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VOL. XXII.—NO. 130.
PLATFORM OF 1900
TEMPORARY HEAD OF THE NA
TIONAL DEMOCRATIC COMMIT
TEE TALKS OF THE FIGHT
NAMES SOME OP THE ISSUES
PAHTV WIU FIGHT TIU'STS AS IT
I>ID WHEN LABELED PRO
TECTION
BUYING PEOPLE TO CONQUER
l iiiicd Slntcti Have Enough Race
QueMioiiN at Home to Settle
AVlthont GotaS Abroad for Them
•-Committee Now l'rottecuting the
Work Along the Line* of Orgnn-
• cation and Finance.
Hon. J. G. Johnson, the head of the
national Democracy during the absence
in Europe of Senator Jones, is in St.
Paul. Mr. Johnson's visit at this time
has no political coloring to it, but he will
doubtless find time during the few days
ho will be here to feel the Minnesota
pulse as it throbs politically through
Hon. T. D. O'Brien, Gov. Lind, Hon. L.
A. Rosing and others. Mr. Johnson is a
Kansas man, although his connection
with the Modern Woodmen of America
as general attorney having charge of the
legal work of the order in twenty states
keeps him away from home much of his
time.
Mr. Johnson was one of Senator Jones'
trusted lieutenants during the campaign
of 1596, being the Kansas member of the
Democratic national committee. He is a
leading member of the campaign com
mittee. He is a keen observer of public
sentiment, and his opinion of things po
litical at this time may be regarded
somewhat as a composite reflection of the
present conditions. He says "committees
HON. J. G. JOHNSON,
Tl.e New Manager of the Democracy,
Who Is at the Head of the Democratic
National Committee in the Absence in
Europe of Senator Jones. Mr. Johnson
Was Born in Brooklyn, and Early Re
moved to Peoria, 111., and Thence to
Peabody, Kan.
do not make platforms, neither do poli
ticians; the people make platforms." It
Is evident from a conversation with Mr.
Johnson that this is the idea he is work-
Ing on, and that, so far as his work and
Influence go, the next platform of the
national Democratic party will be built
on the lines which the rank and file of
the Democratic party mose desire.
IN MR. JONES 1 STEAD.
"Senator Jones has requested me to
represent the Democratic national organ
ization in any matter requiring action
during his absence," said Mr. Johnson
to a reporter for the Globe yesterday,
"and also to act as secretary until Mr.
Walsh returns. As Mr. Walsh is now on
his way home he will douotless soon re
sume the duties of secretary of our na
tional commit tee."
"What is the nature of the work that
the committee is now doing?" Mr. John
son was asked.
"The work now being prosecuted is
on the lines of organization and finance.
In less than a year the presidential cam
paign of 1900 will be upon us, and never
in the history of the party was there
such need for prior' preparation. Gov.
Tilden's idea was that two-thirds of the
voters must be lined up in favor of our
policies and candidates at the commence
ment of a campaign, in order to retain a
majority at the election, in view of Re
publican methods of coercion and corrup
tion. Hence the need of active and in
cessant organization during the coming
year.
"A national election has assumed such
proportions in this country," continued
Mr. Johnson, "that the sum necessary to
put in operation the ordinary machinery
of a campaign and get the voters to the
polls is at best a large sum. The com
mittee must collect what, is needed to in
augurate and conduct an honest, suc
cessful and legitimate canvass of the
14,000,000 voters who will participate in
the next election, and as we must main
ly look to the rank and file of our own
party for what we need, it is apparent
that this branch of the work needs con
tinuous and earnest attention. It is on
these lines that the work of the commit'
tee is being prosecuted at present. It Is
being carried on by the members in their
various states, acting in conjunction with
the state organizations.
"Party dissensions? There is nothing in
the •tories sometimes printed concerning
alleged dissensions in the Democratic
party or its management. Such stories
you find invariably in Republican
Journals. I have to see the man who help
ed make the Chicago platform, or who
voted for Mr. Bryan, who has a thought
of regret for either act."
PLATFORM OF 1900.
"What about the platform for 1900?"
"The platform of 1900 will, I am sure, be
one on which every man who is a real
Democrat can stand. Events since '96 have
but emphasized the distinction between
Democracy and RepuhUcanism. There
will be no more Democratic platforms
which have to be labeled to distinguish
them from Republican platforms.
Whenever the time comes in this coun
try when the dollar threatens the man,
the Democratic party la for the man be-
§ ¥ £t f atjl $lobe
fore the dollar, and the Republican party
la for the dollar before the man. That
time has come. Since 1896 the Republicans
have openly espoused the cause of the
K»kl standard and the -money trust. The
Democrats are now, as In 1896, opposed to
both. Since 1896 $5,000,000,000 of corporate
capital have teen combined In Industrial
trusts. The Democrats have always
fought this principle when It was called
protection, and will continue to fight it
under its new name, and in Its new form.
