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WEATHER FOR TODAY.
Minnesota— Fair Wednesday with warmer
in northeastern portion. Thursday
Bhowers and cooler; increasing south
erly winds.
Wisconsin— Partly cloudy Wednesday,
with warmer^n eastern portion. Thurs
day probably showers, with cooler in
western portion; fresh to brisk south
erly winds.
lowa— Fair In eastern; showers in west
ern portion Wednesday. Thursday
Bhowers and cooler; southerly winds.
North Dakota— Showers Wednesday, with
cooler In western portion. Thursday
partly cloudy and cooler; southerly
winds.
South Dakota— Showers Wednesday, with
cooler in western portion. Thursday
partly cloudy and cooler; southerly
winds.
Montana— Fair in Western; showers and
cooler in eastern portion Wednesday;
westerly winds. Thursday fair.
ST. PAUL.
JTesterday's observations, taken by the
United Stays weather bureau. St. Paul,
P. F. I -yons observer, for the twenty
lour hours ended at 7 o'clock last night.
Barometer corrected for temperature
and elevation.
Highest temperature SI
Lowest temperature 54
Average temperature 68
Daily range 27
Barometer 29.93
Humidity ••••• 66
Precipitation 0
7 p. m. temperature 80
7 p. m.. wind, southwest; weather, partly
cloudy.
YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURES.
[Ilgh.*Bpm| High.*Bpm
Battleford ....72 70 Cleveland ....02 54
Bismark IS 72 Denver 78 74
Calgary 70 6S Galveston 74 70
Duluth 42 40 Jacksonville .84 72
Edmonton ...70 68 Los Angeles .62 58
Havre 70 6S Montreal ....70 52
Helena 62 ufi Nashville ....72 70
Huron S2 78 New Orleans. B4 80
Medlchie Hat. 74 74 New York ...70 64
Mlnnedosa ...61 62 Norfolk 78 66
Prince Albert. 66 64 Omaha 80 56
Qu'App ■■ll- ..62 62 Philadelphia .80 78
S. Current.. .66 66 Pjttsburg ....70 64
Wtlllston ....74 72 Rapid City ...78 70
Winnipeg 62 60 San Franciscos6 52
Boston 80 64 St. Louis 76 72
Chicago 66 64 Salt Lake E8 54
Cincinnati ...6C 64 Washington .80 70
'Washington time (7 p. m. St. Paul).
RIVER AT 8 A. M.
Danger Gauge Change In
Station. Line. Reading. 21 Hours.
St. Paul 14 6.7 —0.3
La Cross,. 10 8.9 —0.1
Davenport 15 «.3 *0.2
St. Louis 30 24.8 ' *0.2
—Fall. "Rise.
The river will continue falling slowly
ln the vicinity of St. Paul from now to
Thursday morning.
AN I \COMPREHENDED MAN.
The penalty genius has now and then
to pay for existence Is the inability of the
mass to comprehend lt. It pours forth
lt3 choicest thought, and forthwith men
begin to quarrel as to Its meaning. It ls
accused of saying that which lt had no
conception of, and denied having said
what It really did say. If the genius ls of
sufficient force and persistency to com
mand wide attention, there follows a cult
that makes lt and Its outpourings the
subject of special study, while the great
mass of persons, convinced that the ge
r.lus is utterly Incomprehensible, give up
the effort and go plodding along their
ways on the lower planes of thought.
Genius, however, always comprehends lt-
Belf. Its meaning Is never obscure to It
self, however misty lt may be to the
commonalty.
Browning knew what he meant, though
a generation of Browning clubs have not
yet ascertained his meaning. Emersoa
remains a mystic to thousands who study
him. This is the fault of neither Brown
ing nor Emerson. It is due to a con
firmation of mind In those unable to ap
prehend that may be likened to the im
perfections in window glass that make
the object looked at quite a different
thing from what it is.
All of which is by way of preface to
the curious fact that a somewhat lesser
genius "in our midst" ls so misunder
stood. It ls needless to say, perhaps, that
we refer to the gentleman at the
head of our school system. Had mis
understanding come in one or two in
stances, it might have been accounted for
on some other hypothesis, but when lt
follows every attempt of his to shed light
upon the community, It ls clear that lt ls
a case of the Browning type where the
trouble comes from the Incapacity of the
mass to sense the thought of the speaker.
Last year one of his addresses to teach
ers was supposed to treat of the Darwin
lan theory of evolution, and there were
those of dull perception who thought that
what he said was a denial of the sound
ness of that theory, whereupon they sub
jected him to some very severe and whol
ly unmerited criticism, as he took occa
sion to demonstrate at a later oppor
tunity. Some expressions that appeared
to give warrant to his critics were used
merely ln a Pickwickian sense. Then
Borne oracular utterance gave rise to the
misapprehension that he was opposed to
kindergartens and manual training as
parts of the school curricula, and stirred
the ire of those who think them essen
tials of modern education; but later and
less ambiguous statements have or should
have removed that misapprehension.
If the processes of thought reception of
the mass render extremely liable to dis
tortion the thoughts given out by men of
genius, one can hardly put forward the
same explanation where the recipients
are men who have had the mental drill
and continuous Intellectual activity that
falls to the lot of gentlemen of the cloth.
