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THE WEATHER: In St. Paul and vicinity today: Fair and warmer. VOL. XXVII.—NO. 64. PRAIRIES OF OKLAHOMA BURN, WITH LOSS OF LIFE Three Thousand Square Miles Are Devastated and Five Persons Die, While the Destruction of Property Is Great—After the Fire Passes Thinly Clad Families Lie Out of Doors in Freezing Night. LAWTON, Okla., March 3. —Five persons were burned to death and 3,000 square miles of territory in Kiowa and Comanche counties were swept by prairie fires yesterday and last night. Hundreds of people are homeless and it is impossible to give the financial loss. The fire was not controlled until to day. At Hobart, Kiowa county, the fire approached from the east, destroying stables and fifteen race horses, fifteen residences, two business houses and various small buildings. Spreading to the southwest, the fire swept 75,000 acres of government military and tim ber reserve and Indian school reserve, destroying several Indian houses and forty head of government cattle. Spreading westward, the flames cov ered miles of the homestead region, destroying houses, barns and stock. It was in this zone that five persons are reported to have perished in attempt ing to protect property. Late at night the fire began moving south ward toward Lawton. At midnight 5,000 people of the city were up to bat tle with the approaching fire. The advance line of the f.re was fully two miles in length and came in a crescent shape. A thousand men turned their efforts to checking the reservation fire at the city limits. Water from every source, carried in every conceivable way, was distributed along this line and carried all around the city limits. This check ed the advance lines of the fire, but was of little avail in hindering the continual rolling of the fire brands into the city. In more than a hundred places, flames rose from buildings, but ■wherever a blaze grew, men quenched it. The city's loss was only $10,000. Stories are coming in tonight of how families lay out on the prairie through out the freezing night, after the fire had passed, with only thin clothes. Hundreds of people are destitute and are suffering intensely in the cold with burns. Clothes, medicine and physi cians are sent out from all the coun- GIRL PUPILS REBEL Loyal Address Leads to Riot In St. Petersburg. ST. PETERSBURG, March 3.—Of fended-dignity of 167 girls out of 1,000 who attend university extension classes has resulted indirectly in closing the university temporarily and in the par tial closing of the technological insti tution. The incident which led to these results shows the excitable na ture of students of both sexes. More than 800 of the girls joined a few days ago in issuing an address of loyalty. The remaining 167 young women, who had not been consulted, held a meeting after the address had been sent in and protested because the address had been presented in the name of the entire girl student body and because the term "pupil" instead of student had been used in the word in?:. The resentment of the 167 girls grew as the meeting progressed until there developed an extravagant proposal to send a message of congratulations to the mikado. It was finally resolved, however, not to attend future lectures, and, the resolutions to this end hav ing been transmitted to the directors as unanimous action, classes were closed. This action, however, was im mediately rescinded when it was dis covered that the resolutions did not emanate from the entire student body. In the meantime the recalcitrants had aroused the sympathy of some of the male students of the university, who called a meeting. This ended in factional disturbances and rough en- counters, with the result that the di rectors closed the university. Notice of the girls' protest having been posted in the refectory of the men's techno logical institure, the disgust of a Jew ish student was aroused and he tore the document down. A few hot heads rebuked him for this act of intolerance, whereupon a quarrel arose and the Jew struck his opponent. Other Jews joined in to defend their colleague. The stewards tried vainly to separate tho combatants, whereupon both sides turned and fought the stewards. When the fighting was over the stewards re signed. 