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RI IMS Of IK 11 SAINTS AVI 1,1, HAVE A CREDIt'A BI*E BALL TEAM THIS SUMMER HECORL3 OF THE PLAYERS Most of Them Young Men, but All Have r.lKiie Good Slio>viuys and Will "Make Good." Jimmy Ryan Is In town, find he says that the practice work of tne local team ■will begin Monday next. All the players have been ordered to be in town by Sait urday so as to bo In good condition for the first day's work. Mr. Ry;n was seen at the Sterchants' last night and was asked about the prospects of the Saints for the coming yoar. He said: "St. Paul is looking for good ball this yoar and with good reason. I think I have a team lhat will give the city Just What it wants. 1 have followed a certain policy in selecting my team for the com ing season, and 1 think it Lj a good one. I want young men, players who are good runners can do something else besides bat. It may be insinuated that I have a number of amateurs on the team, but I can say that they all have records, and other leagues would be glad to get tii' m. 1 think there is no doubt that the team tihs year will put up a good pram.'. \Ye have nineteen or twen ty men signed now, and we have one or two others in mind The last man sign ed, as you know, was Tom Thomas. He played with St. Louis last year and was formerly wit?; Detroit. He is a s*ood twirler. I.< c La Gore is from Wisconsin, and we were induced to sign him because Comisk" y was after him. He is a good pitcher, and was highly recommended as Buch to Lcnnon. "Otto "Williams is an lnnelder from St. Louis, and I must admit that he is some thing of an amateur, but he has good recommendations and think he will do creditable work. T. Wh?lan has been spoken of here many times. As is known, he came from Raymond, 111., where ho played last year. He is recommended £iif a rattling good Infielder. "We have a possible inrtelder in Cas. eabone from Madison, Wis. He has ac repted our terms, but we have not heard from him since, and are waiting to have a chance to send him his transportation. He has played through the Dakotas for several years and also in Canada In the International league. He is well recom mended by Billy Sulh'van, of the Bean, eaters. Jake Parker Is a good outfielder and something of a catcher. He was one of the star players of the Western league up to the time he got hurt last year. He played with Dcs Moines. He even did good wcrk after he was hurt as first baseman. "Fred Holmes Is one of the catchers. He played for five years with different professional clubs and last year he caught with Grand Rapids. He was rec ommended to the Detroit club for this year but he was induced to sign with the Saints. He is a big man, weighing about 1!X) pounds. "Miller Huggias is better known here. He Is a good second baseman and he played with Fleischman's team at Cincin nati last year. He is a law student and hitherto has refused all offers profes sionally. He will prove to be a comer, H. L. Hunt, catcher. Is from Petersburg. Va. He caught sixty games last year with the Virginia state league, and aia good work. Good ball is expected from I him this season. Frank Myroskl and Bumpus Jones, ex-national leaguer, nave already been given considerable mention, and the same can be said of Phil Cava naugh, the outfielder ftrom ?t. Louis. Bill Wilson, the catcher, Is an ex-national leaguer and also a Western leaguer. He is a rattling good back stop and will make a first-class man in the league. "There is no need of mentioning Werd en here, for he is an old base ball man. George Andrews, the catcher from Chi cago, is a good man to have on first base. He is a good base runner and a fair hitter. Charles Baerwald was signed by Lennun and I know little aVut him. He is a catcher and came from \Vausau, Wis. I don't know whether we will keep him in the team or not. I am expecting great things of T. H. Larson, the fielder from the IlTnois Steel company team. It is said he can run 100 yards in 10%. He is easily the peer of all ama teurs around Chicago. E. \V. Holly, the short stop from Chicago, played at Manistee, Mich., last summer. Connie Mack of the Brewer 3, signed him this winter but there was a disagreement, and 80 he signed with us. "There Is another man we expect to g<=t, and that is .fames Hughey from Cold Water, Mich. He is a pitcher and played with the old Cleveland club and then with St. Louis. He was released four weeks ago. He would be a good ac quisition and I think we can get him. "We have already selected our suits. The traveling suits are of navy blue with wine colored trimmings. The home uniform will be a Bedford mixture witn wine trimmings. The suits will undoubt edly be the best looking in the league. The game with the university has been set for April 20 and we are expecting a hot one. The practice work wilj be every day fn.m 10 to 4. TEBEAU GETTING READY. Manager George Teabeau has completed arrangeim nts for the practice work of his team. All of his men will report at Jacksonville. 