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CITY OF STa PAUL.
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VOL. XXIV.-NO. 168.
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DITED STATES IS STILL A PUR-
CHASER OP FOREIGN AGRI
CULTURAL PRODUCTS
THE FIGURES FOR FIVE YEARS
STATISTICS SHOW A STEADY DE
\ CREASE IX AMOUNT OP IM-
PORTED GOODS
BRAZIL HOLDS FIRST PLACE
' WASHINGTON, June 16.—Mr. Frank H.
Hitchcock, chief of the section of for
eign markets of the agricultural depart
ment, has prepared a bulletin showing
the sources of the agricultural imports of
the United States for the period from
jSR to 1900. It shows that the total value
of agricultural produce imported into the
;United States in 1900 was $—0,139,288, that
year being the record year of the five.
|.Tihe -annual average was $371,360.36*1. Eu
ro-^ was decidedly our most important
source of agricultural Imports, we tak
ing from that country in 1900 $129,000,000
•worth of farm products, being the largest
In recent years, except 1897, when we
received $152,000,000. Asia in 1900 sent us
$101,000,000 in agricultural produce, a rapid
rise from $66,000,000 in 1806. Our farm
produce imports from Oceanica also rose
rapidly, being $31,000,000 in 1900, against
$22,000,000 in 1896. while on the other hand
there was a falling off of $2,000,000 in our
imports of farm products from North
American countries, there being $53,000.
--000 in 1900, against $85,000,000 in 1896. The
Imports, however, in the three years pre
ceeding 1900 were larger than this. Then
was a large falling off in agricultural im
ports from South America, there being
; $93,000,000 in 1896 and only $64,000,000 In
1898 and $66,000,000 In 1900. Our African
,-farm produce imports declined from $10,
--400,000 in 1896 to $6,700,000 in 1898, and rose
again ln 1900 to $10,600,000.'-
Brazil, owing to its heavy coffee trade,
holds the foremost place in the ranks
of countries sending us coffee supplies,
her total for 19000 being $39,287,000. Our
, Imports from there, however, have been
Steadily decreasing. In 1896 they were
; ?OO,GG*\OOO. The United Kingdom ranks
next to Brazil, with $32,606,000 worth of
farm products exported to the United
■States in 3900, a gain over the two im
• mediately preceding years, but a loss of
,$15,000,000 as compared with 1597. In Dutch
East Indies the rank was third in 1000,
t With $27,500,000 in agricultural products
Bent to us, the five-year period showing a
[steady gain, the figures for 1896 being
[willy $14,698,000. Cuba in 1900 sent us $27,
--[£26,000 in farm products, the war result
ling in such fluctuations in the statistics
as $35,386,000 in 1896 and $13,158,000 in 1893.
'Germany comer* next, with $25,019,000 in
;?900, against $_».K3,000 in 1806 and $41,358,
--.000 in her record ..ear otf IST?. Japan and
, China, made large giins during the rive
j years, Japan sending lis in 'ISO) $23,767 000
against $18,382,000 in 1596,. anl China $24,
--.131,000 in 1900, against $18,619,000 in 1896.
i France sent us more in 1000 than In any
one of the other years given, being $21.'
--052,000. as compared with $17,753,090 In 1896.
Hawaii likewise male a record in if-00
i with $20,638,000 worth of farm produce ex
ported to us, against only $11,710,000 in
■1596. Italy's gain was from $15,038,009 in
,1896 to $20,529,000 in 1901, nod Mexico's from
$12,751,000 ln 1896 to $20,1100.000 in 1900. Other
; countries sent us less than $20,000,000 an
nually.
LEADING IMPORTS.
' The leading articles of farm produce ■
Imported by us in 1900 were, in the order
of their importance, sugar, hides and
fckins, coffee, silk, vegetable fibers, woods,
fruits and nuts, tobacco, tea, wines, veg
etable oils and cocoa, the value of each
of these exceeding $5,000,000. Our chief
sugar imports came from the Dutch East
(Indies, $24,170,000 worth. Hawaii, $20,392,
--000; Cuba, 118,244,000, and Germany $12,347,*
--000. Following these countries at very
considerable distance were the British I
/West Indies, British Guiana, Santo Do- |
mingo and Porto Rico in the order named. |
The British East Indies surpassed them- '
selves in 1900 in sending us hides and
skins, we taking $10,031,000 from them, be
sides $7,253,000 from the United Kingdom,
$5,350,000 from France, $4,714,000 from Ger
many and $4,236,000 from Argentine.
Lesser amounts came from Europe and
Russia, Brazil and China. Brazil was far
and away our source of coffee supply,
sending us $33,000,000 worth.
Below the $3,000,000 mark were the
Dutch East Indies, Guatemala, Costa
Rica and Columbia in the order named.
Japan led ln silks. Italy and France sent
a little over $2,000,000 worth. Vegetable
fibers came principally from Mexico, the
figures being: Mexico, $12,113,000 worth;
Egypt, $6,157,000, and the Philippines
$5,019,000. Our wool imports came chief
ly from the United Kingdom, aggregat
ing $7,688,000. British Australasia, $2,968,
--j 000 and Argentina, $2,675,000. China and
European Russia followed In the order
named. Italy is our principal vendor of
fruits and nuts, sending $4,540,000 worth
in 1900, against $3,330,000 in 1896 from the
British West Indies and $2,000,000 from
Spain. Costa Rica, Colombia and France
each exceeded the $1,000,000 mark. Cuba
and the Netherlands sent us practically
all the tobacco received, their figures be
ing $7,616,000 and $4,569,000 respectively.
