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OFFiCiML PAPER
OF THE
GiTY OF ST. PAUL.
VOL. XXIV.-NO. 120.
M'KINLEY STARTS
ON WESTERN TRIP
Special Train Bearing the Presiden-
tial Party Leaves Washington
on Schedule Time
People Along the Line All Anxious
for a Glimpse of the Chief
Magistrate.
' WASHINGTON, April 29.-The train
Which is to carry President and Mrs.
McKinley and their party on their long
excursion across the continent and back
made its start today precisely on sched
uled time over the Southern road. Bo
fore 10 o'clock many people had congre
gated about the station and when the
president and Mrs. McKinley arrived, as
they did about 10:20, the building was
thronged and many persons were con
gregated on the outside.
There was a cheer as the president's
Immediate party drove up to the station
and a general demonstration of affection
ate regard as the head of the nation and
his wif9 made their way through the
I crowd to the trains. Mrs. McKinley
leaned on the arm of Mr. Rixey, and bcth
Bhe and the president smiled in response
to the greetings which met them at every
etcp. They were accompanied to the
train by numerous friends and by many
persons distinguished in the affairs of
the nation. The party included Secretary
"Gage, Secretary Root, Senator Hanna,
SJustiee McKenna, Gen. Miles, Gen. Cor
toln. Gen. Sternberg, Secretary White, of
the American embassy in London; Com
jxnissioner of Pensions Evans, Comptroller
iDawes, Gen. Bates, Assistant Postmas
ter General Schallenberger, Congressman
Livingstone and many ladies of the cab
inet. Mrs. McKinley found the drawing
iroom of the private coach which she and
the president are to occupy beautifuily
\ decorated with roses and other flowers.
Bhe spoke gratefully of the thoughtful
care of her friends, and, seating herself
beside a window facing the crowd, con
tinued to smile and bow to acquaintances
until the train moved out. The president
took his position on the rear platform of
the Olympia, beside Secretary Hitchcock,
hat in h.nnd, a brilliant carnation in his
buttonhole and a smile upon his face.
Just as tho minute hand of the big
fclock in the station touched the l 0:"6
point the train started upon its 10 00"I-
xnile Journey. The crowd cheered enthu
siastically and waived a good-by. The
demonstration was continued until the
train left the environs of Washington,
the crowd extending well to the city lim
its.
WATCHED THE TRAIN GO BY.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., April 20.
--! The presidential train, with a tiny flag
on tlie pilot of the engine, denoting that
the chief magistrate of the nation was
en board, arrived at Charlottesville en
schedule time. The run from Washing
ton was made without incident. A brief
Etop was made at Alexandria. A big
crowd had assembled at the station t^ere
and the president and Mrs. McKinley
appeared on the platform to acknowledge
salutes. Speeding through Virginia to
this town, famous as the seat of the
University of Virginia and the home of
Jefferson, people gathered at every town,
village and cross-roads to see the train
go by. At Manassas, Culpepjjer and
Orange the crowds were especially large.
'At the last place a large American Hag
flew from a staff In the national cemetery,
where .':re buried many of the Union
dead. As the train approached Char
lottesville the party had a glimpse of the
ONE LIFE WAS LOST.
FIRE AT PITTSBtRG CAUSES PROP
ERTY DAMAGE OF $200,000.
PITTSBURG, April 29.—Fire at the cor
ner of Casson and Seventeenth streets,
Bouth side, today caused the loss of one
life, a property loss estimated at $225,000,
Consumed over a dozen buildings and
rendered a score of families homeless.
.The flames were discovered in the base
ttnent of the four-story department store
of George L. Lorsch & Bro., and in a
very short time the entire building was
burning furiously. It was in ruins with
in thirty minutes. A panic ensued
among the customers and employes,
•which resulted in what seemed at first
a well-founded report that eight persons
lhad perished. Tnis was happily untrue
after the fire had been controlled, the
only fatality being the burning to death
of Mrs. Kate Donley's two-and-one-half
year old child. When the fire broke out
IMrs. Donley and child were on the fourth
floor of the Lorsch building. In her
Saaste to escape the mother fell on the
stairway and was rendered unconscious.
J.n the excitement the cmld was either
forgotten or burned before aid could
reach it.
A shower of burning timber was thrown
from the Lorsch building, carrying de
. struction In all directions. E. and A.
Ernwein's clothing store on the opposite
Bide of the street was the first to catch,
but was not entirely destroyed. The
• grocery of P. McGrath, next door .to
jtLorsch, was entirely consumed, followed
j quickly by the drug store of J. P. Sten
| per and several other buildings between
Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets. The
confectionery of John Nelson and the
saloon of P. Donohue were the next to
j 6uccumb, and in quick succession follow
■ed the store of Mrs. Mclntoch, the fruit
', Etand of Samuel Morini, the produce store
;»f Frenk Weissman and four dwellings
Adjoining. A double (brick dwelling own
ed by Mrs. Miller was badly damaged,
and a number of smaller residences on
. Sixteenth street were made eitner
.whole or partial wrecks. The. losers
are Lorsch & Bro., $50,000; Stenger, $25,
--000; offices in Stenger building, $35,000;
Nelson, $15,000; McGrath, $25,000; Ern
■wein, $20,000, and Donohue, $10,000. The
losses are pretty well covered by Insur
ance.
