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THE WEATHER: In St. Paul and vicinity today Snow, with rising temperature. VOL. XXVII.—NO. 5. WILL JAPAN FIND THAT REPLY ACCEPTABLE ? Russian Viceroy, Alexieff, Declares His Country Has Not Abandoned Hope of a Peaceful Settlement— Meanwhile Japanese Securities Fall, Ruining Brokers, and 111 Omens Become Thicker and Thicker. PARIS, Jan. s.—The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Paris edition of the New York Herald says that the reply of the Russian government to the Japanese government is now in the hands of Admiral Alexiff, the Rus sian viceroy in the far East, who will deliver it when he considers that a fitting moment has arrived. Accord ing to the correspondent, Viceroy Alex leff declares that Russia has not given up hope of a peaceful settlement of the difficulties between the two gov ernments. The correspondent adds: "As to whether Russia's reply will be acceptable to Japan no one here will express an opinion. The reply has been carefully considered and from Russia's point of view is framed in terms which Japan can honorably accept." LONDON, Jan. s.—Special cable prams from Toklo printed in this morn ing's newspapers note the heavy fall in all securities on the bourse, as a result of which several brokers have been ruined and the bankers rendered ex ceedingly anxious. According to the Telegraph's corre spondent at Tokio, telegrams from Vladivostock received there report the departure of the Russian cruiser Grambo, presumably for Port Arthur, and the impending departure of four other cruisers, while the population is alarmed at the incessant arrival of Russian troops. TIEN-TSIN, Jan. 4.—The Russian office here has informed the railroad officials that a detachment of 100 Rus sian troops will occupy Sin-Min-Tun, on the railroad running to Shan-Hal- Kwan and Tien-Tsin, in two days from date. NEW YORKERS ARE FROZEN TO DEATH Special to The Globe. NEW YORK, Jan. 4.—Four persons were frozen to death and eleven taken to hospitals suffering from l>ozen feet, hands, faces, etc., in Greater New York today. This breaks all records. ONE INDICTMENT AGAINST SENATOR DIETRICH IS QUASHED SENATOR CHARLES H. DIETRICH. OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 4.—A legal bat tle prefaced the trial In the federal court today of United States Senator Charles H. Dietrich, charged with al leged conspiracy with Jacob Fisher, postmaster at Hastings, Neb., to violate the statute against bribery, and also with the direct violation of that law, In which counsel for Senator Dietrich scored the first victory. The point was on a demurrer filed by Gen. Corwin to the indictment, attacking its suffi ciency and alleging that it would have the effect of placing the senator on trial twice on the same charge. This point was bitterly contested by counsel for the government. There are five counts in the demurrer, which charges: First —That the first count in the in dictment does not sufficiently state, al lege or charge crime, misdemeanor or offense of conspiracy; second, that there is a misjoiner of parties defend ant to the indictment; third, that the first count of the indictment does not state, charge or set forth a crime, mis demeanor or offense against defend ant; fourth, that in the first count the pretended conspiracy is merged in the DETECTSSMUGGLING Collector at Duluth Seizes Laces and Silks In the Mall. Bpecial to The Globe. DULUTH, Minn., Jan. 4.—Valuable lnces and silks, carefully wrapped in newspapers and sent through the United States mails as such, were held up by. Deputy Customs Collector Lin derberg today. Deputy Linderberg said that there could be no doubt that the cases were attempts to smuggle goods Into the United States from Canada and evade the customs duties. The confiscated articles are held pending Investigation. THE ST. PAUL GLOBE CARDIFF, Wales, Jan. 4.—lt was re ported on the coal exchange today that Japan was placing orders here for 80, --000 tons of steam coal, the orders be ing largely conditioned on shipment during January. It is estimated that 40,000 tons of steam coal have already been bought by Japan from Welsh miners. ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 4.