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OFFICIAL PAPER
— OF THE
CITY OF ST PAUL.
VOL. XXIV.—NO. 68.
EH II
CUBAN PLANTERS WILL NO LONGER
FACE TARIFF WALL AT
THEIR VERY DOORS
ORDER ISSUED BY M'KINLEY
STRONGLY URGED BY CUBAN CO.M
MITTEE AND RECOMMENDED
BY WOOD
END OF THE SPECIAL. SESSION
It Is Now Believed That Final Ad
journment of the Senate Will
Occur Today— Nearly All Nom
inations Are Confirmed.
WASHINGTON, March S.-The presi
dent today issued an executive order
abolishing the Cuban export duty on
tobacco from April 1.
This action was taken on the earnest
recommendation of the Cuban economic
committee, which recently visited Wash
ington, indorsed by Gen. Wood. A pre
vious order had been issued fixing an ex
port duty of 50 per cent on Cuban tobacco
from April 1. Today's action removes
the export duty entirely.
Gen. Wood's approval of the abolition
of this export duty is practically an ex
pression of his belief that the Cuban
revenues from other sources are sufficient
for the needs of the insular government.
The original idea was that the tobacco
tax was necessary to fully meet the
financial requirements of the govern
ment.
The abolition of duty affects cigars and
cigarettes, as well as tobacco in leaf,
filler or cut. all of the various classes
of tobacco, raw and manufactured being
heretofore subject to various rates of
duty. That on cigars has been $1.35 per
thousand; on cigarettes In boxes, 90 cents
per 1,000; cut tobacco, $3.75 per hundred
kilos; leaf or filler tobacco, $6.35 per
hundred kilos, except that harvested in
the province of Santiago de Cuba and
exported through the customs houses at
Santiago, Gibara or Manzanillo, which
paid $2.20 per hundred kilos. All of these
duties are abolished under the order of
today.
It is estimated by the war department
officials that the abrogation of the
tobacco duties will cause a loss of rev
enue of about $800,000 or $1,(00,030 per year
But it is said that this loss will be more
than offset by the encouragement given
to the planters in Cuba to Increase their
production.
.The extent of the trade affected by the
order is very large, the tobacco exports
amounting to about $20,000,000 a year. Of
this by far the larger part came to the
United States. The total value of un
manufactured tobacco exported within the
eeven months ended July 21 last was $5,
--080,000, and of this the export to the Unit
ed States amounted to $4,575,00_>. In the
same period the export of . Cuban
cigars was largest to Great Britain, the
United States coming second. The total
value of the cigar exports for the seven
months was $6,030,000.
BRIEF SENATE SESSION.
Final adjournment of the extraordinary
session of the senate would have been
taken today had the new senator from
Oregon, Mr. Mitchell, been present to.
take the oath of office. He could not
reach Washington until tomorrow, how
ever, and adjournment was postponed un.
til that time. Mr. Hoar (Mass.) offered
a resolution providing for the appoint
ment of a committee of senators to call
upon the president and inform him that
the senate was ready to adjourn without
delay. Mr. Morgan (Ala.) objected to
consideration today, saying that Senator
Mitchell, of Oregon, would be in Wash
ington tomorrow, and it was due him
that the senate remain in session until
his arrival. No business of importance
was transacted in open session.
After the transactions of some brief
routine business, Mr. Lodge (Mass.) mov
ed that the senate proceed to the con
sideration of the executive business.
On that motion Mr. Hoar (Mass.) re
quested the yeas and nays, saying that,
for a particular reason, it was desirable
the roll should be called at least once
during the session. The motion prevail
ed unanimously, fifty-six senators voting
In the affirmative.
At 12:15 the senate went into executive
session.
The "particular reason" for a roll call,
referred to by Mr. Hoar, was that the'
name of Mr. Allen, of Nebraska, should
be included thus officially In the roll of
senators. Some question was raised as to
the right of Mr. Allen to draw his pay-
In the new congress under his appoint
ment by the governor of Nebraska.
Although Mr. Allen did not vote upon
the motion, being absent from the cham
ber, the calling of his name settled his
status as a senator. AAA
NAMED AND CONFIRMED.
The president today sent the following
nominations to the senate:
Consuls—Frank C. Dennis, of Maine, at
' CHiNESE JUSTICE iJNpES?
YANKEE SUPERVISION
WASHINGTON,. March 8.-So far as is
known the United States was the first of
the powers at Pekin to erect a regular
Chinese court of justice at the Chinese
capital in place of the arbitrary military
.courts which have been acting since the
entrance of the allies Into the city. The
war department has just received a copy
of an order Issued by Gen. Chaffee in
stituting "a Chinese criminal
court of Justice" for that sec
tion of Pekin policed by the
United States troops. This court consists
of one judge and one clerk, and the or
der, names Chi Piao Wang as the first
judge. It is required that the judge shall
be a Chinaman.' His jurisdiction extends
over all Chinese offenders against Chi-
EX-PI^ESIpE?«IT I^Al^^iSOl^
lrt SEl^fOliS GOrtplTloN
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March S.—Ex-
President Harrison is a very sick man
and his closest friends are alarmed.- His
condition is more serious than is gener
ally believed. However, Dr. Henry Jame
son, the family physician, who has
charge of the case, said tonight there
was no immediate danger, and in fact
he was not at all alarmed as to the out
come.- Asked if the age of Gen. Harrison
would not weigh very much against hi 3
recovery, the doctor said such would
naturally be the case to a certain extent.