NEW YORK REFORMERS BUSY.
Seven Prisoners Gathered In on a
Pool Room Raid.
NEW YORK, April 29.—Frank Moss,
of the Society for the Prevention of
Crime, assisted by officers of that organ
ization and detectives from the district
attorney's office, as well as Justice Jer
ome, raided an alleged pool room today
fit Twenty-fourth street and Eleventh
avenue. Seven prisoners were" Taken,
two of them made their escape, one was
discharged by the Justice and the other*
locked up pending the furnishing of $1000
bail. " . ■ . ; -•■
Whan the raiding: party appeared in the
place It was filled with about 100 men
and the betting was lively. Of the men
The St. Paul Globe
old home of President Madison, at Mont
pelier. The pillars of the old colonial
mansion were- plainly discernable through
the trees. At Charlottesviile there was
an immense assemblage at the station.
The students from the university lined
up alongside of the train and gave the
pi evident throe rousing cheers f.nd a
tiger whan he m:\de his appearance.
From the platform of his car the presi
dent, spoke briefly.
In the city of Lynchburg, the home of
Senator Daniel, there was a stop of ten
minutes. Senator Danie-, Mayor G. W.
Smith, members of the Board of Trade
and city council and a great crowd greet
ed the party with old-fashioned Virginia
enthusiasm.
Senator Daniel made a speech of wel
come, to which the president responded:
The president said:
RECALLED DAYS OF '62-65.
"I am very glad not only to meet the
people of Lyncltburg, but to be presented
by your distinguished senator. It is a
matter of no public interest, but of per
sonal recollection that the first time I
ever tried to come to Ljnchburg I did not
succeed. I came here with a number 6t
other gentlemen who sought entrance,
but the gates were closed. We could
not open them and would not. And so
we departed to seek another host, if not
more hospitable, less formidable than
the one that greeted us here. It is a
happy time for me to come to Lynchburg
now—the war over, no exchange of greet
ings with s!hot and shell as then, but
with the friendly welcome of all the peo
ple, which typifies the respect and re
gard and good will which subsists be
tween all sections of our common coun
try."
REACH MEMPHIS TODAY.
WYTHEVILLE, Va., April 29.—The
president and his party will keep in clo-e
touch with Washington throughout the
trip to California and every fac lity has
been arranged to transact such business
as is necessary from the tra:n. The
railroad officials in charge of the train
and the various divisions over which it
passed took every precaution to guard
against the possibility of a mishap. The
track, switches and bridges were all care
fully inspected just before the train
reached a given station, everything en
the road, passenger as well as freght,
was sidetracked, and over the Norfolk &
Western today a pilot train ran ahead of
the special. Ah the train crews on the
sidetracks lined up and uncovered as the
chief magistrate went by. All the mem
bers of the party enjoyed the first day
of their trip and the pres"dent expressed
his gratification over the reception he had
received. Mrs. McKinley, who was not
feeling well when the train started, be
came better as the day progressed, and
tonight said she had enjoyed it very
much. Tomorrow the train will make
brief stops at Huntsville, Decatur and
Tuscumbla, Ala., and Oorlnth, Miss.
Memphis, where the party will remain
until midnight, will be reached at 4:20
p. m.
arrested Frank Collins was the alleged
proprietor and Harry Weston, it Is said,
accepted a bet from one of the society's
agents. The third man was William
Green, said to be Weston's assistant, and
the fourth was a man, said to be named
Hart, who it is claimed ran into the
place and tried to give the inmates a tip
that the raid was to be made. The man
called Hart was brought to the station
with the others, but when Justice Jer
ome called the case he was missing, and
the justice demanded that he be produced
by tomorrow morning.
<^»>
TRIAL OF PROF. EASTMAN.
Lawyers in a Wrangle Over Admis
slbility of Evidence.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 29.—Chief
of Police Cloyes was the first witness
called upon today to testify in the trial
of Charles R. Eastman, charged with the
murder, of Richard Grogan Jr. His evi
dence related to the statement made by
Eastman after the shooting of Grogan
and did not differ materially from the
testimony of others who ; have been ex
amined on this point. Chief Cloyes iden
tified the bullet taken from Grogan's
body at the autopsy.
Police Inspector Murray also testified
regarding Eastman's statement and
identified the bullet that killed Grogan.
