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SECOND REGIMENT
BREAKS CAMP TODAY
Test for Marksman and Sharp
shooter Contest Is Finished
- and Full Scores Given
Bpeclal to the Globe
• CAMP LAKEVIEW, Minn., July 13.—
The regiment and two batteries of artil
lery marched to the grounds of the Jewell
$lursery company this morning, leaving
pamp at 10:30. The nursery is about one
mile from Lake City and the men carried
provisions for the noon meal With them.
The men were thoroughly drenched by
fain on the way out, and had barely re
turned to camp before another storm
broke.
The Second Tegiment and artillery now
In camp will leave for the various com
pany stations tomorrow, most of them
going home by the way of St. Paul on a
Bpecial train which will leave immediately
after noon mess. Company C will be ex
cused in time to take the 10 o'clock train
east. The entire guard will be removed
et noon.
Capt. Buschers was in charge tonight at
dress parade and Lieut. Col. Whitney re
ceived the review. Guard detail for the
day, Capt. Ormund, Company F; officer of
the day; Lieuts. Teeter, company G, and
Madson, Company H, officers of the guard.
The men have completed the test for
the class of marksmen and sharpshooters,
and with the exception of about four men
all have finished that for expert riflemen.
These four will shoot tomorrow morning.
The following are the official and final
scores:
Field, Staff and Band—Lieut. Col. Whit
ney, 131; Maj. Wood, 116; Maj. Nicholson,
114; Lieut. Bullis, 125; Cap*. Rowe. 109;
Lieut. Dorsey, 110; Color Sergeant Allison,
108.
Company A. —Capt. Buschers. 112; Lieut.
Pfaender, * 98; Lieut. Stolz. 101; Sergt.
Landon, 114; Sergt. Groebner, 100; Corporal
Matsch, 101; Private Hubbard. 99; Private
Lehne, 124; Private W. A. Meirding, 106;
Private Grussendorf, 110; Private Larson,
98; Private Schneider, 99; Private Schmidt,
112; Private Nussle, 119; Private A. R.
Schmid, 99: Private A. J. Schmid, 101;
Private Wellandt, 98.
Company B—Lieut. Braden, 116; Ser
geant Lang, 128; Private Schabbleman, 106.
Company C—Lieut. Wunderlich. 122;
Lieut. Brandt, 116; Sergeant Baker, 109;
Sergeant Lee. 99; Sergeant Stubstad, 103;
Corporal Creminski, 127; Corporal Frazer,
125; Corporal Rhinhard. 127; Private Ba
ker, 107; Schellhas. 100; C. Thompson,
116; Robert Thompson, 98; Vieruo, 106;
Patrick. 115; Lica, 118; Neuman, 116.
Company D—Capt. Kinne. 108; Lieut.
Fremow, 114; Sergeant Childs, 120; Ser
geant Baker, 122; Sergeant Allinbox, 117;
Musician Boone. 103; Artificer Carel, 104;
Private Cowell, 107; Feist. 108; Thompson,
106; Webster, 103; Weller, 102; Brown,
99; Gannon, 123.
Company E—Capt. Everett, 118; Lieut.
Bird, 108; Sergeant Chute, 125; Sergeant
Williams, 116; Private Harris, 100; Santee,
108; Follett. 102.
Company F—Lieut. Mohn, 117; Lieut.
Root, 113; Sergeant Stewart, 111; Ser
geant Barlow. 115; Sergeant Socks, 101;
Sergeant Cadwell, 116; Corporal Nelson, 1
107; Corporal Fitzgerald, 112; Musician
Pierce. 108; Private Barlow. 115; Cutshall,
115; Ekholtstrong, 124; Fox, 122; Gilman,
104; Soelke. 101.
Company G—Sergeant Wagner, 108; Ser
geant Brown, 101; Sergeant Johnson, 99;
Corporal Hauenstein, 113; Private Ger
lich, 99; Private Maas, 99; Private Evans,
104; Private Fuller. 102; Private Hill, 98;
Private Jewett. 104; Private Porter, 101;
Private Willard, 119.
Company H —Lieut. Madson. 122; Ser
geant Steffenhofer, 116; Corporal Tidland.
117; Corporal Widell, 105; Artificer Ho
dopp, 100; Private Barber, 98; Private Ol
son. 99.
Company I — Capt. Luers, 112; Lieut.
Herbert. 119; Lieut. Vinton. 119; Sergeant
Thompson. 102; Sergeant Chadwick, 110;
Sergeant Schaffer. 119; Corporal Kilborn,
118; Cook Williamson, 101; Cook Connel.
110; Pri%-ate Helberg, 106; Private Kubi
cek, 103; Private Thinner, 108; Private
Kaplan, 102.
