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VOL. XXII.—NO. 224.
MEN MIST SETTLE
' * SMALL. PROSPECT THAT THE THIIt
iTEENTH WILL RETDRN AS A
REGIMENT
OUTSIDE TOWNS OPPOSED
CONFERENCE AT MINNEAPOLIS TO
CONSIDER WAYS AND MEANS
WITHOUT RESULTS
ALL FIVE CITIES REPRESENTED
6-t. Cloud, Stlllwater and Red Wlnj?
Men Objected to Paying Fares for
the Returning Volunteers In the
Hone That the State Would Re
imburse Those Who Contributed
-(ommittee to Secure Low Rates.
At a meeting of the mayors and rep
resentatives of the five cities, which have
companies in the Thirteenth Minnesota
regiment, held yesterday at the Minne
apolis Commercial club, it developed that
Red Wing, Still water and St. Cloud will
not co-operate in the effort to bring the
'regiment back at the expense of the
citizens of the state. Every proposition
made by members of the Twin City com
mittees, looking to the free transporta
tion of the soldiers from San Francisco
was vigorously opposed by representa
tives from the outside cities, and the
mutter stands just where it did before,
with the exception of the appointment
of a Joint committee composed of men
from each city to secure the lowest pos-
Bible railroad rates for the returning
soldiers.
Unless other arrangements are made in
the meantime members of the regiment
" v.n\ be left to select the time and route
for coming home, each one \o pay his own
{are, the efforts of the committees to be
directed towards providing a warm home
greeting for the boys when they arrive,
<ind to obtain the best rates for them
■hculd they decide to come home together.
The suggestion of Senator Hansbrough,
Who was present, who heads a delegation
of North Dakota citizens now in the Twin
Cities arranging for transportation for
the volunteers, that it was the intention
of the North Dakota people to have a
delegation of their citizens meet thb sold
iers at San Francisco anfl' aSeertain their
whiles In the matter of transportation,
etc.. seemed to strike a responsive chord
I among those present, especially among
the representatives of the outside towns,
most of whom made a decided stand
against either the .state or its citizens
paying anything for transportation.
Senator Hansbrough added, however,
that every effort was being made to se
cure the lowest rates possible for the
return of the North Dakota soldiers,
though the citizens of that state did not
feel called upon nor were they able to
defray the expense of the trip home from
the coast.
DISCUSSION OPENED.
When the meeting was called to order
by Thomas Lowry there were present,
besides members of the Minneapolis com
mittee. Senator Hansbrough, of North
Dakota; Judge D. B. Searle, Sheriff Schil
pii.. County Attorney J. D. Sullivan, Dr.
G. A. Mooey, M. Nrirenberg, Senator R.
B. Erower and Mayor J. A. McDonald,
of St. Cloud. Stillwater was represented
by Mayor Arnson and Senator E. L. Hos
pes, and St. Paul by Mayor Kieler, J.
A. G:egg and Gen. C. S. Blunker. From
Red Wing came Mayor G. H. Blodgett,
Sheriff Lundquist, O. M. Hall, Gen. W.
P. Cross, 1). M. Neal and C. B. Fried
rich, a brother of Lieut. Col. Frledrich, of
the Thirteenth regiment.
Mr. Lowry opened the meeting with a
brief reference to the action of the com
nailet' at its meeting Thursday, when it
was decided to make an effort to raise
enough money to defray the cost of trans
portation by various men throughout the
Btate signing notes from which money
could be obtained from the banks and
then look to the legislature for reimburse
ment. };>■ having representative business
and politicians from every part of
■ the slate sign these notes, enough prep- |
sure could be brought upon members of
the next legislature to have an act pass
ed by which no loss would result to those
who stood good for the expense.
To the view of the committee, as ex
pressed by Mr. Lowry, those- representing
the outside cities dissented almost to a
man, notably Senator Brower, of St.
Cloud, who contended that in all probabil
ity there wouid be great difficulty experi
enced in getting the l^isla-iure to pass
an act to reimburse those who might feel
disposed to advance money for the ex
pense of the transportation cf the regl
m< ni. He ciled several similar cases
where efforts had been made to induce
the legislature to make an appropriation
fur something for which money had been
expended in advance. He believed some
other plan should be worked out, in any
t'\i-iit. ov.o that would not be fraught
with so much uncertainty as the one pro
i by the- local committee.
PROTEST FROM ST. CLOUD.
"It is the height of absurdity," said
O. M. Hall, of St. Cloud, "for the state
to defray the expense of transportation
of the regiment from San Francisco.
What more right have we to ask such
a thing for the Thirteenth than in the
case of the other regiments. Why, if the
state pays out 130,000 for the return of
the Thirteenth, then members of the
other regiments could easily come in and
demand the amount of their transporta
tion money from camp also be paid and
with equal justice, too, and before the
matter is all through with it would cost
the stae upwards of $100.00U. It is, in m>
opinion, all a mistake to think of doing
as the committee suggests, and unless
some other or better plan is adopted it
occurs to me that we had beHer let the
bo;, s come home as they see fit."
