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VOL. XXI.— NO. 31.
BULLETIN OF
Trt^ ST. PflrlJl^ GI^OEE
MONDAY, JAN. 31, 1898.
"Weather for Today— Fair; Colder.
PAGE 1.
Triumph for Russia.
British Troops Trapped.
Gold on the Edmonton Ilonte.
Hi« Baltimore Embeulemeiit.
Docs Cluu^li Asitlre to lie IIohh?
House and Senate Foreeant.
<li il Uixit Punn Trolley Completed.
Admiral Uralne Dead.
PAGE 2.
Van Sant Rally.
F"€»rj?er With .Verve.
llfi-uli Starts for His Consulate.
l-<-ii(«-ii I'iiiiilh for >liMMionari<-H.
PAGE 3.
Miimenpolis Matter*.
Wires to the Klondike.
The Race I'rohlem.
PAGE 4.
Editorial.
Travelers Goiiift' to Copper River.
I'ti 1 1 on Defends Princeton Students.
PAGE 5.
Yoimrc Woman 1 ! Thrilling- Leap.
Day's Sporting iiossip.
Vauderbilt'N Gigantic Scheme.
PAGE O.
Henry Cleivs' Weekly Review.
ERotlNin of tlie Kaiser.
World's Markets Reviewed.
PAGE 7.
b (onuiiieiils to Horses.
.ist of Louisville Sports.
Wants of the People.
PAGE 8.
Nerve of Gniiihlern.
Defense Against Train Robbers.
EVENTS TODAY.
Met— The Slprn of the Cross. 8.15.
Grand — The Cherry Pickers, 8.15.
People's Church — Cheiro, 8.
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMSHIPS.
QUEBNSTOWN — Arrived: Servia, New
York for Liverpool, and proceeded. Sailed:
Lucnnia, from Liverpool for New York.
NEW YORK — Arrived: La Bretagne,
Havre; Auranla, Liverpool.
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"Try not the pass." It is better to
ride on the newly completed aerial rail
way at Chilkoot.
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Let's send Gen. Miles to Cuba. He
doesn't seem to be doing anything to
earn his salary at home.
They were playing base ball in Or
tonvllle, Minn., while they were play-
Ing snowball in Chicago.
Manager Comiskey can make a few
hits with the public by hitching his lit
tle red wagon to a star or so.
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The transcontinental lines, nowadays
referred to as "the Klondike group,"
•v« ,iol a i-oid proposition by any
means.
New. York has a young man who has
already ridden twenty-seven centuries
this year. Will somebody please send
the crank hanger around?
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Twelve hundred Eastern actors are
going to form a labor union. If they
ever get into a talking match, the mili
tia will have to be called out.
Rome, Ga., has organized a bach
elors' club of twenty members. The
pretty girls of the town have resolved
to break it up. They'll do it.
Senator Cannon, of Utah, Friday
Bpoke of the "deified dollar." He was
referring to gold. By inference, then,
the silver dollar is the dollar of Satan.
Ex-President Cleveland is still a very
popular man. His going to Princeton
has started a big real estate boom
there.
President Young, of the National
league, has 350 applications for posi
tions as umpires. Some people don't
seem to care how many cabbages and
carrots are thrown at them.
A Chicago woman announces that
she is going into the Klondike in seal
skin pyjamas. It would occur to most
people that one able to buy sealskin
ryjamas ought not to have to go to
the Klondike for wealth.
A great flourish is made in Indiana
ibout a man who has just learned to
send photographs by wire. Haven't the
people of Indiana heard of Mr. Hum
mel, of St. Paul, who has been doing
that for several months?
The political situation in the Republi
can party in Minnesota may be thus
Euccintly stated: Clough is for Clough
and Van Sant, and Van Sant is for
Van Sant and Clough. But there is
no machine combination. Oh, dear, no!
Probably, if Haugan had stolen an
other $100,000, he wouldn't have had to
go to jail at all.
m
Mrs. Gladstone never contradicted
her husband. What a lot of other men
might have become great had their
wives not "jawed" back so much will
never be known.