111., next Tuesday, where they will play three or four exhibition games asraivsst the Jacksonville team of An Excellent Combination. The pleasant method and beneficial effects of the well known remedy, Srsur of Figs, manufactured by the California Fig Stbup Co., illustrate the value of obtaining the liquid laxa tive principles of plants known to be jaedieinally laxative and presenting 1 them in the form most ref reining to the taste and acceptable to the system. It is the one perfect strengthening laxa tive, cleansing the system effectually, dispelling colds, headaches and fevers gently yet promptly and enabling one to overcome habitual constipation per manently. Its perfect freedom from every objectionable qualitj' and sub stance, and its acting on the kidneys, liver and bowels, without weakening or irritating them, make it the ideal laxative. In the process of manufacturing figs are used, as they are gleasant to the taste, but the medicinal qualities of the remedy are obtained from senna and ' other aromatic plants, by a method known to the California Fig Sybut Co. only. In order to get its beneficial effects and to avoid imitations, please remember the full name of t he Company printed on the front of every package. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. LOTTISVXLLE. XT, TSTKW YOEE, IT. Y. Jfarsale by all Druggists.—Pricesoc. per bottle. C^z~^\ <M&jft\ U if* Jiß^»T*' J Whisker GE.O. st.pav/lcssßENZminneapclis. . V>_ &SONS7_ tne 1.-T.-I. league. On April 13 tho tea?n will be taken to St. Louis for a series of three games with Patsy Donovan's National league aggregation. Exhibition games will afterward be played with th»> St. Joseph team before the opening of the season, which will open for the city on May 3. DES MOINES LIST. Manager Chase's tf am will be chosen , from the following men: Pirchers, Fred j Glade, Louis Pollcnow. Dick Glendon. Mike Steffanl and William H Morrison: catchers, Dave Seisl^r, Charles Conw-il and John Thierry; first base, John Rebsa men, J. Jamison and W. Kennedy; secon-i base, Henry Hines; third base. Charles Pease; shortstops, Artie Ball and William Gleason; outfielders, Otto Theil, "Lefty" Nagle, Frank Warner, Mattie McVickor. Louis Lippert and Josh Clark. ST. JOSEPHS PERSONNEL. St. Joseph's players are: Pitchers, Me- I Donald, W rlggs, Miller, Gibson. Maupin. ! Underwood, Bauldin and Rermond; catch ers. Hurley, Rofert and Wilkms; iniielJ ers, Davis, Schaumeyer, Hall, Hoy ani Qifford; outfielders. Green, Honey man. Schrall and Welday. MILLERS HARD AT WORK. Manager Beall's Team Having Good Time at Kirfcsville, Mo. Manager Beall, of the Millers, has re turned from Kirksville, Mo., where ho reports his boys are having a good time and getting in plenty of practice. In an interview yesterday, he said: "All the Millers are on deck except Kleinow, a catcher who played with Fort Wayne last year. 1 have ordered him to report, but he asks for a postponement until April 20-in order to finish his course at St. Andrew's college at Austin, Tex. As he Is p'.^lng every day I have ex tended his time, for I am sure he will re port in good shape. He. will have two weeks with the team anyway. "Kleinow is picked as a coming star by the fans and I expect him to do the bulk of the catching. One thing the Minne apolis fans may be sure of, they will at least see a catcher who can get the ball to second without scaring the outfielders. '•Lee Tannehill is a wonderful young ster—a six-footer, you know, but fast a3 a featherweight. He has shown up very strong thus far. As for Second BasPm in Brashear and Shortstop Cockman, I am fully convinced that they will be wanted by the National league before the season is over." As to the players bill of fare Mr. Beall says: ' 'Oh, that bill of fare was a 'josh' by seme reporter. I never authorized it. Tho players are now stopping at the best ; hotel in Kirksville and eat whatever th& other guests get. I want to build up the players, not Btave them/ "Will Glasscock be a favorite? None of tho other managers In the "Western league loves Glasscock, but all admit that he is the best cap-tain in the whole league." Mr. Beall is In Minneapolis to get Nie ollet park in shape for the first games, which will come in about a month. There will be a new roof on the grand stand and it will be waterproof. The Interior of the stand will be repainted and repair ed. Considerable work will be done on the diamond. Yule Beats the Gtants. NEW YORK. "April 10.—The Yale uni versity baseball team played the New York National league team at the Polo grounds this afternoon, and defeated the New Yorkers by the score of 5 to 4. Wcr.'tcrn I'nion* Organize. The Western Union boys of the city have organized a baseball team and an nounce that they aro ready to meet any seventeen-year-old team In the city. A, Ilor§an is secretary of the team. (irorgeton-n Beats Pennsy. WASHINGTON, April 10.—Georgetown defeated the University of Pennsylvania today at bastb3ll, by the score of 6 to 2. Westejrn Lea«ner» Won. I INCOLN. Neb., April 10.