—The Japanese minister here, M. Kurino, ■says that he had a cordial conference with Foreign Minister Lansdorf on Friday last, and that he is convinced by the latter's sincere conciliatory at titude that the Russian government is disposed to seek a peaceful settlement. WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 4.—Re ports of unrest in China and indica tions that the Pekin government is in clined to join hands with Tokio in the event of war between Russia and Jap an, have been received at the state de partment with regret. The possibility of China becoming involved in such a conflict presents, it is said, a very grave menace to American trade, and the officials of the Washington gov ernment are disposed to bring to bear all the legitimate moral pressure at their command, both at St. Petersburg and Pekin, to preserve peace between Russia and China, even if war between Russia and Japan cannot be averted. The statement is made that the United States will gladly support any proposition coming from St. Peters burg or Pekin looking to a reference of the Manchurian question to The Hague tribunal for settlement. MALTA, Jan. 4. —Five Russian tor pedo boat destroyers sailed from here today in an eastward direction. IOWA MAN USES PISTOL ON THREE BURLINGTON, lowa, Jan. 4.—Frank Benedict, a clam digger, tonight prob ably fatally shot his wife, wounded Stephen Erwin and killed himself, be cause, it is said, Mrs. Benedict went to live with Erwin. Federal Judge at Omaha Sus tains Demurrer of the De- fense on the Conspiracy Charge, Holding That Two Charges Cannot Be Embod ied in One Indictment—Ac cusation Regarding Hastings Postoffice Premises Will Next Be Disposed of. alleged completed act, and, fifth, that Senator Dietrich Is ready for and de mands immediate trial for the com pleted offense on which he has been arraigned and pleaded not guilty. Judge Van Deventer sustained the demurrer. The court stated there was a misjoiner. inasmuch as the two sep arate and distinct charges could not be made in the indictment, the statute providing that but one charge can be made in a single indictment. This decision is held to be a prece dent in the matter of indictments in conspiracy cases. In effect the opinion is that the law is at fault in provid ing, in addition to the actual taking and giving of bribes, an "agreement" to take and give bribes. In effect the decision quashes the indictment against Senator Dietrich charging conspiracy. It was on this in dictment that the government had pre pared itself for trial. Aside from the indictment charging the senator with profiting by the leasing of a building to the United States government while a member of congress, there still re mains an indictment charging him di rectly with bribery in connection with the appointment of a postmaster at Hastings. The court set for trial tomorrow the cese wherein Senator Dietrich i 3 charged with benefiting by a contract with the government for the leasing of a building where is located the post office at Hastings, Neb. PREACHER LEFT GOLD Man Once Suspected of Coun terfeiting Is Dead. Special to The Globe. NILES, Mich., Jan. 4.—Abraham Thornton, a noted character of this section, is deat at his home at Stevens ville. Thornton was watched for many years by government officials, who suspected him of making counterfeit money, but were never able to connect him with it. Of late years Thornton has spent his time preaching. Soon after his death his son Thomas dug up a box near his father's house containing $8,000 in gold. The Only Democratic Newspaper of General Circulation in the Northwest. TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 5, 1904.—TEN PAGES. LJ /^__ U/ n t^l^ t . -. TUi<. C>^t'? 1. HANSBROUGH . STRIKES A SNUG Introduces Bill on Irrigation That Rouses the Ire of Gov ment Engineers. Globe Special Washington Service, 1417 G Street. WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 4.