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CANAL COMMISSION,
Nicaragua Project D;so
LehSth by the Cuhinn4

""S"n Project Dfscusxad ,4
Length by the Cabinet
,ne w4tSdhlNGToN, toddl. July 1s.-The cabinet n,.e+
no9,nHy tHuay iasted longer than usual vet oo
compnshed little beyond discnsSi~o yet ac-
,a BUSINESS. @ The Nicaragua canal c0mmiSsinn
ioasio as ealhea about with view to the final go
Iectlon OF the members II is said ina hIi"l Sc
position of the body will be as reportnd tlg com
GS1ioIe, namely Rear Admiral Walker Ion+
Gdrter' OF the engineering corns ana 1e
named vii, Ui aennsylvania; a provided the last
an inquiry on that point It is felt to he do
sLraple Tor various important reasons to baro
~ ote &C, commission appointed and begin its work
d tle earnest possible moment. One of these
reasons is the necessity for ohtoini Va '1ese a
as TO the condition of the country t6rongh
season. ~ ms 'le rainy
The information collected heretoforo :. !,
sal9' mas all related to the San Juan river
9 9 LAKE Caragua during the good weather
ie inquiry before the congressional com
missions developed the lack of information .s
10 the conditions in other seasons. This in
1ormauon is very necessary in order to know
Ine character of the dams required the
amount OF water that must be diverted or
controlled and other important enpinecrina
data affecting the cost of the enterprise IS
TINS material is to be obtained at first hand
IL r',ns wiz De necessary for the commission to
proceed to Nicaragua immediately. as the
rainy season is now well advanced and fbe
work must be completed by September else
there Will be delay until next summer.
1t is said that International affairs rera;vod
little attention at the meeting and In tba
opinion OF several of the cabinet members
what are regarded as the open issues are
seneraIly IN good shape and not threatening
to provoke trouble. The subject of sIiahtiS
curtailing the hours, of labor in the exec1ttve
departments came up again for discussion ana
1t was resolved that during the heated smell
tne caolnet ofhcers might excuse their en-
ployes on Saturdays an hour earlier than
usual, closing the departments ut 8 o'clock.
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sand bags had been thrown out, how
ever, it again ascended. The weather
was clear and the Eagle was visible
for an hour, travelling in a northeastern
ly direction. When last seen it was
moving at the rate of twenty-five miles
an hour.
The Aflonbladt has received the fol-
lowing telegram from Herr Andree,
via Tromsoe, written just before the
balloon was cast loose:
In accordance with our decision already
announced, we made today at 1:35 in the
morning preparations to start, and now at
2:3O in the afternoon we are ready to as
cend. We shall probably be carried in a
northeastern direction. I hope gradually to
get into regions with more favorable wind
conditions than exist here. In the name of
all my colleagues l send our warmest greet
ing to our country and friends -Andree
King Oscar has received kilograms
dated Vorgos Bay, July II, and signed
Andre" conveying the humble greet
ings and warmest thanks of the mem
bers of the expedition on the point of
their departure.
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PROF. gNDREE OFF FOR THE POLE.
The BaIloonist Embarbs on His Perious Vo,

TROMSOE, Norway, July 16.-The
steamer Svensksund, which has ar
rived here from Spitzbergen, reports
that Herr Andree, the aeronaut, as
cended in his balloon on Sunday after
noon, at half past 2. The ascent was
made under favorable circumstances,
the wind was good and all was well.
AS the wind conditions were more
favorable on Sunday morning than they
had previously been, the order was
given that the start should be made
as quickly as possible. The prepara-
tions occupied three and one-half hours.
The balloon, which was christened the
Eagle, made a successful ascent amid
the shouts and cheers of the crowd
which had gathered to witness its de-
parture. Despite the lightness OF the
wind the balloon rose rapidly until an
altitude Of about 900 feet had been at
tained, when it was forced down nearly
to the surface of the sea. After few
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-17
HOUSE THLKS OVER gRIIlOR PLaTE.
Some sensationalism Injected by Jerry Simpson.