"Since 1896 the Republicans have discov
ered the need for a standing army of
100,000 men. The Democrats now, as ever,
think that in a nation dedicated to free
dom, :m army is only needed to repel in
vasion, never to subjugate peaceable peo
ple. Since 1896 the Republicans have de
veloped a so-called colonial policy, which
■will precipitate upon us race problems
and international alliances, and complica
tions heretofore undreamed of. The Dem
ocrats think we have race problems
enough to solve at home, and are against
any scheme of European alliance or Asia
tic entanglement, which can only disturb
the friendly relations, always our policy
with all nations. Since 1896 the Republi
cans have purchased the right to sub
jugate a people who have fought longer
for their freedom than we did for ours.
The Democrats insist that this nation can
have no business in the Philippines ex
cept to make both them and their people
free, and protect them In their freedom.
OF. BY AND FOR THE DOLLAR.
"The Republicans are now, as ever, for
a government by the dollar, of the dollar,
and for the dollar; have the same old
Hamiltonian contempt for the common
people, and love for a centralized govern
ment backed by bayonets, and the same
old Tory subserviency to England to the
exclusion of the rest of the world. The
Democrats are for a government of, for
and by the people, for the observance of
the spirit of the Monroe doctrine by our
selves as well as for its enforcement
against others, for the extension of our
principles by example, and not by
bayonets, and for a continuation of our
government on the lines laid down by
Washington, Jefferson and Jackson.
These are living, burning issues and the
voters will have opportunity to line up on
them in 1900, and no man having within
him a spark of true Democracy will have
any difficulty in finding his place when
the battle Is set in array. If, on these
issues, he wavers, his place is certainly
not with us."
HE WANTS AN ARMY.
Gen. Lomet Sugg-eats That About
15,000 Men Would Suffice
HAVANA, May 9.—Gen. Maximo Go
mez is trying to persuade Gov. Gen.
Brooke that a Cuban standing army of
16,000 men Is a necessary adjunct to the
proper government of the island. His
views he has- presented in writing, but
without eliciting, as yet, any reply.
The proposition is not likely to receive
much consideration at. headquarters,
where considerable surprise was occa
sioned by this magnificent project, which,
if adopted, Gomez doubtless believes,
would be placed under his personal con
trol.
The growing conviction that there Is
no need of rural guards except in the
•wilder portions of the provinces of Santi
ago and Puerto Principe is confirmed by
the investigations of Capt. Hickey, of the
governor general's staff, who returned
yesterday from a 2,000-mile trip of the
provinces east of Havana, which has oc
cupied two months. Capt. Hlckey's care
fully written reports to Gen. Brooke as
sert that with the exception of a few in
Santiago province he found no trace of
bandits.
"Political feeling In the country dis
tricts," he declares, "is far less intense
than in Havana, where the malcontents
are gathered. Most of the Cubans of the
provinces favor ultimate Independence,
but they are willing to have the American
occupation continue for a year, at least,
for they recognize that the Island's rev
enues are expended honestly upon better
ments."
YANKEE TRICK.
How Seven Cnban Bandits Were
Captared by v Newspaper Man.
SANTIAGO, DE CUBA, May 9.—Mau
rice Baldwin, an American newspaper
correspondent, and three Cuban compan
ions, were attacked yesterday near Bay
amo by seven bandits. Mr. Baldwin made
a feint as though soldiers were approach
ing and so distracted the attention of
the bandits. Then he and his companions
quickly covered the bandits and ordered
them to drop their arms. One of the
bandits resisting was wounded in the leg.
The entire party of seven were captured
and turned over to the gendarmes.
Mr. Baldwin and his party are highly
commended. Two of the captured ban
dits have been recognized as recent em-
ployes of the government, who were dis
charged on account of the stopping of
work on the highway.
GEN. HENRY POPTJLAB.
Given a Grand Farewell Demoniitra.
tion by Porto Rlcans.
SAN JUAN DE PORTO RICO., May 9.
—Maj. Gen. Guy V. Henry, the retiring
governor general of Porto Rico, left for
the United States today on board the
United States transport McPherson. His
departure was attended by lively and af
fecting demonstrations. All the military
and civil officials of San Juan, representa
tives of the principal societies, hundreds
of public school children, large crowds
of citizens, together with delegations
from the surrounding towns thronged the
quay, where bands played and numerous
flags and decorations lent animation to
the scene.
Gen. Henry and Mrs. Henry were pre
sented with a protrait of the former and
received many other gifts and testimo
nials of affection. He was visibly affected
by the unmistakable tokens of good will.
Brig. Gen. George W. Davis, the new
military governor of the islands, and his
entire staff, were present.
DIDN'T SAY IT.
Gov. Thomas, of Colorado, Dlsowiim
Volunteer Inter-view.
DENVER, Col., May 9.—Gov. Thomas,
who has been out of the city several days,
wired Adjt. Gen. Corbin, upon his return
late last night, as follows:
"Reported interview concerning Col
orado volunteers is false and malicious."
WASHINGTON, May 9.—Adjt. Gen.
