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St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-15
COMET DIDN'T COME.
Failed to Strike the Earth as the
Astronomers Had Planned.

WASHINGTON, March a. - The
Perrine comet which was scheduled to
strike the earth today, failed 10 ar
rive. The astronomers say that the
comet was last night 60,000,0t9 miles
away from the earth, with no pros
pect of coming any closer.
Observations of the comet made at
the National observatory ton;gh1 show
that it is travelling away from the
earth in a southerly direction very
rapidly, and growing perceptibly faint
er. Tonight it was scarcely half as
bright as two nights ago. and its po-
sition was determined as 4712 degrees
north declination and hours and Is
minutes right ascension. During the
period Of the two days it has in
creased it's position about 20 degrees
in the right ascension, and the. de-
clination was lessened by half de-
gree. 1t is still an open question
whether the stranger is travelling In
parabolic orbit or in the direction
of an elongated ellipse, as the differ
ence in its travel in this respect from
the last observation was too slight to
warrant any definite conclusion. In
the latter case it will again return
to view, but otherwise it will pass
beyond observation and become lost
in space. Rough calculations indicate
that it will disappear in about
month. 1t has been moving further
away from the earth steadily since
about Feb. %, when it was nearest the
earth, the distance being about 35,-
100000 miles. The observations at the
government observatory will be con-
tinued as long as possible, and early
developments may solve the Vexatious
question as to which of the courses of
travel it is taking.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-15
MAKES THEM GROW.
Diphtheria BacilIi Enjoy BasI<ing I'm
the Newly Discovered Y Rays.

NEW YORK, March 14.-The bacte-
biological department of the health
beard is today experimenting with X
rays and bacteria. These experiments
are being made by Drs Herman Biggs
and A. w. Beebe. The first experiment
made was fairly successful. The x ray
was tried upon the baccilIi of diphthe-
ria. A number of samples were expos
ed to the ray for half an hour. Then
the baccilli were returned to the incu-
hator for the night for the purpose Of
observing the effect. This morning
when DR.. Beebe examined the cultures
which had been exposed he found that
they had grown during the night. The
object of the test was to see if these
rays would not kill germs of disease.
1t was reasoned by the doctors that in
asmuch as baccilli are sensitive to
light. the more powerful X rays might
kill the disease germs. A further ex-
pertinent in the same line was made
with diphtheria baccilli dried upon
disc of cotton. Drying does not kill the
germs. The effect in sunlight, diffused
daylight and in the dark will be noted
in the next experiment. After that
the effects of exposure to rays for va
ricus lengths Of time will be tried.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-15

leader of the A. P. A. sentiment in the
house, received some days ago, a letter
from Capt. Thomas Phelan, of Kansas
City, challenging him to fight a duel at
Bladensturg. Mr. Linton paid no at
tent1on to the communication and
from some other source it found it's
way into the newspapers. Mr. Linton
was asked today if he had made any
reply to the challenge. He said:
Ever since the house defeated the
appropriations for sectarian institu-!
tlons In the District of Columbia bill,
partly through my efforts, my mail has
been loaded every day with great num-
bers of letters from religious fanatics
and cranks, denouncing me violently,
threatening dire vengeance and death
in various forms. All of these letters 7
have thrown in the waStebasket L
may conclude to make some reply, not
so much to the Phelan as to the manat-
ical spirit which he represents. OF
course, fighting duels is not in nv line
That sort of performance is considered,
rather ridiculous by Americans of this
generation. The threats which I have
received from cranks have not alarmed
me in the least, and / would have pre-
ferred that no publicity be given to
them. l am not an enemy to the
church, but 1 am unalterably opposed
to government appropriations to assist
sectarian work, and to any sort Of
union of church and state, and shall
continue to oppose them'
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-15