China sent us $4,873,000 worth of tea and
Japan $4,372,000 worth. France, Germany
and Spain furnished wines to the re
spective amounts of $4,545,CC0, $1,179,000
and $539,000 in 1909. Vegetable oils orig
inated in 1900 in -the United Kingdom to
, the amount of $1,299,000; France, $1,235,
--000; Italy, $1,147,000, and the British East
; Indies $1,065,000. The British West Indies
I exported $1,575,000 worth of cocoa to us
in 1900; Dutch Guiana, $818,000 worth;
| Ecuador, $771,000, and Brazil, $707,000, and
Portugal, $540,000.
ARE BUYING OUR GOODS
INCH EASED DEMAND FOR AMERI
CAN MAjNUFACTURES IN RUS
SIA AND SWF«DEiN.
WASHINGTON, June 16.—A compre
hensive resume of the commerce of _ the
* United States with Russia and with
Sweden during last year is' contained In
the latest extract from the work en
titled the "commercial relations of -ac
I United States for 1900," to be made pub
lic by Mr. Frederick Emory, chief of the
bureau of foreign commerce of the state
department. Mr. Emory has adopted the
plan of making public the valuable in
formation to be contained In the volume
In -short chapters, which are given to the
press at intervals.
Consul Heenan, of Odessa, says that
an Interesting feature of the trace with
Russia in 1900 was the demand for Ameri
can agricultural machinery such as har
vesters, binders, reapers, mowers, horse
rakes, etc., in sections of the country
w-here these machines had previously
been but little used. This was notably
the case In Poland. The reason given was
the scarcity of labor, owing to the heavy
Immigration .. from that district during
late years. The introduction of horse
power threshers by an enterprising
American probably is the advance guard
of an enormous trade ln these maahlsw.
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Consul General Winslow, of Stockholm,
urges American exporters niot to over
look the opportunities for trade ln
Sweden. The Swedes, he says, are the
Yankees of Europe, and if their commer
cial frier.dS-ip is cultivated, our mer
chants will find there is a growing mar
ket for their supplies.
The consul general notes that the thir
ty American locomotives that have been
put on the state railways aire meeting
witch great praise, and that the new
engines under construction in the King
dom are patterned after them. More or
ders probably will be placed' in the Unit
ed States.
MURDERER AND VICTIM DEAD.
Young- Man, Insanely Jealous, Coolly
Plans Double Tragedy.
NEW YORK, June 16.—William Meln
hoffer, the young man who last night
shot Mary Bolte, died early today at
Fordham hospital, where a few hours
earlier Miss Bolte also died. The imme
diate cause of the tragedy may never
be known, though the motive ls believed
to have been jealousy. In' Meinhoffers
clothing was found the following letter:
"I sit here and calmly smoke my pipe.
After great deliberation I propose to
kill her. She deceived me. I killed her
for revenge. She wrecked my life. I
have nothing more to live for.
"(Signed) —"William Meinhoffer."
Melnhoffer, who was twenty-three
years of age, Is the son of" a retired
baker. He was in love with 7?Tiss Bolte,
but the two had a quarrel recently. She
formerly lived in Los Angeles, Cal., and
is said to have lately come Into a small
fortune.
ill i iff Gill
AFTER BEING OUT NEARLY TWEN
TY-FOUR HOURS JURY AGAIN
AGREES
PRISONER IS PROSTRATED
Defendant's Attorney "Will Attempt
to Have Indictment Quashed on
Ground of State's Inabil
ity to Convict.
NEW YORK, June 16.— twelve
men, who since 12:15 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, at the conclusion of the
judge's charge, considered the evidence
' in the third trial of Dr. Samuel J. Ken
nedy for the murder of "Dolly" Rey
nolds, reported to Judge Newburger at
10:25 o'clock this morning that they were
unable to agree on a verdict. The judge
at once discharged the jury from fur
ther service, and remanded the prisoner
to the Tombs. When the foreman of the
jury anounccd their inability to agree
Dr. Kennedy seemed unable to compre
hend the situation. Then the tears came
to his eyes, and h's face showed the
effort he was making to control himself
and crush his disappointment. But the
smile that had been marked through
most of the trial came back and grew
1 brighter as he caught the eye of Dr.
Moore, his attorney. - r7*
I Immediately after the adjournment of
! court the attorneys for the defense saw
Judge Newburger in regard to their next
step in behalf of Dr. Kennedy. The
judge said that they should see District
Attorney Philbin as to whether he would
agree upon the course to be pursued.
Mr. Moore will ask District Attorney
Philbin to move the quashing of the in
dictment, and If the latter does not take
this step to free Dr. Kennedy, Mr. Moore
himself will make that motion, arguing
that the state has shown twice its Ina
bility to convict his client of the charge
named, and claim, that this was tanta
mount to an acquittal and ought to end
this case. Five ballots were taken by
the jury. The first stood three for con
viction and three for acquittal, with six
blank; the second ballot stood six for
conviction and six for acquittal; the
j third stood seven for conviction and five
I for acquittal; the fourth was five for
j conviction and seven for acquittal; the
fifth and last was four for conviction
and eight for acquittal.
HISTORY OF THE CRIME.
Emellne C. Reynolds, better known as
"Dolly" Reynolds, was found dead with
her head crushed in a room at the Grand
j hotel, Aug. 16, 1898, where she had gone
: with a man answering Dr. Samuel J.
| Kennedy's description, according to the
i testimony of witnesses. In the dead
woman's corset was found a check for
I $13,000, signed "Dudley Gideon" and mi
i dorsed by "Samuel J. Kennedy."