Corbln has received the message from
Gov. Thomas, of Colorado, mentioned in
the Denver dispatch. The governor char
acterizes the interview as false and mali
cious, and says he would have denied it
before had he not supposed the state
ments were too silly to receive credence.
FOUR ARE DEAD.
Fatal Fljt-ht With Knife and Pistols
at OK,%,ii!i, Miss.
OKOLONA, Miss., May 9.-Dr. William
Murphy tonight became involved in a
dispute with Charles D. Clarke over a
bill. Clarke drew a knife, and, rushing
at the physician, severed his Jugular vein.
Howard Murphy, the physician's son,
hearing of the trouble, rushed to the
scene with a revolver and shot Clarke
dead. Walter Clarke, a brother, then
came up and engaged Howard Murphy
in a duel with pistols. The fight was a
vicious one, and resulted in the death of
both youns men,
WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 10, 1899. -
MAJ JIGGLES SHOT
MI>XKSOTAN BADLY "WOUNDED
WHILE LEADING THE THIR
TEENTH IN A CHARGE!
REBELS ARE HID IN TRENCHES
VOLLEY GREETED AMERICANS BIS
FORE THE PRESENCE OF
FILIPINOS WAS KNOWN
WOUNDED TAKEN TO MANILA
Col.' Ames la llopoful, and Expect*
" MaJ. DlKff>«« to Recover—Fili
pinos Are Fighting Among Them
selves, and the End la Now In
Sight—Gen. Otis Reports the De
parture of Transports.
NEW YORK, May 9.—(Special.)—A spe
cial from Manila says:
"While leading a battalion of the Thir
teenth Minnesota against the rebels, not
far distant from Calumpit, today, Maj.
Diggles, of the Thirteenth Minnesota, and
a private of the same regiment were
wounded. The rebels were concealed in a
trench that was thought to have been de
serted. When the American forces were
within easy range the Filipinos opened
fire and the Americans charged, the rebels
fleeing in disorder. They fired but one
volley.
The next engagement of importance will
probably be at Arayat.where the Filipinos
are massing In great force. The forces
under Gens. Lawton and Mac Arthur will
likely be consolidated before there is an
attack on Arayat. It is expected that
this will be the decisive and perhaps the
deciding engagement of the campaign.
If the Filipinos are defeated there is little
prospect 6t . their recovering sufficiently
to again form a formidable body."
HOW MAJ. DIGGLES WAS SHOT.
MANILA, May 9.—A reeonnolterlng
party from Maj. Gen. Lawton's command,
and which consisted of two companies of
the Minnesota regiment and two com
panies of the Oregon regiment, under com
mand of Maj. Diggles, of the Minnesota
regiment, advanced yesterday to a point
near San Miguel, which Is about twelve
miles north of Balinag. There the Ameri
cans were met with a volley from a force
of rebels behind a trench. Maj. Diggles
was wounded In the head and a private
soldier was also wounded. Maj. Diggles
and the private, together with ten typhoid
patients, were brought by special train
to Manila today.
The Don Jose, the last of the missing
steamers under the American flag, which
were detained by the insurgents since the
beginning of the war, was found by the
gunboat Manila at Batangas, and arrived
here today.
MAJ. DIGGLES WOUNDED.
Minneapolis Officer Shot in the Head
With a Filipino Bullet.
The following cablegram was received
by Gov. Llnd yesterday from Col. Ames,
of the Thirteenth regiment:
"Manila, May 9.—Llnd, St. Paul: Maj.
Diggles dangerously wounded in the head.
Hopeful. —"Ames."
Maj. Diggles is a resident of Minneap
olis and was for a number of years pre
vious to the beginning of the war with
Spain a member of the national guard as
captain of Company B. The resignation
of Lieut. Col. Price, while tho regiment
was yet at Camp Ramsey, and the promo-
MAJ. A. M. DIGGLES,
tion of Maj. Fred Ames to the lieutenant
colonelcy made Capt. Diggles, who was at
that time the senior captain of the regi
ment, the junior major, and the resigna
tion of Gen. Reeve advanced him another
grade and made him the second in rank
among the battalion commanders.
Maj. Diggles has the reputation of being
an efficient and popular officer, and his
conduct since the regiment was ordered
to the front has been conspicuous for
bravery. The press reports have several
times spoken of him as always being on
the firing line whenever an engagement
was going on, and his wound is probably
the result of his exposure and disregard
of personal danger.
HONORS FOR DKWKV,
He Will Be Showered With Them
Upon Ills Return.
WASHINGTON, May 9.—Admiral Dew
ey, upon his return to the United States,
is to be presented a monster testimonial,
consisting of autograph letters from near
ly every member of President McKinley's
cabinet, governors of states and prom
inent United Stales senators.
The secretary of the treasury says In
his written opinion of Dewey that he re
gards him as one of a galaxy of men
who have made the American navy hon
orable and illustrious; the secretary
writes that no artificial commemoration
of such a victory Is at all needful to pre
serve It forever In the American heart.
