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VOL. XXVI.—NO. 75. The Globe Is Gaining Rapidly Amount of Advertising Carried by the Globe in Five Of ■*9A *} IM/^lf C in Circulation and Adver= Months Ending MARCH lst ' 1903 -■■■• •I • • OO 9 I **£ InUHILd tising Patronage. for the same period last year .... 54 428 INCHES Read These Figures on Advertising: GAININ FIVE months of I •• 31 319 INCHES BIGGEST FRAUD OF A CENTURY IS CAPTURED Whitaker Wright, Who Swindled Englishmen and Americans Out of Many Millions, Nabbed as the Steamer Reaches New York Harbor. NEW YORK', March 15.— J. Whita ker Wright, the London promoter, who i-; accused of being concerned in colos sal frauds in connection with the or ganization of various financial corpor ations, was arrested today on the ar rival of the I'Yeneh line steamer La Lorraine from Havre. The arrest was made by two central office detectives at the request of the London police. Wright was taken to police head quartera and later to the Tombs police court, where he was arraigned before •■; magistrate and turned over to the United States authorities. He was then taken to the Ludlow street jail< With Wright on the steamship was a tall, pood-looking younw woman, who said she was the niece of the prisoner. Her name was on the passenger list as Miss P. Browne. Wright, when told thai he was under arrest showed no evidence of excitement and said that he wns a friend of King Edward. His principal concern was to avoid pub licity, and he asked that his arrest be kept from the newspapers. Wright and his companion were entered on the or iginal passenger list as M. Andreonl und Mile. Andreonl. That Wright did not expect to be arrested Is shown by the fact that soon after the steamship left Havre he told the purser that a mistake had been made in making the tickets out In the name of Andreoni. His name was ac cordingly changed and appeared on the additional list as Mr. J. W. Wright and that of the woman as Miss F. Browne. Wright was taken to court, where the detectives explained the arrest in a few words. Two United States mar shals appeared with a warrant for Wright's arrest, charging him with be ing a fugitive from justice. Wright was not called upon to say anything and in a few moments he was formally turned over to the custody of the mar- Bhals, who took him to the Ludlow Btreet jail. Miss Browne, who was left on the pier, remained looking after the bag page. She is a rather tall, slender per- Bon, dressed in dark blue and wearing rather a broad brim, low-crowned hat, draped with a flimsy light blue veil. She declined to make any statement beyond that she had come over to visit friends. After her baggage had been examined she left in a cab, Instruct ing the driver to go to an uptown ho tel. A High Roller. The financial crash of the companies floated by Whitaker Wright came in December, 1900. There were eleven of these, including the parent company, entitled the London & Globe Finance corporation, with a total capitalization of $60,675,000. Wright was the man aging director. Few millionaires lived in the same princely style as Whitaker Wright. In Park Lane, London, he had a minia ture palace, in the drawing room ot which was a copy of the famous cab inet Dv Roi of Louis XV. It took three years to complete and cost man> thousands of dollars. At Dodalming he owned a country seat, in beautify- Jng'.which 600 workmen were engaged. It contains costly fountains and statu ary brought from Italy. Wright's sta bles alone cost a small fortune. They have upholstered oak and leather sftt tees and polished gun metal fittings, while valuable paintings and bas re liefs adorn the stalls. His private yacht was fitted up with similar lux uriousness, and at one time he was credited with the intention of con structing a yacht to race Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock. One of the victims of the crash was the late Marc|uis""of Dufferin and Ava, formerly governor general of" Canada and British ambassador at Paris. He consented to be chairman of the Lon don & Globe, and had 25,000 shares in the? different companies. With Lord Dufferin on the board of directors were Lieut. Gen. Gough-Cal throp, who was colonel of the Fifth dragoon guards, and Lord Edward William Pelhnm-Olinton. master of the late queen's household and son of the fifth Duke of Newcastle. When the> crash came Lord Dufferin was severe ly censured for his connection with the Wright companies, but in a frank speech to the stockholders of the Lon don & Globe corporation he declared his position and