It ls somewhat surprising and confus
ing, therefore, to find the coterie of min
isterial gentlemen to whom Mr. Smith
expounded his views on "Pantheism and
Materialism," and the dangerous tenden
cies of modern thought, at sea as to the
drift of his exegesis. After a close peru
sal of the paper we confess that the
clergymen who took it for an attack upon
the Darwinian theory of evolution
seemed to have ground for their criti
cism, but we accept as conclusive the
Subsequent denial of Mr. Smith that such
was his purpose or such the logic of his
argument. It only Illustrates the incon
venience to which men of genius are sub
jected through the inability of men to
comprehend them. We tender our sincere
commiseration to Mr. Smith.
A SOLDIER'S OPINIONS.
The very intelligent review of the sit
uation ln the Philippines made by Gen.
C. McC. Reeve ls worthy of much consid
eration. He speaks without political or
other prejudice, and merely records the
result of his experience and observation
in and around Manila.
Like all other Americans who have had
actual experience ln the Chinese archipel
ago Gen. Reeve seems Impressed by the
truth that the United States is necessarily
In a false position In engaging in the sub
jugation of the Philippine natives, al
though, as we have engaged in the un
dertaking, he sees no other course open
to us than to carry our Immediate pur
pose to a conclusion.
It is now generally acepted as true
th:it our present plight in that section of
the' world ls largely, If not entirely, of
our own creation. It seems quite nat
ural that the natives should become pos
sessed of the Idea that we regarded our
selves as having purchased them and
their country from Spain for 520,000,000.
The steady refusal, too, of our repre
sentatives to make any concessions which
might involve a recognition, however In
direct, of the force which Agulnaldo held
at his disposal, has wrought considerable
trouble for us. We began by recogniz
ing the right of the Filipino force to be
treated with consideration as a friendly,
if not an allied, force; we ended by mak
ing a sporadic and accidental outbreak
the occasion for practically declaring
war on those whose aid we had invited
in our conflict with the Spanish.
Gen. Reeve ls only the advance guard
of an army of American citizens soon to
be returned to their native land, whose
opinions will be found to be ln accord
with his aid and to lead much further
toward the recognition of a great nation
al blunder than he is willing to go. If
the administration is wise, for its own
interests, if not for those of the people
of the United States, it will hasten to re
lease itself from its present undesirable
predicament as early as possible, and
find the most dignified way available out
of a bad situation.
A FAR-SIGHTED PROJECT.
A proposition which the news dispatch
es assure U3 the national administration
will consider In the near future ls the
utilization of negro troops in the Philip
pines. The proposition, so far as one may
judge from the reports, goes further than
this. One-third of the population of the
Philippines, we are told, are negroes of
the same race as those in the United
States. Racial affiliations may therefore
be expected "to defeat the rebellious acts
of Agulnaldo and his followers," and,
moreover, to open up opportunities for
the colored man and brother to get a
home and accomplish other great ends
for himself and others in the "newly
acquired possessions of the United States
ln the East."
The race problem we have always with
us. We owe its existence in a great
measure to the school of statesmanship
which is now engaged ln getting "pos
sessions" for us all over the globe. What
higher proof could be forthcoming of the
undying attachment of our Republican
statesmen to the man and brother than
to ship him off to the Philippines, there
to be reunited with his kindred and to
fight the battles of the imperialists!
The only serious obstacle in the path of
the fulfillment of this humanitarian pro
posal ls the possibility of the colored
brother distinguishing the true nature
of the gold brick which is offered for his
acceptance. He may, ln other words,
discover that it ls, after all, only a re
sort to the old expedient of fighting tho
devil with lire, and may be found to have
naturally even a greater unwillingness
to engage ln "fighting niggers" in the
Philippines than his white fellow citizen
has thus far shown.
WHO SLIPPED THE COG?
A cog has slipped in the local Republi
can machine. Certain good and true and
trusty ward workers in the health de
partment, like Henry Mandehr, for In
stance, have beer, found, strangely
enough, not to be as expert in sanitary
and hygienic science as they ought to bo.
So, of course, they have been supplanted
by approved Republican sanitarians whose
most zealous labors on behalf of a sound
sanitary system are understood to have
been rendered last spring, when they
fought for a "clean" city government
with a poet at its head.
It is on tha highest Republican author
ity that the statement ls made that the
discarded sanitarians are unanimous ln
the belief that, if Dr. Ohage, a very
worthy and capable man by the way, had
his own way, he would have retained
them to a man, and that the changes are
merely another expression of the vagaries
of political appointments under machine
control.
When a cog slips a vagary always fol
lows. Hence the vagaries in this case.
The hand that directs the machine in Its
hygienic operations Is evidently a hand
other than that of the head of the health
department. It is a hand which has
slipped many cogs since it assumed tho
job of running the machine; and many of
the ablest assistants have accordingly di
vested themselves of all responsibility.
Whose Is the hand? Dr. Ohage probably
knows, but he wouldn't tell lf he did. In
order to have the question properly
answered it will be necessary to direct
the inquiry in quarters less closely Iden
tified with his honor, the mayor. Will not
some of the other skilled machinists
among the reformers, like "Billy" John
son, Gregory Rltt, Ernest Mabon or the
responsible editors and managers of the
organ that didn't get the printing, for in
stance, enlighten the world as to who
slipped that additional cog?
STILL IN THE SWIM.
Mr. Richard Croker has sailed -for
Europe on board the American liner New
York. Among Mr. Croker's fellow pas
sengers, we are told, are the British am
bassador. Sir Julian Pauncefote, and fam
ily; the Hon. Thomas Brackett Reed,
! speaker of the last congress, and family,
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1899.
and a number of other personages of both
sexes more or less distinguished.