The secretary of the navy expresses sim
ilar views. The secretary of agriculture
reminds Americans that Dewey In a day
added an archipelago to the possessions
of the United States. The secretary of
war writes that he gladly adds his tribute
of praise to Dewey, and the postmaster
general enthusiastically seconds the prop
osition to emphasize the gratitude of the
president.
While Admiral Dewey will be the re
cipient of' many honors on his return
home, this testimonial will be the first
written evidence extended to him of the
v«ry widespread sentiment and gratitude
on the part of Americans for the victory
of Manila.
PHILADELPHIA, May
Dewey ha« expressed his Intention of at
tending the thirty-third annual encamp
ment of the Grand Army of the Repub
lic In this city next September, if he can
possibly get away. He will bo the guest
of Naval Post No. 400, and will be asked
to preside over the Naval Veterans' con
vention, which will be heW in Independ
ence hall at that time., The following
cablegram has been received from Ad
miral Dewey on the subject:
"If the exigencies of the »ervice per
mit, you may confidently count on my
being with you in the fall to attend your
convention. — 'IGeorge Dewey."
A committee of the G. A. It. and naval
veterans conferred with> Mayor Ashbridge
today, and will go to Washington to ar
range with Secretary Long, if possible,
for a big naval demonstration during the
encampment.
NEW YORK, May ».—At a meeting of
the board of aldermen today an enthusi
astic resolution calling for an official re
ception to Admiral Dewey upon his ar
rival in this city was adopted unan
imously.
DEEDS OF DARING.
Heroes of American Army Fighting?
Before Manila.
MANILA, April 2 (via San Francisco,
May 9).—lnstances of personal bravery
have been quite as numerous in the
American army in the Philippines as dur
ing the Cuban campaign, but the corre
spondents have not had the same oppor
tunity to chronicle these deeds of daring
in the Orient because of the thickness of
the country penetrated. Many heroic acls
also were unheard of for days after their
occurrence.
One soldier who has well illustrated the
quality of the Americans is Capt. Charles
Clay, of the Seventeenth Infantry. Capt.
Clay is a native of Lexington, Ky., and a
grandson of Henry Clay. He brought new
honor to the family name in Cuba, where,
during the hottest action of the Santiago
field, when his men were lying behind
cover for a shelter from a shower of bul
lets, he marched back and forth in front
of his company, as erect and cool as
though on dress parade, nor would he
yield to the appeals of the men that he
find shelter.
"The captain never forgets for a sec
ond that he is a Clay,' r one of the men
explained. .";:;'. f •,. '. t v-- .-. .
Capt. Hale was assigned to a brigade In
the Philippines, and appointed Capt. Clay
to the position of adjutant. : On the first
days of Mac Arthur's advance Capt. Clay,
riding cool and erect, as usual, received a
bullet through the neck. •-. He lay six hours
in the Jungle before :he was : discovered,
and, as the wound was a dangerous one
at best, i his life was * despaired; of. His
only thought, when :he was brought into
the hospital, was that his family should
be informed that he was but slightly in
jured. ,- He Js now, however, well on the
road to complete recovery.
Among those officers who have fallen
no one will be longer or | more loyally re
membered by his comrades than Lieut. .
Gregg, .; of the Fourth infantry. ■. sNo -. man.
in the army • had more-"3 than he to make
life worth> living—friends, success in his
profession, vitality ' and physical .strength
that made the impersonation of ath
lete I and soldier. c His fearlessness and
confidence in his , powers contributed to
his death. In the beginning of the hot
fight at Mariquina, which Gen. ' Hall con
ducted with such skill, and/success that
it was s worthy; of more attention than the
overshadowing -•'.- importance of Mac A
rthur's advance permitted, Gregg was near
his chief. The horse rede had -I just
been shot under, him. 1-Ie was taking off
the saddle when a; ; man f warned him the
shot had been-fired by a.sharpshooter in
a ■-. tree near by. ;; Refusing .■ to , take cover, .
as most of the men were doing, the lieu
tenant g stepped - i forward, and, . standing
erect, i uncased his flel4*glasses \to look ; at
the tree. Just as he raised them to his
eyes a puff of f smoke was seen In the
tree. Gregg put his hand to -his breast
and fell forward, killed i instantly. .. V:,
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r IS BATTLE Ann AY.
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Forces oif Rival Filipino . Generals
We-re Ready to : .' Shoot Each Other.
NEW YORK, May 9.—A dispatch from
Manila says:" ./ ■ •'' i ■'■■'■ ' --1.: .'- :'-> '■■"'
Only the entreaties -f"ot Aguinaldo
averted, last Tuesday,' j'a-' civil ■ war be
tween the forces of : tils; rival generals,
Luna and Mascardo. I They were actually
drawn in battle array. TJiis and a posi
tive confirmation :of - the news that ; Luna
has been dangerously wounded in the
shoulder in the battle of ' San Tomas are
the most important Items .of intelligence
brought today by the army gunboats La
guna de Bay and Cavadonga, which re
turned from a i brisk expedition up j the
San Fernando river. ; . : ,' ■ -J_
It was immediately before the battle
of San Tomas that the insurgents so
nearly arrived at the point of beginning
to exterminate one another. Gen. Luna,
when he saw that an engagement with
the American troops was inevitable, sent
back an aide post haste to Bacolor, where
Gen. Mascardo was, demanding rein
forcements. Mascardo's reply was that
he would take orders from no one but
Aguinaldo. This defiance so infuriated
Luna that, In spite of the impending con
flict with the common enemy, he took 1,500
of his soldiers and made a forced march
to Bacolor, intent on chastising his com
rade-in-arms. Mascardo was nothing
loth to fight it out, and ordered his com
mand into lihe of battle. Shouts of
hatred and defiance were heard on both
sides. Outside the opposing forces, the
insurgent camp was all confusion.