Under cross-examination he said that
he had great difficulty in firing the pistol
which Eastman said he had in his hand
when it went off accidentally and shot
Grogan. There was considerable trouble
with the cylinder, witness said, which at
times would not revolve. This statement
corroborated that made by Eastman
that the cylinder of the revolver worked
with difficulty. .' ■
The government called Mr. Oliver, the
stenographer of the grand jury, as a
witness to read the testimony of East
man before that body.
The court decided that the evidence of
fered by the government from the
stenographic report of the proceedings
before the grand jury was not competent
and the evidence was ruled out.
Two of the undertakers who were pres
ent at the two autopsies further identi
fied the bullet which was produced in
court as the ono which was taken from
Grogan's body the day after the shoot
ing.
At this point the government called
John Grogan, a brother of the dead man,
but before he took the stand the at
tcrney general told the court that he
desired to put in evidence something
which occurred between the two men in
November previous to the shooting.
The witness did not therefore testify
and the jury was sent out while the
lawyers indulged In half an hour's argu
ment on the question of the admisslbil
ity of the evidence. Numerous supreme
court decisions were quoted and Jomor
rcw morning the court will fender its
decision.
Ohio River Falling.
1 CINCINNATI. April 29.-The Ohio river
has fallen to fifty-seven feet, a total fall
of 2.7 feet since Saturday afternoon. By
tomorrow , morning the -obstructions to
traffic caused by the flood will bo re
moved, ■, • .;: r- '—. _„ ■-_ "
TUESDAY MORNING, APRIt, 30, 1901.
"THERE WERE THREE CROWS UPON A TREE."
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But It Win the Old Mian's Busy Day, and tlie Clicker Made Sucli a Noise
That the Poor Birds' Efforts Were Wasted.
§ —Chicago News.
LINES IN A TRUST
J. P. Morgan Consolidates Leyland
Line of Steamships With Atlan
tic Transport Company.
Combination Will Have Greatest
Tonnage of Any Steamship Com
pany in the World.
LONDON, April 29.—The first step to
ward the consolidation of some of the big
gest trans-Atlantic shipping interests has
been accomplished by the purchase by J.
Pierpont Morgan & Co., of the Ley
land line of steamers. A deposit on the
purchase money has been paid. The offi
cials of the Leyland line, in confirming
the sale, told a representative of the As
sociated Press that an official statement
will be issued from the head office of the
line at Liverpool tomorrow. It is under
stood that the shareholders will receive
£14 10s for each £10 share. The Leyland
line, whose fleets will thus pass into the
control of Americans, is one of Great
Britain's greatest shipping institutions,
far exceeding the Peninsular and Oriental
Steam Navigation company in tonnage
and importance. When, some months
ago, it was suggested that the line was
likely to pass into the hands of the At
lantic transport people, much comment
followed in regard to the effect it would
have on other British lines, as it was
generally felt in shipping circles thrrt
any such resulting shipping amalgama
tion, in close touch with American rail
roads, would have serious consequences
for lines outside the combination. A rep
resentative of the Associated Press learn
ed that the purchase of the Leyland line
is tantamount to Its consolidation with
the Atlantic Transport line. For the
present the Leyland will retain its name
and be under the same management,
though changes in the directorate are
likely to occur shortly. President Baker,
of the Atlantic Transport line, said to the
representative of the Associated Press:
"Although the Leyland line has been
purchased by the Morgans, I am not yet
at liberty, nor indeed will I be in a posi
tion to discuss the arrangements perfect
ed. Beyond that I can only say I will
return to the United States in June."
The proposed consolidation will form a
steamship company with the largest ton
nage of any steamship company in the
world. The report for the Leyland com
pany for 1900, just issued, says the pur
chase of the West Indian and Pacific
Steamship company has been completed.
WEARING .THEM DOWN.
KITCHENER'S IaATEST REPORT ON
SOUTH AFRICAN "WAR.
LONDON, April Lord Kitchener re
ports to the war office from Pretoria, un
der date of April 28, as follows: . .'
"Kitchener's fighting scouts under
Grenfell have surprised and captured Van
Rensberg's laager at Klipdam, north of
Fietersburg. Seven Boers were" killed and
thirty-seven taken prisoners. Eight thou
sand rounds of ammunition and all the
wagons, carts, oxen, horses and mules
were captured.- Our only _ casualty was
one .wounded The other columns report
three killed, fifty-eight taken prisoners,
fifty-seven surrendered and one Quick-.
firer captured."
Another dispatch from Lord Kitchener,
dated Pretoria, April 29, says: - ;...,
! "Gen. Blood has discovered at Rossen
kal, j South Africa, republic government
documents and a large number of bank
notes. Byng has had a fight by Boers
on the Basuteland border, south of Wep
ener, and killed five, Grenfell, in addi
tion to the captures reported, got 38,500
rounds of small arms ammunition. At
Lydenburg twenty Boers have surren
dered." ...