It may be, as that high authority on
moral and intellectual subjects, the St.
Paul Dispatch, has assured us, that Mr.
Croker is an illiterate and most stupen
dous ruffian, or, as that paragon of pub
lic virtue, Mr. Thomas Piatt, and his re
tainers would have us believe, a monu
mental public pillager. But, at any rate,
he ls of sufficient moment to have his
comings and goings recorded with the
deepest Interest. It ls, further, worthy of
note that it is his departure which Is
chronicled as a matter of supreme in
terest. He is the passenger. Sir Julian
Pauncefote, ex-Speaker Reed and the
others are his fellow passengers. His
return will also, no doubt, be chronicled
for the benefit of all of us as an event of
equally supreme Importance, while that
of Sir Julian Pauncefote and the rest of
them will be matters of minor general
concern.
All of which goes to show that the pos
sibilities of Mr. Croker's public or private
career have not been brought to an end
by the attentions thus far bestowed upon
him.
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ITS ONLY REMEDY.
"Mowing Down the Natives" ls the very
suggestive heading which the local morn
ing organ of the Imperialists places over
Its report of the present operations at
Manila. Somewhat maladroitly it accom
panies this very truthful, yet only par
tial characterization with an editorial
imputing cowardice, loud-mouthedness
and unpatriotic conduct generally to
Gov. Llnd for the part he has
played ln securing the order for
the return of the Thirteenth regiment.
The practice of "mowing down the na
tives," it might be well to remind our
amiable contemporary, ls not an occu
pation for which the average American
is specially adapted, no matter how
strong his martial spirit may be. Nor
dees lt matter, indeed, what land the
mowing operation may be carried on In.
No doubt there are quite a number of
very ardent patriots on the editorial staff
of our ordinarily peacefully disposed
neighbor. Their patriotism has sub
mitted to their being permitted to
remain at home to engage In the
less dangerous and arduous calling
of mowing down the enemies of the
embalmed administration. Upon what
logio is it that these valiant warriors
have been reared that enables them to
distinguish want of patriotism and all
the rest of it on the part of those that
speak on behalf of brave men who have
discharged all their obligations to their
country? Because somebody on behalf
of a body of "Texas rangers" emits a
howl which an incoherent contemporary
designates as a rebuke to the enemies of
the administration?
Of course we are gradually learning
to distinguish that to be an enemy of the
administration ls to be unpatriotic, if
not treasonable, ln one's conduct. Recog
nizing as It must, if it has not gone per
manently to sleep, that the enemies of the
administration are growing ln number
every day, there appears to us but one
remedy for our neighbor's sorrows, and
that is to have the administration pass
an able-bodied sedition law. That rem
edy was once adopted in our history, and
It was quite effective— while lt lasted.
The manufacture of sporting goods
seems not to have gone exactly to tho
doldrums. A Chicago firm which ha 3
been making base balls for the past twen
ty years ls about to build a factory
which will employ 2,000 men.
Capt. Coghlan says the newspapers
made him say things which he did not
utter. He admits, however, that he said
much he ought not to have said and that
most of his remarks were straight
through his hat.
In some things Minnesota may be said
to be as fast as any of them. The April
session of the United States court at
Mankato yesterday lasted Just forty-five
minutes by Judge Lochren's Waterbury.
Secretary Wilson's young men in tha
agricultural department are now telling
the good people of this broad land the
kind of hose to use— not golf or bteycl.
hose, but garden hose.
A Chicago train broke a record by run
ning to Burlington, 206 miles, in 187 min
utes. The first train that runs off a track
going at that gait will break another
record.
A New York young man has been sent
to an Insane asylum for making love to
Helen Gould. Isn't that an evidence of
brightness rather than lunacy?
The Standard Oil company has obtained
control of many of the largest copper
mines in the country. The next big trust
is likely to be copper-lined.
Wisconsin had her '-doodle book,"
Pennsylvania her "red book" and— what's
tomorrow for these shameless common
wealths?
Aguinaldo ls nothing if not on the
make. He has demanded $10,000,003 of
Spain for the release of Spanish pris
oners.
Both the Missouri river and the flag are
up at Kansas City. The St. Paul team
will begin playing ball there tomorrow.
It Is a source of great regret to some
women that halos do not come from
Paris and are never marked down.
Anyhow, Mr. Quay will not busy himself
much hereafter with "shaking plum
trees."
Very much the most peaceable body of
men in tho Philippines is the peace com
mission.
By the way, dear Wisconsin legislature,
don't you know enough to adjourn?
Russia is trying to borrow 300,000,000
francs— probably to disarm with.
Mr. Quay ls at least as good a man as
Gov. Tanner or Mark Banna.
This weather feels as lf a circus was
Just over the hills.
And now we are getting a lot of Ideal
July days ln April.
Marriage Is a Serious THing.
Philadelphia Enquirer.
An Atchison mother's boy married re
cently and his wife made him shave off
his mustache before she would make him
any soup, of which he is very fond.
When he lived at home he got his
whiskers ln the soup every day, and his
mother took It as a compliment to her
cooking.
AT THE THEATERS.
METROPOLITAN.
HI Henry's minstrels will close a suc
cessful half week engagement at the Met
ropolitan with two performances today,
a popular price matinee this afternoon
and the farewell performance tonight.