Emile Zola has thanked the New
York Journal for something. There is
something of a fitness, to be sure, in
a "scarlet" novelist saying kind things
of a "yellpw" journal.
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How the Kentuckians, promoters of
bourbon and rye, are degenerating! A
Kentucky girl is going to uncork a
bottle of plain water on the prow of
the battleship Kentucky.
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Senator Tom Carter is going to ex
plain next week what sort of a Repub
lican he is. A*k leave to print, Carter.
The people of this great republic are
not interested in political contortions.
The Dingley law does not raise
money enough to even pay the pen
sions. The receipts from customs from
the Ist of July to date were $73,931,448.
The pension payments for the same
time were $57,821,319.
The New York Tribune is getting
personal. It speaks of the "conceit
ed feather-pate" who runs the Sun,
and says: "He thinks he is 'Ajax de
fying the lightning.' He isn't. He's a
jackass defying common sense with
both feet and his ears lopped back."
THE SAINT PAUL GLOBE.
TREATY HELD UCYy.
Its Friends Not at All Confident of Being
PETTIGREW WILL CRITICISE IT.
His Speech Based Upon the Illegality of
the Dole Government.
House Reply to the Senate— Teller Resolution Will
Be Brought Up for Slaughter at
the Earliest Moment.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.— The senate
proceedings for the week will open with
a speech by Senator Pettigrew, dealing
with the Hawaiian question, which will
be delivered Monday. Beyond this
speech it is very difficult to forecast the
outlook for the week. The diversion
occasioned by taking up the Teller
bond resolution has left the senate in a
somewhat disorganized and unsettled
condition, and with no prearranged
programme. Senator Pettigrew's speech
will be made during the morning hour,
and the probabilities are now that at
its conclusion or at least at 2 o'clock
one of the general appropriation bills
will be called up. The army and the
legislative appropriation bills are al
ready on the calendar, and the consid
eration of the agricultural bill has been
completed by the . committee, so that
it will be reported on Monday. The
probabilities are that the army bill will
be the first of these measures to receive
consideration, though there is some
disposition to displace it with the leg
islative bill. Senator Allison, chairman
of the committee on appropriations,
said today that it was his purpose to
have the appropriation bills considered
In advance of other measures, and, if
he adheres to this determination, the
week may be largely taken up with
them. So far as can now be seen there
are a few features in the bills already
reported calculated to arouse discus
sion. There is a feeling in certain quar
ters that the army bill should be
amended by a provision for the increase
of the army, and, if such a change
should be attempted, it would give rise
to a very spirited debate.
The census bill also will be pressed
for consideration during the week, and
Senator Carter, chairman of the census
committee, said today that he was very
hopeful of securing its passage in the
near future. The debate upon the civil
service bill will be resumed when this
bill is taken up, and the bill will be so
amended as to give the control of the
census bureau to the secretary of the
interior.
The bimetallist Republican senators
are still discussing the advisability of
renewing the financial agitation in the
senate by the Introduction of some
measure of their own, though they do
not seem quite so intent upon this
course as they appeared to be immndi
ately succeeding the vote upon the Tel
ler resolution. If they present a resolu
tion, it probably will be a declaration
to the effect that the United States is
not committed to the gold standard.
The resolution reported from the sen
ate committee on privileges and elec
tions declaring Mr. Corbett not to be
entitled to a seat in the senate from
Oregon is also on the senate calendar,
and there is a disposition in some quar
ters to dispose of this as speedily as
possible. It is a question of the high
est privilege and can be taken up at
any time, displacing any other subject
before the senate.
In view of all the possibilities for de
bate and delay involved in these vari
ous measures, it seems quite improb
able that the Hawaiian treaty will re
ceive much attention, at least in execu
tive session, during the week. Still
Senator Davis, chairman of the com
mittee on foreign relations, announces
it to be his purpose to move an ex
ecutive session for the consideration
of the treaty on Monday; but it is
possible that he may be influenced by
pressure from senators who have other
measures requiring immediate atten
tion to postpone this motion for a few
days. He does not, however, admit
such a probability. There is a grow
ing impression that the friends of the
treaty feel that their safest course is
in delay, and that this is the explana
tion of the tactics so far observed with
re f eren ce to it. There is excellent
foundation for this surmise. They
have made a very thorough canvass of
the senate and have not been able to
discover where they can get more than
fifty-eight votes, whereas to ratify the
treaty they will have to have sixty.
