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VOL. XXII.—NO. 160.
MY LIVES LOST
DBl RST IN COLORADO RIVER
COUNTRY ATTENDED WITH
LOSS OF LIFE
TWENTY-FIVE HEBE DROWNED
THIRTEEN HOUSES SWEPT AWAY
AT THE TOWN OF MANDER
VIL,I,E, IN TEXAS
GRAVE FEARS FOR THE CROPS
Property at Austin, Tex., in Hanger
of Destruction—Five-Foot Rise Is
Expected—Landslide in Arkansas
(misc. the Death of Twenty-
EiKht Men Who Were Working;
on a Railway Cat.
AUSTIN, Tex., June The cloudburst
of yesterday, which swelled the rivers
of this portion of the state out of their
banks and caused a great loss of prop
erty, are much worse than reported last
night. Many people are known to have
perished, meager reports tonight placing
the number at twenty-five.
Today reports came from San Saba and
Manardville, small towns ninety miles
north of here, in the mountains, saying
that both towns had been swept by the
raging. floods and were badly devastated.
In San Saba eight persons were drowned
and the entire town is reported^ under
water tonight. The river at.that point
is one mile wide and running like a mill
race. .
At Manardville thirteen houses were
swept away, and this morning several
more gave In to the swirling torrent and
started on their voyage down the stream.
The river is reported as rising at both
places and grave fears are entertained
that the entire country in that neighbor
hood will be* laid to waste.
San Saba is located in a valley and
vast tracts of wheat fields are under
water. These crops will prove a total
loss, j Many persons, according to re
ports received here today, had difficulty
in getting to high land before the rise
came.
The situation at Manardville, located to
the • right, and in the bend of the river
in -the valley, it proved an easy prey to
the- raging torrents. Seventeen persons
are known to have been drowned there
and there may be others. Of those
drowned two were young white girls, Ly
dia and Ama Wells by name. The others
wer all negroes, who were living In cab
ins-close to the river front . and were
caught in the flood before they, could
make their way to safety, owing to the
darkness of the night. The town has
been laid waste by the flood and all
the surrounding country is inundated.
This additional flood . has not r yet
reached Austin, but ■it is - said will « reach-•
here some time during the night. '. A
five-foot rise is expected. -The. big dam
and power, house at this point have been
under a heavy strain since yesterday ow
ing to the terrific force of the flood. The
farming lands below the city are under
water. -.' *•'* . • ',•■-.•....- ..'.7.
, The town of Llano county, 120
miles west of Dallas, Is tonight. reported
partially, swept away and the inhabitants
have nearly all fled to the highlands. The
flooded region takes in approximately
twenty counties, with Llano on the east,
and nearly "all of them without telegraph
or railroad stations.
FATAL LANDSLIDE. "
Twenty-Eight 7 Men. Reported to
Have Been Killed.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., June B,— is re
ported here tonight that a landslide oc
curred at Ross Hollow and engulfed
twenty-eight men, all of whom are sup
posed to have been killed.
. Ross Hollow .Is a pass between two
small mountain ranges about . twenty
eight "miles west of Little Rock, on the
line of the Choctaw & Memphis railway,
now under construction from Little Rock
to Howe. I. T. A large force of graders,
has-been engaged. In grading the road.
through the pass, * and, according to the
report,, it was ■ a part of this force of
, men that were caught under the falling
' earth/-' - 7y^K-~777.-~
i The report cannot be confirmed tonight.
None -of the officials of the road nor any
of the contractors who are at present in
this city have received news of the acci
dent. The report was brought In by
farmers traveling from the locality. The
scene of - the accident; is twenty-eight
miles from . here over a rough stretch
of-country and It is Impossible to get
news-from, there tonight. „'■". '
LOUISVILLE BANK SWINDLE.
Two Young- Men Have Practically
Confessed to It. '";"--"'".
CINCINNATI, 0.," June The swindle
perpetrated In Louisville, Ky., on ; Mon
day, when the German Insurance "bank,
late in the-day paid $5,000 to two men
who presented a check for that amount,
purporting to come from the cashier of
the Citizen's National bank, has resulted
In two arrests here and a partial c par
tial I confession. Fred Fredenheimer, a
young man- well connected In Louisville,
was first arrested, and his step-father,
being advised, came here; immediately
To -him and to Chief - DeitscliFreden
heimer made a statement which has been
partially made public. He admitted that
the check shown-; him was the one'used
to get the money, but said the plan of
operation was conceded by John Parker,
eon of one of the officers of the City
. National bank. The plan was to make
a request by telephone for a loan from
the German Insurance bank, and on re
ceiving a j favorable response to send the
forged check by two men as arranged, to
whom the money was paid. - 7
Fredenheimer says he returned ~ from
I Louisville to Cincinnati' Monday evening
and he and Parker divided the money
Parker retaining the greater portion"
When-Arrested. Fredenheimer had $98 in
money and receipts for diamond Jewelry
fors3so on, : bought : since Monday. Par
ker had:about $200 on his person "and at
his. hotel' $2,000 in large bills ' was found
In the safe. ; He claimed to have won this
at" the races. He admitted having cash
ed a. bogus check a few days before at a
: Cincinnati bank, where a relative of his
is employed," and said he did it because he
; needed money to bet on the races.-. He
..had- made 1 this "good- with the proceeds
"of the Louisville.windfall. Both have
been !,taken: to the Covington jail, .with
r their consent to be held for any-demand
" that may come 4 from Louisville.-
DALY'S DEATH DEPLORED.
