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St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-18
BUILD BATTLESHIPS.
That Is What the Japanese Are
Preparing to Do.

w WASHlNGTON, Feb. 1.-THE jap
anese seem to have solved for them
selves the question as to the relative
merits of the battieship and the
cruiser, which is now agitating con-
gress in connection with the propo-
sition to provide for the construction
Of three new battleships. While their
cruisers, owing to superior strategy in
their management and great wariness
in attack, supplemented by the in
dispensable torpedo boat fleet, have
managed to obtain victories over the
Chinese fleet in two cases, the battle
ships of the Chinese, even with in
ferior management and personnel.
have given such a good account of
themselves as to make it apparent to
the Japanese that if ever they hope to
meet another naval power in combat
with chances of success, they must
themselves possess some of the great
battIeships. 1t is regarded as a fore
gone conclusion that they will ac-
quire the Chinese battleships Chen
Yuen and Ting Yuen, if the latter can
be raised, by conquest.
But the Japanese government is not
content to rest there, for advices re-
ceived by the navy department show
that they have placed contracts for
building two great ships that will ex-
ceed the best of our own ships in Of
fensive and defensive power The
battleships will be of 12,250 tons dis
placement, $40 feet long by 73 feet
beam. An armor belt eigh aan inches
thick will extend for 226 feet along the
sides over the vita1s Of the ship, which
will be propelled by engines Of Il, 600
horse power and carry each two 12e
inch sguns, ten 6-inch guns and a
great number of smaller machine guns.
1t will require fully 5000 tons of nickel
steel, Harveyized armor for these
ships, and these last requirements by
the Japanese government indicate how
quickly their naval officers profit by
and adopt the very latest discoveries
in naval construction, for it is only
very recently that the United States
developed this process of treating
armor so as to add so per cent to it's
resisting power,
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-18
TRANSCONTINENTAL.
Union Pacific People Very Warm
over the Developments.

OMAHA, Feb. 1.-THE new develop
ment in the Western TranscontinentaI
trouble growing out of the refusal of
General, Manager Dodge OF. the Denver
e Rio Grande, to indorse the agree
ment supposed to have been completed.
is very seriously complicating the sit
uation. The general passenger agent
of the Union Pacific, Mr.. Lomax. on
this subject said: when the confer
ence between the trans Missouri lines
relative to the boycott was ended, Mr..
Caldwell asked me if there was any
thing else the Union Pacific demanded.
1 informed him there was nothing.
Then he said: You are ready to sign
the agreement? 1 told him the Union
Pacific had been ready to sign for the
last six weeks or six months, the mo-
ment the boycott was lifted. A circu-
lar letter to all lines was then pre-
pared, the Denver & Rio Grande being
party to the agreement. This ciTcu-
lar is, therefore, in the mails, and has
been received by many roads before
this. We shall lock to the association
of which we are members for protec-
ton, Just as we would have tried to
protect ourselves had we been outside
the association. For twenty years the
Union Pacific has granted side trips to
Salt Lake on tickets having a limit
sufficient to allow such a visit. We
are not likely to cut it off now because
the Rio Grande Western refuses to
grant us the equality we have insisted
upon. There must be some mistake,
however, for the telegram of Col.
Dodge is ambiguous, to say the least"
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-18
FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
That Is the Reward offered for
DIR. Frnker's Capture.

KANSAS CITY, Feb. 17.-FOrty thou
sand dollars is the reward offered for
the apprehension of DR.. George Fra
ker The offer is made by the insur-
ance companies which issued the poll
cies on Dr. F'raker's life. When the
confession of Judgment was taken in
the federal court last Monday in the
case brought to collect the $4,000 in
surance, it was agreed in the stipula-
ton filed that the main sum should
not be paid until the expiration of six
months. There was no reason given
by the insurance solicitors for this
clause and none was required, but it
was understood that it was simply one
of business and that it was in good
faith. Now, however. it is learned
that the companies have joined in is
suing circular to their agents offering
SAC, 900 reward for Fraker's recovery
within the six months stay before the
payment is due. The number of agents
employed by the companies amounts to
a small army, and includes every city,
village and hamlet in the land. In ad-
dition the offer has been made to every
reputable detective agency In the
country.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-18
BAR COLORED MEN.
Shall the BicycIists Do 1t This
Year.

