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OFFICIAL PAPER
OF THE
CITY OF ST. PAUL.
VOL. XXIY.-I\O. 56.
m v m
SVRYFY OF THE LEGISLATION
ENACTED WITHIN THE TWO
MISSIONS OF THAT BODY-
IMPORTANT BILLS HTJNG UP
IN THE MATTER OF SPENDING
MONEY LITTLE EVIDENCE OF
ECONOMY SHOWN
MEASURES THAT HAVE PASSED
Kiearafcna. fnuiil Bill, the Ship Snn
*i<l> BUI, the Pacific Cable Bill
and OUoiiia r^:i rliu- Bill
In the Air.
At!:^ rst $710,150,862
AffieS?..!:=: - 747,118,595
Total appropria-
SSSTf. $1,457,269,457
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—The record
of the fifty-sixth congress is now prac
tically completed, r.nd although a few im
portant measures are still in the balance,
ii is possible to take a survey ol tho
wide range <>f legislation considered and
enacted within the two sessions com
prising the congress now drawing to a
While the question of the attitude of
the government toward our new insular
possessions is still open to some extent,
jet the present congress has passed upon
one of its important phases by enacting
a law for a complete form of govern
ment for I'orto Rico. The status of ths
Philippines has been an unfailing source
of debate in both branches o£ congress,
particularly in the senate.
Cuban legislation has been In abeyance
pending the action of the constitutional
convention of Cuba in framing the.con
stitution <>L the island. Another achieve
ment in insular legislation was that of
enacting ;i law giving Hawaii a com
plete form of territorial government, with
an insular legislature and judiciary, a
governor, chosen from Hawaii, and a
delegate in the house of representatives.
A Porto Rican commissioner, Mr. De
Getau, has also been accredited to Wash
ington unuer the law passed at the first
cession.
ACTUAL WORK.
Jn actual work accomplished, aside from
the I'orto Rican and Hawaiian acts, al
feady mentioned, this congress has pass
a linancial law, establishing a permanent
£old leserve of about $150,000,000, lixing
the rate between gold and silver, and re
organizing the bonding and the banking
system of the treasury; reorganizing the
United States army on a basis of 100,000
men: reapportioning the representation in
congress on the basis of the twelfth
census; giving "free Homes" on the In
dian lands; providing for government
participation in the Louisiana purchase
exposition in l'M'S, as well as other meas
ures.
But the congress draws to a close with
Some of the most important measures
before It still in doubt and quite likely
to expire without final action, including
the Nicaragua canal bill, the shipping
subsidy bill, the Pacific cable bill and the
oleomargarine bill.
CHANGES IN OFFICE.
In the senate the death of Vice Presl
<l<-m Hobart made the duties of presid
ing officer of the upper house devolve
upon Senator Frye, of Maine, the presi
dent pro tempore.
The house, during this congress, has
been under an entirely new administra
tion, David B. Henderson succeedir.^
ex-Speaker Reed. Both of these officers
have given satisfaction to their party.
Mr. Payne, of New York, who became
chairman of the ways and means com
mittee, upon the death of the late Rep
resentative Dlngloy, of Maine, succeeded
to the floor leadership cf the majority,
and Mr. Richardson, of Tennessee, be
came floor leader of the minority, suc
ceeding Mr. Bailey, of Texas, who re
tired from the leadership of his side of
the house at the close of the last con
gress.
HAS SPENT MILLIONS.
The appropriations of the present con
gress will reach an unusually large tig
ure, aggregating for the two sessions,
approximately $1,457,209,4-77.
This is about $110,000,000 ltss than the
Dspregate appropriations of the preced
ing congress, which, however, covered
thf period of the Spanish war, when the
appropriations ran in a single year up
t« $X 93,231,615. The totals for the last two
sessions of the present congress, as re
cently summarized by Chairman Can
non, of the house committee on appropri
ations, is as lollows:
Appropriations, first session, including
sinking fund, $710,150,5d2.
Appropriations, second session, includ-
L'E sinking fund, $717,118,505.
REORGANIZING THE ARMY.
The act reorganizing the army and
placing the military establishment on a
permanent basis probably is the most
important piece of general legislation en
acted •during the present session, and one
of the most Important measures placed
on the statute books in recent years.
Following ' tin-, war with Spain, a temp
orary military establishment was pro
vided, partly of volunteers, and partly of
regulars, this system being limited in
operation until July 1 next. The termi
nation of this system this coining sum
mer, made ;t imperative to supply a mili
tary o-^uni/ati v,i to tak«j its* place. In
Btead 01 ')lann:j:s lor .1 temporary ex
tension of tl.e volunteer system, -Secre
tary Scot devised a treasure for a com
plete reorganization of the army, on
modern military lines, with a maximum
force of 100,000 men, and a minimum of
about 63,000. The house passed the bill
before the holidays, but there was con
siderable delay in the senate, and it was
not until Feb. 2, that the measure became
effective as a la»v. As finally enacted, it
provides a standing army to consist' of
fifteen regiments of cavalry, a corps of
artillery, thirty regiments of infantry,
one lieutenant general, six major gen
eials, fifteen brigadier generals, and the
usual staff corps.
1 lie old regimental organization of the
artillery is discontinued. Authority is
given the president to enlist natives of
the Philippines, when necessity requires,
not to exceed 12,000 men. A provisional
regiment of Porto Kicans also is pro
vided. - -t--
FINANCIAL LEGISLATION.
