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MINNEAPOLIS \ JONES WILL NOT RUN PREFERS TO TRY FOR ALDERMA RATHER THAN SEEK MAYOR 3 ALTY NOMINATION OFFICE OF MAYOR IS NOW LEGALLY VACANT Dr. Ames Is No Longer a Resident of Minneapolis — The Committee to Whom His Resignation Was Re ferred Has .Taken No Action in the Matter. Aid. David P. Jones, acting mayor of Minneatwlis, will be a candidate to succeed himself as alderman from the Fifth ward. He will not be a candidate for the Republican nomination for mayor. He authorized this statement yesterday afternoon. For some days pressure has been brought to bear upon the acting mayor to induce him to be a candidate for mayor, and at a meeting of the Com mercial club Saturday a committee was appointed to circulate petitions in favor of the candidacy of the acting mayor. Committee Waits on Jones. Yesterday this committee called upon Mr. Jones at the mayor's office. The memlers were W. L. Gardner, E. J. Phelps, Walter Eggleston and O. B. Kinnard. Mr. Jones said he was not ready to make a formal statement, but would prepare one after he returned to his home at Lake Minnetonka and would give it to the committee and press to day. "You may say for me," said he yes terday, "that I have not altered my determination not to be a candidate for the nomination for mayor." Office of Mayor Is Vacant. Mayor Ames has severed all ties ■which bind him to the city, and it is said that under the strict letter of the law there is a vacancy in the office of mayor. The resignation of the mayor was scheduled to take effect today. The aldermen have taken no action other than to refer the matter to a committee and this committee has not given it any consideration. HIBERNIANS HAVE A HOLIDAY. Visit Lake Minnetonka and Banquet at Lake Park Hotel. The fifteenth biennial convention of the Ancient Order of Hibernians was formally opened yesterday morning. The meeting was held in Phoenix hall, corner of Sev enth and Henrnepin avenue. There were about 500 delegates present. Shortly after assembling at the hall the organization marched in a body to the Church of the Immaculate Conception and attended high mass, which was celebrated by Father Keane. At the conclusion of the church serv ices the body returned to the hall, where the committee on credentials wa3 ap pointed. No further business was trans acted by the organization yesterday. In the afternoon they repaired to Lake Minnetonka by special train over the St. Louis road, and after a trip around the lake a banquet was served at Lako Park hotel. In the evening a social hop was indulged in by the members present, returning to the city on special train at 11:30 p. m. The real active work of the organiza tion will be taken up today. The fra ternal, as well as the insurance part of the organization, will listen to the reports of their general officers. In the evening the degree team of Min neapolis I.odge No. 3 will confer the de grees on a large class of candidates, for the edification of the ouUide visitors. The election of officers will occur on Thursday. The 'adicaxioos are that r.ll the present officers will be re -elected, as the members appear to feel that the con duct of affairs in the past has been so satisfactorily handled that a change is deemed unadvisable. There is ?ome talk, however, of J. J. Regan being chosen president, to succeed C. J. O'Brien, of St. Paul. Insurance Treasurer John Snethy, of Montgomery, who has held the oltioe for fourteen years, will succeed himself in office, us the management of the funds has V>een eirinently satisfactory since his incun-bencsy. All other officers are n».r>r- Yf iur° of succeeding Ihemsolves in iLe in^.'iance 1;, anch. DIES IN MOTHER'S ARMS. Passengers on Milwaukee Train Witness a Sad Sight. The passengers on an incoming Mil waukee train from the west were shock ed yesterday morning over the death of a bright-eyed little girl, who passed away in an unusual manner in the arms of her mother. Mrs. Kent, residing at Olivia. Minn was en route to Sparta, Wis., to visit friends, and had with her the pride of the household, her fourteen-months-old daughter Ruth. Mrs. Kent said that the child had not been feeling well for some time, but she thought when she left home that the trip would do her good. When they first started from home the child seemed to brighten up. and gave every indication that she had wholly re covered from her slight indisposition, but as they neared the city she gradually grew . _ - - .. ■. ■ . ■ ■■■ ■ ■ " - . ' . i .. - . ■-■ .:"'..'