Mayor Blodgett, of Red Wing; Judge
Bearle, of St. Cloud, and Senator Haspes,
of Stillwater, spoke in the same strain,
and the sentiment expressed by nearly
all outside men was to the effect that the
people of their respective loca'ities were
not disposed to stand their share of the
expense incident to the return of the reg
iment . Ex-Mayor Pratt, of Minneapolis,
thought enough money could be raised
by popular subscription, something afier
the plan worked in Pittsburg, and was in
favor of following such a course.
J. A. Gregg, of St. Paul was very
Strongly of the opinion that the state
should pay the bill, and he pointed out
the possibility of the state doing it con
ntly by mustering the regiment into
the national guards upon their arrival at
San Francisco. E. J. Phelps said that
from the conversation he had had with
the governor he believed there was not
enough money at the disposal of the
for such purposes, though he ad
mitted the feasibility of the plan.
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE
The meeting took no action on that or
any of the several other propositions
made, except the one to name a joint
committee to confer with the various
railroad companies, with a view to secur
ing the best rates for the regiment. The
following were named:
Minneapolls—Mayor Gray and E. J.
Phelps.
St. Paul—Conde Hamlin and J. A.
Gregg.
Red Wing—Mayor E. H. Bi-odgett.
Btillwater—Mayor J. G. Arnison.
PROI'D OF THEIR BOYS.
North Dakota Will Do All Honor to
Her Hetarnlng Soldiers.
"The North Dakota boys have done
good service at Manila, but we have not
become hysterical about them," said
Senator Hansbrough last evening. The
senator is in St. Paul with a committee
of which he is chairman to arrange for
transporting the North Dakota regiment
home. The others of the committee are
Congressman Spalding, of Fargo; Col.
Peake, of Valley City, and Judge Lauder,
of Wahpeton, representing Judge Pur
cell.
"We have spent some time In conferring
with the traffic departments of the va
rious railroads," said Senator Hans
brough, "but have arrived at nothing
definite yet. The regiment left Manila
July 31, and I had a telegram this even
ing from Adjt. Gen. Corbln saying that
the boys will be in San Francisco on
Aug. 31. They will be mustered out on
the coast according to their own choice.
"We Dakotans are not a hysterical
people, although we are proud of our
boys. We are going to honor them on
their arrival in a most enthusiastic wayt
There is to be no effort made, however,
to concentrate the regiment. We intend
simply to bring them to the state and
drop them off at their home towns. 1
am in hopes that today a reasonable rats
will be offered by some one of the roads.
The rest of the committee went to Min
neapolis this afternoon and returned to
their homes from there."
The committee conferred with General
Passenger Agent F. T. Whitney, of the
Great Northern, and Vice President Han
naford, of the Northern Pacific. Both"
seemed disposed to offer the best possible
rates, but were unable to make any
definite statement off hand.
NOT A FAIR TEST.
Run of New York Yacht Clnb Spoiled
l»y Poor Weather.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass., Aug. 11.—The
run of the New York Yacht club fleet
from Vineyard Haven to this port today
proved the most unsatisfactory of the
cruise, and, as far as racing was con
cerned, was well nigh a fizzle. All day
the yachts wrestled with typical dog-day
conditions, winds 'from all quarters and
at all velocities, interspersed with calms,
rain, sunshine and fog, and it was the
boat carrying a mascot who won in her
class. Columbia was one of these, and,
for the second time in the cruise, she
beat Defender by many miles, because of
the shifting breezes and calms—in fact
so far ahead was the new boat at the
finish that Defender gave up entirely and
did not round one of the marks, the
Vineyard sound lightship.
At one time during the day, about
noon, it looked as if Defender had the
mascot and might win, for she got a fine
shift of wind and left Columbia becalmed
two miles astern. But this seemingly
fortunate shift proved Defender's undo
ing, the breeze leaving her entirely when
off Tarpaulin cove, five miles from the
Start, and she lay there two hours, while
her rival, further out in the sound, pick
ed up a nice southwest breeze and made
tin- gain that effectually put Defender
out of the race. Columbia was out be
yond Cuttyhunk before Defender was
moved, over ten miies astern.
But Columbia had a hard time getting
out to the lightship, five miles further
off, and did not round it until 2:12. Then
she floundered about in another calm for
half an hour, until at last she caught a
northeast breeze out of Buzzard's bay
that took her to the finish line. She pass
ed one side of Cuttyhunk Island as De
fender was going by the other, beating
out of Vineyard sound with a southwest
breeze, while Columbia, three miles away
over the island, was beating in against
northeast wind. Columbia crossed the
finish line about 5 o'clock, with Defender
off Cuttyhunk light, at the entrance to
Buzzard's bay.
DEED OF A MANIAC.
Kmi Amuck and Finally Shot illm
■elf Dead.
CHARLOTTENBERG, Prussia, Aug.
11.—At the branch of the Credit bank
here today Dr. Prlen, a retired army
chaplain and former president of the
Hamburg- marine office, after presenting
a check for payment, discharged a re
volver at a bank director and actor, dan
gerously wounding them both. He then
jumped onto a train and alighted at the
zoological garden, where he fired at a
man who tried to bar his entrance. He
then pressed the muzzle of the revolver
against his own temple and rapidly firod
three shots, falling dead. No motive is
assigned for his conduct, and he is sup
posed to have been insane.
««>.
JOHN Y. M'KAITE ILL.
