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THE WEATHER St. Paul and Vicinity—Fair. Minnesota—Fair today and tomor row, except showers in northwest por tion. , VOL. XXVII.—NO. 284 MRS. D. CADY HERRICK %M^T i SBBKijyv><:- i ijwr^yi ~ . •.,: The Wife of the Democratic Nominee for Governor, pf New York, a Charming Woman and a Leader of Albany Society INDIANA AND NEW YORK FOR PARKER TAGGART SAYS FORMER STATE IS CERTAIN National Committeeman Declares He Is Counting on Empire State and Denies Republican Statements as to Slighting National Ticket in In terest of Democratic Candidates for Governor in New Jersey, Indiana and West Virginia Special to Th< (Uobe NEW YORK, Oct. 9.—"At the open ing of this week the outlook for Parker and J)u\is is entirely satisfactory to ih<> Democratic national committee," said Chairman Taggart today. Ai no time has it been so good." Mi. Taggart declines giving any fig ures. He said he is not yet ready to claims by states. 'We are, of course, counting on New York, ;md Indiana is all right for Parker and Davis. You needn't have i ■ > fea?: about that state." • 'haii man Taggart's attention was called to the fact that in many states claim is made that while the Dem a will probably elect their gov they maj noi carry ihe state for 1 'arker. This claim is made in New York. New Jersey, JWesi Virginia, Washing ion. Wyoming, Wisconsin and other "As to X w v.ik I do not believe it is true." said Taggart. "I expect Parker to run as strong as Hemck. A* to New Jersey, Black, the candidate SENATORS LOSE RIGS hire Destroys Carriages —Rube Waddell a Hero WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct.- o.—Fire i on the upper stories of William F. & j B. F. Downey's livery stable, 1622 to J 1628 L street northwest, today, caused j si loss of about $100,000. Some of the j finest carriages owned in Washington, many of them belonging:-. to senators, members of the diplomatic corps and wealthy Washingtonians, stored in the building, were burned. The fit-. starte<] from defective electric light .wiring. . The French embassy lost p. hand * some' carriage and others who lost ve hicles are Senators Welmore, Dryden' end Fairbanks, ; Representative Hitt and -Mis. Westinghquse. Two hundred carriages on the top floor were completely destroyed and about 200 others on ,Ahe third floor were badly damaged. .The loss"*on the building and the firm's stock-is about <75,000 and to private parties $25,000. The building is insured for $30,000 and the stock of the Downeys for $30,000. Waddell, the Philadelphia baseball pitcher, turned volunteer fireman, and with a handkerchief tied across his mouth, entered the burning building with the firemen. ' THE ONLY DEMOCRATIC DAILY NEWSP&PIR OF © NiRAL GfRGULATiON IN THE NORTHWEST^ THE ST PAUL GLOBE for governor, i^. 'em^kably strong:, owing to th*e stand he has taken on the question of taxation. In Indiana it Is not true that the state ticket is the stronger. As to West Virginia, no liiket is stronger than the ticket of Henry G. Davis. No man in the state will run ahead of him. Of course Wisconsin i? v qjfUK by itself." Though Mr. Taggart would not give out any figures, it can be stated that these are the, states claimed by the Democratic managers: The solrd* South, including West Virginia and Maryland. New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island. Indiana, Colorado, Nevada and Montana. Wisconsin is not claimed by the Democrats, but the situation there is giving them a great deal of hope. During the next four weeks the na tional cainpaiffit -will be run tftider full steam. Beginning this week all available orators will b a thrown into the field, and Deinoctats will attempt to take things by storm. PRINCESS ILL USED Doctor Finds Louise Sane but Badly Bruised I ■ ■ •-* .. ■ ■ ■ '. ' - Special Cable to The Gloße ROME, Oct. 9.