■■" '- l - ;"■■•.„■■■"" .-.. - '■*.'. V;": ■ . *?*- ■■ ■ ■.--* ;~ '"':. ;1- s ™ - worse, and finally passed away in her mother's arms. As soon as she reached Minneapolis Coroner Williams was called, and decided that death resulted from typhoid fever. The mother accompanied the remains of her daughter back to Olivia last night. AUGUSTANA SYNOD CALLS MEETING Removal of Gustavus Adolphus College to Be Considered. A special meeting of the Minnesota con ference of the Augustana synod has been called by President Fremling. It will be held in Minneapolis or St. Paul Oct. 21. Three matters of great Importance to the conference necessitates the calling of 11 mP ecUU meettnS at this time. The first Is the proposed removal of Gustavus Adolnhus eollegl from St. Pe ter to the Twin Cities. This has been agitated for several months, and many of the churchmen believe the institution should be removed to a more central loca- j tion. The proposed establishment of a dea conness' home at St. Paul and the mat ter of the English mission will also be considered. SHERIFF ARRESTS GAMBLERS. Men Said to Own and Operate Monte Carlo Taken Into Custody. Sheriff Tierney, of Anoka county, yes terday served warrants on Ira C. Rinehart and George Clark for keeping and operat ing a gambling device in Anoka county; on George Baggett and John Tongue for dealing faro, and on Henry M. Pohl for running a gambling device on premises controlled by him. The arraignments will take pface at Anoka today before Municipal Judge James H. Ege. The gamblers will prob ably plead not guilty, as they propose to put up a hard fight. Those who are placed under arrest were all Interested in the little "Monte Carlo" that has been operating at Columbia Heights, just across the line from Henne pin county, for the past five weeks. They claimed to have been operating under protection from the village authorities. THINKS DAUGHTER IS KIDNAPED. Mary Zimmerman Missing From Her Home Since Aug. 12. Henry Zimmerman, a farmer of Brook lyn Center, was in Minneapolis last night looking for his fifteen-year-old daughter Mary, who has been missing from her home since Aug. 12. Mr. Zimmerman thinks his daughter has been kidnaped by two strangers who were seen about the farm, and who were making Inquiries about the girl and her family's wealth. The police told the father of the girl that they would lend him all possible assistance in locating his daughter. WILL OFFER SUGGESTIONS. Board of Charities and Corrections May Be Investigated. Some of the members of the present grand jury are not satisfied with the con duct of the affairs of the board of char ities and corrections, and will suggest to its successor, which meets Sept. 9 that some attention be paid to this branch of the municipal government. >.o one asserts that there is anything previously wrong, but at the same time the absence of one member for over three months has caused some of the members of the jury to believe that this man's absence was caused by a desire to avoid appearing before the Inquisitors. MORE POLICEMEN APPOINTED. Half a Dozen Former Officers Put Back on the Force. Six former policemen were appointed to the force yesterday by Mayor Jones and they will report for duty next Mon day. The men appointed are as follows: Joseph OHinger. J. c. Daily T J Rooney, August Wold, Peter Quist, O. h' Vv lley. All had been relieved from duty by Mayor Ames for no particular reason, and their return to the department will be welcomed by the commanding officers of the stations to which they will be de tailed for the reason they are experienced officers. CANDIDATES FILE NOW. County Auditor Scott, Under County At- torneys Ruling, Closes Booth. County Auditor Scott, under a ruling of the county and city attorneys, closed the filing booth last night at 12 o'clock. Any person who wished to compete for an of fice at the primaries and did not present his certificate before that time will not be allowed a place on the regular bal lots. The county auditor says that he will ac?, ep*l all certificates filed today and will then present the matter to the dis trict judges for a ruling. W/ll Decide on Auditorium. At a meeting of the public affairs and advisory committees and the board of directors of the Commercial club this aft ernoon a definite plan for a new audi torium for the city will be decided, upon. I* will either be decided to remodel the Exposition building or build a new build ing on the west side of the river, a site for which has been selected. The exact loca tion of the latter will not be announced at Competition Stops It. Roland—Are you disturbed by the back yard chorus of howling cats any more? Parke—Oh! it was terrible for a time, but they got discouraged lately and stop ped. w "What discouraged their yowling?" The crying of a pair of twins that re cently visited our house."