there was a pool of all the armor plate
manu1actur1ng companies Of the world.
and charged that a conspiracv was in
progress to coerce congress into sur
rendering to organized greed as repre-
sented by the companies. The two war
scares now running in the neWspa pers
ne said made up part Of this conspiracv,
Ihe debate was concluded by Mr..
cannon, VINO expressed the opinion that
the senate would never agree to anv
proposition fixing the limit of cost At
more than $500. Mr.. Stone ATTEMPTED
at this point to secure an adjournment
ana thus delay action but his motion
was voted down.
Mr.. Sayers then moved concurrence
Ill the senate amendment On a rising
vote there was plainly large majority
for the motion, and Mr.. Boutelle de-
manded the ayes and nays. '"The
record may be valuable when the next
Cuhan resolution is brought in he
cried. Again Mr.. Stone moved to ad-
journ. Mr.. Bailey Oem., Tex.) made
the point that the motion was dilatory
ana was sustained by the speaker. MI.
Sayers motion to concur was carried,
l4Z TO 40. The bill was sent to further
conference.
WASHINGTON, July 16-The opan
session of the senate was brief and nm
eventful today On motion of Mr.. Petit
grew Is. d. the bill was passed to
give the consent Of congress to a com
pact entered into between the. states
of South Dakota and Nebraska. re-
specting the boundary between said
states. The Harris resolution, relating
to the sale of government interest in
the Union Pacific, was then taken up,
and Mr.. Allen (Neb.) continued his
speech in support Of the resolution. The
dehclency bill was sent back to con-
ference. At 1:30 the senate went into
executive session, remaining behind
closed doors until o'clock and then
adjourned until tomorrow.
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BOTH SIDES ARE STUBBORN.
House Members Feel They
Have the Sentiment With
Them and Will Not Even
Talk of a Compromise
Minor Points of Differ
enCe adjusted.

WASHINGTON, July 16-Tonigbt the
tariff conferees are no nearer an agree
ment on the sugar schedule. which CON
tinues to be the main bone of con+en-
ton, than they were when they began.
hach side is standing out as firmly as
ever for its own rates. The house con-
1erees are convinced that they can win
support, as they are backed by almost
the unanimous sentiment of their par
ty in the house, and some of them talk
with resignation of remaining here all
summer rather than yield to the sem
ate on this point.
So far as can be ascertained the sen.
ate conferees are as determined as
those of the house not to surrender
There is little doubt, however, that thew
would accept compromise if the other
side would agree to it, but the house
refuses to entertain any proposition for
compromise. While the sugar schedule
blocks the way to an agreement the
conferees have not been idle Much
progress has been made with the
minor features, and agreement have
peen reached in many of the important
( paragraphs. An influential member of
sthe house, who is kept well advised of
the situation, said tonight that if the
sugar schedule were out of the way a.
complete agreement could be reached
in four hours. Of course there is al
ways the possibility that the conferees
may get together at any time, but, as
yet, there is apparently no prospect Of
breaking the deadlock.
If the present status continues until
Tuesday or Wednesday next, the cur
rent opinion among the members of the
house is that a disagreement will he
reported for the purpose of giving the
house an opportunity to instruct it's
conterees on the main obstacle to an
agreement.
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WASHINGTON, July 16.-The secre-
tary of war today transmitted to con-
gress the report of the chief Of en-
gineers on the preliminary exalnina-
ton made by Maj T. w. Symons, of
the corps of engineers, of a ship canal
from the Great Lakes to the Hudson
river. The work was done in accor-
dance with a provision in the last
river and harbor bill, directing the ex-
animation and estimates of the cost of
construction of the most practicable
route of such canal, wholly within
the United States, of sufficient capac-
fty to transport the tonnage of the
lakes to the sea. Gen. Wilson, chief
of engineers, says in the report that it
is the opinion of the local officer that
by way of Niagara river, Lake On
tario, Oswego, Oneida lake and Mo-
hawk and Hudson rivers, and this
would cost, at a rough estimate, $780,
100000. But Maj. Symons is also of
the opinion that the Erie canal, when
enlarged under the existing plans of
the state of New York, would, if the
restrictions imposed by the state upon
its use be removed, give commercial
advantage practically equal to the
commercial advantages of ship
canal. Maj. Symons further expresses
the opinion that the construction of
such ship canal is not a project
worthy of being undertaken by the
general government for the reason
that its benefits would not be COM
mensurate with its cost
If this canal be further improved by
enlargement to a size sufficient for a
1900 ton barge, making the necessary
alterations in it's alignment so as to
give a continuously descending canal
all the way from Lake Erie to the
Hudson and canalizing the Mohawk
river, Maj. Simmons says such an i'm
proved canal, navigated by barges,
would enable freight to be Transported
between the East and West at a lower
rate than by ship canal navigated by
large lake or ocean vessels, and he
states that the enlargement of the Erie
canal, as suggested, with everything
adapted to transport the tonnage of
the lakes, is a project worthy of being
undertaken by the general government
as the benefits derived would be COM
mensurate with the cost which is es-
tinated approximately at one-fourth
that of a ship canal
Gen. Wilson says that owing to the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-17
GIANTS BOX A BOUT.
Fifteen Thousand People Out to Se.,
the Mill.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 16.-About
$4,000 people poured into the arena Of
Mechanics pavilion, the scene of the
recent Christian Endeavorer exercises
to witness the battle of the giants.
held under the auspices of the Columbia
Athletic association. Joe Jeffries. OF
California, and Gus Rubin. of Ohio,
were the giant boxers contending for
honors and gold. They are the largest
men in the boxing business. Jeffries
is about twenty-five years old. six
feet one and a half inches in height,
and was in fine condition at 2l2 pounds.
He has powerful shoulders, jutting out
souarely from a neck remarkable for
size and strength. The only fault in
Jeffries' construction is In his lower
limbs, Which are much too large for
quick foot work. Rubin. the Ohio
giant, tops the Californian just one inch
and weighed in at 200 pounds. He is
mere symmetrical in build than his
opponent, and has a much longer reach,
but not so tremendous driving power
as Jeffries. Both men were In first
class condition. The fight was declared
draw in the twentieth round.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-17