The financial legislation of the con
gross has placed on the statute books,
the law establishing the gold standard,
providing for the redemption and re
issne of the interest-bearing bonded obli
gations of the United States, establish
ing a permanent gold reserve of ?150,00G,
--o<O, regulating national banks, and mak
ing numerous provisions respecting cir
culation and the tax on circulation.
This measure was drafted by leaders of
both houses prior to the meeting of con
er«'ss and became a caucus measure.
_ 4 __
After its passage, some question arose
as to the maintenance of th\ parity of
the metals under the terms of the bill.
At the present session,bills to rectify this
feature have been reported, specifically
requiring the, exchange of gold for
standard silver dollars. No action has
been taken on them, however.
"WAR TAX UNTOUCHED.
The revenue legislation of the congress
has been coniined to an effort to reduce
the taxation imposed when the war with
Spain began. Frior to the opening of
the present session, a comprehensive plan
of revenue reduction was framed by the
Republican members of the ways and
means committee. This plan was intro
duced on the opening of the session, and
passed before the holidays. It aroused
little party opposition as the minority
supported the proposed reduction an»i
urged also an Income tax. The bill as it
passed the house reduced revenue about
$40,000,000, the chief reductions being on
beer, and in the removal of the stamp
on bank chocks, telegrams, commercial
papers, life insurance policies, proprie*
tary medicines, and many other articles.
In the senate an entirely new substi
tute was passed. This, however, retained
the main features of the house bill, but
materially changed the rates throughout,
adding reductions onto tobacco in various
forms and resiori?ig the tax on bank
checks. This revenue reduction measure
is still in controversy between the two
houses, the conference committee not
having reached an agreement.
The act apportioning to the several
states, their representation in the house
of representatives, followed as a result
of the twelfth census. As finally enacted
the total representation is fixed at 356
members, or 29 more than in the present
house.
Hazing at West Point has received at
tention at the prestnt session, with the
prospect that strong restrictive legisla
tion will bo enacted.
Government participation and aid in the
Louisiana purchase exposition seems as
sured during this congress. At the first
session, a senate amendment to the sun
dry civil bill, pledged the government to
appropriate $5,000,000 when St. Louis had
raised $10,000.(00. The bill is now pending
and is likely to become a law, making the
appropriation .$5,000,000 and providing gen.'
cral plans for the exposition.
OTHER LEGISLATION.
Among the many other measures enact
ed during this congress are those giving
"free homes" on the public lands ac
quired from the Indians, and known as
the "Free homes' act," providing a sys
tem of extradition for insular posses
sions, under which C. F. W. Neely was
extradited to Cuba for alleged postal
frauds; authorizing the "aggregating" of
pension liabilities and increasing to $250
the allowance to widows in certain cases
on the lines of recommendations by the
G. A. R.; authorizing the appointment of
Charles A. Boutelle, a veteran member
of congress, as captain on the retired
list of the navy; providing for the cen
tennial celebration of the establishment
of the permanent seat of government jit
Washington; extending the mining laws
to saline lands; providing a criminal
code of laws for Alaska; allowing em
ployes of navy yards, arsenals, etc.. fif
teen days annual leave.
At the first session, Brigham H. Rob
erts, of Utah, was expelled from the
house after an exciting contest; Secre
tary Quay, of Pennsylvania, was refused
a seat in the senate on the appointment
of Gov. Stone; sensational charges against
Senator Clark, of Montana, were investi
gated by a senate committee; the excit
ing mining riots in the Coeur d'Alene
district of Idaho were investigated by a '
committee of the house. The senate also
appointed a Cuban inquiring commission,
but little has been accomplished on that
line.
BILLS HUNG UP.
The Nicaraguan canal bill was passed
in the house of representatives, and au
thorized expenditures of $140,000,000, with
a present appropriation of $10,000,000. The
measure was favorably reported to the
senate, but owing to the complications
arising over the Hay-Pauncefote treaty
the senate has not considered the "bill,
and it is likely to be one of the meas
ures to die with this congress.
The house has taken no action on the
ship subsidy bill pending the contest in
the senate, so that, according to present
indications, the bill will not have a par
liamentary status as having passed either
branch of congress.
The Pacific cable bill passed the senate
at the first session, and has been pending
in the house since. It provides for a
cable to Hawaii and the Philippines under
government management.
The oleomargarine bill was passed by
the house early in the present session.
Its chief feature is that placing a tax of
ten cents per pound on oleomargarine
when colored in imitation of butter, the
stated purpose being to prevent alle^od |
fraudulent practices in placing this |
article on the market. The bill has met
sharp opposition in the senate, and in
these closing days of the session, its
passage is still in doubt.
Quite a number of other measures of
general legislation, more or less im
portant, will expire with the end of the
congress after having secured a certain
j degree of consideration and success in
I one branch or the other. These include
the joint resolution proposing a consti
tutional amendment for the election of
United States senators by the vote of
tlic people, which was passed in the
house, but has remained unacted upon by
the senate and bills to establish the de
partment of commerce and industry, to
endow state schools of mining with a
portion or the proceeds of public land |
sales, authorizing the president to ap
point a commission to study the commer
cial and industrial conditions of China
and Japan, and to regulate trusts and
ether organizations in restraint of trade.
DEFEATED OR DELAYED.
Besides the anti-trtist bill, passed by
the house ami not acted upon by the
senate, a resolution proposing a consti
tutional amendment, giving congress
more ample power to deal with trusts,
was defeated in Ihe house. Another
measure defeated in the branch where it
originated, was that denning the power
of injunction and limiting the authority
of the federal courts to issue this proe.ss.