Coney Inland Boss Is Suddenly
Stricken.
NEW YORK, Aug. John T. McKane
was stricken with sudden illness tonight
at Coney Island, and some friends car
ried him, in an unconscious condition, to
his home in Sheepshead Bay. Dr. John
F. Hill, his physician, was called, but he
declined to give any information concern
ing the nature of the illness of his patient.
Since the return of Mr. McKane from
Sing Sing to his old home, about two
years ago, he has lived a retired life, his
time being entirely occupied with building
projects.
EN ROUTE TO ST. PAUL.
Third Cavalry Troops Hound for the
Philippines.
CHICAGO, Aug. 11.—Three troops of
the Third cavalry, consisting of twenty
five officers and 475 privates, on Its way
from Vermont to the Philippines, arrived
at the stock yards today, where the
horses were unloaded and given a rest.
The soldiers left for St. Paul in two
special trains tonight over the Chicago
Great Western. From St. Paul they go
to Seattle on the Great Northern.. In Se
attle they will join five other troops, and
all will be sent on the same transport to
Manila.
MISSISSIPPI HUMOR.
"Qnlet" Lynching, Where a Deaf
Jailer Mnst Have Ileen in Charge.
PORT GIBSON, Miss.. Aug. 11.—Bill
Wilson, colored, was lynched here today,
under peculiar circumstances. Last
Tuesday he was arrested in the Herman
ville district, on a charge of attempted
crimin;>l assault This afternoon the lail
er, upon entering Wilson's cell, disi ov
ered the prisoner hanging to the county
gallows, with several bullet wounds in
bis neck and shoulders.
The coroner's jury rendered a verdict of
death by hanging and shooting, by un
known parties.
The cxi cution took place so quietly that
none of the officials knew what was go
ing on
SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 12, 1899.
AT A HIGH PITCH
INTEREST IN THE DREYFUS PRO
CEEDINGS CENTERED UPON
TODAY'S TESTIMONY
SENSATION FULLY EXPECTED
AX.L THE NOTABLE DREYFUSITES
SATISFIED "WITH EXAMINA-
TION OF DOSSIER
IT IS AN UNCLEAN THING
Army Oulcers Are Angered by the
Turning of the Tide Against
Them— Dreyfusitea Seem Conli-
dent and Cheerful —lndications
Now Are That the Trial Will Be
Protracted.
Copyright by the Associated Press.
RENNES, France, Aug. 11—All the
notable Dreyfusites here are satisfied
with the result of the examination of the
secret dossier which was completed at
today's session of the military court.
They have urged their newspaper friends
in Paris to clamor for full publicity,
knowing that if it be granted the Na
tionalist and antl Dreytusite parties will
be utterly disgraced. They are convinced
that the war office dossiers teem with
forgeries. Of course, their impressions
are derived from the live counsel present
at the examination of these precious
papers. Publicity would mean the pillory
for Gen. de Boisdeffre ajid company.
They would be pelted with their own
foul eggs, while Capt. Dreyfus would be
cleared in the face of the whole world.
The military caste here is furious at
the turn things are taking. The corre
spondent of a Russian paper laid today
that in a cafe frequented by officers he
unfolded the Dreyfusite Aurore to read,
All the military men near by scowled at
him in a marked manner, and after
coughing and otherwise showing their
disapproval, went in a body to the other
end of the cafe, as if the Russian were
a leper.
All the officers at the military club
cam.-; out on the duo balcony vhen a
bundle of Dreyfusite Journal? was being
burned in the streets, an/1 they approved,
the performance by unmistakable ges
tures. One sees the wisdom of the order
forbidding officer* not attached to the
garrison to stay hero until the trial.
EXAMINATION CONCLUDED.
The examination of the diplomatic dos
sier was concluded this morning. Drey
fus, on leaving the Lyetw, looked brighter
than he has ever previously appeared.
M. Oamang-; has lost no opoprtunity to
conciliate the seven judges. He has let
himself be Interviewed in order to say
nice things about them. That astute ad
vocate understands human nature. He
remembers that the sever, are i-norant
of law, always ready to sacrifice equity
to authority, quick to scout at the rules
of evidence, and are members of a caste
who think they have been attacked by
Jews, cosmopolitans and foreigners
Some of them boast of not having read
the report of the inquiry before the court
of cassation, because they thought it was
published at the cost of a syndicate and
:n(on<\ed to cast odium on the army
M. Labori is naturally sanguine, and
has always hoped, but one can gather
that both counsel still see that the judges
are strongly and deeply prejudiced
against the prisoner, and will try to con
demn him on his looks, if all legal evi
dence breaks down.
FIELD DAY.
Tomorrow is expected by both sides to
prove a field day. Gen. Mercier and ex-
President Casimer-Perier will be con
fronted, and anything Is possible a? the
result of the sitting. In any case the
trial wnl continue, but if what la ex
ported happens the victory will besrin
on that day.
Dreyfus and his friends are determined
to leave nothing for his enemies to =tand
upon. They will then assume the offen-
I sive. and they are det< rmined not to s'oa
i till the military party is routed It'be
: pins to look, therefore, as if the trial
would be miK-h longer than was at first
expected. it is even possible that it
may run over into September.