. Gen.' Harrison is troubled with a com
plication of grip and intercostal neural-
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St. Johns, N. F.; Ernest A. Man, of
Florida, at Breslau, Germany;-Martin J.
Carter, of Pennsylvania, at Yarmouth,
N. S. • ■ • y'l'y ' • "
To Be Secretary of the Legation to
Guatemala and Honduras—Robert EL
Green of Kentucky.
To Be Secretary of the Legation at
Constantinople, Turkey—Philip M. Brown,
of Massachusetts. ■ . -
Navy—To be members of a board of vis
itors to the naval observatory: St. Clair
McKelway of Brooklyn, N. V.; Asaph
Hall Jr., of Ann Arbor, Mich • William it.
Harper, of Chicago;" Edward C. Pickering,
of Cambridge, Mass.; Charted A. Young,
of Princeton, N. J.; Ormond Stone, of
Charlottesville, Va. ..■.-.. .
First Lieutenants to be Captains in the
united States Marine Corps—Philip S.
Brown, John F. McGill, Louis M. Gulick
David D. Porter and a. J. Matthews. !
• Second Lieutenants to Be First Lieu
tenants, United States Marine Corps—H.
J. Hirshinger, Henry D. F. Long, Harry
R. Lay, Charles C. Carpenter, Charles B.
Taylor, A .S. Williams, Fred if. "ttslick,
Louis McC. Little, John Muir and Fred
erick M. Wise.
United States Army—lnfantrv—
ant colonels to be colonels: Stephen P.
Jocelyn, Twenty-fifth; Charles J. Keller,
Twenty-second; William F. Spurgin,
Sixteenth; Charles A. Coolldge, Ninth;
Charles A. Dempsey, First; William E.
Dougherty, Seventh.
Majors to Be Lieutenant Cclonels—
fantry—William V. Richards, Seventh;
Theodore M. Forbes, Fifth; David B.
Wilson, Twenty-fifth; Walter T. Duggen,
Tenth; Leon A. Matile, Fourteenth; But
ler D. Price. Fourth.
Cavalry—Lieut. Col. William M. Wal
lace, Second, to be colonel; Maj. E.'.JD.
Dimmick, Tenth, to be lieutenant colo
nel; Capt. George L. Scott, Sixth, to be
major.
Quartermaster's . Department — Capt.
John T. French Jr., to be quartermaster,
with rank of major; John W. Miller, of
Wisconsin, to be register of the land of
fice at Wausau, Wis.
The senate has confirmed all the nomi
nations sent to it by the president today,
except those of the board of visitors to
the naval observatory and the promo
tions in the marine corps. J
WASHINGTON NOTES.
T. E. Byrnes, who came to Washington
to see the inauguration, left for Minne
apolis last night.
United States Judge Amidon, of North
Dakota, arrived in Washington last night.
He will go to New York tonight, and
thence home.
The Republican senatorial conference
yesterday decided not to reorganize the
committees at this session. This means
an early adjournment of the 'senate
probably today. '.y:y--.
Representative McCleary has recom
mended the establishment of rural free
delivery route No. 3, at Amboy, Blue
Earth county, and route No. 2 at Worth
ington. Nobles county.
Representative Heatwole denies that he
Is a candidate for the oftice of public
printer, as reported in a St. Paul paper
"The office is well, filled now, and I have
no disposition to occupy it," said Mr.
Heatwole.
Senator Gamble lost his . committee
room after all. It was decided that Pet
tigrew's room belonged to a minority
senator, and Dubois, of Idaho, moved In
today. * Mr. Gambel will get another in
the capitol.
Secretary Hay and Ambassador Cam
bon, acting for their respective govern
ments, have signed an arrangement, ex
tending until Sept. 24, 1902, the period
allowed for the ratification of the French
reciprocity treaty.
The senate in executive session con
firmed the supplemental extradition
treaty with Great Britain, which has
been pending for some time. The treaty
adds to the list of crimes for which a
man can be extradited from one country
to the other. . • > >.
Senator Gamble has had his secretary,
R. A. McDowell, of Yankton, transferred
from the house to the - senate pay roll. .
He now draws an annual salary of $1,500,
which will probably be Increased when
Senator Gamble gets a committee chair
manship next winter.
Senator Clapp paid a farewell c:|l on the
president. When at the White house ne
again urged the appointment of Senator
Hiler H. Horton to a position of . the
Spanish claims commission. The presi
dent told him he would give Horton's ap
plication careful consideration.
So far as the state department is in
formed. Ambassador Porter Is perfectly
satisfied with his post at Paris and in
tends to remain there. Mr. Tower, our
ambassador to St. Petersburg, has never
shown the least disposition to change his
post, either to Paris or any other Euro
pean capital. *
An emphatic denial is given at the
state department to the statement pub
lished in a London newspaper, to the ef
fect that the United States government
has addressed a note "almost threaten
ing in tone," to the Danish government,
declaring that it will not permit a trans
fer of the Danish West Indies to any
foreign power.