The police theory regarding this was
I that it was in payment of alleged win
j nings at the races. The evidence showed
■ at the trial of the case in the criminal
, branch of the supreme court in the
; spring of 1899 that the woman's skull
; had been crushed with a piece of lead
j pipe, alleged traces of which on
j Dr. Kennedy's clothing were alleged to
i have been discovered by the police. Dr.
i Kennedy was convicted and sentenced
to be executed at Sing Sing.
The court of appeals June 9, 1900,
handed down a decision granting a new
trial to Dr. Kennedy, and he was pros
ecuted before Justice Fursman during
the latter part of the year for the sec
ond time. This trial resulted in a disa
greement. District Attorney Philbin
transferred the case to general sessions
and assigned Assistant District Attor
ney Osborne to prosecute it. The third
trial began May 6.
FOE SUNDAY OBSERVANCE.
Meetings Are Held at Reformed
Presbyterian Synod.
CINCINNATI, June 16.—The delegates
to the general synod of the Reformed
Presbyterians today occupied many of
the pulpits In this city and vicinity. In
the afternoon meetings were field in the
Interest of Sabbath observance and va
rious reforms.
The sixth annual convention of . the
Young Peoples' Union of the Reformed
Presbyterian Church closed with a
union mass meeting tonight at which ad
dresses were made by Dr. J. D. Steele,
of New York; Rev. J. L. Patton, of Co
lumbus, Ohio, and others.
The proceedings of the general synod
will conclude on Tuesday night.
NEGRO UPRISING FEARED.
Colored Population Arming: Them-
selves With Guns.
LEAVENWORTH, Kan.. June 16.—Con
siderable excitement has been created by
the unearthing of what appears to be a
scheme of the negroes of Leavenworth
to arm themselves with revolvers pur
chased from soldiers at Fort .Leaven
worth. Ever since the burning of Fred
Alexander the negroes of Leavenworth
have been in an ugly mood, and conserv
ative men say that the race feeling
stirred up at that time may break out
at any time. The police are doing every
thing possible to kill this feeling and are
acting with the officers at Fort Leaven
worth. Three negroes who ~ bought re
volvers have been arrested and are being
held. $i& -■>„ ' ''•_..„
MOMDAY MORNING, JUNE 17, 1901.
IN 11 OF 111
STATUE OF IRON CHANCELLOR UN
VEILED IN PRESENCE OF EM
PEROR AND EMPRESS
IMPOSING ARRAY OF OFFICIALS
High Tribute Is Paid to the Dead
Statesman by Count yon Hue
lon — Emperor Places
First Wreath.
BERLIN, June 16.— Bismarck
statue facing the column of victory in
front of the reichstag building was un
veiled at midday today in the presence
of the emperor and empress, Prince Her
bert Bismarck, Count yon Bueiow, Pr.nce
Hohenlohe, the ministers and members
of the legislative house and the munic
ipal committee. There was an Imposing
array of officials, veterans, students, etc.,
and an enormous gathering of people.
Emperor William inspected the roll of
honor and then took his place under the
Baldachin with the empress. A thou
sand school children sang in chorus, and
Count yon Levitkow, Conservative, of
the reichstag, delivered a brief eulo
gistic address. Count yon Bueiow, the Im
perial chancellor, then made a speech,
as follows:
"Among the whole German people there
is no one but knows that no vestige of
the Iron chancellor's days upon earth
will disappear, that the admiration and
gratitude towards him will increase, while
German hearts beat or while Germans
fists are clenched.
"Bismarck's was a leonine nature. On
earth he stood amid the dust of battle.
Battle brings with it Just or unjust mis
understanding,: unbearable enmity or
blind hatred. When the dust is dissi
pated, there remains only the memory
of unparalleled deeds and his great per
sonality."
Count yon Bueiow then sketched Bis
marck's stupendous work In establish
ing the empire, that aspiration of centu
ries for which the noblest spirits had
striven In vain, and for which a long
array of martyrs in the German cause
had fought and suffered.
Continuing, Count yon Bueiow said:
"Only fools and fanatics would maintain
that Bismarck never made a mistake,
or that the maxims he laid down must
be applied in all circumstances. Rigid
dogmas do not hold either in political
or economic life. Bismarck himself did
not lay great stress upon the doctrine
he taught us, that no personal fancies,
transitory ideas or antiquated theory, but
only the practical and absorbing Interest
of the community should govern the
national policy. What his whole work
teaches us ls that it Is essential in budd
ing to always realize the limits of the
attainable and to work to attain what
would be of advantage to the country.
Bismarck belongs to no party: he he
loi:gs_to the. whole nation. In the do
main of politics Bismarck was what
Gcethe was in the domain of mind. He
ls our guarantee that the nation can
never surrender its right to unity. Inde
pendence and power. Living in middle
Europe we have'no alternative but to be
always 'en vidette.' We are strong
enough, however, to maintain our inde
pendence on every side. Divided by op
posing theories in politics, in policies and
in creeds, the empire will never be with
out Internal dissensions. But these will
no longer be able to shatter what was
forged thirty years ago. . Exegi monu
mentum arle perennlus. (I have reared
for myself a monument more enduring
than bronze.) May. the name of th's
great man always go before the German
people as. a pillar of fire on good as on
evil days. May our German people face
their future in peace, freedom, well be
ing and strength under the leadership
of the glorious house of Hohenzollem, on
whose shoulders the nation's future
rests."
Count yon Bueiow concluded his speech
by. calling for three cheers for the em
peror and the fatherland.