—Offi cials of the federal irrigation depart ment, generally known as the reclama tion bureau, do not look favorably on the bill introduced today by Senator Hansbrough for the creation of the office of supervising engineer to have charge of construction of irrigation works. The salary of $10,000 a year seems to be the main thing about the bill in the opinion of the officials. The senator says the purpose is to insure the safety of irrigation works by a proper supervisor. This is regarded as reflecting on the government corps of engineers and the special consult ing engineers who are hired by them. "If we are competent and honest then we. ought to be able to build safe works," said one of the government engineers, "without having our work supervised by a $10,000 official. If we are not competent we ought to be re lieved of our labors at once." —Walter E. Clark. WASHINGTON, D. C Jan. 4.—Sen ator Hansbrough, of North Dakota, had a conference today with the pres ident regarding the inauguration of an irrigation project in his state. It is the desire of the senator to have a sur vey and examination made in North Dakota looking to the establishment of an irrigation plant in the semi-arid district of the state. The president promised to assist Senator Hans brough in every posible way. EUSTIS GETS NO BALM IN WASHINGTON Members of Delegation Decline to Boost His Gubernatorial Chances. Globe Special Washington Service, 1417 G Street. WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 4.—Wil liam Henry Eustis, who is in Washing ton cultivating members of congress in the interest of his gubernatorial can didacy, has learned enough already to convince him that he will not get the delegation to make any declara tion in his behalf. He visited today with Capt. Castle and one or two Min nesotans and was warned that there were other candidates for governor and the senators and congressmen were not looking for early opportuni ties to offend their other friends by taking sides. One member is said to have told Eustis that it was any man's privi lege to be a candidate for anything and he was welcome to make a race and see if he could beat. That is about as far as they are willing to go at present. —Walter E. Clark. RECOGNIZES ST. PAUL ARCHBISHOP'S SERVICES Apostolic Delegate Says Ireland Did Much Toward Settling Friar Matter. ROME, Jan. 4.—Archbishop Guidi, the apostolic delegate in the Philip pines, reporting to the Vatican on the settlement of the friars' lands ques tion, says the influence of Archbishop Ireland contributed considerably to bringing about a satisfactory solution of the problem. THE DEATH "TRAP" How Can We Close This Sort? FORTUNEFORBROKER Mystery Attaches to Woman Dying in Convent. PARIS, Jan. 4.—Thf Chilean consul is Investigating the remarkable affair of Maria de Fal Luz Consino, a Chilean unmarried woman, who died recently in the convent of the Assumption at Passy, where ehe had been educated. She had not taken the vows of the sisterhood, but wore the novice's robes. By her will the woman bequeaths a fortune estimated at several millions to Rolan Gosselin, a Parisian stock broker, who, it is alleged by those who have brought the case to the attention of the Chilean consul, is a mere cover for the convent. This, however, Is denied by Gosselin, though he says he is not aware why the fortune should be left to him. The mother superior of the convent denies having any knowl edge of Gosselin or of the motive which actuated the woman in making her will. CLAIMS AN HEIRSHIP Woman in Germany Says She Is Mueller's Nelce, : Special |to The . Globe.; "■■? £ DULUTH, Minn^, Jjtn. 4.—Hulda Schmidt, of Berlin! Germany, ■ claims to be an heir of the famous John Muel ler, and as such desires an \ interest in the property that has > been in contro versy in: the courts. fit !■ St. Louis coun ty and the state for so long. ' '■;; In ?a ■ letter received : today by Judge of " Probate Middlecoff, Mrs.'•'- Schmidt states ;. that , her name ; before :, she : was married was Mueller, and that shewas a niece of the Johan Mueller, who died : leaving what is considered ;a- valuable mining ,: claim rin Northern Minnesota. She y. states i that t her father was Carl Michael :'■ Mueller, son of Philip ' Muel ler, •a - ; blacksmith, and that; the; Duluth ; Johan Mueller and Carl Mueller were brothers. - ■'*."• '"'■ •'""-: ■' " -'-- -■■'■'■ ' '■'■' '•■'■'■ '-- '••- - ' ■ ' THE NEWS INDEXED. '■'..: .-.:..'"■..":" :'v. PAGE l^f^- Distinguished Democrats at McCieilan : fßanquet.::":.