Former United States Senator Carter,
of Montana, has been appointed by the
president a United States commissioner
of the St. Louis exposition. He has ac
cepted the offer. The position pays $5,0
a year, In addition to ex-Senator Carter,
the president has selected for members
of the commission ex-Senators John M.
Thurston, of Nebraska; William Lind
say, of Kentuckly, and George W. Ale-
Bride, of Oregon. •.-■•'■
CHIEtf OF POLICE
SHOT SEVEN TIMES
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis., March B.—
(Special.)— Chief of Police John Moore, of
Stanley, was shot through the heart to
night while making an arrest there. He
was shot seven times. Intense excite
ment prevails and a posse is looking
for the murderer, - who escaped. Moore
was married.
nese inhabitants. The judge may sen
tence to death, to the whipping post, to
money fine, to confinement, or (a pecu-;
liar Chinese punishment) ■ the carrying
of the wood ring inside of the city lim
its. Persons may be condemned to death
if they have participated j in., the Boxer
movement and injured life and property,
of they- attack the foreign police or if
they are guilty of murder or attempt of
murder, robbery, counterfeiting, "heavy
looting," burglary and rape; but no death
sentence shall be executed without the
approval of the" commander of the Unit
ed States forces. Ample provision is
made in the order for the protection of
rights of the prisoners. The. expenses of
the court are to be defrayed by the
provost marshal from the civil funds.
gia, and there Is some fear that this will
develop into pneumonia. The disease in
itself Is not necessarily of an alarming
character, but when the age of Gen.
Harrison is taken into consideration with
the diminution of his recuperative pow
ers, his present illness is -being viewed
with much anxiety. Gen. Harrison suf
fered much pain yesterday. - The large
muscles of the chest are much affected
and the patient was confined to his bed.
The most favorable symptom "yesterday
was the absence of fever,', and still .an
other circumstance in favor of the gen
oral has been his ability to i sleep, as. yet
his rest. not being impaired^ ..
SATURDAY MORNING, ] MARCH 9, 1901.
- uo LLnllL ill oHulo
Chicago CITIZEN has A merry
fight WITH THREE .
/;> CROOKS
HE WOUNDED ONE OF THEM
CAPTURED THE FELLOW AS HE
WAS DESCENDING FROM SEC
OND STORY
OTHERS THEN FIRED AT HIM
Pursued, the Burglars Stood Off
Their Wonld-Be Captors With
Revolvers and Made Good
Their Escape.
CHICAGO, March B.—A highly sensa
tional attempt to rot the home of Will
iam McLaughlin, the millionaire coffee
merchant, 97 Rush street, was made to
night. Scores of shots were fired and
Frederick McLaughlin, a son of the mer
chant, narrowly escaped . death. The
residence is in the fashionable district
of the North side. With bullets from two
revolvers flying about him, young Mc-
Laughlin stood on the front porch of his
father's house and caught a burglar who
had entered the residence, as the thief
slid down the porch pillar. The escaping
burglar, whose two confederates were
shooting at McLaughlin, drew his re
volver. Pressing it to McLaughlin's ah
domen, as he landed at the bottom he
pulled the trigger, but the cartridge
failed to explode. McLaughlin struck
the burglar a blow that sent him reel
ing to the ground. As he struck his
man, McLaughlin grabbed the revolver
from the burglar's hand and fired at him
as he fell. Then followed the escape of
the two men who had stood guard. They
rode east on Ontario street in a buggy,
each man firing his revolver. The man
deserted by his companion, ran badly
after them, followed by McLaughlin and
his brother-in-law, Gen. M. D. Harding.
FUSILLADE OF BULLETS. -
After running a block the pursuers
were-forced to halt, for the men in the
buggy made a stand at Lincoln Park
boulevard and Ontario street, and open
ed a fusillade while waiting for their
wounded comrade to join them. When he
got into the buggy the three lashed their
horse and went south on Lincoln Park
boulevard. McLaughlin followed, shout
ing as he ran. His shouts were heard
by Charles C. Keene, a candymaker at 67
Lincoln Park boulevard, who opened fire
on the fugitives, but failed to stop them.
The men in the buggy kept up the fire
until they were given free passage. The
robbers had obtained no booty at the
McLaughlin residence.
Frederick McLaughlin is secretary and
treasury of the Costello Chocolate com
pany, a graduate of. Harvard college -and
well known In society circles. '"
A servant girl had discovered the bur
glar .in the upper part of the house.
Alarming Frederick McLaughlin, she also
startled the Intruder, who started to
leave the" house as McLaughlin reached
the front door.
ARMISTICE BETWEEN
KITCHENER AND BOTHA
BOER COMMANDER AND HIS MEN
WILL SURRENDER—DEWET , t
IRRECONCILABLE.
LONDON, March 9.—The Daily Chron
icle, referring to the armistice at Pre- .
toria says: *
We learned that the untiring agent of
bringing about the arrangement was Mrs.
Botha, who was deeply affected by the
present plight of the Boers and did her
utmost to induce her husband to accept
the British terms. The meeting of Feb.