—Exchange. His Only Safety. Someone once sent to Eugene Field a poem entitled "Why Do I Live?" Mr. Field sent back the reply, "Because you sent your verse by mail."—Exchange. Was Not That Kind. Beryl—Was Jack much embarrassed when he proposed to Miss Antique Go- Sibyl—Well, I should say so. Beryl—l suppose he blushed and stam mered the way they all do? Sibyl—Not at all. His was financial embarrassment.—Baltimore Herald. SNAPSHOT OF VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT TROOPS. THE ST\ PAU& GI*OBS, WEBMBSD AY, AUGUST 27, 19O& COURTWANTSPOWER IF HE COMES WITHIN THE BOUN DARIES OF MINNESOTA HE WILL BE ARRESTED HE IS IN CONTEMPT OF THE STATE TRIBUNAL Judge Lacombe, in Releasing the Northern Securities Plaintiff From Jail, States That if He Is an Of fender the Offense Is Against This Federal Jurisdiction. Peter Power, of Northern Securities fame, is in contempt of the United States court of the district of Minne sota and if he ventures into the con fines of the Gopher states he will be arrested and taken before Judge Loch ren on that charge. Judge Ijochren appointed the special examiner and subpoenaed Power to appear before the examiner in New York and give testimony bearing on the now famous Northern Pacific in junction case. Mr. Power saw fit to disregard the order of the Minnesota judge and was committed for con tempt by Judge Lacombe, and after having served three days of a thirty day sentence, Judge Lacombe ordered his release, stating that the matter was under the jurisdiction of the Min nesota district of the United States court. May Never Come Here. Power may never visit Minnesota again, with this charge hanging over him, but if he does, he will at once be arrested and will probably' have to serve at least thirty days in a jail in this state, with no prospect of being released after a few days upon a technicality. Judge Lacombe, in issuing his order releasing Power from custody, ac according to the New York dispatches, holds that whatever contempt Power is guilty of in not appearing before the special examiner, appointed by a Minnesota court, must be answered for by the offender to the courts of this state and therefore he orders Power's discharge after serving three days in the Ludlow street jail. News Causes a Stir. The reasons given by Judge La combe for his action are written on the back of the commitment under which Power was sent to jail. There is some discussion and a lit tle excitement over this ruling in St. Paul, and there is also some specula tion as to what action the district of Minnesota court will take In the mat ter. It is generally believed, however, that Power will not be disturbed any farther in the matter unless he comes into the state. THEY AGREE ON A G. A. R. RATE. Chicago-St. Paul Lines Will Sell Indi vidual Tickets at a Cent a -Mile. The St Paul-Chicago lines have fol lowed the lead of the Wisconsin Cen tral, which road announced Monday that it would sell individual tickets to the G. A. R. encampment at Washing ton, at the rate of 1 cent a mile. Announcements were made to this effect today at all the local offices and this settles what promised to be something of a rate war earlier in the season. The first rate announced was on a basis of 1 cent a mile for parties, but not for individuals. It was supposed, however, that the roads would not ad here to such an agreement and the an nouncement of the Wisconsin Central proved this belief correct, with the re sult that tickets at this rate will be sold on all the St. Paul-Chicago lines. SOO LINE'S LOW RATE MET. North-Western Makes a Bid for Tor- onto Exposition Business. The- Chicago & North-Western has notified Chairman MacLeod, of the Western Passenger association, that the road will meet the rate of $26 made by the Soo line for the round trip to Toronto during the Western Canada exposition. Tickets will be on sale from Aug 29 to Sept. 7, inclusive, -with a final limit of Sept. 18. The North-Western will carry passengers via Chicago and from there over the Wabash or Grand Trunk to Toronto. This rate was announced by the Soo line some time ago and it is made every year at this time, but the travel on this occasion is not heavy. Peter S. Hoe Dead. NEW YORK. Aug. 26.