The secret dossier was brought down
to Rennea last Friday under a stron*
guard. The chief of the secret police
Gen. Chanolne, of the war department
and M. Paleologue. of the foreign office'
were met on the platform at the station
by the prefect. Two cabs had been en
gaged. In the first was placed the
precious valiss with two members of the
secret police, under th^ eye of thr ir chief
Gen. Chanoine and M. Paleologue fol
j lowed in the second, with a valise of dull
| yellow leather bound around with two
strong straps. It was very heavy, re
| quiring- two men to carry it. On ono
] corner was riveted a small brass pla'e
inscribed "Ministere des Affaire- Etran
geres" (foreign office). This was simply
a diplomatic pouch, such as is used by
French ambassadors. The valise was
locked in the new safe of the Rennes
branch of the Credit Lyonnais bank.
CONFLICTING REPORTS.
The most contradictory reports continue
to circulate concerning the effect pro
duced in the Lycee by the contents „f
this valise since it was opened Tuesday
morning. Some declare that Dreyfus
sleeps no more, that Mme. Dreyfus' I.■ft
the prison with red eyes and that the
| prisoner's lawyers are bewildered ks
j regards the prisoners health. a close
j friend of the family gives this lnformi
! tion:
"Capt. Dreyfus' condition is excellent
He is still dieting on account of his
disordered liver, eating only milk and
eggs. His moral state is perfect. Hi*
will and courage are unchanged. He
awaits the result with absolute confi
dence. He knows he is innocent, and
that is a permanent resource of strength.
He is not at all nervous, as has be?n
reported. Notwithstanding the impres
sion of stupor produced by listening to
the reading, it is Inconceivable that lh^
secret dossier is now heard by him foi«
the first time."
Concerning Mme. Dreyfus' eyes, it
would have been impossible to ' tell
whether they were red" or not, so short
was the moment during- which her face
was visible on entering and leaving the
coupe. If she really had been weeping.
It assuredly was from far more naturai
causes than this childish dossier.
In the matter of the lawyers and their
alleged "bewilderment," there is this to
be said: Maitre Demange walked slow
ly, a big cigar in his mouth, from the
Hotel de France, where he is lodging,
to the prison, traversing the broad gravv
eled square in front of the central tele
graphic office, where he was Immediately
surrounded by a group of ever-waiting
newspaper men. He did not hesitate to
chat about the case in a general way; he
was manifestly in the best spirits, and he
even submitted good-naturedly to the
"snap shots" of the English corre
spondents.
When, a few minutes later, Maitre De
mange disappeared behind the prison
door just as Mme. Dreyfus was driving
home, he did not look at all as if he were
going to a condemned man's cell.
CAUSED A SENSATION.
The London Times' statement of
Lieut. Col. Henry's treason caused
considerable of a sensation here, and was
much discussed among the newspaper
men and all others interested In the
trial. The affirmation of Henry that Es
terhazy was his accomplice is only a
confirmation of what has already many
times been stated. But what was re
garded as Important Is the fact that the
Times announced it in such categorical
terms, demonstrating, according to the
views of the friends of Dreyfus here, that
the Times people have actually seen docu
ments, submitted to them by more than
one foreign military attache, presenting
the strongest proof of Henry's guilt and
moreover, that this announcement can
only prelude the publication by the Times
of the actual documents. The corre
spondent here of the Associated Press
spoke to Maj. Forzinetti, who was gov
ernor of the Cherche-Midi prison during
Dreyfus' Incarceration there, and who
was cashiered on account of his declara
tions favorable to Dreyfus' attitude while
in prison. Forzinetti said:
"The Times statement confirms my own
view. I was convinced of Henry's com
plicity from the very first, and always
regarded him as the real culprit."
EUgarding-the eoort-marilaJ, he said:
''Tomorrow will undoubtedly be the
most important day of the whole pro
ceedings, as Gen. Mercier and M Casi
mir-Perier (former president of France)
if time admits, will be confronted, and a
most dramatic scene Is inevitable, as
their declarations in certain matters dif
fer in essential points."
All the officers now read the Petit Jour
nal, which they had never looked at bo
fore the Dreyfus affair. The venom anl
vitriol of the Intransigeant are gratifying
to them—both employed against enemies
real or assured. They re.id the papers
that respond to their own sentiments
M. Demange feels the pleasure every
human being takes in hearing himself
praised.
There is current here a story about the
spies of a German prince who has lilJeJ
high situations under the emperor dur
ing the last twenty-five years. There is
only one prince answering to this Je"
scription, Chancellor von.; Hohenlohe.
The police spies who informed the intelli
gence department at the war office of the
Prncs secret doings did not attempt to
establish a connection between them and
the Dreyfus Cae- But °ne must suppose
that the sole object has.been to prev-nt
the dossier being published. As matters
stand M. Demange thinks the two dos
siers now furnish him with a case too
strong for even the officers to resist
Anyway, he looks really hopeful
DOSSIER FLIMSY.
Vet It Shown the Trenawt of Count
E**erlia«j-.
nfLt°hN^? N> AUS- 12-The correspondent
of the Times at Rennes says:
"Four days of examination have re
vealed the utter fliraslness of the secret
dossiers. The diplomatic dossier ccn
tains proofs of Esterhazys- treason, at
tested by foreign agents.V '
TRANSVAAL, TItiCK.
