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OFFICIAL PAPER
OF THE
! GITY OF ST. PAUL.
VOL. XXIV. ISO. 53.
linns
POWERS ENTER INTO AN AGREE
MENT PROHIBITORY OF SEIZURE
OF TERRITORY
MUST BE PASSED ON BY ALL
CHINESE GOVERXMEXT, EVEN, MAY
NOT MAKE TERRITORIAL
CHANTS UXI\DOR£ED
TEXT OF THE CHINESE EDICT
I'll 11 lime nt to Be Meted Out to
Lenders of the Boxers Seems .
Like « Chinese Diplo
iii if Victory.
WASHINGTON, F<:b. 21.—At the i:i-
Btance of the United Slates government
the powers have accepted the principle
that no further individual concessions of
territory In China Bhall be sought or
obtained l>y any one power without inter
national assent.
This agreement applies not only to
Tien Trin. whereby there has been some
rivalry exhibited in the effort to obtain
concessions for foreign settlements, but
for all other Chinese points. The state
department began this movement some
time ago. It is surmised that the occu
pation by Russia of the important con
cession opposite Tien Tsln caused the
Initiation of this movement. However,
ii was realized that it might be very dlf
flculi to dial with a separate case, be
cause thereby national pride might V.c
aroused. But it was conceived that all
Of the powers might be willing to sub
scribe to a general principle which prom
ised upon Its face to maintain the rights
of all against selfish individual efforts.
The conjecture was well founded, for aft
er the department had addressed each <>f
the powers on the subject the answers
received from nearly all of them were
an acceptance of the American principle.
So, hereafter, if any one nation seeks to
secure room for its individual settlements
or like privileges in ports or elsewhere
in china, the application must be ap
proved by the other powers before the
Chinese government will be permitted to
assent even if it desired it so.
CHINESE EDICT.
PEKIN, Feb. 21.—Prince Ching and LI
Hung Chang have received telegraphic
instructions from the court to notify the
ministers of the powers that an edict has
been Issued regarding the punishments
of Chinese officials, confirmatory of the
demands made by the ministers, as fol
lows:
"Gen. Fung Fuh Slan to be degraded
nnd deprived of his rank.
"Prince Tuan and Duke Lan to be
disgraced and exiled.
''Prince C'hunng, Ying Nien and Chao
Shu Chiao to commit suicide.
"Hsu Chen Viu. Yu Hsien and X!
Ham to be beheaded."
This is not exactly what the ministers
demanded, but it is considered advisable
to agree to it, as the demand for lives
has been agreed to. except in the case
of Gen. Tung Fuh Sian, whom the court
Is r>oweriess to molest.
There is a private understanding that
his life will be claimed when It is pos
sible. : :'■■ „:.;
The European and Chinese secretaries
nf Ideations and others who have lived
in China for years consider that China
has gained a victory, as the only man
the court has to behead is Yu Hsien.
The other two are in the hands of the
Japanese, and could be beheaded when
their execution is wanted. Suicide is no
disgrace whatever In the eyes of the
Chinese. ■
No one believes that Gen. Tung Fuh
Bian will ever meet punishment.
Mr. J. Fowler, the United States con
sul at Che-Foo, has sent Minister Con
ger a proclamation issued by Yuen-Hsih-
Kai, tiie governor of the province of
Shan-tUng, giving proctection to the mis
sionaries and offering a reward of
taels for the capture of any of the ring
leaders of the recent disturbances, and
:»<. nng a reward of 100 taels for the cap
ture of others than those actually com
mitting outrages.
The civil and military authorities will
be held strictly accountable for the good
order of their districts
HALF MILLION FIRE LOSS
ATLANTA. G.A., SCORCHED— DEMI
MOXDAIXES FLED HALF CLAD.
fifJJ ijA*,TA,- Ga - Feb- £i.-P-: re today
cu-,tioyed almost an entire block In the
Wholesale - istrict of Atlanta, entailing a
loss of a half million dollars on whWi
'1-',. rL lS ni! ISi', ran° amounting to nearly
£60000. he burned area is bounded by
Railroad avenue and Lloyd, Decatur anil
Colins streets. The principal losers are:
J. J. and J. E. Maddox, wholesale gro
cers, $125,000; Grambling & Spauldlng
Shoe company, $70,000; Draper-Ccggins
Shoe company, $70,000; Arnoll Hat com
rany, $10,000 R. N. Fickett Paper com
pany, $40,000; McConnell & Christopher
dry goods, $25,000; Dickins & Davidson
hardware, $13,000.
The fire started from an unknown caus»
in the Maddox store and was suddenly
spread to all parts of the building by a
tremendous explosion, presumably of oil
and syrup. The flames, fanned by a high
wind, spread to adjoining buildings and
were beyond control of the department
fifteen minutes after the entire fire fight
ing force had been brought to the scene.
he firemen were hampered by insuffi
cient water pressure and werD kept away
from the buildings by frequent explosions
of kerosene, molasses and powder in the
different establishment. Tho explosions
sent burning rafters In every direction i
and perceptibly weakened the fire walls I
Jn the big block, erected only four years I
ego.
It was noon before the flames were
brought under control, and the firemen
ciid not leave the scene until tonight.
Three houses on Collins street—the ten
derloin district—with their furnishings
■were completely destroyed, and the in
mates driven out scantily clad into a tem
perature of 16 degrees, the coldest morn
ing of the winter.
TEDDY'S HUNTING RECORD.
Killed Twelve Lions, l»ut Ko Be-
hentoilu or Masinduus.
CHICAGO. Feb. 21. — Vice President
elect -Roosevelt, a picture of health, ar
rived here at 7:45 a. m. today in a special
car attached to the San Francisco and
Portland limited express of the Chicago
& North-Western railroad. Ho greeted th
newspaper reporters briskly and then
hurried to a carriage which "was waiting
for him. He was driven to the Audi
torium Annex, where he took breakfast.