PITTSBURG, Pa, July 16.-Dullness
at miners headquarters and in all the
mines in the Pittsburg district and
unusual activity in the coal market,
characterized the strike today. For a
strike so general it causes little ex-
element; peace seems to prevail every
whele, but how long this state of aft i s
will continue to exist cannot be even
guessed. The miners are apparently
willing to be idle, and as yet no suffer-
ing of consequence has been reported
at district headquarters. The miners
were very much elated over the news
from West Virginia. Several kilograms
from organizers in that section of an
encouraging nature were received
There is nothing startling to report
from any of the Districts" said Presi-
dent Patrick Dolan ''The men with
the exception Of a very few, are out
and we a satisfied with the sitUat;on."
Coal took another tumble in price to-
day. 1t sold for $1.25 at the mine, a.
drop of 25 cents from the day previous.
A tour among the operators demon
Strated that there was plenty of coal
on hand. 1t was estimated that the
mines east of Pittsburg are furnishing
$50 cars day. Nearly all the empty
coal cars in the Pittshierg district are
finding their way to the West Virginia
coal fields. 1t was also learned that
250 cars day were going from the
West Virginia mines to Cleveland. The
records show that cargo Of 1000 tons
was loaded Wednesday, similar one
on Tuesday and the same amount to-
day. Another cargo will be loaded to-
morrow. The price is $3.50 alongside,
or free on board the vessel
The arbitration board expect to have
a general meeting of the operators Of
the five states in Pittsburg next Mon
Gay or tuesday, when the commission
ers believe an amicabIe settlement will
be reached.
CLEVELAND, O., July 16.-Today in
Washington Senator Hanna received
the following kilograms, dated Pitts
burg, from Messrs. Owen, Tuttle and
Blshop, comprising the Ohio board of
arbitration:
With the earnest cooperation of Cleveland
operators in the Pittsburg district strong
probability of securing uniformity agreement
which miners and de Armitt say and we be-
lleve, would result in settlement of strike.
Can such assistance be had?
In response to this message Senator
Hanna wired Messrs. Owen, Tuttle and
Bishop as follows:
Telegram received. Our coal interests are
represented by Thomas Young, who is there
and will cooperate along the lines, suggested.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-17
Minnesota Must Give I'm Two

WASHINGTON. July leland Commission
er Hermann today returned the list of names
sent to him by the Minnesota delegation for
appointment of Chippewa pine estimators.
with the request that two names be taken
from the list Fourteen men were recon-
mended by the delegation. Commissioner
Hermann has decided to appoint ten Mime
sotans as estimators, and chief of corps
and clerk from this state. Representative
Morris claims the appointment of chief and
Representative Eddy of clerk. There is likely
to be a mild row in the delegation as to
which member shall give up the two men to
be dropped and another meeting will prob
ably be called to settle this question.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-17
OFF FOR ALASKA.
seattle Wild Over the Newly Dis
covered Gold Field.