The people present then sung the na
tional anthem, and at a signal from th e
emperor the veil fell from the statue
and the fountains started playing amid
the ringing cheers of the assembly. On
tho pedestal of the statue there appears
the single word, "Bismarck." Emperor
William alone-mounted the steps and
deposited the first wreath at the foot
of the statue. He then turned to Prince
I Herbert Bismarck while "Deutschland
I Über Alles" was sung. The emperor and
! the empress then Inspected the monu-
I ment and the various deputations laid a
I mound of wreaths .at the foot of the
j statue before their majesties took their
departure.
MURDERED IN HER SLEEP
WOMAN BEATEN TO DEATH IN BED
BY HUSBAND, WHO ASSAULTED
HER WITH IRON BAR.
ITHACA, N. V., June 16. - James
Churchill, a farm hand,- early this morn
ing, murdered his wife, Minnie Church
ill, thirty years of age, at her father's
home at Ncwfleld, nine miles below this
place. He crushed her head with a
heavy bar of iron while she was sleep
ing beside her daughter, seven years old.
Daniel Mlnturn. the woman's father, over
eighty I years of age," was also attacked
by Churchill and is not expected to live.
Churchill attempted suicide by taking
carbolic acid, but he will live. He was
arrested and brought to Ithaca tonight.
The woman died two hours after the as
sault. 7 ■'-'■■■:
The crime was the result of jealousy.
Mrs. Churchill separated from her hus
band two months ago. On Saturday
night he secured the poison at Ithacx
and walked to N'ewfleld, arming himself
with the iron bar. He gained admit
tance to the house of his father-in-law
through the cellar and attacked his wife
before she could call lor help. The
screams of the little girl, who escaped
from the bedroom, awakened Minturn,
who went for a lamp in the kitchen.
While he was doing this Churchill at
tacked him. The little girl ran to a
neighbor's for help.- The two victims
were found unconscious. Churchill was
semi-conscious. The murdered will re
cover. He admitted tonight that the
murder was premeditated. He is thirty
eight years of age. 777.-: >fV
KNIGHTS 0F ST. JOHN TO MEET.
International Convention of Cath-
olic Society at Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, June Reports to the
local committees show that every sec
tion of the country will be represented
here at the twenty-third annual inter
national convention of the Knights of St.
John, June 23 to 27. Large" delegations
will attend from Canada and the West.
Over $25,000 has been subscribed to the
entertainment fund. • An attendance of
over 30,000 knights and their families
is Indicated from the letters received.
Ladies' auxiliaries are being formed here
to look after the visiting Dames of St.
John, which holds Its first annual con
vention here on the dates of the Knight's
gathering. Music, hall, the Oden and
Robinson's opera house will be used for
thef our days' session of the; order and
meetings of the distant divisions of the
military rank. [77-"-"'77-
An important matter to•'. come before
the.convention is a proposed amendment
to the constitution providing for an ex
tension of the Insurance department in
order to give an increased revenue to
the _ widows' and orphans' fund. Last
year over 3100,000 in losses-.was paid.
FOR PERSECUTED JEWS.
ZIONISTS WHO ABE MEETING UN
PHILADELPHIA WOULD ESTAB
LISH PALESTINE HOME.
PHILADELPHIA, June 16.— fourth
annual convention of Zionists began here
today with a larger -attendance than
every in Its history. Delegates are here
from all sections. The motive of the
Zionists, as exemplified by the speakers
today, is to establish In Palestine a ref
uge and home for persecuted Hebrews
from Russi_ and other European coun
tries and furnish them with means so
that they wil lbe able to begin life anew
under more ' favorable circumstances.
Greetings were read from Baron Roths
child and Mme. Nordau:
Various committee were appointed dur
ing the morning service, During the aft- j
ernoon an effort was mr-dc to amend the j
constitution to make every member of I
Zlon, before becoming a delegate to the
convention, to purchase a share in the
Jewish Colony association. The attempt
was defeated.* . "7 .7;v? •-*-":,:
The following were appointed a com
mittee to consider the project of estab
lishing a Hebrew newspaper: Rabbi S.
Wise, Portland; Leon Solatokoff, Chi- |
cago; A. J. Leon, Minneapolis; Rabbi J. I
Broneski, Neward, N. J.; Gabriel N. Ma
her, Philadelphia. : 7 7
ffflfflllfi iii
MRS. M'KISLET'S CONDITION CON
TINUES TO IMPROVE AND
GIVES MUCH HOPE
SAT UP ALL DAY YESTERDAY
If Present Rate of Progress Toward
Recovery Maintain** President's
. "Wife "Will Soon'Be Taken
to Canton.
WASHINGTON, June 16.—The Improve
ment in Mrs. McKinley'a health con
tinues and Dr. Rixey said • tonight, on
leaving the White house, that he was
satisfied with her condition. She sat up
in her rolling chair during the day and
chatted and laughed with the president
and others at her bedside. As night came
on Mrs. McKinley again took to her bed,
after passing a fairly comfortable day.
During the past three days the.'weather
has been cloudy and rainy and today
was particularly gloomy. This had a
somewhat depressing effect on the pa
tient, but wiith the return of good weath
er more satisfactory results are expected.
Today was a very quiet one at the White
house. The president spent most of the
time with his sick wife. . Capt. and Mis.
McWilliams, of Chicago, accompanied by
their son, called during the evening, and
others left their cards. ,- V
Word comes from Canton, Ohio, that
the) improvements on. the president's
home there are about completed and that
everything will be in readiness for oc
cupancy by the Ist of July. If Mrs. Mc-
Kinley's condition permits her removal
by that time she will ,be taken to her
Ohio home, where It :Is believed the
chances for permanent improvement w 11
be greater - than ;in Washington. Hops
is expressed that she may be able to
travel by July 1 If the present rate of
progress toward recovery is maintained.