Rosita, a district six miles in extent,
and close to the railroad. A dispatch
from Cardenas says that at the Cen
trail plantation of Jucaro alone it is
calculated that $4,000 tons of cane
were destroyed.
The splendid plantation of Teresa,
with all its buildings, in the district
OF Melena, has also been burned. The
fnsurgent leaders have celebrated
their reunion at Manjuari and it is
understood to have been agreed that
Maceo and Sandera will pass through
the province of Havana and Pinar del
Rio. They came galloping through the
country and destroyed partially a
bridge at Aljovin. Passing Poso Re.
donio they were fired at from the
forts. The Leon battalion. in the vi
cinity of Santiago de Cuba, has had
skirmish with the insurgents, during
which two of the latter were killed
and several wounded
Gomez was camped on Thursday at
the plantation of Arroyo, in the dis
trict of Recreo. and he went to the
plantation of San Carlos yesterday
from which place he moved to the
plantation of La Dolorita, with about
l,OOO thousand men, afterwards going
IN the direction Of San Jone. westward
OF the district of CardenaS The in
surgents have burned the village of
Gulrra Marrero, near Batabano.
Numerous bands of insurgents re-
Gently attacked Fort Palayo. garrison
ed by twenty soldiers. This fort is To-
Gated at Bajucal, in the province of
Havana. The insurgents, who were re-
PEELED, divided into small bands. unit
ing again for the purpose of attacking
with dynamite a new fort which was
being constructed at Santa Maria. near
Rosario. This fortification was event
ually partially destroyed.
The following movement of troops
mas just been ordered: Gen. Arolas is
to go to Batabano, while Gen. BernaI
Will be stationed at Regla, near Ha-
Vana. On the other side of the harbor.
near San Felipa. is stationed Gen. Mel
quizo. Gen. Aldecoa goes to San Jose
de Los Lajas, and Col Ruiz is to be
stationed at Salud. Other Columns
have been ordered to Guira, Alouizar
Zeiba and Aqua. Gen. Artemisa has
been ordered to Neptune Gen. Arte-
misa, Gen. Linares and Col. Tort will
follow upon Gen. Maceo,~ and Gen.
Prats and Col. Viduna and Col. Galbis
Will pursue Gen. Gomez, who is now re-
ported to be in the vicinity of Colisso.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-15
HAS MORE VOTES so FAR PLEDGED
THAN ALL OTHER CANDIDATES.
CONFINED.
WISCONSIN IS NOW IN LINE.
STATE DELEGATION SAFE TO BE
COUNTED FOR THE OHIO
MAN.
CONSPICUOUS RY ITS ABSENCE.
Apparent Republican Harmony in
Arkansas Is by No Means the
Real Thing.


CHICAGO, March 14.-The result of
the state and district conventions to
date show that Mckinley has
twenty-four more instructed votes than
all the other candidates combined in
the race for the Republican presiden-
tial nomination. There are 81 unin-
structed delegates; of these the prefer
ences of Sc are known, divided as fol-
lows: Mckinley, 1S; Quay, 8; Allison. g.:
Reed, 8. Including these with the in
structed delegates the strength of each
at the present writing would
appear to be:
Mckinley. ...... ..9T Quay. ..... ..1s
Reed. -. ........2l Unknown. ....15
Mckinley thus far has two more than
a majority of the 1856 delegates elected.
The results by states are as follows:
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-15