Th<? trip from Colorado Springs, Col.,
Rooseveit said, had been without inci
tUr.t. While he was at the hotel his pri
vate oar was switched to the Lake Shore
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE
depot, to be attached to the fast mill
leaving at 5:30 p. m.
"I don't know a thing about politics, or
about anything," said Mr. Roosevelt.
"Why...l didn't know that Queen Vic
toria was dead until four days ago. I've
been buried alive, you see.".
When asked regarding the stories writ
ten about his thriling hunting experi
ences, Mr. Roosevelt became angry ;,ni
said:
"Everything that was written about
me and my hunt in Colorado was fakeil.
1 didn't see a single beai\ As for dedr,
I saw scores and scores of them, but
didn't kill any, as that sort of game is
oat of season, and I'd no more think of
killing a deer now than of killing a baby.
"I'll tell you just what 1 did kill," he
snapped, "twelve mountain lions. The
smallest was a female weighing eighty
one pounds, ami the biggest was a male
weighing 321 pounds.*'
CUBA'S CONSTITUTION.
DOCIMEXT IS SIGNED BY MEMBERS
OF TH E C O XV BN TIO X.
HAVANA, Feb. 21.—The Cuban consti
tution, first submitted by the central com
mittee to the general convention at the
session Jan. 21, was signed today. One
copy was sent to Gov. Gen. "Wood and
the other placed among the records of the
convention. The""president and vice presi
dents signed first, and the delegates fol
lowed in the order of their seats on the
floor of the convention, the two sec
retaries signing last.
Senor Cisneros created a sensation by
refusing to sign. He said:
"Cuba is now independent, and I can
» < no reason for sending this constitu
tion to the United States for acceptance."
Then he turned toward the press table,
and, shaking his flst at the American
newspaper men. said:
"The Americans are like the monkey.
\\ hen the monkey closes its paw on a
thing it never wants to let go."
Senor Capote, president of the conven
tion, will deliver the document to Gov
Gen. Wood at the palace tomorrow'
morning. Gov. &>„. Wood and his staff
will receive formally the commission
charged with the duty of presenting the
constitution. The latter will be trans
lated and a copy in English V.il be sent
to Wasningrtnn with the original
The Special committee on relations has
not yet decided what report it will make.
UNDER CIVIL RULE.
Judge Taft Slated tor First Govern.
or of the. Philippine*.
ttYISS?*O^ Feb" ?1-Accordins to
the latest advices, from the Philippine
commission, • the time for the establish
ment of civil government in the Philip
pines is near at hand. It was stated at
the war department that the civil gov-
Jud^ n T be established as soon as
fn if*^?-/ 6? 01^ that the condition,
in the islands justify such action It is
generally understood that Judge Taft
will be the first civil governor of the isl
ands and that Gen. Chaffee will succeed
Gen. Mac Arthur in command of the mil
itary forces to be retained there to as
sist in the maintenance of order and the
enforcement of the laws, It is not like
ly, however, that there will be any im
mediate change in the military command
or that there will be any material reduc
tion in the military strength for many
months to come. The Philippine com
mission has recommended the adoption
of a tariff system, and its report will
probably be made public in a few weeks
in order that all interests affected may
be fully informed and heard on the sub
ject before the proposed tariff is adopted
and put into effect.
THE FRENCH SHORE.
Premier Bond to Confer With Clinm-
berlain—Cornwall Coming.
LONDON. Feb. 21.-In an interview
with a representative of the Associated
Press Robert Bond, premier of New
foundland, said today:
fMn'im 3]" 1 ,h^ re + at the express wish of Mr.
( hamberlain to communicate with him on
the question of the French shore with a
view to an early settlement. The pro
posals will come from Mr. Chamberlain.
What form they will take 1 do not at
present know. I am glad to be able to an
nounce that at the special request of
King Edward, the Duke of Cornwall and
lork will visit Newfoundland. He will
reach St. John's Oct. 21, and remain
three days in the colony "
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.
n £ e «' ?, r,-.T:T be senatorial ballot wa<=:
Bell, 23: William*. 22; Hermann, 7; In
nian (D<?m.), 26; Bennett, 1
Victoria, B. C.-Three more bodies were
taken from the Union mine, those of
i< leek, Munroc and the tatter's helper.
Columbus. O.—"Die Northern Ohio Trac
tion company increased its common stock
by SWW.Oisfl for the purp-.se of extends
its lines from Akron to Ravenna "
Helena. Mont—The result of th- vote
on senator was: Mantle. 32: McGinn);
2Z; 1-rank, 23; Cooper, 7; Coburn 2; Con
rad, 2: Toole, 1; Clancy, 1; Kennedy 1
Topeka, Kon.—The Citizens' b ink at
Lacygne was closed by Bank Examiner
v aterman. who Iras taken charge Th*>
capital is $20,000. It is said the cashier is
missing-.
New York—The Jury in the caso of Dr
feamuel J. Kennedy, charged with the
murder of Dolly Reynolds, was locked
up for the night at 10 o'clock, and Jus
tice Pursman announced a recess of the
court until morning.
Atchison, Kan.—"Slick" Slater the
white nvan chav«l with assaulting H
young girl at Topeka and whc was
\\ cdnesday night hurried away from that
place to prevent lynching, is "now in th«
county jail here. Slater declares he will
prove an alibi if given a chance
St. Louis—The fast express on the Van
dalia line ran into an open switch at
the St. Clair crossing, near East St
Louis. 111., probably fatally injuring John
Van Cleve, engineer, and Henry Rlckel
nian fireman. John Gregg-, mail clerk,
was seriously hurt. All live in St. Louis
St. Albans, W. Va.—Robbers battered
down the doors and blew open the ,=a's
or the St. Albans' bank, securing only a
small sum of money, however They
rode three miles on a handaar and then
took to the mountains. A pos--e is in
pursuit.