President Krnicor to Hold Mtlatulcri<
as Hoataares.
LONDON, Aug. 12.-The Cape Town
correspondent of the Daily Mail says
that tlh ar?' fr°m ? Promiii, nt reformer
that the irar.svaal government means to
arrest prominent foreigiier"4^en€verthe
condition at Johannesburg offers an ex
cuse. It is thought Preside,t Krueer
means to secure prominent bitlanders as
hostages as soon as trouble breaks ojt •"
THREE VESSELS LOST.
Eleven «f the Crew of the City of
York Drowned.
VANCOUVER, B. C, Auk. 11.-Detalls
of the loss of three vessels in Austra
lian waters are brought by the steamer
Miowera.
The bark Carlisle Castle, 1,440 tons,
bound from Liverpool to Free Mantle,
was totally wrecked off Rockingham.
The vessel went ashore during- a heavy
gale on Safety bay. All on board w,-re
drowned, Including Capt. Lindsay, of
Houston; Saiimaker Guzaa, an appren
tice, John Todd. B. Jexley, Robert Wil
son, Oscar Anderson, Thomas MacLean,
Thomas MacMahon, C. F. Stocks a-d
Robert Jenkins. Her cargo was valued
at 5258.000.
The ship City of New York, Capt. P. H.
Jones, 3,167 tons, bound from San Fran
cisco to Freemantle, and iriden with a
general cargo, went ashore at Rottnest
island. July 12. Eleven were drowned.
The following is a list of those lost: Wal
ter Jones, master; D. T. Baxter, second
mate; T. Pennington, steward; J. Con
way, J. Wallis, \V. P. Lan.on, H. Eorner,
J Blackman, able seamen; W. Stockwell,
ordinary seaman; A. Purely, G. Hanco;:k,
apprentices.
Steamers Excelsior f>nd Edina collided
on Hobson's bay, Melbourne. The Excel
sior was sunk in Ifteen ininutes. None
of her eighty passengers were drowned,
but seven were injured. The Excelsior
was a stesl screw steamer ot 340 tons.
DEGPPED TWENTY FEET.
Lneky Escape of Street Car Paasen-
erers In ati Acof*?nt.
MERRTLL, Wis. Aug. 11.—A street car
ran off the Prairie street bridee today,
dropping into the river, twenty feet be
low. Though the car was completely
wrecked, none of the passengers were
fe tally injured. The injured are: Motor
man R. Cotter, left leg bruised; Harry
Allen, right arm badly brui.-ed and ankle
wrenched; F. M. Gibson, deputy game
warden, face and neck cut and shoulder
bruised; C. F. Gronke, president of the
Merrill Iron works, slightly bruised; A.
Nelson, merchant, slightly bruised.
STEAMER ASHORE.
Canadian Coaler Ontario Becomes a
Total Lopn
CHICAGO, Aug. 11.—The Canadian
steamer Ontario, bound for with
a cargo of coal, has gone ashore near
Rossport, and is a total loss. The steam
er went on the beach in a dense fog. Her
crew were rescued and her consoris es
caped the beach.
The Ontario war. formally a pass-jrisrer
steamer, and is owned by Capt. Jotin
Cornwalt and others, of Sorhbra, Ont.
FIGHTING IN SAMOA.
Hnlloiiu From Vlctojrijt to 'Frisco
Announces It.
SAX FRANCISCO, Aug. U.-^A bulletin,
telegraphed here from Victoria, B. C,
says there has been renewed fighting in
Samoa. No detail? are giy^n.
Cryptic Klte.Jlasor.l..
DENVER, Col., Aug. H.—Between ?03
and 6(0 Cryptic rite Masons witnessed
the exemplification of the degree at
Broadway theater this evening. It was
the completion of the ceremony begun on
the summit of Pike's P&ak.
STORM 1 CHICAGO
WIND AND RAIN DO GREAT
DAMAGE TO CITY PROPERTY
AND TO SHIPPING
BORE APPEARANCE OF CYCLONE
STORM WAS ACCOMPANIED BY
HEAVY THUNDER AND TER
RIFIC LIGHTNING
PORTO RICO IS IN RUINS
Latest Reports Are to the Effect
That the Death List Will Reach
Five Hundred—Towns Wiped Off
the Map—Secretary of War Root
Issues a.n Appeal to the Mayors
of American Cities.
CHICAGO, Aug. 11.—A severe wind and
ram storm passed over Chicago this even
ing, doing much damage. It came from
the Northwest, and approached so rapidly
and appeared so threatening that there
was a general fear that a cyclone was
about to burst upon the city. The wind
blew very hard for about ten minutes,
and was followed by a heavy fall of rain.
In the business part of the city many
sings were blown down, awnings torn
away and a large number of glass plate
windows blown in.
In Central Music hall many of the win
dows were blown out of the building,
and scarcely an awning was left on any
part of the Masonic Temple. The storm
was accompanied by terrific lightning,
which struck a number of places. A
cupola on the Quincy house, at 14S Hal
stead street, was knocked to splinters by
lightning, and the building was set on
fire. The blaze was not serious, however.