Company of Engineers—Sergeant Sabot
ka, 125; Private Johnson, 99; Private Bly,
101; Private Kemper, 99; Private Tanbert,
100.
The following men have*qualified for the
class of sharpshooters:
Field, staff and band. Maj. Wood. 268;
Color Sergt. Stephen, 284; artillery, Lieut.
Prey, 235; Company A, Sergeant Juni, 256;
Private Lehne, 261; Company C, Corporal
Creminski 252, Corporal Reinhard 241, Ser
geant Murphy. 244; Company D, Sergeant
Childs 235, Private Feist 240*; Company E,
Private Santee; Company F, Lieut. Mohn
242, Sergeant Stewart 239, Corporal Sowin
eki 52, Private Towner 247; Company H,
Lieut. Modson 235. Corporal Tidland 244;
company I, Lieut. Schafer, 236.
So far one man has qualified for the
class of expert marksmen. Battalion Ser
geant Major Hildeman having attained
that distinction. There is a possibility
that three more will reach the required
standard in tomorrow's finish. This is
the greatest honor which can be obtained
on the range.
The battery was out practicing "on the
2,500 yard range this afternoon, and
though the ra n fell during most of the
Bhoot the scores were good. Sergeant
Kvittum, Battery B, made 16 out of a
possible 25. If the light on the target is
favorable the two batteries will shoot for
a short time tomorrow morning.
JUDGE DECIDES FOR
NONUNION MAN
Declares Contracts Shutting Them Out
From Employment Are Void
MILWAUKEE, Wis., June 13.—Con
tracts made by incorporated labor unions
•with manufacturers prohibiting the em
ployment of non-union -working men are
void according to a decision announced
by Judge Ludwig in the circuit court to-
£ ay" • :tiif- the fi, rst rull "£ u P°n the Ques
tion in Wisconsin.
The decision was given in the suit
brought by the Milwaukee Custom Tail
ors" union against a local concern which
made an agreement with the tailors to
employ none but union workmen. A tem
porary injunction was obtained, but this
f^i.fi rules, was imfSrovidently
i^yed. After the injunction waa issued
the- union instituted proceedings to have
«* aT pa£ y,p iV nished for contempt for
«* alleged failure to comply with its
I "Take Care of
: the Inner Man"
A good motto, which we try to follow. We are proud of
Burlington Dining Car service, and wish you would try It, on
our limited trains between St. Paul and Chicago and St. Louis
We know you will be pleased, not only with the dining serv
ice, but with the elegant compartment and standard sleepers
and reclining chair cars. Purchase your ticket* via the
"Burlington Route."
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pP*|KHJjJHi|fi||p GEO- D- ROGERS, CITY TICKET AGENT.
Flfth and Robert sts., St. Paul. Both Phones 1266.
terms. The motion to punish was de
nied and the injunction set aside.
The decision goes further than the con
tract between the unions and the manu
facturers, holding also that contracts re
quiring the employment of none but union
labor are void. The court says it is class
discrimination. The principal reasons
which led the court to make this order
and which to his mind make it clear that
the temporary injunction was improvi
dently granted are:
First—The injunction is not proper be
cause the contract upon which it is based
is void for want of mutuality.
Second—The contract is void as against
public policy.
The court said: ''This agreement strikes
at the right of contract and provides
that complainant shall employ none but
members of the several unions, thus dis
criminating in favor of one class of men
and excluding all others. Therefore the
prohibition contained in the contract
strikes at the right of contract both on
the part of the laborer and the employer.
The agreements in question would tend
to create a monopoly in favor of the
members of the different unions to the
exclusion of workmen not members of
such unions and are in this respect un
lawful. Contracts tending to create a
monopoly are void."
Dukhobors March Again
DAUPHIN, Man., July 13.—Dukhobors
numbering about fifty brought up at
Mlnitonas, a small village sixty miles
north of Dauphin. These people are again
in search of Jesus. They have been on
the road for some time and are in poor
shape for traveling. They wfll accept no
food, and fear is expressed that many of
the women and children will die before
they move many more miles. The march
to Dauphin from Minitonas is through a
comparatively unsettled country and Dare
of anything which these strange folk will
eat. They refuse all animal food, and
natural vegetable food is scarce. Farmers
say that they are discarding their clothes
as they march.
Rush at Bonesteel Continues
BONESTEEL, S. D., July 13.—Nearly
15,000 persons have visited Bonesteel
since the opening of the registrars office
for entry on the Rosebud Indian reserva
tion last week. The greater part of these
people have registered. The authorities
have been remarkably successful in pre
venting disorder. The council has forced
undesirable persons to leave whenever
they put in their appearance. The gov
ernment land office has been able to ac
commodate the crowds without incon
venience and men have not been forced
to stand in line any great length of time.