Aguinaldo, terrified by the situation,
ordered his chief of staff, Col. Arguelles,
to make peace at all hasards. The sol
diers had loaded their pieces and were
waiting for orders to begin the onslaught,
when Arguelles galloped between the
lines, frantically waving a flag of truce.
There was an angry conference between
him and the rival generals. Aguinaldo
was drawn into It. With all the intensity
of hi« command he begged Luna and Mas
cardo not to plunge the Filipino forces
into civil strife at a time when they were
already broken and demoralized by suc
cessive defeats at the hands of the Ameri
cans. His entreaties prevailed for the
time being. Luna sullenly returned to
the front, after the commanding general
had provided him with reinforcements
and ordered Mascardo to be court-mar
tialed for not having sent them at first.
The battle of San Tomas followed, and
Luna, on whose ferocity In the field
Aguinaldo placed his chief reliance, re
ceived wounds that will surely disable
him for the rest of the campaign and may
cause his death.
NO RAILROAD TRUST.
Dr. Depew Pronounce* TnlU of It
All Konli.
NEW YORK, May 9.—Senator Cbauncey
M. Depew said last night in regard to the
reported possibility of B. railroad trust be
ing formed to'opernM all the roads be
tween Boston and Chicago:
"There is nothing in it. We have ac
quired no other roada. It is true that
Mr. Morgan has bought the Monon, but
that is not important in this connection.
The report in regard to such a trust Is all
bosh," _
GOES GUNNING.
PRINCETON, N. fc, May 9.—Former
President Cleveland left Princeton today
and went In his private car to Philadel
phia. There he toqfe the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad for the'Wfest. It is thought
he is on another gunrtlng trip, as he went
West by the same route last year for the
game purpose.
FAVOR MRS. PEIY
MINNESOTA DELEGATION DE
CLARES HER ITS CHOICE FO-Il
SUPREME ORACLE
ROYAL NEIGHBORS ARE EXCITED
THEY ARE IN THE MIDST OF ONE
OF THEIR MOST SPIRITED
EJECTION CONTESTS
AVERSE TO RAISING SALARIES
Illinois Delegation Takes a Posi
tive Stand Against the Proposi
tion Which, It Is Understood, Ha*
the Favor of the Present Offloers
—Today Will Be a Busy One With
the City's Guest*.
Woman may not, as has been charged,
make a good chess player, but the Royal
Neighbors are certainly having an Inter
esting time of It in the game of politics
they are at present engaged in. There
are ether offices to be competed for, there
are other candidates clamoring for at
tention, but the office of supreme oracle
is most emphatically of supreme Im
portance.
A notice was sent out Monday to the
effect that there would be a meeting of
the members of Royal Oak comp at Odd
Fellows' hall. It was generally under
stood that the meeting was for the pur
pose of supporting Mrs. Penny's candi
dacy, but, unfortunately, the call did not
specify the purpose of the meeting, and
while it claimed that Mrs. Penny was the
favorite of Royal Oak, here own camp,
any action they would have taken at the
meeting would have- been illegal, so the
meeting adjourned with nothing accom
plished.
A number of the candidates most se
verely criticised Mrs. Watt, the present
supreme oracle, for her arbitrary method
of ignoring members who tried to get
possession of the floor during the con
vention yesterday afternoon. They claim
that she was manifestly partial and that
that partiality, so plainly disclosed, would
undoubtedly injure her chance for re
election. Some of the women pointed to
the fact that having appointed her own
political friends on the various commit
tees was a proof of her biased judgment.
They also stated that the very fact that
she deferred the appointment of the com
mittee on salaries pointed to some
scheme. What this might be, no one
ventured, or perhaps was unable, to ex
press, for it must be confessed that the
majority of the women were beautifully
vague in regard to most of their charges
in things political. As in all other things
that essentially feminine "because" must
stand for a multitude'of reasons.
The Minnesota delegation met in one of
the parlors of the Ryan last. evening.
Thirty delegates were present and the
majority passes resolutions Indorsing
Mrs. Penny as candidate for suprem*
oracle.
There was some talk yesterday after
noon of getting the Minnesota delegation
together and inducing it to indorse Mrs.
Mary Dailey, of St. Paul. It was thought
that should another candidate from St.
Paul come forward, supported by a ma
jority of the Minnesota delegation, Mra.