They feel that even some of these fif
ty-eight are not entirely reliable. In
view of these circumstances they real
ize that nothing is to be lost by an
informal postponement, especially
when it comes naturally through the
pressure of other business, and some
of them believe that everything is to
be gained by that course.
Senator Pettigrew's determination
to discuss the Hawaiian question in
open session will have a tendency to
take the direction of the ratification
resolution out of the hands of the for
eign relations committee, and it may
prove to be the opening wedge to a
discussion of the whole subject in open
session of the senate. His resolution
declares it to be contrary to the tra
ditions of this country to acquire any
territory so situated as to require a
navy to protect it. This is a basis
broad enough for the discussion of the
whole subject, and It is understood to
be Mr. Pettigrew's intention to enter
very fully into the question of the con
diton of affairs in Hawaii. He will
deal with Mr. Dole's visit and will un
dertake to show that that gentlemen
was never elected president, that the
constitution of the present government
of Hawaii was never submitted to the
people of that country, and that, in
fact, the whole government is irreg
ular. It is possible that objection may
be made to discussing such subjects in
open session, in view of the pendency
of the treaty, and Mr. Pettigrew may
not be allowed to proceed except be
hind closed doors.
It is the intention of the house lead
ers to offset, as far as possible, the ac
tion of the senate in passing the Teller
resolution by killing the declaration of
the sense of congress regarding the
payment of the government's coin bonds
In silver on an aye and no vote in the
house this week. This will be the feat
ure of the proceedings. While the full
Republican strength in the house can
not be commanded against the resolu
tion, no doubt is expressed, by those
who have made it their business to can-
Able to Pass It.
vass the situation, that the majority
against it will be decisive. As soon as
the resolution is reported back from the
ways and means committee, which may
be tomorrow, the rules committee will
bring in a special order for its consid
eration. The time allowed for debate
Is likely to be brief, as the leaders do
not believe there is any necessity for
protracted debate, and, moreover, a Ion?
discussion would measurably decrease
the very purpose they have In view
namely, a prompt and decisive nega
tive reply to the senate's declaration.
The remainder of the week will be de
voted to the appropriation bills. The
District of Columbia is still under dis
cussion, and the fortifications bill is on
the calendar.
The house leaders intend to give ap
propriation bills the right of way in
order to make an early adjournment
possible. The moment the appropria
tion bills are out of the way the new
rules will be brought in, and after that
the contested elections cases and the
bankruptcy bill will be brought for
ward.
ADMIRAL BRAINE DEAD.
One of the Bravest of Naval Command-
ers During the War.
NEW TORK, Jan. 30.— Daniel Law
rence Braine, rear admiral of the
United States navy, retired, died at
his home in Brooklyn tonight from
heart failure, following an attack of
rheumatism. He had not been seri
ously ill until last Friday, since which
time his family physician has been in
almost constant attendance. He leaves
a widow, three sons and a daughter.
Admiral Braine was born In New
York May IS, 1829. He was appointed
to the navy from Texas as a midship
man May 30, 1846, and during the Mex
ican war was engaged in most of the
important actions. He was made pass
ed midshipman in 1852, master in 1855
and lieutenant in 1858. Al the begin
ning of the civil war he was selected
by the Union defense committee to
command the steamer Monticello, fitted
out In forty-eight hours to provision
Fortress Monroe. The Montioello was
afterwards attached to the North At
lantic blockading squadron. In Octo
ber. 1861, with the Monticello, he at
tacked the Confederate gunboats
above Cape Hatteras and dispersed
two regiments of infantry, sinking two
barges filled with soldiers and rescu
ing the Twentieth Indiana regiment,
who were cut off from Hatteras by the
enemy. In 1862 he received his com
mission as lieutenant commander, and
from that time until 1864 was in nu
merous engagements, commanding the
Pequot In the attacks on Fort Fisher,
Fort Anderson and the forts on Cape
Fear river. For cool performance of
duty in these fights he was recom
mended for promotion, and on July 25,
1566, was commissioned commander.