-Peter S. Hoe. the last surviving member of the origina firm of R. Hoe & Co., manufacturers of printing presses, is dead at Upper Mont clair N. J from heart failure Mr Hoe was born in New York eighty-one years Won't Ask Carnegie for Money. DOVER, England, Aug. 26.—The town councillors today engaged in a longTnd heated discussion, during which thl idea of begging was deprecated, and a petition from influential townspeople requesting the council to ask Andrew Carnegie fo? money to establish a public library was rejected by a vote of 8 to 7. - UOWRMIMI 'COD 7?AmA7?js£ " STOi^fjES OF *<ETTY G^EEl^i TALES THAT ILIS/sT^ATE THE BUSINESS SHREWDNESS OF THE v ~ -; RIOTEijr WOMAN THE UNITED ; STATES. T The newspapers ponies the fact a few weeks ago that Mrs. petty Green, the richest, and in mTtny Tespects, the most remarkable woman, in America, had applied for a permit to carry a pistol. This was regaj-ded as a joke by the New York police, authorities, who smiled as they mad|' ouj the permit, says the Buffalo News. But it turns out th&t it.ls not a joke. Mrs. Green is in earnest. Since then she has given an houi- a day to target practice, and has becotne an excellent shot. Providing herself with six dozen little paper targets, she has been prac ticing on them, one after another, pin ned up against a tree in her back yard in Jersey City. At first it bothered her to hit the paper at ten feet, but she can now average two bull's eyes at thirty feet. Satisfied with her proficiency, Hetty Green put her revolver in her hand bag a few days ago and started for Boston to conduct an important law suit in the Massachusetts courts. On leaving New York city Mrs. Green explained to the writer with much pride that she was now quite content with her ability to defend her life—"not against burglars or highwaymen, but against certain lawyers who are determined to kill me." Mrs. Qjreen said there was a long standing conspiracy against her life. Her chief suspicions are directed against some of the lawyers with whom she is compelled to have dealings. She had a suit in a New Bedford court to recover $1,500,000, which she claims was stolen from her father's estate with the connivance of lawyers, and that is why she to^k her revolver to Massachusetts with ber, says the St. Louis Star. "Besides plotting s© that my father and husband were killed, and my daughter injured," ~s*ie said, "those lawyers are fixing to put me out of the way. But I tell you they won't. "Of course, 1 won't shoot first I won't shoot at anybody if I can help it But I won't be bulldozed by lawyers. When I was a your«g woman I could ride and shoot at tin same time. Tve been practicing son s, and I think I could kill a man at a distance of twen ty yards. "But I shan't sho( t to kill; only to disable. I do not are to have the death of any of God' creatures on my hands, even that of |a lawyer. I'm enough of a shot to s jop at an arm or a leg, and I'm going to qarry through this suit if I have to set half the law yers in court a-lirnr Pg." As for the lawy< rs, they profess amazement. They de iare that no man can get the better of Hetty Green, who is a genius in the fin art of financier ing, besides possess; fng the tact and resource of the entir diplomatic corps. In proof of which s dazen separate transactions are quo! Ed, in any one of which a revolver ;i i Hetty Green's hands would have befn a ridiculous su perfluity. One day when Mrs. Green opened her desk in the Chemical .bank offices she found a letter from her representative in a Southern city saying that a very large sum of money would be needed at once to protect certain real estate of hers against the schemes of a railroad company. She referred the matter to her most astute lawyer. "YouwiM have t6 put up the maney," said he. "I won't," said Hetty Green. Knowing the value of the menaced real estate, the lawyer looked inquir ingly at his eccentric client and await ed her instructions with considerable curiosity. She took from her bag a slip of paper and handed it to the law yer. He read the names of several in fluential senators and congressmen, and opposite each name were figures standing for sums of money ranging from $1,000 to $10,000. "Call in all those loans at once," said Mrs. Green. "You may explain that I am in urgent need of money." "Any further instructions, Mrs. Green?