A party of Boers blew up the railroad
between Graspan and Belmont, Capo
Colony, in three places April 27, appar
ently with the intention -of intercepting a
train carry ing Cecil Rhodes. The damage
done was slight, and was Quickly re
paired. - '" '•• ••- ■ ■ •• ■: : ;■:'_]. .^trn"
DEATH UNDERGROUND.
Explosion of Gas Kills Three In In-
tliaji Territory Coal Mines.
SOUTH McALESTER. I. T., April 29.—
An explosion of gas occurred in the
mine of the-McAlester Coal company at
Alderson today by Which v five men lost
their lives and ' seven were injured. An
other Isireported; missing, v;.. . <■ .:;■_■ . -
>:-.. The - explosion ; occurred, rat \ abotut J a
.quarter before 2 o'clocJs In ilia morning
The company now owns upward of 99 per
cent of the capital of the Wilson and
the Furness-Leyland lines. Steamers 'of
the value of £1,000,000 were recentT added
to the joint fleets. The directors declared
a dividend of 6 par cent on ordinary
shares, and set aside £370,000 to the ac
count of the reserve -fund.
HELPS THE STEEL TRUST.
The Daily Express asserts that the
financiers for whom Mr. J. Pierpont
Morgan is acting are ordering ten big
liners and that the Americans will spend
£10,000,000 upon new 1 "vessels during tho
conning five years.
The local representative of the Trans-
Atlantic shipping Interests, generally
speaking, declined to discuss the reported
purchase by J. Pierpont Morgan & Co.,
of the Leyland lino of steamers. They
expressed a desire almost universally to
await advices from London.
Mr. Philip a. Franklin, the local agent
of the Atlantic Transport line, while say.
ing that he did not care to be quoted,
admitted that he had heard that a
change of control had been arranged for.
In certain shipping circles it was point
ed out that the sixty-five boats owned by
the Leyland line, would in the long run
prevent, in case the management passed
into the hands of J. P. Morgan and his
associates, high freights being criarged
to the principal ports of North America
and Central America, Mexico, the West
Indies and Europe. It was also pointed
out that the purchase by J. P. Morgan
and the men associated with him would
enable the United States Steel corpora
tion to land its manufactured products
in any of the countries where the Ley
land line owns or controls docking priv
ileges at the lowest rates, since in the
event of a decision im the part of any
of the companies to charge higher rates
than the steel corporation desired to pay,
it would be comparatively easy to
transfer ships to any of these lines and
if considered necessary to purchase new
ones.
at about the entry between' shaft No.' 6
and slope 5 No. 7, which leads to the -
same mine.' About 125. men were at work
in the mine at the time. ' It is not: def
initely known how tha gas ignited. ■
The dead were all asphyxiated. The
eiplosion was not severe, as others work
ing In ether parts of the r mine .r did not
hear It, and the engineer.- at ; the ; shaft
mouth heard no noise, but saw smoke
arise. No damage was done to the
mine. ■ ■?. t \ ■_■ .->! :--■/•-.■ ...
COMMISSARY OFFICER SUED.
War Department Claims His .; Ac
"-• count's Were Snort $26,000.
DES MOINES, April 29.—George A.
Reed, of the \ Fifty-first lowa regiment,
acting commissary :{at: the Presidio- in
1898 and 1899, has been made defendant
in a suit for \ $26,442, for which, it Is '{ al- j
leged he failed, to render a satisfactory
accounting. The action - was Z Instituted
by Lewis Miles, attorney for the ; South
ern district of lowa, and is based on the
report of F. E. Rittman. auditor for tho
war department. Jt is alleged supplies
valued at $211,177 passed •- through Reed's
hands. Reed: is In. the harness business
in this city. He declared that a supple
mental accounting :by him ; will 'i explain:
the apparent shortage.X>--^;vxr^' ;^r
DAVID WAS Iff A \ SALOONS
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Carrie Nation's* Hubby ~ Touched for.
His Roll In Marion, Iml. } <.: -
MARION, . Ind., April 29.—David Na
tion, husband of Mrs. Carrie Nation, the
Kansas reformer, was i robbed of \ $78 % in:
cash, some jewelry and his return ' rail
road i ticket to ,Wichlta;v.tpd(irjf.^ Mr. a-"
tion is visiting his sister, Mrs. John Mills,
of South Marion, and ; attend edta* dog and
pony show • in \ Marlon? this afternoon. It
is said -. he visited a saloon* after 'leaving
the i: circus ; and it is alleged that vhe •; Was'
robbed ia the place,
BULLETIN OP
IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY
Weather Forecast for 6t Paul:
:•';•'•£} Partly Cloudy.
X— McKlnley Starts on Tour. "
Ocean Steamship Trust.
Officer's Trial at Manila.
£—May Be a Tragedy.
-Blow for Sou St. Paul.
Water Frontage Tax Decision.
Will DiNoiiKs Olffer.
Capital Stock Tied Up.
— News of Northwest.
• Fire* In Wisconsin.