London—The armored cruisers Good
hope and Bacchante were launched sim
ultaneously, the Goodhope. of the Dral-e
cjass. at the yards of the Fairflelds. and
the Bacenante, or trie Cressy crasn, »t TVli?
yards of the Browns, on the Clyde"""'fn"o
former Is a gift from Cape Colony".
Corry, Pa.—The blizzard that raged for
nearly thirty-six hours is abating and
trains are running as usual. The "AVet
ern New York and Pennsylvania ac^o
modation train reported stalled in a drift
"Wednesday night got through without
much difficulty and no serious delay.
New York—The annual meeting of t'.ie
NationaJ L«ad company was held in Jer
t sey City. The following directors were
elected: L. A. Cole. East Orange N J •
P. W. Rockwell, Chicag-o; D "p Shiii
man, Chicago; W. H. Thompson St
Louis, and M. C. Goshorn. Cincinnati.
Spokane, Wash.— Three rniore prisoners
v>ho escaped from the county jail Sunday
morning, are again behind the bars They
are: Arthur Spencer, the bogus Chin see
inspector, whore record reaches from
San Francisco to Victoria; Maeleary nnd
I'hilip Anderson, both counterfeiters.
Throe of the nine who escaped are still
at large.
Lake Charles, La.—Thnmas Vital col
ored, charged with having assaulted a
thirteen-year-old whit* s irl, v/as tak-^n
from his home near Penton by a mo'i
and lynched. Samuel Maddox " who at
tempted to defend Vital, was shot to
death. Vita.l had been previously ihJt
in the leg by the girl's father and was
resisting arrest when captured by the
mob.
FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 22, 1901.
11111
MANY KILLED ' AND INJURED IN
ACCIDENT ON PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD
COLLIDED *AT FULL SPEED
TWO PASSENGER TRAINS CAME
TOGETHER HEAD-OX WITH
FRIGHTFUL CRASH
TALES OF THE SURVIVORS
Italian Laborers Pinned Under Blnz
ing Wreckage Burned to Death
Despite Heroic Effort*
at Rescne.
TRENTON, N. J., Feb. 21.—One of *Jie
worst collisions in the history of the
Perth Amboy division of the Pennsyl
vania railroad occurred this afternoon at
Ruslings Siding, near Bordehtown, ar.i
about eight miles south of Trenton. The
"Nellie Bly'' express from New York to
Atlantic City collided with Passenger
Train No. 330, running from Caradcn to
Trenton. The number of deal so far
known is ten, and the injured upwards of
twenty-five. „ .
Among the killed was "Walter Karl, en
gineer of the express, and James Bir
mingham, baggagemaster of the local
train. Most of the killed were Italians.
Frank Boland, a passenger on Train
No. 330, an employe of the Pennsylvania
Railway company, bad both legs cut off.
The doctors say he will die.
Michael McGraw, fireman on the "Nel
lie Bly," was badly injured, but is ex
pected to recover.
Frank Thompson, engineer of No. 330,
had a leg broken and is badly bruised.
He is in a precarious condition.
Edward Garwood, fireman* in No. 330.
was badly bruised by jumping, but will
recover.
Edward Sapp, conductor of No. 330, wag
injured by being thrown forward on
the floor of the rear car of his train.
His wounds s.re not believed to be se
rious.
. Most of the remaining dead and in
jured are. Italians.
The Italians were riding in the smoking
car of the express train. They were
being taken to Atlantic City to do con
struction work for the rairVay company.
SCENE OF TERROR.
The scene of the wreck is described
by those who -were present as horrify
ing. The two trains collided at full
speed and both engines were completely
demolished. The forward car of eajcn
train in both instances, a combination
baggage and smoker, were entirely de
molished also, and to add to the horror
the wreckage took fire. The second
car of the "Nellie Bly" turned over
on its side and the passengers had to
climb out through the windows. In thi3
they were assisted by passengers from
the cars that did not leave the track.
The track of the Pennsylvania is so
close to the Delaware and Raritan ca
nal, that the passengers in getting out
of the overturned coach got into the
canal, and many of the bodies of tSe
dead and injured had to be taken from
the water.
The scene of the wreck was far from
outside assistance, and when the wreck
ing train arrived from Trenton it was af
ter dark "and the work of clearing up
the debris and removing the bodies was
necessarily slow.
The "Nellie Bly" was running In three,
sections, and it was the third section
with which No. 300 collided. The local
train had taken the siding to permit the
express to pass, and it is believed that
through some misunderstanding or mis
take the local came out on the main
track after the second section had pars
ed, mistaking it for the third section.
BURNED BEFORE THEIR EYES.
The survivors shuddered as they de
scribed the .scene of carnage. They sail
the cries of agony coming- from under
tl>e wreckage where the Italians were
confined was heartrending. The muss
took fire from the wrecked engines and
it is believed that a number of Italians
who were not killed outright were burn
ed to death. One of the first bodies
taken out was that of Engineer Walter
Earl, of Atlantic City, who -was in charge
of the express. He was killed instantly.
l.is hoad having been cut off. The body
of James Birmingham, of Berdente^wn.
N. J.. baggagemaster of the local train.
was found. Willing hands went instantly
to work, and it was due largely to Uie
uiiinjured passengers that many lives
were saved.
FOOTPAD KNOCKED OUT
WHITE BEAVER'S XEPHEW WOI.L1)
XOT STA\"D FOR A HOLD-IT.
LA CROSSE, Wis.. Feb. 21.—(Special.;—
Frank Powell, the seventeen-year-old son
of Dr. George Powell, of, this city, and
nephew of Dr. Frank Powell (Whit?