- Action Taken. the Trustees of the
-,-..*» .-/;/ Actors' Fund. 77 r7-7
-" Sri NEW YORK, 7 June 8.-At a meeting of
.—,-J the trustees the Actors'.;' Fund "Of Amer
•' - ica, -held; in \ this city ;today, ? resolutions
ibe gt 1 itttl (flube
were adopted expressing profound regret
at the sudden death in Paris of Augustln
Daly. . The resolutions" recite that in the
death of Mr. Daly the American theater
has lost a manager of high 'ideals and
brilliant attainments, whose forcible per
sonality and expert skill have left a deep
impression upon the annals ofstagedom.
Judge Daly, brother of the deceased, to
night . received a cablegram from Joseph
Partington, manager of V Daly's London
theater, saying that on Friday he and
Mrs. Daly, accompanying the body, would
start from Paris, and : that Mrs. Daly
would sail with the body Yon Saturday,
June 10, for America."; *■ '""
WORK OF CREDIT MEN.
Officers Selected and Important Res-
olutions ' Adopted.
BUFFALO, NY., June B.—Tho nation
al convention of credit men today unani
mously elected John Field, of Phila
delphia, and Frederick Standart, of Den
ver, president and vice president, respec
tively. Resolutions were adopted 1 calling
attention', to the law recently passed by
the Arkansas legislature,; and a similar
one : pending in the Texas - legislature,
"practically compelling the substantial
fire Insurance companies to- withdraw
from the state" and declaring such a law
"dangerous and detrimental to the best
interests of those states, shaking confi
dence, Imperilling property and under
mining credit." " o
The resolutions call attention to the
danger of extending credit to individuals,
firms and corporations whose responsi
bility for the liability incurred may be
Imperilled by the lack of fire-insurance.
It, was resolved to engage counsel to in
quire into the constitutionality of the
law referred to. J ....
Another resolution adopted favored
making debtors' exemptions under the
bankruptcy law uniform throughout the
United States.
The following directors were elected:
Thomas Todd, Baltimore; A. R. Benett,
Chicago; P. E. Hall,.Detroit; W. 11. Tay
lor, Kansas City; E. A. Young, St. Paul;
T. J. Wolf, New Orleans; James G. Can
non, New York, A. C. Case, Pittsburg;
W. B. Roberts, Portland, Or.; W. H.
Preston, Sioux City, 10., and B. G. Mc-
Meechan, Toledo, O.
FUNERAL OF MR. THOMSON.
Services Over the Remains of: the
Late Railway ' President.
PHILADELPHIA,' - June 8. — Funeral
services over-' the ■ remains, of the -late
Frank Thomson,. president of the Penn
sylvania railway, were held today .at his
country home, Corker Hill, a few miles
from this city. Over 500 men, represent
atives of the great financial, railway and
business Interests. of the ciuntry jour
neyed thither to do honor to the dead.
The . service , was ; read by 7 Rev. 7EI wood
Worcester, rector of St. Stephens'church,
this city, of which Mr. Thomson was a
member, after which the body was tak
en to West Laurel Hill cemetery, fol
lowed only by the honorary pallbearers
and the members of the Thomson fam
ily.
STRAW PAPER COMBINE. '
Members of - the Association "Will
7.", Meet, Monday In New York.
. CHICAGO, . June Members of the
Strawy Paper. Manufacturing association
will meet.in New York next Monday, it
Is 7 alleged,j for the (purpose of combining
all straw paper mills In the country into
one corporation. The. consolidated mills
of the country will represent a capitali
zation of nearly 120,000,000. ; The straw
paper manufacturers of .the country, have
been preparing for this consolidation .for
several' months. ; Meeting have been held
various parts of the country, and the
matter has j been agitated until It is < said
a majority of the mill. owners have sig
nified j their willingness to enter such a
combine. - ■■'"."■-.- '7-7' '-' -: ~? ■■•'• ''
SENATOR HANNA'S TRIP.
He "Will Go to Europe: to Be Absent
Until September.
CLEVELAND, 0., "June B.—Senator
Hanna leaves Cleveland for New York at
noon on Saturday. At the; Waldorf he
will be Joined by Mrs. Hanna, Miss Ruth
Hanna, Miss Lucia McCurdy, „ his niece,
and > Miss Phelps. - On : Wednesday - the"
party, will sail for France and proceed to
Alx les Bains, the famous watering place,
where Mr. Hanna will undergo. treatment
for rheumatism. After a lapse of about
two months he will return home by easy
stages, stopping at two or. three Spanish
cities, and reaching America about Sept.
1, In time' to take part in ; the, fall cam
paign .in Ohio. But little time will be de
voted to sightseeing. '•'■■7777^':
FAMOUS ELM TREE.
Fort Meigs' " Landmark Falls Be
neath Woodman's, Ax.
TOLEDO, 0., June B.—The elm tree at
Fort Meigs, made • famous by the ; cam
paign of William Henry Harrison against
the Indians, has fallen, and this historic
spot is not now; marked. It was In this
tree that the scout, Paul Navarre, dis
covered the Indian sharp-shooters • who
were picking oft* the Americans, and he
shot and killed the men who were de
stroying the pickets. An effort will be
made to mark the place where the tree
stood. ...■ -. -7 ■
RECIPROCITY WITH FRANCE.
Negotiations Are 'About to Be Ac
- tively ■ Renewed.
.WASHINGTON, . June B.—The French
government has taken steps to renew,
j actively, * negotiations for a - reciprocity
treaty, with, the- United . States, 7 and to
that end \ has [ appointed .M. Chapentir as
special delegate -to assist Ambassador"
Cambcn 1; in conducting the negotiation.
;M. Chapentir will arrive at Washington
from Paris "tomorrow, and take up the
work. Ambassador Cambon was at the
state department today arranging the
preliminaries with Mr. Kasson, the reci
procity; commissioner.": --:
FEUD REVIVED.