Herron Divorce Papers.
Never Forgive Himself.
Grain. Department Scandal.
Editorial Page.
Must Pay Tax on Call*.
— Sporting Page. .
Results of Ball Games.
Fought Fast and Furious. f
Kentucky Derby Run.
News of Railroads. . \
' Popular Wants. ~f m /.
7— Markets of the .World.
Chicago May Wheat, T3 1-2©.
Bar Silver. 59 3-4 c.
Stocks Active; Higher.
B—Jail Site Tied Up.
Hospital , Detention Ward.
Work of Woodmen. .
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WEATHER FOR TODAY.
Minnesota—Partly cloudy Tuesday;
"Wednesday partly cloudy, with cooler in
Southern and Western portions; variable
winds.
Wisconsin —Partly cloudy Tuesday; pos
sibly showers in northern portion;
Wednesday fair; variable winds.
lowa—Partly cloudy Tuesday; Wednes
day fair; continued high temperature;
variable winds.
North Dakota—Partly cloudy Tuesday;
continued high temperature; Wednesday
probably showers and cooler; East to
South wind 3.
South Dakota—Fair Tuesday; continued
high temperature; Wednesday probably
showers and cooler; southerly winds.
Montana—Partly cloudy Tuesday; prob
ably showers and cooler in Eastern por
tion; Wednesday showers; cooler in Kast
crn and Southern portion; variable winds,
becoming westerly.
St. Paul — Yesterday's observations,
taken by the United States weather bu
reau, St. Paul, P. F. Lyons, observer, for
the twenty-four hours ended at 7 o'clock
last night—Barometer corrected for tem
perature and elevation: Highest temper
ature, 82; Lowest temperature, 66; aver
age temperature, 74; daily range, 16; bar
ometer, 30.16; humidity, 62; precipitation,
.02; 7p. m., wind, south; weather,
cloudy.
Yesterday's Temperature:
♦Bp.m.High.! •gp.m.Hlgh.
Battl'eford .60 621 Davenport ..82 S6
BiMnarck ....70 781 Detroit 64 SO
Calgary 68 701 Grand Haven.7o 74
Dulufch 40 42 Green Bay ...76 84,
Edmonton ...64 68! Jacksonville .62 72
Havre 70 76i Kansas City .80 84
Helena 70 721 Marquetb; ...54 78
Huron 70 78 Montgomery .78 S2
Med. Hat ...78 SOj Montreal 48 62
Minnedosa ..68 6*l Nashville 78 82
Pr. Albert ..60 <X New Orleans.SO Si
Qu'Appelle ..58 64-New York ..62 74
S. Cut-rent ...6G 74 Norfolk 52 64
Williston ....74 74 North Platte.72 1-iO
Winnipeg ....58 64!Omaha 80 *4
AJ-pena 54 62 Philadelphia .66 80
Buffalo 5S 6S!Pittsburg ....76 82
Boston 68 76] St. Louis ....80 S6
Cheyenne ....68 72| Salt Lake ....76 76
Chicago 6S 76! Ste Marie ...56 C 2
Cincinnati ...70 SO Washington .68 80
Cleveland ...66 6">]
•Washington time (7 p. m. St. Paul).
River Bulletin—
Darger Gauge Change in
Stations. Line. Reading. 24 Hours.
St. Paul 14 6.2 —0.1
Davenport 15 8.4
La Crosse 10 7.6 —0.2
St. Louis 80 15A
—Fall.
River forecast till Bp. m. Tuesday:
The Mississippi will change but little In
the vicinity of St. Paul.
OCEAIT LINERS.
New York—Arrived: Sicilian, Glasgow;
Minnehaha, London; New York, South
ampton and Cherbourg; Friesland, Ant
werp.
Moville—Arrived: Astoria. New York
for Glasgow (and proceeded).
Newport News—Arrived: Californian,
San Francisco, HonoluLu. Hilo Corello
and St. Luccia (and sailed for Philadel
phia).
Brisbane—Arrived: Mlowera, Vancou
ver, B. C, via. Honolulu, for Sydney.
N. S. W.
Southampton—Arrived: Vaderland,
New York.
London—Arrived: Minneapolis, New
York.
Naples—Arrived: Bolivia, New York.
Antwerp—Arrived: Westernland, "New
York.
Bremen—Arrived: Maria Theresa, New
Vnrlr
AT NEW YORK HOTELS.
NEW YORK, April 29.—(Special.)—
Following are Northwesterners register
ing at New York hotels today:
Herald Square—T. O. Williams, Minne
apolis. '
Imperial—John Hay and wife, Butte.
Victoria—Mrs. Lucian Swift, Mrs. F.
R. Pettit, Minneapolis; F. P. Strong, Miss
A. M. Strong, W. B. Strong, Mtes A. F.
Potter, St. Paul.
St. Denis-nJ. F. Day and wife, Minne
apolis.