Heaver), of St. Paul, formerly mayor of
La Crosse, worsted a thug who attempt
ed to hold him up on South Ninth street,
within a block of his home, about o
o'clock last night. When commanded to
hand over his valuables the doughty full
back planted his foot in the pit of the
robber"s stomach with such force as to
render him helpless. Before help could
be summoned, however, the man had
made good his escape. As his face was
muffled, and the night was dark, l.is
identification is impossible.
RUSSIAN DESPOTISM.
Refractory St ndents Being; Sum-
marlly Enlisted In the Army
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 21.—The pro
cess of railroading the refractory • stu
dents into the army continues. By a
verdict of the special court, posted in the
St. Petersburg university, three students
have .been sentenced to three years, six
to two year? and nineteen to one year's
service in the aim?. It is reported that
sixty-one students in addition to those
already sentenced have been condemned
at Kieff. The arrests continue here
Two hundred" men have been arrested
within the past ten days; they are partly
students, but mostly worklngmen. Tho
police here are fearing strikes. Among
those arrested is a professor of the min
ing academy, charged with holding meet-
Ings in a private house.
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OFFICERS NOMINATED.
iicMills of D. A. R. Election to Be
Amtonneed Today.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2L—This was
the important day of the national con
gress erf the Daugntc-rs of the American
Revolution. According to the pro
gramme officers were to be elected. The
delegates and alternates assembled en
masi-e, all interest being centered In the
contest for the presidency general.
Among the state regents announced
were: Illinois, Mrs. Robert Hall; Indi
ana, Mrs. James N. Fowler; lowa, Mrs.
Charles E. Armstrong; Kansas, Mrs.
Catherine S. Lewis; Michigan, Mrs. Wm
J. Chittenden; Minnesota, Mrs D. A
Monfort; Montana, Mrs. D. J. Brown-
Nebraska, Mrs. Laura B. Pound; South'
Dakota, Mrs. A. J. Kellar; North Da
kota, Mrs. S. A. Lounsberfy; Washing-
ton, Mrs. Georgre W. Bacon; Wisconsin,
Mrs. Janics Sidney Pe>;k.
The afternoon session was occupied In
the nomination of candidates for the
several offices, and in the evening the
voting was conducted. The results of
the balloting will not be announced be
fore tomorrow. The candidates for the
several offices in t^e order they were
named, arc as follows:
For Preddent Gaiferal—Mrs. Washing
con A. Koebling. of New Jersey; Mrs
Charles W. Fairbanks, of Indiana; Mrs.
Donald McLc.in, of Nc-w York.
For Vice President General in Charge
of Organization of Chapters—Mis. Mi
randa B. Tulloch, ot the District of
Columbia.
For Vice President General (ten to be
elected)— Mrs. Maj. Geu. Wheaton. Mr*.
George M. Steinberg. District of Cclum
ibia; Mrs. Win. LirUsay, of Kentucky:
Mrs. M. J. Scott, of Illinois:; Mrs. John
M. Scott, of Illinois: Mrs. M M. Gran
ger, of Ohio; Mrs. A. G. Foster, Wash
ington: Mrs. C. Waring, South Carolina-
Mrs. E. D. Troupe, Nebraska; Mrs. A.
A. Kendall, Maine; Mrs. E. J Hill Cjr
nfecticut; Mrs. Thomas Nesmith, Missis
sippi; Mrs. S. J. White, New York; Mrs.
J. K. Mellon, Pennsylvania; Mrs. K».Lc
K. Henry, District of Columbia; Mrs.
\V. O. Thomas. Iwith Carolina; Mrs. J.
R. Walker, Missouri; Mrs. J. Pilcher,
Tennessee; Miss J. Anderson.
Chaplain General—Mrs. \v. A. Smoot,
Virginia.
Recording Secretary General—Mrs C
C. Bryan. Dtetrict of Columbia; Mrs.
Eleanor W. Howard. Virginia.
Corresponding Secretary General—Mrs.
J. Hatcher, Illinois: Mrs. George Marsh,
District of Columbia; Mrs. Amos G
Draper, District of Columbia. '
Registrar C-er.eral—Miss Minnie Mick
ley, Pennsylvania,
Treasurer Geneial—Mrs. G. B. Darwin,
District of Columbia.
Historian General — Mrs. T,. B. New
comb; Miss Susan R. Hetzel, Virginia.
Assistant Historian General—Mrs G
C Goodlce, Kentucky; Miss Susan R.
Hetzel, Virginia.
Librarian General—Miss Julia Mcßlair.
Editor American Monthly Magazine-
Mrs. Elroy M. Avery, Ohio.
Business Manager of Magazine—Miss
Hillliaii Lockwood, District of Colum
bia.
Mrs. J. B. Wynkoop was elected to the
office of vice president general to fill a
v;:can.y.
In the cases where but one candidate
was nominated lor an office the secre
tary was directed tc- cast the ballot of
the society for her election.
111 I! 18 HI
MRS. CARRIE XATIOX WIIJL, EDIT
A NEW JOIRNAI,, THE SMASH
ER'S MAIL,
JOINT KEEPER IN WITH HER
But It Is to Be Presnmcd He Has
Reformed —One Case Againat the
Saloon "Wredlier Has Been"
•'• ■-:': Dismissed. —" ••-■-•■
TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 21.—Mrs. Carrie
Nation is to enter politics and to become
the editor of the Smasher's Mail, a paper
to be run in behalf of negroes. She has
refused tempting offers to lecture, and
says she will remain in Topeka and help
elect a "clean man" for mayor at the
spring election. These matters were an
nounced by the crusader from her cell in
the county jail todsy, after one charge,
against her—that of smashing the Senate
saloon, two weeks ag<>—had been dismiss
ed by Judge McCabe. She is still being
held on the charge of breaking into Moe
ser's cold storage plant on last Sunday.
