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IT WAS FORECAST AT THE JEF
FERSON SCHOOL MEETING
LAST EVENING
FOR GREATER EFFICIENCY
Plan Proposed to Make the Work
More Successful Than as at Pres
ent Organized— Jefferson School
Union Held Its Annual Election
of Officers Addresses by Prof.
Baker and Others.
The Jefferson School union held Its
first meeting of the year last evening
at the school building and elected the
following officers:
President— Mrs. C. R. Groff.
Vice President— Daniel Aberle.
Secretary— M. M. Metcalf.
Treasurer— Dr. Justus Ohage.
Addresses were made by Prof. H. S.
Baker, former principal of the school,
and Prof. Charles D. Welch, the pres
ent principal. The president of the
union, Mrs. C. R. Groff, read a paper
entitled "Duty of the Parents to
Teachers," in which parents are urged
to co-operate with the teachers for the
benefit of the pupils, the teachers and
the schools.
Mrs. C. M. Power, secretary of the
central union, explained the work of
the central and district unions and
presented a plan for a reorganization
of the central union, which will be
considered and voted on at the meet
ing of the central union at the high
school Dec. 12.
The proposed plan provides for a
general school union, which ls to have
charge of and direction of the work
of the district unions. The oflicers are
to consist of a president, three vice
presidents, secretary and treasurer, to
be elected at the annual meeting, held
the second Monday ln May. In addi
tion to the above officers the presi
dent and secretary of each district
union shall be ex-officio members of
the general cr central union. The
vice presidents are to be elected, one
from the district west of Wabasha
Street, one from the district east of
V aliasha street and one from the
Sixth ward.
Mrs. Power explained that the
change proposed made the officers of
each district union members of the
board of directors of the central or
general union, the purpose being to
bring the unions into co-operation, to
keep the central union ln touch with
the district unions, to facilitate busi
ness and to remove obstacles met under
the present organizati"n.
The plan of reorganization also pro
vides for three meetings of the cen
tral and district unions, beside the
annual meeting. These are to be held
on the second Mondays of March, Oc
tober and December. Standing com
mittees to be appointed by the dele
gates of the central union, as follows:
Ornamentation of buildings and
grounds, school sanitation, nature
study, school morals, physical and
manual trailing, kindergartens, school
libraries, lectures and finance.
Prof. Baker suggested that the school
unions prepare a memorial to be pre
sented to the legislature for the pur
pose of securing financial relief for the
St. Paul school fund.
President Zimmerrnann, of the school
board, Btated 'thait he had been appoint
ed by the mayor as a member of a
committee from the conference com
mittee to act with a committee from
the council to secure legislation which
would give the schools more funds. At
tbe last Marion of the legislature he
paid he had tried to lobby a bill
through, but no one would listen to
bim for a minute.
The chamber of commerce wa3 then
opposed to any move which had in view
money lor the schools. This time
the change was for the better, the
chainlm- of commerce now favoring a
onenmill tax for the purpose of new
buildings and repairs.
This would give the Ixiard about $90,
--000 nnd for tbe next thive or four rears
WOUld be sufficient. He urged the
members «>f tbe Jefferson Srho.il union
as Avell as the other district unions to
hc'l> and support tbe bill. wbicb would
allow a one-mill tax for school build
ings.
"We want to support those who as
sist us and we want the unions to do
Some lobbying in the legislature this
Vinter and got the bill passed." Presi
dent Zimmernmnn said the Ramsey
oounty delegation would favor the bill,
but at the last session the delegations
from Duluth and Minneapolis had been
opposed to such a measure.
He also asked that the teachers and
members of the unions co-operate to
make the session of the Mini:
EducatUui.il association, to be held ln
Bt. Paul Dec. 26 to 21», a 5 ucce-^s.
O. P. Denny urged that the people
think aU>ut the subject of securing
funds for tho school--. If (be tax<?3
were to be scale. i down some other
fund than the school fund should suffer.
He quoted figures to show that the tax
for district schools of Minnesota was
over 7 mills, and for the independent
evhool districts outside of St. Paul, over
16 mills, while ln St. Paul the people
claimed they were over-taxed by a 2V_s
mill tax.
One of the features of the meeting
■uas the music furnished by the Jef
ferson Bobool orebestra, under the di
rection of Mrs. C EL Groff.
The musician.--, consisting of pupils
of tbe school, were beard for the flr^t
time in public and gave a programme
of four pieces, all of whicii were en
« -
\at\R '■'- g© S> N^^Ry
flakes Weak Women Strong,
And Sick Women Well.