Astor—A. F. Hanson, Madison, Wis.
AROUND THE HOTELS.
- At tire Windsor—. J. ; Dow] Ren
ville; Mrs. L. F. Hammers, Heron Lake;
Mrs. W. D.Fox. Faribault; J. A. Camp
bell, Warren; Dr. J. A;. Johnson and JolJn
; Jamison, Jr., Warren; H. M. Richard
son, Rochester; A. E. Beckmark, Rod
Wing; H. Thornton, Benson: Heinrlck
Strom, Jackson: Mrs. H. Landahl, .Little
Falls; Ole Waxland and wife, Two Har
bors; Andrew J. Erstein, New Ulm; P. J.
Miller, Camfrey; E. J. Simons, Eau
Claire, « Wls.; R. E. . Thompson, Jiiston.
■ At the Clarendon—C. H. Gary; Elmore;
■ R. W. Bushee, • Blue Earth; J. M. Grimes,
: Duluth, E. C. Nlell, Red Wing; J. M.
Bowler, Bird Island; F. A. Brackett, R.
! McGregor, Aiver Falls; J. F. - Rellum,
' rgo;: O. D. - Mardls,' Livingston,v Mont.
P.': C. Bchoelk, Glendlve, v Mont.; -J. E.
McDowell, Missoula, Mont.; v John F.
Ifavariaugh Clear Lake, Wis.; F. O. Don
nell, i West m Superior; j J. O. i Boodman, j
Glenwood, Wis. -"-.. \" " ■-•■'■ ■'■'■*. '\,/:•
V? At the Ryan—W. R. Parsons, Wlnona;
•G. O. Welch*. Fergus -Falls; L. C-erlief,
'Stlllwater: Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Dlhnean.-
Mr. and v Mrs. F. A. .' Brenn,? Duluth;' E.
A. James .*•? and > wife, , Winnipeg; ■ H. . M.
- Read and wife, Menomonle. Wis. V!-xL; U
'i-At the Merchants' John Cooper, M. D.
Taylor, Bt. Cloud; *H. B. Moore. K. >' D. i
Chase, FarLbault; James Sullivan, Miss
' Klrkpatrick, Duluth; -S. B. ♦ Scott, . Zum
brota: T. W. Kennedy, St. James; A. E.
Cowell, ; Mts. Aim ;.Co'well,- Waterford; H,
J. Dale, Renville; William Jibb. Diiln'thj
'F. H. Wolf. Misses Mary, Minnie, : Ernla
Wolf. Harris; J. M. Viall. Spring: Valley;
D. IP. c Nestor, • "Kittle ■ • Majoney, - R ■%. ;
Smith, - Owen; C. O. ;, Bald-win,. :■ Duluth;*
James ChrTstianson, Renvillo}'■.""C." -r-: A. '
Peterson, Butte, Mont.; •J. S. Green, Man
. dan. N. -D. W. B. 3 JJiirker. | Fort $ Yates,
N. - D.; D. ••: C. *. McLean; Bismarck, ■N. ': D.; i
T. W^ .Shields and .".wife,".. N. D. Nasem,
Fargo; D. E. Adams and daughter, -Win- 5
nipeg; iF. ■Lv *- Olcott, i Cumberland, Wi».;.
A. W. f-Emmets, 7:Fargo; O. M. Shane,
West 13'alem; C. .H. Stevens". Sparta, Wis.;'
Dr, W. H. Banke. ; Robert, Via; I?,!. ;
Boiled W^est Salem; : Mrs. A. J. ParTtln,
Mrs. :i H. H.* M. ©Nell, R. A. <Gandreau,-;
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i> At : «the -J- Metropolitan—S. :;. Benson ,; and;
wife, Preston, Minn.; H. J. O'Brien, :■ Dea \
iMoines;: !0. C. Adams J and wife. Alexan
■ dria; O. *M, Lyon : and 5 wife, iWest i Su-:
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ARMY OFFICERS OUT
A CTCD I AMP PDPriU
Sensational Evidence Given in Trial
of Capt. Reed for Alleged
Frauds at Manila.
Government Contractors Were to
Settle Liberally With Commis-
sary Department Officials.
MANILA, April 29 — The trial of Capt.
James C. Reed, former depot commis
sary at Manila and who was arrested
aoout a fortnight ago for alleged par
ticipation in the commissary frauds, wag
begun here today anl bids fail* to de
velop into a celebrated case. Capt. Reed
is charged with soliciting and receiving
bribes and with other official mi&con
duct. At the beginning of the trial coun
sel for the defendant objected to the
jurisdiction of the court, alleging that
under an adt promulgated in 1901, of
ficers of the reguLir establishment are
ineligible as members of a court martial
to try an officer of volunteers. The de
fense further denied that a state (if
war existed in Manila today and alleged
that the provost marshal, Gen. George
"W. Pavis is unauthorized *to convene a
court martial and intimating that as
Gen. Mac Arthur virtually preferred the
charges against Capt. Reed the orders
directing his trial by court martial
should come from Washington. The de
fense further objected 'to the fact that
several members of the court were of
inferior rank to Capt. Reed. All these
objections were overruled and the hear
ing of testimony was begun.