A delegation of the Home Defenders
called on Mrs. Nation in her cell in the
jail to talk about nominating a city tick
et for the election this spring. Mrs. Na
tion, who has decided to become a citi
zen of Topeka, at least for a while, was
enthusiastic.
"We decided," she said, "to nominate
a clean man, a iqJK'Who does not drink,
smoke or blasphenffe. No other need ap
ply."
The newspaper that Mrs. Nation in
tends to edit will be published by "Nick"
Childs, the .ioint keeuer who signed Mrs.
Nation's bonds last' week, and David
Nation, Mrs. Nation's husband, who is
coming to Topeka to help hfs wife with
the enterprise. Mrs. Nation once edited
a paper in Warrensburg. Mo. Mrs. Na
tion says the paper will be published for
the special needs of tihe negroes. It will
contain news about the temperance cause
in Kansas, and will much space
to letters Mrs. Nation receives from her
enemies and her sympathizers. Mrs. Na
tion will write editorials. Mrs. Nation
refuses to go on any more lecture trip 3.
A circus and theatrical man has adver
tised that he has secured Mrs. Nation for
a theatrical trip. Eastern papers tele
graphed inquiries about this matter. Mrs.
Nation announced that she wwuld not al
low herself to Vie "made a fool of for a
million dollars a minute."
ONE WAS DISMISSED.
A decision favoring the defendant was
rendered today by Judge McCabe, in the
city court, in the case against Mrs. Carrie
Nation, for smashing' the Senate saloon,
476 Kansas avenue, two weeks ago.
Judge McCabe, in dismissing the case,
held that since Mrs. Nation had no malice
towards the proprietors of the place, and
destroyed it in abating a public nuisance,
she was not guilty of malicious destruc
tion of property. This decision does r.ot
affect the cases panning against Mrs. Na
tion for the Sunday raid for which she
is now in the county "jail.
Judge McCabe decided that a person
cannot abate a public nuisance without
that person being aggrieved, but upon
the agreed statement of fact when the
case was argued Monday by the attorneys
for the state that the destruction by the
defendant was wilhbut malice towards
the owners of the property destroyed,
Mrs. Nation was discharged.
Suit against the city for $550 damages
has been instituted by the proprietors of
the saloon.
WaULD=B2 PAT CROWES
HVNTIXGTOX, INC., YOITHS MAKE
AY UXSICCESSFVL, BUFF.
HUNTINGTON, Ind., Feb. 21.—A. L.
Lamarble and Emjaett KunUe, aged
twenty-one and eighteen years, are in jail
as a result of an alleged attempt to es
say the role of Pat Crowe. Several days
ago Enos T. Taylor, president of the Cit
izens' bank, received a letter ordering
him to leave $500 at a certain place in
the southern part of the city, and threat
ening to burn Mr. Taylor's eyes out i£ the
request was not complied with.
"When you are being led about by an
other," the letter read, "you will wish
you had given up tlie money."
He was warned that it would cost his
life if he gave the facts to the police.
Wednesday night was the time set for
the money to be delivered. Taylor had
notified the police, and an officer was st
creted at the place designated." Mr. Tay
lor rolled up a bundle of paper, left it
at the place indicated and came back to
the city. The regular police force being
seen on their beats, t^e blackmailers con
cluded all was well,/and they went for
their money and were arrested. The
men arrested have hitherto borne pood
reputations.
til ii 11
EMBATTLED BOERS WILL FIGHT
LEADERS SAY WAR IS FAR
FROM FINISHED
WHAT STEYN AND DEWET SAY
PROCLAMATION ISSUED FROM PORT
ELIZABETH STATING THE
AFRIKANDERS' CASE
CHARGES AGAINST BRITISH
Imperiul Troops in South Africa Are
Accused liy Their Opponents ot
Nenrly All the Crimes in
the Decalogue.
PORT ELIZABETH, Wednesday, Feb.
20.—The following proclamation has been
issued by President Steyn and Gen. De
wet:
"Be it known to all men that the war
which has been forced on the Transvaal
republics by the British government still
rages over South Africa; that all the
customs of civilized warfaie, and also
the conventions of Geneva and The
Hague, are not obseived by the enemy,
who have not scrupled contrary to the
Geneva convention to capture doctors and
ambulances and deport them in irder to
prevent our wounded from getting med
ical assistance: that they have seized
ambulance material appeitaining there
to; they have not hesitated to have re
course to primitive rules of warfare, con
trary to the solemn agreement of The
Hague to arie.st neutral and deport them,
and to send out marauding bands to plun
der, burn and damage burghers' private
•property; that they have armed Kaffirs
and natives and used them against us
in the war; that they have been contin
ually capturing women and children and
old and sickly men, and that there have
been many deaths among the women be
cause the so-called Christian enemy had
no consideration for women on a' sick
bed or whose state of health should have
protected them against rough treatment.
Honorable women and tender childien
have not oply been treated roughly, l>ut
have been'insulted by soldiers, by' order
of their officers. Moreover, women have
been raped, and the wives and children
and the property of prisoners of war,
even killed burghers, have not been re-
Kpectori. In many instances the mother
and father have been taken, the house
has been left unprotected and all have
been left to their fate, an easy prey to
savages.
"The world has untruthfully been in
formed by the enemy that they have been
obliged to carry out this destruction be
cause the burghers bl^Vv tip the railway
lines, cut the wires atvl misuse the white
flag. Nearly all the houses in the re
publics have been destroyed, whether in
the neighborhood of the railroad or not.