^' -:X'T^:';"' '-"'- ' lowa Capitol Partly Burned. Bixby Aspires to the Senate. - . Passenger Train Quarantined. Alleged Smuggling Discovered *at Du luth. : ".■■■;• •' ',:':: : . ~%* -■' .;■ - PAGE 11. Charter Commission Organizes. .'-■ Ordinance to Regulate Tuberculosis Is " Indorsed. ;' ''ff^Tl Ferdinand -~- Hinrichs Leaves vfa $65,000 Estate. r?-*V..' '-::■.■■■/:'■■■'■- . PAGE 111. All Halls in Chicago- Closed. Minneapolis Matters. ;".V;i-:.. V- PAGE IV. Editorial Comment. — PAGE V. Sporting News. ,:.--,; Races. ''S -: -y".~-''* ;^:.; rw"':-c':'■■'." PAGE VI. -_:■■■ ,:: ;; :. ; President Sends ■■, in Message ' or» Pa**; ■yami-p-;:':.;^^-:^. ' "-'.^ ; T'! ,V." :- J: y __-.Jy PAGE Vil. -•-■ :; oJ ' y. vi. ■■ Of i Interest to Women. - .J' d"' PAGE VIM. /,.„, Senator Morgan Scores "Pr event's ".viCanal Policy.v?;'.'^ -' r . Globe Popular Wants. • -. :,:.--; . --.} ir:^C'^.v''-^.^GE.;x.:'' ; --;---. ■-.. -■ Market Review.H;" ;-; " - ' .." ;-V'--'-.:.;.:^^;;PAge^x^.',.",';;J:...^ ; -. County Unable to Pay Jail Contractor. May 'i Submit a New Charter. ■ " ."!;; State Drainage Ditches to Be Repaired. I Grain Brokers' Trial Called in Duluth. -. . ..*, --...-*»-■ .■ ~^s■'** , -• —-. — * - ■■ IOWA'S CAPITOL IS PARTIALLY BURNED One Wing, Containing the Hall of the House, Is Consumed —Loss $500,000. DES MOINES, lowa, Jan. 4.—Fire destroyed the northwest wing of the state capitol today, with an approxi mate loss of half a million dollars. The chamber of the house of representatives is a charred mass of debris and can not be repaired in time for the ap proaching session of the legislature. The fire started about 10 o'clock. At noon It was thought the entire build ing was doomed, and Gov. Cummins ordered the contents of all the offices removed. The flames, however, were confined to the wing of the •capitol, in which they originated, and by 6 o'clock were practically extinguished. The executive council of the state this evening announced that the con vening of the legislature would not be postponed. It will meet one week from today, and arrangements will be made so that the sessions can be comfort- ably-.held.. --' ' -;: ." - . . : The origin of the fire 4is a mystery, and Gov. Cummins will order an In vestigation. - The " supposition '■ is ; that It , started : either' from -a , lighted candle carelessly ' left . burning, or from an electric :■ light •; wire. y ■; ~ ; ■';: ;. '■•' The : fire department i was : unable to fight the ; flames effectively, the'; height of the building and elevation :of the cepitol site reducing the pressure. .The only thing - possible' was to • cut off' the progress of the flames.. The gallery of the » house »chamber fell,: portions: of the debris slightly;; injuring : two fire men and endangering the lives of sev eral. -r. The valuable' ; volumes "of . the state library; located near the fire, were removed, - and the state offices were emptied. . v ■ Vr-;/;?• The funds of the state treasurer were carried to a bank for deposit. Gov. Cummins, clad in boots and rough coat, - helped fight I the \ fire. Many I beautiful, frescoes ;In \ the cham ber -of '■■'- the ; house V can never be re- i placed. The - lowa " capitol is built along . the lines; of v the .: capitol :. at ; Al bany: It was erected at a cost :of $3, --000,000. The . state capitol commission appointed for " this • purpose - had just completed V the = restoration and \ repair of. the building at a cost of ■< $125.000, 1 most 'of i which * had been '-. expended 'in the . chamber i which is ; ruined. :'- The building was supposed : tc have been . fireproof, but the use :of =' several false ceilings iin i the house "furnished material for the ;flames. •■" ;:;. ■/. The : estimates on the loss vary from 1300,000 ito ; $700,000. The ; state . carries no insurance on any of its property. believes > the better ': policy; is to carry, its own insurance. The loss ' Is'; there fore total. . !. ASYLUM FIRE IS WELL HANDLED Lives of Five Hundred Insane Women Are Saved. TAUNTON, Mass., Jan. s.