'STAND PAT'OR NOT? Minnesota Is a Critical State for Roosevelt. Globe Special Washington Service, 1417 G Street. WASHINGTON, D. C, March 3 — President Roosevelt and his advisers are taking an interest in the threaten ed squabble in Minnesota over the tar iff plank in the platform. To "stand pat/ or not to "stand pat" is the burn ing question, according to reports that come to the Minnesota delegations. The president sees politics looming in the Minnesota Republican conven tion, and it will not be surprising if he is heard from before the game is much older. He feels' that the matter is not local to Minnesota, as the question of reciprocity is a national issue and one which may lose or win him many votes in the Northwest Strong pressure has been started al ready by the American Protective Tar iff league to have the state convention adopt a "stand pat" platform. But It is well known that leaders in congress do not agree with the presi dent, and It may now appear who is ■boss, he or they, in the matter of the tariff. —Walter E. Clark. The Globo Has Excluslva Publication of The New York Height's Spec fa! War Neva Servoe* THE ST. PAUL GLOBE _ ties and towns of the district to relieve the suffering. Cavalry from Fort Sill and officers from Lawton are searching for missing men, women and children. A partial list of those who lost their lives is as follows: D HARMOND, living six miles north, of Lawton, burned to death. JOHN HARMOND, cannot live. A. N. CRAWFORD, near Lawton, seriously burned. MRS. HENDERSON, widow, living three miles from Lawton, and two daughters, seriously burned; one can not live. More fatalities are expected, as the reports from some districts are meager. There were many narrow escapes, whole families in their night clothes fleeing from their burning homes and leaving their stock and property to go up in smoke. All estimates of losses exceed $200, --000. Many persons TO|re injured in fight ing the flames. A report has been received at Fort Sill that an Apache Indian village was swept clean. ELWOOD, Neb., March 3. —A dam aging prairie fire raged most of yes terday afternoon and last night near Elwood, destroying the home of H. O. Haller, burning his barn and outbuild ings two teams of horses, harness, hay and grain. Jt burned the barn and out buildings and 1,500 bushels of wheat at the home of J. S. Tewell, and the house and other buildings belonging to Mrs. Corder. It burned a large scope of country, taking everything In the way of hay and feed in its path. LEXINGTON, Neb., March 3. — A terrific prairie fire swept over this re gion last night and today, doing an immense amount of damage. Several buildings were burned, live stock was destroyed and much damage was done to other property. A large force of men fought the fire all day. A heavy wind fanned the flames across the open prairie at a rapid rate. Kearney, Neb., also reports prairie fires which de stroyed a large amount of property. REWARDS KIND ACTS Miser Enriches One Who Thought Him a Pauper. Special to The Globe. LA CROSSE, Wis., March 3.—Be cause Henry Hunt befriended him when he thought him a pauper, and aided him when he was sick, William Schafe, an aged miser of Reedsburg, has bequeathed his entire fortune to Mr. Hunt, father of C. W. Hunt, police justice of this city. Schafe, it seems, hoarded his wealth and buried it in' small cans about his premises. The day follow ing his death $500 in gold was found, and other bags of money have been discovered in the walls of his dwelling. It is the opinion of Mr. Hunt that the estate will amount to at least $25,000, and may reach double that amount. HIS IS CASTING VOTE Accuses Men for Letting Him Violate Law. Special to The Globe. MILLER, S. D., March 3.—The three judges of election of Greenleaf town ship will be brought before Justice Miller tomorrow on a warrant sworn out today by David Stewart, charging them with allowing him to cast an il legal vote. He claims he did not know a six-month residence in the state was required and that the board did know it. His vote re-elected the old township officers. THE NEWS INDEXED PAGE I. Japanese Campaign Plans Develop. Fatal Prairie Fires. Riot in Russian University. Four-Cent Break in Wheat. President Anxious About Minnesota. PAGE 11. Warden Wolfer and the Prison Labor Contract. Alliance Reported Between Collins and Eddy. PAGE 111. News of the Northwest. Minneapolis Matters. Abuse of Franking Privilege Charged. PAGE IV. Editorial Comments. PAGE V. In the Sporting World. PAGE VI. Of Interest to Women. Short Story. PAGE VII. News of the Railroads. PAGE VIII. The Globe's Popular Wants. PAGE IX. Financial and Commercial. PAGE X. Same Men Sign Opposing Petitions. High School League Debate March 18. Ground Freezes to Depth of Eleven Feet. Supt. Smith Explains. FRIDAY MORNING. MARCH 4. 1904.—TEN PAGES. 