Denounces Gov. Peabody
MILWAUKEE, Wis., July 13.—Samuel
Gompers, president of the American Fed
eration of Labor, addressed the delegates
to the International Longshoremen and
Marine Transport Workers' association
convention today. He denounced Gov.
Peabody, of Colorado, for his course in
the miners' trouble, and also said that
the system of injunctions was wrong. He
said American capitalists were Chinesiz
ing American labor.
Charles E. Fay Dies
DULUTH, Minn., July 13.—Charles E.
Fay, eldest son of Marcus L. Fay, mayor
of Virginia and millionaire mine owner,
died tonight of spinal meningitis. Young
Mr. Fay was one of the best known min
ing men on the Minnesota ranges. He is
survived by a widow and two children.
Hlntz Must Wear Stripes
WAUKESHA, Wis., July 13.—Charles
Hintz, of Milwaukee, was today sentenced
to fourteen years in state prison at hard
labor for killing Mrs. Augusta Piskie at
Muskege.
CLOUDBURST DESTROYS
A PHILIPPINE TOWN
Two Hundred Lives Are Lost at San Juan
del Monte
MANILA, July 13.—A cloudburst over
the hills northeast of Manila caused a
flood which has destroyed San Juan del
Monte. Two hundred lives were lost.
The low-lying districts were inundated.
The homes of Americans and foreigners
are isolated. Transportation through the
streets was carried in boats only. It
rained for twenty-seven hours, the total
rainfall being 17 1-5 inches. This is un
precedented. The damage to property is
estimated at $2,000,000.
Chicago Brokers Fail
CHICAGO, July 13.—Ernest A. Jones &
Co., brokers, went into the hands of re
ceivers today. The firm has offices in the
Rlalto building here, and is said to have
forty-five branches in four states. John
A. Barnes is the receiver. The Jones com
pany are grain and commission merchants
and their branch offices are chiefly in
lowa, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Ohio and In
diana. The receiver was named on com
plaint of a small creditor. Totals, assets
of the company is said to be $30,000, lia
bilities $40,000.
Think They Have Klngsley's Body
NEW YORK, July 13—.The police re
port the finding tonight of a body believed
to be that of Henry Baxter Kingsley, the
wealthy young Vermont man who has
been missing since last November from
the home of his cousin, Hugh H. Baxter,
in Fifth avenue, this city. The body was
found in the Harlem river at 157 th street.
How Kingsley came to his death is not
known.
Consider Catholic High Schools
ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 13.—The feature
of the second day's session of the annual
conference of Catholic educators, which
is being held at the St. Louis, university,
was a joint conference On Ca'ttvollc high
schools. It was followed by meetings of
the various sections, of which the sec
tion of colleges is the largest. -A commit
tee was appointed by the college section
.to meet representatives from the sections
of seminaries and schools to effect the
permanent organization of a joint body
.I'- Killed in an Automobile
ROCKVILLE CENTER, L. I. July 13—
James Snyder, of Brooklyn, : and Frank J.
Correll, of^v Amity vllle,;:-;. were*-: instantly
killed, and "a? man believed sto be J W
'<* Brooklyn, was so bacily : injured
that he . died soon after, as the result of • a
collision between a big touring automo
■ bile and a train on the Long Island i rail
road at Merrick road crossing tonight g *
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE. THUKSDAY, JULY 14, 1904
TWENTY-ONE LIVES
ARE CRUSHED OUT
Continued From First Page
wood there is a sharp curve, and as
the picnic train tore around this on
the south-bound track a freight train
was baoknig from the south-bound to
the north-bound track. It was partly
on both tracks, and no train could
have passed it in either direction. The
bend is so sharp that the engineer of
the picnic train had no chance to see
the freight before he was upon It.
Go Clear Through Freight
It was too late to do anything but
set the air brakes, but before they
could take effect the passenger train
smashed into the freight at full speed.
The engine and baggage car of the
passenger train went clear through the
freight and were piled up in a heap of
wreckage on the further side of the
switch on which the freight was cross
ing from ohe track to the other. The
first coaelf of the picnic train plunged
straight into the wreckage and buried
itself in a mass of kindling wood un
der the demolished baggage car.
Nearly all of the passengers in the
first coach were caught beneath the
mass of debris, and it was here that
the loss of life occurred. The people in
the rear coaches were hurled from
their seats and many of them were
badly shaken up and bruised, but all of
the serious casualties occurred in the
first car. The uninjured passengers
and the trainmen at once hastened to
the relief of those who were pinned
down under the wreckage who were
shrieking for aid.