won the sympathy of the company. His wealth", at one time large, was believed to have been swallowed up by these companies. Sheltered by Royalty. Much American money was lost in the failure of the Wright companies. There was a great outcry against the attitude of the authorities in not pros ecuting Whitaker Wright and his fel low directors of the London & Globe, and in January last a petition wns cir culated on the London stock exchange signed by many influential men, de manding the prosecution of Wright as It was considered that the credit of the city and of the London stock exchange demanded a thorough inves tigation. A fund of $2:»,000 was raised to Institute the prosecution of Wright. Arnold White, the author, at a meet tuff, said the reason the prosecution •was not undertaken by the government ■was that the directors of the London & Globe were sheltering themselves Continued on Fifth Page. THE ST. PAUL GLOBE. WILL FIGHT TO THE LAST DITCH They Denounce Injunction as Absurd and Un-Ameri can Edict, WATERBURY, Conn., March 15.— That the striking employes of the Connecticut Railway & Lighting com pany will fight to the last ditch be came evident tonight upon the arrival here of W. D. Mahon, president of the American Association of Street Rail way Employes, accompanied by Treasurer Orr, of the same associa tion. President Mahon immediately went into consultation with the ex ecutive committees of the strikers and the members of the national board, who are already here. At the close of the conference Mr. Mahon issued a statement announcing that it was the intention of the strikers, with the assistance of the national body, to fight the trolley company to a finish. In his statement • President Mahon characterizes the injunction Issued by Judge Elmer as "the most absurd and un-American edict issued by an Amer ican court. We shall fight this in junction in a legal and lawful man ner." After stating that if it can be prov en that the strikers have participat ed in any lawlessness they will not be supported by the national body, Mr. Mahon closes his statement by say ing: "We will make every effort in our power, either through arbitration or otherwise to bring about a satisfac tory settlement." "DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME," SAID DR. AMES Will Prove Himself Less Black Than Painted, and Get Well. BOSTON, Mass., March 15. —Accom- panied by his wife and Sheriffs Dreger, of Minneapolis, and Doane, of Man chester, N. H.. former Mayor Adelbert A. Ames, of Minneapolis, left here to night for the West to face the indict ments for bribery, and, If possible, prove his innocence. A little crowd of friends gathered at the south terminal to see him off and to them his last words were: "Don't worry about me. I shall prove that I am not so black as they have painted me, and, better still, I shall then get well." The train left at 10:45 a. m., and it is expected that the party will arrive in Chicago tomorrow morning. DAY'S NEWS SUMMARIZED WASHINGTON— Profits shown from irrigation works. Senatorial colleagues who barely speak as they pass by. Mexico Increases orders for products of the United States. DOMESTIC— Rumored the Great Northern will build to San Francisco. Arrest of Whitaker Wright, notorious English promoter, as he landed at New York. Buffalo Bill warns President Roosevelt that sheep are making the Big Horn basin a desert spot to be avoided by farmers. Indianapolis physicians and merchants are looking for two young men who pro moted and organized a medical alliance. Congress of Mothers will be held in De troit May 6 to 8. Sanitary report of the New York state board of health compares favorably with lormcr reports. Strikers force Evansville mayor and members of cabinet to participate in boy cott of the gas companies. Last chief of the Miami Indians turns over the remnants of his once great es tate to his children. Condition of Justice Day. of the su preme court. Is reported much Improved. American sailors rescue a numbe^ of, half drowned Cubans in the harbor q£ Havana. Seneca Indians living in Canada would purchase land in Oklahoma in order to be near their brothers. American Tract society holds its annu al meeting In Washington. Striking mill men of Colorado agree to settle strike and troops are to be or dered withdrawn. Mule spinners of Rhode Island decide to strike for increase in wages. Flood situation at Memphis and other Southern points is becoming even more serious. FOREIGN— Eight Frenchmen fight duels to demon strate the harmlessness of the duelling sword. Berlin