27 was limited by Gen. Botha's request
to know Lord Kitchener's terms.
Lord Kitchener replying that a general
amnesty would be granted to all who
surrendered, and to all prisoners except
those of the Cape Dutch, who being Brit
ish subjects, had fomented uprising. Gen.
Dewet and Mr. Steyn were, however, ex
pressly excluded from the amnesty. Lord
Kitchener further promised that if peace
was concluded the government would as
sist in rebuilding the farm houses and
other buildings destroyed under military
exigencies, would reinstate the lawful
owners and would help them stock their
farms. Those guilty of acts of treach
ery would be excluded from these bene
fits. ; AyA3.
Gen. Botha appeared satisfied with the
conditions and the armistice being ar
ranged, he. proceeded to consult his of
ficers, a vast majority of whom accept
ed the terms.
Dewet and Steyn both remained Ir
reconcilable. They declined any terms."
Dewet adding that on his part the war
had become one of revenge, and he in
tended to do all the mischief he could.
It Is probable that the original armis
tice of a week has-been extended. It Is
believed the remainder of Gen. Botha's
officers have now been won around, and
that he is likely to make formal submis
sion to Lord Kitchener March 11, when
his force will surrender to Gen. French.
According to our information - LtrS
Kitchener's dispositions made the speedy
capture of Gen. Botha's forces quite cer
tain. Gen. Botha frankly accepted the
situation, and was treated by Lord Kitch
ener at both interviews with the greatest
consideration. The negotiations between
Lord Kitchener and Gen. Botha are in
abeyance, says the Pretoria corrcsparid
ent of the V Times, wiring Wednesday,
"pending an answer from the British
government." r.:"> y.
HE WANTS BROWN'S SCALP
NAVAL OBSERVATORY SUPERIN
TENDENT AFTER PROFESSOR.
WASHINGTON, March B.—Charges
have been preferred to the navy depart
ment by Capt. Charles H. Davis, super
intendent of . the United States naval
observatory, against Prof. . Stinson J.
Brown, head of the mathematical branch
of' the observatory, who is an officer of
the navy, with the rank of captain. Sec
retary Long has had copies of the charg
es laid before Prof. Brown, preliminary
to the usual procedure of*a court of in
quiry, which will determine whetherthe
charges are of a character to warrant a
court martial. The affair grows out of
personal differences arising in connection
with certain legislation before congress
as to the position of astronomical di
rector of the observatory. The place
now held by , Prof. Brown was formerly
filled by the noted astronomer, Prof. Si
mon Newcomb. It recently : has been
recommended to congress that certain ad
ditional authority be attached to the
place, and , out of this grew the differ
ences. .; The papers have not . been made
public, but it can be stated f- that the
charges come under topi, main . heads,
viz: That the accused resorted to in
triguing methods to bring about the ad
ministration .of affairs which he desired;
that he made statements as coming from
Capt. Davis, which that* officer contro
verts; that he j threaten^ the superin
tendent with attacks upon the floor of
congress; and last, neglect of duty.
IN FRENCH CHAMBER.
EXPORT FLOUR BOUNTY DEFEATED
, —DEBATE^ ON STRIKES. Ay
PARIS, March B.—The /senate today
after-several days discussion, Rejected by
a vote, of 176 to 103, a bill Introduced by
the agriculturists, .thejj effect" of which
would have been to" impose jan export,
bounty of 2 francs- per quintal on wheat
and flour. "Si. , - .'"-1 '.' .■._"../.-.,
M. Quintln, Radical, and M. Faloux
vigorously opposed the bill as disastrous
to the": finances of the country, ,/ .
The chamber of deputies discussed an
interpellation by M,"" Antonio Boyer, Rad
ical Socialist, concerning the^ Monceau
mining strike. . .*.■.-.' .».'.'".'
M. Boyer criticised the action of the
local authorities and the violence lof the
gendarmes and recommended that the
government should interfere to put pres
sure upon the mining companies, in
sisting that otherwise a great strike
might ensue. A~'.S" iA f*. ''" *"V; :y:
Several of the . opposition members
criticised the action of the government on
strikes generally, including the Marseilles
ike, which they pointed out tended to
encourage such movements.V *
M. Millorand, minister of commerce,
and M. Waldeck-Rousseau, the premier,
repudiated the insinuations that the gov
ernment had fostered strikes. Both min
isters declared on the contrary that the
government favored all efforts to concil
iate labor disputes.
The chamber adopted ft vote of confi
dence in the government by a vote of
4C'i'« to 234. U
YOUNBESS ARE PLEASED
SATISFIED WITH DEMING BILL AS
PASSED BY THE HOUSE.
STILLWATER, March- B.—(Special.)—
When the bill which carried with it the
possibilities of a parole for the Younger
boys was defeated in the house two years
ago, Cole and James Younger acepted the
inevitable in a manly 'manner, and had
naught but kind words even for those
who opposed and voted agaiiist the meas
ure. When informed of the action of the
house on the Deming i,bill, Thursday
night, they were greatly pleased, and out
of the darkness that has surrounded
them for many years they saw a ray of
hope. They were thankful to their
friends who were instrumental in getting
the bill through the house, arid they had
no word of fault to find with those who
voted against the measure. On the other
hand they spoke well of everybody, and
will now await the action of the senate
and are hoping that it will also pass that
body. v- 3.