—University of Nebraska 1; Omaha Western league 5. BASE HITS. Both of Comiskey's experimental pitch ers— Skopec and Revoy—are doing good work. Pitcher Owens, a youngster with De troit, is showing fine spoed and great con trol. He never had a fair show last sea son. Bill Clark has been formally released by Boston. He can now devote all his energies to bowling and catching for J. Muggs McGraw, says the Chicago Journal. Dibby Flynn is back with Indianapolis. Last year was an off season for tho North sider, and he expects to do much better this spring. Win Mercer now denies that he jump ed, back to New York. He says that Manning suits him, and that he wants to play at Washington. Young Dobbs, the fast fellow secured from the New York league, will lead off in the batting for Cincinnati. He is touted as a corker. Henri" Gastright, the old-time pitcher, lias been appointed an umpire in the , Western association. So has Arlla Latham, the venerable clown. Jimmy Callahan and Clark Griffith are now full partners in Comiskey's ball club. Griff also gets the peanut privilege, and Cal the popcorn concession. Boston has decided that it doesn't want Rub Waddell. The erratic Rubs will now continue to make life a hades on wheels for the Pittsburg team and all who meet him. Lockhead, the California, shortstop, i 3 playing with Detroit. This man was with Cleveland two yeais ago, and did very well, but lasped into obscurity the follow ing season. Yale is at outs with the National league. Selee canceled a gan-e with the collegians because they played MeGraw'j team, and now Yale has decided to let the National league go to timber. Players on the Boston American league team think McLean, the gigantic Nova Scotiun, is the making of another Lajoie His play both behind the bat and on ;i base is said to be simply incomparable Ccrniskey now says the Baltimore team will beat all of them excepting Chicago; How the addition of Williams and Donlin and the discovery of Foutz' roal ability has boosted that once scrubby team! Bransfield and Jiggs Donahue, the n^w reeiuits, aie doing great playing for Pitts burg in the pracUce games. Those two men will make the team forg-t that it ever had a player named Jim Williams. It is announced that Jimmy McJamps will pitch for Hanlon tieain, and that his salaiy will be $5,(K0. D.\ McJames is -, r.:i r.bly pretty rusty by this time, and may prove a costly investment for Edward. John Tootl< 3tums Brush has not yet even Ftarttd the building of that new grand stand whereof Cinciniiati has beard s>> many things. The Red Fans will cv- Brush out entirely if he doesn't give thcra Eom< tiling pretty soon. Zaza Harvey has signed with Comiskey The red-headed left-hander can deliver the good. ail right, but : who . is groins ti| be -the Iceman? ; Somebody.•.will", ppt Tirol to make room for him, cure/, and it won be i Griffith,- Calla>han. or ? Patterson" It-is surely a- case of: gooU-by, Revoy. THE ST. PAUL GLOBE, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1901. EDDIE) CONNELLY WHIPPED. Tom Couhls Turned the Trick in Eleven ICouml*. LOUISVILLE. Ky., April 10.—Tom Couhig, of Dunkirk, N. V., was tonight given the decision over Eddie Connelly, of New Brunswick, in the eleventh round round of a twenty-round bout. Connelly was all but out, and the police stopped the tight. The fight took place before the Monarch Athletic club, and Connelly was 3 to 1 favorite. He forced the fighting for the first six rounds, but from that time to the end was at Couhig's mercy. Several times in the first six rounds, Connelly landed upper-cuts on Couhig's chin, but they seemed to lack force for they did no harm. In the third round Connelly was knocked down and took the count to six. In the eleventh round Couhig changed his tactics and made a chopping block of his opponent's head and face, ('onnelly being powerless to defend hlm- I self. He was knocked down with a left ! swing, but on the count of nine was on . his feet, only to be hammered all over ! the ring till the fight was stopped. The j men weighed in at 138 pounds. Before . the Connelly-Couhlg fight it was an nounced that the winner would meet 1 Matty Matthews before the Monarch club ! on Derby night, April 29, for the welter | weight championship of the world. Announcement was also made that the ; winner of the Dave Sullivan-Jack McClel land bout before the Southern Athletic club, April 29, would meet Terry Mc- Govern In this city on McGovern's re turn from the Pacific coast. The details are said to have been closed tonight with I McGovern. KAH.»EiSTOCJK A.\D ROBERTSON. This I»nlr Again Win lv Whist Club Tourney. The fifteenth game in the twenty-seven th duplicate whist handicap tourney, o£ the St. Paul Chess and Whist club, was played last night, and Fahnestock and Robertson again finished in first place. The score: N.&S. E.&W. Gain Metcalf-Williams ... 5 170 3.5 Dugan-Poiisonby . . 5 142 Ford-Lewis 5 163 1.5 Simcock-Colohan . ...45 119 Fahjiestock- Robertscn 2 171 .6 Clasen-Helm 5 141 Baker-Sanders 1 155 Fetter-Sperry 15 157 7.5 Btlf-Gimmell 4 161 2.5 Buford- Wright 1 . 151 Uunaldson-Garrity . • 4 161 2.5 Armstrong-Kane . ..35 148 Armstrong-Sanders . 4 159 Dodge-Stem 4 153 3. Wilson-Reed 3 160 .5 Countryman-Hay ... 5 152 Lawton-Patterson ...25 ■ 159 Carson-Yale 3 153 8.5 Larkin-Denel 3 162 Warwick- Hintermister . ... 5 150 2. Markham-Arnold .... 