The performance as a whole is as enjoy
able as anything., of the kind ever pre
sented here. The t wo performances today
should be played to packed houses.
Otis Skinner in the dainty, comedy,
"Rosemary," will. Vs. the attraction at the
Metropolitan Monday, Tuesday and Wed
nesday of next week. Mr. Skinner is sup
ported this season by a splendid company,
headed by the charming actress. Miss
Gretchen Lyons. l Miss Lyons* last ap
pearance here was with Henry Miller, as
leading lady ln "Heartsease," when she
made a most delightful impression on the
local public. The sale of seats for this
engagement opens tp*norrow morning.
■A GRAND.
Each succeeding performance of "A
Royal Prisoner" at the Grand is marked
by more smoothness in its every feature.
AVhlle possessing the crudities that are
common to new dramas, this piece never
theless recites an interesting story of
romance. Today at 2:30 the first popular
priced matinee of the engagement will
occur.
Next week at the Grand farce comedy
will have another Inning and the occa
sion will present the Initial visit here of
an attraction of this order of more than
ordinary Interest in the advent of "Too
Much Money," a farce comedy of queer
title founded upon the idea of religion of
that strange sect called the Dunkards, to
whose religion it is contrary to possess
or marry wealth. Upon this Idea there is
evolved a plot and story and dialogue
of humorous interest. An excellent com
pany will be seen in the piece including
some artists of decided vaudeville ability.
LITTLE IRISH STORIES.
An Irish jury returned the following
verdict recently: "That the deceased
came to his death by trying to light his
pipe with an electric light, which can't
be done successfully."
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In Ireland recently a quarrel had taken
place at a fair, and a culprit was being
sentenced for manslaughter. The doctor,
however, had given evidence to show that
the victim's skull was abnormally thin.
The prisoner, on being asked lf he had
anything to say for himself, replied:
"No, yer honor; but I would ask, was
that a skull for a man to go to a fair
wid?"
• * •
Pat came home for his breakfast one
morning, but instead of having lt ready
his wife was sitting by the fire, sobbing
bitterly. Pat— Phat's the matter wid ye
this mornin', Biddy? Biddy— Och,
shure an' I've got a big bill In from the
baker, an' I don't know how lt ls to be
paid. Pat— An' phat are ye crying
for; shure, Isn't it the baker that should
be cryln'7
• • *
An honest, simple Irishman, a short
time ago, landed on one of the quays at
Liverpool In search qt harvest work. A
fellow on the quay, thinking to quiz the
poor stranger, inquired: "How long, Pat,
have you broke loose from your father's
cabin? And how does the potatoes eat
now?" The Irish lad, who happened to
have a shlllalah in his hand, answered:
"Oh, they are very well, my Jewel. Would
you like to taste the stalk?" and, knock
ing the Inquirer down, he coolly walked
off.
ODD THINGS THAT HAPPEN.
New York Sun.
A little girl of Sklppack, Pa., fell on
the sharp edge of a teakettle the other
day and cut off the end of her nose.
A ten-year-old Georgia boy, while eat
ing chicken, got to laughing, drew a
bone down his throat and died ln a few
minutes.
A North Carolina woman dropped dead
in church while she was standing with
her child ln her arms to have it bap
tized.
A locomotive 'oh 7a Georgia railroad
picked up a pig on Its cowcatcher and
carried it six miles without hurting it.
What was supposed to be a strange
disease that was killing sheep ln Wabash
county, Ind., turns out to be a porcu
pine grass, which punctured the sheens'
skin and poisoned them.
A convict just pardoned from the West
Virginia penitentiary got out last De
cember, filled an engagement to play the
fiddle at a Christmas eve dance and came
back to the prison next day.
A fire ln Elkton, Md., destroyed a will
by which a young lady of that town had
been disinherited by her father, and she
got his property all right.
A Georgia man struck his funny bone
against a wagon wheel the other day and
has since been speechless with paralysis.
Five years ago a Chester, Pa, woman
gave a tramp his breakfast, and last
week he called on her and offered to pay
for lt. He ls not a tramp now.
An Omaha messenger boy found $4,000
In an ash barrel- belonging to a banker
of Council Bluffs, -who had lost $5,000 and
offered $1,000 reward for it.
A Plymouth (Mass.) sexton was killed
by lightning whjlle; ringing the church
bell for services.
A Kentucky farmer owns a mule which
has ln some unknown manner acquired
the tobacco chewing . habit, and lt will
not work unless it is; regularly provided
with Its quid. bi
When the Kansas legislature adjourned
the other week detectives were at all the
doors to prevent members from carrying
off furniture andiothpr movables ln the
chamber. bt t
A Pennsylvania' trolley company has
had to pay a young man $1,200 because
Its electricity gq£ "Into a barbed wlrs
fence near the track,; and when he took
hold of lt to climb it he couldn't let go
until his hand and arm were shriveled.
Twenty years ago a man married a
woman ln New Zealand and left her next
day, and she is now suing him for a di
vorce ln Chicago. They met each other
but once, casually on the street, ln all
that time.
Seven years ago a young Irishman
started to this country with $1,800, which
was stolen from him on the ship, and he
couldn't send back for his sweetheart.
He went to Anderson, Ind., to work, and
some time later the girl followed on her
own hook and got work as a domestic.
Recently she became heir to $20,000, and
now they are married and have set up In
a fine establishment.