The amendment to the bill, which pro
vides that there shall be f a unanimous
concurrence of the board of pardons was
not distasteful to the Youngers, "arid to
Warden Wolfer they expressed them
selves that they thought it misfit be even
better that way, inasmuch as they be
lieved the board of pardons would act
justly and honorably by them. —
MINNESOTA ALSO RAN.
COLLEGE..MEN'S- DEBATE AT IOWA
CITY WON BY HAWKEYES.
IOWA CITY, 10.,. March 8.-The de
cision of the judges in the eight annual
lowa-Minnesota debate was; two to one
in favor of lowa,, the turning point being
the definition of the terms personal prop
erty tax. lowa- has won six of the eight
debates, now held. " ',' ... ' -
The presiding officer was Judge C. E.
Deemer, of the supreme court-. of lowa.
The judges were Sidney A. Foster, of
Dcs Moines; President C. E. Shelton, of
Simpson college, Indianola^ 10., r and Prof.
Stookey, of Coe college. Cedar Rapids, To.
The question discussed was that it is
unwise for the states to attempt to tax
personal property, which was affirmed feff
Minnesota, by P. J. Thompson, 0.. P.
McElmeel and H. B. Gisla'son, and denied
for: lowa by H. B. Noland, K. W. Morse
and H. E. Spangler. ''Aid
BAD LUCK FOR EDWARD
QUEEN SLANDER' WOULD GIVE HIM
LARGEST OPAL IN-THE WORLD.
LONDON, March B.—Sir Lawrence
Lyons, a lawyer, of Queensland, intends
to give King Edward what is believed
to be the largest and finest opal in the
world. It is estimated-td he worth up
ward of £50,000, and J Mr.! Lyons desires
that It be set in the king's regalia of the
Australian federation.- It ;is oval In
shape, two inches long and one dnd one
half inches deep and weighs 250 karats.
When found in Queensland it was an
Inch longer, but it was ..broken in the
process of removal. :S:Si •'-»;-:
pUI£E OF ORLEANS WAISTS
to flgKt M. peroUlepe.
M. ANDRE BUFFET.
PARIS, March B.—Lalßeformo says it
learns that the object of the forthcoming
visit of the Duke of Orleans to Brussels
,1s to act as one of - the' seconds of M.
Andre: Buffet, in the;eatpfected duel" with
Paul Deroulede." .' ! V ; :
The Rome correspondent of the Etoile
Beige says the Duke'of Orleans has de
clared . that he will ■ himself provoke M.
Deroulede, .as,he. considers the epithet
"a royal liar" a personal'epithet. '
According to the same authority tho
duke telegraphed M. Buffet, asking to re
place him in the encounter j and notwith
standing M. Buffet's refusal he intends
to persist in this determination. .
; - BARCELONA, Mar£_£ B.—M. Paul De
jroulede ; sailed , from '".Barcelona today for.
.Genoa,' accompanied by his sister and M.
' Marcel-Habert. '..;,; •-*-<-C . ■ {- r
11l 1181
COUNT LANSDORFF'S DISAVOWAL
REGARDING MANCHURIA RE
CEIVED WITH DOUBT
AN ALLIANCE AGAINST RUSSIA
BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE IS TRY
ING TO GET THE UNITED .AAA
:", STATES IN ONE
GERMANY'S PLACE DOUBTFUL
Thought That Country Would, ln a
Crisis, Take Its Place at the
Side of France and
the Czar.
LONDON, March 9.—A crisis has arriv
ed in Far Eastern affairs, which in the
opinion of the British government ls
graver almost than the troubles which
originally turned the eyes of the world
toward the Orient. In this crisis secret
negotiations are goi»g on between the
United States and Great. Britain with a
view Of thwarting what both governments
appear to consider a determined attempt
upon the part of Russia to plant herself
permanently in one of the richest tracts
of the Chinese empire.
The conference held Wednesday be
tween United States Ambassador Choate
and Lord Lansdowne had nothing to do
with the Nicaraguan canal affair. To
quote from a British official, the Nica
raguan controversy "was a minor matter
compared with the present situation.
What Mr. Choate did was to receive from
Lord Lansdowne a diplomatic message
declaring that Great Britain was not sat
isfied with Russia's explanation as re
gards Manchuria delivered to Sir
Charles Stuart Scott, British ambassador
at St. Petersburg, by Count Lansdorff,
and asking if the ' United States were
prepared to take steps of such a decisive
nature that Russia would have no alter
native but to recede from her position.
Almost simultaneously, the Associated
Press understands, the United States
government instructed the various ambas
sadors to take similar steps.
The answer of Secretary Hay has ap
parently not yet been received in London,
although the fact that almost concurrent
instructions were issued from Washing
ton, are taken to be a sufficient guar
antee that Russia's actions in Manchuria
will not be tolerated by the United States.'
JAPAN AGAINST RUSSIA.
Japan, it. is understood, is ready to take
sides with Great Britain and the United
States. Germany, in spite of the Anglo-
German agreement, is regarded as rather
doubtful, owing to Emperor" William's
friendship for the czar. France, of
course, will side with her ally.