police authorities refuse to per* mit the private production of the play, 'Mary of Magdala." Irish members of parliament address demonstrations and discuss the Irish land purchase bill. LOCAL— Charles Johnson, a coachman in the employ of Michael Doran, shoots himself in his master"s barn, and the barn catches fire. Frank Alberg is stabbed in a fight over a board bill. Two toughs create a disturbance in J\> Grand opera house and are rernowH by the police. Minnesota Mormons hold a general conference and pay tribute to Iho memory of Joseph Smith. Three men engage in a free-for-all fight over family affairs on St. Anthony ave nue and are taen to the police station. SPORTING— John T. Brush may sell the New York ball team to a syndicate. President Hickey returns from the scene of toe Coast league baseball -war. MONDAY MORNI.V3, MARCH 16, 1903. %//m i t°THt ugislature: ~~n w/z/fS "/////////I Work of the Capitol w//" '' '/if////// COMMISSION- WELL DONE '/ 111///, 'H Commissioners and Architects . £'~\^N V HAVE RENDERED FAITHFUL SERVICE. . __^ v^-M^^ f\ Accounts of cowussign correct.^ v>\\ H STATE riOhEY ECOMOMICALLY v vWtiJm The Building Should Be Completed as Soon as Possible. GREAT NORTHERN TO SAN FRANCISCO Coast Newspaper Says Two Eoutes Are Available aud Have Been Surveyed. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., March 15.— James J. Hill, president of the North ern Securities company, is planning to invade California by way of the north with-lines of the Great North ern railway, according to the Carll. It Is further stated that two sur veys have been made along the Cali fornia and Oragon coast ~~ between Portland and San Francisco, and that those interested in the surveys have already submitted to Mr. Hill two routes by which they can reach San Francisco. One surveying party worked north ward from Marion river and the oth er one southward from Portland, Or. Both routes surveyed are shorter than the Shasta route of the Southern Pa cific company, one by 120 miles and the other by at least 140 miles. It is asserted that the route select ed by the Hill surveyors provided for the grade of about 2 per cent, against a grade of 4 or more which is experi enced along the line of the South ern Pacific. Further information has been re ceived that in routing the new line the surveyors were instructed to include Coos Bay among the towns to be touched, or some other city on Coos bay, Crescent City and Eureka, in California, but it is possible that the two latter points may not be ignor ed, for since the surveyors completed their work the Santa Fe has sud denly acquired the roads around Cres cent City and Eureka, and announced its intention of immediately extend ing the small properties southward to San Francisco. Among those familiar with Presi dent Hill's purpose, it is the belief that the Santa Fe's determination- to get a foothold along the California coast was prompted and greatly has tened by an intimation that President Hill was preparing to cut through the same territory. As to President Hill's plans for a terminal on San Francisco bay, it is asserted that he already has secured option on property on the north side water front, where ferry boats can easily connect with the point on the Marion county side. LAST CHIEF OF MIAMIS DEEDS LAND TO CHILDREN Gabriel Godfrey Parts With Last Remnants of Extensive Estate. WABASH, Ind.. March 15.—Gabriel Godfrey, the last chief of the Miami Indians, has just parted with the final remnant of his once extensive estate, comprising some of the richest tracts in the valleys of the Mississinewa and the Wabash. Godfrey, now almost eighty years old and very feeble, twenty years ago owned nearly 1,000 acres of rich land obtained from the government, but this was sacrificed. He and his wife have now deeded to their children the little ten-acre tract twelve miles south of this city, on which is a plain story and a half frame house. This is the last of the property owned by the last chief of the Miamis. Chamberlain Tells the Kinr. LONDON, March 15.—King Edward this afternoon received Colonial Sec retary Chamberlain at Buckingham palace and talked with him on his tour in South Africa. TRACT SOCIETY REPORTS ON WORK During the Year the Gospel Is Carried to Nearly 800,000,000. WASHINGTON, D. C, Mare* 15.