The alkged misuse of the white flag is
simply a continuance of the everlasting
calumny against which the Afrikander
has had to strive since the time God
brought him in contact with the English
man. Robbing his opponent of goods
crly does not satisfy him; he is not sat
isfied until he has robbed him of his
good name also.
WAR NOT OVER.
"They stale to the world that the re
publics are conquered and that here and
there small plundering b*ii:is arc con
tinuing the resistance in. an iri'espnn.sible
manner. This is an untruth. The re
publics are not conquered. The war is
r.ot finished. The burgher force of the
two republics are still led by responsible
leaders as from the commencement of
the war under the supervision of the
governments of both republics. The fact
ot Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener
choosing the term 'marauders' in desig
nating burghers docs not make them
such. When was the war over? Perhaps
after the battles in which inegulars 'jap
tured the enemy and totally vanquished
them. The buighers would he less than
men if they allowed the enemy to go
unpunished after llltreating their wives
and destroying their houses from sheer
lust of destruction. Therefore a portion
of the burghers resent it. Cape Colony
will not only wage war, but will be in a
position to take reprisals as it has al
ready done. In the case of ambulances,
therefore, we warn the officers of his
majesty's troops that unless they cease
the destruction of the property of the
republics we shall wreak vengeance by
destroying the property of hi.s majesty's
subjects who are unkindly disposed. But,
in order to avoid being misunderstood,
we hereby openly dec-hire that their wives
and children will always bo unmolested,
in spite of anything done to ours by his
majesty's troops. We. request nothing
from cur brothers in the colony, but call
on them as well as others in the civilized
w rorld to assist in behalf of our joint
civilization and Christianity in putting
an end to the barbarous manner af the
ninny's warfare.
"Our p.ayer will always be that God,
our Father, will not desert us in this un
iigiiteous strife.
—"STEYN AND DBWST."
LONDON, Feb. 21.—A special dispatch
from Pretoria, Feb. 20, says $00 Boers
passed Fienr.ers river yesterday, mov
ing in the direction of Nylstroom, a
point about seventy-five miles north of
Pretoria, and on the railroad between
Pretoria and Pietersburg. It is supposed
they purposed discussing tho question of
deserting and surremle"ing. They were
in a deplorable state: tbeiv clothing was
in rags, and many were riding donkeys,
while others trudged afoot. All appeared
to be in the greatest distress.
JOHANNESBURG, Wednesday, Feb.
20.—The Boers destroyed a culvert be
tween Natal Spruit and Klip river on the
railroad just south of here at dawn to
day. They captured a train load of f-oi
stuffs, and, after taking all they could
conveniently carry set fire to the rest and
disappeared over the veldt.
STANDERTON, Feb. 21.—A deserter
who has arrived here relates that Com
mandant General Louis Botha assembled
his men Feb. 2 and addressed them from
a Cape cart. He declared that they
should never surrender so long as there
were 500 left, adding that he would al
ways be ready to lead them. He remind
ed them that the American colonies
fought for more than six years to secure
independence, and appealed to them to
fight as long, or even longer, if neces
sary, till not a man was left.
Some of the burghers replied they did
not see how they could fight much long
er as the British were destroying all the
crops and seizing all the cattle and sheep,
while the ammunition was exhausted
save about six rounds.
"When that is gone," said they, "where
shall we get more?"
Gen. Botha replied that the Lord would
provide them with the means of fight
ing.
LONDON, Feb. 22.—The war office has
received the following from Lord Kitch
ener:
"Klerksdorp, Feb. 21.—Methuen's force
marched here, having cleared the coun
try through Wolmaranstad. At Haart
beetsfontein ],400 Boers, under Gens. De
Villiers and Lienbenberg, opposed hJrn.
They held a strong position obstinately*
but wore turned after severe fighting, ij?
which the yeomanry, the Victorian bush
men and the Lancashires distinguished
themselves. Our casualties were three
officers and thirteen men killed and five
officers and twenty-live men wounded.
The Boers left eighteen dead on the
ground and suffered severely."
PRICETWOCE,\TS-{ TveTicW
BULLETIN OF
IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY
Weather Forecast for St. Paul:
Fair; Northwest Winds.
Fight to the Last Ditch.
Big: Wreck and Fire.
Mrs. Ration's Latest Plan.
Butteriuakers' Sensation.
2Levee Grant Passed.
MakcH the Victim I<nti&ii.
Hamilton Broken I p.
— Doing* of the Legislatures.
• . Swedish, Lutheran; Conference
Editorial Pnge.
Washington GosNin.
s—Snorting; News.
For Literary Cyclists.
Sioux City Will Stay.
England's Social Sensation.
C—News of the Railroads.
Review of Trade.
Popular Wants.
Markets of the World.
Chicago May Wheat, 75 3-4 c.
Bar Sliver, 01 I-4c.
■ Stocks Stronger.'
S—The Golden Idol.
St. Paul ' Social.'
WEATHER FOR TODAY.
MinnrieSota, Wisconsin, North and
South Dakota—Fair Friday and Satur
day; northwesterly winds.
lowa—Fair Friday and Saturday;
collier Friday except in northeast por
tion; northwesterly winds.
Montana—Fair Friday and Saturday;
warmer Saturday; variable winds.
St. Paul—Yesterday's observations
taktn by the United States weather bu
reau, St. Paui, P. V. Lyons, observer, for
the twenty-four hours ended at 7 o tiocic
last night.—Barometer corrected far .Vm
peratnre and elevation: Highest tem
perature, lli; lowest temperature, —1;
average temperature, 5; daily range, 17
--barometer, 30.14; humidity, 83; precipita
tion, 0; 7 p. m., temperature, 8; 7 p. m.
Wind, northwest; weather, clear.
Yesterday's temperatures—
"8 p.m.Hlgh. *8 p.m. High.