/' •> "No; that will be about all today." The lawyer thought it was enough for one day. Three days later he was waited on by a delegation from Wash ington, including one senator and three congressmen. All appeared perturbed. The lawyer referred them to Hetty Green, who received them with tfce courtesy due to the nation's lawmak ers. The senator was the spokesman. He cleared his throat several times .and said: "See here, Mrs. Green, wasn't it un derstood that those were long time loans?" Hetty admitted that such was the original idea, but she needed the money. The delegation from congress looked at her incredulously, "I'm in a dreadfully tight place," said the woman of millions. "People are trying to get my j>roperty away from me, and a very large sum is need ed instantly to protect it." The delegation thought perhaps it might do something besides paying back borrowed mo/icy.. Mrs. Green thought not. The delegation urged her to let it try. "With apparent re luctance she explained how she was in the toils of a Southern! railroad com pany. The delegation firom congress burst into loud laughter. "You will never hear of it again," said they, putting an their hats. And Hetty Green knew that she never would. A year or so before the death of Col lis P. Huntington, the railway magnate, Hetty Green's schedule of grievances against that power in the financial world reached a point where she felt that she must have revenge. At this time Hr. Huntington was bor rowing money freely with which to carry on some large deals that were still several weeks short of their cul mination. Hetty Green knew this. She also knew the bank where most of Mr. Huntington's loans were negotiated. She began depositing in that bank, and presently her "balance amounted to more than $1,600,000. One day, when she had satisfied her self that Huntington was still borrow ing from her bank, and that his big deals were still in the ticklish stage, she called on one of the active officers of the concern, wearing a very long face. "Mr. Stewart," she said, 'Tve come to get my money." . . "When do you want it?" asked the wary banker, thinking hard. - 'Now, if you please. - And I don't want a check; I,want it in cash." ' - "But, Mrs. Green, this is very unu sual. It Is the business of the bank to loan money, not to keep it piled up in the vaults. A million and a half with drawn without —well, it is just a trifle out of the ordinary. What is the matter, Mrs. Green?" "Well, Mr. Stewart, I am an old wo man, and I 1 feel uneasy. I hear that you have been making some rather doubtful loans"— . . f "Not a word of truth in it, Mrs. Green," interrupted the banker. " "Ev ery one of our loans is gilt-edged.*' H ; "But I am uneasy, just the same. I can't help it, Mr. Stewart. -1 want my money— cash, please." [■■ . 5 "Is there no other way, Mrs. Green?" The banker was beginning to perspire. "Well, while I'm waiting you might let me look over your balance sheet, Mr. Stewart." . . " . - - "Impossible, madam. That is against all .the rules of banking. What partic ular loans do you object to?" "I'd rather not say, Mr. Stewart. They may be all right, but I'm un easy. So give me my money— check, please; let me have it in cash." Hetty Green got her money on the spot in all kinds of bills. It made so large a bundle that she had to borrow one of the bank's messengers to carry it for her to the safe deposit vaults where she had already secured a box to receive it. ' . ' Another messenger was dispatched post haste to Mr. Huntington's office. During the next hour there was tre mendous excitement in financial circles over rumors that Collis P. Huntington had gone to smash. As a matter of fact he probably never had a narrower escape. • Joseph Choate, now United States ambassador to England, was once at torney for the defense in a suit brought by Hetty Green involving a large amount of money. Mrs. Green, dread ed the effect of Mr. Choate's matchless eloquence on the jury. During the hearing of testimony she had kept away from the court