. The significance of the present phase
can only be appreciated by those cogni
zent of the lethargic attitude of the
British government . hitherto regarding
Russian action, in .China., Within the
last few days all this has changed/ What
a week or two ago was pronounced only
in-line with Russia'_=r useful policy, .is
now termed "a 'grave and serious state of
affairs." .
I Lord Lansdowne is using every effort
.to bring the powers into Tine .in order to
present to Russia such a menacing front
that without any ambiguity regarding
.temporary or other occupation she. may
give up all designs upon -Manchuria,.
| What prompts the British foreign Office
to take such an alarmist view of circum
.stances usually looked upon as fatalistic
sequence is the apprehension that Rus
sia, having held her own in spite of the
protest of the ministers of the powers,
with the Chinese government," and having
put herself on record in the reply to Sir
Charles-Scott as determined at least on
a temporary occupation of Manchuria,
will refuse to back down. That she shall
do so Lord Lansdowne considers vital to
both for the future of China and for the
continued existence of the concert of the
powers.
Count Lansdorff's reply to Sir Charles
Scott is considered unsatisfactory. .
"If such excuses were accepted by the
powers," said a British official last
evening, "there would be nothing to pre
vent the immediate partition of China
for with almost exactly the same verbi
age any European power could justify
the. occupation of other provinces."
Upon the degree of support accorded
the movement by Germany and Japan
depends the result of what is considered
one of the most synchronous actions
of Washington and London.
The whole affair is guarded with the
greatest secrecy, and it was not appar
ently without motive that a special dis
patch was allowed .to go from London
announcing that the negotiations >. going
on between Lord Lansdowne anil Mr.
Choate related to the Nicaraguan ques
tion.
M. DEROULEDE.
Andre Buffet and Paul Deroulede are
two of the most fiery and implacable
public men in all France. Two years . ago
Buffet told the French senate that: he
had always conspired against the repub
lic, and that he would continue to-do so
as long as he; would be capable'of induc
ting men to listen to him. Buffet gets the
.credit for being the -real- head of the
royalists in France in spite of the fact
that his fatherwas one of the ministers
of Napoleon 111. ..Deroulede, who calls
Buffet a "royal liar," and must therefore
fight him, is a revolutionist with a lit
erary turn of mind. He " loves his: coun
try, but he does not seem .:. satisfied for,
a very long . time with any form of gov
ernment. His one desire Is to overthrow
the republic and to establish a govern- \
ment which will declare war on Germany
for the blotting out of old scores. -
PRICK TWO GENTS—J °" T«to-t
BULLETIN OF
IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY
.Weather Forecast for St, Pauli
Rain or Snow.
I—Export Tax Shut Off
Battle With Burglars.
Distrust the Bear.
After Kent-UN' Money.
Father Hart Goes to Manila.
Miss Cass' Offehse.
City Engineer's Report.
Corporation Attorney Caucus.
Northwest Legislatures.
Hennepin Turned Down, ;
Senate in a Tangle.
North Dakota Adjourns;.
4—Editorial Page.
The Golden Idol.
Weekly Financial Reviews.
s—Sporting News.
Around the Northwest.
Montana's New Senator.
©—News of the Railroads.
Popular Wants.
7—'Markets of the World.
Chicago May Wheat, 75 I-4c.
Bar Silver, CO 7-Bc.
Stocks Active; Irregular.
Kansas Keeps the Banner,
Hatchery to Stay Here.
Will Sue Hart N. Cook.
WEATHER FOR TODAY.
Minnesota— or snow in eastern;
fair in western portion Saturday; winds
generally northerly; brisk on the lake;
Sunday probably fair.
Wisconsin—Rain Saturday; winds gen
erally northerly; brisk on the lakes; Sun
day probably fair.
,J_S_7 Fa _lr in tern; occasional rains
probable in eastern portion Saturday:
colder, except in northeast portion
winos generally northerly; Sunday fair.
x C^ r c_th c ota-^air Saturday; variable
winds; Sunday rain or snow probable.
South Dakota—Fair Saturday; variable
winds, Sunday rain or snow probable
Montana — Generally fair Saturday:
southwesterly, winds; Sunday occasional
snows probable. ~. -Ac*
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, 35; lowest temperature, 34; average
temperature, 34; daily range, 1; barome
ter, 29. ; humidity, 81; precipitation, 12;
i P. m., temperature, 34; weather, cloudy
wind, north. ' """*>
Yesterday's Temperatures—
Bismarck Cincinnati *. 8. P«
£* 1 1 8r 30 24! Cleveland ....40 42
£" lutlV 30 30',Galveston ....Co 6?
Edmonton ...40 44 1 Jacksonville .60 06
5 a, vre ~-40 41l Marquette ...28 28
Helena ■-36 .42 Montgomery .62 66
•"ur°n. 36 , 44 Montreal ....30 34
Medicine Hat:6 IO 1 Nashville ....58 58
Minnedosa ...22 30 New Orleans.64 68
Prince Albert 26 28, New York C.44 46
QuAppelle ...26. 26; Philadelphia .46 54
Swift Current 32 40 ! Pittsburg ....44 48
Williston .....40 44! St. Louis ....56 56
Winnipeg ....24 30 S. Francisco..sß 62
Puffalo 34 44' Salt Lake C..32 36
Cheyenne ....28 34iSte. Marie ...28 28
Chicago 35 44
♦Washington time (7 p. m. St. Paul.)