NEW YORK, Feb. H.-There was
ing and button-holing in the par1ors
and corridors OF the Grand Union
hotel today as might be witnessed III
any political center during the busy
hours preceding an important conven-
ton. The lobby is where are found
meeting of the League of American
Wheelmen which will convene tomor-
row morning. They come from far
and wide-from every state in the
Union. They have some minor differ
ences, but the advancement of cycling
is their chief concern. Between Mas
sachusetts and New Jersey there is
a wide difference. Each wants the
next annual meet Of the L. A. w. and
the representatives of each state are
striving by every means to secure it.
OF all the amendments to the con-
stitution the most important that will
be proposed will be that of barring
colored men from the league. There
are ether amendments by the score,
but none so interesting as this. The
league has at least two days. hard
work before it. It will be in session
tomorrow morning and afternoon and
Tuesday morning, afternoon and even
ing. The delegates to the convention
have nearly all arrived, and are quar-
tered within easy range Of the place
of meeting.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-18
HIS FORCES SURRENDER
Those on Land Also Give Up
to the Mikado's Mill
taPy.
A BATTLE IN MANCHURIA.
The Chinese Repulsed. LeaV-
ing Over 100 Dead on the
Field.

YOKOHAMA. Feb. 17.-An official
dispatch from Wei-Hai-Wei, bearing
date of Feb. 13, has been received
here. 1t states that, in response TO
the offer made by Admiral Ting,
the Chinese naval commander, to
surrender his vessels, if conditions
of amnesty were granted, Admiral
Ito. commander of the Japanese
forces. demanded that the naval sta
ton be thrown open this (Wednes-
dav) morning. The Chinese messen-
ger who conveyed this demand re-
turned to Admiral Ito and informed
him that Admiral Ting had COM
mitted suicide on the night Of Feb.
12, and that his responsibility had
been transferred to Capt. Mcclure,
formerly the master of a. British
merchant vessel, who had been ap-
pointed by the Chinese government
as assistant to Admiral Ting. Ad-
miraI Ito. at the time the dispatch
was sent, was comforting with Capt.
Mcclure. A dispatch dated Feb IA,
from Field Marshal Oyama, who is
in command of the Japanese mill
tary forces at Wei-Hai-Wei, an
nounces the complete surrender of
the Chinese on land and sea. He
also announces that Admiral Ting
and two other officials committed
suicide after addressing a letter
from the Chinese flagship accepting
the Japanese demands. The Chinese
island of Liu-Kung-Tao, the last of
the defenses of Wei-Hai-Wei to hold
out against the Japanese, and the
sailors of the Chinese feet were to
be taken beyond the Japanese lines
and liberated. while the captured
officers and foreigners will be con-
veyed away by ship before they are
given their liberty. A dispatch from
Gen. NOdzu, commander of the first
Japanese army in Manchuria, dated
Feb. Is, says that 5000 Chinese,
with twelve guns, attacked Pal
Cheng from the Lao-Yang, New
Chang and JinIao roads. They were
repulsed, leaving over 100 dead. The
Japanese loss was five killed or
WOUNDED.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE Sec
retary of the navy today received
the following dispatch from Admiral
Carpenter, commanding the Asiatic
squadron:
Che-Foo, Feb. 1.-THE Chinese fleet
and the Chinese island forts at Wet
aai-Wei, China, have surrendered.
The Chinese admirals and the Chinese
generals committed suicide Have sent
the United States steamship Charles 4
ton to watch the movements.
CARPENTER.
LONDON, Feb. 18.-A dispatch to
the Times from Tien-Tsin says that
Ii Hung Chang, who has been ap-
pointed a peace envoy to Japan,
will go to Pel1in on Feb q. to confer
with the emperor He will return
to Tien-Tsin in two weeks, and will
then proceed for Kobe. Advices from
Seoul are to the effect that the king
has refused to accept the resigna-
tions of the ministers. 1t is reported
that the .anti-refOrm ministers in
stigated another attempt to assas-
sinate Prince Pok.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-18
TREASON TO ERIN.
Action OF Redmond and His Fol-
lowers.