SEATTLE, Wash, July 1s.-"When
are you going to the Klondik?" In
twelve hours that question has been
asked and answered a hundred thou
sand times in Seattle. On the streets.
in the houses. everywhere is heard
nothing but Klondik, and the whole
town Is feverish and agitated as never
before over the Alaskan gold discus
sion. Men who cannot go are forming
pools to grubstake men who will. Ex
Gov. John H. McGraw will leave on
the next steamer. Attorneys, doctors
clerks and laborers are all scheming
to secure a share of the vast wealth
in the North. Indescribable expecta-
tion is directed toward the steamer
Portland, due at any hour from St.
Michaers. She has at least million
dollars in gold aboard and will bring
news Of Seattle men who have risked
their life for gold. Every one says
that at least the mother lode of the
Pacific coast has been found and that
the half has not been told.
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SALTWATER NEWS.
Complete VfndicatfOn for C. II. Coed
rich in Forgery Trials

rich in Forgery Trials.
The case Of The State vs. c. T. Goodrich
charged with forgery of log marks. resulted
In a complete vindication of the defendant.
The jury, was out about two hours, bringing
IN a verdict of not guilty" The other in
dfctments against Mr.. Goodrich will probably
be nolle pressed
Conductor Sweet, of the 800" train un-
dertook to eject two tramps from the train
yesterday, near Marine, when one of them
a man named Stevens, drew a. knife and
tramps were arrested.
Herbert Doyle, prisoner in the county
jail, held to await the action of the grand
jury OF Pine county, made his escape Thurs
day, by saving through the bars of his cell
with saw he had fashioned from a knife
The crime charged against him is throwing
rocks at st. Paul G Duluth passenger train.
The Oracle Kent ttSk a large excursion
party of knights of Pythias and their friends
to Taylors Falls yesterday afternoon A
delegation of about thirty from New Rich
mond were also in attendance.
John Mccarthy received word yesterday
from Congressman Stevens that he had been
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-17
ONLY a BOGY
In the RumOred Japanesc-Spanish
Offensive Alliance.

LONDON, July 1.-THE Daily Chroni.
Gle says it believes that the rumor of
the formation of an alliance between
the governments of Spain and Japan
against the United States is a bogy in
tended to frighten America into annex
ing Hawaii before congress adiourns,
because it Is believed that if the islands
are annexed now Japan will not move
in the matter, but if action is delayed
Japan will perhaps take action
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-17
BULLETIN OF
TIE ST. PRUl GLOBE
SATURDAY, JULY II, 1897.
Weather for To-day
Fair, SOutherIy Winds.
SATURDAY, JULY II, 1897.

PAGE /.
Big Mine Strike Dragging,
House Discusses ArmOr Plate.
COnferees Far From Agreement.
Deep Waterway Canal Opposed.
Andree or for the Pole.
Pacific Squadron on the Alert.
McCOrd's Case Heard by the Senate.
PAGE 2.
Col. Jones Transferred.
Berg's Friends Begin Active Work.
PAGE 3.
Minneapolis Matters.
HauGan's Bondsmen File Answers.
Governors Day at Lal<eview.
News of the Northwest.
Ten EYck Wins at Henley.
PAGE y.
EDITORIAL.
Progress of the Voting Contest.
PAGE 8.
SAINTS Wilder Than buckeyes.
MiIIers Have Their OF Day.
Hoosiers and Brewers Win.
Results in the National.
Days Sporting Gossip.
PAGE q.
Stocks Slightly Higher.
Bar Silver, go lie.
Cash Wheat in Chicago, IS 1-2c.
worlds Markets Reviewed.
PAGE z.
Banner for Minnesota Baptists.
Increased Great Northern Dividend
Railway Gossip.
Brighter Trade Outlook.
Wants of the People.
PAGE 8.
II. & ID. Land Grant Case Heard
Court Routine.
Armour ~ Co. ut st. Paul.
Kansas Editors In st. Paul.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-17
WILL HANsBRoUGH wEDe
Rumor Says He Is to BE Married IA
August.