It is made from a formula of Dr. R. V.
Pierce, the celebrated specialist in diseases
of women at Buffalo, N. Y. It is a strictly
temperance mediciue, containing neither
alcohol, opium or other narcotic poison.
Its protracted use does not create a craving
for intoxicating stimulants or deadly nar
cotics. It cures irregularities, displace
ments, drains, ulcerations, inflammation,
headache, backache and nervousness. It
prepares the way for almost painless ma
ternity, and insures robustness to the new
born. It cures women at home, and does
away with obnoxious questioning and local
examinations.
Some medicine dealers offer substitutes
when you ask for Dr. Pierces Favorite
Prescription. They imitate this medicine
in appearance as nearly as the law will
allow, but they cannot imitate its record
of thirty years of cures.
Mrs. Mattie Venghaus. of Tioga, Hancock Col,
HI., writes: •' I had been sick for seven years,
not In bed. but 'ust dragging m-t'self around.
At last I took three buttles of Dr. Pierces Fa
vorite Prescription and five of ' Golden Medical
Discovery.' and it is impossible to describe in
ovords the good these medicines did me."
Neither the "Discovery" nor the "Fa
vorite Prescription" contains any alcohol,
ppituu or other narcotic
cored. The orchestra consists of Henry
Meyerding, William Freeman and
Flora Groff, first violins; Blanche Jur
ka and Albert Bueger, second violins;
Mary Rotbbauer and Mamie McDavitt,
n-andoHns; Anna Blcwnm, Stella Ver
vals and Irene Howell, guitars; Hilda
Pnschman and Louisa Ohage, pian
ists.
Miss Corlnne Maxwell also rendered
two mandolin solos.
HAIL INSURANCE LAW
NEEDS AMENDMENT
COMMISSIONER DEARTH SAYS IT
OPERATES AGAINST FARMERS
In the Cases of Some of tbe Organ
isations Where Excessive Com
mlMions Have Been Voted to Cer
tain Oflicers This Should Stop.
Insurance Commissioner Dearth, ln
addition to the changes which, ln bis
opinion, should be made in the Insur
ance laws of the state this winter, aa
outlined in The Globe of yesterday,
has not forgotten the law governing
hail Insurance companies. He thinks
■ this Is too lax to give the desired pro
tection to those interested. Here Is
what he says about the need of better
protection for the farmers, for they
j are the ones almost exclusively ln
' whose interest the law was passed:
One of the most difficult problems which the
| deuartm-ent has hid to deal with during the
! present year has b.o.i that involving the mv-
I tual hail and cyclone insurance companies,
organized under the Minnesota swatues. By
: the provisions of th<_ statutes governing this
j class of eorapanha there appears to be no
• particular ch>.-ck upon tho management as
re girds the ma.ter of expenses. The statutes
provide that such by-laws may be adopted
for tho regulation of the business and affairs
EARL OF STRAFFORD AND THE BEAUTIFUL WIDOW HE WILL MAKE HIS BRIDE.
NEW YORK, Nov. 28.— The Barl of Straf
ford has Just arrived in Xew York for the
purpose of making his wife the wealthy and
beautiful widow, Mrs. Samuel J. Colgate. The
earl is to be congratulated on being ln such
luck as to be able to win this great beauty
for bis bride. Mrs. Colgate is young, happy
and very pretty. She is rich, too. Her bus-
of tho companies organizing thertmndor aa
the members may decide upon. The members,
to the adoption of such by-laws, h. variably
empower the board of directors to fix ti.e mat
ter of oomper.sation of officers, and other ex.
penoes incident to the general conduct and
management of the business, as in their good
Judgment thoy may do-em best. The by
laws of several of the companies alao further
provide, that, while the members shall bo
liable for their pro rata share of an a?*es».
ment sufficient to meet all accrued losse*,
together with management expenses, at the.
snme time, said members shall be required to
accept (after the payment in full of manage
ment expenses) their pro rata sharo of what I
may be realized fn<m the assessment thus
levied, as uay moat ln full of any claim for
losses which they may hold against the
company.