4 158 Miller-Ringold 3 154 8. Totals 1752 1650 Averages 162 150 High score: Fahnestock and Robert son. RESILTS AT MEMPHIS. Maud Gonue Wins Tennessee Brew ery Company Selling Stake , MEMPHIS. Term., April Racing was continued at Montgomery park to day, with the Tennessee Brewing com pany's selling stake the star event. W. J. De Boe and Triaditza were favorites. Larkspur, the Montgomery handicap winner, and Maud Gonne were next in demand, while long odds were posted against the remaining starters. The race was won easily by Maud Gonne, who got away In front, and, making her own running, won, pulled up by two lengths, from W. J. De Boe. Results: First race, four and one-half furlongs, selling—Tom Wallace won, Jim Scanlan second, Le Flore third. Time, :58. Second race, mile and an eighth, sell ing— King won, Sunlocks second, Kentucky Babe third. Time, 1:57%. Third race, four and one-half furlongs, two-3 rear-olds—Brannigan won. Old Hutch second, Wyeth third. Time, :56%. Fourth race, seven furlongs, Tennessee brewing stakes, selling — Maud Gonne won, W. J. De Boe second, Wild Pirate third. Time,' 3:28%. • Fifth race, six. furlongs—Cloritta won', Curd Gillock second, Sculptress third. Time, 1:16%. Sixth race, mile and an eighth, selling —Bomul won. Aloha II second Beana third. Time, 1:56. M'AULcBY WRESTIiIAG CHAMFIOX. Wins From Gns Do ring in Two Straight Falls. James McAuley won the wrestling match for the heavy-weight champion ship of the Northwest, at the Amateur Athletic club last night. The match was one for blood from the very start, and McAuley won the first fall in ten minutes with a body and arm lock. The second fall was also won by McAuley in nino minutes with a hammer lock after a hard struggle. Both men were in fine condi tion, and at times the outcome of the match looked doubtful. McAuley weighed 162. pounds, and Doring 158. Taken us a whole the match was . a clean cut wrestling bout, and every one v.ho saw it was satisfied that it was one of the best they had ever seen. Prof. A. F. Kan ten rt-fereed the bout to the satisfaction of all present. The preliminaries were all good, and consisted of club swinging by Prof. John Moe; boxing by George O'Brien and W. McDonald fencing between Prof. C. H. Rcss, of Montreal, and E. A. Marrault, of St. Paul; wrestling, Capt. F. W. Whitmore and Steve Koen. ■ There were nearly £00 present, and every one was well satisfied with the outcome of the match and . the even ing's programme. ; TI RP TALK. Some wag at Louisville set the wires on fire a week or so ago about Senex Gloria's great work-outs at Churchill Downs. .Senex runs very much in keep ing with the significance of his name. He is about as fast as a broken-down steam roller. The you sire, The Commoner, whose first get to race were Jiminez, as Ameri can Derby candidate, and - Maud Gonne, placed two youngsters before the starter at Memphis Saturday, each of which won at the first time of asking, and they were Belle's Commoner and AVainamoinen, and, strangely, Maud Gonne, a three-year-old, also by The Commoner, won the last race. Among the American Derby candidates is the blacck, or dark brown, colt Water Color, by Watercress-Sabrina. It is de clared in behalf of this young horse that he has grown, spread out, and Improved In every way, until now he Is one of the greatest appearing colts in the East, and one that his owners are confident will prove himself able to hold his own with the best of the year. ■.-.■ . Ed Wagner, In the absence of his broth er, Sam, who has gone to Dayton, 0., Is getting everything ready for the open ing of the Worth track on May 2. Book of conditions will be out in a few days and stables will soon be ready for occu pancy. Ed Is very enthusiastic over tho new plant and says he is one of the hand somest in America. He is a pretty busy man these days. M. N. MacFarlan, secretary of the new Memphis Jockey club, has been appointed to fill the position- of presiding judge -at the Windsor meeting, beginning July 22 Bob Loyd, general manager of the Wind i sor meeting, gave MaoFarlan the privi i lege? of appointing his assistants, and yes terday MacFarlnn announced that S. .13. Weems would be associated with him in the judge's stand. MUNYON'S INHALER CATARRH ; a^^^*' s, Coughs, JzSßjgf&Bis^ Influenza, Brcn- flfi chilis, Asthma wjffß^T?* I I and all Diseases S^^i |j|f cf the Throat >^' and Luncrs. Clouds of Medicated Vapor are inisaled through the mouth and emitted from the nostrils, cleans^ - ing and vaporizing all the inflamed and diseased parts which cannot .be reached by medicine taken into the stomach. ■ . ;. - ' J It reaches thpsnre spots— heals the raw places —goes to thettrafnf disease- acts as a balm and tonic to the whole system -$l.w at druggists or by mail. Munvcn,JS York and Philadelphia^' m hard house-work - IHlWiLimwi £ is does most ©i the w? rk Ili^^^^^^H $ THE N. K. FAIRBANSC COMPANY II KP^BK^^ffi^^^^ffllHP^^^^^^ U-'MiJLi, Ghteago tSaw York Pltt&bus-g St. Lout* Philadelphia Jf CTißiSSiirßll^^m^^^^ \S&^^^J<ZZ^[tft B&3ncsfactui»ens saSso of Fairy Soap §mm^^M^^ W&& L*<^^^^ __^ }|* P. &.