— The Washington annual meeting of the American Tract society was held this evening in the Metropolitan Presby terian church, Rev. Dr. George N. Luc cock, pastor. Justice Brewer, of the United States supreme court, presided. Rev. Judson Swift, field secretary, ot New York, gave a brief report, and Gen. C. O. Howard delivered an earnest and eloquent address. The report said the society was or ganized seventy-eight years ago "to diffuse a knowledge of Christ as the redeemer of sinners" by means of the printed page. During the year publications have been issued in English, German, Ital ian, Bohemian, Polish, Hungarian, Spanish, Bengal, Bulu, Fang and Mar shall Islands, and the number of dis tinct publications reach nearly 9,000, of which over 2,000 are volumes. The whole number of tracts and periodicals reaches nearly 800,000,000, which doea not include the millions of tracts and volumes issued at missionary stations in foreign lands. The number of peri odicals printed and distributed in the past twelve months aggregates 1,750, --000 and the number of languages or dialects published is 155. Union missionary colportage carries the gospel on the printed page to those in spiritual destitution, combining the press and voice. It is a house to house visitation. A colporter in a year visits about 12,000 souls, and leaves in their homes about 2,000 volumes. The results of colportage for sixty-two years shows 15,166,743 family visits, 16,436,477 vol umes distributed an* ' 8,866,698 cases where prayer was offered or a word of exhortation given. Seven hundred and thirty-nine thousand immigrants arrived in the United States during 1902, and the tract society is fur nishing colporters to labor among the people in their homes and places of employment, distributing Christian literature In the language or dialect which they speak. The evangelization of these people, the report says, is a work of national importance. The total distribution of Christian literature in the Spanish language for the year aggregates 2,000,000 pages, the greater part of which have been sent to the mission stations in the islands. This includes the publication of a Sunday school paper in Spanish, the first of its kind ever issued. Good work has also been done in the army and navy. By means of colporter wagons Chris tian literature is placed in the Mormon homes for the express purpose of reaching the children and youth. In the foreign field grants of cash have been made through local tract or pub lishing or tract societies to aid in pro viding a native Christian literature at the mission stations in Europe, Africa, Asia and the islands of the sea. Tht demand for Christian literature in the mission stations throughout the world is greater than it has been for three quarters of a century; The call for the serial publications and for additional colporters is ever increasing and press ing, and an earnest appeal Is made for funds. ALLIANCE AGENTS CANNOT BE FOUND Indianapolis Physicians and Merchants Paid Them Fees. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 15.— J. H. Wilson and H. D. Barrows, two young men who came here last sum mer and claimed to be agents of what is known as the Medical Alliance of America, have not been seen for about six weeks, and their patrons, consist ing of some seventy-five physicians and about 100 business men and oth ers, believe that they have been duped. Wilson incorporated the concern, and then explained their scheme to many physicians. The doctors were to pay an initiation fee or $10 and $1 a year dues and furnish a list of their pa trcns to the alliance. The agents then went among the physicians and in duced many of them to become "mem bers of the alliance" by paying an in itiation fee of $1 and weekly payments of 15 cents. In return the patrons were" to receive free medical attention. The merchants were next visited and induced to become members on the payment of $2 upon their agree ment to allow the patrons of the al liance a discount of 5 per cent on arti cles furnished. The "Medical Alliance" also issued policies for the payment of death benefits. About 55,000 was se cured here by the two men. Letters have been written to the home office of the Medical Alliance of America in Montreal and an answer received that the matter would be investigated. DETROIT GETS THE CONGRESS OF MOTHERS Annual Conference of National Body Will Be Held in May. NEW YORK, March 15.—The an nual conference of the National Con gress of Mothers will be held this year at Detroit, Mich., May 5 to 8. To the board of management the congress has intrusted the conduct of its business for three years, thus giving more time for conferences, lec tures and discussions. An Important feature of the work of the congress is to secure the co-operation of home and school which has been effected in hundreds of schools on plans outlined by the congress. CONDITION OF JUSTICE DAY IS ENCOURAGING Physicians Now Confident the Jurist Will Recover. WASHINGTON, D. C, March 15.