Acting under such by-laws, the beard of
directors have, ln the past, voted to certain
of the officers a compensation in the way of
commissions upon the total amount of busi
ness writ en, nnd the officers of two or three
of the companies, owing to ihe very h»-cvy
volume of business placed upjn their broks !
duritig the year 1597. received what n-ns" be i
considered a very excessive comj < r>sitl)n for
their services. While such office's drew
from the amount realized upon the fis e>»- ;
ment practically the total sum voted to them,
as pc- the resolution of the boa. 1 of d>r> ct
ors. the members having claims against the
company on account of losses fa'lel to re
ceive the full or face amount of their claims.
As the statute practically legalises such *
condition of affairs, the , omm._s; .n-r was
practically powerless, unde»- tho iaw, to re
fuse su h companies a renewal >f 'heir 1-
I, Kaeh and every compvty, I . owev. r,
was arbitrarily required by the coramliSicn^r
to pass a resolution, and file a c. py of ihe
same w.:tii the department, limiting .o a -••a
sonable amount the compensation of offle^rß
to a certain stipulated s-alary, and tUtaoiutely
prohibiting the payment of any commissions
to such officers ln addition thereto. This as
sures the farmers who may be nmmb rs of \
these companies that they will be ieilcved I
from paying further ass<s^ Beats to c ver
«my exorbitant expense Incident .o the rr.nn- '
agement of the business, and sh u'l . ff "-J
them protection against los* or damsg. to j
their crops for a nominal or reasonable sura—
barring, of course, any unusual discs t<nu
storms.
The present statute should be very ma- I
teriaily amended, so rs t,-, throw every safe- j
guard about the management of the affairs
of this class of companies, thus preventing j
the possible repetition of extravagant or ex- i
orbitant expenses in the future. The com
panies were aleo required to pass a fu.tiier
resolution, providing that at the next regular
annual mt-eting of its members the provision
of the by-laws requiring the members to ac
cept their pro rata share of the amount
realized from the assessments levied in any
one year as payment ln full of their claims
should be eliminated so that in tha future
ail companies which may be unable to pay
their claims for losses in full will be treated
as insolvent, thus empowering the insurance
commissioner tc proceed against lt. whenever
the i-onditloa of a company is found to be in
solvent. With** the by-laws thus amended,
the farmers, who may become members of
these companies, can have the assurance that
their losses will be paid in full: otherwise,
the companies must cease doing business.
1 can say for the officers of the majority of
the companies, that no objection was raised
against limitation of salaries and prohibiting
the allowance of commissions ln the future,
the required resrlutlors covering this mat
ter, beiug ap<parentiy cheerfully passed and
copies of same promptly filed with the in
surance department.
Tbere can be co question but -bat the pur
pose or object of the legi_l_jture in placing
upon the statute books of this state the law
providing for the organization of mutual hail
and cyclone Insurance companies was that of
affording our farmers an opportune y to mu
tually join together and protect each'othfr at
a mere nominal expense acai. st excessive
lc*s«s, sustained through hali or eydooos, to
their crops, ar.d they certainly should not
be required or asked to pay assessments cov
ering excessive commissions voted c certain
officers of the companies by the board of di
rectors. It is to be sincerely hoped that the
statute ln question will be co amended as
to render such transactions ln the future
legally Impossible.
PQWDErTTxPLOSIQN.
Havana the Scene of a Fatal Han
dling of Explosive*.
HAVANA. Xov. 28.— A box of pow
der exploded this morning near the
Reina battery, killing or injuring forty
persons. The explosion occurred ln
the Avenue Infanta, between the San
ta Clara and Reina batteries. Many
j boxes of powder were stored in a pii
j vate house, which also contained five
\ rooms full of Mauser and other car
tridges. The careless handling of one
of the boxes of powder, or of one of the
boxes of cartridges, caused the explo
sion, which killed or more cr less se
riously injured thirty-el^ht persona. 1
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE— TUESDAY— -NOVEMBER 29. 1898.
mm OF RAILROADS
PRESIDENT HILL AND OTHER
GREAT NORTHERN OFFICIALS
START "WEST
DARIUS MILLER'S FIRST TRIP
Terminal Improvements Under Way
at Seattle Will Also Be Inspected
Traclclaying. in Progress on
the Duluth &. Northwestern Road
Chicago Linen Dislike Great
Western-Grand Trunk Combine.
President James J. Hill, of the
Great Northern; his son, James N.
'Hill; Vice President Darius Miller,
Chief Engineer N. D. Miller, General
Superintendent Frank E. Ward and J.