Abe Lee Is Shot From Ambush and
His Faction Arms.
MIDDLESBORO, Kyi, -June V. B.—Abe
Lee, of the Lee-Taylor feud, which rang
ed in Harlan - county ten years ago, was
killed last night from ambush. It "is
thought the Taylors did the deed; and the
Lee" faction - are " arming. The old feud
will be :.revived. . . ; -;
Mr. Bland's Condition Precarious.
LEBANON, Mo., June 8.-At 10 p. m
Mr. Bland appeared - somewhat • brighter
and will probably -live,through the night
He has been speechless ? for; twenty-four
hours. The physicians . regard the case
as. hopeless and have : so informed the
family. : . All of- his family are iat the ay-*
ing man s - bedside - tonight except ■ S his
brother, Judge C. C. Bland,'- of the :St
Louis courtiof appeals, who has been tel
egraphed for. .
Lutherans Select Officers.
MILWAUKEE, June 8.-The Rev. Wm.
K. Frick, pastor of - the r Church lof - the
Redeemer, on Sixteenth street,: was re
elected -president; of .- the - English :. Evan
gelical Lutheran , synod of the : Northwest
at -. the : business meeting of the \ ninth an
nual - conference which began < last night
Other.officers were - chosen, as" follows•
Treasurer, tC.^ A. Smith/of £ Minneapolis :
secretary, J. A. Leas, of Red Wing, Minn
FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 9, 1899.—TEN PAGES.
MOB RULE I PARIS
POLICE FIND IT DIFFICULT TO
-.- CONTROL THE MANY CONTEND
ING ELEMENTS
TWENTY ARRESTS ARE MADE
DEMONSTRATION AT THE RESI
DENCE OF M. ZOLA IS PRE-,
VENTED
PROBABLE CABINET CHANGE
Said That President Lonbet In Dis
. pleased tin Failure of Ministers
to Prevent the Trouble at Anteail
—Another Violent Scene in the
Chamber of Deputies, Due to the
Proposed Dreyfus. Interpellation.
; PARIS, June B.—Riots occurred this
evening between the' revisionists and anti
revisionists, after a meeting addressed
by M. Francois de Pressense, of the
Temps, in the Cllchy district of Paris.
There were several fights between rioters
and police, who.. charged the populace.
Finally the revisionists made a move to
wards the residence of M. Zola, with the
object of demonstrating, but the police in
terfered. Several . revolver. shots were
fired during the disturbances, and twenty
persons were placed under arrest. -ii-t^
7 In the lobbies of the chamber of dep
uties today there was much talk of the
possibility of the overthrow of the Dupuy
cabinet next week. . Gossip says that
President Loubet Is not too well pleased
at the failure of the government to take
greater precautions to prevent the Au
teull demonstration, and would " not be
averse to a change »of ministers In any
event. Probable lists of members of a
new cabinet are passing from hand to
hand. Much' depends upon the outcome
of the threatened demonstrations at the
Grand Prix. M. Dupuy presided at ; the
cabinet council today, when the measures
to be taken were considered.
It is announced that' the government
has decided not to allow any of the gen
erals who are mixed up in the Dreyfus
affair to take part in the review at Long
champs on June 14. 777^:71
The refusal. of the government to allow
M. Joseph Lasies, anti-Semite and antl
revislonist deputy for Glers, to interpel
late on i the r Dreyfus affair led to a re
newal' of violent scenes fin the chamber
today. - His motion was . finally shelved
by an : overwhelming majority. -. r
: There are Increasing 7 Indications that
there will be violent scenes at Auteuil on
Sunday, as -various parties are express
ing a determination to demonstrate,., _„. . ;
STEAMERS COLLIDE.
North-am and Richard Peck Crash
Together in a Dense "Fog.
GREEN'S FARM, Conn., June The
steamer Northam,* in collisionl-'; with ■ the
Richard Peck, ris lying easy tonight and
no attempt will be made. to float her un
til- midnight; „It, is. thought, however,
that the attempt- will be unsuccessful, as
she la driven so far on the beach that It
will need an exceptionally high tide before
she can be floated. 7. .;. jT . . \
The Northam .was bound 7 from i| New .
York for New Haven; while the Richard
'Peck was from New Haven -for: New
York. There was a thick fog at the
time and ■■ both steamers g were -;7 going
steadily arid sounding their whistles when
a collision occurred. The atmospheric
condition was such as to mislead the cap
tains of both i steamers -as "-. to ; the loca
tion of the other craft until they were
so close upon each other that it was Im
possible to avoid a collision. The nose
of the Peck struck : with full force ■ and
forced its way" Into the ■ Inner works of
the - Northam. which Is the smaller ves
sel," with great violence. | The officers
and crews of both steamers were at their
posts instantly and -quieted the passen
gers. Meanwhile the' Peck swung around
and in a remarkably;short time „ suc
ceeded in drawing away. r -"-•';
The engines on both boats were stopped
and It was found that the Northam was
making water so rapidly that she' would
sink soon. -.".-' The two vessels were made
fast and the transfer of passengers from
the Northam to - the Peck ; began Imme
diately. ; In less than half an hour 125
passengers ;of the Northam had - found
quarters on the Peck. The Peck was
but slightly; damaged. The Northam,
however, was in serious straits and it
was decided to beach her.
The Peck, her officers having satisfied
themselves that the 1 Northam would be
able to reach shore, drew away and pro
ceeded to her trip for New York.'.-. The
Northam was making her way slowly up
the harbor with the tide. -
CALLED BACK.