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AROUND THE HOTELS.
At the Ryan—A. "_{_£_ Marshall, Duluth;
O. Parson. Austin; Mr. and Mrs. R. J
Coburn, Great Falls: Seth Newman,
Fargo; Edward C. Jones, Butte.
i At. the. Windsor—W. J. Bohrner, Mel
rose; M. McLaughlin, Fergus Falls; Ed
win Davis, Tracy; Charles Mason, Wa
terloo, lo.; John R. Gier, Conrad, 10.
| At the Clarendon—John Graham, Kal
ispell; John Heller,. Cavalier, N. D.;
George E. V. McCormick, Fargo; W. R.
Patterson, lowa City, Io.; T. O'Donnell,
West Superior, ."v ' ' .
' At the Merchants'—G. E. Hall, Du
luth; C. E. Rood, Montana; F. E. Stone,
Benson; O. E. - McLaughlin.--Bancroft,
Io.; C. C. Haupt, Fergus Falls; M. C.
Badger, Mandan, N. D.; H. C. Hum
phrey, Milwaukee; E. C. - Hallinger,
Amenia, N. D.; J. W. Hays, Spokane;
L. F. - Lammes, Mankato; Frances
Paulis, Grand Rapids; C. E. Linn Jljux
City; J. W. Sargent* Duluth; Mr. and
Mrs. J. D. Thomas, Spooner, Wis.; J.
L. Trovers, Duluth; Rev. Kearns, Spo
kane; C. J. Campbell, Fargo; Ward
Day, Hutchinson; T. Hallock, Fort
Dodge; W. H. Webb Jr., Bismarck N.
D.; C. E. Miller. Spokane. .
At the Metropolitan— M. Bigham,
Redwood Falls; J. S. Ellis and wife
Mankato; R. Price, La Crosse; L M
Fisher, Spokane; Geo. W. Harris, Paul
lina. Io.; O. T. Collier, Duluth; W. A
Proctor, Mankato; A. Allen, Bathgate-
W. A. Salisbury, Winona.
OCEAN' LINERS.
' New York—Arrived Tauric, Liverpool.
Sailed: Southwark, Antwerp.
Halifax, N. S.—Arrived: Numidian
Liverpool for Portland, Me.
Liverpool—Arrived: New England, Bos
ton. ._...-.
UNREST IN THE BALKANS
BULGARIA GETS A STRAIGHT TIP
TO BE GOOD.
SOFIA, Bulgaria, March B.—lncreasing
apprehension is felt in Bulgaria at the
concentration of Turkish trooos on the
Macedonian frontier. It is known that
large quantities of arms and ammunition
have recently been imported into the vi
cinity. Two Russian officers who made a
tour recently In Macedonia incognito left
yesterday for St. Petersburg. The Bul
garian government has received sharp re
minders from three of the great powers
that it is held responsible for the pres
ervation of order on the border districts
Great anxiety exists in Albania, which
is in a state of unusual foment.
FAULTS OP THE ARMY.
BRITISH SECRETARY OF STATE
FOR WAR DISCUSSES THEM.
LONDON, March. 9.-In the house of
commons last night Mr. Brodrick, secre
tary for war, prefaced; his introduction
of the army estimates for 1901-02 by say
ing.^ that the war in South Africa had
brought to light many faults, even in
those portions of the army system which
were believed to be best. ' He complained
of the scanty and reluctant support that
the government's proposals for strength
ening the military army had received in
the house of commons. ~
Mr. Brodrick said that the estimate for
the year, apart from the war estimates
amounted to £29,685,000. .._>._-■
The artillery was obviously Insufficient
and ; the field artillery must be supple
mented by heavier guns. The army must
be provided with a much larger body of
mounted men and the musketry men
body needs Improving. •'•' v
Drill needed Improving. It was a ques
tion between the voluntary and the com
pulsory systems. He' adhered to the form
under which 140,000 men had offered them
selves for the war. Compulsion, he said,
would be like applying the spur to. a
willing horse, and would be disastrous.
The government could not hope to get rid
of European entanglements. It could
not shut-out the possibility, of having to
dispatch forces to defend the British pos
sessionsabroad.;.".;. ;
OFFICIAL PAPER
— OF THE—
OITY OF ST. PAUL.
11 m 111
WELiL-TO-DO BUSINESS MAN AT
SCHUYLER, NEB., IS PLACED
UNDER ARREST
NEW SENATOR BLACKMAILED
THREATENING letter sent DB^
MAN DING the IMMEDIATE
MAILING of 95,000
FOLLOWED'PAT CROWE PLAN
Siadd If Money Was Not Forthcoming'
Dire Results Would Be Visited
. on Senator Kearns and
His Family.
OMAHA, Neb., March B.—Ernest J.
Wolter, a prominent merchant of
Schuyler, Neb., who was arrested in that
city by a United States marshal on a
charge of attempting to blackmail United
States Senator Kearns, of Utah, was
arraigned before Commissioner An
derson this afternoon. He waived pre
liminary hearing and was held to tha
federal grand Jury under $2,000 bonds.