He had charge of the equipment of the
Brooklyn navy yard from 1869 until
1872, and commanded the Juniata, of
the Polaris search expedition, in 1873.
In the latter part of that year he
demanded and received the Vlrginius
prisoners at Santiago de Cuba and
brought them to New York. He be
came captain on Dec. 11, 1874; commo
dore in March, 1885, and president of
the naval inspection board at New
York on July 1 of the same year. He
was appointed acting rear admiral on
Aug. 12, 1886, and ordered to command
of the South Atlantic squadron. Af
ter distinguished services he was re
tired on May 18, 1891.
SHORT OVER $100,609.
So David Wolfson, of Baltimore, Has
His Son-in-Law Arrested.
NEW YORK, Jan. 30.— Moses Rosen
stock was arraigned in the Center street
police court today on the complaint of
his father-in-law, David Wolfson, of
Baltimore, as a fugitive from justice.
He was held pending the arrival of re
quisition papers from Baltimore. Rosen
siock was arrested last night. He is
thirty-four years of age, but looks much
older.
Mr. Wolfson, the complainant, is the
senior member of the millionaire furni
ture manufacturing firm of David Wolf
son & Son, Baltimore.
Thirteen years ago, according to the
story told by Mr. Wolfson in court to
day, Rosenstoek was compelled through
his gambling debts and entanglements
to leave Germany. He came to this
country, and after a short residence in
Baltimore married Mr. Wolfson's eldest
daughter, despite her father's opposi
tion. Soon after that Rosenstock wa^>
given an important position with his
father-in-law's firm, but, after paying
attention to business for a few months,
Rosenstock again plunged deeper than
ever Into dissipation. One day came
the refusal of one of the firm's largest
customers to pay a bill of ever $20,
--000, which It claimed, according to Mr.
Wolfson, had been paid to Rosenstock
months before. When confronted with
the evidence, Rosenstock denied that
he had received the money, but the
natter was settled for a time by Rosen
stock's accepting a few hundred dollars
and leaving town. He left his wife and
five children behind. An expert was
put at work on his books, and, Mr. Wolf
son states, discovered that Rosenstock
was $30,000 short in his accounts. This
was in 1896.
"His dissipation in Baltimore," said
Mr. Wolfson, in court today, "had al
ready cost me over $75,000, and when
I found he had been robbing me le-
MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY 31, 1898.
sides, I determined to punish him se
verely if he could be found."
For a year and more detectives scour
ed the country for Rosenstock. He
went, they learned, to Philadelphia, and
after being in the employ of a firm
there for a few months disappeared,
having defaulted in a small sum. Later
he went to Pittsburgh, and, according to
the story, practically did the same thing
over again.
Rosenstock had nothing to say when
arraigned today and greeted his father
in-law with downcast eyes. He showed
little emotion when told by Mr. Wolf
son that during the two years he had
been absent two of his children had
died. After he was remanded to the
Tombs, Rosenstock said he would pre
pare a statement showing the amount
of money he had taken from Mr. Wolf
son.
Faith Curi«ts Arrested.
IXDIAN'APOLIS. Ind.. Jan. 30.— A special
to the Sentinel from Kokomo, Ind., says:
Warrants were issued yesterday for the arrest
of "Dr." J. L. Stevenson and Samuel Fuller,
leaders of the "Christian scientists" in Jack-
BRITISH TROOPS TRAPPED.
Five Officers, Fifteen Privates and Three Sikhs
Killed in Battle Near Shinamar.
CALCUTTA, Jan. 30.— Gen. Westma
cott telegraphs from Camp Mamai that
the Fourth brigade became entangled
in a gorge near Shinamar yesterday
and suffered serious looses.
Lieut. Col. Houghton, Lieuts. Sweing,
Dowdall, Hughes and Walker, together
with fifteen men of the Yorkshire Light
infantry and three Sijihs, were killed;
Maj. Earle, Lieut. Ha:ll and seventeen
men of the Yorkshires were wounded,
Maj. Earle severely, . and seventeen
privates are reported missing.