Dr. George B. Howard Mnst Serve
Out His Sentence.
SPRINGFIELD, 111., June B.—Dr.
George B. Howard, who was arrested at
Arkansas . City, Ark., . several days ago,
where he was practicing dentistry under
the assumed name of Clawson, arrived in
this city today in charge of Deputy-Unit
ed States ' Marshal Frlgg, of Wichita,"
Kan., and. was ordered taken to Chester
penitentiary. to serve: out his unexpired
term. -He" had been sentenced on Oct. 17,
1891, in this city,-to five years in the pen
itentiary for forging pension claims. Aft
er his commitment he feigned insanity
and was removed to the government in
sane asylum at Washington, D. C. July
23, 1592,-and escaped from there Oct. 3,
1892. -. - . . ■• ::. 77-77. :V'-
EDITOR ELLIOTT RETAINED.
St. Paul Man to Remain in Charge
of Postal Clerks' Paper.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., June The
Railway Postal Clerks' association' elect
ed the following" officers'. today: 7- Presi
dent, C. L. Shaffer, of Chicago; vice pres
ident, C. W. Eadings, Atlanta, -Ga.;. secre
tary, George A. Woods, Portsmouth,. N.
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: The association will meet - the first
Wednesday In June of 1900, at ' San.- An
tonio, Tex. The appointive officers will
be | named later. "J#mes B. • Elliott, of St
Paul, will be continued as editor of the
association's paper. ;..,'•
SELTNER MURDER TRIAL.
Story of One of the Defendants Told
/.^ 7on; the Stand. ■'-/" . '
;- TOLEDO, 0., June 8.-The feature of
the Seltner murder,; trial was the appear
ance of ; Paul l Seltner ;on the stand and !
the telling ;of ; his ' story of I the - killing of
Attorney Westenhaver, at Hyatsvllle
The.; witness claimed the '"- shooting - was <
done :In a moment of passion. He denied
, that .it r was premeditated. He stated that
he always carried firearms. He claimed )
that when he heard the. talk between his
brother and Attorney Westenhaver he
Went up, and that Westenhaver" spat in,
his face. ,;7 ~^..:7777\77:;\~.?. •: "■''. :'.
. The defense ; put on ' a number .of wit
nessed today 7to show the good character
of: the accused. 7" ' ''►*; 7" '-. "77' -,'•'-''"c":"?-
MANIFESTO FELLFLAT,
Cuban* Take Little In. -rest In Fare
well of Gen. Gomes. :
. HAVANA," June' B.—The farewell ■ mani
festo of Gen. j Gomez has /fallen entirely
flat. The local papers have given it very
little attention- in .the way. of comment
and the local feeling is j Indifferent. The
prevalent criticism has been fthat,the
manifesto is not a genuine I farewell. 77
The lynching of : Jose 1 tie '^ Bregat," the
former Spanish officer, at San .'Antonio de
los Banos, ; has taken all the "available
space in the . local ] papers? ' Most of 5 the
papers regret the occurrence,- but arc
inclined to offer excuses for the Cubans
involved. The Spaniards Insist that the
military authorities should take Steps: to
punish severely the perpetrators of the
outrage, in order to avoid"' its repetition.
They. also contend that such • occurrences
constitute the real reason why 'bo much
capital is locked up in the banks of :the
island. They, say the Spaniards, 7 uncer
tain as to, the future, will naturally re
fuse to Invest; for if the Americans with
draw, they claim \ that the ■ life of a Span
lard in Cuba will not be secure. ; As an
Illustration of their .-argument they .."' cite
the numerous strikes In progress. - Scarce
ly was the dock strike finished before. the
cab- strike - began,, and ; in; the opinion V of
the Spaniards such incidents " merely re
flect conditions that .would* be 7 greatly
aggravated but for the presence of the
American authorities. '.'-
All opposition on the part of the insur
gents to receiving the gratuity from the
United States . ended - today. Lieut. - Col.
Randall, at Matanzas; Lieut.",'Colf- Raffer
ty, at Sagua la Grande, r and" Lieut. Col.".
Rlsbee, at Paso • Real, - had, large 7 crowds
watting for payment and discharge.
Alohzo Lopez provoked a heated news
paper controversy ;by j attacking Chief of
Police Menocal, who recently removed
him from the. detectiveibureau. It : is,
however, notorious" that gambling exists
everywhere '- In ~ Havana;-,"and" | that I the
small establishments are raided while the
clubs go unmolested. Some of the papers
alleged that the detectives", are in the pay
of the club proprietors, and will only .-. ar
rest ; Chinamen,. sixty-five of whom = were
yesterday arraigned before Capt. Pitcher,
the. police magistrate. >~ "?.7VO
MR. I FAIRBANKS g|g| TACOMA.
Representatives of 7- Fir -.;■' Lumber
Mills' Confer With Him. 7
TACOMA, Wash., June B.—The Hon.
Charles W. Fairbanks, chairman of -the
United States high commission; and his
; party, arrived in Tacoraa today, and will
remain several days. ' This afternoon
Sentor Fairbanks | addressed representa
tives of the % great', lumber mills •of the
Pacific I Northwest. fg The ; coal I mine own
ers were also present and ? joined -in . the
discussion: of - the tariff, the proposed:
treaty with Canada \ and % the effect of
these matters upon the Alaskan • bound
ary. At this meeting Senator Addison G.
Foster presided, . and i favored' a reduction 1
of 20 per cent In the tariff on lumber," pro
vided the tariff on that article was made
a part'of the treaty with Canada.-"-. ~.■■'-
7E. G. Ames, who was present; at several
meetings of the ; . high joint : commission,
in Washington city,: made 7. an official 4
statement on behalf of the J lumbermen.