C. Pangborn started West ln a private
train yesterday morning. The party
will go to the coast and will look after
a number of Improvements that are to
be made ln the system during the win
ter and spring. This is the flrst time
Vice President Miller has made an of
ficial trip over the road. Mr. Pang
born accompanies the party for the
purpose of Inspecting the system for
private purposes. He will later inspect
the Northern Pacific and the Canadian
Pacific.
Since President Hill's last trip to the
coast a number of changes have been
made in his plans and he will decide
upon the advisability of building sever
al branch lines in the far West.
Air. Hill will look after the terminal
improvements that are now under way
band -waa the millionaire soap manufacturer,
and when he died he left most of his fortune
of 110,000,000 to his widow. Mrs. Colgate has
been very popular in New York society since
casting off her weeds. The earl is old. He
will never again see sixty-seven, and then,
too, he ls a widower, but it !b said that he
Is amazingly preserved. His name is Henry
at Seattle and the Pacific Coast com
pany's business, which he recently ac
quired.
' KOADS ARE UNEASY.
Uo Xot I.iUe the Great Western and
Grand Trnnk Combination.
The St. Paul-Chicago-Eastern passenger
eituatlon appears a little ugly Just now, and
a meeting will be held in Chicago tomorrow
to see if something may not be done to avert
another rate war. The action of the Great
Western ln Joining hands with Grand Trunk,
apparently in combination agalnet the othor
lines, has created a feeling of apprehension
in passenger circles. The Great Western and
Grand Trunk are acting with the White Star
Steamship company and have selected its Min
neapolis agent as their agent for Eastern
business. The inference is that the railway
companies are only working together on
steamship business, but ln reality they make
a bid for railway business, pure and simple,
and ln so doing they cut into the regular
rates. This ls objected to by the other lines
and unless the Great Western gives a satis
factory excuse for its departure from stand
ard rates there will be a general cut all
around. The Grard Trunk has Just settled
iv dlfferenct-s with the Canadian Paeiflc. aud
lt was thought lt would keep the peace on
this tide of the border.
The meeting tomorrow will also cons der
Eastern rates as afTerted by the Milwaukee
rate. The new rate from Milwaukee is the
same as the rate from Chicago to New York
on the Wisconsin Central.
n. & O. ANNUAL.
Officers and Directors for the En
sntnir Year Are Chosen.
CINCINNATI. 0.. Nov. 25.-At the fifth
annual meeting of the stockholders of the
I B. & O. Southwestern railway, held at noon
; today, the following board of directors was
| elected: Edward R, Bacon, W. L. Bull. Ed.
gar T. Welles. Edward E. Bell, John B.
Davis, Henry W. Poor and Edward Bruce,
of New York; James Sloan Jr. and Oscar G.
I Murray, of Baltimore; W. W. Peabcdv L. E
| Emerson asd W. E. Greene, Cincinnati
| Frank W. Tracy. Springfield, 111.; A. B. Ew
; ln &. St - Louis and Francis Pavy. London.
The board met later and elected the follow
ing officers: Prudent. E. R. Bacon; vice
president, Wm. R. Greene: secretary Edward
Bruce: treasurer. Wm. E. Jones;' g-neral
counsel. Judson Harmon.
The annual report was read and approved.
Vice President Gr.ene will move from Balti
more to Cincinnati, and be ln charge of the
operation of the system. He waa formerly
located here aa general manager of the Big
Four, and later of the Cincinnati. Hamilton
& Dayton.
NEW LOGGING ROAD.
Traeklaylng j» | n p rog res» on the
Dnlnth & Northeastern Road.
DCL.CTH, Minn., Nov. SS.-Tracklaylng is
ln progress on the Duluth & Northeastern
road, the new Weyerhaeuser logging line.
; Eighteen miles of the roadbed is completed
. ready for the rails. The rails end spikes ar
, rived some days ago. and as many of the ties
j are cut the tracklaylng will be pushed. In
j the spring the track, which ls aid on a
I frozen grade, will be ballasted. It ls expect
ed Bksl the flrst logs will be hauled over the
I read about Feb. 1.
• It Is said that the contract that the Duluth
j Logging snd Contracting company bas suurg
this road wijl require ten years to complete
The tract of land, on which 600,000,000 feet cl
timber ts estimated, is situated fifty-three
j miles north of this city. The timber is situ
ated well distant from streams of driving size
The logs that will be cut first will be haul, d
by railroad to Island lake, and thence w li be
driven down the Cloquet river to Cloquet.
DILI'TH RATES STEADY.
No Matter What the Conditions Are
ln Other Territory.