RAP AT CARNEGIE.
DR. GRANT SAYS CITIES SHOULD
BE ASHAMED TO ACCEPT HIS
LIBRARIES.
NEW YORK, June 16.—The baccalau
rate sermon - of the commencement exer
cises of the University of the City of
New York was held tonight in the Epis
copal Church of the Ascension. Rev. Dr.
Stickney Grant, the rector, delivered the
sermon. In his address to the graduates
he said, among other things:
"The great temptation which I believe
will beset your path is materialism. We
see about us men with immense wealth,
this one possessing oho hundred millions,
this one possessing two hundred millions,
and thl3 one worth four hundred million*.
We find a man giving libraries to a city
which should be ashamed to accept
them, when It knows his name must be
written across the buildings he gives.
The same man gives universities to a
country which never asked for anything
ln university education, but an oppor
tunity to earn them. Many of the men
who have amassed great fortunes at
tach too much importance' to the rough
and-ready spirit which they believe to
have aided them most materially. Mr.
Schwab, we may conclude,' has little con
fidence in education along .higher lines
as an assistance in business affairs.
"The men of millions • have unlimited
i power. Young men see this and what ls
I the result? They throw themselves like
fagots into the furnace or materia" pro
i duction." 77-7.7.:'-
LAST DAYS OF OCCUPATION
FfINAL PREPARATIONS ; FOR THE
EVACUATION OP PEKIN BY THE
- POWERS ALMOST CONCLUDED.
PEKIN, June 16.—The foreign ministers
say that, although yesterday's meeting
did not result in the settlement of mat
ters, still things , are working most satis
factory towards a conclusion, and that
the amount of the indemnity and the 4
per cent Interest rate were almost agreed
upon, the only h'itdh being In regard to
Japan, which country camuot borrow
money under 5 per cent. It is the de-
re on- the part of most "of the ministers
to arrange this sentence as it„is, felt
Japan deserves special .consideration.
The probability is that ■ additional bonds
will be given sufficient to cover the loss.
Special Commissioner -'- Rook—lll, of the
United States, has agreed- to a<id 8 per
cent to the tariff, provided China would
agree to the widening and ' dredging of
the Shan Si and Pel Ho rivers, and also
to certain tariff . reforms.
The ministers consider It : certain that
everything will be ended .by July. Ail
the troops except the legation guards wT_
have left by the end of August..
The Germans tomorrow will turn over
to the Chinese the winter palace for
preparation for occupation, by the court.
The director of the F_o : Ting Fu rail
way has been notified to have means of
transpirations ready to" bring 8,000 Chi
nese troops to Pekin. =0 : "■- '777 s:*:
Search for Murderer.
SHREVEIPORT, La., June 16.—The
search for Prince Edwards.-the murderer
of John Gray Foster, continues. There
seems to be no doubt that the negro be
ing pursued in : Northeast Texas .is the
man wanted, but his. course Is so sinuous
that it is extremely difficult". to follow
his trail.
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DEAL TO INCLUDE ST. PAUL IX
HARRIMAN COMBINE REPORT- *
ED CONSUMMATED.
TRANSFER SOON TO BE MADE
Part of Gig-antic Scheme to Incor-
porate the Railroads of the
Country in Community
of Interests.
CHICAGO, June 16.—Tho Tribune will
I say: That the Harriman combine has se
■ cured control of the Chicago, Milwaukee
; & St. Paul, and that a composite agree
' ment has been made to perfect a com
j munity of interests among roads with
tracks enough to twice belt the globe, is
j generally accepted In railroad circles.
j The sudden departure of Mr. Harri-nan
! tor the East, accompanied by President
; J. J. Mitchell, of the Illinois Trust and
Savings bank, was announced in sup;,
I of the statement that Mr. Mitchell and
other bankers would furnish the funds
for the completion of the Milwaukee and
St. Paul transfer.
The meeting of Western officials with
Mr. Harriman is believed to have been
] the result of the recent controversy over
the control of the Northern Pacific
which drove short x holders to cover at
$1,000 a share. A few small roads out of
Chicago are not parties to the agree
ment, but it is understood they will c n
sent to anything that will maintain rates
and end the squabble that has been kept
up in the past among the various West
ern lines.
It was asserted tonight that all the
roads west, northwest and southwest
from Chicago to the Pacific coast will bs
controlled ln the future by the following
Interests:
Lines west of Chicago to the Pacific
coast by Harriman, Kuhn, Loeb & Co..
and the Rockefellers. Lines northwest
from Chicago by Hill and Morgan.
Lines south from St. Louis by Gould
and fhe Rockefellers.
Lines southwest from Chicago by the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa. Fe, to which
will be added before long the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific.
J. P. Morgan and E. H. Harrlman,
however, will be the real dictators and
direct the policy to be pursued by these
combinations, thus establishing "the com
munity of interests" which has been
the dream of Mr. Morgan.
There is interested ln the Harriman
mileage the following total mileage, June .
30, 1899: - • .- i
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe .6,946 i
Southern Pacific 7.614
Union Pacific 4,439 i
Northern Pacific 4 524
Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul 6,191 '
Chicago & North-Western 5.077
I Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 7,1 0
! Missouri Pacific 5,324
| Great Northern 5,127
Chicago & Alton 844
Wabash , 2,326
• ■,-.-■*■-:■ :-; * .*■■ . .-v /■■■■■. 7- - •■.'■> ■-„.. *■-*.-.-■
Total 55,592
[CONVENTION IS OVER.