The receipt of the dispatch has caus
ed a great sensation here, and further
details are anxiously awaited.
It appears that a combined movement
was planned to cut off the retreat of a
number of Afridis who had been driv
ing their cattle to graze on the Kajural
plain.
Two columns marched from Ali Mus
jid and Jamrud to block the way north;
a third column from Bara marched
westward over the plain toward the
hflls; while a fourth, consisting of the
Yorkshire regiment and a regiment of
Sikhs, advanced from Mamai with a
view of getting to the rear of the Afri
dis and preventing then* escape.
The first three columns performed
their allotted movements without loss,
meeting with very few of the enemy.
The fourth, under Col. T. J. Seppings,
left Mamani early Saturday morning.
The leading troops reached Shinkumar
Kotala at 10:30, finding no opposition.
Col. Houghton, with the Sikhs, pro
ceeded about a mile to search the
WILLIAM K. VANDERBILT, MOW KING OF THE RAILROAD WORLD.
■William Kissam Vanderbilt, who in one day
has stepped into the center of the American
railroad stage, and is now the most important
railroad official In the country, ia perhaps the
only member of the descendants of the old
commodore who has the ability to take the
place of the late William H. Vanderbilt. Mr.
Vanderbilt will relieve Chauncey M. Depew,
it is said, of the presidency of the New York
Central, and will unite In one corporation
that great road with all the roads the Vander
bilt wealth controlß. His plan is to form a
continuous band across the continent, and his
single hand will be on the lever that will con
trol the movements of this grand industrial
By Trolley to Linderman.
New Aerivl Railway Over Chilkoot Pass
Finished,
TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 30.— Hug-h C.
Wallace, president of the Chilkoot
Railroad and Transportation company,
has advices of the completion of the
company's aerial railway over the
Chilkoot pass to Lake Linderman.
This marks a new era for Klondike
travel, as the time between tide water
and the headwaters of the Yukon river
is shortened from a month to one day,
besides removing the peril and hard
ships. The company made a contract
last night with the Canadian govern
ment at 15 cents per pound for trans
porting all of its freight for the mount
ed police from Dyea to Lake Linder
man.
BONDS ARE INVALID.
Eighty-Two Insurance Companies
Shut Out of California.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Jan. $o.—
State Insurance Commissioner Clunie
has declared invalid and insufficient the
bonds of all fire and marine insurance
companies doing business in California
and not incorporated under the laws
of the state. This applies to domestic
as well as foreign companies. As a
result, it is contended that none of the
eighty-two companies affected by the
son township, this county, on the charge of
manslaughter. They are held responsible for
the death of a child of the former and the
wife of the latter, both of whom died ■with
out receiving medical attention.
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IN FROM ANTIPODES.
Warrimoo Brings News of the
Wreck of a Sugar Steamer.
VICTORIA, B. C, Jan. 30.— The
steamer Warrimoo has arrived from
Australia and Hawaii. She brought
eighteen miners from Australia on
their way to the Klondike. The War
rimoo brought from Honolulu the news
of the wreck of the steamer Kala,
with a cargo of sugar. She ran on a
reef. The steamer and cargo are a
total loss. The loss on the steamer was
$25,000, fully insured. The Kala belong
ed to the Inter-Island company, and
the sugar was consigned to M. F. Grin
baum & Co.
Mark N. Kennedy, freight clerk of
the steamer Kinau, was drowned
through the overturning of a boat on
the rocks at Pappaukou.
caves. On the arrival of the main body
at the Kotal It was discovered that a
company of Sikhs had somehow been
drawn from the high ridge on the west,
the key of the position, which the en
emy forthwith occupied. To retake
this Involved heavy losses. Lieut.
Bowdal was killed while charging at
the north of the pass. The enemy's
losses were severe, as they charged
within thirty yards of the troops.
About midday the troops began to
return to the camp, the enemy ha
rassing the rear guard and ca.using
many casualties. The rear column
cleared the pass about 5 o'clock, with
the assistance of Gen. Westmacott,
who came up with two guns and 400
rifles on receiving Col. Sepping's mes
sage that the force had become entan
gled. The retirement was conducted
admirably, the officers speaking in the
highest terms of the gallanitry of the
troops.