While freight rates on St. Paul-Chl-ago
lines are in a most demoralised condition,
WHAT DO THE CHILDREN
DRINK?
Don't give them tea or coflee. Have you tried
the new food drink called GRAIN-O? It is
delicious and nourishing and takes the nlace
of coffee. The more Grain-O you give the
children the more health you distribute
through their systems. Grain-O Is made of
pure grains, and when properly prepared
tastes like the choice grades of coffee but
costs aboat X, as much. All grocers sell it
Uo. and 2m. -
rates between St Paul and Duluth are
steady and promise to remain so. The dis
tance between St. Paul and Chicago ls 420
miles, and lt is only 150 miles to Duluth, yet
on lumber, coal and grain the Duluth lines
get as high rates as are paid on the same
commodities to Chicago. The three lines to
Duluth, the St Paul & Duluth, the Omaha,
and the Eastern Minnesota, are working in
perfect accord, and there le no Immediate
prospect of a disturbance ln that quarter. In
these, toys of rate wars and secret tariffs
lt Is a novelty to find' three competing lines
operating without friction.
BACK TO ST. JAMES.
i Head quarters of tbe Sioux City Di
vision of tbe Omaha Moved.
The headquarters of the Sioux City division
of the Omaha road were changed yesterday
from Mankato to St James. The headquarters
were at St James a number of years ago,
but they were moved to Mankato, because
lt was thought Mankato would be a mora
convenient place for the offices. But ex
perience has shown the management that St
James ls preferable for division headquarters,
so the office has been moved to its original
location. Hugh Spencer ls the division super
intendent at St James and Wallace Winter
Is his assistant
CommlMlon Going- to \ew 11m.
Gen. Becker and Judge Mills, who now
constitute the railway and warehouse com
mission, will go to New Ulm Dec. 6 to hear
the case of the chamber of commerce of thst
city against the coal carrying roads from Du
luth, who, it is claimed, charge an exorbitant
freight tariff from Duluth to New Ulm.
The rate Is $2.50 per ton, and the commer
cial men of New ulm say $2 ls ample. The
commissioners think they can hear the case
without a third member of the board.
RAILWAY NOTES.
George J. Charlton, assistant general pas
senger agent of the Chicago & Alton, paid
this city a hurried visit yesterday. J. c. Beam
Jr., Northwestern passenger agent of the
Southern railway, came to St. Paul yesterday
and looked over this part of hit territory
TVilllam Charles Byag. But Mrs. Colgate
gets with the earl one of the finest old titles
and crests in England. The earls of Straf
ford enjoy the subsidiary titles of Viscount
Enfield of Enfield and Baron Stratford of
Harmesworth. Mrs. Colgate's future husband
is a good-looking young old maa, and the
pair will make a fine match.
GREEN "DEAD" TIMBER.
That the Kind That Waa Cut Last
Year on Reservations.
WHITE EARTH, Minn., Nov. 28.—
(Special.)— A largs council, comprising
many chiefs and head men of the reser
vation, was held In the agency office
today. The meeting was presided over
by Special Agent Schwartz, of the gov
ernment land office, and Inspector J.
E. Jenkins, of the Indian office. The
quesitlons at Issue were the cutting of
dead and down timber and other mat
ters relative thereto. Two of the speak
ers were vehement ln their statement
and denunciations regarding the man
ner in which the work has been hither
to conducted, and that the greater por
tion of the timber cut last season was
green. Special Agents Parke and
Schwartz, of the Indian land office,
have practically completed their inves
tigations and will r.eport to Washing
ton exhaustively as to the cutting of
dead and down timber and the pine
lands question ln general. They de
cline to be Interviewed as to the nature
of their report. Inspector Jenkins will
have a council with the Indians early
next week for the purpose of listening
to complaints or apy suggestion the
men wish to make relative to affairs of
the reservation.
NEW BAiSIKRUPTCY" RULES.
They Will Become Effective Jan. 2,
I8JM).
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-The Unlt
;ed States supreme court, today,
j through Justice Gray, announced the
, new bankruptcy rules which it was au
; tborized to frame and promulgate un
. der the national bankruptcy act of
j July 1, 1898. The rules have been awalt
: ed with much interest, as a number
jof courts declined to proceed -with
j bankruptcy cases until the supreme
court announced the new rules. Jus
, tiee Gray announced that the new
, rules would take effect on Monday
Jan 2, 1899, and that all other pro
ceedings heretofore taken substantially
in conformity with the act and to the
regulations of 1867, as far as practica
ble, would be upheld. The rules, while
promulgated at this tiir-e. he said,
would not be ready for distribution for
some time, owing to proof revision, etc
GEN. GOMEZ" ALIVE.