—A renewed sensation ; has been created in the case of Prin i cess Louise of : Sax^-Coburgs by the J declaration of Dr. J3ossi, who visited the princess, that while he found in her no trace- of' insanity which was ■ alleged as the reason for keeping her j under restraint, he did find many marks, of violence on her body. | The report has evoked fresh sym pathy for the princess. For two years she Was undo*- close restraint in an insane asylum, and having in mind the cruel tortures that were 'inflicted; on Count Mattatieh-Keglevitch,. the part ner of the princess in the scandal,. by personal- agents of the Prince of Saxe- Coburg, conclusions not at all favor able to the prince and his friends are being drawn to account foAhe marks of violence found «en ..the person of the princess. ;r Czarina Breaks Down • ".. ■ "-"->' LONDON, Oct. 9.— The Daily Mail's Copenhagen eoiresr-ondent*telegraphs: as follows: : v r ■ "j^l "Seriously broken down by her Red ; Cross-labors the dowageG^em'press- of j Russia ham been confined <■ to ■ her bed 1 since her arrival here." * - ." M()XI)AV\MORNJXa (XTUBER 10. 1904 SIX MEN SUFfOCATE IN TUNNEL; ENGINEER'S BRAVE ACT FUTILE 1 ' —— i ; ; . . . Coal Train Breaks in Bore Under St. Clair River and Despite Gallant Attempt at Rescue by Engineer Who Backed His Locomotive Into the Deadly Gas, Grade Proves Toa Heavy and Crew Succumbs PORT HURON, Mich., Oct. 9.—Six employes of the Grand Trunk railway were suffocated by coal gas early today in the St. Clair tunnel, which runs un der the St. Clair river Syom Port Hu ron to Sarnia, Ont. A coal train broke in two while pass ing through the tunnel and three of the train crew were suffocated while part of the train lay stalled in the tun nel. The engineer lost his life when he returned and endeavored to push the stalled cal-s back to safety, and two other rescuers perished in vain at tempts to penetrate the gaseous atmos phere of the great tube. CHINESE EMPRESS TO REFORM ARMY Agents at Work in St. Paul Se- curing Americans to Serve as Officers Recruiting of officers for the new Chinese Imperial Reform array has started afresh, and the Minneapolis headquarters of the movement, al though the work is kept an intense se cret, is known to be doing business, holding out promises to young Amer icans who have seized in either the Philippine or Cuban wars. It is about four months since the first excitement was caused by the promises of commissions in the army which is said to be the desire of Sir Robert Hart and the dowager empress of China. For a time the movement seemed dor mant and those who had been offered commissions thought that it was dead. But recently notifications have been re ceived by those holding appointments informing them that the transportation from their homes to San Francisco will be ready in a fqw weeks, and ordering them to be prepared to join their com mands at a few days' notice. The Minneapolis end of the recruit ing is said to be in charge of a young man named Bates, who is doing busi ness as an insurance agent. Bates has been very quietly informing his men in the Twin Cities that everything is in readiness to sail, and that he is act ing under instructions from the com mandant of the American end, Edward E. English, of Yankton, S. D. English Back of Movement All applications for commissions have been addressed to English, win, it is said, was an officer in the South Dakota regiment that served in the Philippines. In answer to a letter from a recently discharged private of the Twenty-sec ond infantry. Mr. English gave out the information that the rank and pay of officers in the new army would be the same as that in the United States army and that officers might select the wing of the service to their liking, provided their previous experience fitted them for commissions in certain depart- ments. The officers, according to Mr. English, are all to be Americans, and the privates and non-commissioned officers Chinese. The discharged soldier from the Twenty-second infantry was informed that his record, as given out on his discharge, was satisfactory, and that he was listed as a first lieutenant of infantry, but that if he preferred the cavalry branch, he could have his corn- Continued on Fourth Page lifer ■'.■..; ' . .. • r ■■''■■_ ->■'■■-_". ■■>—- —.' ■ "■■■.■■"';'■•■ : . The dead: A. S. BERG, jPort Huiain, superin tendent of terminals. JOHN COLBMAN, eitßtneer, Port Huron. / J. B. SIMPSOfr, conductor, Sarnia, Ont. D. T. TINSLEY, conductor, Sarnia, Ont. THOMAS McGRATH, br'iikeman, Sarnia, Ont. D. A. WILLIS, brake-man, Sarnia, Ont. The train, which entered from the American side of tlie tunnel, was made up of seventeen coal carp. - ''When If broke Engineer Coleman realized that -the accident had hap pened, and with ihe three cars that TORTURETHEGROOM Rivals Take Fiendish Revenge, but Bride Rescues Him PORTLAND, Or.. Oct. .9.