The arrest of Wolter was the result of
prompt work by the postoffice inspection
department, it's agents having been at
work on the case but five days. There
were three letters written in connection
with the attempted blackmail. The first,
Fetf. 19, was addressed to the newly elect
ed senator at Salt Lake. It spoke of tho
senator's success In life and newly
acquired happiness and of the writers
need of money. It made a demand for
$5,000 and went into considerable detail
in directing how the money should bo
sent. It was specified that it must be In
$20 bills and that Kearns must get a
bundle of books and magazines and put
the money between the leaves. It was
further directed that one corner of the
bundle wrapper must be torn open, so
that the postoffice officials could see that
it contained books and would not open
it. It was threatened that if this was
not done, the writer would take Kearns
life, and that they would go to eternity
together.
The writer said he cared nothing about
life unless he could have the money, and
he directed that the amount be sent to
Box 484, Schuyler, Neb.
, THREAT OF KIDNAPING.
Two days later, Feb. 21, the same party
wrote a letter to Mrs. Kearns demanding
$1,200 at once, and another $1,200 by Aug.
1. A threat of kidnaping her children
was made a penalty for non-compllanco
and the writer stated that he was an
"expert with dynamite and nitro glycer
ine." -
These letters were put into the posses
sion of Inspector Sullivan, of Denver,
who at once started for Schuyler, arriv
ing there Tuesday. .He called at the
postoffice and inquired who had rented
lock box 484, and was told that ii had
been rented by Ernest J. Wolter. the pro
prietor of a leading retail establishment
of that city.
The- .Inspector j also learned that the
postmaster at Rogers, Neb., had received
a letter signed J. B. Walker, asking if a
lock box could be rented with a cotohina
tion that could be opened hurriedly. The
.writer stated that he was a traveling
man and had occasion to receive mail at
Rogers.and did not wish to ask for It.
The inspector confronted Wolter with
this letter and he admitted having writ
ten it, saying he had done so at the re
quest of a traveling man named Walker,
whose whereabouts were unknown and
Wolter's arrest followed.
Wolter refused to discuss the cas%
further than to say that he is not guilty
as charged.
"The case may look bad upon Its face,"
he said, "but I have no misgivings as to
the outcome. There are other parties in
this. That's all I care to say at pres
ent."
Wolter came to Schuyler from Salt
Lake, three years ago and opened a large
dry goods establishment at the latter
place, taking a prominent part in the
business affairs of the community.
Hitherto he has born a good reputation
and his arrest was received with much
surprise. While in Utah he conducted
stores in several towns, and during his
stay at Salt Lake, became familiar with
the reputed wealth of Senator Kearns.
He gave bond and returned to Schuyler
this evening.
DISCIPLINE IS STRICT.
YANKEE TROOPS IN PEKIN HAVE
SMALL CHANCE TO LOOT.
WASHINGTON. March Copies of or
ders issued by Gen. Chaffee, just received
at the war department, show that the
American troops in China - are under
the strictest discipline and ate closely
confined to the limits under the control
of the United States forces. When off
duty they are not allowed to enter sec
tions of the city policed by the troops or
other nations, and soldiers on duty can
not visit such sections except upon writ
ten authority. Soldiers are not allowed
to leave camp unless they are In proper
uniform .and the sergeant of the guard is
required to inspect all soldiers returning
from pass and lock up those found un
der the influence of liquor. Soldiers and
civilian . employes are not permitted to
carry revolvers or other firearms when
going on pass. .-,...;::";
Gen. Chaffee closes a general order on
this subject by saying:
_^'The attention of all honest soldiers and
men of this command is called to the fact
that there are thieves In our midst, wear
ing our clothing, who by frequent robber
ies disgrace all, bring about curtailment
of privileges to honest men, which, if
conditions were not as stated, might be
enjoyed more fully than authorized."
CHRIS MAGEE BEAD.
FAMOUS PITTSBURG POLITICIAN
PASSES AWAY SUDDENLY.
: HARRISBURG, Pa., March B.—State
Senator : Christopher L. Magee, of Pitts
burg, died at 5:22 o'clock this afternoon.
He had been in ill health for a long
time. ,i;t* yS ,
Mr. Magee's death was unexpected as
it was generally believed by his friends
that. he was improving in health. His
condition took a turn fox the worse last
night and the members of his family
were hurriedly summoned to Harrisburg,
His end was peaceful and calm.
His remains will be taken to Pittsburg
tomorrow afternoon. ">_.->
Mr. Magee was born In Pittsburg In
1848. Through the death of his father he
was obliged to go to work when fifteen
years old, to help support his mother
and three younger children. . After a
period as office boy,. ho obtained a clerk-,
ship and In 1569, was made cashier in the
treasury, and in 1871, was elected city
treasurer, and was re-elected in 1574. Ho
was elected state senator in 1892, and was
•twico re-elected, lie. was. a director in
numerous . Pittsburg banks, trust com-,
panics: and .insurance companies, - and at
the time of his'death;: was the -principal
owner, of the Pittsburg Times.