; Like a half 'dozen'othef'lfttdihg^irilli - op
erators who spoke, Mr.-.Ames \ Insisted Ton -
protection '; for j American lumber, but
agreed with Senator Foster, provided the
tariff on lumber .was flxell permanently
as", a \ treaty obligation, that »7 reduction
of*' 20 per cent would be acceptable and
preferable to the uncertainty of ipolitical -
influences and tariff .tinkering' by those
unacquainted 7 with 1 the - necessities of '-.the
conditions of the trade. ; >C~7
SENSATION PROMISED.
Case at Chicago -involving; : the
'"".-.-.-;"., Schrag- Bond Mystery. 7.7 ,
-CHICAGO, June B.—What promises to
be one of the most sensational cases in
the criminal anpals of Cook county . was
resumed, in Judge Gray's court room to-
"/''Red! Chris" Strook being on 7 trial
charged with/ complicity in the Schrag
bond mystery of j three years ago.'/. For a
long time the', perpetrators eluded ' % cap
ture, and it was ' openly/ charged that
prominent police officials were Implicated
in" hushing the affair up and assisting the
criminals -to- escape. -/'''H/?"?^' ;"- ■>£ - • "-'<.
ALASKA BOUNDARY.
Modus Vivendi \ WiH Probably Be
,--"- Signed :Tfaay.*.7*77
WASHINGTON, June J? B.—When ; the
state -. department - closed or' the - day it
was with the expectation on the part of
the officials that the modus vivendi which
has j been under ; negotiation in ; London
would be completed and signed tomorrow.
The signature probably .will \ take place
in . London as * between Ambassador
Choate - and Lord Salisbury, | unless the
programme is "changed .over- night.
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CALL IT SUICIDE/ X '
Remains of the Man Found Dead
Near Alexander, 111., Identified.
SPRINGFIELD, 111.; June B.—The grave
of the man found dead on the -Wabash
tracks .near Alexander, -west, of this city,
was opened today - and the relatives" of
.William ;S. -Smith, the Moberly, Mo.,
farmer, who was on his Way to-this city
to"buy a farm, recognized: the remains as
those of Mr. j Smith. -, They arrived atj the
conclusion that the case was- undoubtedly
one of suicide.-Z "~---\- %7 '".--',:-
ARMY ENLISTMENT FIGURES.
Statement Showing the . Increase ; In.
■"....; the Regular Regiments.: 7
'■ WASHINGTON, June ».— The war de
partment has prepared a statement show
ing the ; number .of 'enlistments in the reg
ular army -since; the /war began. At that
time the army consisted of 25,000 men.
The /enlistments since that time have
been about 75,000 men. This would make
an army 'of 100,000, but there*.were a large
number of "enlistments^ made for -service
in' the war ' with Spain alone, and I these
men have since been discharged.
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MOLINEXTX*Si BAIL.
Court Has Fixed It at Five* Thou-
"f/-,-- './: sand Uoilars..; -
-' NEW YORK, 7 June B.—Judge Newburg
er today' fixed/ the bail of, Richard ':•- B.
Mollneux at," 16,000. i — ..-«-
--i ; The 7 only f charge now pending against
Mollneux is . ; that of assault in the first
degree'Wr • having,:; aa": alleged, ?: sent • cay-"
'anlde'; of ; mercury -through: the mails '" to
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Veto of the Anti-Boycott Bill Was ;
-•-. - His Offense.
DENVER, Col., June B.—The State Fed
eration 'of 1 Labor ".today.-; adopted'; resolu
.tions denouncing Gotf.'Charles! S. Thomas
as a man unworthy any. further recog
nition by the tolling/masses on account 1
of his veto of the anM:boycott;blll,:.which'.
was passed * at; the j late session of : the ■ leg
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MAYOR VETOES IT
ORDINANCE , ALLOWING THE
STREET CAR COMPANY TO
USE . CEDAR ■ STREET
FOR THE STILLWATER LOOP
THE LAYING OF THE TRACK IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE
STREET
INFLUENCED THE EXECUTIVE
He Say* if the Company Can Oc
cupy One Street as' It . Sees Fit,
"Why Should There Be Any Need
of Applying- to the Council for
Permission to Do - May Be
Passed Over the Veto. -
After having the ordinance granting
the _ street railway company, the use of
Cedar street between Seventh and
Eighth | streets under consideration for
four days. Mayor Kiefer decided that he
could not approve of the measure, and
accordingly vetoed it. The j veto message
which the mayor refused to give out for
publication before it reached the council,
was enclosed In a letter and handed to
the city clerk late yesterday afternoon.
-"The; action of the mayor ; places the
company in a rather \ peculiar position.
Having succeeded in pushing the measure
through both bodies, after a deal of work,
the company concluded that everything
was all right; and without waiting for
the chief executive to "approve the ordi
nance : proceeded to lay. a single track
on Cedar street, and to connect . it. with
the necessary curves and' switches. The
track Is all down and yesterday the War
ren-Scharff company, which has the con
tract for paving the street, had the con
crete "foundation for the asphalt paving
between Seventh and Eighth streets
nearly completed. -_
The : ordinance In one section provides
that the track should be located Aye feet j
i west of the center line of j Cedar street,
: and In order to Insure that this would be
:done it was further provided that the city
iengineer should locate the.track. This
; provision was made in - order that |if
]at any future time the council should
. wish to grant another company the right
* to: operate 1 on the street ("here would be
| room | to put; down an additional track.
; : UNOFFICIALLY LOCATED.