A little girl of Brldgeton, N. J., swal
lowed her chewing gum and It killed her.
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PENNSYLVANIA PRECEDENT.
It Will Not Be Followed by the Gov
ernor ot Delaware.
DOVER, Del., April 25.— Gov. Tunnell,
ln an Interview today on the probability
of his following the example of Gov.
Stone, of Pennsylvania, and presenting
a United States .senator from Delaware
to succeed Senator Gray, the legislature
having adjourned without electing his
successor, said: .
"I have given the matter no considera
tion, and there ia no probability of my
appointing a senator. I harly think lt
would be worth while to take such action,
for the reason that, if I should appoint
a senator hec ould only serve until the
next session of congress and would then
have to run his chances of being seated
or turned down. < ; .So far as Gov. Stone,
of Pennsylvania, establishing a precedent
is concerned, I do - * nbt. think it will hold,
as decisions rendered on this point have
been ln vogue many' years, and It is
hardly probable the' sienate will reverse
its actions in thi,s present case."
Gunboat Nashville at Vlckatturg;.
VICKSBURG, Miss., April 25.— The gun
boat Nashville reached here late this
afternoon and anchored opposite the city.
The vessel was given an enthusiastic re
ception, several steamers with large ex
cursion parties meeting her ten miles
below the city and escorting her to her
anchorage. A salute^ of twenty-one guns
was fired by the Warren light artil
lery, and every steam whistle ln the
city blew a welcome. The Nashville
will leave here Thursday morning. . j
CHANCE FOR NEGROES
NOVEL PROPOSITION THAT MAY
FURNISH KEY TO THE SOUTH
ERN RACE PROBLEM
HOMES IN THE PHILIPPINES
Colored Man Might Find a Higher
Sphere of I 'sefulness In the Ool
onlos Purchated Frotau Spain——
One-Third ot the Population of
the Philippine* Are Negroei Simi
lar to Those ln the United Stated.
WASHINGTON, April 25.— A proposi
tion to utilize negro troops to a large ex
tent in future military operations in the
Philippines ls attracting much attention,
and lt is believed will be considered, by
the administration in the near future.
Such a policy ls urged on the theory that
certain racial affiliations may be utilized
ln a way to defeat rebellious acts on the
part of Agulnaldo and his party, and to
bring peace to the newly acquired pos
sessions of the United States in the East.
One-third of the population of the Philip
pines are negroes of the same race as
those in the United States, and while
not numerous about Manila, comprise
nearly the entire population of some of
the Islands. The advocates of the scheme
believe that ln a short time there would
be an assimilation between Lhe negroes
of the Philippines and their kindred from
the United States, and that there would
follow for the colored people oppor
tunities to get homes and possibilities of
careers they could not hope for in this
country.
REPRIMAND FOR COuHLAN.
That -Will Probably Be Extent ot the
Raleigh Commander's Punishment.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-It ls the im
pression today that the case of Capt.
Coghlan ls losing Importance at the days
pass and his action is viewed in a more
considerable light. A high official whose
evidence would have much to do with
shaping the fate of Capt. Coghlan said
that in his opinion the needs of the case
would be completely met by a sharp let
ter of reprimand addressed to him by the
navy department, lf the captain admitted
he was correctly reported.
The German ambassador has not com
municated with the state department on
this subject since yesterday, and it ls be
lieved that the German government is
now content to await the action of the
navy department without further press
ing the matter. The view was expressed
at the German embassy today that the
Coghlan affair was practically ended, and
that with the administration of a repri
mand by the navy department the inci
dent would be closed.
ST. LOUIS, April 25.-Publlcity has
been given to the idea that because Belle
ville, 111., the birthplace and home of Capt.
Joseph B. Coghlan, the returned Manila
naval officer, ls German in its character,
the city would turn a cold shoulder to
him at the time of his visit there, be-,
cause of his recent remarks. Judging
from the action of the Belleville Com
mercial club, which by an almost unani
mous vote has refused to consider a reso
lution censuring Capt. Coghlan, this will
not be the case. It was noteworthy that
tho most earnest and most Indignant
speeches against the resolution were
made by the German members of the
club.
CENSUS BULLETIN.
First of a Series of Hundreds Mukes
Its Appearance.
WASHINGTON, April 25.— "Census bul
letin No. 1" made Its appearance today,
the Initial publication of a series that will
embrace some hundreds before the census
of 1900 ls completed. The bulletin Increases
the counties and boroughs which are in
cluded in each of the supervisor's dis
tricts organized throughout the country.
The districts number about 300, and have
been made to conform to congressional
districts as far as possible. A number
of the states constltue a single census dis
trict. The states divided Into the largest
number of districts are New York and
Pennsylvania, with nineteen districts ap
portioned to each. In Illinois the county
of Cook makes up the first census dis
trict. In New York the boroughs of
Bronx and Manhattan constltiute the first
district and Boroughs of Brooklyn,
Queens and Richmond and Napsua and
Suffolk counties the second. Hawaii ls for
the first time included in the list, the
islands constituting one district.
MANY REGRET IT.
German Ambassador Receives Let
ters Bearing- on Coghlan Incident.
WASHINGTON, April 25— The German
ambassador has received a large number
of letters expressing regret and disap
proval of the Coghland Incident. These
come not only from German- Americans,
but from representative Americans who
deplore the straining of international re
lations by comparatively trivial acts of
Individuals.
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BIG COPPER TRUST.