Col. Houghton's body has been re
covered, and search parties have start
ed for the others. The column has
been reinforced by 725 men from Bara
and Col. Sturt, with 50 infantry, two
guns and a squadron of cavalry.
Gen. Kir Power Palmer, who suc
ceeds Sir William Loekhart in the chief
command, is preparing to make repri
sals. Sir William Loekhart will arrive
here today.
BOMBAY, Jan. 30.— Early this morn
ing the body of the chairman of the
plague committee waa found In a field
at Sinnar, in the Nassick district in
this province, near the scene of the
riots. The commissioner was mur
dered.
mechanism. In all the empire of railroads
there is nothing to compare with this man's
scheme. Mr. Vanderbilt Is the second son
of William H. His father left him less of
the stupendous fortune than fell to the share
of Cornelius, ihe eldest son. But Cornelius
is not strong, and doesn't like enterprise,
while William Kissam has abundant health
and loves industriaJ sway. He is already. In
si'b«tance, the controlling power of the Van
derbilt wealth. He is now about to show the
world something of the marvelous capacity
that accumulated that wealth. The new Cae
sar of railroad empire is 49 years old, and
active as a man of 30. His new career will
be watched with intense interest.
order is now qualified to transact busi
ness, nor will they be legally entitled
to issue a single policy until such time
as they shall have filed new bonds, and
the bonds shall have been approved
by the insurance commissioner.
The penal code provides that any
person procuring or agreeing to pro
cure any insurance for a resident of
this state from any insurance company
not incorporated under the laws of this
state, unless such company or its agent
has filed bond as required by law, is
guilty of a misdemeanor. As the bonds
of all companies not incorporated under
the laws of California have been de
clared Invalid, any agent of any of the
disqualified corporations doing business
will be liable to arrest on a charge of
misdemeanor.
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Shot the I'oatinaater.
JULIETTE, Idaho, Jan. 30.— J. Morangue,
county surveyor of N>z Perce county, shot and
instantly killed D. A. Kippen, postmaster at
Kippen, Idaho. Morangue fired three shot"?,
all of which took effect. The trouble origi
nated over some land the parties had leased
together. Morangue gave himself up to the
constables.
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Summer Hotel In Ruin*.
KENNEDUXKPORT, Me., Jan. 30.— The
Ocean Bluff house was completely destroyed
by fire tonight. It was one of the largest
summer hotels here, and was owned by the
Kennebunkport Seashore company. Loss, 575 -
000.
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St. John*' Blockade Rained.
ST. JOHNS, N. F., Jan. 30.— The Ice block
ade was raised today. The damaged steamer
Picton, for Newport News, and the Parkmore,
for Boston, sailed. The latter still has a
large quantity of water in her hold and a
list of l^JJegrees to the starboard.
PRJCE TWO CENTS- j SUSVShm.
Diplomacy of the Czar in the As-
cendency at Pekin.
BRITISH
BACK-DOWN
Report That England Has Resolved Not to Force a
Conflict by Further Opposing Russia's Claim*
at Port Arthur and in the Liao-Tung Peninsula
—Japs in a State of Consternation Over the In
glorious Retreat of Their Allies.
LONDON. Jan. 31 .-A dispatch to the
Daily News from Shanghai says a
secret dispatch has been issued by the
Tsung Li Yamon to certain high offi
cials, informing them that Russia warn
ed China that if Kiao-Chou were grant
ed to Germany, Russia would demand
either Ta-Lien-Wan or Port Arthur.
According to the same dispatch it is
asserted at Shanghai on good authority
that China consents to have Russians
at the head of her customs and rail
ways.
At the present moment, says the Daily
News correspondent, there are 10, 0^0
Russian troops at Tallen-Wan and Port
Arthur. Russian agents have been sent
to Tien Tsin (the port of Pekln) an<i to
Japan to purchase coal and food; and
60,000 bags of wheat have been bought
at Tien Tsin.