Feb. 30, 1896, shows the exports of do
mestic merchandise during the month
amounted to SIG, ,S66, 1S5, against $54 ,999, ,944
during February, 1895. For the eight
months the exports aggregated $780,
269, $50, or about $40,0OOOO0 in excess of
the same period in 1895. The imports
OF merchandise during February
amounted to $62, 49,, ,296, of which $2S.-
524,OS6 was free of duty. For the eight
months the imports, dutiable and free,
were SCI, ,402, ,207 less than the exports.
During February the exports of gold
coin and bullion amounted to $2,1S3, 700,
and the imports to $11, ,559, 0S9 For
eight months the exports were $5S, ,642,-
992 in excess of the imports. The ex-
ports of silver coin and bullion during
February amounted to $5,342,319 and
the exports $1,411 ,967. For the eight
months the exports of silver exceeded
the imports by $50, ,758, ,204.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-15
CANDIDATES FOR THE POsTMASs
TERsHIP WE'RE FOOLED INTO Z
TOO GREAT HASTE.
CASTLE NOT TO BE LET 0UT
UNTIL CHANGES IN CARRIER SER.
VICE ARE COMPLETE EARLY /
NEXT MONTH.
BOUNDARIES OF THE RESERVES
Secretary Smith Makes ImDortauk
Decisions Regarding Red Lake
and White Earth, n
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe. =
WASHINGTON, D. c., March IA
1t is not likely that Postmaster Case
ties successor will be appointed unfit
the contemplated changes in tie col.
lection and delivery system take
place. 1t is the intention to have ths
increase in force occur about April i,
as was arranged during Postmaster
castles visit to Washington, and tha
postmaster general has concluded not
to have Mr.. Castles successor ap-'
pointed until after the improvements
In the service are all completed. Ofi-
cla4s who are in a position to know
VIII not venture an opinion as to Whd
Will be the successful candidate. Ru-
NOR has it that eX-Postn,aster William
Lee will ultimately get there, and thia
opinion is strengthened when it is re-.
membered that J. J. Hill came to-
Washington recently to inte,cede IN
- Hee' AiA4
BOUNDARIES FIXED. -
Secretary Smith today rendered Al
decision on a question submitted to-
nlm as TO true boundaries of the Red
Lake and White Earth reservations.
IN all the lines, southern, northWe5tg
ern and eastern. he decides that the
lines should be adhered to on thu
ground that to disturb them now
would be to overthrow vested rights
Whlch IS against public policy and a
long line of rulings by his predeces4
sors. AS to the southern boundary.
he declares that the line run by SurI
Veyor Merrill in 1872, which was afterY
ward confirmed and accepted by the
department in 1885, is the true line.
AS to the northwestern boundary, the
secretary sustains the Adley suryeY
of 1873 that the head of Thief riyeE
IS at the confluence of the east and
north branches Of that river. This
line has been accepted for more than
twenty years; by it entries have been
made by settlers, swamp and school
lands have been selected by the state,
and to declare this line illegal now
would be to imperil and annu! the
vested rights of these patentees and
grantees. In the matter Of the east
ern boundary, the survey of 1875 is
sustained. The dispute in this case
was as to what was the so',rce of the
Black river Buffers survey of 1875
designated the source Of this river as
the point where running water en-
tered 1t from the east. The conten-
tion was made that the source Of this
western branch was the true source
of the river, but the secretary holds
that the line established by the Grisr
inal survey is correct. He also holds
that, to break down this line after so
many years would deprive the Indians
of their vested rights to about 2O0, 900
acres of land and about $4,000, 600 feet
of pine lumber, which has been ap-
praised at their expense number
of homestead entries have been made
for the lands in dispute. and the Sec
retary directs the commissioner OF the
general land office to dispose OF these
entries in accordance with his deciE+
ion. They will, of course, be rejected.
The secretary says the states swamp
land claim will be disposed of at an
early date.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-15

In Alabama the seats of the two Nc
kinley delegates are contested by two
uninstructed delegates, one of whom
is for Reed and the other for Morton.
In Florida the uninstructed delegates
are Mckinley men; there are contesting
delegates, also instructed, but favoring
Morton. Two Of the uninstructed dele
gates in Georgia are for Mckinley. Mis-
sissippis uninstructed delegates are for
Mckinley and were elected as such.
Four of the uninstructed delegates in
Pennsylvania are for Mckinley; the
others will support Quay; there is
contest in the Third district Four of
the uninstructed delegates in Texas are
for Allison and four for Reed; the
seats of fourteen delegates are contest
ed. OF the contestants two are for
Allison and two for Mckinley; ten Of
the contestants are uninstructed, six of
these being Mckinley supporters, three
for Allison and one for Reed. One Of the
District of Columbia delegates has de-
clared for Allison and the other for
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-15

abolition Of the contract .svstem Of
making public improvements. Mr..
StarkWeather announces that he will
come out on call for mayor.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-15
FIRING THE FIELDS
CUBAN INSURGENTS ARE DECTROY-
ING PLANTATIONS IN MANY
PROVINCES.
SIX MILES IN ITS EXTENT
THE SIZE OF ONE DISTRICT GIVEN
OVER TO THE CONFLAGRA-
TION.
REUNION OFF THE LEADERS HELD.
Plans Agreed Upon and Left to Gem
erals MaceO and Bandera for
Execution. -

HAVANA, March 1.-THE steamer
Santo Domingo. which arrived here to-
day from Montevideo, brought 1Oy
volunteers from that city to serve
with the Spanish army against the
Cubans. They are commanded by a
captain in the Argentine army, Man
uel Serrano.
A great fire has been seen In the
direction of Nueva Paz, on the bor-
ders of the province of Havana and
MatanZas, and the commander of the
district of Jaguay Chico reports that
the insurgents have burned considera-
BILE property at La Piedra. Advices
received here from Robero, in the dis
trict Of Jaguaramas, province of San
ia Clara, say that the insurgents have
burned fields and plantations from
Real Campina to the colony Of La
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-15

Paderewski travels fully hirsute.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-15
AN EVEN THING.
Two Mckinley and Two Morton Del
egates Chosen in New York,