So Believe «_, e Members of the
Special Cuban Commission.
NEW YORK, Nov. 28.— The mam
, bers of the Cuban commission w °o are
; In this city have receftve# no report of
| the death of Gen. Maximo Gomez.
' Gen. Jose Gomez, oaie of the conumla
; sloners, who is also a brigadier gen
i eral in the Cuban army, said he did
( not believe that Gen. Gomez was dead,
as the commission would be the first
to be notified to that.:eff*ct. The com
mission expected to leave for Wash
ington today, but, owingi to the illness
of Gen. Garcia, who. is e.t home with
a slight fever, the trip was postponed
until tomorrow.
telegraphicCblevities.
TOPEKA. Kan.. Nov. 38.— The trial of John
Henry Collins, for the murder of his father,
John S. Collins, was cotome^ced in the dis
trict court today. The trial promt es to be
one of the most sensational ever tried ln thia
city.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. Nov. 28.— The hos
pital ship Relief, which arrived at Hampton
Roads on Saturday night from Ponce, has
landed at Oid Point a large number of sick
volunteers and regular soldiers.
NEW YORK. Nov. 28.— Judge Brown, of
the United States court, rendered a decision
today that general assignments made under
the state law are invalid according to the
new bankruptcy law.
NORFOLK. Va., Nov. 28.— Representatives
of labor organizations represented on the
railways of the country will begin a two
mAf*' o»BveaUoa __«_-« tomorrow. i
SPM HAS YIELDED
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partment today, and had a conference
with Searetary Hay on current topics,
particularly those growing out of the'
late wnr, in tho course of which Baron
Speck had occasion to express the most
friendly sentiments on the part of Ger
many concerning the present status of
affaire. The call was chiefly significant
as an evidence that German officials
desire to counteract the reports that
Germany is aboult to assume an atti
tude of protest and to bay claim, to (be
Sulu archipelago, which is to be in
cluded in the oeace negotiations at
Paris. Baron Speck's call gave rise to
sensational published reports to the
effect that he had presented a protest
from Germany against American inter
ference with the Sulu islands. In view
of these reports, it was stated, tonight,
tbat the Sulu islands were not men
tioned ln the talk, which was of a
meet general and friendly character.
Although the cable reports have shown
that the German press ls considerably
wrought up over the policy of the Unit
ed States in the fax Bast, and is urging
the government to make a protest,
nothing has developed in official quar
ters up to the present time to show that
there is any purpose on the part of the
German government, to heed such bel
ligerent suggeStlora. On the contrary,
the call of Baron Speck today gives as
surance that Germany accepts without
question the outcome of the peace
negotiations.
GLOOM IN MADRID.
Spanish Capital Accept* Peace
Terms as Unavoidable.
MADRID. Nov. 28.— The city this evening
ls calm. There have been no disturbances
resulting from the announcement of Spain's
acceptance of the terms of the Americana.
The papers, however, publish gloomy arti
cles, sadly reminding the oountry that the
day ia one long to be remembered as mark
ing "the closing scene of a glorious colonial
history."
All agree that the government haa adopted
the only possible policy, though much bitter
ness is displayed toward the United States.
It ls said that Don Jaime, son of Dob
Carlos, the pretender, la now at St. Jean
dv Luze. ln Basse»-Pyrenees, France.
IN GRACIOUS VEIN.
Gauloln Comment* Upon the Con
clusion of Peace.
PARIS, Nov. 29.— The Gaulols ls the only
Important morning paper which comments on
the Spanish decision. It says:
"The Spaniards have much to complain of,
and the Americans have dispelled, by their
demand* In the field of diplomacy, tho lm-
Sresslon produced by their generosity on the
eld of battle. It is questionable, however,
whether the actual state of things ls not
the best solution possible for the conditions
obtaining In the Antilles and the Phlllp
pnes. Both archipelagos have become a
heavy Charge and perpetual danger to Spain.
Under American domination they will show a
development which even internal disturb
ances will be unable to arrest. The re
establishment of peace removes a grave ele
ment of danger from international policies.
The commissioners of both countries are to be
congratulated on the courtesy and sangfroid
of their attitude."