Mach of the time of the senate has been
occupied on the important treaties con
sidered behind closed doors. These in
clude the Hay-Pauncefote treaty rfcutra'.
izing the Nicaraguan canal; treaties with
Great Britain and Germany dissolving
the tripartite agreement on Samoa and
dividing the islands; commercial reci
procity treaties with Prance, Germany,
Argentine Republic, Nicaragua, and with
Great Britain respecting the various
British colonies of the West Indies.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
The army appropriation bill will receive
the attention of the senate during the
early part of this week.
Of the appropriation bills, only two,
the "pension and the urgent deficiency,
have been signed by the president.
The last week of this congress in the
house will be mainly occupied with con
ference reports on the appropriation bills
ami the other numerous measures now
being fought by the managers of the two
houses.
Commeting upon the German prohibi
tion of the importing- of canned meats and
sausages, which has now gone into effect
Consul General Richard Guenther, at
Frankfort, in a report to the state de
partment calls attention to the fact that
while a. section of the meat inspection
law contains the direct prohibition of
these a nicies, a proviso in another sec
tion allows the admission of other kinds
of prepared meats if it is shown that
there is no danger to*, human health in
the manner of their production and pre
paration.
MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 25, 1901.
111111
THE OREGON LEGISLATURE SE
LECTS JOHN H. MITCHELL FOR
UNITED STATES SENATOR
ON THE EVE OF ADJOURNMENT
ELEVEN DEMOCRATS JOINED WITH
A NUMBER OF -REPUBLICANS
IN* THE RESULT
HAD AN EXCITING NIGHT
The Man. Chosen Has Occnplcd n
Scat for Three Terms—
Getting; the Last
Vote.
SALEM, Or., Feb. 24.—John H.
Mitchell was elected United States sen
ator at 12:30 o'clock this morning to suc
ceed John W. Mcßride, whose term ex
pires on March 4 next. His election was
accomplished by a combination of thirty
five Republicans and eleven Democrats,
making forty-six votes, a majority of the
legislature.
The result was reached on the twenty
fifth ballot of the day, and the nfty
third of the session.
At noon Saturday the joint assembly
met and took one ballot for senator, and
then adjourned until 8 p. m., when bal
loting was resumed. Both houses had de
cided to adjourn sine die at midnight
Saturday, and the prospect of an ex
citing close brought thousands of peo
ple to the capitol. Voting proceeded
without material change for twenty bal
lots. Just as the assembly was about to
take the twenty-first ballot State Sen
ator Brownell arose and presented the
name of John H. Mitchell, which was
received with tremendous applause. The
twenty-first ballot gave H. W. Corbett,
36; J. H. Mitchell, 35, and A. S. Bennett
(Dem.), 19.
Three more ballots were taken, but
with few changes. The hands of the
clock had already pointed to midnight,
and the clerks were engaged in checking
up the roll call for the twenty-fifth bal
lot. There was great excitement and
loud calls for the name of Mitchell from
the lobby. The first deserter from the
Corbett ranks was Hemingway, of T^ane.
On the previous roll call Mitchell had
thirty-four votes, and Corbett thirty-six.
When his name was reached, Heming
way, in the last roll call, without ex
planation, responded:
"J. H. Mitchell."
Tho call proceeded to the end, and
Mitchell and Corbett were then exactly
tied, having thirty-five votes fach. Then
McQueene, of Lane, arose, and with a
brief ppeech changed to Mitchell, putting
him in the lead. Nine others changed
to Mitchell, giving him forty-five
votes, within one of the goal.
There was a brief wait, and
then the name of Mattoon, of Douglass,
repeated with great vehemence, came
from many parts of the hall, and a
i crowd of Mattoon's friends got around
' him and talked to him excitedly. He
seemed to be successfully withstanding
them, and soon there rose cries of "dead
lock," "adjourn," "adjourn." Mattoon
finally yielded and changed his vote to
Mitchell. This was all that was needed,
and the crowd knew It.
Pandemonium reigned for many sec
onds, and the chair made little effort to
check It. The clerks then completed the
roll and passed it up to President Ful
ton, who announced that Mr. Corbett
had "received twenty-nine votes, Mr.
Mitchell forty-six and Mr. Bennett six
teen."
The crowd went wild again, fairly
jumping up and down in their joy.
Mr. Mitchell had been in the lobby all
evening watching the progress of the
voting. He was hurried forward through
the jostling crowd and escorted to the
platform, where he stood for a moment
until order was restored.
Addressing the large audience, he said:
"Tt would be impossible for me at this
time to offer words in which to propers
express the gratitude that is swelling up
in my heart for the great distinction
shown me by your rendered votes. The
elevation to a seat in the United States
senate is a great distinction, the great
est than can be conferred upon a citizen,
but, when for a period of thirty years
or less than that, the same state, speak
ing through four legislatures, selects the
same man to that office, he is made the
recipient of a debt that never can be
paid by mere words.
"There is only one way to recompense
you and the state of Oregon, and that
is by faithful, earnest and efficient at
tendance to the duty to which yoiuhave
assigned me. This I will endeavor to
do. To all who cast a vote for me—Re
publicans. Democrats and Populists—my
heart goes out in gratitude. As to you
who voted for another, let me assure you
that T make no distinctions against you.
T will represent all the people, all of
Oregon, to the best of my ability."
Mr. Mitchell has served three full terms
in the United States senate from Oregon,
having been elected the first time in IST?.,
when TT. TV. Corbett was his chief op
ponent.