The residence of Dr. Charles Duncan, on
West Adam3 street," was set on fire by
lightning, and badly damaged. A num
ber of other houses on the west side were
also damaged by lightning. In the parks
great damage was done to the trees and
shrubbery.
The storm played havoc with telegraph
and telephone wires In the down town
part of the city, many of them being ren
dered useless.
SCHHOONERS WRECKED.
During the height of the storm the
schooner America broke away from the
dock near the Wells street bridge, and
despite the efforts of the crew of the fire
tug Illinois, which purseued the schooner,
was driven by the wind down the river,
striking the Clark street bridge. One of
the masts of the schooner was broken,
and the bowsprit was carried away. The
schooner Lake Forest was dismantled of
her rigging in the outer harbor. The ves
sel had just cleared the river mouth, and
the crew were in the tops, busily setting
the sails, when the storm broke. Haly
ards were torn from their blocks, and it
was only by skillful handling thai the
ship was prevented from losing her masts.
She finally managed to cast anchor in
the outer harbor, when there was for a
time great confusion among the fleet of
some sailing yachts which habitually*
anchor there. Every one of them drag
ged her anchor, and there were many
collisions with damage of a minor nature
to many of the boats.
SEVERE IN SUBURBS.
The storm was very severe in the sub
urbs, particularly in those noith and west
of the city. In Oak Park, Austin and
Evanstoa great numbers of shade trees
were blown down, fences leveled and
chimneys carried away. In all three
villages the telephone wires were burned
out, and for several hours their tire alarm
systems were rendered useless. This was
the most serious, as lightning struck in
many places and fires were started.
Guests at the Avenue house, Evanston,
were seated at the dinner table when the
storm showed in the WMt, and the first
lightning struck the electric light wires
which lead into the dining room. A com
bii ailon gas and electric light fixture was
burned out, and the current played about
the celling until it melted the fixture from
a.; fastenings. The gas escaped with full
force and burned fiercely. The flames
were extinguished by the lire department,
after the hotel had been damaged to the
extent of $800.
The most disastrous work of the storm
wae the destruction of the sk&leton of the
new St. Joseph's Polish Catholic church,
at Southport and Balden avenues, where
the wind wrought damage amounting to
$15,000. No lives were lost in the col
lapse of the tons of steol girders. The
sidewalk of the adjoining- building was
carried down by the falling framework.
Lat6 tonight it was reported that Stan
ley E. McGlew and a companion were
drowned during the storm. They were
sailing in a small boat off Jackson Park
and it was capsized by the wind. The
life-saving crew went to the rescue but
could find nothing but the . boat. The
name of McGlew's companion Is not
known.
APPEAL, FOR AID.
Secretary of War Root Urge* Sac-
cor of Porto Rlcaiis.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.—The war de
partment today took prompt measures
for the relief of the hurricane sufferers
in Porto Rico. When the press dispatches
and Gen. Davis" advices made known the
extent of the disaster, steps were imme
diately taken to send supplies, and the
transport SlcPherson was ordered put in
readiness to sail from New York on Mon
day next. She will cany rations and oth
er necessaries. Secretary of War Root
this afternoon sent the following appeal
to the mayors of all cities of more than
150,000 population:
"Sir: The governor general of Porto
Rico confirms the report that upon the
Bth inst. a hurricane swept over that is
land, entirely demolishing many of the
towns, destroying many lives arid reduc
ing, so far as he can estimate, not less
than 150,000 of the inhabitants to the con
dition of absolute destitution, without
homes or food. Unless immediate and
effective relief is given, these unfortun
ates v.- 11l perish of famine.
"I'nder these conditions the president
deems that an appeal should be made to
the humanity of the American people. It
is an appeal to their patriotism, also, for
the inhabitants of Porto Rico have freely
and gladly submitted themselves to the
guardianship of the United States, and
have voluntarily surrendered the protec
tion of Spain, to which they were for
merly entitled, confidently re'.ying upon
more generous and beneficent treatment
at our hands. The highest considerations
of honor and good faith unite with the
promptings of humanity to require from
the United States a generous response to
the demand of Porto Rican distress.
"This department has directed the im
mediate distribution of rations to the suf
ferers by the arms' in Porto Rico, so far
as It Is within the power of the executive,
PRICE TWO CENTS—j««t,.i«,
BULLETIN OF
IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY
Weather Forecast for St. Paul.
Fair and Cooler.
Friends of Dreyfus Hopeful.
Duluth Oppose* Forestry Scheme
- Storm at Chicago.
No Passes for Thirteenth.
2—Depositors to Walt for Court.
Market Project Drags.
Rally of Veterans.
Equalization Board Adjourns.
3—Minneapolis Matters.
Wheat Damage Heavy.
Editorial.
Weekly Trade Reviews.
Operations Against Filipinos.
6—Sporting Neves.
Saints Lo«e to Blues.
Millers Defeat Brewers.
Trust Conference Plans.
G—Markets of the World.
Bar Silver, 6O I-Bc.
Chicago Sept. Wheat, 7O 3-4c.
Stocks Active.
7—News of the Railroads.
Mo«s Catches a Tartar.
B—ln the Field of Labor.
St. Paul Social News.
Mr. Heatwole's Pla-ns
OCEAN LINERS.