The company did not wait.to have the
city engineer locate the track or to have
: the ordinance duly signed, published and
of effect, but proceeded to; lay; the track
in the center of the street: - City, Engineer
Rudlett, when • questioned about : the
locating of the track, "said" he knew noth- j
\ ing about; it. ;s No copy rof the ordinance'
. had I been -filed in ' his office \ and neither
- had the street railway company request-
I fed- his services hi locating^ the track:. ■>
The vote by; which the ordinance pass
led the board aldermen and the assem-;
bly was such that- there is but little doubt
but j that ; If. the company Insists the ordi- -
j nance „ will be 7 passed over the veto of
the mayor.., The ' ordinance passed" the ■
I board by -a : vote of 9' to 2, Messrs. :. San
born and Kenny voting in the negative.
In the assembly the vote was 7 to 2,
Messrs. Albrecht 77 and 7 Thompson voting
1 against it.h As it . takes but a two-thirds
;/ ; vote -in each body to ■ override T the veto,
the I chances are j the mayor ,will' be turn
ed down. The .next regular meeting of
i, the - assembly will *be held T June 15, and
the board of aldermen will not meet
until June. 20, although a special meet
ing of both bodies fenay be called to take
action on '• the veto. -..; - ..
WHAT THE | MAYOR SAYS.
Mayor Kiefer asked last evening as to
his reasons for vetoing the ordinance said
he: did not j care to discuss the veto mes
sage in v advance of its being read before
the council. -In the course of a conver
sation he said: "- 7:
5- "It' is possible and quite probable" that
the . ordinance may be passed over my
head, but, as chief executive of the city,
I could not allow this possibility to in
fluence j me in , the discharge of my duty
as the executive officer. The ordinance
directly provides that the track shall be
laid five feet west of the center line of
the street. " From information received as
well as from personal observation I am
convinced that this section of the ordi
nance has not been complied with. ":"•.
"If any. corporation. can - preempt the
streets of the city jin direct violation to
an | ordinance passed by the city council
what need is:there of having an ordi
nance | passed and why. should there be
any need of making application to the
council for permission : to- use tho
streets?"
If there were other- reasons for the
mayor availing himself of the preroga
tive of his office and vetoing the ordi
nance they will not be made public until
the veto message Is . read, as his honor
declines to discuss the matter,- politely
turning the conversation whenever direct
questions are put to him regarding the
message. -:; '
; CAN THEY PASS IT?
' Those who have followed closely the
action of the council In the consideration
and passage,of the ordinance;claim that
there is no question but I that it' will be
passed over the. veto; in the board of al
dermen, but iin the assembly there is a
possibility that not enough votes' can be
secured :to do :the trick. The section'
locating the track west of the center line
of the street was inserted in the ordi
nance by. the assembly as an amendment
and \ agreed to by the car. company in
order to, secure the requisite votes need
ed ;to pass it. Should those members jof
the assembly who Insisted on-: the 'Amend-'
; ment ; join with the '■* two 1 members .who
voted against -the : measure on Its -.final
passage; the ordinance cannot be passed
over the veto. "■-
CHAPLAIN ARRESTED.
Officers Flatly Refuse to Make Pub- j
■:-" '7 ~ lie : Hls Offense.
SPOKANE,.' Wash., June B.—Chaplain
C.; C. Bateman, U. S. A., is under arrest
!at * the - army ' post. Capt. '■ Bachelor, of
: Company,': M, Twenty-fourth Infantry,
ordered the/chaplain to his headquar
ters and r put ' him ; under ; arrest on i Tues
day" afternoon last I week, but 1 until now
the matter has been ', kept .quiet./ Charges
; have been filed' with the war department
by Capt. Bachelor. An ■'• investigation ,r of"
;these charge's, will be made this week.
Chaplain. Bateman is" not willing to-be
quo{ed iln regard/to/the : affair. Capt.
'Bachelor, J - refuses to , make > any. • state-;
ment whatever.> as to why the "chaplain,
was/arrested; or what charges have ■ been
preferred against -him.',.;
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Northern Pacific Concession.
7 K NEW YORK, June B.—lt was reported
today ' that "an understanding .had - been
;reached '•'between? the Northern Pacific
: railroad, - the * Pacific; Coast company and
The Seattle & San Francisco Railway and
PRICE TWO CENTS-jgy^a,,.,
I BULLETIN OF
IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY
Weather . Forecast for St. . Paul.
Fair; - Warmer.
1.1 vet* Lots* by Flood.
Cedar Loop Vetoed.
Mob Rule in Paris.
Transvaal War Talk.
- Hamline Commencement,
Plot Against Nelson. ~7
Intel-urban Mail. *.
3—Minneapolis Matters.
Northwest News.
Woodmen on Parade. :
4—Editorial.
Status at Manila, 7"7 ■-: ',
s—Sporting" News.
Ready for Big Fight.
Willie Green's" Views.
Saints Beaten.
Minneapolis Beats Buffalo. '777.7
o—lndustrial Commission.
Fireworks Explosion.
7—Supreme Court Decisions.
New Standard Club House.
Court Awards Boy's Custody.
Markets of the World.
Bar Silver, 60 I-4c. .
Chicago Cash Wheal, 74 3-B—7sc.
r..-'. Girl Killed by Playmate.
Stocks irregular. :7-'
9—News of the Railroads.
Civic League "Work.
lO—ln the- Field of Labor.
St. Paul Social News.
Accident to Cyclist.
OCEAN LINERS.
NEW YORK-Arrived: Edam, Rotter
dam. Sailed: Bremen, Bremen, via
Southampton.
HAMBURG— Patricia, from New
„£°4;£v3! & Plymouth and Cherbourg. 7;r.