—ln order to put M. Kelley, of Kelso, Wash., out of the way so as to prevent his marrying a young woman who pad refused the attentions of a less successful suitor, Kelley was seized, gagged, bound by wire to a tree in a dense wood, made to suffer unmentionable cruelties and abandoned to die for four days. He was then discovered and released. Then the young, woman procured a marriage license and she and Kelley were married. The perpetrators of the crime are said to be two men, one of whom was disguised as a woman. FORTY INJURED WHEN TROLLEY TURNS OVER Only Two Escape in Wreck Following Car Derailment SPRING VALLEY. IJL Oct. 9.—Only two . out of forty. 0 .sse'ngers escaped injury when an ruin -J« Valley electric car jumped the track on a sharp curve at Webster park early tins morning. Motorman James Ball sustained several broken ribs, while Conductor R. B. Houck"s legs and arm were broken and his lung w;is pit-iced by glass. The passengers jvere. not seriously hurt. The car was deindlishPed, turning over an embankment. The,'car was going at high speed. i FOUR MILES HIGH ON PERUVIAN PEAK LIMA. Peru, Oct. A.--Miss Annie S. Peck, the American mountain climber, has ascended Huasean mountain to a height of 21,000 feet. She was pre vented from reaching th* summit be cause of immense crevices and snow. Huascan is 22,050 feet high. THE (NEWS INDEXED PAGE I Chinese Army Seeks American Officers PAGE II Socialist Leader Score* President Minneapolis Matters PAGE IV Editorial Comment PAGE V In the Sporting World PAGE VI Popular Wants PAGE Vil Financial and Commercial PAGE VIII Politics A man took a notion to see why the ocean Was such a blamed indigo hue; And amid the confusion came to a conclusion, He found it was "big stick blue." were still attached to the engine steamed out of the tunnel into the Sarnia yards. He hastily detached his engine and went back into the tube for the stalled cars. When his engine reached them he at tempted to push them back through the tunnel and out to the American port. Tlie grade proved too steep and the attempt was a failure. The engine and cars rolled back into the gas ladtv tunnel and Conductor Coleman was suffocated at his. post. His fireman, Fred Forrest, stepped into the partly filled water tank of the engine, where there was enough air to preserve his life. He is in a serious condition tonight. NATIONAL LAW HELPS MINNESOTA State Leads Middle Western Group In INumher of New Banks Formed Globe Special Washington Service 1417 G Street WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 9.—Sev- ernl applications to organize national brinks in the Northwestern states have come to the comptroller of the cur rency within the last four or five weeks. Nearly all of the proposed banks will begin business on a small capitaliza tion, for they are to be located in com puuatively small cities and towns, and indicate that the rural communities are growing:. In the month of September one new national bank began business in Mm Hfsota. with a capital of $25,000, the minimum allowed by law. This bank was organised under the name of the First National Bank of Braham. Har ry Dranger is president, C. J. Johnson is vice president and N.—E. Anderson cashier of the institution. During the same month applications were receiv ed to organize two other banks in the state, one of these to be known as the National Citizens' Bank of-Oanby, and the other the First National Bank of International Falls. The Canby bank is organized by George Fitzsimmons, of Canby; P. C. Scott, S. J. Forbes, C. E. Wise, Edgar Weaver and others. The organizers" of the proposed bank at In ternational Falls are E. W. Backus, W. F. Brooks and M. E. Trumer. The .Canby bank Is to have a capital of $25,000, and the International Falls bank a capital of $50,000. South Dakota Banks Three applications to organize na tional banks in South Dakota were re ceived in September. At Bridgewater J. H. Anderson, T. F. Clark, F. A. Mc- Cormack, Math Mayer and Alex. H. Mayer propose to organize the Farmers National bank, with a capital of $25, --000. An application has also been re ceived for permission to organize the First National Bank of Vienna, with a capital of $25,000. *The applicants are J.