Bamford would be willing to drop out.
However, the majority present at the
meeting of the Minnesota delegates last
evening were for Mrs. Penny and no one
else, and as it is not likely that there wilY
be any more caucusing, this practically
decides that Mrs. Penny is to be a candi
date until she is either elected or de
feated Thursday.
Most of the men predict the election of
Mrs. Watt. "If Minnesota had but one
candidate," said a gentleman who is
watching the proceedings, last evening,
"why the honor would be hers, but
whether the candidacy tt the ladies from
St. Paul is a piece of political engineer
ing on the part of one or the other to
help out Mrs. Watt, or whether both can
didates are in earnest about the fight, the
fact remains that so far as any chance
of election is concerned they are both out
of it."
WANT HIGHER SALARIES.
It is hinted that the present supreme
officers would like to have the" salaries
attached to their respective offices raised.
The supreme recorder receives the high
est salary allowed a supreme officer. She
receives $75 per month, and besides is al
lowed the services of four clerks.
The supreme oracle receives $50 a
month, and her private secretary re
ceives $30. Miss Watt, daughter of the
present supreme oracle, acts as her
mother's secretary. The supreme receiver
gets $25 per month.
The Illinois delegates met last evening
at the Ryan, and declared themselves op
posed to raising of the supreme officers'
salaries, or the raising of the per capita
tax. Each local camp pays a per capita
tax of 60 cents yearly into the general
fund.
There has been some talk of throwing
open the order of Royal Neighbors to all
eligible women. As it now stands only
the female relatives of the Modern Wood
men are eligible. Of course this throw-
Ing open the door to all who may be eli
gible otherwise would result in making
the Royal Neighbors an independent or
ganization Instead of an auxiliary. The
majority of the delegates are opposed to
this, and the Illinois delegation emphat
ically declared against it at their meeting
last evening.
A resolution was introduced by Mrs.
Mary Dailey, of St. Paul, at the conven
tion yesterday afternoon, providing for
the printing of a synopsis of the proceed
ings of the convention to be ready a week
after the convention closes, and sent to
all delegates who leave their addresses
and a quarter to defray expenses. This
provision, which was passed yesterday,
will enable each delegate to get a correct
report to give to her local camp.
PROSPECTS FOR TODAT.
This morning there will be a report of
supreme officers and committees. This
nafternoon will be taken up with the nor-
lnations and consideration of reports.
The parade and reception this evening
promises to be the biggest affair of this
kind ever seen In St. Paul. Six hundred
Minneapolis Modern Woodmen are ex
pected over for the parade. They will
be accompanied by a brass band.
REPORTS SUBMITTED.
The report of Mrs. Florence Brown,
supreme receiver, Bhows that the total
amount expended during the past two
years, or biennial period of the order,
was $188,548.54, while the receipts from
all sources were $194,076.*t, being $10,527.67
more than the expenditures, and leaving
a balance in the treasury of $21,719.69.
The report of Myrtle E. Dade. supreme
beneficiary recorder, sets forth In a clear
i and concise manner the extraordinary
PRICE TWO CENTS- {gwV^Rn.
BULLETIN OF
IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY
"Weather Forecast for St. Paulj r ;
Showers; Cooler.
1-Is»ue« of 1000.
Maj. Dlgrgle* Shot.
Mrs. Davlf.' WiiKhlnnloii Home.
Royal Neighbor*. l"" . .;■
ft—Honlton In the Air.'
Smooth Advertising; Scheme. .
Library Board Elect Officers.
School Board Caocni. .::."-•<
- B—Minneapolis Matter*. ■
North-went News.
Holynenx is Free.
. —Editorial.
r St. Paul In the Lead.
Sporting: New*.
Minneapolis Defeat* Blue*.
«—Markets of the "World.
Bar Silver, 61 7-Sc.
Chicago C«wh Wheat, 71 1-So.
Stock* Lower.
. 7—Supremo Court Decisions. • •
New* of Railroad*.
Coulter Trial On..
v;-tsiln Society g-wlrl. . .
Coffee Used Here.
OCEAN LINERS. *
NEW YORK—Arrived: Furnessla, Glas
. gow and Movllle; Amsterdam, from
Rotterdam. Sailed: Kaiser Wilhelm
aer Qrosse, Bremen, Southampton and
Cherbourg; Laurie, Liverpool; Aurania,
Liverpool. . -
PHILADELPHIA—Arrived: Belgenland,
Liverpool. ' .
CHERBOURG—Arrived: Pennsylvania,
New York, via Plymouth, for Ham
burg. . .
QUEENSTOWN-Arrived: Pavonia, Bos
ton for Liverpool.
HONG KONG—Arrived Empress of
Japan, Vancouver, via Yokohama.
TODAY IN ST. PAUL.
METROPOLITAN—"The Turtle," 2:30
8:16 p. m. %
GRAND—Da ..
Palm Garden—Vaudeville, 2 and 8 p. m
Base Ball, St. Paul vs. Milwaukee Lex
ington Park, 3:30 p. m.