CHERBOURG - Arrived: Fuerst Bis
marck, from New York, for Southamp
ton and Hamburg. -
HAVRE—Arrived: La Bretagne, from
New York. .
GLASGOW—Arrived: £ Mongolian, from
New York; Ethiopia, New York.
LIVERPOOL-Arrlved: Rhynland, Phil
adelphia.
NAPLES—Arrived: Aller, New York
ROTTERDAM-Sailed: : Steamer Maas
dam, New York, via Boulogne.
BREMEN—Arrived: • Steamer Trave
-New York, via Southampton.
SOUTHAMPTON— Arrived: Fuerst Bis
marck, ' New York, via Cherbourg for
". Hamburg. -. , . . : ->.-
TODAY IN ST. PAUL.
■ M.E TROPOIiITAN-Nelli: Stock company
. in The Senator," 8:15.
GRAND—Dark.
Olympic—Vaudeville, 8 p. m..
Frankle Richter in concert, People's
church, -8 p. m. .
Summit Lodge,' A. F. and 'AS M.. Masonic
--hall Dayton and Western avenues.-
Civic league meets, Sibley school, 3 p. m.
Class day exercises, Central high school
- a p. •m. 4■»-.-- .-.--•.-<'. . -.
Commencement exercises, Training School
for Nurses, St. Luke's hospital, 8 p. m
Lecture, . "Cyrano de Bergerac,'! 'Rabbi
Hess, Mount Zlon Temple, Tenth and
-; Minnesota.streets, 7:30 p. m -- -
Prof. Morris lectures to Phrenological so
_clety, c 8 p. r m . -.-•--_', .^- ', 7- --.-
Taylor .Memorial-Aid" association, Cen
; tral high school, - 4:15. - ..".. -■:■■■■ .
Mmc/. Yale lectured, Metropolitan opera
house, 3. d. m. •
State- 0I? al -board meets, aapitol; 10 a. m.
Swedish Lutheran synod. John street and
Woodward avenue, 10:39 a. m - -
Fitzsimmons-Jeffrles fight by wire St
X Paul Athletic club, Sixth street, 8:15 '
Navigation company," whereby the last
named obtain an entrance into Se
attle over the Northern Pacific's line and
a* ten-mile line 'of Its own from Black
River Junction- to Seattle. ./.
WAR CLOUD DISSIPATES.
Threatened Rupture Between Nic
aragua and Costa Rica Off.
\ WASHINGTON, June B.—Minister Cal
vo, of Costa Rica, has been advised by his
go*ernment t that . the . two companies of
tr oops : sent •a : short - time ago" to Port
Limon, : near the Nicaraguan boarder, be
cause of the assemblage there of a large
body of Nicaragua troops on the border,
had been with drawn. The minister ac
cepts this a* showing/ that there is no
further likelihood of. a clash between the
Nicaraguan and the Costa j Rlcan troops
on the border. .. '.•>■..■ .*:
The press reports that trouble had been
caused by the action of the Costa Ricans
in refusing to i alliw Nicaraguan troops
to cross Costa Rlcan territory or to move
along the San Juan river, Is attributed
to Mr. Calvo to the simple fact that Gen.
Torres, the Nicaraguan commander, prob
ably was without the usual government
permit required when an outside military
force enters the territory of a foreign
government. The minister feels satlsfield
that the small border disturbances have
not affected the. two . governments so as
to cause a rupture between them.
WARDNER RIOT CASES.
County: Attorney - Samuels An
nounces His Disqualification. ■
WALLACE, Idaho, June 8. — County
Attorney Samuels this morning announc
ed his disqualification In the cases grow
ing ; out- of the Wardner riots, asking
the court to appoint a county attorney.
J. H. Forney was ' appointed. - Patrick
Reddin, for the defense, gave notice that
tomorrow they - would start Inquiries as
to :the extent to which processes of. this
court would be recognized by military au
thorities. Judge Stewart said unless all
the orders of the court - were respected
the court would adjourn. Attorney Gen
eral Hayes will reach here tomorrow. -
OIL EXPLOSION.
It Resulted in a Serious Conflagra
tion at Lyons, N. Y. £/./
LYONS, N. V.. . June B.— explosion
of: oil In the hardware store of J. S. My
ers -- today resulted in the most exten
sive .' conflagration / Lyons has experienc
ed in years.// The Myers building, to
gether with its contents, was totally de
stroyed; the William Kline block ad
joining, was- badly damaged, and the
Boehlm. block was partially destroyed.
Mr. Myers was very seriously burned,
but it is »thought he will recover.
HAS NOT RESIGNED.
Hon. . Thomas B. Reed Still a Mem
ber of Congress.
: AUGUSTA, Me!, June 3.—Secretary of
State Byron S. *.BoydTarid Private Secre
tary Smith - say that Gov. Powers has
positively/not. received: any notification
fiom Thomas B. Reed of the latter's
resignation as congressman from Maine.
American Girls Abroad. .
i: LONDON, June B.—Mrs. ' Choate, wife
of the United; States -, ambassador, will
present "at - the • next drawing room, - Mlsj
Sumner,* Mrs. -Francis C. Barlow.and the
Misses Gertrude Minturn, Taylor, Apper
son, all; of -New York. .-..-.-■;
Countess Esterhasy Divorced.
PARIS, June B.—The civil tribunal of
the Seine v today granted : a-. divorce to
Countess Esterhaay.