-Benjamin Graslie, Lars L. Brek ke, Louis Brekke. I. G. Eggen and H. (;. Kggen. The other application is for i he organization of the Western Na tional Bank of Mitchell, the organizers being W. A. HeinTberger, J. P. Myers. L. D. Milne, O. E. Cassem, J. Ditermann and others. The capital stock is $50, --000. All these applications have been grunted by the comptroller. The comptroller, in a statement just issued, gives the number of banks or i;;tnized in the several spates during the Continued on Second Page PRICE TWO CENTS '*"*'■ ■-'■■•On Trains. 1 Vy.U^vlJijN f ±D v five cents SENATOR HOAR'S SUCCESSOR jy*GM£ffl£ '■■■ - """^ "" //111 *i&™i&lߣ Ex-Gov. Crane Will Be Named by Gov. Bates as Senator From Massachusetts KUROPATKIN PUTS DENTJNJAP LINE LIKE A WOUNDED BEAR RUSSIA FACES FOE General Aggressive Movement Is Or dered and Troops of Czar Turn Japanese Right Flank—From Ad vanced Station Russians Threaten Entire Jap Line, Owing to Blunder of Kuroki in Not Holding Key Position in the Field Simultaneously with Gen. Kuropatkm's announcement to his army that the time had come for a forward movement there comes news that the Russians have captured Bentsia putze, one of the strategical points held by the Japanese. The event did not precipitate a severe engagement, though the Japanese are reported to have suffered a considerable loss, the turning of their position having exposed them to a se vere fire. In his address to his army. Gen. Kuropatkin asserts that the Russians have a force numerically superior' to that of the Japanese and he predicts a telling victory for his soldiers. The retirement of the Japanese on their* position at Liau yang is construed as evidencing the desire of Field Marshal Oyama to draw the Russians into an attack upon a strong de fensive position. The dry weather is favorable to military operations. The fleet blockading Port Arthur is reported to be more than usually alert watching for British ships which are plan n rig to take supplies into the harbor. RUSSIANS BREAK JAP RIGHT ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 10, 2:53 a. m.-Gen. Kuropatk in's order of the day announcing his determination to take the oi - fensive is supplemented tonight by the news that an offensive movement has already been begun and that the Japanese line has been broken at Bentsiaputze. The Japanese occupied a front of about fifty-two miles, stretching from Bentsiaputze on the east through Yentai and across the railway to the banks of the Hun river on the west. The Russian force has been moving south In close touch v\ ah the Japanese advance, since Oct. 4. The Japanese outposts were driven back in a set ies of skirmishes and on Oct. 6 the Russians reoccupied the station of Shakhe, fifteen miles south of Mukden, the railway battal ion restoring the bridge across the Shakhe river the next day in order to facilitate the advance. Meanwhile Gen. Mitcheii- Continued on Second Page WOMAN KILLS MAN She Says He Failed to Keep His Promise of Marriage ST. LOUIS, Mo., Oct. 9. —"I shot him because-he "refused to keep his prom ise to marry me. I have no defense, want no one to help me and want no lawyer to defend me," said Myrtle Eb erly in the lock-up at the Four Courts today, speaking of the killing of Ed ward Leonard last night. The weapon with which she took Leonard's life, Miss Eberly says, was purchased for her by htm, and on his advice, for protection during her long walks at night to the street ears. Leonard was a bartender in a gar den near the world's fair, where Miss Eberly. was a waitress. READ THE GLOBE, THE ONLY LIVE NEWSPAPER IIN ST. PAUL PAYS HEAVY PRICE Barber Is Killed for Using Dull Clippers -CHICAGO, Oct. 9. —Because he,was' using a pair of dull clipper*, Charles. Alexander, ;a- barber, was killed today by James Thomas, whose hair Alexan der was cutting. When Thomas complained that the clippers were pulling his hair instead of cutting it, the barber struck Thomas. A fight followed. Thomas got possession of the clippers and slashed his antagonist's throat. Alexander died almost instantly, lii» jugular vein having been severed.