Cedar creek has been washed out, stop
ping all traffic by way of that line. Both
the Burlington and the Missouri Pacific
roads have a bridge across the Platte at
this point, and the latter ls suffering
severely from the huge gorge.
All traffic over the Burlington between
this point ' and Schuyler and Lincoln is
being carried on by. way of Omaha.
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LAW OP ASSOCIATIONS.
French Chamber . Reject* Amend
ment Exempting Labor Unions.
PARIS, March The chamber of depu
ties today adopted article 12, of the law
of associations, after rejecting by a vote
of 472 -to 90 an amendment proposed by
M. Vaillant, Socialist,' adding the word
"religious" to associations with the ob
ject of not hindering the spread of labor
associations.". .
.Tlie premier, M. Waldeck-Rousseau,
pointed out that the law must deal with
all associations in order, to place the gov
ernment in a position to protect national
security;' " ""-':" * " .-
OFFICIAL PAPER
OF THE,
CITY OF ST. PAUL,
i m i ii
NO PERMANENT OCCUPATION OF
MANCHURIA BY FORCES
OF THE CZAR sA,
TO BE RETURNED TO CHINA
PRESENT OCCUPATION MERELY A
MODUS VIVENDI TO PRE
SERVE PEACE
SAME STATUS AS AT PEXIN
At Such Time as Effective Chinese
Government Is Re-established
the Russian Troops Will '
Be Withdrawn.
d££2?° N ' MarCh -The government
publishes a dispatch from the British
ambassador at St. Petersburg sir
Charles Stewart Scott, relating to th«
assurances given Feb. 6 by the Russian
minister of foreign affairs. Count Si.
dorf, concerning the Manchurian affair
It appears that the Russian minister con
sented , Feb. 27 to Its publication as ac
curately representing Russia's attitude In
the proceedings in Manchuria. Sir cnarte,
Scott says in part:
"Count , Lansdorf gave me the true
version of what had taken place already
He said he had read allegations in the
press that Russia had concluded or was
engaged in- concluding with China a con
vention or permanent arrangement which
would give Russia new rights and a v:r
tual protectorate over Southern Man
churia. This he declared to be qui_._
untrue, asserting that the only ground
for the rumor must have been" the fact
that the Russian military authorities
who had been engaged in the temporary
operation and pacification of the province
had been directed when reinstating the
Chinese authorities to arrange with the
local civil.authorities a modus Vivendi
for the duration of simultaneous presence
of Russians and Chinese in Southern
Manchuria, with the object of preventing
any serious disturbances m the vicinity
of the Russian frontier and of protect
ing the railway from the Russian fron
tier to Port Arthur.
IS NOT PERMANENT.
Some details of the proposed modus
Vivendi were sent for consideration to St
Petersburg, but no convention or ar
rangement with the central government
of China or of a permanent character had
been concluded with regard to Man
churia, nor had the emperor any inten
tion of departing in any way from the
assurances he had publicly gif»:n that
Manchuria would be entirely restored to
its former condition in the Chinese em
pire as soon as circumstances admitted.
"Russia was in the same position with
regard to fixing, the final date for evacu
ating Manchuria as the allies round
themselves in with regard to Pekia
and the Province of Chi LI. When it come
to final and complete evacuation of Man
churia, Russia would be obliged to ox
tain from the central -government of
China an effectual guarantee against a
recurrence, of the recent attack upon
frontier and. destruction of her rail way,
but she. had no intention of seeking this
guarantee in any -acquisition of territory
or an. actual, or virtual protectorate or
Manchuria, her object being simply to
guarantee the faithful observance ln the
future by China of the terms of the
agreement which she has been unable to
fulfill during the recent disturbances."
The minister " concludes by repeating
Count LansdorfTs assurances that there
had been no alteration ta the status of
Manchuria which would be restored whgpi
the present temporary military measures
had ceased, and the Chinese at Niu
Chwang and elsewhere would be rein
stated in the former position.
GUERRILLA WARFARE.
Yon Waldercee's Men Manage to
Find Dally Eight.
BERLIN, March The war office has
received" the following from Count yon
Waldersee, dated Pekin, March 6:
"A company of the Third Asiatics, un
der Capt. Knoersen, came'into contact
yesterday south of Man-Sheng with 400
Chinese regulars, who had apparently
been separated from their main body.
The Chinese.were scattered and fifty of
them were killed. Two of their banners
were taken. - ■:■;••;* '
"A small detachment was sent from
Tien Tsin to Thuang March 3 to sup
press bridandage. Three companies of In
fantry, a squadron of cavalry-and a bat
tery, all under Lieut. Col. Arnsted. left
for Hung Tsing. March 5, with the same
object."
CZAR'S DItIXKEX TROOPERS.
Russian Soldiers Attack British Con
sn»nte at Che Fo«>.
VANCOUVER, B. C, March 7-Tha
Japanese Mall says:
On Feb. 10 the Russian soldiers be
haved with great violence at Che Foo. A
whole squad became .intoxicated anl
gathered around the British consulate.
They killed the consul's Chinese serv
ant out of pure wantonness. The consul
remonstrated and threatened to report
them. . The Russians were ordered by
their drunken commander to line up and
fire at the consulate. Half of- them re
fused. . .The other half fired straight at
the consulate and the consul narrowly es
caped being killed.
WORK OF THE ENVOYS.
Basis of Indemnity Negotiation* Has
Keen Agreed On.
PEKIN. March 7.—The ministers' com
mittee has completed its report and the
general principle to .be adopted in the
case of indemnities is based men laws
in harmony with the Roman and English
systems.-
The negotiations, Mr. Rookhill says, aro
going on well, and he sees no reason
why they should not be completed ln two
months, with the exception of commercial
treaties, which will probably take a
longtime.
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GROVER AFTER DUCKS.
FORMER PRESIDENT OFF FOR A
S(HTI!KK\ HINTING TRIP.
PRINCETON, N. J., March . 7.—Ex-
President Grover Cleveland and Prof.
Paul. Vandyke have left Princeton fop
the South, where they will spend a few
days shooting ducks along the coast
of North Carolina. Their first stop will
be at Norfolk, from which place they will
go by boat along the coast In search of
the birds. Both were well equipped with
hunting paraphernalia.
Shrlner* Off for Honolnln.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 7.—The party
of Mystic Shrlners from the East, who
have been sojourning at the Oasis of San
Francisco for several days, embarked on
the . steamer Sierra today and resumed
the Journey to Honolulu. '"