LONDON, Jan. 31.— The Dally Mail
this morning says it learns from a
"source hitherto accurate " that China
is inclined to make the best possible
bargain with Russia, whose diplomacy
appears to have triumphed at Pekin,
England having resolved not to force
[ a conflict by further opposing Russia's
claims at Port Arthur and in the Liao-
Tung peninsula. Japan, says the Daily
Mail's authority, "has been thrown into
CLOUGH
AND HIS
MACHINE.
WASHINGTON BUREAU ST. PAUL GLOBE )
CORCORAN BUILDING. f
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 30.— Does
Gov. Clough assume to be the Tom
PJatt of Minnesota, and become a po
litical dictator with nerve and caliber
equal to that of the "easy boss?"
This is a question that some of the
Minnesota congressmen are- consid ring,
and the principal thing for them to de
cide is whether or not to submit to
Clough's royal decrees, or to come out
in open revolt. It has not been general
ly understood that there is very little
support for the Clough- Van Sant com
bine among the Minnesota delegation.
Senator Nelson has been count.-. 1 all
along to throw his Influence f"i- th<- W'i
nona man, but it is now well under st" il
that he Is by no mefins committed to
such action. In fact, Nelson is of the
opinion that Clough is overdoing things
when he comes to Interfere with the
state and federal patronage. The only
man In the entire delegation who is
really for Van Sant is Uncle Loren
SPHIN flf TER TREHTIES
Anxious for Commercial Agreement With
the United States.
LONDON, Jan. 31.— The Madrid cor
respondent of the Standard says: "It is
expected that the further negotiations
for a commercial treaty between Spain,
Cuba and the United States will be
transferred to Washington. Th.- j r >p< s
fed treaty will provide for two seta of
tariff schedu'es, one being between Cuba
and the United States and the other
between Spain and the United States.
It is expected that the Cuban insular
government will embrace the oppor
tunity to secure practical reciprocity
with the United States. At the same
time the Spanish government hopes the
Cuban ministry will do entire justice
to Spanish interests.
"The Madrid press strongly advises
the students of the university to be pru
dent In their demonstrations tomorrow,
and to avoid giving any pretext to the
United States to say that provocation
corr.es from Spain."
HAVANA, Jan. 30.— Gen. Blanco, ac
cording 1 to the version of his trip re
ceived from Spanish sources, was wel
comed enthusiastically at Santiago de
Cuba. The provincial deputies tender* ■!
him a banquet, at which, in the course
of a reply to a toast to his health, Gen.
Blanco urged that all elements of the
population should endeaver to contrib
ute to the establishment of peace.
The Spanish general, Luque, with 800
infantry and 160 cavalry, in two col
umns, while reconnoitering near Maca
gua and Cayumo, in the direction of
the Mejia district beyond Holguin, dis
covered that the insurgents had con
centrated their forces. He attacked
them at Mejia, and a sharp encounter
ensued. The Spanish accounts say that
Gen. Luque took the insurgent trenches
by a bayonet charge. The insurgents
fled, leaving five killed. Of the Span
ish, MaJ. Segundo Cumerara and Lieut.
Agustin Luque, son of Gen. Luque,
were seriously wounded; two soldiers
killed and twenty wounded. This morn
ing United States Consul General Lee
gave a banquet at the Havana Yacht
club house, at Mariano beach, to the
officers of the United States warship
Maine. The guests of the occasion
were Capt. Bigsbee, Lieuts. Catlin, Hol
man, Hood and Junden, Chaplain Chid
v/ick. Paymaster Littlefield, Dr. Henne
berger, Chief Engineer Howell and Ca
dets Holden and Boyd, of Washington.
The company included also several well
known American residents and repr -
sentatives of the English and American
press residing in Havana, Messrs. At-
Indicated by the Latest
News From the
Orient.
a state of consternation by the British
back-down and has adopted a more
friendly attitude toward Russia."
This statement, however, the Daily
Mail admits is incredible and probably
a bluff with a view of forcing England
to take decided steps. The Daily .Mail
counsels its readers not to be alarmed.