Battleford .. 2 4 Buffalo 16 IS
Bii-marjk .... 2 lOjOheyenne ... 14 40
Calgary 0 8 Chicago 14 l<t
Duluth 1 ,x Cincinnati ... 30 30
Edmonton .. J2 32 Cleveland ..20 i 2
Havre 2 C 1 Jacksonville 48 B2
Helena 4 8 Marquette ... (5 32
Huron 10 j6 Nashville ..32 So
M^d. Hat ... 4 8 New York .. 24 26
Mlnnedosa ..—6 6 Philadelphia 2G 2S
Pr. Albert ..6 14 Pittsburg ... 22 12
Qu'Aopelle .—lO —6 S. Francisco. 58 6i
S. Current... 2 c St. Louis 24 26*
Williston ... 0 li Salt Lake.... 46 48
Winnipeg ..—lO —6 dte. Marie ..10 10
'Washington time (7 p. m. St. Paul..
—Btlow zero.
OCEAN LINERS.
New York—Arrived: Rhein, Bremof
haven. Sailed: L'Aqultaine, Havre; Old
enburg, Bremen.
Liverpool—Arrived: Lake Champlain,
St. John, N. 8.. Halifax; Fltonia, Bos
ton. Sailed: Laurentian, Philadelphia;
Cufle. New York. Sailed: Vancouver,
Portland, Me.
Queenstown —Arrived: Commonwealth,
Boston, for Liverpool and proceeded.
Germanic, New York, for Liverpool, and
proceeded. Sailed: Teutonic, from Liver
pool, New York.
Rotterdam—Arrived: Statendarn, New
York, via Boulogne. Sailed: Amsterdam,
Boulogne and New York.
Philadelphia—Arrived: Pennland. Liv
erpool and Queenstown; Nederland, Ant
werp.
Beachy Head—Passed: Noordland, New
York, for Antwerp.
Newcastle, N. S. W.—Arrived: Carmar
thenshire, Port Gamble and Port Blake
ly. via Honolulu and Port Pierce.
Syracuse, Sicily—Arrived: Auguste Yic
tori. New York, via Gibraltar, Genoa,
etc. (On Orient cruise.)
AROUND THE HOTELS.
At the Ryan—Frank F. Me-riam, Dcs
Moines; George H. Pittman, Waverly,
Io.: B. C. Kingsbury. Spokane; C. D.
Snow, Mank;>to: F. B. Weeks, Litehfield;
C. W.. Akley, Spring Valky;S. D. Park
hu:st, Foit Dodge; Mrs. C. P. Kline, St.
Cloud; Donald B. Gillies. Butte; S. B.
Dix, Cedar Rapids; M. R. Chirk, Clear
Lake; L. Patterson, Munkato.
At the Merchants-A. Chabot, Crooks
ton; J. E. Jpcobsen, Churches Ferry, N.
D.; John Gleason. E. D. Childs, Crooks
ton; H. 11. Gary; Mt. Vernon, S. D.; Mr.
and Mrs. J. Sanderson, Willmar: Ezra
G. Valentine, Brecken: idge; 10. Gillius,
West Superior; C. IX Baker, Fergus
Fplls; Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Baxter, TVlason
City; Mr. an.l Mrs W. Spt!rb.2-k. Algona,
la.; S. A. Swanson, Red Lako Falls; D.
E. Hopkins, .Butte; J. B. Sharpe, Bis
rnark; J. D. Bacon, Grand Forks; Wil
liam Lawther, Dubuqiie, Io.; Charles G.
Riloy, Madison, Wis.; M. A. Howard. L.
O. Howard. AWbster; John Powers, Ha
vana. N. D.; J. W. Alolter. St. Cloud;
August Armst-ong. Alb?rt Lea.
At the Windsor—M. O. Wheolork. At
lantic, lo.; P. G. Newfeld, Windom: W.
G. Hyslop,, Blair, W is.; Wilmer Grey,
Milwaukee; G. A. McEdward, Sioux
Falls; Mr. and Mrs. M. A. I-aw^er,
Rochester; J. C. Joslin, Nicollet; A. E.
Josiin, Royalton; E. C. Dodge, Lake
Mills; A. H. Turretin, Royalton; C. Wat
son. Two Harbors; V. B. Seward, Mir
shall; R. Ziesmcr, Willmar; A. G. Posh
ler, Henderson; J. A. Carlson, Alexan
dria; C. O. Flynn, Duluth; D. C. Web-'
ster, La Crosse; Martin G. Olson, Monte
video; F. O. Wallen, Glenwood; A.
Brown, Albert Lea.
At the Clarendon—Jes?e B. Buffgstor,
Jamestown, N. O.; C. Y. Fitch, Ft. At
kinson, Wis.j W. H. Anderson, Man
kato; J. E. Grogan, Madelin; Jaincs A.
Harris, Owatonna; C. C. Wlens, Wln
flom; Albert Schallcr. Hastings; B. Will
iams, Mankato; Mr?. Charles S. Han
son, Butte; K. J. Eckle, Sioux City; C.
11. White, Marshall; Charles Zemllr,
Brainerd: C. W. Ackley, Spring Valley;
E. W. Beede. Glasgow, Mont.; JL £>.
Stewart, Redwood Falls; T. J. Watson,
Marshall.
At the Metropolitan— John Old field,
Chicago; F. A. Velgulz, Chlppewa Falis;
C. J. Batz, Frcst; Mrs. McWhitney,
Gladstone; J. A. Payne, Seattle; C. H.
Tu'.proer, Milwaukee; W. C. Peterson,
Pilot Grove; Dr. F. D. Cook, Chippewa
Falls; F. W. Kern, Stevens Point; G. A.