Olympic—Vaudeville. 2 and 8 p. m.
Royal Neighbors, Supreme camp, state
capitol, 10 o'clock a. m.
Schubert club, annual meeting, Phoenix
building, 3 p. m.
Junior Pioneers meet, 8 p. m.
Osman Temple, Mystic Shrine, 8 p. m.
growth of the order. At the last ses
sion of the supreme camp two years ago
there were only 5.276 beneficiary members.
Now there are 25,497, a gain in " two
years of 17,221. During the term
there have been only. 146 deaths, "and to
meet claims for benefits fifteen assess
ments have been levied, the proceeds of
which amounted to $123,236.94. ■ The total
amount disbursed to beneficiaries of de
ceased Neighbors was, during the two
years, $122,000, leaving a balance of $336.94
: in the-benefit fund March 31. The su
; preme physician,.. Dr. Susan McG. Sny
der, examined a total of 12,936 candidates
during the year, rejecting 1,696, and Dr.
E. Franc..-Morriir examined 10,407, reject
ing 1,702. .. The board of \ supreme ■ man
agers, consisting of Mary Fay , Hawes,
chairman; S Agnes E. Blazer, Irene E.
Eentley, Jennie C. Franks and Susie * G.
: Allen; made quite| a lengthy report, • re
citing the work in general. \ ••■: -"^
GREETINGS MOST CORDIAL.
They Were Extended to the Visit
■ / ors Yesterday Morning* ":"■■" '-''
A profusion of cut flowers and a lavish
use of purple and white bunting made
the house of representatives in the state
capitol most attractive for the 600 or
more women who assembled. there yes
terday morning to join in the .impressive
exercises which, fittingly opened the con
vention of the Royal Neighbors. ! The
women all wore ■ their nicest gowns, for
the weather outside was perfect, and the
stirring selections played by Brose's or
chestra, added the needed touch to the
gala effect. ■
The opening session was called to order
by Mrs. G. C. Collins, president of the
local convention committee.
Seated on the rostrum with Mrs. Col
lins were Mrs. E. D. Watt, of Kansas
City, supreme oracle; Dr. Franc Morrill,
of Illinois, supreme physician; Mayor A.
R. Kiefer, Attorney General W. B. Doug
las, Darius F. Reese and Rev. C. Edgar
Haupt, of St. Paul.
Rev. C. E. Haupt, rector of the Church
of the Messiah, and a member of the
Modern Woodmen of America, opened
the session with an Invocation.
Mrs. G. C. Collins' opening welcoming
address was as wollows:
This is an occasion most auspicious for
the Royal Neighbors of America. While
on this beautiful May morning we are
met together to inaugurate the opening
of the seventh annual and the first bien
nial session of the supreme camp nearly
75,000 pairs of eyes are centered on tho
capital city of Minnesota, because of th»
fact that the future of the order, and es
pecially the period covering the next two
years is largely in the hands of the dele
gates here assembled. The record of the
past has been one of magnificent success.
That of the future is full of promise.
That we have attained to our present
magnificent membership is due to the fact
that the order has been especially blessed
with officers of acknowledged executive
ability to whose untiring efforts and
never faltering devotion the proud posi
tion which we now occupy among social,
fraternal and beneficial societies prin
cipally composed of women is in a great
measure responsible.
During the present week wo as dele
gates will be called upon to provide for
the future, and it is the earnest prayer of
the members of the order In St. Paul that
the convention held in their midst shall
be one of the milestones in the order's
history, which will be referred to in
future years as the place where and the
time when the best things were done in
the best manner and for the best inter
ests of the entire membership.
Through the courtesy of the convention
committee of St. Paul it becomes my
pleasant duty to bid you welcome in their
behalf. We want you to feel at home
while in our city; we want you to under
stand that like yourselves we are Royal
Neighbors in all that the words imply;
that we are also loyal—loyal to our
homes, loyal to our beautiful city and
loyal to the greatest of all orders—the
Royal Neighbors of America.
The commitete has arranged a pro
gramme for your entertainment, which
has been prepared with a view of not con
fiictlngwith the business of the conven
tion. We may have arranged for less
than you expected, but if such is the case
!t was an error of the head and not of
the heart. The order of Royal Neighbors
is held in highest esteem In our city as
well as throughout the state, and you
will find It is not a stranger in the vil
lages and cities of the great Northwest.
In St. Paul we are gaining in membership
as rapidly as is consltent with safety, and
while no stately structures have been
erected In our honor we have a temple in
the heart of nearly every loyal citizen.
We are exceedingly grateful that you
have honored ua with the first biennial
session of the supreme camp, and as I
look about me and see the earnest, in
telligent countenances of delegates from
twelve of the greatest states of the
Union my heart throbs for very joy, for
depicted on each I believe I discern a
desire and a determination to uphold the
principles of the order and to develop
Its fraternal and benflcial work no mat
ter at what cost.
This occasion is to me one of the proud
est within my recollection, not because of
th« honor conferred as president of the
Continued on Fourth Pane.