PROF. ROSS' DISMISSAL.
President Jordan Tells Why It Was
Deemed Necessary.
STAMFORD University, Cal., Feb. 24.-
Dr. David Stair Jordan, president of Ice
land Stanford Jr., university, discussing
the report of the committee of economics
on the dismissal of Prof Ross from the
university, said:
"The statement of Profs. Seligman,
Farnum and Gardiner, is not, as mighi
be inferred from the newspapers, the re*
port of an authorized committee of tho
American economic association. If we
are correctly informed, this body declined
to appoint a committee of investigation.
These three gentlemen from a self-con^
Btituted committee represent only a mi
nority of this association.
'"The facts at their disposal were none
other than those already made public by
Prof. Ross and his friends and the atti
tude they hold in regard to these mat
ters is evidently that of partisans.
"It may b? regretted that they did not
see fit to publish the letters which they
obtained from the president and the com
mittee, at Stanford. The following is the
statement sent by the president and
states the chiefest facts in the whole af
fair:
"Office of the President Lciand Stanford
University of California, Feb. IT, 1901.
"Profs. Edwin R. Seligman, Henry W.
Farnum, Henry B. Gardiner.
"Gentlemen: Your letter of Jan. 30 is
at hand, asking further information as
to the reasons for the dismissal of Pro*.
Ross. When I expressed my willingness
to answer further questions, 1 did not
mean to indicate that I would enter into
circumstantial description of events lead
ing to or following from Prof. Ross' dis
missal. Nor do I consider it expedient
or proper to go into a discussion of ex
tracts from my letters or conversations,
or of any of my statements or alle<red
statements, or those of others, as pub
lished in the newspapers. There are,
however certain assurances Whioh it in
wHhin the privilege of the public to ask,
and which it is my desire to furnish, that
the public may be assisted in forming
a judgment as to the position of the uni
versity. .: • .;.■> ' ■■;.-.
- "It will be necessary'for' you to assume
my knowledge of all the facts, also the
interpretation herewith presented is au
thoritative from the university stand
point. ' • -.- . -:
" 'First—Prof. Ros* was not dismissed
on account of his views on Oriental im
migration, nor on any- of his opinions on
any economic question. .- -
;' 'Second-Prof. Ross was dismissed
because, in the judgment of the univer
sity authorities, he was not the proper
man for the place '.he. held. The re
sponsibility for the correctness of this
judgement belongs to the university • au
thorities, and to them. alone.
" "Third—No ground?exists for any in
terpretation of his'dismissal resting upon
his private character, of which your let
ter seems to imply a feat. • -,-/•. '•;
" 'Fourth-The judgment that Prof.
Ross was not the proper man for the
place he held is : not incompatible with
my appreciation of many good qualities
he possesses, nor with my wishes or ef
forts at any time to -further his pros
pects. I have been neither ignorant of
his professional shortcomings, nor inap
preclative of his good qualities. Of such
appreciation. Prof. Ross has himself re
ceived several expressions from my let
ters. ■ ■
" 'Tn the hope that you may find in the
•above a. substantial answer to the ques
tions involved in your inquiry I remain,
" 'Very truly yours.
—" 'David S. Jordan, President.' "
ROME CONFIRMS
MARTINELLI REPORT
APOSTOLJC DELEGATE WILL BE
CREATED A CAR
DINAL.
ROME, Feb. 24.—Ttt'e report that Arch-
bishop Martinelli, apostolic delegate to
the United States, will be created cardi
nal, is confirmed.
MRS. NATION GETS TIRED
ASKS THE JUDGE TO QUIT FOOL,-
IXG AND RELEASE UK it.
TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 24.—Mrs. Carrie
Nation, tiring of jail life, has written
Judge Hazen a letter demanding release.
"I want you to <iait your fooling," she
writes, "and let me out of here. If you
cause me to miss tny engagements, I
won't feel like a mi'Msterin.sf angel unto
you. It is time for ;;ou to recover your
self before the devil, your master, makes
a clean sweep with you into hell.
"You know you are persecuting one of
God's children who loves you for Jesus'
sake. Let me out, that. I may go about
my business of saving such poor devils
as you. Write, or come to see me right
off."
Judge Hazen has ignored the letter,
placing It in the waste basket with
dozens of others received on the subject
from different parts of the country.
Some of these letters threaten the judge.
One from Bunker Hill, Kan., says a
committee of fifty will Administer a coat
of tar and feathers to the official if Mrs.
Nation is not released by Feb. 27, and
another from a woman in Douglass,
Mich., says: "We now propose, if Mrs.
Nation Is held longer, to rase the great
est army of women the world has ever
known, and wipe man out of existence.
It is our intention to begin with you."
CAP! HOWAtjTS DEATH
THE NEWS CHEATES A SENSATION
IN CANADA.
HALTFAX, N. S., Feb. 24.—Lord Kitch
ener's telegram that Capt. Howard, bet
ter known as "Galling Gun" Howard, is
dead, caused a sensation here, where he
has been known for years. His connec
tion with the Canadian forces dates back
to the Riel rebellion in 18S5, when he
was in charge of a gatling gun corps
sent out with the forces to the North
west.
Howard lived at Brownsville, sixty
miles west of Ottawa, and left home last
spring in charge of a Colt gatling gun
brigade for South Africa, He organized
a company of 100 Canadian scouts and
\*as leading them when he met death.
Howard left here as a lieutenant and was
recently promoted.