— The condition of Justice Day, of the United States supreme court, who is ill here with pneumonia, continues en couraging. Dr. B. L. Edwards, th 6 attending physician, had Dr. "William Oslen, the specialist from Johns Hop kins university, come over today "sor another consultation with him regard ing the case, and after it was conclud ed they issued the following: bulletin: "Justice Day's condition is Improved. There has been no extension of the pneumonia. Symptoms favorable." PRICE TWO CENTS. gr^^Vr, AMERICAN SAILORS SAVE DROWNING CUBANS Boating Parties Caught in Sudden Squall in Havana Harbor Are Rescued by Crew of the Dolphin — English Ships Though Nearer Fail to Rise to the Emergency. HAVANA, March 15.—While Secre tary of the Navy Moody and )# party were making a visit on shore mis aft ernoon a squall of tremendous violence swept over the harbor. It became dark as night and the wind and downpour were terrific. Commander Stoney, of the Dolphin, realizing the peril to the email boats in the harbor during sucli a squall, called for volunteer rescuers. The entire crew of the Dolphin re sponded. Boats were instantly manned and sent off. The launch returned with four half-drowned Cubans and the captain's gig with another, who was lifted aboard apparently lifeless, but was later resuscitated. The courage and heroic action on the part of the Americans are especially commended as the British ships did not rise to the emergency, although one of the capsized boats was much nearer to the Ariadne than to the Dol phin. Secretary Moody tomorrow will sum mon the Dolphin's crew and commend them for their pluck and presence of mind. The arrival of the British squadron, consisting of the warships Ariadne, In defatigable, Retribution, Tribune, Fan torn and Columbine, this morning from Jamaica, gave the harbor a novel as pect. The morning was occupied with exchanges of salutes and calls. The Ariadne, Vice Admiral Sir Arch ibald Douglas' flagship, on entering the harbor, saluted the fort with twenty cne guns, and later Secretary Moody, on the U. S. S. Dolphin, with seven teen guns. VThe Dolphin saluted Viet Admiral Douglas with fifteen guns. Vice Admiral Douglas and the com manders of the British warships pro ceeded to the Dolphin and paid their respects to Mr. Moody. The secretary returned the visit at once. Thirteen guns were fired by the Dolphin in hon or of a call on Mr. Moody by Gen. Rodriguez, the commander of the Cu ban army. Secretary Moody and party dined to day with Minister Squiers. They will pay visits to President Palma and the members of the cabinet tomorrow. On Tuesday they will proceed to Bahla Honda, and on returning to Havana ■will go to Santiago by rail and return on the Dolphin. They will look over the site for the naval station and general situation at Guantarfimo. LABOR'S POWER GONE IF ORDER HOLDS Injunction to Prevent Strike to Be Ar gued Tuesday. ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 15.—Argu ments will be heard by Judge Adams in the United States district court on Tuesday in the injunction suit of the Wabash Railway company to restrain the employes from going on strike. Labor leaders have no hesitancy In saying that if the injunction is not dis solved their power is gone and the la boring man will have not a way to en force his demands. The legal battle on both sides will be sharp and determined and great Interest is manifested in re gard to the court's decision. If the in junction is dissolved it is probable a strike among Wabash firemen and trainmen will be ordered to enforce de mands for higher wages. NORTHERN SECURITIES CASE UP WEDNESDAY Hearing Before Court of Appeals at St. ST. LOLTIS. Mo., March 15.—Argu ments in the suit of the department of justice at Washington against the Northern Securities company, of Min nesota, will begin before the United States court of appeals on Wednesday. A large portion of the testimony wit deal with the transfer of stocks and bonds and other financial technicalities that have interested the financial and railway world ever since the Great Northern panic in Wall street.. It Is said that J. P. Morgan, Attorney Gen eral Knox and other men of note will be here to take part. COLORADO STRIKE OF MILL MEN SETTLED Agreement Is Assured and Troops Are to Be Withdrawn. DENVER, Col., March 15.