WASHINGTON, July 16.--'rho Even
ing Star today announced that Senator
Hansbrough, of North Dakota, and
Miss Chapman, of this city, would be
married in New York city on Aug. 20.
The senator is a widower, his wife haV-
inS died two years or more ago. Miss
Chapman and he became acquainted
about six weeks ago. The senator this
afternoon, when his attention was call
ed to the publication, did not care to
be interviewed on the subject.
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ST. PauI Firm Wins

at the treasury department today for the
interior finish of the United States postofice
at Milwaukee, Wis. There were twenty-one
bids. That of Hennessy & Cox, Of st. Paul,
Mimi, at s25O,9S9, was the lowest.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-17

Bob FitZsimmons is contemplating a
trip around the world. Go over to the
other side of it. Bob, just as far from
the United States as you can get, and
stop there.
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agreed upon as one of the pine land esti-
mators of The Red Lake reservation.
The soliciting committee which recently
raised the bonus for the Saltwater street rail-
way, has decided to return the money to the
subscribers, there being no prospect that any
one will accept the offer.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-17

The tariff conferees fool away their
time, while members of the house and
senate on the inside dabble in sugar
stocks. Members of congress are most
ly on the make.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-17

Mrs. Langtry isn't drawing a prize.
Prince Esterhazy de Galantha is fifty
four, has been married twice, has an
unpronounceable name and bicycle
face.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-17

A society has been formed in New
York. Under its bylaws only the
strong can marry, and lunatics, idiots
and hopelessly deformed are to be
electrocuted. 1t has done no business
set, and probably never will.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-17

Chulalongkorn is laying pipe for some
good notices in the United States. He
says: THE newspaper reporters must
have the best places and the greatest
honors because they see for thousands" ="
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-17

Two preachers and preachers son
are running for congress in Holman's
district in Indiana, AS preachers sons
usually go at the pace that kills" it
ought to be easy to guess who will
win
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-17

1t is now known that Cecil Rhodes
was guilty of melting riot in the Trans
vaal. Careful, there! Like Barnato,
Rhodes will be looking for some con-
Venient ocean to jump into.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-17
Turkey Yields to Powers.
Ready Now to Accept the Die
tated Terms of Peace.

ATHENS, July 16-It is stated here
on reliable authority that the powers
have fixed the indemnity to be maid
to Turkey by Greece at $4,000 900 and
nave accepted a compromise giving
turkey a more liberal line of frontier.
turkey and Greece have been left TO
settle the question of the capituiations
between themselves.
CONSTANTINOPLE, July 16.-Tewfk
Pasha, the foreign minister, informed
the ambassadors today that the sui
tan has agreed on the principle of the
demands of the powers and was pre-
pared to accept their views on the
peace conditions. 1t remains to be seen
at tomorroW's conference, between
TeWf1k Pasha and the ambassadors
what the acceptance amounts to. AS
the grand vizier is known to oppose tie
acceptance of the terms of the powers
and has not Vet resigned 1t is believed
that further hitch will be discovered.
although it is reported that the sultan's
sudden decision is due to the recent
OF another peremptory telegram from
the car
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-17

For the theft of two bicycles a
Brooklynite was sent to state prison
for nine years. A little severity of this
sort will largely check the theft of
wheels.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-17

A Miles City dispatch says the
Cheyennes are again warlike. They are
not half SO warlike as the Montana
correspondents.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-17

Mark Hanna has denied the rumor
that he IS to become a boarder at the
white house. While admitting that he
has taken several meals with the
major, he says he is still paying his
board at a hotel. This seems quite un-
necessary.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-17

a New Jersey man at a ball game
laughed so hard at seeing ball strike
q spectators head and bound fifteen
feet away that he couldn't close his
mouth for two hours. The man who
was hit was glad of it.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-17

When it comes to single sculls the
English are not in it, even at Hen
ley Ten Eyck won the Diamond sculls.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-17

If YOU hear of Texas being taken,
don't be alarmed. Company u mas
gone down there.
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BENEFITS 1O Be DERIVED NOT At ALL COMMENSURATE

Three Routes Are Practicable, but by an En-
Idrgement Of the Erie Canal the Result De-
sired by Commerce May Be Achieved at
Half the Expense Of Ship ConuI-The
OsWego Route the Most Feasible Of the
Three Given Consideration.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-17

All the newspapers of New York in
sist that no second-rate man shall be
elected mayor Of Greater New York.
They will no doubt get a third-rate
one
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-17

Monadnock and Monterey will be sent
to Honolulu is denied, and the state
ment is made that they be held ON the
coast.