LAST DAY OP Y. M. C. A. JUBILEE
GATHERING 7 DEVOTED TO
. LARGE MASS MEETING.
BOSTON, June 18.—The religious work
of the Y. M. C. A. the world! over was
told today from more than* a hundred:
"pulpits in Boston today, for this was the
j great occasion and practical closing <if
the Jubilee convention of the _. M. C.
A., which bad been In session for nearly
a week.
Delegates to . the donventlon, laymen
and ministerial of reputation from with
in and without the borders of the Unit
ed States stood beside the pastors and
'told • of the great field covered by the
young men's cause. -Not in Boston alone
were delegates assigned to pulpits, but
to churches- in neighboring cities and
towns. '7.-77-7 ■•-
In the afternoon in Boston meetings
of special importance were held simul
taneously, the mens' mass meeting with
over 10,000 present at Mechanics' hall,
led by Arthur B Smith, of Chicago; a
boys' meeting at Association hall; a
woman's meeting In New Old South
church, and a Scandinavian meeting at
• People's temple Overflow meetings' were
held at nearby churches. :'*7-
At the same time Commandant Booth-
Tucker spoke, to an immense audience
at the Salvation army barracks. Earlier
in the day Mrs. Maud B. Booth, wife of
the commander of the volunteers, spoke
j at the service at the state prison.
In the evening in Mechanics' hall was
I head the farewell meeting.the special sub
ject being the "Unnumbered- "Multitude of
Young Men of Non-Christian Lands."
CHURCH AND SOCIETIES
THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO BE DIS-
CUSSED AT SYNOD OP SWEDISH
LUTHERAN CHURCH.
JAMESTOWN, N. V., June 16.-The ses
sion of the Augustania Synod of the Swe
dish Lutheran Church today was devote
entirely to religious matters rather than
to -the business of the synod, and con
sisted largely of the ordination of new
ministers. The ordination service 'was
conducted by the president, Rev. Dr.
Serelius, of Vasa, Minn., and sermons
were preached by Rev. Dr. C. E. Lynd
berg, of Rock Island, and Rev. Dr. Carl
Swensson, of Llndsburg, Kan.
. The following were ordained and as
signed to pastoral work: N. A. Aimer,
Adulman, Neb.; C. W. AWdeer, Stratford,
Iowa; N. P. Anson, Greensburg. Pa.; C.
B. Benson, Madrid,' Iowa; A. "J. Norg
strom, Newman Grove, Neb.; S. W. El
ving, Racine, Wis.; E. Hoffstem, Grace
church, Rock Island, 111.; A. ~X. Jacobson,
Eau Claire, Wis.; J. W. Johnson, Rhine
lander, Wis.; F. O. Llnder, Omega, Wis.;
C, A. Odell, Seance, Mich.; C. F. Sandehl,
Montclair, N. J.; A. F. Ostrand, Sibley,
Wis.; W. N. SwensOTi, Arlington, N. J.
B. Westerlund, St. Paul; C. O. Sohlberg,
immansuel church, Rock-ford, 111.; A, A.
Daihlberg, a clergyman. In the Methodist
Episcopal church, applied for admission
to the Augustana synod and was re
ceived as a member of this year's class.
Much Interest Is felt in the synod over
the question of relations of the church
to secret societies, which, is to come up
for consideration as a special order next
Tuesday.
POEI£S SURPRISE
piflTlsH FORCE
LONDON!, June Lord Kitchener
has cabled from Pretoria, under today's
date, as follows:
1 "Near , Welmansruatt, I Twenty Miles.
South "of Mlddleburg.— hundred and
fifty Victorian mounted rifles from Gen.
ißeaston's column were surprised ln camp
at Steenkoolspruit by a superior force" of
Boers at 7:80 p. m., June 12. The enemy
crept up 7So within short range and
PRICE TWO CENTS—{^^ 8 .
. BULLETrrX OP
IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY
Weather Forecast for St. Paul:
Fair; Cooler.
I—Statistics of Imports.
Prince Bismarck Honored.
- Railroads Parcelled Out.
Mrs. McKinley Is Improving*;.
Imperial Court Retains to Pekin.
Bowie Fears Violence.
Union Waiters' Strike.
Woodmen's Memorial Day.
Killed While at "Work.
St. Paul Ma.ii Drowned.
Lutheran Synod Closes.
New Seminary Begun.
8— City Notices.
4—Editorial Comment.
Timber in tbe Philippines.
Stock Market Quiet.
London Stock Markets.
Tornado ln South Dakota.
s—Kidnapers Beat Saints.
Big* League Games.
Chiri Wins Grand Prix.
General Sporting News.
6—City Notices (continued.)
7—City Notices (continued.)
B—Preparing for State Fair.
WEATHER FOR TODAY.
Minnesota and lowa— Monday and
Tuesday; variable winds.
Wisconsin—Fair Monday, with cooler in
western portions; fresh westerly winds.
Tuesday fair.
North and South Dakota and Montana-
Fair Monday and Tuesday; variable
winds.
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, 77; lowest temperature, 673; aver
age temperature, 71; daily range, 12; bar
ometer, 29.82; humidity, 75; precipitation,
.80; 7 p. m., temperature, 71; 7 p. m.,
wind, northwest; weather, partly cloudy.