It Is Now Said to Be an Assured
Fact.
NEW YORK, April 25. -The absolute
statement was made today by one of the
most Important interests in the copper
trade that H. 11. Rogers, of the Standard
Oil company, acting for a syndicate, has
obtained control of many of the heaviest
producing copper mine properties ln the
United States, including principally Mon
tana mines and those in the Lake Su
perior region, including Anaconda, Isle
Royale and Copper King. The deal, how
ever, ls yet ln an Incomplete shape, and
on" that account those most interested
are averse to giving out any details. All
the arrangements for carrying through
have been placed, according to this au
thority. In the hands of Mr. Rogers.
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Grand Army Orders Issued.
CINCINNATI, 0., April 25.— The first
two orders of the acting commander-in
chief of the Grand Army of the Republic,
C, Johnson, the senior vice commander
in-chief, have been issued. The first one
recites the action of the executive coun
cil ln providing that the place of the
dead Commander-in-Chief Sexton should
not be filled until the end of his term,
but that the duties of the office should
be performed by the senior vice com
mander-in-chief. It announces that his
office shall be at 321 Pike building, Cin
cinnati.
The other order ls the annual one con
cerning Memorial day. May 30. The or
der calls attention to the provision of the
thirtieth national encampment, that
President Lincoln's Gettysburg address
be made a feature of Memorial day exer
cises, and directs commanders or posts
to have It read ln connection with the
exercises of the day.
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Prominent Mason Dead.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.. April 25.— James
Austin Henry, thirty-third degree active
member of the supreme council for the
Southern Jurisdiction of the Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite of Free Mason
ry, and inspector general of that rite for
Arkansas, fell down a stairway at the
Masinoc Temple this afternoon and died
shortly afterward from his injuries.
Funeral of Gen. Ogrlesby.
SPRINGFIELD, 111., April 25.— Funeral
services over the remains of the late
Gov, Richard J. Oglesby will be held on
Friday next, at the family residence at
Oglehurst, near Elkhart, The services
will be conducted by Bishop Seymour, of
Springfield, and Rev. Dr. Frederick W.
Taylor, rector of St. Paul pro-cathedral,
of this city.
Mr. (rokrr Goes to Europe
NEW YORK, April 26.— Richard Croksr
will sail tomorrow on the American liner
New York, for Southampton. He has en
gaged passage for himself, his sltser,
Mrs, Samuel E. Warner, and her.daugh
ter, who will accompany him. Mr. Cro
ker will have as fellow voyagers on the
New York the British ambassador, Sir
Julian Pauncefote, and his family, Speak
er Reed and his family, Mme. Emma
Eames Storey, Lady May Sackvllle, Sir
Tatton Sykes and A. B. Wenzell, the
artist.
SENATOR FRYE'S VIEWS.
Talks About Various Blatters of Pub
lic Interest.
NEW YORK, April 26.— Senator Frye
was asked last night what he thought
would be the result of the Coghlan inci
dent. He said:
"It may result unpleasantly to Capt.
Coghlan, but I have no Idea that a war
with Germany will be the outcome. There
will be no war. If Germany should wage
war on the United States she would lose
her best customer and would have a
revolution on her hands within six
months.
"I believe that Speaker Reed Intends
to resign. I have been satisfied on that
score for some time. In my opinion Mr.
Reed's retirement lc actuated solely by a
desire to Improve his financial condition,
and he thinks there ls a better chance to
do so ln New York than in Maine. Still,
I will not say that Mr. Reed has not also
a political anchor to windward, and re
alizes that New York offers many oppor
tunities for political preferment.
"The situation In the Philippines ls net
nearly so good as I should like to see It.
When we were ln Paris no one on the
commission believed that more than 5,000
soldiers would be needed there at any
time. I believe the Filipinos will soon
learn that American governors are not
like their Spanish predecessors. The
Idea that an army of 100,000 will be need
ed to end the rebellion ls a false one. I
am hopeful that trouble in the islands
soon will come to an end.
'About the coming presidential cam
paign? T have not given it much atten
tion. In my opinion Bryan will be nomi
nated by the Democrats. Free silver will
certainly be an issue lf Bryan has his
way, but it is my belief that the issues
of the war will be the features in the
next presidential campaign.
"What will be the senate do In relation
to Quay? I cant speak for all the sena
tors, but I know that I shall vote to seat
Mr. Quay.
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MOLINEAUX IN COURT.
His Counsel Seeks His Release on
Habeas Corpus.
NEW YORK, April 25.— Roland B.
Molyneux, the alleged poisoner of Mrs.
Katherine J. Adams, was brought Into
the supreme court, before Justice Book
staver, this afternoon ln habeas corpus
proceedings. Molyneux's counsel, Bar
low S. Weeks, declared that the coroner's
commitment was void because he had
refused to continue hearing the case and
the coroner had been ousted from Juris
diction by the district attorney. Mr.
Weeks held that, under the decision of
Justice Williams declaring the indictment
to be faulty, Molyneux was being Impris
oned in violation of his rights.
"There ls no Indictment against him
and he should be released," said Mr.
Weeks. "Harry Cornish was charged
with having administered the poison,
and if any one should be imprisoned lt
was he."
Col. Gardiner claimed that the order of
Justice Williams clearly provides for tha
resubmission of the Indictment to the
April grand jury, or the May grand Jury.