WANTS MORE SOLDIERS.
Senator Hanna Says the Army
Should Be Increased.
cLe\~EA,AND, 0., Nov. 28. — Col.
Charles F. Dick, secretary of the na
tional Republican committee, and
congressman-elect from the Nine
teenth Ohio district, arrived here to
day and held a conference with Sena
tor Hanna, concerning preliminary
plans for the national campaign of
1900. Speaking of the more Important
measures to be discussed during the
coming session of congress, Senator
Hanna said the Nlcaraguan canal
matter would certainly be taken up.
"This Is one of the most important
measures in the senate at present,"
said Mr. Hanna, "and I am sure it will
be taken up early. The establishment
of a government ln the Hawaiian isl
ands will be disposed of. The treaty
of peace with Spain will also be dis
cussed and disposed of early."
Asked If he favored increasing the
standing army, Mr. Hanna said:
"I do. I think the army should be
Increased to 100,000. I believe this
matter will be discussed at the short
term."
SENATOR QUAY DEMURS.
People's Bank Case Callrd In the
Philadelphia Court.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 28.— The case of
Senator Quay and others, charged with con
spiracy ln the misuse of the money of the
state on deposit in the People's bank, came
up today in the court of quarter sessions,
Judge Findletter presiding. The defendants
were not in court, their interests being looked
after by Attorneys Rufus E. Shapely and A.
L. Shields. Immediately upon opening of
court Attorney Shapely filed demurrers to
four of the five indictments found against the
defendants by the grand Jury, and al c o filed
a motion to quash the fifth Indictment
GOOD NEWS FOR DREYFUS.
BERLIN, Nov. 28.— 1t is learned from
an authoritative source that Col.
Schoppenkorffen, the former German
military attache at Paris while supping
with Emperor William, at Potsdam, on
Sunday, detailed the whole of the ln
; side history of the Dreyfus, Esterhazy
; and Picquart cases to his majesty, who
contemplates taking some action ln the
i matter. The imperial chancellor,
! Prince Hohenlohe; the minister of for
-1 elgn affairs, Yon Bulow, and Gen. yon
| Hanke, the chief of the emperor's
I military cabinet, will be summoned to
I Potsdam, this week, to consider the
I advisability of an official German pro
j nouncement on the subject. It ls said
i that the emperor during his recent tour
| conversed with several persons about
the Dreyfus case, and lt Is added
that the new points which he has
heard has prompted him to his present
action.
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court of cassation with all the evidence
available, excepting the evidence In
volving the national defense. Both the
civil and the military courts are fully
equipped to deal with the respective
cases, and as all desire to know the
truth, lt will be reached. The govern
ment asks the chamber to respect the
Independence of the law."
After an appeal from M. Mlllerand
for a postponement of the Picquart
court martial, M. Dupuy, the premier,
declared that the Dreyfus affair "must
remain purely Judicial, aa the only
means of reaching the truth, which
may now be attained."
Referring to the statements of M.
Poincare, M. Dupuy asked why that
deputy had waited so long "before as
tonishing the chamber with h's declara
tions."
"We decline to order a postpone
ment of the court martial," said the
premier. "To give such an order, even
If we had the right, would be to strike
a blow at the principle of separation
of the public powers. It Is not with
in the province of parliament or the
government to adjust the connection
which may exist between Hhe Dreyfus
and Picquart cases. Our Intervention
would be calculated to hamper the
work of the court of cassation. We
will respect the decisions of the law.
We are a government of law and re
fuse to be a government of arbitrary
measure." (Prolonged cheers.)
PREMIER SUSTAINED.
The order of the day, approving the
statements of the government respect
ing the principle of the separation of
the Judicial and executive powers, was
then adopted by a vote of 437 to 73.
In the lobbies of the chamber M. j
Dupuy's speech was interpreted as an J
invitation to the court of cassation to I
ask for the production of the petit bleu !
and other documents ln the Picquart I
case, which the government would im
mediately produce, thus leading to a;
postponement of the Picquart court j
martial, which the government had re
fused to grant under duress. It wos
also admitted that the government ;
had the right to interfere with Gen. j
Zurlinden's action, but had only re
fused for fear Intervention would be
misunderstood.
An immense meeting was held this
evening ln favor of Col. Picquart.
Thousands of people, shouting "Con
spuez Rochefort!" and "Conspuez Dru
mont!" marched to the Cherche-Midl
prison, where Picquart is confined, and
cheered and demonstrated there in his
behalf. The antl-Plcquartites rallied
and there were several conflicts be
tween the two bands.