—With ev ery room * and • many of the ' halls ; filled with patients and the outside temper ature lat zero, the upper story 'of the women's wing of : the ; state insane hos pital ; caught s fire just before : midnight last ■ night, and while the flames i were raging; fiercely, j all« the 500 female pa tients were % safely, conducted through 1 the smoke-choked ;.; corridors to the men'sT department. ;.: . .; The splendid discipline of \ the- hos pital force undoubtedly prevented - loss of lif*i- while the : fireproof construction of "building Itself confined 11 the fire to ofc^story. '■'. ■■';::-''-.:: r '>" \':7;- Arf.^ng - the patients ;is Jane ; Toppan. who 't';^s • convicted a year ago ;of sev eral arders by poisoning. 1 j toss is $50,000. f " " PRICE TWO CENTS. S?vK?nts. LEADERS OF DEMOCRACY VOICE THE PARTY HOPE \t a Banquet to Mayor McCellan, of New York, Messrs. Cleveland, Olney and David B. Hill Speak for a United Party and Point Out the Manifold Dangers of Roose veltism. NEW YORK, Jan. 4.—Democrats of prominence from the city, state and nation assembled here tonight at the dinner at Sherry's In honor of George B. McClellan, the newly installed may or of New York city, among those present being Richard Olney, of Mas sachusetts; ex-Gov. David B. Hill, of New York; Congressman David De Armond, of Missouri; Charles A. Towne, ex-senator from Minnesota; ex-Gov. R. E. Pattlson, of Pennsyl vania; William A. Gaston, of Boston, and Charles P. Murphy, now leader of Tammany hall. Grover Cleveland, Judge "Alton B. Parker, Senator Arthur B» Gorman, of Maryland, and Senator John P. Morgan, of Alabama, sent let ters of regret, Mr. Cleveland's reading: "I very much regret that a vexatious indisposition prevents me from attend ing the dinner tendered by the citizens of New York to their newly elected mayor, Hon. George B. McClellan. As a former resident of this city, still in terested in all that pertains to its wel fare, I would be pleased to participate in an event which will give an oppor tunity for the expression of a well grounded anticipation *of the civic ben efits which should result from the tri umph of the New York Democracy. "While the assumption of the duty involved in the government of the greatest city of our country creates grave responsibilities, the impressive thought cannot be evaded that the manner In which the Democracy of the city shall meet its municipal re sponsibilities will, in a large degree, determine the extent to which our fel low countrymen in every part of the land will be willing to trust the Demo cracy of the nation in broader fields of governmental rule. Those beyond the limit of New York who love the Democratic party confidently expect that the methods of the new municipal administration will be so clean and efficient and its high purposes so mani fest in all things as to impress the entire country with the security and peace promised by the national supre macy of a safe and conservative Dem ocracy." A Word From Cockran. The speakers included Mayor Mc- Clellan, Richard Oiney, David B. Hill, Charles A. Towne and Congressman De Armond. Ex-Congressman W. Bourke Cockran, who acted as toast master, introduced as the first speaker Mayor McClellan in an address in which, after referring briefly to ques tions of national policy, he took up political conditions in New York city, BIXBY SEEKS SENATORSHIP FROM A FORTHCOMING STATE Tarns Is Said to Have Relin quished His Residence In Minnesota and Hopes for Political Elevation In Indian Territory or Oklahoma — He Has Planted Favors Here and There Where Most Useful. Special to The Globe. MUSKOGEE, I. T., Jan. 4.—Tarns Bixby, chairman of the Dawes com mission, has given up his residence in Minnesota and become a citizen of the Indian Territory, with a view to running for the United States senate when the territory is admitted to state hood, or, as is possible, the Creek Na tion is annexed to Oklahoma and that territory admitted. Bixby in his present position has for years been bestowing favors and when he asks for support for the sen ate he will have powerful backing. Ah a start toward his ultimate ambition TRAIN QUARANTINED Indian With Smallpox Rides on the Milwaukee. Special to The Globe. LA CROSSE, Wis., Jan. 4. —When the evening Dubuque division train on the Milwaukee road arrived this even ing It was surrounded by authorities who held the passengers in quarantine on discovery that an Indian passen ger was suffering from smallpox. Four