Action OF Redmond and His Fol-
lowers.
NEW YORK, Feb. 17-At a meeting
Of the Irish National Federation held
in this city today, resolutions were
adopted as follows:
Whereas, The Liberal party of
Great Britain has, through good and
evil report, unfiinchingiy upheld the
banner of home rule for Ireland, finally
succeeding in passing a large and COM
prehensive measure through the house
of commons; and
Whereas, The Tory party, true to it's
traditions of class privilege and land
lord ascendency, offers to the Irish
people nothing but coercion and twenty
years Of strong government; be 1t
Resolved, That, in view of these un-
disputed facts, we, the city council of
the Irish National Federation of Amer
lea, unreservediy condemn the action
of John E. Redmond and his following
of eight in voting against the Liberal
party, thus injuring the policy of JUS
tice and friendship. We regard this
action as treason to Ireland's cause, and
we feel that the first opportunity the
people of Ireland will consign to ig-
nominy and disgrace men so recreant
to every national and patriotic sentt-
ment.
Resolved, That we again renew our
pledges of steadfast support to the
Irish parliamentary party, and we
again express our unfaltering con-
fidence in the success of the struggle
now being made to win home rule for
ireland.
Michael Fennelly presided. In put
ting the resolutions to the house, he
said that in the future the federation
would ignore Redmond and his follow
ers, and class them with the Orange
men, who always opposed the national
aspirations of Ireland.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-18
THE WINDOW SMASHER.
Mary Sweeney Gets Herself Into
Print Again.

FOND DU LAC, Wis, Feb. I7.-Mary
Sweeney, the window-smasher, who
has been in d dozen insane asylums,
and who has broken windows in a score
OF Wisconsin and Minnesota towns, is
detained here. She was liberated from
an asylum at st. Peter, Mimi, Feb. Z
on condition that she would return to
Wisconsin. She was given a ticket to
Wausau. On her arrival there she
was taken in charge by the authori-
ties, who intended to commit her to the
Oshkosh asylum. But Mary wrote to
DIR. Jones. president of the state board
OF control, stating that she had recov-
cred her reason, and he said he would
release her if she was committed. The
Wausau officials bought her a ticket
TO Fond du Lac. She took d morphine
cure while at st. Peter. A few years
ago this woman visited Oshkosh. Ash
land, Eau Claire and other cities at
different times and before she could be
apprehended broke many valuable
plate glass windows, resuming the
work of destruction as soon as she
was released from captivity. She had
an uncomfortable mania to break
glass, which cost leading merchants a
great deal of money
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-18
UNCLE SANS HAND.
1t Is shown in the Case of w. It.
Seward.

PITTSBURG, Feb. 17.-According to
Judge Jacob F. Slagel, of the Allie
gheny county bench, the United States
government has taken a hand in the
intended execution of W. T. Seward,
the American implicated in the Ha-
waiian revolution. Slagel and Seward
are brothers-in-law. The former re-
turned from Washington today, where
he went to interest Secretary Gresh-
am in the case. After hearing Slagel
the secretary telegraphed a message
to Vancouver to catch the steamer
leaving that place for Honolulu. He
then informed Judge SlageI that, if
Seward is not executed before the
steamer arrives, President Dole will
orders a stay of execution until the
case can be more fully investigated.
Judge SlageI said: I'm addition to
calling on Secretary Gresham and
Minister Thurston, 1 saw Senator's
HawIey, Allison, Platt, of Connecti-
cut Perkins and Butler. Hawley was
Maj Stewards chief of staff, and is
glad to aid him. An address to Presi-
dent Dole was prepared and signed by
the United States senator. I am sat
isfied it will have considerable weight,
as the Hawaiian government wants
the good will of the United States
people"
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-18
CLEWS is HOPEFUL.
The Financier MOraIizes Over the
Syndicate Loan.

Special to the Globe
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE past
week has witnessed little change in the
speculative aspects of Wall street
business. There has been. however. a.
good deal of earnest thinking, and on
somewhat more cheering lines The
financial class have ceased to wait on
congress and center their hopes upon
the consummation of the syndicate
loan. The effect of the negotiation up
on prices was merely fractional sim
ply because spectators have become
so disheartened as to be almost in
sensible to any sort of exciting Incl
dent. Nevertheless, the Iong-headed
leaders are beginning to feel that
something of real Importance has come
over investment and speculative inter-
ests, when the Rothschilds and other
great foreign bankers have come to
the rescue.
The loan contract bears an air OF
serious purpose. 1t includes dimly de-
fined provisions which suggest some
thing more than a transient negotia-
tors operation for the reward of a
round profit and then leaving the luck
less borrower to whatever fate be-
tides. The work undertaken by these
kings of finance involves some very
broad commitments and some tasks
which befit only the boldest and most
resoUrceful commanders of capital.
Such fnanciers understand the signiti-
cance of an undertaking to repair
the badly impaired finances of great
and vigorous nation. They appreciate
the prestige of saving a nations credit,
and are not likely to administer mo-
mentary palliative and then leave the
patient to perish. They work for high
prestige as well as for high profit.
They comprehend that there is such
thing as patriotic gratitude, and are
aware that a nation saved from the
verge of monetary degradation is not
likely to forget it's benefactors.
HENRY CLEWS.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-18
SHOT HIM SIX TIMES.
Negroes Kill Negro in Il His
souri, Jail.