He said the order had not been Issued
until after the April grand Jury had been
discharged, and the May grand jury was
not yet convened. The new Indictment,
he claimed, would be submitted to the
grand jury in due course.
Justice Books taver said he would re
view briefs on Thursday and adjourn ths
hearing until Monday next
TOO MUCHJTO BEAR.
Countess Esterhazy Tells Why She
Seeks a Divorce.
PARIS, April 25.— Countess Esterhazy,
who today began proceedings for divorce
from Count Ferdinand Walsln Esterhazy,
said that the publication of her husband's
letters to Jules Roches left her no other
course. She would have forgiven him
the ruin and disgrace he has so unde
servedly brought upon herself and broth
ers, but now that he has placed degreda
tlon and groundless details of her bodily
infirmity as an excuse for his acts, and
has linked her name with that of Gon.
Glovanelll, she could no longer refrain
from taking the present steps.
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FREEDOM FOR IRELAND.
Mayor Harrison Predicts It ln a
Congratulatory Dispatch.
CHICAGO, April 25.— Mayor Carter
Harrison received the following cable
gram today, relating to the establish
ment of a local government is Ireland,
ln accordance with a recent act of par
liament:
"Local government happily established.
Ireland waits your message on her march
to home rule.
— "Editor Irish Independent, Dublin."
The reply of the mayor was as follows:
"Rejoice ln Ireland's triumph. Full
freedom must follow.
— "Carter Harrison, Mayor."
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SAMOAN COMMISSIONERS.
They Will Sail Fro_n San Francisco
Today.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 25.— The mem
bers of the Samoan commission have ar
rived and will go to Apia on the transport
Badger, which will sail on Wednesday.
Judge Tripp, the American representative,
says that the commissioners are ln thor
ough harmony ln their desire to avoid in
ternational complications and are ln ac
cord on tho main Issues.
BRUNOT MURDER.
Second Confession linpltcntin.gr Mrs.
Brunot.
PANA, 111., April 25. -Henry Brunot,
who ls confined ln tha Taylorvil'.e Jail for
the murder of his aunt, Jane Brunot, on
April 10, made a second confession today.
Implicating his mother, Anna Brunot, in
the crime. A warrant has been sworn
out for Mrs. Brunofs arrest Mrs. Bru
not tonight denies her complicity ln the
strongest terms.
Fine Telegraph Service at Manila.
WASHINGTON, April 25.— Gen. Greely.
chief signal officer, has been informed
that the most efficient telegraph service
ever used in time of war has been es
tablished In the Philippines. A flying line
Is used to connect the different com
mands and telephone service is used at
the front. Over 1,000 messages daily are
transmitted between the officers of Gen.
Otis' command.
Col. Stot-enberg's Successor.
LINCOLN, Neb., April 25.— Gov. Poyn
ter this afternoon appointed Lieut. Col.
Colton to be colonel of the First Nebras
ka, In place of Stotzenberg, killed ln bat
tle. The appointment was cabled to Ma
nila.
Engineers for Philippines.
NEW YORK, April 25.-Maj. J. H.
Knight, of Fort Totten, Wllletfs Point,
received orders from tho war department
to make preparations to send ninety en
gineers to the Philippines. The men will
be selected from Companies B. and D.
Those desiring to go will be given the
preference.
Buffalo at Gibraltar.
GIBRALTAR, April 25.— The United
States armed transport Buffalo, which
arrived here this morning from Manila, on
her way -to New York, with officers and
■ men from Admiral Dewey's fleet whose
. time has expired, and with a number of
Invalids, coaled during the day and
sailed this afternoon. The condition of
all on board was reported satisfactory.
PABEMUI REIGNS
CONDITIONS IN BLUEFIEUDS, NIC
ARAGUA, HAVE ASSUMED A
SERIOUS PHASE
DRUNKEN TROOPS IN CHARGE
Fire Upon Inoffensive Citizens and
Into Native Ho>uses Gen. Torres
Delivers an Ultimatum to Amer
ican Merchants, Who Close Their
Places of Business Arrival of
Detroit Anxiously Awaited.
NEW ORLEANS. April 26.-Ad vices re
ceived here from Blueflelds.Nlcaragua, by
the steamship Jarl state that pand'-mon
ium reigned in that city on tho night of
April 18. Drunken native soldier* par
aded the streets firing at inoffensive citi
zens and into houses. Several persona
were wounded.
Gen. Torres served notice on the Ameri
can merchants that unless they paid tha
duties demanded by night he would close
up their places of business and confiscata
their receipts. The merchants held a
meeting and decided to close their stores.
The doors were locked and scaled and
the American flag hoisted over each. Tha
consequence was that when the Jarl left
there was not an American doing busi
ness In Eluefields.
The fprelgn element were anxiously
awaiting the arrival of the United States
cruiser Detroit, with Minister Merry
abroad. She was at Greytown when the
Jarl left, and was expected to arrived at
Blueflelds on Friday.
United States Consul Sorsby, United
States Consular Agent Clancy, and the
British consul, J. A. Ballanger, went to
Greytown to meet Minister Msrry, and
were to come back to Blueflelds on the
Detroit. It was owing to their absence
that Gen. Torres was emboldened to
threaten the American merchants.
NEWS OF A DAY IN BRIEF.
Chattanooga, Term.— The annual meet-
k l *!, 0 -, 1 - 6 Nationa * Chiefs of Po' cc will
be held her May 9. "
vi-tt^ 61 * 1 * In -- T he governor today
S? to ? d , t , he .. suerar bounty bill passed by
the legislature just before adjournment.