—&uy the large package j^^^^^^^^^m 1 |fff IS IN MIIIAIO W RUSSIA NEEDS NO AGREEMENT TO KEEP HER. TROOPS WHERE THEY ARE WON'T FIGHT WITH JAPAN Japan Willing: ito Keep Hands Oft Providing Russia Doesn't Try to Swallow the Korean ■ Peninsula. ST. PETERSBURG, April 10.—The Rus sian press is abandoning that reserve with which it first discussed the govern ment's declaration on the subject of Man churia, It now declares that, the Joy with which the British press greets Chi na's refusal to sign the Manchurian agreement has *■ merely \ postponed the signing of a new understanding | with China, since the convention would be advantageous to China. ; ' - ■ ;• One paper says: "Our London friends overlooked the fact that in dissuading the signlrg of the agreement, they did not hasten the evacuation of Majichurla, but strengthened Russia's position." ' YOKOHAMA, April 10.—The Nishin- Shirgi-Eshi, a leading newspaper which reflects the government's views, applauds Russia's judgment and love of peace, and says the great desideratum now is the restoration to the Chinese government of effective authority, adding: "Russia cannot justly be condemned for the adoption of means to protect the rights acquired in Manchuria. Under the present conditions, the duty of pre serving order in Manchuria would devolve upon those responsible for Russia's with drawal. It would not conduce to Japan's interest to accept such a responsibility." JAiPAN WELL PLEASED. WASHINGTON, April 10.—The Japan ese minister, Mr. Takahira, today receiv ed official advices from the foreign of fice at Tokio entirely dispelling the alarm ing reports as to a Russo-Japanese rup ture and showing that the Japanese gov ernment accepted the latest declaration of Russia on Manchuria with the samt sense of satisfaction as it had been re ceived in the United States. Mr. Taka hira called at the state department and in formed Secretary Hay of the gratifying turn of events. The position of Japan as now denned in the highest official' quarter Is practi cally the same as that of the United States." A copy of the recent Russian communica time as it was given to this government. Though the texts differ slightly they are alike in all material points. The Jap anese government now makes known that it accepts this statement as made in entire good faith, and like the United States it is willing to leave the Man churian question in its present status. The assurances given by Russia are of such a character that the Japanese au thorities confidently look forward to a course of action which will remove the perplexity and dangers in which the is sue has been involved thus far. As the other powers already have indicated their acceptance of the Russian declaration, \ the course of Japan removes the laat possibility of division and appears to re store the harmonious concert which ha* thus far proceeded in dealing with China. TO PROTECT CHRISTIANS. Ksiiijt Issued by the Governor of Shnn Tung 1. PITTSBURG, April 10.—The Rev. Dr. George W. Chalfajit, of this city, has received a copy of what he regards as the most important Chinese edict of the century—the proclamation of Yuan Shin Kai, governor of the- province of Shan Tung, in China. . The following is the translation: '"With reference to the cause of the recanting of the Christians in the sixth moon (.July 1900), all Chen and Hsien oi ficials on their own authority determined and arranged the matter in the hope at protecting th« Christians. Thoir action was not on my instructions. On numer ous oectisions I oraerc.d my subordinate to protect Christian Interests, as you, reverend sirs, well know. "As there is now no disorder from in ternational friction, it Is the more im portant that former Bfaaty engagements be looked up and carefully observed. 'All pledges of Christians to recant, whether given to mficials or persons act ing as surety tlft-Tefore, all voluntary pledges or promises of whatever kind to the frame effect, are-null and void and no further account is to be taken of them. I have moreover, instructed my subordinates to put out proclamations for In-, public information, lest Christiana be rub.iect»d to hindrance or annoyance m the matter. "You, reverend sirs, have been preach ing in China many years, and without exception, exhort men conceivingl right eousness; your churr-h customs are strict and correct, and nl! your converts may well observe them. In establishing > -our custom you have been careful to st-e that Chinese law was observed. Ifow, tilery can It be said that there is disloy "To meet this sort of calumny I have instructed that proclamations be put out I propose hereafter to have lasting peace. Church interests will then prosper, and your Idea of preaching righteousness I can promote. - "The present over-turning is of a most extraordinary character. It forced you, lever end sirs, by land and water, to go long 1 journeys, and subjected youj to alarm and danger, causing me many qualms of conscience. "Everywhere (in Shan Tung), it has now quieted, and the new missionaries of Geimany and France and othar nations have returned to the interior to preach as formerly.