KINGSTON, No, Feb. H.-Abeut
o'clock this morning a mob of masked
men. supposed to be negroes from
Hamilton. surrounded the sheriff,s s
house and Jail here, caught and bound
Sheriff GoIdsworthy, whose deputy was
away. took the keys from him and
gained entrance to the jail corridor
with the avowed purpose of taking out
and hanging George Tracy, negro
who shot and killed his wife at Hamll-
ton. in this county, on the morning OF
Jan. 80 On the inside the mob were
unable to get into the steel cell, IN
which the man wanted was confined
with two other negro prisoners. Tracy
crawled under his bed, and the mob be-
gan shooting through the bars OF the
cell door. and succeeded in putting SIX
bullets into his body, killing him in
stantIy. The sheriff made all the re-
sistance he could, but was overpow-
cred. The two prisoners in the cell
with Tracy escaped unhurt. Tracy
was a bad character, and had lately
served a Jail sentence for shooting
negro. He had some years ago lost
both his legs just below the knees, be
ing run over by a train which he was
trying to board to escape some Kansas
officers
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-18
INTO NIGHT.

They had expected not to press
the question at II o'clock sessions
until the sundry civil bill should be
taken up, but when they reached that
decision they supposed that they
would be able to dispose of the post
office, the Indian and the agriculture
bills last week Instead, they sue
eeeded only in passing the post
office bill and in having the agricult-
uraI bill still only partially consid-
cred and the Indian bill untouched.
If it becomes apparent that the In
dian bill will require time proportion
ate to that put in on the postoffice
or District of Columbia bill, the mo-
ton for earlier meetings, which is
already pending, will be pressed ear
ly in the week The agricultural
bill will be disposed of Monday, and
after that is out of the way the sun
dry civil bill will be taken up. The
sundry civil has not yet been re-
ported from committee, but it is
hoped that it will be reported to-
morrow. Certainly it will be before
the Indian bill can be gotten out Of
the way, so that there is no pros
pect Of the senate's finding itself
without an appropriation measure
to proceed with. There is
VERY LITTLE PROSPECT
for much consideration of any other
subject, and the probabilities for any
general legislation. such as that pro-
posed in the pooling, territorial adj
mission, Pacific railroad, navy per-
sonne1 and bankruptcy bills, are
growing smaller and smaller every
day. There will be a strong effort to
get up and dispose of the pooling
bill, but there will be determined
opposition, and some of it's best
friends are growing discouraged
over the prospect. The probabilities
for the week also include a cursory
discussion of the territorial bills,
but the prospects are against their
passage. There are several financial
bills and resolutions which may be
called up, and the rules of the SEN
ate permit such latitude of debate
that financial speech may be in
jected at any time and regardless of
the measure in hand. There is still
occasional reference to the agree
ment which came so near being
completed Thursday last for a two
days debate at the beginning of the
week on the Jones bill, with vote
at the close, and the matter may be
revived with or without unanimous
consent. Senator Jones still in
sists that either his bill shall be
considered on it's merits or that it's
opponents shall show their indispo-
sition to consider it by filibustering
against it. Senator Villas has also
given notice of an effort to call up his
gold bond bill tomorrow, and in do
ing so is liable to precipitate a finan-
ciaI discussion at the beginning of
the weeks work. Altogether the
outlook is for a busy week in the
senate.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-18
VIII Open i'm March.