NEW YORK—Arrived: Victoria, Naples;
Hecla, Copenhagen.
QUEENSTOWN—Arrived: Britannic,New
York for Liverpool.
TODAY IN ST. PAIL,.
METROPOLITAN-Neill stock company
in "Lord Chumley," 2:30 and 8:15 p. m.
Base ball, Lexington park, St. Paul and
Kansas City, at 3:30 p. m.
Lake Shore pavilion, vaudeville enter
tainment, at S p. m.
Como park, Danz orchestra, at 8 p. m.
Acker post, G. A. R., Central hall, at 8
p. m.
but in the absence of any appropriation
we must rely largely upon private con
tributions.
"I beg that you will call upon the
public-spirited and humane people of
your city to take active and immediate
measures in this t xigency. The govern
ment ti-ansport McPherson will be sent
directly from the port of New York to
Porto Rico, on Monday, the 14th instant
to carry all supplies of food which can be
obtained. Further transports will be sent
at future dates, of which public notice
will be given.
"Any committee charged with the rais
ing of funds will reoeive full information
and advice upon communicating with this
department. Very respectfully,
—"Klihu Root,
"Secretary of War."
IN PORTO RICO.
Detail* of (he Hav:in«-s of the Great
Hurricane.
PONCE, Aug. 11.—The worst storm
ever experienced here struck this place
Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock and lasted
two hours. It came from the north
east. Ponce was flooded at midnight,
and at least 30<i persons were drowned.
Two hundred bodies, mostly those of
poor people and including many children,
have been recovered. All the buildings
are damaged and hundreds have been
destroyed. The soldiers and firemen
worked all nigrht, heroically saving- lives.
There is no drinking- water, gas, Ice or
electric light.
The commissary stores at Playa were
destroyed, the city is short of food and
the army officers are distributing ra
tions. Fifteen vessels In the harbor
were driven ashore. The weather bureau
predicted the storm, but it is claimed
Ponce was not warned.
A mob of 1,000 persons threatened the
alcalde, Porrata Doria, but they were
dispersed by the Fifth cavalry. The al
calde has been deposed on account of
negligence. Maj. Myers, of the Eleventh
infantry, is acting as alcalde in response
to popular demand. ,
The sum of $5,000 will be needed to
clean the streets. The sanitary condition
is serious, and assistance is needed.
All the crops are totally ruined, the
wires are all down and little news is ob
tainable from the interior. Abonitn, in
cluding the barracks, has been destroyed.
but no lives were lost there. Juan Diaz
has been devastated. Forty-six liv. 3
i were lost there. Arroyo, Guayama, Sa
i Unas and San Isabel are reported to
have been totally demolished.
The railroad between Ponce and Yanco
■ has been destroyed and the military road
!is impassable. The river is flowing over
1 the road for two miles. Mayaguoz es
j caped serious injury. Bananas are the
I only food here.
STORM I> MICHIGAN.
Grcat Havoc In tlie Town of Bes
semer.
BESSEMER, Mich., Aug. 11.—A fierce
wiiid and rain storm tore the roif from
the electric light plonr, damage! about
twenty business houses, and moved the
opera house and a number of residences
from their foundations. The iniiiL-s aie all
closed for want of light.
DEATH LIST GROWS,
Officer at San Juan Sayn Five liiiu-
dred Were Killed.
WASHINGTON, Aug. U.—A report has
been received by the war department
from an officer at San Juan, Porto Rico,
estimating that the number of killed
amounts to 500. The same officer says a
very serious condition of affairs exists
at Ponce.
Coast Towns "Warned.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.—The weathsr
bureau issues the following hurricane
bulletin:
11:40 a. m.— Hurricane center apparent
ly approaching Nassau, Bahama. Storm
will increase in intensity upon reaching
the gulf stream, and will probably reach
the South Atlantic coast towns of the
United States tonight.
ATLANTA, Ga., Aug. 11.—The follow
ing was received by the Associated Pre.-s
this afternoon from Jacksonville, Fla.:
Storms seem to be approaching south
ern coast. Weather bureau repoTts con
dition very threatening in that section
at 1:45 p. m.
President Kept Advised.
PLATTSBURG, N. Y., Aug. U.-The
president has been kept fully advised
regarding the terrific *in Porto
Rico, and has directed 'hat everything
possible be done to relieve the distress
in the island.
President and Mr?. McKinley went
driving this afternoon, the president
holding the reins as usual
Heavy Stonu at Siinllnu'n,
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Aug. 11.-Tli
heavfest storm experienced here in !iN
t(en years struck this city yesterday.
K;.in and wind were almost incessant for
several hours. Several houses on streets
in the lower portion of tie •titv we_re
undermined and a good deal of damage,
though nothing serious was done else
wheTe.
Severe Ston-ni in Chili.
SANTIAGO DE CHILI. Aug. 11.— Se
vere storms throughout Chili continue to
do immense damage-
PLEA FOR DULUTH
CONGRESSMAN PAGE MORRIS OB
JECTS TO NATIONAL PARK AND
FORESTRY SCHEME
IS n FAVOR OF COLOSIZITIOJ
PROPOSED PLAN WOULD CLOSH
COUNTRY SURROUNDING LAKE
ITASCA, IN MINNESOTA
ST. PAUL MAN FAVORS TS
Addre««ed the Committee, a« d
Songht to Sliow the Advantage.