-' If you, reverend sirs, wish to return, to the interior, I would beg of you to first give me word that I may most certainly order the military to care fully protect and escort you. "With wishes for your happiness, yours j in reply, „ , "—Yuan Shin Kai". i "Chinanfu, 11th moon, 27th day." (l?th January, 1201.) - REPORT im.GOiXFIRMED. Foundation, for Tale of Rebellion Without Apparent Foundation. -NEW. YORK, April 10.—A dispatch to the j Tribune from . London, says: Re-ports of an outbreak of fresh rebel lion in China are not confirmed and are attributed to Earl Li's disconsolate re flection tnat everything will go wrong since his advice has not been heeded. Tho more trustworthy dispatches indicate a steady progress at Pekin in the direction of a settlement bjV which the court can speedily return to the capital. Count yon Waldersee is keeping the commanders of the allied forces together and an agree ment on all essential points is already assured. There seems to. be some hone tnat the Chinese empire is taking to heart the lesson it has been so roughly taught if one may judge from the list of reforms proposed by provincial viceroys and gov ernors. The scheme includes the educa- i tion abroad of princes and ■, future high officials, as well as the organization of the army on western models and other innovations tending in the direction of \ greater security and administrative effi- ! ciency. The indemnity negotiations are proceeding satisfactorily, and a clear un derstanding 'is reported to have been ar rived at between England and Germany. CHINESE ROBBERS. German Troops Kill Twenty of Them in Pc Chi BERLIN, April 10.—According to a dis patch received here from Count yon Waldersee, dated Pekln, April 8, Chinese robbers were surprised at Tang Shan in Pc Chi Li province, April 2, and pursued by Captain Meister, who killed twenty of their number. _ BY KEFEEENDTO VOTE. 'Mid-Road Populists Will Decide Proposed Change _of Name. CINCINNATI, April 10.—In compliance with the sanction of the national com mittee of the Middle-of-the-Road Popu list party at St. Louis last December, providing for a referendum vote on changing the name to Populists and on public ownership of certain means of pro duction, distribution and other Issue 3, National Chairman Parker has fixed the time for this vcte at 2 p. m. Saturday, May 4, at the usual voting places. Chairman Parker issued a caJI for the national committee to meet at Detroit July 4. . .«■». . Low Rates Via "The Mllwatiicec." Account various conventions and meet ings, the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway has arranged to sell round trip excursion tickets to the points and at the extremely low rates mentioned be low: Milwaukee-Sell' April 32 to 13; re turn limit ADril 23 ......... $1295 Philadelphia—Sell May 11 to 18; re turn limit June 3. 3935 St. Louis— May 11 to 17; return limit May 21 ............ 2135 Lew rate round trip tickets to a large number of points in addition to those mentioned above in the Southeast, South and West, on sale first and third Tues days of each month up to and including June, i9Ol. ••..-. For further . information see "Milwau kee" agents, or address J. T. Conley, Asst. Gen. Pass Agent. St. Pawl, Minn. M^SEUHjOMOieS i**tw4ils?2?r . of Ulnne tfcar?*»^i\ *polls. Keturn this nd. and wo will laSt^ sSa scud you tUo steel range you may select tOC Iff! Un iintirv'fyoßiiTr arrell nil MlilirYwithii ULlly IIU IfIUIILI l.OOOmilet ipoUs. Keturn thla ad, and we will send you tho steel range you may select fc l>y freight C.0.D., subject to examinn wtion. You can examine it at your - gS'jUJ Imbsl Si freight depot, and Tf you find it per *£ ii'tSf&V*M9\n fectiy satisfactory, exactly as repre jgJF^jy Bf sented, the most wonderful value you KfilLi»§ssiSs ever saw or heard of, equal to ranges Se 'SaggSSsSs that sell at double the money, pay the i !<rg»M*!^raUroad agent cur special price and freight charge* 'If the range is not entirely satisfac tory, If you do iwt consider it one of the handsomest, best grade ranges made at the price, you need not ac cept it, and it will be returned to us at ourown«xpenso of freight charges both to vs. . ■ . .-..-• OUR FREE EXAMINATION OFFER "■* <flnable who lias an idea of buying a big steel range- to be con vinced ot the money we can save them on these our steel ranges, we make this liberal free examination offer. ABOUT THE FREIGHT 2^ psi& t,2 11£H£ greater or leaser distances In proportion. The freight amounts to really nothing compared to the big saving la price. Special Stove Catalogue Free, • - WF HIVP Qfll n Mor* S<MV' R*a in the last yeai 111 (In IC OULU than all other dealers combined The reason for this is that we sell THE BEST UANOB sold in Minneapolis, as we can get thousands of people using it to testify, and sell it for less money than other dealers ask for an inferior m&k« of range. These ranges are no experiment with us,as we have sold this one make for more than 10 years and our customers »'ho have used them the longest are the loudest in their praise We Will Guarantee Them in every manner .shape and form; we do not ask for any loop hole; If they do not •work perfectly we will take them back and refund pur chase price. Hotel Ranges a Specialty. — NO. I 21—thole Range.oven 12x1g......