BUFFALO, N. Y, March 14.-Con-
Ventlons to elect delegates to the Re
publican national convention at ST.
Louis were held in each of the con-
gressional districts of Erie county to-
day. In the Thirty-third district the
Mckinley men won, and in the Thirty
second the Morton delegates were
chosen. The resolutions adopted by
the Thirty-second district convention
declared for Morton as a matter of
state pride and because of the long
and honorable career of the states
present governor, while the Thirty-third
convention resolved: THAT we stand
for home rule; home markets; honest
money; protection to home industries
and for their brilliant representative,
William Mckinley"
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-15
sTARKwEATHER TURNED DOWN.
Populists Refuse to Give Him a Nom
inatiOn for Mayor.

Special to the Globe.
WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, March IA
The Peoples party city convention to-
night nominated William Munro for
mayor. Rev. G. S. Starkweather. the
deposed mayor, made a hard fight for
the nomination, and had about one
third of the delegates, but the efforts
lof his henchmen were defeated, and
munro was finally given the unani-
Imous vote of the convention. No
|other nominations were made for the
|city Offices, the authority to fill in
names of candidates for comptroller
and treasurer having been left to the
city committee for the purpose Of fu-
sion The Populists adopted a plat
form demanding municipal control of
water works and city lighting and the
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-15
BULLETIN Of
TIE ST. PRUL GLOBE.
SUNDAY. MARCH 10, 1896.

Weather for Today
l. Fair and Warmer.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-15
ALL M'KINLEY,S WAY.
strong Sentiment In South Dakota
for the Ohio Man.

Special to the Globe
ABERDEEN, S. D., March 14.-The
Republican ward caucuses tonight to
select delegates to the county conven-
ton to elect delegates to the state con-
Vention at Huron were largely attend
ed. There was but one ticket in each
ward, and H. c.. Jewett was unani-
mously indorsed for delegate to st.
Louis. The great majority of delegates
elected are favorable to Mckinley.
Warner township instructed for McKin-
ley and Jewett, and the entire county
Will probably go the same way. First
ward city Republicans adopted resolu-
ti"ns, without dissenting voice, in
structing their delegation to labor for
Mckinley delegation to the state con-
Vention.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-15
REPUBLICAN HARMONY
Conspicuous i'm Arkansas by lite Alb
sence, Says MIR. Matthews.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, March 14.-W.
D. Matthews, of the Stuttgart Free
Press, who is leading the revolt against
Gen. Powell Clay on, in the Republican
ranks of Arkansas prints a two-col-
umn editorial in. the current issue of
his paper in wfFeh he bitterly de-
nounces Clayton's leadership. OF the
apparent harmony in the recent state
convention he says:
'It was not love that kept them in
the ranks. 1t was fear-fear of the LASH
Fear of ostracism; fear of the loss of
a piece of pie that is expected. Clay
ton, as a membe: of McKinley's cabi-
net, will have the best Of it. The fact
is that a majority of the men in that
convention detest Clayton and his rep
rehensible methods, and if they were
sure they could overthrow his dynasty
they would be up in arms"
Matthews asserts that were it not
for Clayton, Arkansas would be in the
Republican ranks today, and he ap-
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-15

consist of a white flag, emblematical of
purity. In the center will be a large
blue star, typical of hope. In the mid
die of the star white cross, emblem
atical Of sacrifice for others. In the
corner Of the standard, or flag, nearest
the top of the staff will be forty-five
white stars,in field of blue, represent
ing the states of the Union. Over the
central blue star will be the motto,
'"The Lord My Banner" and under
meath the words designating the num-
Der of the post to which the standard
is presented.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-15
WISCONSIN FOR M,K1NLEY.
delegates From the Fifth District
Are for the Ohio Man.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, March 14.-The
Fifth district Republican convention
held here today adopted resolutions
lndorsing the presidential candidacy
OF William Mckinley and urging the
denomination of Congressman S. S.
Barney M. H. Youmans, of Wauke-
ssha, and Theodore Zellmer, of Mllwau-
kee, were elected delegates to the ma
tional convention, and Daniel E.. Nc
Llnley, of Ozaukee, and George w.
Spratt, OF Sheboygan, alternates. w
A. Jones was indorsed for chairman of
the state central committee. Up to
and including tonight conventions
have been held by two-thirds of the
counties of the state, and in all but
five delegates were instructed for Nc
kinley. There is now no doubt that
Wisconsin will send an instructed Nc
Kinley delegation to st. Louis.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-15

peals to the young men of the party to
join in general revolt and overthrow
the machine. Continuing he says:
If the Republicans of the North
could see the condition of affairs in
the South, they would not marvel that
everything goes Democratic. There
are thousands upon thousands of good,
tried and true Republicans in the
South, who are acting with the Demo-
Gratis today simply because they are
forced to do so by such men as Gen.
Powell Clayton"
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-15
TURNED MILES DOWN.
Lamont Cannot See why He Should
BE Made n Lieutenant GeueraI