In a lecent letter to a fellow officer who
had come home, Howard said: "I have
added to my battery a pompom, so we
have a considerable battery of six Colt
guns, three pompoms and 100 scouts. AYe
have had thrc-e brushes with the enemy
since you left and have made them hurr>i>
each time. *I may come back in July and
eqpip a regiment of half-breeds tor
service in the Transvaal. I will "meet you
in England in June." j
STIRRING BP CUBA.
HOT TALK INDLLUE7D IX AT IXDK-
FEM)EXCE DAY CELEBRATION.
HAVANA, Feb. 24.—Independence day
was celebrated with processions, mass
meetings and general demonstrations of
rejoicing. This morning there was a
parade of 10,000 school children bearing
Cuban Hags. They were reviewed by
prominent politicians. Gen. and Mrs.
Wood were showered with flowers by the
children as they passed.
The Republican party held a meeting
in the Tacon theater. Senor Capote, who
presided, said there was never more
need than now to bejquiet. The United
States was the only "country that had
helped Cuba in her -time of trouble, and
he did not believe that the Washington
government was now deceiving the Cu
bans. The work of intervention was
long and difficult, but. in his opinion,
everything would be settled satisfactorily
to the people of the island.
Senor Zayas gave a revolutionary tone
to his remarks by asserting that the
present Cuban leaders should imitate
the martyrs of the past. He declared
that "the trick which the Americans
have been playing upon the Cubans is
the cause for the non-development of the
Island."
He predicted that" the end of all would
be dissatisfaction, adding that Inde
pendence could only be attained by the
machetes of liberators.
"Cuba," he exclaimed, "should be pre
served for the glories,-of the Latin race."
Sc-nor Juan Gaultref.to Gomez arraign
ed the advocates of annexation as trait
ors to the cause Of Cuba. He said he
had more faith In independence now
than he had had in 1896, and the United
States could not rob Cuba of independ
ence unless by a force of 500,000 men.
Speaking of the future relations be
tween Cuba and the United States, he
said that this matter was only a mere
Incident; that all '. the Important prin
ciples were embodied In the constitution,
and, in spite of evidences to the con
trary, he believed everything would be
settled in conformity with Cuba's de
mand for independence In the near fu
ture.
At the meeting of the National party
the speakers were Semor Bravo, Senor
Lacrete and Senor Alfredo Zayas, the
last named opposing the proposal to
grant the United States naval stations In
Cuba.
Suicide of a. Prince.
LONDON, Feb. 25.*-The Vienna cor
respondent of tl>e Morning Leader says
Prince Karl, of Cray, has committed sui
cide because he wae Jilted by a peasant
girl.
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GREATEST CONSOLIDATION OF CAP
ITAL EVER KNOWN COMPLETED
BY J. P. MORGAN
EIGHT CONCERNS ARE IN IT
A CAPITALIZATION OF OVER A BIL
LION DOLLARS FOR NEW
COMPANY
MESABA RANGE PROPERTY
Expected That It Will Be Tnrned
Over to the Gigantic < 'cni
binatlon In a Short
Time.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24.—The Herald
tomorrow will say:
J. P. Morgan has just completed the
project by which another and the great
est consolidation of capital is added to
the notable list of the last ten years.
The steel combination plan was con
summated at a conference in his office
late Saturday afternoon, and Sunday the
subject was the comment of conversation
in the corridors of the up-town hotels.
An official announcement is expected to
day from the office of J. P. Morgan &
Co. to the effect that the Carnegie com
pany, the Federal Steel company, the
National Tube company, the American
Steel & Wire company, the American Tin
Plate company, the National Steel com
pany, the American Steel Hoop company
and the American Sheet Steel company
are to be combined in one concern, which
is to issue its stock in return for theirs,
the valuation having been determined
upon the assets and the earning power
of th« respective corporations thus
merged. This new combination, it is un
derstood, will be called the United States
Consolidated Steel company. It will have
a total capitalization of $1,100,000,000 Of
this $300,000,000 will be 5 per cent general
mortgage bonds; $400,000,000 win be 7 per
cent stock, and $400,000,000 will be com
mon stock.
CHARTER PREPARED.
The charter of the company which has
been prepared under the special guidance
of William Neison Cromwell, who pro
moted the National Tube company, wll!
be filed, it is said, at Trenton, *N. J
today.
Stocks of the companies to be merged
will be taken In at high figures, and
yesterday afternoon the Waldorf-Astoria
became a sort of minature and subdued
stock exchange, where John W. Gates
and his friends bid weJl above market
price for the securities of the corpora
tions which the United States Consolidat
ed company is expected to acquire. .Legal
details of the project have been In the
hands of a "law committee," consisting
of William Nelson Cromwell, a director
In the National Tube company; Francis
Linde Stetson, Mr. Morgan's personal
counsel; Judge Elbert H. Gary, president
of the Federal Steel company; Max Pam
of Chicago, director in and counsel for
the American Steel & Wire company,
and Victor Morawetz.
REPRESENT MORGAN.
These five men represent Mr. Morgans
interest in the matter. They and Mr.
Morgan, H. C. Frick and President
Charles M. Schwab, of the Carnegie com
pany; Chairman John W. Gated, of the
American Steel and Wire directory;
Judge William H. Moore, of Chicago,
who has promoted a number of large
steel companies, and President E. C.