room, fearing to be served with papers in counter suits. But she felt that some thing must be done to overcome the force of Mr. Choate's eloquence, so, en. learning that the great man had risen to make the final argument, she covered her face with a heavy Spanish veil, slipped by the doorkeeper, and seated herself in a very conspicuous place. Mr. Choate's argument was so brill iant that Hetty Green squirmed in her chair. Yet his victorious climax was still in abeyance. Presently Mr. Choate reached his highest flight of oratory.. It was a psychological- mo ment. Suddenly . Mrs. . Green drew from her pocket an enormous pillow sham, stiffly starched, and began to sway backward and forward, sobbing violently. The effect was ludicrous. Judge, jury and spectators joined in a roa,r of laughter, and Mr. Choate never finish ed his oration. It was exactly what Mrs. Green had planned. She had beaten the only lawyer who could beat her case in court. . « The conclusion of an important transaction not long ago demanded the transfer of $100,000 worth of Hetty Green's bonds and stock certificates i from the Chemical bank to a Philadel phia house. The thought of subjecting such valuable documents to the perils ; of travel worried her, and she sought the advice of President Williams. "Any # express company will do it," said the banker, "and assume the entire responsibility." v ■• "But what will the express company charge, Mr. Williams?" ; *" "Well, it's more for government bonds"— :' "Then I'll send some other kind," broke in Mrs. Green, sharply. "What are the charges on other bonds and se curities to Philadelphia?" President Williams called to one of the tellers: "What are the express . charges on bonds and , other securities to Philadelphia?" . . "Twenty-five cents a thousand on government bonds," was the answer, "arid 15 cents on everything else." - "Do you mean to say," said Hetty Green, "that I must pay an express company $15 to carry this little bundle of papers # to Philadelphia?" President Williams reminded Mrs. Green that the express company would assume responsibility to the amount of the face value of the bonds transport ed, but Mrs. Green was indignant. "The charge is exorbitant," . she de clared. "I won't pay it. I'll put those bonds in my black bag and carry, them over myself. The round trip is only $4. That is $11 saved, and I've noth ing in particular to do today." CONTRACT WORK. Sewer In Alley In Block 3, Irvine's Sec ond Addition. ' Office of the Board of Public Works City of St. Paul, Minn., August 21st, 1902. Sealed bids will bo received by the Board of Public Works in and for the corporation of the City of St. Paul, Min nesota, at their office in said city, until 2 p. m. on the second (2nd) day of SeD tember, A. D. 1902, for the construction of a sewer in alley in block three (3) Ir vine's Second addition, from Beaumont street to Minnehaha street. in- said city according to plans and specifications on file in the office of said Board. - A bond with at least two (2) sureties In o SUlt<fi° atlea, st twenty (20) per cent or a certified check on a bank of St. Paul In a sum, of at least ten (10) per cent of the gross amount bid. must accompany each ffthe^grk^^if&SS mad* PayabI * rej Tec? aTaKI? b^s^ ** right * JOHN S. GRODE. Official- R. L. GORMAN. Presltient Clerk Board of Public Works. : : Aug 22-1902-10t : CONTRACT WORK. Sewers on Lexington, Hague, Laurel, - Ashland, Portland and Dayton Ave nues. Office of' the Board of Public Works City of St. Paul, Minn., August 20, 1902. I ■^ Sealed bids - will be received by the Board of Public Works in and for the corporation of the City of St. Paul Min nesota, at their office iin said city until 2 p. m. on • the second (2nd) - day of September, A. D. 1902, for the construc tion of sewers on Lexington avenue from Dayton avenue to Portland aVenue: on Hague avenue from Oxford street to Lexington v avenue; on Laurel avenue from Oxford street to Lexington avenue on Ashland avenue from. Oxford street to Lexington 8 avenue; on Portland avenue from Oxford street: to Lexington ave nue, and on Dayton avenue from Syndi cate B avenue to Lexington avenue, ac cording to plans and specifications on tile in the office of said Board. A bond/with at least , two (2) sureties in a sum of at least twenty (20) per cent «-r a certified check on a bank of St: Paul, In a sum of ■at least ten (10) per cent of the gross amount bid, ' must accompany each bid. SaY check shall be made - payable to the Clerk of said Board. i : -■;■ •■ ;-; : ,■,■,■-„■■».;'—■>..: The said Board reserves | the right to reject any and all bids. - JOHN GRODE. .'; Official: R. L." GORMAN, ; Pre3ldent- Clerk Board of Public Works. : v Aug. 21-1902-10U :. ■ NEW YORK CITY GOSSIP "SOFT COAL EYES" IS NEW DISEASE AFFLICTING MANY, Schwab Abandons Long Island Estate- Elevated Railroad Now Issues Blockade Tickets—Congressman Levy Says the Next President Will Be a Demo crat. NEW YORK, Aug. 26.