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May opened at %@l% cents higher at $1.00@1.00%. July was un changed to % cent lower at 94@94% cents. A good commission house de mand for July carried the price of that option up to 93%@93% cents. May advanced to $1.00%. The reign of the bulls, however, was ended in about an hour. The pit crowd had become largely overbought and were eager to sell.With the resultant de clining tendency in the market consid erable long wheat began to come out Many traders who had been support ing the market became convinced that the principal long interest had suc ceeded in dumping all of its holdings. Offerings became extremely heavy and with almost no support, prices declined rapidly. Before the decline could be checked May had dropped to 96% cents, an even 4 cents from the high point. July lost 3%@3% cents, selling down to 91V4 cents. May closed at 97 cents and July at 92% cents. .^]^^j~j^jpj^^. a^LM\ //if 1.1 ' ■ * ''j^m^A/^^^^^i f^'^'^^^^^^^^^^^^H A Long, Lingering Look Is All He Gets. PAYS STAGGERING INTEREST ON LOAN Bewildering Financial Deal Comes to Light In a Dizzy City. CHICAGO, March 3.^After paying Maj. William Bell more than $32,000 as interest on a loan of $4,000 for four years, Charles E. Rand, a real estate dealer, wanted to "call the deal off." To his surprise he found that Maj. Bell still held his checks for $7,950, none of which had been presented to the bank. Judge Kavanaghr has!ordered that a decree be entere&ie-.jmpelling the re turn of the sectfrlfy a|id checks, but has denied the petition; for the return of excess interest. On the last day of December, 1895, Rand Sorrowed $1,000 from Maj. Bell, ffctnerjof Lillian Bell, the author, and gave;, his check for $1,000 and took Maj. fell's check for $957. The former check was not to be presented at the tiank the'ex piration of one week. Before that time elapsed he found he Ivould not be able to pay the check, and told Maj. Bell so. The latter _I©ane# him another check for $957 for one for $1,000, good one week later. With t£e $957 secured on Maj. Bell's check for $957 and $43 out of his own pocket his paid the first check for $1,000. As the days, months and years went ajong Mr. Rand still found himself unable to close up the deal. The amount of interest, rated at $43 each week for eae^i $1,000, amounted Continued on. Second Page. '. mm loves law LESS THAN FAMILY President Smith Believes in a God Whom it Is Dnnec- essary to Obey. WASHINGTON, D. C, March 3.— Attorneys for the protestants in the Smoot investigation today said they intended to prove that the defendant was associated with a hierarchy which practices polygamy and connives at violations of the law and that his very vote as a senator of the United States was subject to the wish and command of the Mormon church. President Joseph F. Smith confessed that he himself had continued to live with his plural wives since the mani festo of 1890 and that he realized fully that he was violating state laws. President Smith also testified that Reed Smoot had to get the consent of his associate apostles in the church before he could become a candidate for senator. Mr. Smith said that the man ifesto of 18§0 had left him and others with plural families in the unfortunate situation of being compelled to defy the law or to desert their families. For himself he had preferred to "take chances with the law," rather than to disgrace himself and degrade his fam ily by abandoning his wives and the children they had borne him. He ad mitted that he had had children by all of his five wives since the manifesto and said he had acknowledged them openly without interference or dis turbance ffom the people of Utah, whom he characterized as liberal and Continued on Second Page. PRICE TWO CENTS. &£ffikw. NEW JAPANESE PLANS DEVELOP ADVANCE ALONG PEKING ROAD DECIDED UPON Port Arthur to Be Blockaded and Iso- fated and Kirin and Vladivostok Threatened—First Great Land Bat- tie Will Probably Occur Near Dalny, and Japanese Victory May Be the Signal for a Chinese Uprising — Japs Neatly Headed Russians Off From Control of Korea. From Chifu a Herald special cable announces that ten transports con voyed by cruisers have been sighted bound for Liaotung gulf. The vi cinity of Saddle bay is said to be the destination of the squadron. The bay is about forty-five miles from Yin Kow, the port of New-chwang. That the Russian strategists are prepared for such a move on the part of the Japanese is indicated by the announced intention to abandon Yin Kow and New-chwang and concentrate on the railroad at Lio Yang and Hai Cheu. These points are about forty and seventy-five miles, respec tively, south of Mukden. The Thaitan Ho is a small river which crosses the railroad at Liao