BERLIN, Jan. 31.— Newspaper com
ment here is all to the text of England's
Inglorious retreat as indicated by the
announcement of the Berliner Tageblatt
that Russia and England have arrived
at an agreement whereby England baa
consented to drop her demand for the
opening of Ta-Llen-\V.m as-a free fort'
the Russians waiving further opposition
to British control of the Chinese cus
toms. The North German Gazette pub
lishes a foreig-n office announcement
that all applications to settle or open
business at Klao-Chou are premature
the regulation* regarding the new
sphere being: incomplete.
The National Gazette learns that Tur
key has given Russia permission to send
the Black sea fleet through the Dar
danelles.
LONDON, Jan. 31.— The Odessa cor
respondent of the Times says a volun
teer fleet will convey, in the quickest
time practicable, over 10,000 Russians
to the far East. The first cruiser with
2,000 men, will leave within a few days
Not Working in the
Best of Har
mony.
Fletcher, of Minneapolis, notwithstand
ing the fact that Eustis, who ha.s been
here for a week. has received aarar
of support from the Minneapolis people
In Washington, dough, it Is said, pro
poses to miik-' trouble for every candi
date who will not fall in line for th«
man to whom he ha« bequeathed tha
nomination. Even Congressman Tawney
has reached ;t point where he will give
passive Buppori to his neighbor In or
d< r to get the state machine out of thu
First congressional Republican conven
tion. Heatwole is opposed to the ma
> i in.- an<] is going to Minnesota tills
week to consult with his constituents.
Joel Claims that in less than sixty days
the state house candidate win be Borne
other man than ("apt. Van Sant, and he
questions the sincerity of dough's sup
port. A Minnesota politician here said
today that an ex-representative would
be in the field for governor, and that
when he conies out be will receive the
support of both the Minnesota s n
William Henry Knstis l.ft for home
today, and he Is well satisfied with his
prospects.
kins, Caldwell, Halstead, Hllgert,
Lame, Pepper and Scovel. Consul
Genera] Lee presided, assisted by Vice
Consul General Springer. The former
proposed "Capt. Sigsbee and the splen
did officers of the Maine."
Capt. Sigsbee responded, and then
proposed: "The United States and
Consul <:.-n<-!;tl Pitzhugfa !,<•<•, Its rep
resentative in Cuba."
There were no other toasts.
Consul Genera] Lee, Vice Consul Gen
eral Springer and another member of
the party distributed alms among th<;
poor people whom furiosity had at
tracted to the club houße.
After the banquet, several officers of
the Maine witnessed a bull fight, a box
having been provided for them i>y Act
ing ('sipt. Gen. Parrado. The attrac
tion was Mazzantinl, Spain's most cel
ebrated bull fighter.
The forces of Gen. Valderrama, it Is
reported, have found the body of Lieut.
Col. joaquin Ruiz, who was executed
by the late Brip. Gen. Aranguren, but
further Investigation will be
before the report can be finally ac
cepted.
MADRID, Jan. 30.— 11 lfi annou I
that the Spanish Beet will, In the drst
place, proceed to the Canaries to en
gage In maneuvers there.
GOLD AT THE
BACK DOOR.
Discoveries Made on the Edmon
ton Route.
Special to the Gxibe.
WINNIPEG, Man., Jan. 30.— Th- dis
covery of coarse gold and nuggi
the Liard and Hay rivers, emptying
into the Mackenzie, has been re] ■
at Edmonton. Tho discovery on the
Hay river was made by a party «>f
Americans on the way to th<- Yukon.
Currietl Out OH mi !<••• Floe.
CLEVELAND, C, Jan. i
Backu:i, keeper >>f th<- watt r wor 1
a narrow escape fn m death today. li«
to w.:ik ashore on the Ice, when the wind
shifted and the Ice 'began movlnj
the lake. Backus was on a cak-- al
feet s'ji'nro. Two Dshermen Bnall ■
and he was r's^md when about a unit- and a
half from shore.
No < llllllji*' In Strii. <- Ciiiml i I i->ti« .
NEW BEDFORD, Mass , Jan. SO 1
of the strike will beg)
no nearer prospt cts of a setth m ■
■ ■
- who have ("-•■! iat work In n< -
iiiK <itich returned Saturday, bring
factory reports, at which the memben of th«
gfiirrttl strii.- committee an mv b
aged. The union weavers will receive pay
tomorrow