That Would Accrue to the People
of Duluth in Event orf Carrying
Oat of Plan-Offlcers Elected and
Committees Appointed.
CHICAGO, Aug. 11.-When Judge Page
Morns, member of congress for the dis
trict of Duluth, Minn., was called upon
today to speak before the committee as,
sembled to organize a national park and
forestry association, very few of those
present expected he would launch lntoi
a frank objection to the scheme proposed,
which is to shut off colonization by
reservation of the country surrounding
Lake Itasca, in Minnesota. Judge Mor
ris designated the play as an encroach
ment on the best interests of the ciH
zens of Duluth and the surrounding coun
try.
Col. John S. Cooper, of Chicago, who
has been the most prominent advocate oC
the proposed national park, replied to
Judge Morris, saying that up to the
present there was no action taken in the
matter, and that only an expedition to
the discussed region was proposed. This
expedition would set out some time in the
autumn and find out what recommenda
tions should be submitted to congress.
Charles Cristadoro, of St. Paul, made
a speech tending to show the advan
tages that would accrue to the people
of Duluth in the event of the carrying
out of the plan. "We want," he said,
"only a few hundred acres, and certainly
a few hundred acres out of that immense
region would scarcely be missed."
After this the business of the meeting,
which was the organization of an asso-i
ciation to urge congress to reserve part
of the lands of Minnesota for a national
park and forestry reserve, was continued.
The following officers were elected
unanimously: President, Cyrus North
rop, president of the University of Min
nesota; first vice president, Theodore
Roosevelt, governor of New York; sec
ond vice president, Judge Horace A. Lur
tun, Nashville, Tenn.; third vice presl*
' dent, Judge Hubbard, Cedar Rapids, Io.;
i treasurer, John H. Wittbeck, Chicago;
j corresponding secretary, Col. John Coop
| er, Chicago.
A resolution was passed declaring that
| the association should organize an expe
: dition into the Lake Itasca region dur
i ing the fall, and a committee of twenty*
| five was appointed to take churgo of the '
| preliminary, work.
INVITED TO MINNEAPOLIS.
An invitation was^extended the con
vention to hold the next meeting in Min
neapolis in October, prior to the expedi
tion into the proposed park region, and
an expedition committee was .^elected.
The size of the park was not thoroughly
discussed, that being considered a mat
ter for congress to determine.
Representating the Twin Cities were:
Minneapolis—Mayor Gray, Sam T. John-
Bton, T. H. Shevlin, Drs. Bell, Crafts,
Moore and Beard, J. N. Cross and F. \V,
Leavitt. St. Paul—Messrs. Btrgmeler,
Nelson, Clark and Dr. Hutchinson.
There was a delegation of ten from
Duluth and Superior.
MOBE DYNAMITE.
Another Cleveland Street Car Is
lilown I >>.
CLEVELAND, 0., Aug. 11.—Explosives
were again resorted to tonight on the
Euclid avenue line, near the corner of
Case and Euclid avenues. The car was
bound East. There were twenty-five pas
sengers on board, but no one was in
jured. Several women tried to juinp
from the car, but were restrained. Tho
car was badly smashed.
On the track, after the explosion oc
curred, there was found a large paper
dack with a hole in it, indicating that
the explosion was caused by material
inside. In the sack was founl a quantity
of material that looked like BUlphur.
The neighborhood is a very aristocratic
one, on one corner bein^ the residence
of John D. Rockefeller and 0:1 the other
the home of S. T. Everilt.
SAVAGE RETALIATION.
Gen. Torres Orderu Yniiui Prisoners
Snot.
EL PASO, Tex., Aug. It.—News was
received today from Montezuma. that
when Gen Torres learned that Ms
nephew had been killed by the Yacjuiy,
he promptly ordered that forty prisoners
wno had fallen into his hands dnring the
engagement of three weeks ago be put
to death, and they were accordingly
taken out and snot. Only twenty Tnrtians
were Killed in the battle, but the of
ficial returns gave it as sixty, recount
ing- for the forty prisoners as killed In
battle.
MEETING OF BANKERS.
Plans for a Great Credit Clearing
House to Be Considered.
CHICAGO, Aug. 11.—A giant clearing
house, to ascertain the credit of mer
chants and business establishments all
over the country* for the benefit of the
banks of the United States, and to secure
uniform laws governing the charges for
collecting checks, are achievements for
which leading bankers of this city and
the East will work at the convention of
the American Bankers' association, to be
held at Cleveland, Sept. 5, 6 and 7. In
point of interest and attendance the com
ing meeting of bankers promises to eclipse
all previous meetings.
KLONDIKE KHTG FAILS.
Liabilities of Alexander HeDanald
Will Total Six Million*.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11.—Alexander
McDonald, king of the Klondike, has fail
ed. His liabilities are estimated at $*>,
-000,000. His assets are of uncertain valu*.
In hi? formal declaration of Insolvency,
filed at Dawson, July 29, McDonald states
his liabilities to be approximately $6,000,
--000, while there is no way of fully comput
ing his assets, a;; hir, investments are of
iaifctly problematical value.