Washington-Sir Julian Pauncefote and
York am »L left h *?. re at m,dn, eht for New
Und Whenca they wUI sa " for Eng
oP«^ f<m _** Pa - -Rather than stand trial
wUSS char Se of incendiarism, Reuben
fvT.t tZ v. * Z? nng , far mer of Worth town
ship, shot himself just before the opening
of court today. He will probably die
Washington-Ex-Secretary of State
T"t tll m Jh,P & J and Mr?- Day are guests
S-i-tnewWte house. They arrived today
from North Carolina. *
i Q JT a if hlns ? on .~? ostmaster eGneral Smith
left here tonight for aGlena, 111., where
he will deliver an address at the Grant
anniversary celebration on Thursday.
Washington - President Igleslas. of
£ ort '. c \F 1 , < V a ' called informally upon Pres
ident McKinley at the White house today
He was accompanied by Secretary of
State Hay.
Washington— The National Museum will
start two scientists on the first of May
for an ethnological exploration of Mexico.
They are Dr. J. N. Rose and Dr. Walter
Hough.
Bridgeton, N. J.— The glass manufac
turers have rejected tho proposition to
unionize the local glass factories, which
emanated from a committee of business
men. This destroys the hope of a speedy
settlement of the strike.
Guthrie, O. T.— A colony of 300 people
will leave today overland from Roger
Mills county for the Ute reservation, in
Colorado, which will be opened for set
tlement. Buffalo Jones, the original
boomer, will lead the party.
Washington— President McKinley has
commuted the death sentence of Rafael
Oritz, of Caguas, Porto Rico, who mur
dered Private Burke, of the Forty-sev
enth New York infantry, to life impris
onment-
Denver, Col.— Parties arriving from By*
ers, Arapahoe county, seventy miles east
of Denver, report the finding of the body
of Otto Goette, or Brown, as he was
commonly known, a sheep ranchman,
who was murdered on his ranch Sept. 30,
1898.
London— The three hundredth anniver
sary of the birth of Oliver Cromwell has
furnished the occasion for biographies,
appreciative articles, portraits In all the
papers, and celebrations in various parts
of the country in honor of the lord pro
tector of the British commonwealth.
Washington— The president was feeling
better this morning, though he still suf
fered from the attack of neuralgia which
compelled him to deny himself to call
ers yesterday.
Camden, N. J.— Edward Waldo, an in
strument maker living at 963 Ferry ave
nue, early this morning stabbed to death
his wife an eight-year-old daughter. He
then attempted to commit suicide by cut
ting his throat. He was taken to Cooper
hospital and is not expected to live.
DEATHS OF A DAY.
NEW YORK, April 25.— John Gait
Smith, of the firm of John Gait Smith &
Co., of this city, one of the leading linen
and cotton manufacturers In the country,
died today.
DENVER, Col.. April 25.— Rudolph F.
Glover died in this city after a short Ill
ness. For the past thirty years he was
associated In the cattle business with F.
E. Adams, and throughout Montana and
Wyoming the two have extensive herds
and ranches. Mr. Glover was 54 years of
age.
DENVER. Col., April 25.— John Albert,
one of the oldest pioneers of the Western
country, is dead at his home in Walsen
burg. He was born in Hagerstown, Md.,
In 1806. His father was killed at the bat
tle of New Orleans, in 1812, and his moth
er died soon after. When a boy he came
West as a trapper, in the employ of the
Western Fur company. He was the only
survivor of the celebrated Taos massa
cre, which occurred ln 1846, at Taos, N.
M., ln which the whole garrison was
murdered, Including Gov. Bent and a
number of women and children.
VICTORIA, B. C. April 25. -News
comes from Skaguay of the death of
Joseph E. Floyd, ex-United States cus
toms officer.
NEW YORK. April 25.— Wirt Dexter
Walker, of Chicago, ls dead, at the Wal
dorf-Astoria, which hotel he reached last
evening.
TOLEDO, 0., April 25.— Dr. B. M. Rake
straw died tonight ln his office at Hicks
vllle, 0.. of heart failure, aged eighty
one years. He was prominent In Ohio
with Edwin M. Stanton, Ben F. Wade,
Salmon P. Chase and J. R. Goddlngs In
the fight against slavery.
NEW YORK, April 25.— Horatio Page,
president of the Colorado Mining and
Milling company, died today at his home
In Brooklyn.
HYDE PARK, Mass., April 25— Olive
Homans, well known as a child actresJS,
died at her home here today. Her per
formance of "Little Lord Fauntleroy" In
the dramatization of Mrs. Burnett's story
won her great fame. She was about
twenty years of age.
IN HOT PURSUIT.
Posse Is Upon the Trail of a Xi'jro
Who May Be Lynched.
GREENVILLE, S. C, April 25.— The un
known negro who assaulted Charles Will
iams here Saturday afternoon, is being
pursued by a large posse just across the
line Into Georgia. He stole two horses
and ran them nearly to death in his effort
to escape.
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Stabbed His Son.
JAMESTOWN, N. Y.,April 25.— Edward
Scott stabbed his son, Edward Scott Jr.,
of this city, at the father's home in this
city today. The father had been drink
ing and was abusing the young man's
mother, which resulted in a quarrel. The
victim ia in a critical condition, a long
knife having entered his breast just
above the heart.