NEEDED $20,000 MORE.
Mr. Shlndlea 1, manager of the Ala
hambra cigcul factory, testified that in
November, Capt. Reed had told him that
Maj. George B. Davis, who was tho
depot commissary* before Capt. Reed, but
who was sent vo the United States on
sick leave and whose name appears upon
the books of Evans & Co., government
contractors at Manila, as th© recipieu:
of $10,C00, was $20,000 short in his ac
counts. Continuing', Mr. Shindier
fied that those having profitable con
tracts with the government were asked
to assist in making good Maj. Davis de
ficiency. Shincller gave, he said, $2,105,
which was 2 3/£ pea* centt commission on
the cigars sold to the commissary de
partment during the time that Maj.
Davis was depot conrmissary at Manila.
An officer named Franklin, who was
assistant commissary, testified to the ef-.
feet that on March 18, and following the
direction of a superior officer, he ob
tained $1,000 from Maj. Davis and paid
this money ovtr to Shindier.
Inspector Gen. Sarlington testified that
during the preliminary investigation of
the commissary scandals, Capt. Reed ad^
mitted to him receiving money frorr.
pay irt Wall street
NEW YORK, April 29.—Transactions
on the New York stock exchange today
were by far the largest in the history
of that institution, the total being esti
mated at 2,7C0.000 shares. Transactions
were so large and the market so active
that it was impossible for the reporters
to secure a record of all the sales and
it is probable that even the large total
mentioned may be £0,000 shares short of
the market. The largest transactions
were in United States steel 432,600 shares.
GERMAN TROOPS
FOUGHT BRAVELY
EXPEDITION AGAIKUST FORCES OP
GEN. LIU WAS NOT A HOLI
DAY PICWIC.
BERLIN, April 29.—The latest China
specials to arrive here show that the
German troops behaved with the great
est gallantry during the engagements
with the forces under Oen. Liv, storm
ing the stronghold of the enemy even af
ter darkness and in spite of the huge
rocks rolled down upon them. The Chi
nese artillery, although firing splendid
guns made in 1898 at the arsenal in Han-
Yang, aimed badly. The Germans demol
ished the fortifications near the gates of
the great wall. They suffered intensely
from the heat. The French received In
structions from Paris, while marching
towards the province of Shan Si, but they
held at Ku Kwan, which they have since
left, destroying the field telegraph and
thus cutting off German communication.
The German press Is loud in praise of the
bravery of the Germans. Thc> opinion is
generally expressed that Gen. LJu's con
duct was due either to the deplicity of the
Chinese court or to a state of anarchy
which augurs ill for the future,
A suplementary dispatch received her®
today from Field Marshal yon Waldersee
concerning the recent engagements nea»
the great wall } says: "During the pur
suit, Muelmann's battalion*fetrack the left
flank of the Chinese main position thr*o
miles east of the great wall. The enemy
Was surprised and fled and were" pur
sued as far as Ku-Kwan. Sixteen mod
ern quick-flrors and a number of older
guns were captured, Wallmenlch and
Muelmann were opposed by 7,000 Chinese.
The return march of all the columns be
gan April 26."
j VA2TDEBIIP IN RUSSIA.
Cordially Received by "■ Officials of
■ "j'/V v !■'■:■ ~'-j';..':. the >■ Czar.-';;-i.•'".%
IST. PETERSBURG, April 29.—Frank ,A.
; Vanderlip, " former j assistant ■ secretary ;of
' the United 6'tatesr treasury, received
by the ; finance minister, M. de Wkte, to
day. .They bad a. long v end ; interesting
conversation. <:J. Mr. Vanderlip ,was gTeat
.ly t impressed with ;M.- de Wltte's knowl
edge of v American r affairs and apprecia
tion !of American methods. M. de Witte
tooK occasion .to again emphasize ■ his
friendship for the United States.
l\ Mr. Vanderlip made '. many valuable - ac
quaintances 7at | Moscow end '\ here includ
: ing the Ibahker,-. Rothsteln, the well ; known
.Russian financier, who visited the , United
■' States l^st year. ::';^ "■^ s/. : ::., V-,-,;•
. ■: Mr, Y&nderllp ' also vi#lte<| th© larger
OFFICIAL PAPER
OF THE
CITY OF ST. PAUL,
Shindier and others and gave as an ex
cuse that the money so recovered waa in
tended to cover Maj. Davis' beef short
age.
NAVY" OFFICER MIXED UP.
Lieut. Richard H. Townley, of th«
navy, at present superintendent <5? th«
Manila nautical school, testified tha»
as the result of a conference v/ith Capt.