Do you compare the Globe's - !'
iiiiiiilii i;
with those of its contemporaries? lf\<
you do, It :'a unnecessary to ask you )
which prints the most and most ac-
curate of such news. ". -''- < [
WARITRANSVAAL
LONDON MORNING PAPERS ARE BE
GINNING TO TALK SERIOUSLY
IN THAT VEIN
VIRTUAL ULTIMATUM ISSUED
RESIDENT KRUEGER IS WARNED
WHAT MAY FOLLOW PERSIST
ENCE IN HIS POLICY
ENGLISH PEOPLE DETERMINED
Will Support the Government in
Any Step It May Take to Secure
Justice for Subjects In South
Africa—Transvaal Is Reminded
That Its Independence Is Not Ab
solute—Hint at Backdown.
LONDON, July o.—The morning papers
are beginning to talk quite seriously of
the possibility of war in South Africa.
Mr. Chamberlain, secretary of state for
the colonies, In his speech In the house, of
commons-yesterday, announced that his
reply to the petition of the uitlanders,
which had been held back pending the re
sult of the conference at Bloemfonteln.
would now be presented to the Transvaal.
This reply Is semi-officially described as
'.'explicit but conciliatory," but it is be
lieved to be in the nature of a practical
ultimatum. The resources of diplomacy
are regarded as exhausted with the fall
tire of the conference. Nothing is left,
it la felt, but a recourse to force.
The Daily Mall says it learns that it
was President Krueger himself who sug
gested the conference, and it claims to
have reliable authority for declaring that
Sir Alfred Milnor, the British high com
missioner, has his back to the wall, and
is. supported to the utmost by the cab
inet. Commenting editorially on the sit
uation the Dally Mail says:
"If we know Mr. Krueger aright, he
will back down; and If not. why "
The Dally Chronicle . deprecates Mr.
Chamberlain's warlike attitude, but does
not deny the gravity of the situation,
and seriously counsels the Beers to grant
reasonable reforms "as the only means
of preserving their independence against
the plots of the stock exchange and the
violence of Downing street."
The Standard, which reminds the Trans
vaal that its independence is not abso
lute, but Is contingent on a faithful ex
ecution of the agreement stimulating
equal rights for all white inhabitants,
says:
"We now demand that all Englishmen
resident In the Transvaal shall be treat
ed with justice, and President Krueger
may rest assured that the whole" country
will support the government in any meas
; ures required to make this demand ef
fective." : -- -- . .-.-.•- ->- -J>
;■ J:TWELVE NEW CARDINALS.
They Will Be Created at A Secret
; . Consistory June 10. -'•'-"'■-"-'.
ROME, June It is officially announc
ed that the pope, at a secret consistory
on June 19,' will create twelve Italian car
dinals, including the -nuncio at Madrid,
the archbishop of Goritz, the archbishop
.of Toulouse, the Latin patriarchs of Con
stantinople and Antioch and others. A
public consistory will be held on June 22,
when a number of Italian and lorelgn
bishops will-be preconlzed. / //--•-
TOWN DESTROYED.
1 Ottenshelm. Austria. Reduced to
" Ruins by Flre.
LINZ, Austria, June . The . market
town. of Ottenshelm, about five miles
west of Linz/ on the Danube, has been
totally destroyed by fire. Four women
perished in the flames and a number of
people were Injured.
SOUTH DAKOTA ROMANCE.
Henry Ballantyne and Former Wife
.;;iS "i*J- Remarried. .
HIGHMORE, S. D.. June B.—The return
to this town of a man and woman di
vorced five years ago, but who are again
husband and wife, adds the last chapter
to a romantic story of love and war.
. Five years ago Henry Ballantyne and
wife,' of this place, agreed to separate.
They had been married not" quite twelve
months. Ballantyne was a prosperous
grain buyer and owned several good
farms near Highmore. These he deeded
to his wife. The few hundred dollars he
was able to scrape together in cash he
put in his. own pocket and left to begin
life afresh in a new location. As soon as
he had gone his wife sued for a divorce.
There was no defense, and a decree was
granted. The land given her by her hus
band she sold to advantage, and, by
shrewd reinvestments, accumulated with
in the next few years a comfortable for
tune. / ;•-/ / /.v..
The past winter she spent In Southern
California. On her way home a month
ago she stopped In San Francisco. On the
street the one day she met an emaciated
figure in army'blue, hobbling about with
the aid of a heavy cane in a vain search
for employment. " / '/-/-
It was Ballantyne, discharged from the
United States volunteer service and in
valided home from the Philippines, after a
fever which left him in such poor health
as to destroy his usefulness as a soldier.
Ballantyne was" about to pass his former
wife without speaking to her,.but she,
when she saw his wasted form and mis
erable Condition, felt all her old love for
him revive. She hurried him Into a carriage
and to her hotel, where comfortable quar
ters, good food and the service of a com-*
petent physician soon produced a marked '
improvement in his health. Last week the
two were ■ remarried. and have Just re
turned to Hlghmore together.
SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Members of It 'Will Meet In New
York Today.
: NEW YORK, June B.—A meeting of "the'
senate committee on finance will be held
here. .tomorrow, j Senators •" Aldrlch, of
Rhode Island, and. Jones, of : Nevada, ar
rived here In the city today. . Senator
Thomas . C., Piatt Is already, here. Sena
tor .Allison; of Iowa:" O. H.• Piatt, of
Connecticut; Daniel, . of Virginia, and
Burrows, of Michigan, - have ail advised
that they, will be here before noon tomor
row. . The! other /two/members, Wolcctt,
of Colorado,' and. James-K. Jones, of Ar
kansas, are both abroad. ■-•■>
/>•; Sent to Stillwater.
WINONA, Minn.'; June ' B.—(Special.)—
In the ' United" States, court • this evening.
John Rodd and Frank Betlch were found
guilty.;of; passing counterfeit money and
.were each .. sentenced - to' - state's • prison,
. Betlch - for five; years t and Rodd '. for ; one
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