Kortsah, Alexandria; George Meyers,
Cloquet; Charles C. Jenkins, Lake Crys
tal; C. Jensen, Rush River.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
The legislative committee of the Amer
ican Medical association, composed oi
Doctors H. Ij. E. Johnson, of Washing
ton, chairman; Wm. 11. Welch, of Balti
more, and Wm. L. Rodman, of Philadel
phia, finished its business and adjourned.
The Republican members of the confer
ence committee on the war revenue re
duction bill, were closeted for a time,
and the announcement was made after
the close of the ireetrng that the Demo
crats would be called in today. While
no definite statement was made as to
the proceedings of the conference, it is
understood that representatives of these
two houses are still at variance on most
of the items covered by the bill.
The house committee on banking ami
currency voted to make a favorable re
port on what is known as the Levering
banking bill.
Senator Hanna, chairman of the joint
committee of congress on the inaugura
tion of President McKinley, had a talk
with the president about the programme
for the ceremonies at the capitol and the
ride thence from the White House. Sen
ator Hanna said that as chairman he
would ride in the carriage with the pres
ident, and that a representative of the
house would occupy the carriage with
them. From the capitol the president
will go direct to the reviewing stand,
near the west gate of the executive
grounds;
OFFICIAL PAPER
OF THE
CITY OF ST. PAUL,
IliiiJii
EXHIBITOR AT BLTTERMAKER9*
CONVENTION ANXIOUS TO
WIN GOLD MEDAL
WAS WILLING TO PAY $500
EXECUTIVE BOARD ACTS PROMPT
LY, AXD EXPELS THE OF
(
FENDING MEMBER
HIS NAME IS KEPT A SECRET
Wife Plcadx on Her Kncex With
Aasociution'M Officer* Not to
Divnlfce the Name of —
Her Huaband.
Five hundred dollars is the sum one
of the exhibitors at the ninth annual con
vention of the National Buttermakers'
association was willing to pay the judges
if the exhi'jit entered by him was award
ed the gold mtdal offered for the best
tub of butter.
A profound sensation was created
when it became noised abroad early yes
terday afternoon that it had come to the
knowledge of the president and members
of the executive board that some one
had been guilty of offering a bribe to in--
W. D. COLLYER,
The Chicago Man Who Couldn't Be
Bribed.
lluence the decision of the judges of the
butter exhibits. It is most regrettable
that all the indications point to a St.
Paul man as the guilty party.
It seems that he conceived the idea that
a good-sized bribe might be instrumental
in winning for him the gold medal for
the highest grade butter, a distinction of
almost inestimable value to a butter*
maker. He accordingly wrote to a per
son in Chicago hinting in pretty broad
term 3 that if the mind of Judge W. D.
Col Iyer could be so influenced as to result
in his capturing the coveted trophy JSUO
would not be considered out of the way
as a reward for the trouble. Unfortu
nately for the unscrupulous dealer, the
person to whom he wrote was above en
tering into so contemptible an arrange
ment, and he promptly communicated
the contents of the letter to the Judge
whose name was mentioned as the most
desirable to approach.
CHARGES WERE ADMITTED.
The matter was not lo n g in reaching the
ears of the president and executive com
mittee, and, several days ago. the of
fending member was summoned before
the committee to answer to the charges.
Denial was not possible, and as a re
sult of a meeting held yesterday after
noon extreme measures were decided
upon, and the name of the member who
had so disgraced the association was ex
punged from the membership roll, :md
he was forever barred from exhibiting at
any competition held under the auspices
of the association. W. K. H. Board
man, of the executive committee, reported
the decision to the meeting In the main
hall late in the afternoon. No one was
mentioned, but it was stated that "a se
rious charge had been brought against a
member of this association. . There have
also been indications of an effort to cir
culate a rumor to the efiVct that one of
the judges of the butter department haa
been bribed. A strict investigation haa
j been conducted, and the committee Mas
I secured an admission which completely
j exonerates the ofllcers and judges. It has
I been thought best to expel the member
i convicted, and, further, that no entri.s
be received in future from any creamery
I a which he is interested."
. A delegate in the body of the hall
j Immediately moved that the'"report of
! the committee be accepted, an.l that it
be spread upon the records. This wn«,
unanimously agreed to.
Only the fact that an expose if made
earlier, might possibly have Wurbed^he
hnrmony of and marred the interest !n
tee frT "V preventtd *he commit
tee from expelling the offender imme
diately upon positive proof of his guilt.'
WIFE MAKES PITEOUS APPEAL.
It Is understood that, when sommoMd
to appear before the president and exec
utive committee, the member guilty oe
offering a bribe, attended with his wife
and that the two made a piteous appeal
to secure the suppression of his name
The wife is said to have fallen upon her
knees and between sobs implored the
committee not to add to the disgrace of
the blow by allowing tho name of her
husband to be published. The request to
a certain extent, has been granted, and
none of the members of the official body
will divulge any names. Among the dele,
gates, however, a certain name is freely
connected with the transaction, and that
is the name of a prominent St. Paul
dealer.
The judge, whom it was proposed to.
approach, in self-protection, communicat
ed what he knew to the proper officials,
for, being ignorant of the identity of the
exhibitors, that of the guilty one might
have been awarded a prize in the natural
course of judging. Although It has not
yet been confirmed, it is said that th»
tubs entered by the man who offerel the
bribe, bore secret markings which were
to be divulged in case an understanding
was reached.
President Haskell, when spoken to re
garding the matter last night, Bald:
"It it a most unfortunate occurrence,
and no one regrets it more than I do my
self. We did not think it possible that
such unscrupulous measures would be
adopted by any member of our associa
tion, and how any one could imagine
that such a trick could succeed is more.
than I r.-^u understand.
'•No good purpose could be served by
giving names lor publication; the guilty
man has already been punished to th«
full extent of the powers of the assoctsu
tion, and the matter must rest there.
Continued on Kijjlith I'ltjic