„....« 19 Q7 So. u-5—4-hole Range, oven UxSO , I 2' T O So. 185—i-h©to l«an«e, ovon 14x20, high shelf.„ 15 OO No. 133—4-Uole Kange, oven Ux2Q. high closet.. IQ 58 No. 134- -6 holy Ran^e, oven 20x20. plain t0p.... is 75 No. lsi—6-hole Hangs, oven 30*20. high shelf... 2 I 73 No. -6-hnlf Range, oven SOxSO. high closet.. 5378 No. it-holo K*njrc, reservoir, plain ton ... 04 7B No. 143-45-Uo!c liange, reservoir, high shelf ..* . 27?f% No. US—6-hol<? Kans-e, reservoir, high closet. ' innn DON'T FORGET THIS- A hirje B, ar . I. m^r £?*££ Ml than a*Ball «*e, and one of oar range* will Kst yon a Uf«-«ae. so order a good Bleed one. '•- •■-• • ;-■ - -..;.,..-. x; St. KOBKRTS- SIPFI.Tf ■ jHoiJaußi,w MIISXKAI'OLIS. JHS«. UK 11.1 IE HE HAD MADE) SEVERAL, WILLS AT ' DIFFERENT TSMEIS IN" HIS LIKE . TEXAS MAN ON THE STAND Tells of His Dealings With the Dead Man, With Lawyer Patrick ujiJ With Jones, the Valet- Secretary. NEW YORK, April 10.—Taking of evi dence in the commitment proceedings in the case of Albert T. Patrick, the lawyer, who is accused of having caused tho death of Mr. Marsh Rice, was resumed today before Justice Jerome. The first witness today was Capt. James A. Baker Jr.. a lawyer of Houston, Tex., who was named as an executor in the Rice will of 1596. Capt. Eaker, in reply to questions by Assistant District At torney Osborne, said that Patrick had never acted as attorney for Rice at any time. The will of Mrs. Lizzie Rice, wifo of William M. Rice, he said, was offered for probate in Galveston, Texas. This will was contested by the children of Mrs. Rice, who employed A. T. Holt and Patrick as attorneys. The witness appeared In these proceedings as attor ney for William M. Rice, the testimony in the oase being taken in New York city. He also said he had acted as Mr. Rice's attorney up to the time of his death, in September last. He knew Pat rick in Houston, Tex., as far back as 1891. The first news he received of the death of the aged millionaire was in a tel&graim sent him by Jones, the valet. He immediately telegraphed Jones to confer with M. S. Melvin, to maintain the status quo until he (the witness) ar rived in New York. He arrived in this city on Thursday following the death of Rice and met Patrick. Mr. Melvin was with the witness. "When I met Patrick," said Baker, "he asked me to step into another room as he wanted to speak to me alone. I said Mr. Melvin should accompany us, but I went into a back room with Patrick." Capt. Baker detailed his conversation with Patrick, who informed him that Mr. Rice had lost confidence in the witness and had engaged him (Patrick) as his legal adviser. The will of 1900 was pro duced by Patrick, who, after some ob jections had given the witness a copy though refusing to endorse it as a true copy cvf the will. The witness also re ceived a number of Pace's papers from Patrick. Patrick had told him he did not wish his connection with Rice to become generally known and said that Jones, Rice's valet, was the only person who knew of the relations. • The 1596 will was handed to Capt. Baker by the assistant district attorney, and the wit ness declared that the signature attached thereto was Rice's. Then the Swenson checks were handed to the witness, who ' declared that the signatures purporting j to be Rice's, were forgeries. ' j On cross-examination Capt. Baker said he_had not known that Rice had a mania for making wills, though through the | Holt litigation—which was over tho will of Mrs. Rice—he had learned that Rice made several wills between the years 1573 and 1896. At the conclusion of the cross-examina tion of Capt. Baker, Mr. Moore, for the defense, conceded that an autopsy had been held en the body of Mr. Rice. Annie McHugh, Bessie and Leah Pels ner, operators in the Thirty-eighth street telephone exchange, were called and tes. tifled to having stamped slips recording calls from Rice's telephone to one in the house where Patrick lived. Dr. Edward J. Donlta, one of the sur geons of the police department, testified ! that he was a deputy coroner of this ! county in September of last year, and j performed an autopsy on the body of ' Mr. Rice. He found the body in a well preserved state, the lungs were slightly congested and the other organs for a ! man of Rice' 3 age were normal. The in testines were shriveled up. The body had been ambalmed. Mr. Osborne then propounded a very I lengthy hypothetical question, to which Mr. Moore objected, but finally Dr. Don lin said that the congested condition of the lungs were such as would have been produced by inhaling an irritant, gase ous vapor such as chloroform. There were diseases which might produce thfs congestion, but no traces of such dis eases were found In the organs. Dr. Hamilton Williams, a coroner's physician, who assisted Dr. Donlin in the autopsy on Mr. Rice's body, cor-4 roborated Dr. Donlin's testimony regard ing the condition of the organs and the congestion of both lungs, and he said he found no traces of disease which would bring about such congestion of the lungs. In his opinion the congestion was caused by the Inhalation of some irritant or acid vapor, such as chloroform or ether. I As the the examination of Dr. Will iams was concluded the court adjourned until tomorrow. FEMALE NURSES HEKOIC. All Ptaitient* in luiuine Hospital Fire Rescued Uninjured. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., April 10.—Fir a which broke out at 3 a. m. in the wo men's building of the insane hospital at Motint Jackson, just west of the city limits, was brought under control berora serious property damage was done. Great difficulty was experienced in con trolling the patients of the two wards and getting them to a place of safety. This was accomplished by the female nurses, who displayed rare herorsm. Two nurses, Margaret WaltmaTn and Kate Nolan, were severely scorched but none of the patients were Injured. Prop, erty loss nominal. FOUEIGN OTWS NOTES. Sofia—A Macedonian, armed with a re volver and a yataghan, was arrestei Wednesday at the entrance to the So branje. The president of the Sobranja has received letters threatening to V low up the chamber of deputies with a b rn'i. Madrid—A hostile demonstration has taken place at the monastery of Para mos, near Oporto, Portugal. The raonka replied with gunshots, whereupon the mob stoned the building. A number of persons were wounded. Paris—Owing to the illness of M. Wal deck-Rousseau, the premier and minister of the interior, M. Gorges Lygues, rnihi&ter of public instruction and wor ship, has been appointed to the ministry of the interior ad interim. St. Petersburg—Lagowski. the provin cial official who recently attcrnj assassinate Privy Counselor Pcbiedoncst zeff, procurator general of the ho!y synod, has been sentenced to six year 3* penal servitude, with deprivation of civil rights. Berlin—The river Rhine has risen con siderably above the normal stage, 't is announced that at Cologne Wednesday the river rose eighteen feet, and th-t on the Swiss border villages are flooded and the people have fled from their houses. London-Gen. William Rooth, of the Salvation Army, celebrated his seventv second birthday by attending a series of meetings, at which he received the con gratulations of "the force." Telegrams from all parts of the world came in Tho general is in good health. Shanghai — Brigands have destroyed three towns in Thibet. They also cap tured and tortured, according to French advices, a French priest named Musot. The viceroy of the province of gz<=> Chuen. at the request of the French consul, has sent a force to rescue Musot Kingston, Jamaica—Yellow fever has made its appearance at Port Royal, ths entrance to this harbor. Two cases have been officially reported, and one death has resulted. The health authorities are taking prompt measures, and with every prospect of succeeding, to prevent tha spread of the disease. Bears the Tha Kind You Have Always BoagU Signature /^* _, j//?/7 ,<—/? of uz*&T?&Z%m Pollmann Tourist SJoeper to Califor nia Via the Sunshine Route — C, M. «fc St. P. Ry. Every Tuesday a splendid up-to-dato Pullman tourist sleeper leaves Minne apolis at 7:50 a. m and St. Paul S:00 a m via the Chicago, Milwaukee & St Taui Ry. and runs through without cbange to Los Angeles, Cal.. \ia Kansas City and the A., T. & S. F. Ry.. the famous Sun shine Route, arriving there the following Saturday morning. Through berth rate. Twin Cities to Los Angeles, only $6.00. Each berth in this sleeper will comfortably accommodate two persons. Tickets for use in this tourist sleeper from Minneapolis and St. Paul to Los Angeles, San Fiancisco, etc., now bring sold at the unusually lew rate of $32 00 For further particulars and descriptive folder address J. T. Conley, Aast Gen Pass Agent, St. Paul, Minn., or see "Milwaukee" ticket agents. |i Si unurv eJmSB ByKSSH Hii >f■>■»"!"(> with HIBBBX ' Mimtei'i ?■:- isg wB 'ni~ther faawy?ySw^Bcfc£3gMy?p»3Hßg cents -.cut thU tk&S*:i3jß&Sß\rl)9jlßS.\3jyftm wUI send you Bean f I*l* rid -ti f.i ' jfflH B\ freight *<9K\ subject to ox P^^^?^;'" •^EffSBgBM— auiinttioa. MarßlfiKßMisß 3i«li3 Yon can SSWSJI examine freight: wMflfl ESwr dcp'-t.iind yjpj perfectly cry. exactly as represented, one of the handnome* t steel yoi..ever mwand c. 1U »l toranpes that retaila< 45 00. pay the freight aent our Sptclal <>*rr Frke. #27.7J aid freight charges. ••6.7San<l chaigesif »7c la sent with V?mt' Ir- e n V ove w«l*fhß<»ltw •nKffreJfjht will avernß* 1.00 to JL£O or each &0 miles. The highest product of th« toy© maker's art. Without an equal at any price; sold dl «ct to user at about« the pries qiiotod by local dealer* Jatalogue No. 7i». siae 8-80. size of Ikl 8. No. of lids « v si« rfoTen2oz2lsl3H,«U;eof top iSxHH, height to top ol *nge SO, height to top of c«oset67, length of f.re box foi rood 25. weight 450, price complete with high closet and «serrolr. 827.75. Catalogue So. 721, size &-»), size o) id number ot H(la 6, size of ovenH)xtlxl3>s. size of toj Bx2*'v height top of range 30, height to top of clOße' 7. length of fir*.- box for wood So, weight 450. price com •lete with high closet and reservoir, 82077 . r.yfrj Kan^cli tulljr Umamtmi. Send for t?«t*n!osrue. . r.M,fiot»rts Suppiy House, ki*"£& ph°U9 5