Converse, of the National Tube com
pany, met Saturday in Mr. Morgans
private office, and, after a prolonged
conference, agreed to final details. They
all consented to the figures Mr. Morgan
named, and the representatives of tho
several interests proceeded to recommend
to their respective stockholders the ac
ceptance of the terms then- decided on.
The American Bridge company, which
is known as a Morgan concern, and has
an authorized capital of $35,000,000 com
mon stock, is, contrary to general ex
pectation, left out of the consolidation,
although its absorption was contemplated
in the original plan.
The reason given was that the stock is
listed in London and that it might not be
easy to acquire it.
The late Superior Consolidated Iron
mines, the Rockefeller iron ore proper
ties, including the Mesaba range, which
passed a few days ago, it is understood,
to the Morgan combination, will not go
immediately into the new United States
Consolidated Steel company. Jt is
thought quite likely that the Lake Su
perior concern may be turned over to the
great combination at a later date.
All of the persons directly interested in
the Morgan-Carnegie steel deal seemed
greatly pleased last (Sunday) night over
the successful termination of their labors.
NEWS FROM MANILA.
MelkoUUtH Holding a Successful R e
vlval Just Xott.
MANILA, Feb. 24.—A largely attended
meeting was held this morning in the
Tondo ward of Manila under the aus
pices of the Evangelical church, and a
great open air gathering in furtherance
of Protestantism was held this afternoon
at Pasay. The Rev. James B. Rodgers,
of the local staff of the Presbyterian
board of foreign missions, together with
Senor Buencamino and others, is pre
paring articles on church policy and gov
ernment.
The Methodists report the baptism of
258 converts in Manila last week.
Salamanca, the native Methodist
preacher, who was arrested at Cavite a
week ago, has not yet been tried. The
Methodists assert that he will be com
pletely vindicated. They say the charge
that he is an insurgent is a fabrication
of hostile friars, and they are anxious to
have the charges against him Investigat
ed.
Twenty insurgents were captured by a
detachment of native scouts near Polo In
-the province of Bulucan.
There are unverified rumors in circula
tion here that Gen. Torres has surrender
ed.
Brings Back a Deserter.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 24.—The trans
port Solace arlved here today from Ma
nila with six officers and seventeen pri
vates, sick and wounded. She also
brought thirteen military prisoners,
among them is Frederick M. Baker, a
deserter, who was captain while serving
as an officer in the Filipino army. He la
under sentence of life imprisonment.
May AVolp Art eXti^a
session OF coWgijess
WASHINGTON. Feb. 24.—There have
been several conferences today of s&na
toi's looking to an amicable understand
ing on the Cuban question, so that an
extra session may bo avoided. As a re
sult, it is said tonight to be probable thai
an amendment dealing with our relations
with Cuba will be presented in the senato
PRICE TWO CENTS-j &STSS&*
BULLETIN OF
IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY
/ Weather Forecast for St. Paul:
Fair. •
I—<Revlew of ConereH.
Oregon Elects a Senator.
Gigantic-Steel Combine.
Sensation In First Ward. '
Approves of Ma*.' Nation.
In Minnesota Legislature.
3— Minneapolis Couple Retnrnn.
South Dakota It-uislat re,
It us*ill I* Willing. "
I—i;«li(«M-!al rage, - ■
sSporting: Newu.
' Slier and Van Sant.
Boers In Bad Way.
6—Popular Wants. .
7—Review of Wall Street.
B—The Golden Idol.
Queer Poker System. '.' ', ['. i
WEATHER FOR TODAY.
Minnesota—Fair Monday with rising
temperature. Tuesday, fair, variable
winds.
Wisconsin, Lower and Upper Michigan—
Fair Monday with rising temperature.
Tuesday, partly cloudy, fresh southwest
erly winds.
lowa—Fair Monday with rising tempera
ture in eastern portion. Tuesday prob
ably rain and snow; variable winds.
North Dakota—Probably snow with
rising temperature in western portion,
fair in eastern Monday. Tuesday fair ana
colder; variable winds.
South Dakota—Fair in eastern, snow in
western portion Monday. Tuesday fair
and colder; northwesterly winds.
Montana—Probably rain or snow and
colder Monday. Tuesday fajr, north
westerly winds.
St. Paul—Yesterdays observations, tak
en by the United States weather bureau,
St. Paul, P. F. Lyons, observer, for the
twenty-four hours ended at 7 o'clock
last night.—Barometer, corrected for
temperature and elevation: Highest tem
perature, 22; lowest temperature 2; aver
age temperature, 12; daily range, 20; bar
ometer, 29.52; humidity, 82; precipitation,
0; 7 p. m. temperature, 20; weather, clear
wind, west.
Yesterday's temperatures—
*SpmHigh *SpmHigh
Battlefoid ...J2 HChicago 22 21
Bismarck .. 16 24Cincinnati ..28 30
Calgary .... 20 24Cleveland ..22 22
Duluth .. .. 18 24Galveston .. »0 60
Edmonton. 20 24 Jacksonville 42 41
Havre ..18 20Marquette ..14 2o
Helena .. .. 42 42Montgomery 24 3S
Huron 26 34Montreal .... 32 16
Medi'ine Hat 16 IS Nashville .. P,6 40
Minnedosa .. 4 18New Orleans 42 46
Pr. Albert .. 14 16 New York ..22 26
Qu' Appelle 2 16Philadelphia 21 28
S. Current v 6 32St. Louis .... 36 38
Williston .... 8 ICSalt Lake... 48 44
Winnipeg ... ti 12Ste. Marie ..14 23
Buffalo 18 IS
♦Washington time (7 p. m. St. Paul).