; Friday Is Bargain Day |j
I WITH ST. PAUL MERCHANTS,
jj Economical Hrousewives |i
Jl AIJ, RKAD FRIDAY'S GLOBE
I i flrnd ThUs Save Moqey. |
GET A JEW HOI
SENATOR AND MRS. CVSHMAN K.
DAVIS TO OCCUPY THE STAM
FORD MANSION
RESIDENCE RATHER HISTORIC
LOCATED IN A FASHIONABLE PART
OF WASHINGTON, SUITABLE
FOR ENTERTAINING
MINNESOTA HOUSE WARMING
Mm. Davis Is Planning: to Suitably
Entertain Her Friends From
This State Who May Vli.lt the
Capital During; the Peace Jubilee
—Added Opportunity for the Da
vis' Hospitality.
WASHINGTON, 6. C, May 9.-<Spe
clal.)—Mlnnesotans who will visit Wash
ington during the peace Jubilee will have
the pleasure of attending regular old
time Minnesota house warming at the
splendid new home of Mrs. Senator Cush
man K. Davis. Some time ago Mrs. Da
vis realized that her home, 1422 Massa
chusetts avenue, was not sufficiently
large to admit of her entertaining as she
wished and as her position demanded.
She determined to secure larger and more
convenient house which she was fortu
nate enough to find in the large maneion
occupied by the late Senator Stamford
and other noted men. This mansion is
No. 1703 X street, in the heart of a fash
ionable residence section of the city, and
Is one of the most conveniently arranged
In Washington. Within Its walls have
been some notable gatherings, and after
being unoccupied for quite a long time,
society and pleasure-loving people, not
only of the national capital, but from
the states, will soon have the pleasure
of enjoying the splendid hospitality of
Mrs, Davis, whose receptions, "at
homes," card parties, etc., have given
her a reputation that is national.
Few ladles in official and social life In
Washington have entertained on such ex
tensive and elaborate lines as has Mrs.
Davis, and in. her new home she will be
in a position to maintain the reserved
praise she has won for herself and Sena
tor Davis and Minnesota. Xo lady in
Washington has ever taken the same deep
interest in looking after the pleasure and
Interest of the people of her state, and
she is never happier than when planning
and carrying into effect some entertain
ment for people of Minnesota who may
be visiting Washington. With th»
thought of her home people uppermost in
her mind she determined to have every
thing in readiness for the house wann
ing" during peao« jubilee, to which her
special gucs'3 will be Minnesotans, and
while she has announced that she is sat
isfied that her time 1b limited and that
it will require great effort to have the
house in readiness for the occasion this
house warming will come off according
to her intention.
At present Mrs. Davis has not formu
lated any specially prepared programme
for the entertainment of her home peo
ple, but there can be no doubt but what
the reception will be one which every
guest will cherish and remember.
DYMITED A STREET CAR
STICK OP EXPLOSIVE I'.\DER A
COACH LOADED WITH PAS
SENGERS
Nobody Is Hart, bat the Car Is
; Thrown Acronn the Track and All
the Window* Are Broken Strike
Is Getting? More Serious.
DULUTH, Minn., May 9.—(Special.)—
The worst act of the present street car
strike occurred here tonight, in the dyna
miting of a street car, and probably noth
ing but the slow rate at which the car
was traveling saved somebody serious
Injury or probably death.
The dynamiting took place between
Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth avenues
west. The car was bound for West Du
luth and had on board ten passengers,
two of them women. On the way out the
car, like all other cars, was stopped sev
eral times by obstructions placed on the
track, but when the place mentioned was
reached there was an explosion ondei the
front part of the car, and the car was
lifted into the ai* and thrown across the
tracks. It was found that both front
wheels of the car were broken, and the
front part of the car was rather badly
wrecked. Almost every window in the
car was blown out and the pavement and
the rails were thrown out of place.
The twenty police that have been sworn
in do not seem to do any good, as ionignt
there have been more obstructions placed
on the track than at any other time. The
mob is more persistent in harassing the
street car company than ever, and more
trouble is looked for.
The governor may be asked to order
the sheriff out with a crowd of deputies,
as the police seem unable to protect the
company's property.
WERE SEEKING GOLD.
Some One Cat a Big; Hole In the Mntl
Sack Intended for French Enilmsny
WASHINGTON, May 9.-The official
nmil bag from the Paris foreign office,
which reached the French embassy today,
was In a damaged condition, a hole being
rent in one end large enough to permit
a hand and arm to be Inserted and the
contents of the bag examined. Fortu
nately, however, an examination of the
contents and comparison with the official
list of enclosures, showed that nothing
had been removed and the seals on tne
various official communications were un
broken, probably because an inspection
indicated that no funds were enclosed.
The reports of late of the payment to
Spain of $20,0000,000 through the medium
of the French embassy, may have led to
this mutilation of the French bag. The
hole was too carefully made to be the re
sult of accident. A large, heart-shaped
incision was made in the leather, and
this was torn skleways, making an open
ing cbout six incres acros*