The first train to arrive on the scene
came from Chicago Heights and car
ried six physicians. A short time after
ward a second train arrived from
Glenwood bringing additional physi
cians and nurses. It was nearly 10
o'clock when the last of the wounded
had been taken from the wreckage,
half an hour later than that time when
the temporary dressing had been ap
plied to the* last wound, and the train
carrying its woeful burden started for
the city. It was stopped at Sixty-first
street and the dead taken to under
taking establishments In the suburb
of Englewood, while the injured were
hurried to Englewood hospital.
Engineer Explains
The freight train which caused the
wreck was in change of Engineer
James Hoxsie. In explanation of the
accident the engineer and crew of the
freight train say their train, which was
northbound, parted at Chicago Heights,
and the break was not noticed until the
train was near Glenwood. The engi
neer noticed that the excursion traiir
was coming, but thought it was on the
northbound track and switched the
train onto the southbound track to
keep out of its way, when it came on
the southbound track.
FRENCH THINK THE
HEIR IS MYTHICAL
Paris Capitalist Leaves Wealth to an
American and Will Is Contested
PARIS, July.l 3— A remarkable cas»e
In which George A. Church, of Nayatt
Point ,R. 1., is the central figure is
being heard by the tribunal of the
Seine. Poulet, a Parisian capitalist,
disappeared fourteen years ago, during
a voyage around the world. He left
$260,000 in French bonds. After wait
ing the statutory period his heirs ask
ed for a division of the estate. There
after a will was filed, dated at Sim-
Than-Glaia, Island of Java, in which
M. Poulet gave his entire estate to Mr.
Church.
Counsel for the heirs sought to cre
ate the impression that this was an
other case of mythical Crawfords, as
in the Humbert case, while counsel for
Mr. Church maintained that his client
actually exists, being a retired New
England merchant who recently sailed
from New York for Europe. There
upon the court asked that Mr. Church
be presented to the court, and ad
journed tHe case until Friday to per
mit the presentation or the production
of other proof of his identity. The
genuineness of the large legacy ap
pears unquestionable, but the case js
bitterly contested mainly because of
suspicions growing out of the fictitious
American heirs in the Humbert case.
The will of M. Poulet is dated Jan.
25, "1898, and describes Mr. Church as
then living at Nayatt Point, R. I. It
is stated Mr. Church is now on his
way from Hamburg to Bayonne and
expected to be presented in court on
Monday.
PROVIDENCE, R. 1., July 13.—
George A. Church was for many years
a resident of Nayatt Point, near this
city. He belongs to an old Rhode
Island family and is nearly sixty years
of age.
For several years he has spent his
time in European travel, and during
one of his trips made the acquaintance
of Poulet. The two became intimate
friends and about fourteen years ago
the Parisian visited Mr. Church at his
Nayatt Point home. It was shortly
after this that Mr. Poulet started on
his trip around the world, during which
he died at Buenos Ayres. For several
years past Mr. Church has resided in
New York city. He is said to have
sailed for Europe a few days ago.
Banks Ally
BERLIN, July 13.—An alliance has
been effected between the Commerz
and Disconto Bank of Berlin and Ham-
burg and the Credit and Spar Bank of
Leipsic. The former will shortly be
represented on the board of the latter
institution.
Relieves Leprosy
RANGOON, Burmah, July 13.—Capt.
E. R. Rost, of the Indian medical
force, has succeeded in cultivating the
bacillus of leprosy. He has made a
substance from the cultures which he
calls leprolin and which when injected
into lepers has marked beneficial ac
tion.
Duck in Deadly Form
A short time ago the death was an
nounced ofComte Leon de Laubespin
from the effects of eating a dish of
duck a la Rouennaise. Duck ala Rou
ennaise is considered very deadly dur
ing the hot season for the following
reasons: In order to prepare the dish
according to the recognized rules, the
duck must be killed by suffocation. It
happens, therefore, that the blood co
agulates in the body of the bird In
such a manner that no amount of
cooking suffices to sterilize it. In hot,
stormy weather, such as we have had
lately, this coagulated blood would de
compose and contain sufficient poison
to kill anyone eating of the dish. The
moral of the' Story would appear to be:
Don't have your ducks cooked a la
Rouennaise. —Paris—Messenger.
Finished
The New Boy—What do you do in
your Sunday school?
The Rev. Dr. Saintly—We study the
Bible.
"But Tve been through that."—
Brooklyn Life.