Yesterday's temperatures—
•SpmHigh Huron SS 71
•SpmHigh'Jacksonville .82 92
Abilene 92 M Kansas City .80 84
Battleford ...56 62 Marquette ...68 71
Bismarck ....68 70 Montgomery .88 94
Buffalo 66 74 Montreal 62 70
Boston 62 66 Nashville ....88 90
Cairo 82 96 New Orleans.Bß 96
Calgary 5-8 62 New York ...62 72
Cheyenne ....G2 70 Norfolk 64 OS
Chicago 70 721 North Platte.74 80
Cincinnati ...84 .86 Omaha 72 74
Cleveland ....72 78 Philadelphia .62 OS
Davenport ...76 90,Pittsburg ....68 74
Dcs Moines .70 74 Qu'Appelle ..52 60
Detroit 70 70 St Louis ....90 9*3
Duluth 50 64' Salt Lake ...M) E8
Edmonton ...62 64 S. Ste. Marie.7o 74
Grand Haven.76 SO Washington .58 62
Green 8ay....63 76 Winnipeg ....68 74
Helena 68 701
•Washington time (7 p. m. St. Paul).
OCEAN LINERS.
New Arrived: Rotterdam. Rot
terdam and Boulogne; Christiana. Na
ples; Armenian, Hamburg and Boulogne,
via Halifax. Sailed: California, San
Francisco and Honolulu.
Beachy Head— Passed: Barbarossa,
Bremen, for Cherbourg and New York.
Brow Head—Passed: Belgenland, Phila
delphia, for Queenstown and Liverpool.
Tarifa—Passed: Archlmede, New York,
via St. Michaels, for Genoa, Naples, etc.;
Lombardia, Genoa and Naples, for New
York. >; - -
Liverpool—Arrived: Etruria, New York,
via Queenstown.
Mo ville—Arrived: Laurent lan. New
York, for Glasgow and proceeded.
St. John's N. F.—Arrived: Carthagin
ian, Glasgow and Liverpool, for Halifax
and Philadelphia.
Queenstown—Sa'led: Lucanla, from Liv
erpool, for New York.
Philadelphia—Arrived: Rhynland, Liv«
erpool and Queenstown.
AROUND THE HOTELS.
At the Merchants'— Harland,
Fargo, N. D.; Tom Gibbons, Elgin, 111.;
A. D. Wood and wife, Salt Lake City, !
Utah; c. O. Reiser, Keota, Iowa; F. J. I
Barker Jr., Kansas City, Mo.; F. A.
Kischman, A. C. Grlffln and Thomas
Vickeman Mason City, Iowa; J W.
Bannon, Portland, Or.; D. M. Braun
Fergus Falls; J. C. Mcßeynolds and wife!
Hastings; Will Adams, Spokane, Wash ;
B. G. Ingraham, Livingston, Mont.; G.
R. Neff, Farmington, Iowa; A. L Nash,
Manitowoc, Wis.; W. C. Bascon, Winona;
George A. Wells, Great Falls' Mont.
At the Ryan— E. Palmer, Spikane,
Wash; A. M. row, Kansas City, Mo.;
Mrs. J. M. Bray and Mr.-. Davis. Osh
kosh, Wis.; C. Weisgerbee, Lewlston,
Idaho; E. c. Allls, San Francisco;
Charles F. Jaeger, Dubuque, Iowa; J. S.
Jolour, Portland, Or.; J. R. Finch, Spo
kane. Wash.; E. V. Bodwell, Victoria,
B. C,
At the Clarendon— and Mrs. John
Hem»y. Springfield; W. H. Swift. Ash
land, Wis.: W. B. Carman, Detroit; A.
W. McClelland, Wadena; P. J. Klrwln,
Watervllle; O. J. M. Owens, Mason City,
lowa.
At the Windsor— A. Chanlnard, St.
Peter; T. L. Ludermann, Sedalla, Mo.;
H. G. Hays, Sleepy Eye; Griff Johnson,
Dcs Moines, Iowa; Charles J. Johnson
and C. C. Monker, Grand Marais- John
C. Young Jr., Detroit, Mich.; A. G. Mar
burn, Portland, Or.; A. M. Burch and
wife, Omaha; John O. Olson, Duluth.
At the Metropolitan—Dr. J. C Noyes
and wife, Oshkosh. Wis.; Mrs. Seth p"er
kins and daughter. La Crosse, Wis.; An
drew Green and wife, Duluth; J L Par
ker. Stillwater; Walter Lomar, Rock
ford.
PLUM DROPS FOR PETERS
EX-CO\CRE.SSMAX PROM KANSAS
TO BE APPOINTED PENSION
COMMISSIONER.
TOPEKA, Kan., June 16.—E-Congress
man S. R. Peters, of Kansas, today re
ceived a dispatch calling him to Wash
ington, where he will be tendered the
office of pension commissioner, succeed
ing H. Clay Evans. President McKinley
has had under consideration the names
of ex-Congressmen Blue and Peters for
this position, and Mr. Peters' summons
to the White house settles the appoint
ment in his favor.
Old Settlers to Meet.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D. June 16.—(Spe
cial.)—The second annual picnic of the
Gregory County Old Settlers' association
will be held at Fairfax, June 21 and 22.
poured a deadly, fire Into the camp, kill
ing two officers and sixteen men, and
wounding four r officers and thirty-eight
men,'of whom twenty-eight were slightly
wounded. Only. two officers and fifty
men escaped to Gen. Eeaston's camp.
The remainder were taken prisoners and
released. Two pompoms were captured
by the enemy. Full details have not yet
been received." , . :
OFFICIAL PAPER
OF THE —
CITY OF ST. 'Piam..