M. Poincare concluded by saying:
"Silence has weighed heavily upon me,
and I am now happy to have had the
opportunity to tell what I know of the
case." (Renewed applause.)
ANTI-DREYFUSITES REJOICE.
The vote ln the chamber of deputies
causes the antl-Dreyfusttes to sing a
song of victory, glniee the Dreyfuslte
demand was for an order to have the
Picquart court martial postponed. M.
Dupuy's speech ie admitted on al!
hands to have been a masterpiece of
£tatesn>ajishJp. He did not deny that
tho government had power to intervene
with Gen. Zurllnden, but explained that
it would be better for the court of
cassation to do so. He said, a fortnight
ago, -the court of cassation demanded
the documents concerning the Picquart
affair. At that time, for legal reason 3,
he continued, only copies could be giv
en. Now, however, if the originals
were demanded by the court they would
be placed at Its disposal.
M. Ribot, Who was back of the de
mand for postponement, followed M.
Dupuy, and although he still contend
ed that the government ought not to
allow itself to be a passive Instrument
in Gen. Zurlinden's hands, he had per
force to be contented with M. Dupuy's
assurance.
Perhaps the most significant feature
of the debate after M. Poincare's
revelation, which served to draw even
closer tho bonds of suspicion surround
ing Gen. Mercier, is the ch.iiv.cm;? at
titude of the chamber toward M.
Cavaignac. The latter's speech before
the period of the Henry suicide was
accepted and placarded throughout
the country as proof of the guiJt of
Dreyfus. Now bs ls received with
howls by the deputies when he at
tempts to Justify his attitude. The
general belief is that the court of cas
sation will now demand the Picquart
dossier, thus delaying the court mar
tial.
Among the rumors current this even
ing ls one that Gen. Zurllnden, mili
tary governor of Paris, has already
resigned. There ls also a report that
Col. Picquart will be released on ball.
Slight demonstrations continued in
the streets up to midnight, but there la
nothing serious.
DEATHS OF A DAY.
LITCHFIELD, Minn., Nov. 25.-(Spcclal.)—
Mis M. Holm, an old resident and prominent
citizen, died at his home here Saturday even
ing^ of stomach trouble. He has served ac a
public official of this county for many years,
flrst as sheriff four years, a*, register o' df""_s
six years, ard was at the last election re
elected for another term. He has always
been regarded as the mo_t popular man in
the county, running several hundred votes
ahead of any other name on his party ticket
He was a member of the Masonic fraternity,'
Including the charrt.«.T and commandery, and
waa a prominent Odd Fellow and member of
the A. O. U. W. lodge.
CAPE MAY, N. J., Nov. 28.^Jacob Beck,
secretary of the National League of Musi
cians, was found dead ln bed today from
heart disease.
HASTINGS, Minn., Nov. 18.— (Special.)— J.
J. Brown, one of Hastings' well known and
respected citizens, died yesterday from neu
ralgia of the heart, ln the seventy-seventh
year of his age. He leaves a wife.
LONDON, Nov. 29.— Mrs. Mary Hawnls, wife
of Rev. Hugh Reginald Haweis, Incumbent of
St. James, Marylebone, London, and long fa
vorably known in philanthropic, artistic and
Journalistic circles, ls dead.
Mrs. Haweis, whose maiden name was Mary
E. Joy, was a daughter of the late M. Joy.
portrait and subject painter. She was super
intendent of the Mercy (Animals) branch of
British Woman's Temperance association; vice
prosident of the Central National Association
of Women; president of the Mercy Society of
England of the Chaucer course ln
the National Home Reading union, Surrey
House, Victoria Embankment, and a member
of the Society of Women Journalists and the
Society of Authors.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 28— Ex-Judge Wil
liam Foster, a well known Hawaiian Jurist un
der the monarchy, ls dead. Judge Foster has
been practicing law In this city for se -eral
years. He has also been one of the editors of
the Crocker law publications. He was about
fifty years of age. On Nov. 14 he suffered a
stroke of paralysis, while at work ln his office,
and he never fully recovered consciousness.
KEOKUK, 10., Nov. 2fc— William C. Gra
ham died here today, aged 90 years. He was
said to be a millionaire and had extensl--<_
business Interests ln Washington, D. C, and
Other Eastern cities. He made most of hia
money in business in Southern Indiana towns.
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