NOTIFICATION MAY
BE JOINT CEREMONY
Judge Parker and Ex-Senator
Davis May Meet Committee
at Rosemount
ESOPUS, N. y., July 13.—Judge Parker
had a letter today from David B. Hill, in
which he expressed his regret that he
cannot visit the judge now owing to press
of business. When the possibility of a
Joint notification ceremony of both him
self and Mr. Davis as candidates, respec
tively, for president and vice president
was suggested tonight to Judge Parker
the idea appeared to interest him; but he
said that no such plan had as yet been
broached so far as he knew. Tomorrow
Judge Parker has an appointment with
Senator Patrick H. McCa-rren, of Brook
lyn.
In the evening citizens of Kingston and
vicinity, irrespective of party, are to visit
Rosemount and pay their respects to the
Democratic candidate for president. A
special train ha s been arranged for and
there will be speechmaking. music and
fireworks. Judge Parker is himself a
voter in the third district of the Ninth
ward of the city of Kingston, being reg
istered .from the residence of his son-in
law. Rev. Charles M. Hall. That district
is the only on c in that ward regarded as
normally Democratic.
Death Knell of Home Quiet
Rosemount, for the first time, today
began to show outward signs of the com
ing on of the campaign. The lodge house
at the gate is being arranged for use as
the campaign office; and linemen today
put up the special telegraph and tele
phone lines which are to be in use from
now on. One of the!large rooms is being
fitted up for the newspaper correspon
dents, with many conveniences.
More than 200 letters went from Judge
Parker in the first outgoing mail, most
of them replies to letters and telegrams of
congratulation. More than 200 arrived in
the first incoming mail, and every mail
since has shown a marked increase over
the one before. The following telegram
was received today from Muscogee, I. T.:
"In an election held- here today, the first
in the United States after your nomina
tion, Muscogee, claimed by the Repub
licans, went Democratic. This is the
first gun of the campaign and is consid
ered a fair test. The Indian territory is
on fire with an unconquerable Demo
cratic zeal.
—"D. M. Wisdom.
—"N. F. Hancock.
—"J. R. Taylor Jr."
Judge Parker today received notifica
tion from William R. Hearst that he is
to have the support of the Hearst news
papers. It is understood that the judge
has had an intimation from Mr. Cleveland
of his willingness to participate to a
limited extent in the campaign.
Judge Parker's daily routine has hardly
shown a sign of the new honor and the
new outlook which have come to him.
Amid the hurry and enthusiasm of his
surroundings he is the coolest and least
perturbed of all. He l s a careful and
thorough newspaper reader, and he varies
between the thoughtful study of editorial
discussion of the grave questions of the
campaign and hearty laughter at some
of the newspaper stories about his ideas
and doings.
Doesn't Want Bryan to Speak
CHICAGO, July 13.—Roger C. Sullivan,
the new member of the Democratic na
tional committee from Illinois, declared
tonight that It was not considered de
sirable by members of the national com
mittee that W. J. Bryan take the stump
for the national ticket. Some days ago
Mayor Harrison invited Mr. Bryan to
speak at a ratification meeting-, which
is to be held in this city in a few days.
Mr. Sullivan said that the leader from
Nebraska must not come into Illinois to
speak. Explanations were at once asked
of Mr. Sullivan and he said in reply that
the national committee had decided not
to have Mr. Bryan for one of its speakers.
He said Mr. Bryan would do the ticket
more harm than good.
Informed of Mr. Sullivan's declaration,
Mr. Harrison said:
"We have invited Mr. Bryan to speak,
and I hope he will accept. We think he
will do the ticket more good than harm."
Davis Satisfied With Platform
ELKINS, W. Va., July 14.—"0f course
I'll support the platform. I am perfectly
satisfied with it."
This was the first statement which
Henry G. Davis has yet given relating to
his views on national Issues. Mr. Par
ker's stand will undoubtedly strengthen
him. When the time comes the whole
party undivided will stand for the judge
and his ticket."
This was an unusually busy day for
Candidate Davis. On Friday the senator
will go to Washington and later to New
York, arriving there Sunday morning-. He
will take part in the conference between
Hill, Murphy and other Democratic lead
ers. Today a conference of state leaders
was held here in which Mr. Davis took
part.
MISSION NEEDS OF
WEALTHY CHILDREN
Religious Education of Upper Classes
Said to Be Seriously Neglected
LONDON, July 13. —Religious educa
tion of children of the upper classes is
in such a parlous state that it has been
deemed necessary by Lord Hugh Cecil
and others to set on foot a mission for
them.
At a meeting held for the purpose in
Church House, Westminster, the other
afternoon Lord Hugh Cecil, who pre
sided, said it was notorious that chil
dren of the upper classes had little or
no Biblical knowledge. No doubt this
was due to the fact that they mostly
were educated at boarding schools. As
illustrating his point Lord Hugh said
that in making speeches a Biblical al
lusion which was «t once understood
by a working class audience fell on
deaf ears when addressed to an audi
ence of higher social rank.