11 SI 1011
IMPERIAL COURT OP CHINA NOW
ON ITS WAY TO CHINESE
CAPITAL
BOXER CHIEFS TO BE PUNISHED
ACTUAL LEADERS IN* RECENT UP
RISING HAVE BEEN TREATED
TOO LENIENTLY
MISSIONARIES START AGAIN
Si. LOUIS. June 16.-A special" cable
from Singan Fu, China, to th,- Globe-
Democrat of this city, says that an edict
has been issued changing the rtui-o
which the court will follow on it- re
turn to Pekin. It will go to Wei Hid
Fu, in the province of Honan, thence by
boat along the river and Grand canal
to Techou, thence overland to Paoli
Fu. and then by rail to the capital.
Li Hung Chang has Bent proclama
tions to the local officials along the routo
to make preparations. The court ii
afraid to travel by way of Tien Tain or
the disturbed districts in Central and
Southern ChJ Li. The route now decided
upon is no longer than the one originally
selected. The part of it between Techou
and Paotlng Fu is the m st difficult.
There is no direct important highway
and no inns.
Further details have been received of
the rebellion in Chi LI. It appears that
Tien Lob Siang, In order to resist tha
collection of church indemnities, organ
ized what is known as the Organized
Villages' Society of Chen Chou. Seventy
ether villages Joined shortly afterward,
and now there are many lawless char
acters, soldiers of the regular arm v. and
20,000 or 30.000 In 7(.0 villages, connected
with the movement. Some of the rebels
aro engaged in making weapons. Ll
Hung Chang admits that Col. P.itao
Sheng has failed to put uown the-. Insur
gents, and the French are now operat
ing against them.
The provincial treasurer of (hem Fu
has requested the missionaries to present
evidence of their accusations against the
Boxer chiefs, who will be punished if
convicted. He was also asked for a sec
ondary list of all Boxers who were spe
cially active or directly implicated in
outraging Christians. This list will be
handed to the local magistrates, and
those whose names appear on it will be
kept under surveillance. They will be
required to give bonds to remain orderly,
In case of misconduct th« will be liable
to punishment for all their offenses.
•This is the best action yet taken
against the Boxers ln the province of
Chi Li. It will act us a strong deter
rent. Many converts and others assert
that the Boxer leaders have been too
leniently treated, especiall_ ln Pekl
where foreign authority has fa led to
trace out and properly pun'sh the actual
leaders. This resulted in emboldening
the Boxers"-'and intimidating others who
doubted that the Boxer movement was
suppressed. „
Nine missionaries, having consulted
with the Shansl deputy as to an escort,
have decided to start for that province
on June 15. The English missionaries
will carry passports from the British
minister. The party will consist of four
China inland missionaries, two Plngllsh
Baptists, one American, one Scandina
vian and one member of Plggott's mis
sion.
The governor of Shansl ls adjudicating
the difficulties of the missionaries. He
is already advancing money to relieve
the distress among the converts. The
epeclal deputy in Shansi, who has charge
of the dealings with foreigners, was once
a student ln England. He is enlightened,
progressive and friendly.
Dispatches have Just been received con
taining the diaries of Missionaries Lov
ett, Dickson and others, who were killel
in Shansl. They detail events to within
a few days of their deaths Similar ad-
Vices are still expected through oilier
Chinese, who were charged to deliver
them to foreigners only.
DIE IS II 111
CLAIMS THAT ENVIOI'S DOCTOR
PLAN TO KIDNAP HIM AND ROD
HIM OF ILLS REASON
IS ET-TJAT-T REINCARNATED
Urge* That the Zion Guard Be I
Strengthened to Protect 111 m j ,
From Enemies Who
Seek. II Im Life.
CHICAGO, June John AlexanderJj
Dowio announced at his meeting in /.ion
tabernacle today that certain physicians
of this city had formed a plot to kidnap I
him, lock him in a detention hospital and
beat him in the head and back until he '
should lose all his reasoning powers and
become re-ally insane. He said that the ;
kidnaping might take place tonight, and .
after his service he called a special pri- j
vate meeting of Che male members of
Zion to take step* to help the- -ion —-d
In protecting him. He also made threats .
against the physicians that he would do
to them as he thought they were, trying '
to do to him until they should let him
alone and stop calling him a paranoiac. I
With all this Dowle repeated continually: j
his pretensions to be Elijah reincarr_.te_, '
making way for the Messiah, and he ln« ;
cideaitaUy laid claim to Immortality until
such time as his work was accomplished,
"I have- special Information," Bfaout—l ,
the general overseer to his followers,
"that a law has Just been Jugged with, i
special reference to me. These- doctors}
have fixed it so that an Insanity com-- ,
plaint does not have to come from „
relative now, but may come from ahy
man who claims to act in the public goc_,
Do you know what this mea-ns? It oomes
from the same men w-ho are calling me &
paranoiac. It means they are going to
kidnap me. They will try to get me some
night. They will carry me to a hospital
and then tie me h_md and foot. Then,
they will beat me on the head and baolf '
until they make me insane. That's wha^
they will do, tho fiends, the scoundrelsl
I say to Zion to be on guard! I want
every member of Zion and every male
member especially to remain after _ils
service and plan with me how to protect
our services against these scoundrels.
The emergency is great."
.New Play by Clyde Fitch.
LONDON, June Cylde* Fitch, who Is
at Carlsbad, has agreed to write for
Charles Frohman a new play on Ameri
can society, which will be produced by
Annie Russell at tha Lyceum theater,
New York. During the coming season
Mr. Fitch's "Captain Jinks of the Horss
Marines" will be produced In London.