WASHINGTON, Feb. TZ-Secretary
Hugh D. Mcintyre, Of the Virginia
Jockey club, which conducts it's meet
ings at the st. Asaphs track, an
nounces that it has been determined
to commence the spring meeting on
Monday, March Is. The original in
tention was to commence on March 4,
but the recent heavy snow storms
necessitated postponement. The
club will race under a license from the
jockey club. A number of the most
prominent stables in the country have
already engaged stable room.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-18
IN THE HOUSE.
The Appropriation Bills to BE
Crowded Through.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE rush
of the closing days of the session be-
gins tomorrow. In the house for the
past week members have been crowd
ing for the consideration of bills by
unanimous consent. This week the
rush will be more apparent whenever
the regular appropriation bills, con-
ference reports and other privileged
matters are up before the house. But
two appropriation bills are yet undis-
posed of by the house, the naval and
the general deficiency. The former has
been considered for two days, and it
will probably require two more CTues-
day and Wednesday,, tomorrow, under
the rule, being suspension day. The
general deficiency, which will follow,
will take up two days. Conference re-
ports will consume the rest of the
week, unless another opportunity is
given to the Pacific railway committee
to secure vote on the funding bill,
which has been again reported favor
ably, with an amendment in the shape
of proposition for the Union Pacific
to settle the account with the govern
ment by the payment of the principal
of the debt due. Among the bills upon
which action viii be asked, under the
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-18
INDUCED BY MELANCHOLY.
Young Denverite Takes His Own
Life.

0UDS DenFeE1Ie AsaAAeS his ONAA
Life.
DENVER. Feb. T7.-Melancholia and
consumption impelIed George H. Will
kinson TO kill himself in a pathetic and
sensational manner this after noon while
calling upon the young lady to whom
he was engaged. Miss Olive Potter. He
drew a revolver, and, after saying
that he was convinced that recovery
was impossible, attempted to kill him
self. The young woman, by force, pre-
vented his carrying out his design, and,
thinking to allay his excited condition,
suggested that they go for a walk, to
which Wilkinson agreed. Passing the
house where the young man boarded,
he excused himself to run in and get
an overcoat, leaving Miss Potter at the
gate Reaching his room, he sent d
bullet crashing through his brain. His
sweetheart. hearing the report of the
pistol. reached him just as he was dy-
ing Wilkinson came to Denver for
his health from Cleveland, o., where
his mother and brother reside, about
five years ago. He was twenty-seven
years of age, and was soon to have
been married. Both Wilkinson and
Miss Potter stood well in social circles.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-18
Cen. Booth in Roston.

BOSTON, Feb. 17.-Gen. Booth, COM
mander-in-chief of the Salvation army
addressed three big mass meetings at
the Mechanics building today. This
evening the hall was crowded to its
utmost capacity, and it is estimated
that his hearers numbered at least
25000 people during the day. The usual
enthusiasm which has followed his ap-
pearances everywhere on his trip across
the continent marked today's meetings
The general was attended by his staff
and the flower of the local Salvation
army corps.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-18

terms as councilman. He was born
in New York city, was quite factor
in politics, and was one of the first
members of the Tammany society.
He joined the organization in 1929, and
remained a member until 1841. While
a member of Tammany he participat-
ed in the memorable and historical
fights which resulted in the founding
Of the branch of the Democratic party
known as the 'Loco-Focos.'
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-18
NIexico stiIl for war.

CITY OF MEXICO, Feb. T7.-Every-
body here, especially Americans, are
highly pleased at the honors shown
to the dead American minister by
Mexican officials and citizens. There is
nothing to the report in re-
gard to the Mexico-Guatemaia nego-
tiations. Gen. Antoaio Ezeta is COM
ing to Acapulco to meet his family,
which is coming from Salvador. Re-
ports that he is coming to serve in the
Mexican army are untrue.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-18

the Standard from Constantinople says
that Turkish officials will present TO
the Armenian commission a declaTa-
ton that the stories of the recent
outrages were exaggerated. The dis
patch adds that the declaration was
signed by ignorant Armenian refugees,
who were informed that it was Pc
tition to the sultan to enforce the
quarantine regulations against chol-
era.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-18
Floating Ice Excites Them.

BATON ROUGE, La. Feb. IA
large number of people visited the
river front tonight to view the novel
and unusual sight of ice floating IN
the Mississippi river, large foes Of
which have been passing throughout
the entire day. Only once or twice
previously has floating ice been seen
in the Mississippi river this far south.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-18
MATTHEWS EMPHATIC.
He Doesn't Want to BE Minister to
Mexico.

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 17.-In refer
ring to dispatches sent out last night
that he had been offered the Mexican
mission, Gov. Matthews said tonight:
The story is without foundation. I
am not, have not been, and will not be
an applicant for the appointment. No
messages have passed between the
president and myself concerning the
matter. was elected to serve as gov
ernor, and, if life be spared me, hope
to fill the office to the end of my term.
1 believe Mr.. Gray's successor should
be conceded to Indiana. and hope that
the president may appoint some good
man. isis -4.t.