Even the house "of commons, which
he believed was; composed of highly
educated men, compared badly in this
respect with an audience of working
men.
His One Thouoht
I notice that the Turner decision shut
the anarchists out." ■
"The anarchists? Never even heard of
the teamJ" —New ■ Orleans Times-Demo
crat.
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DECISJVE BATTLE
IS REPORTED
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CLOSE IN ON TA TCHE KIAO
ST. PETERSBURG, July 13.—Stead
ily, and cautiously Gen. Oku's army
from the south and Gen. Nozu's army
from the east are closing in upon Ta
Tche Kiao, where Gen. Kuropatkin is
reported to be intrenched. Ojie hun
dred and thirty thousand men are in
volved in the movement. The next
few days will determine whether and
to what extent Gen. Kuropatkin intends
to make a stand at Ta Tche Kiao, the
possession of which by the Japanese
will compel the evacuation of New
chwangr by the Russians. The outposts'
of the armies are fifteen miles apart.
Lieut. Gen. Sakahroff reported that
Gen. Kuroki is .massing his troops near
the Phamlin pass and moving out by
both roads upon Hai-tcheng. Heavy
pressure from this quarter would ren
der Ta Tche Kiao untenable.
All the Japanese energies now seem
to be concentrated on Ta Tche Kiao
and Hai-tcheng. The operations to the
north, which may have been feints,
have been suddenly changed. The sud
den activity of Chinese bandits in the
valley of Liao river at this critical mo
ment means additional embarrassment
to Gen. Kuropatkin.
KUROPATKIN'S DESIGN
The usually well informed military
critic of the Russky Piedomlsti says
that Gen. Kuropatkin is deliberately
surrendering his southern positions,
like that of Kai-chou, for the purpose
of drawing the Japanese into the open
country at or about Kai-chou, where
the Russians are able to deploy large
forces and to derive large advantage
from their cavalry. He attributes Gen.
Oku's advance to the necessity of help
ing Gen. Nozu, whose divisions are
stalled in the Chapu and Dalin passes
on account of transport difficulties, and
to the stubborn resistance of Gen.
Zaroubarieff, commander of the fourth
Siberian army corps, whose forces will
have to be cleared out before a south
ern advance is made.
The critic thinks that the Japanese
game of strategy is to effect a juncture
between Nozu and Oku in order to
force Kuropatkin to the northward, and
if this plan should be successful, to
combine with Kuroki near Liau-yanj^
Japs Were Imprudent
TA TCHE KIAO, July 13—A Rus
sian correspondent in the field, de
scribing the fighting which preceded
the capture of Kai-chou, says that
the Japanese did not display their cus
tomary prudence. They advanced in
open formation with cries of "Banzai!"
meeting the hail of artillery and rifle
fire from Maj. Gen. Kondratsvitch's
men and being literally mowed down.
The dead and wounded were so thick
that the Red Cross and coolie burial
parties worked the whole night.
During the fight the Russians took
prisoner a Japanese arrayed in Chi
nese dress, who was on a hill on the
Russian flank heliographing all the
Russian movements.
It is the belief of the correspondent
that the Japanese are doing their best
to conceal their main objective, with
drawing, advancing and shifting posi
tions in the most puzzling fashion, un
til it is impossible to tell where they
will strike a blow. He reports activity
of Chinese bandits in the valley of the
L.iao river, especially at Yin Kow. The
Sin Mm Ting railroad, the correspond
ent believes, is under the command of
the Japanese, -With the consent of
China.
The few days' rain and the subse
quent heat have fouled the available
water, but the soldiers, after a hot
day's march, cannot be restrained
from drinking it. The troops often
sleep on marshy ground, breathing the
unwholesome atmosphere. The corre
spondent repeats the report that the
Japanese are suffering frojn cholera
and dysentery.
Menace Japanese Coast
LONDON, July 13.—According to a
dispatch to the Central News from
Tokyo, it Is reported there that sev
eral torpedo boats of the Vladivostok
squadron appeared off the island of
Hokkaido last evening.
TWINS CELEBRATE
87TH BIRTHDAY
Two Brothers, Straight as Pines, Give
Their Friends a Shore Dinner
BRIDGEPORT, Conn., July 13.—Ju
lius H. and Junius N. Benham, proba
bly the oldest twins in the United
States, celebrated yesterday the
eighty-seventh anniversary of their
birth with a shore dinner which they
gave to several of their friends at a
summer resort near this city. The
party was a merry one, but not the
least active of those present were the
two -hale old men, who look alike,
dress alike, speak alike, and, some of
their friends say, think alike.