WASHINGTON, March 14-Secretary
Lamont has written a letter to Senator
HaWley, chairman of the senate com
mlttee on military affairs, advising
against the revival of the rank of lieu
tenant general in the army. The let
ter was called out by the sending to
the secretary of the bill reviving this
grade in Gen. Miles interest and ask
ing his opinion upon it as is customary
in matters pertaining to the depart
ment. Without making any direct ref
erence to Gen. Miles, the secretary SAYS
that he does not see any reason for
such legislation at this time. He also
gives it as his opinion that the pass
ing of the bill would be opposed to the
best interests of the army.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-15

answered the call. Booth stood in the
center of the group and waved his long
arms with each cheer.
'The American Volunteers, all men
and all for God,' he added. Patriot
ism for our country and faith in the
LCrd will lead us to victory"
The Volunteers will be governed by
military constitution, with Mr.. and
Mrs. Booth as joint presidents. The
local branches will be called posts and
the various grades of officers will have
rank an titles like those of the Ameri-
can army. Col. A. NJ. Nicol, who came
to this country with Eva Booth, sailed
for England yesterday, in hurried re-
spcnse to a cable from London.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-15
CHRIST COMING.
Elder Clark Believes the Lord Will
Soon BE on Earth Again.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 14-The
second day of the semi-annual con-
ference of the Latter Day Saints, of
Utah, convened at Independence today
Rev. Otto Johnson, of Grantsxille,
Utah, and Rev. J. G. Evans, of
Maloa City, Idaho, preached on "The
Holy Ghost" Elder Clark, the presi-
dent of the Iowa mission and chair
man at the conference, states that
Christ will soon visit the earth. He
says that polygamy is taught in the
Bible, but he does not advocate it ow-
ing to the supreme court of the United
States having ruled AGAINST IL
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-15
Mchln- ALI Nor u,
appear to be: F.:

majority of the 1856 delegates elected.
The results by states are as follows:
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-15
GODS VOLUNTEERS.
Name Selected by BaIIington Booth
for His Army in America.

NEW YORK, March 14-Ballington
Booth has named his new religious or
ganization Gods American Volunteers.
Eureka" he exclaimed, 81 have found
1t. The new movement has at last
name for which we have been seeking
weeks. Gods American Volunteers.
Three cheers, gentlemen, for the sue
cess of the glorious cause"
The old Bible house, usually quiet
and gloomy, echoed with cheers that
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-15
SMALL RIOT.
An Attempt to Collect a POII-Tax
That Cost Two Lives.

CHICAGO, March 14.-A small riot
occurred this afternoon in the small
town Of Miles Center, in this county, in
which two men were fatally wounded
and several others badly pounded up.
The fight originated in an attempt of
Tax Collector HaSse to obtain the poll
tax of Fred Kragbein. Kragbein fatal
ly stabbed Henry Lochner friend of
Hasse, and in return Lochner's friends
pounded him so that he cannot live.
"A dozen heads were broken but no one
was seriously hurt except Lochner and
Kragbein.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-15
Madman II Monster,

BERLIN, March 14.-Dr. Kayser, director
of the colonial office, announced today in the
reichstag that in view of the charges made by
Herr Bebel a fresh inquiry will be held into
the matter DR.. Kayser added that the previ-
Gus evidence had not established the guilt of
DR.. Peters in the eyes of the law. Lenz>
man a monster, and that he with Leist and
Wehlen should be punished according to law.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-15
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St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-15
Mckinley, of Course.

PORTSMOUTH, O., March 1.-THE Tenth
district Republican congressional convention
called by the opposition to the congressional
committee which appointed April for the
convention met today. They selected A. C.
Thompson, of Scioto and eX-Attorney Cen
eral Richards of Lawrence, delegates to the
st. Louis convention. Resolutions instructed
the delegates for Mckinley