—Eye specialists of New York are convinced that an in creased number of cases that have come* under their notice In the last few weeks is due to the use of soft coal in larger quantities than has been used for years before. The "soft coal eye" seems des tined to become as well known as the "ping-pong ankle" or the "bicycle face." Particles floating in the soft coal smoke do not cause greater inflammation of the eye, If they touch the eyeball, than do other particles, but there are more of them nowadays and hence more sore eyes. Some time ago Boston people suf fered a similar plague, which they attrib uted to the fact that a third rail was be ing used on the elevated lines. The rust was scraped off this by the brush connected with the motor and floated into the eyes of those who lived along the road. MUST CARRY BOILED WATER TO SCHOOL Condition of Supply From the Lake so Poor Its Use Will Not Be Permit ted by Pupils. CHICAGO. Aug. 26.—Because of the poor condition of the city water supply, the board of education decided today that it would be necessary to shut off the water supply from all of the public schools when they open next Tuesday. The com mittee having the matter under consid eration had hoped matters would improve before the school opened. Pupils desiring a drink of water dur ing school hours will be compelled to bring a bottle of boiled water from their homes or go without. An unlimited use of the water would, the members of tho board fear, cause an ep/lemic of typhoid fever among the pupils. ALGER MAY SEE THE PRESIDENT. Roosevelt Said to Look Favorably Upon His Candidacy. DETROIT, Mich., Aug. 26.—Gen. Russell A. Alger, former secretary of war, leaves for an Eastern trip tomor row. It is intimated here that the trip savors of a call from President Roose velt for a conference regarding Alger's candidacy to succeed the late James McMillan as United States senator. It is said the president would like to see A YANKEE &UN ml BEATS THE WORLD. . ■ -. -- • ■ ■"■■ ■ '^..^ ■ Estimated Range Over 40 Mile?. Nearly double the range and penetrating power of any gun yet designed throughout the world. A remark&bly solid and favorable INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY. L C«LC Here patriotic pride and profit meet The first question asked by a civilian on having his attention called to ' a new gun is, feow far will it shoot ? He naturally knows that the greater the range the greater the penetration. : The artillerist inquires, what is the penetration or energy of the piece, | and from that computes the range. I ->. | To answer the question in the minds of the people, our ballistic engi- " neer, Col. James M. Ingalls of the U. S. Army, retired, has kindly com puted for us the range of the ten-inch gun, 1902 model, as follows :— ** The range at 45 degrees elevation, 600 pounds shot, 3,500 feet per second muzzle velocity, will be 40.365 miles." -.— — The five inch, rapid-fire Brown Segmental Wire Tube Gun illustrated in tne above cut has been fired 300 shots by the U. S. Government Inspector, thereby creating a new record for average muzzle velocity from a 6-inch rapid-fire gun of 45 calibres length. This system has passed the experi mental stage and is now entering upon the manufacture of this class of guns for the U. S. Government. In the Fortifications Bill for the fiscal year, which Congress has al ready passed, provision is contained for fifty of the Brown Segmental Wire Tube guns, $698,770 —25 five-inch and2ssix-inchrapid-fireguns. These fifty guns will open the ball for the tww era which they will inaugurate. Krupp was brought from small means to a fortune now estimated at $400,000,000 by his gun business. The Brown Segmental Wire Tube System is a far greater advance in gun making than the Krupp system was in its day. The use of sheet steel for tabes, which