The Benhams were born on July 8,
1817, in Middlebury, Conn. Both are
hearty and actively attend to the care
of their extensive property in this city
and vicinity. Both are more than six
feet tall, stand very straight, and, ex
cept for their snow white hair and
beards, there is nothing about them
to indicate how many years they have
lived.
Having learned the building trade in
this city, the brothers came here in
April, 1834. They built many of
Bridgeport's important structures, In
cluding three churches, the largest of
which, the South Congregational
church, stands directly opposite their
office. Several business blocks in
Stamford and New London still stand
as records of their youthful energy.
They come of a long-lived, family.
Their grandfather lived to be ninety
four ye,ars old, their father, Trueman
Benham, was eighty-eight, and their
mother ninety-six when death called
them, and their only brother died at
the age of eighty-six. Steady habits,
temperance In all things and hard
work is the cause ascribed by the
brothers for their present excellent
health and ripe old age.
GIRL SLEEP WALKER
FALLS TO HER DEATH
Plunging Through Window Margaret
Eaton Landed on Clipped Bushes
NEWARK, N. J., July 13.—While
walking in her sleep at the home of
her uncle, Mayor F. D. Warren, jot Fan
wood, N. J., on Friday evening Miss
Margaret Eaton, the seventeen-year
old daughter of William Eaton, super
intendent of schools at Concord, Mass.,
plunged through a window and fell
headlong into a clump of bushes. They
had recently been clipped and the sharp
sticks inflicted injuries from which she
died at noon- yesterday.
The accident occurred at 9 o'clock,
but the girl was not discovered until
just before midnight, when Mayor
Warren's watchman heard her moans.
Miss Eaton arrived at the Warren
home yesterday, intending to spend the
summer. She was addicted to sleep
walking, but the family believed she
was perfectly safe in the room assigned
her. The girl's parents left Concord
as soon as possible in the hope of
reaching her bedside before death came,
but she died a few moments before the
express train bearing them arrived at
the Fanwood station.
MINNEAPOLIS NEWS
FARMER SMITH IS
VICTIM OF A JOKE
Prosecutes Former Hired Man
for Writing Threatening Let-
ters Penned by Own Child
S. P. Smith, a farmer living near St.
Bonifacius, near the west end of Lake
Minnetonka, had a novel experience
yesterday.
According to the story related in
Judge Dickinson's court yesterday,
Smith earlier in the season had a
hired man named Jacob Rose. Mr.
Smith also possessed a comely daugh
ter, which Rose was not long in noting.
He paid court to the young woman and
was regarded by her with favor.
While Mr. Smith looked upon Jake
as a capable young man in the light of
a farm hand, he did not think anything
of him as a prospective son-in-law,
and he plainly said so. The opposition
of "the old man" only caused the young
folks to become so ardent in their love
making that Jake lost his job and was
forbidden the premises.
Soon afterward Farmer Smith began
to find tacked up on his shade and
fruit trees; 1 or tucked under his door,
rudely penciled letters containing all
sorts of threats against his life and
property. At first he paid no attention
to the letters, but as they increased in
violence he began to be afraid that
somebody was after him. Matters
finally grew to such a pass that Smith
was afraid to stay at home and Tues
day night he went to Excelsior and
put up at one of the hotels, so terroriz
ed that he would not go home.
After his discharge from Smith's em
ploy Rose had gone to work at the
Woolough hotel on Felk's island. Smith
had suspected him of writing the mys
terious notes, and so firmly convinced
was he that his former "hand" and his
daughter's lover was at the bottom of
the trouble that yesterday he swore out
a warrant for Rose's arrest. The war
rant was served by Constable Powers
the same day.
Rose had made friends around the
hotel, however, and they decided to see
him through the trouble. A boat load
of twenty-five or thirty accompanied
the constable and his prisoner to Judge
Dickinson's court, and the trial began.
So well did Rose and his friends pre
sent his case that the prosecuting wit
ness and the court believed his story.
He convinced them that'not only had
he had nothing to do with the "white
cap" notices but that the real culprit
was Smith's own daughter, a girl of
eight years. The case against the little
girl seemed perfectly made out, and the
father dropped the case against Rose.
The girl is said to be a bright one,
Ifut up to this time has been detected
in no mischief. "Whether her big sister
has had a hand in the fun was not dis
closed in thet rial.
Smith dismissed his fears with the
case and last night slept at home.
UNITE TO IMPROVE
UNIVERSITY AVENUE
Standing Committees of Twin City
Commercial Clubs Meet
The regular monthly meeting of the
Twin City Commercial club's standing
committees met in Minneapolis last
night, and the principal work of the
meeting was a resolution in which the
two clubs agree to join in an endeavor
to have University avenue, the hand-
Borne thoroughfare connecting the
Twin Cities, materially improved.