Indians boarded the train at Stoddard and one was afflicted with the disease. While the health officers were searching for the victim he es caped and sped to the Northwestern depot, one block east, and boarded a west-bound train. The Indian, John White by name, left the train at Me dary, a small station five miles out, and escaped. Though the authorities are searching for him, he is still at large. The passengers were in a panic, but were forced to remain in the coaches for a time. After an investigation by the health officers the^aesengers were released. ' READ THE GLOBE. THE ONLY LIVE NEWSPAPER IN ST. PAUL. declaring that Democratic governmnet had been abolished in New York, so far as laws could abolish it, but that the Democratic population of New York city had made New York Demo cratic, not through the laws, but in spite of the laws. The Democratic vic tory in New York city was, he said, a presage of national victory on similar but broader lines, and Mr. ifeClellan'a administration a preparation for a field of wider usefulness. Mr. McClellan, introduced as "the il lustrious son of an illustrious sire," said: McClellan's Message to Democrats. 'It was my good fortune two months ago to lead the Democratic party to victory in this city. It was my fortune to be the standard bearer in the first successful skirmish preliminary to the great battle which is to be fought this year, and so, in hearing your cheers, I feel that they are not intended so much for the man who stands before you as for the cause which he had the honor to represent And for that cause I ask you to join with me In sending from this great Democratic gathering in this great Democratic city the glad news to our brethren throughout the land that we Democrats of New York are reso lute in our purpose to wrest the state and nation from Republican misrule. "Because we are capable of much, much is expected of üb; because much has been given to us, much will be re qufred. Let us. then, at the beginning of this political year present to the country the spectacle of a united and loyal party striving earnestly to be worthy of the name of Democrats. Wherever they are tonight, in the East or the West, in the North or the South, let all Democrats hear our avowal. Sinking every sordid and sel fish and unworthy motive; united for a common object and In a common cause, as were our forebears in the days gone by, we stand for right and justice within and without the boun darleg of our country, that we mny 1 c- Btore the rule of the people In its truest sense and insure to ourselves and to posterity the blessings of liberty." Conservative Words From Olney. Mr. Olney was then Introduced as a diplomatist who had never followed the policy of wandering around the world seeking quarrels with weaker nations, and as the "pride of New England, but enthroned In the hearts of all his coun trymen." He spoke as follows: Mr. Olney declared that it was a Continued on Fourth Page. « t * TAMB BIXBY. Mr. Bixby has announced his candi dacy for national committeeman for the territory. He said tonight that he wns going into the matter in earnest and that if necessary he would resign from the Dawes commission. JAILED FOR JEER NG Miner, Wife and Daughter Are Placed in Bull Pen. CRIPPLE CREEK, Col., Jan. 4.— Thomas Evans, a miner, and his wife* and ycung daughter, have been arrest ed and placed In the bull pen by the military authorities for Jeering at soN diers and non-union miners. TELLURIDE, Col., Jan. 4.—Twenty six men arrested here by the military authorities, Including former Attorney, General Eugene Engley, counsel for the Telluride Miners' union; G. K. Mil ler, president of the union. ;u:d J. C. Williams, vice president of the West ern Federation of Miners, were placed on board a north-bound train today and taken beyond the boundaries of San Miguel county under military guard. They will not be allowed to return to this district while martini law Is in effect. Gertrude Fitzpatrick Not in the Fir«. Chief of Police O'Connor last night received from Chief of Police O'Nelll, of Chicago, a telegram announcing that Gertrude Fitzpatrick. a St. Paul girl, supposed to have been among the vic tims of the Iroquols theater fire, was alive and well.