Rv.ed, he went to see Castle Bros., con
tractors, who supply the commissary de
partment with vegetables, etc., and
wanted (them to give Capt. Reed' $2,000
and 10 per cent commission on all sale*.
Castle Bros., demurred to this proposi
tion. Lieut. Townley again went to
Castle Bros., and this time only asked
them for $2,000. Castle Bros, were re
luctant to hand over this sum and Lleut^
Townley explained ithalt Capt. Reed was
Ir a position to advanoe the interests of
the firm and that it would be ad
vantageous to Castle Bros, to oolige him,
Lieut. Townley testified that he furthea
explained to Castle Bros, that Capt. Reed'
might allow them the use of government
lighters and possFoly foe less rigii in the
inspection of goods purchased. Lieut.
Townley said that he thought Capt.
Reed was doing a no-ole thing in at
tempting to protect the character of a
brother officer. He also said that such
transactions were not customary in th»
navy. When cross-questioned Lieut.
Townley said, rather sheepishly, that he
was not so sure he was doing right in
taking the witness chair.
Col. Charles A. Woodruff, chief of the
suibsister.ee department in Manila, ex
plained the circumstances of Capt. Reed's
appointment and describad the duties of
the depot commissary, njt knowing
whether the accounts of Maj. Davis were
correct or not. Col. Woodruff explained
that on Dec. 30 Castle Bros, aroused h's
suspicion by intimating tihat money wa|
being collected by an officer of the com*
missary department. La^r Col. Wood
ruff sent for Capt. Reed, who admitted
receiving rebates for the purpose of cov
ering the ■delinquencies of Maj. Davis.
The testimony of Col. Woodruff is un
finished and other witnesses arc awaiting
examination.
Lieut. Col. John W. Hawsershaw, of
the Thirty-fourth infantry, is judge ad-
A'ocate of the court, and Maj. Thomas
L. Hartigan, of the Tlhirteith infanty, and
Capt. Charles Marple, of the Fortieth in
fantry, are the atto?9eys for tfro defend
ants.
of which changed hands at from 19*£ to
52, closing at 51%. One hundred and
seventy-two thousand five hundred
shares of United States Steel preferred
were Bold at prices ranging from 97' i
to 99. The activity in Union Pacifio
throughout the day was very great, the
total sales in that stock being 392,600
shares at prices ranging fiom 109 - to
120. The stock closed at 138%, an "ad
vance of 13 points, as compared with
last Fridays close. The dealings In
bonds were also tremendous.
spinneries and metallurgcal works at
Moscow. Mr. Charlemagne Tower, the
United States ambassador, and Prince
Khilkoff, the minister oi public work*
and railways, will receive him tomorrow
evening.
Mr. Tower Is also Impressed with the
profound reject wfliloh influential Rus
sians now entertain for the I'nited States,
many of them candidly admitting the
dominating influence of the I r.ited States
commercially anl financially during the
century now beginning. The r.ewi paper*
her are absolutely 'uninformed regarding
the details "of the visit here of M. Del
casse, the Fren-eh minister of foreign af
fairs. The general Impression conilrmi
the view given in these dispatches that
tha French minister's visit would no*
result in any radical changes in the exist
ing state of affairs.
DAVE BILL SAYS WAIT
TOO EARLY TO DISCUSS CIAADI-
DATES OR PLATFORMS.
ALBANY, N. V., April 29.—Ex-Got;
I>avid B. Hill tonight gave out the fot*
lowing statement:
"My attention has been called to the
etory which* is going the rounds of title
press that I am expecting to make a po
litical trip through the West and South
either this year or next.
"I desire to state that I do not contem
plate any such trip."
"When recently advised that an tnvitfu.
tlon was prepared in the state of Wash-
In erton and elsewhere requesting m« to
make such a visit, I immediately replied
that it was Impossible end requested an
abandonment of the project,
"I will state further, positively, that I
am not a candidate fpr the Democrats
nomination In 1901. lam neither seekij&tf
the nomination nor expecting it. I re
gard all suggestions of candidates at
this time as premature and inadvisable.
No man can now tell what will or ought
to be done in 1304.
CASES TO BE DROPPED.
Saloon Smashers Wot to Be Froae-
i■„ ou<ed if or. Destruction of Joln<taii. .:•;
! WICHITA, Kan., April . 29.—1t is :. said -
that tho cases In this county against .-.?
Mrs. : Carrie Nation • for tlap alleged ; %
destruction of salon property will bft ~ .0:
dropped. She was permitted to leave jail ;. \
here yesterday on her own; recognizance, .;•
to attend the funeral of : her brother it;-'v
Loulflburg. Kan., aiter having spent a. , -
week In Jail with three;-.other-/womstji- ;
awaiting trial which was to have oom*.. ;:
up "next/week. Now it is generally ,-.b^.
IWvod i*e cases will ;b« - dropped. * .-{^Jj •