tubes are then wound with wire, bo far exceeds all other tubes in power of resistance, economy of construction, time of finishing and lightness of weight, compared to efli ciency, that this new class of guns will rapidly take the place of all other types. About $80,000,000 per year is the present estimated average of sales for guns of five-inch bore and larger, and the sales are steadily increasing! The Brown Segmental Wire Tube Inventions and patents are funda mental. WE DESIRE TO CORRESPOND Immediately with men in position to place some of the ground floor shares of the proposed $10,000,000 company for manufact uring these guns abroad. - Terms, equipment and compensation satisfactory to all accus tomed to the sale of high grade shares. \J:^y ADX)BESBTBIJ§TEE» KOIIKH.V IVTKIUVr. fmoirrSKCTIE^ 811 HIBSTI MtiUi *jfc * JUSEXMA* »X., ITJBir YORK C*X^ the tyro senators from Michigan more in harmony with the administration views than Senator Burrow* His proved to be, and that he is favorably inclined toward Congressman William Alden Smith as a successor to Burrowa two years hence, and that Alger is likely to get the administration's stamp of approval in the present campaign. Smith and Alger had a conference In Detroit yesterday. Gen. Alger de clared today that he was in the cam paign and would be there with hia friends to the end. The general had been previously characterized as a pas sive candidate. CIUDAD BOLIVAR HEAVILY BOMBARDED Many Persons Killed or Wounded— Town Still in Hands of the Revolutionists. CARACAS. Venezuela, Aug. 26.— Ciudad Bolivar, capital of the state of Bolivar, has been bombarded by a Colombian government warship and many persons were killed and wound ed. The place has a large British population and the' British subjects have requested that a warship of Great Britain be sent for their protection. It is alleged that atrocities have been committed at Cuidad Bolivar by both the government troops and the revolu tionists. Cludid Bolivar is still in the power of the revolutionists. The town was fired upon day and night by the gun boats Bolivar and Restaurador, which attempted to land forces to reoccupy the place. About six hundred shells were fired into the city. When the ammunition of the Restarador was ex hausted she left for La Guira to ob tain additional supplies, after which the bombardment will be resumed. Torpedo Boats Accepted. WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 26—The navy department today accepted the tor pedo boats Delong and Wilkes. which have had their final trials. The torpedo boat Decatur will have her final trial on Sat urday and the preliminary trial of the destroyer Barry will occur the same day. His Posthumous Price. Here is an excellent and very typical story told by the English papers of James McNeil! Whistler: A Colorado millionaire —extremely millionaire—one who is get ting up an art gallery, went to Whistler's studio in the Rue de Bac. H« glanced casually at the pictures on the walls— "symphonies" in rose and gold, in blue and gray, in brown and green. "How much for the lot?" he asked, with the confidence of one who owns gold mines "Four millions." said Whistler. "What 1" "My posthumous prices." And the paint er added, "Good morning." TO BE OUTRANGED IS PRAC TICALLY TO BE DEFEATED, henc« f these highest powered guns will command th« markets of all na tions as soon as they are ready to de liver. Nearly fourteen years of constant study and experiment, with the ex penditure of hundreds of thousands of dollars In construction and testa, have eliminated all constructional risks and have demonstrated merit ab solutely unequalled in gun construe tion. The Trustees for foreign rights now offer for investment a sufficient number of shares of a foreign com pany to be incorporated in Europe, to pay for building one 6-icoh type rapid-fire breech loading Brown Seg mental Wira Tube gun for immediate use in founding a company to manu facture these guns in Europe or else where for all foreign countries. The Trustees believe that the shares will be equal In earning power to the shares of any heavy ordnance company that has been or will be or ganized. To stimulate quick decision and prompt action in forming the ground floor of this foreign company, these shares are novr offered at 20 percent, oftheirpar valne—slo shares ats2 per share. This price subject to in crease without notice. 7