Yang. Port Arthur is to stand a siege if necessary. Ten transports would not carry a very large army, with artillery, commissary stores and baggage, and the best such a force could do would be to seize a landing place, in trench and hold their position under the guns of the fleet. New-chwang will be at the mercy of the Japanese squadron as soon as the ice is out of the Liao river. Bennett Burleigh announces that the Japanese have lost a cruiser and had a battleship disabled. It was stated the other day that six wounded engineers from the Shikishima had reached Nagasaki. Mr. Burleigh ex pects a landing near Dalny, the controj of the Yalu by the Japanese and a Chinese rising following the first Japanese victory on land. That Japanese troops are moving through Northeastern Korea seems well established. The force is small, about 2,500 men, and its objective is doubtful. Such a detachment could not be seriously designed to threaten Vladivostok or Kirin. Special Cable to the Globe. (Copyright, 1904, New York Herald.) CHIFU, Thursday.—The position is as follows: Although j Japan has lost a small cruiser and had the machinery of a battleship and another vessel damaged, these latter are prob ably now fujly repaired. In any case, she possesses complete ! command at sea and will anon through her sea power ef fectually blockade and isolate Port Arthur. In the meantime, the Japs seem to have decided to make an advance in strength along the Peking roadway from Seoul. Their forces have already advanced from the Korean capital, and having secured the Yalu river they will threaten Kirin, cutting the railroad and menacing Vladivostok, whilst an other force deals with the Liaotung peninsula. CHINESE RISING DUE. When the rigor of the winter has moderated an irruption in territory near Dalny is anticipated. The first big land vic tory for Japan, which is more than likely if she keeps her troops in rough country, where Cossack cavalry is of little value, will mean an unauthorized rising of the Chinese, who will lend a great helping hand, for their Manchurian horse men are bigger, better and braver than the Cossacks. JAP CRUISERS APPEAR. Six Japanese cruisers, escorting ten transports, have been sighted steaming.in the direction of the Gulf of Liaotung. This movement is connected with the reported intention to effect a landing north of Saddle bay. From Russian sources come reports of an engagement yesterday in the vicinity of the Yalu river between small par ties of scouts, who exchanged shots and retired. Japanese forces have approached to within three days' march of the Russian encampment, the latter retiring to await reinforcements. Owing to the heavy weather, it is difficult tQ proceed. A big battle is expected shortly. JAPS WERE TOO QUICK FOR RUSSIANS. Special Cable to The Globe. (Copyright, 1904, New York Herald.) SEOUL, Thursday. —Regarding Russia's statement to the foreign powers that Japan attacked Chemulpo and Port Ar thur before declaring war, it is certain that the Japanese gov ernment can fully prove, if it so desires, that arrangements had been made between the Korean government and Alex ieff for 2,000 Cossacks to be sent to Seoul to protect the impe rial palace. The presence of such troops here would have placed the seat of government and consequently all Korea entirely in the control of Russia. It would have caused the withdrawal of the Japanese legation instead of the-Russian legation from Seoul. It would likewise have necessitated Japan landing troops £00 miles further south than Chemulpo unless she could have cleared the Yellow sea of Russian warships. The activity of Japan enabled her to reach Chemulpo first and gave her a decided advantage at the very commencement of the con flict. At noon on the day following the Chemulpo battle a large number of ships were seen approaching Chemulpo. The Rus sian legation authorities freely hoped and expected that they were Russian transports, accompanied by a fleet, but unhap pily for them, they proved to be Japanese ships. There is not an atom of doubt in Korea that the Russians made an earnest .->r Or to obtain command of Seoul by trying to have the • rive here first. MAKE A FLOATING FORT. (Copyright, 1904^ New York Herald.) iIN-KOW, Thursday.—The Russians are sawing off the maßts of the Sihooch, intending to use her as a floating fort. They .are.going to place mines at the river mouth. The British and American gunboats now in New-ehwang will be piloted out between the mines. Prices of all commodities at Port Arthur are now placed (Continued on Seventh Page.) READ THE GLOBE. THE ONLY LIVE NEWSPAPER IN ST. PAUL.