OCEAN LINERS.
New York—Arrived: La Gascogne,
Havre; Rotterdam, Rotterdam and
Boulogne; Columbia, Genoa and Naples-
Minnehaha, London; Phoenicia, Hamburg
and Boulogne.
Kinsale—"Passed: Belgenland. Phila
delphia for Queenstown and Liverpool;
Bohemian Boston for Liverpool; Grecian,
Halifax, N. S., for Liverpool.
Gibraltar—Passed: Hesperia, Genoa,
Leghorn and Naples for New York.
Liverpool—Arrived: Nomadic, New
York; Ottoman, Portland, Me; Phila
delphia, New York; Umbria, New York
via Queenstown.
Southampton—Arrived: Koenigen Lou
ise, New York for Bremen.
Queensiown-Sailed: Lucania (from
Liverpool), New York.
AROUND THE HOTELS.
At the Merchants—J. A. Ring, Shako
pee; J. F. Montgomery, Angus; H L.
Daugherty, Britten; E. R. Swartherot,
Park River; W. A. Keller, Devil's Lake,
IV D.; J. N. Bain, Culbertson; J. C. Le
claire, Huron; W. E. Lee. Long Prairie-
C. A. Morey, Winona; C. L. Hu'chin?
Minneapolis; C. O. Nelson, Fergus Falls-
Mis. Lulu Henry. Perham; E. C. Belling
er, America, N. D.; J. A. McGhee. Ever
ett; O. Overbf!Ck, Sturgeon Bay, Wis • E
C. Palmer. Williston, N. D.; C. FafiSon.
Renwlck, 10.
At the Windsor—F. J. Dally, Duluth;
M^ R. Mann, Milwaukee: E. Hollen^feeVl
Duluth; C. C. Hoath, Ft. Dodge, To.- J
C. Burchard, D. D. Gorbes, Marshal; F
B. Spelman, Duluth; T. J. Lewis, Moor
liead.
At the Hotel Northern—J. B. Cooper,
Milwaukee; J. A. Sloan, Stillwater; J. il
Hayes, Lone Rock, Wis.; M. E. Sundill,
Ft. Dodge, Io.; Fred Guenther, Milwau
kee.
At the Ryan—J. M. Reed, West Su
perior; J. W. Mason, P. J. Evan«. Fergus
Falls; Pat Ryan, Salt Lake City.
At the Clarendon—S. Dugas, Little
Falls; W. C. Henke, Milwaukee; A. H.
Bcnton, Madelia; Jamos L. Hale, Shako
pee; A. F. Benzer, Lidgerwood. N. D.
At the Metropolitan—A. H. Randall
Burlington, Io.; J. M. Reed, West Su
perior; Miss Nolting, Mrs. H. Poole. Bis
marck; C. C. Clifton, Leona, Io.; Frank
Tucker, Neillsville, Wis.; A. G. Sand
strom, Milwaukee; B. F. Baldwin, Dii
luth; D. G. Owen, Blue Earth; C. A. Doe,
Ean Claire; J. Sturgeon, Milwaukee; J.
W. Thompson, Mpdison; J. C. Howland,
Sioux City: M. Grattan, Le Mars.
SURVIVOR OF THE RIO.
Third OHieer Holland, Supposed to
Have Been Lost, Saved.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 24.— J. C. Hol
land, third officer of the Rio de Janeiro,
who, on the day of the wreck, was
among the missing, has reported, to the
surprise and delight of his friends, un
harmed. It is not know how he came
to be numbered with the dead further
than that after the boat sank *ne did not
report his escape to any of the officers
of the steamship company.
After the Rio struck upon the reef/
Holland assisted Capt. Ward in getting
the passengers irtto the lifeboats. He
and the captain walked together on the
starboard side, and just as they reached
the saloon the boat gave a lurch and dis
appeared beneath the : water. Holland
was carried down by the suction, but
managed to secure hold of a life pre
server, which assisted him to rise to the
surface, but not unfil he had been al
most strangled by the salf water. But
he succeeded in keeping afloat until pick
ed up by an Italian fisherman. Holland
has relatives residing in New York.
.Rich. Strike Near Dawson.
VICTORIA, B. C, Feb. 24.—Dawson pa
perc of Feb. 16, received here today by
the steamer Amur, have accounts of a
rich strike on Lepine creeit. fifteen miles
from Dawson, where quartz assaying '184
a ton v/as found.
Northern papers also tell how Capt
Cant well rescued an Indian boy, who was
eiiiiaved for life by Nulate Indians, be
cause he killed a companion accidentally.
tomorrow when the army appropriation
bill is taken up. The amendment will be
on the lines outlined by the Associated
Press last night. The exact phraseology
of the amendment, it Is said, has not
been definitely settled as yet, but the
conferences have made it likely that the
opposing parties in the senate will get
together.
OFFICIAL^ PAPER
; : .'.: —OF THE -: ,
CITY OF ST. PAWL.
II Llffl I
DAHIiSTROM, THE I'BEACHEH,'
-FOLLOWED BY A\ ANGRY,
THREATEMXG MOB
CONFESSED TO RUINING A Glßfi
ALLEGED MISSIONARY SPOKE T<jT
LARGE AUDIENCE ik 3
FIRST WARD S<
SPOKE OF DIVINE FORGIVENESS
Althonifii He Had Sinned He MaiaJ
tamed That Better Men Had,
Done Wowe— lndignation '■
In Flint Ward.
"Lynch him! Soak him! Who's got
tho rope?"