—A partial settlement has been effected in the mill men's strike at Colorado' City, which has beO* on for nearly a month and on. account of which- the state troops were ordered out. One of the features of the settlement Is an agree ment that troops be withdrawn at once. FLOOD SITUATION IN THE SOUTH SERIOUS Water Reaches the Highest Mark Ever Recorded at Memphis — Street Cars Abandon Schedules and People Move About in Skitfs-Tracks Are Washed Away. MEMPHIS, Term., March 1f.. -Tha flood situation between Caruthsville Mo., and Baton Rouge. La., tonight la serious. The gauge- at Memphis marks 34.5, a rise of 1.4 Blnce last night. The situation around Memphis is becoming serious. Without a single exception the numerous lumber plants in North Memphis have Buspended <.uing to the encroachment of the water. At Fourth and Market streets people are moving about in skiffs and the street railway! has abandoned all schedules in that* part of the city. The Choctaw railway has suspended operations between Hopefleld and Wolf river and all trains are being sent over the Memphis bridge. A dangerous place in the levee is reported from Hol ly Bush, twenty miles north of here; Engineers of St. Francis levee went to the scene this afternoon. The water was running over the levee for a dis tance of 600 feet. Men and material are being sent there, and ti strong fight is being made to hold the embankment. Refugees and hundreds of horses and mules continue to arrive on every, train. Sunshine at Vicksburg. vir-KSBURO, Miss., March 15.—The river gauge here registers 48.4 f. two-tenths rise since morning. This was the first clear, sunshiny day in two weeks, and with a cessation of the rain there Is a hopeful spirit among the dwellers behind th<- levees. People from the lowlands with cat tle and household goods continued to arrive in every sort of craft from a steamboat to a hom^-made raft. Trains on the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley between Vicksburg and New Orleans have been annulled owing to the condition of the track below Baton Rouge. Traffic on the north end be tween Memphis and Vh ksburg has been entirely suspended owing to the washing away of a trestle at Lake View. FRENCHMEN PROVE THAT DUELS ARE HARMLESS Eight Men Fight With Buttonless Swords and Wounds Are Slight. PARIS, March 15.—A novel encoun ter, in which eight men fought with, dueling swords without buttons under the same conditions as prevail in ac tual duels, and in whk-h four of the combatants were slightly wounded, took place this afternoon in a private enclosure at Neuilly, a northwestern suburb of Paris, in the presence of 150 persons, among them being Santos- Dumont, Maxime Dreyfus, Robert Charvey and other well known Paris ian clubmen. The polico attempted to interfere, but the commissary of police was induced to believe that the affair was an ordinary fencing match with buttoned foils, and he departed. The organizers of the encounter declare that the object was to demonstrate the harmlessness of duels, as they are generally fought. BUFFALO BILL WANTS SHEEP OFF MOUNTAINS Warns President That Water Supply of Big Horn Basin Is Threatened. WASHINGTON, D. C, March 1.",.—< The president has ju«t received the following letter from Col. W. P. Cody: "London, March 3, 1903. — The Hon. Theodore Roosevelt. Washington. D. C. For the benefit of future generations the timber and especially the underbrush, must be protected now before it la too late from the sheep devastating the mountain watershed, as they have al ready done the valleys and table land. If sheep are allowed to brouse off the underbrush of our mountaiiiH in less than five years from now the homeseeker, the man behind the plough, the actual tax payer, will have to leave the Big Horn basin for want of water to Irrigate hi 3 land. No one knows this better than yourself, for you are familiar with all of the West. I am very faithfully yours, —"W. F. Cody." ITALY TO PARTICIPATE IN ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION Minister of Foreign Affairs Formally Notifies American Ambassador. ROME, March 15.—The minister for foreign affairs has finally notified Am bassador Meyer that Italy has decided to officially participate in the St. Louis exposition, appropriating $luo,ooo for f.hat purpose. A bill providing fcr this appropriation will be presented to par liament about Easter. A warship will be used to transport part of the Italian exhibit. Train Kills Merchant. HI'NTINGTON, \V. Va., March 15. — C. M. Lowe, a merchant, was killeA and his aged wife was fatally injured by a Chesapeake & Ohio passenger train at Cedar Crossing thia morning.