The following men from St. Paul at
tended the meeting and dinner which
was served at the Minneapolis Com
mercial club rooms: T. F. Smith,
president; C. P. Stine, secretary; B.
H. Schriber and Louis Betz. Those
on the Minneapolis standing commit
tee who attended the meeting were:
John Leslie, Robert Pratt, W. P. Rob
erts, P. G. Hansen and W. G. Nye.
The popular game of baseball was
brought before the meeting, and the
clubs in St. Paul and Minneapolis will
probably play, a game in the near fu
ture, the proceeds from which will go
to some deserving institution. Owing
to the frequent complaints about the
delivery of mail between the two cities
the committee will take the matter
before the proper postal authorities.
A more rapid parcel package delivery
will be inaugurated from one city to
the other. - The meeting adjourned un
til the second Friday in August. The
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CITY WILL FIGHT THE
STONE SIDEWALK TRUST
Engineer Refuses to Pay Price and
Taxpayers May Save $20,000
City Engineer Rinker is at outs with
the stone sidewalk trust and the out
come will probably mean a saving' to
the taxpayers of from $20,000 to. $25,060.
While the existence of a trust has
been strenuously denied by the com
panies in Minneapolis it has been gen
erally known that there was a stand
ing trade agreement and up to the
present time the city has been com
pelled to pay 81 cents per square yard
for standard stone sidewalk.
Information was recently brought to
the city engineer thai the same com
panies which were charging the city
81 cents a square yard were putting in
sidewalks for private individuals for
as low as 60 cents. This was imme
diately followed by an ultimatum from
the engineer to the companies that the
city would not pay a cent over 72 cents
hereafter, and although they are con
siderably disconcerted by the action
there is little doubt that the proffered
terms will be accepted.
OFFICERS OF "U" CADET
CORPS ANNOUNCED
Academic and Engineering Students
WiTK Drill Together
The announcement of the officers for
the cadet corps of the university was
made yesterday by Maj. George H.
Morgan, commandant at the state uni
versity. The appointments are usually
made in the spring, but owing to a
proposed change in the time of drill
and the separation of the academic and
engineering course this was impossible
last spring.
The faculty programme committee
reported yesterday to Maj. Morgan that
the two colleges would drill together
as heretofore and he at once made out
his appointments.
City Finances in Good Shape '
The report of the city comptroller for
the first six weeks of the year shows
the city to be in an excellent financial
condition and everything looks towards
a handsome surplus at the end of the
year. Of $1,168,356 appropriated for
the expenses of the city, but $565,327 has
been expended during the past six
months, leaving a balance of $603,028.
GRIP THE SOURCE
OF APPENDICITIS
Dr. Championniere Says the Disease Is
Largely Due to Meat Eating
PARIS, July 13.—The distinguished
surgeon Dr. Lucas Championniere had
something interesting to say about ap
pendicitis to the Academic de Mede
cine this week.
He said grip was the original
source of appendicitis, which, as a se
quel to grip, is more frequent accord
ing as meat forms the larger propor
tion of one's diet. Dr. Championnieve
is convinced that even where grip has
been prevalent appendicitis can be
prevented with certainty by the adop
tion of a diet largely vegetarian and
periodical purges.
Why Stay In Town and Fry?
"When you can take one of the Northern
Pacific trains and run up to Detroit^
Minn., where it's cool and restful, and the
fishing is well, you can't find any
better anywhere. Hotel accommodations
excellent, and ifs a rare spot in which to
spend a vacation. Call on city ticket
agent. Fifth and Robert streets, St. Paul,
or Nicollet block, Minneapolis, for full in
formation, and get a fishing folder free,
telling all about this and many other fine
fishing resorts.
Take the Rest Cure
Forget the pavements for a week or
two and get out into the country where
you can breathe. There are any number
of good places easily reached by the
Northern Pacific, where you can go and
get the rest and recreation you need. Call !
at our city ticket office and they will tell
you where to go.
100 Miles
Of roads in Yellowstone Park are now.
sprinkled by the United States govern
ment, thus making coaching trip in the.
Park the finest to be had. $500,000 BpeffC
in last two years by government in park
improvements. Reduced rates for 1904.
PUGE'f SOUND
Is not only the most delightful region fn
which to spend a summer vacation, but it
is the starting point for the Alaskan trip,
the greatest trip in the world. The'
Northern Pacific has two trains daily for
Puget sound and the coast, one of them
being the "North Coast Limited," the
"Crack Train of the Northwest."