These were the threats that wont up
from a great many of the nearly 500 men
women and children who followed Albert
Dahlstrom, an alleged Mormon mission
ary, from the hall on Pas no avenue,
near Cook street, to the street car yes
terday afternoon. Even the little boys in
the crowd amused themselves by throw
ing enow balls at him. Dahlstrom "how
ever, can consider himself very lucky
that the crowd didn't "start something"
for he had just talked to about 800 peo
ple in the hall for over two hours, and
had made a public confession that d;d
ruin sixteen-year-old Annie Hagstrand
He talked In Swedish and had many ex
cuses to offer to the curious audience
one of them being that "David of olden
times had done worse things than he did
and God had forgiven him." Dahlstrom
also intimated that he had no doubt
overstepped himself, but he knew that
God had forgiven him, and said he was
sorry.
The appearance of Dahlstrom in the
First ward again came as a surprise. to
many, and, when he arrived at the hall
yesterday afternoon, the hall was pack
ed to suffocation, while about 500 people
were clamoring at the door for admit
tance. All seemed to want to get a
glimpse of the man who has caused such
a sensation in the First ward during the
last six months. But, in spite of all the
threats that have been made by the in
dignant citizens, Dahlstrom gathered up
enough courage to return from Chicago,
whither he went about six we<^ks ago,
and he is now living on the West side.'
Dahlstrom, it will be remembered, camo
to St. Paul last July, and one fine day
the residents of the First ward were sur
prised to find a new "minister" in their
midst. He attracted unusual attention,
and, strange to say, a number of the
First warders were baptized by him.
His teachings were entirely different
from denominational churches, and ac
cording to him, the other churches were
all wrong.
RUINED A YOUNG GIRL.
Among those who went to hear him
was the little Hagstrom girl, who was
at that time only fifteen years old
Every thing went well for Dahlstrora,
and he had the First ward all stirred up
with his "preaching." This was not to
last always, for one day little Annie
Hagstrand confessed that Dahlstrom had
taken improper liberties with her. This
put the First ward on fire, and the mat
ter was discussed by every one, on the
street, in the stores and in the homes
Suddenly Dahlstrom mysteriously dis
appeared, and no one seemed to know
where he had gone until a rumor reached
the East side that he had committed
suicide in Chicago. Meanwhile Alfred
Bowman, living at 541 Laurel avenue,
was appointed guardian of the girl, who
is an orphan, and she is at present living
at Mr. Bowman's home.
No one thought that Dahlstrom would
dare to come back to St. Paul again", and
it was no small surprise to the residents
of the East side when it was rumored
that Dahlstrom had returned, and had
held a secret meeting with members of
his flock in a hall on Payne avenue la^t
Tuesday evening. It was too strange to
believe, but those who seemed to know
insisted that it was so, and said further
that he would appear at a public meeU
ing yesterday afternoon and make a
public confession. The result was, as
stated above, that almost 1,500 pe'oplo
turned out to see and hear him yester
day, more for curiosity than anything
else. As early as 1:30 the people began
to arrive, and by 3 o'clock the hail was
packed.
"Would he appear?" This seemed to be
the one question in the minds of those
present.
DAHLSTROM FACES THE CROWD.
Suddenly there was a commotion at the
rear door, and Dahlstrom. looking very
pale, stood before the audience, almost
before any one realized what had hap
pened. He left by the same door, and it
was then that the remarks, quoted in tho
first sentence, were hurled at him from
the crowd.
It is understood that a number of the
prominent business men of Payne avenue
held a secret meeting the other night to
consider what they had better do In re
gard to Dahlstrom. Many of the people
are very indignant, and it is very likely
that If Dahlstrom continues to appear In
the First ward there will be trouble.
Rumor also has it that Dahlstrom's wif<>
returned to St. Paul with him, but. on
becoming acquainted with the facts, im
mediately returned to Chicago.
Dahlstrom's victim, it is understood,
will be cared for by his friends.
THOSE CROWE REPORTS.
Chief Dunahne'N Denial Bulletin Ap-
!>•■:« rtt Every Dm j .
OMAHA, Net., Feb. 24.—Chief of Polico
Donahue tonight said that if Pat Crowe
was hiding on Bellevue island, the police
had no knowledge of it, and that ho
very much doubted if it were true. He
knew that Crowe had been at Bellevun
where he has relatives, a week prior ti
the abduction of young Cudahy, but hft
did not think ho hat, been there since that
time.
The story that Crowe had been traceetf
to Bellevtie island and was being watched
there, probably originated from the fact
that ha has a brother-in-law living in
the vicinity and that the island has b-i ■■
tiie scene of a number of captures of
counterfeiters and other criminals, tor
which it affords an Inaccessible hiding
place.
DEPARTMENT STORE BURNED.
Heavy Loss Sustained In a Kir«> iv
I rlut iih. O.
URBANA, 0., Feb. £4.—Fire started in
the Boston department store this morn
ing and spread to adjeining buildings In
the center of the city, causing a loss of
$75,000. The principal losers aie:
The Daily Citizen plant, totally de
stroyed, $15,000; J. K. Cheatham, £.009;
Boston department store, $12,000; National
bank of Urbana, loss to building, $5,500;
J. H. Berry, grocery, $10,000: Berry estate,
53.000; Rhoades estate, $2,000; J. F. Hngnq
& Co., stoves and tin-ware, $1,800; J. B.
Hitt & Co., $6,000. All are covered by in
surance except the Dally Citizen.