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blown to atoms none Of the passengers
in the rear part of the train heard the
report and were not aware that any
thing unusual had happened until they
locked out after the train had come to
a sudden stop
The train dashed along about $50 feet
after the explosion took place, and
although the stop was quite sudden.
none of the passengers were thrown
frCm their seats, and not one of the
coaches was damaged by either the
explosion or the sudden stop.
The force of the explosion was ap-
parently directly upward and outward
as parts of the engine were thrown into
the air 100 feet, and huge pieces of the
boiler, weighing several tons, were
tossed over the telegraph wires into a
swamp, a distance of $50 feet, while the
baggage car directly behind the engine
was not damaged in any way.
1t is not know just what caused the
explosion, and the officials Of the road
say that it will not be determined
until what remains of the engine is
taken apart and examined. 1t was
thought at first that there was no wa
ter in the boiler, but this theory was
abandoned, as it was an outgoing
train, and the engine had just been
taken from the round house a short
time before the explosion. It was
rumored that the boiler Of the engine
was defective in some. respects, but
this was denied by the officials of the
road. The latter say the locomotive
was in good condition in every respect,
had been in service about three years,
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WIS BLOWN TO hTOMS'
Engineer and Fireman Killel-Passengers
Escape Unscathed.

CHICAGO, March 21.-The boiler of
the locomotive which was hauling the
Chicago and Boston special on the
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
railroad blew up this morning, instant
ly killing engineer and fireman, and
completely demolishing the engine The
dead are:
ALEXANDER FRANKS. engineer, of Chi
cago.
EDWARD B. SMITH, fireman, of Chicago.
The engineer was hurled 200 feet into
the air, through network of telegraph
wires that were stretched along the
tracks, and had his right leg torn off
The fireman was thrown against a
cattle car with such force that almost
every bone in his body was broken.
None of the remainder of the crew nor
any of the passengers were injured.
The train to which the engine was
attached, one of the fastest on the
Lake Shore road, leaves the Van
Buren, street depot at 1890 o'clock in
the morning. The accident occurred
about IL o'clock as the train had just
pulled out from the Englewood depot,
and was running at the rate of twenty
miles an hour.
A peculiar feature of the explosion
was the fact that, although the re-
port was SO loud it was heard by resi-
dents n half-mile away, and the force
SO greet that the engine was literally
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-22

WASHINGTON, March 21.-The pro-
gramme of the tariff debate, which
opens in the house tomorrow, is simple
but arduous. The house will sit from
o'clock at night, with a recess from
5 until s each day for dinner. The
general debate will close Thursday
night Beginning Friday the bill will
be read for amendment under the five
minute rule until o'clock on the fol-
lowing Wednesday, March 81, when the
bill and pending amendments will be
voted upon. The committee on ways
and means, by the terms of the special
order under which the house will
operate, will have the right of way in
the matter of amendments, and such
amendments can at any time super
sede pending amendments of individual
me mbers, a provision made to give the
committee the fullest power to perfect
their bill The debate will be opened
by Mr. Dingley, the chairman of the
ways and means. for the majority.
Either Mr.. Bailey, of Texas, the select
ed leader of the minority, or Mr. Nc
Millin, of Tennessee, will reply. Mr.
Bailey has rendered to Mr.. McMillin
this privilege in Difference to his long
service on the ways and means COM
mittee, but it is not yet decided whether
the latter will avail himself of the
proffer The night sessions of the house
during the general debate will be given
up almost entirely to set speeches by
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-22
4 WEEK OF Help Big THLK.
Tariff Will Occupy the House and Arbitra-
ton Treaty the Senate.

new members who desire to get their
views in the Congressional Record for
the benefit of their constituents. When
the Wilson bill was under consideration
the time at the night sessions was not
consumed, and there is likely to be a
repetition of lack of speakers on this
occasion, as members under the order
are given leave to print, and many OF
them will take advantage of this OPP
pOrtunity without taking the floor.
The senate will devote the major
portion of the week to the consider
alton of the Anglo-American arbitra-
ton treaty. If the appropriation bills
which have passed the house as they
were agreed upon in the last session
should be reported to the senate, they
probably will receive prompt attention.
There is a possibility that these bills
may not be taken up Immediately in
committee owing to the absence of some
committee members. 1t is also pos
sible that when reported they may
be somewhat changed, or, if not chang
ed in committee, that they will be in
the senate. Many senators have prOpO-
sitions which they are anxious to see
enacted into law. and they are not
disposed to forego this chance of get
ting them through. The Democratic
leaders may consider it wise party
policy to hold the appropriation bills
up until the Republican policy in the
senate with reference to the tariff is
developed
Senator Allison, chairman Of the ap-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-22
CISNER0S GONE WITH MACE0.
Now It Is Reported That the Cuban Presi-.
dent Is Dead
dent Is Dead.

n. j., who came tc join the insurgents,
will probably be shipped back to New
York at the request Of his family and
Of the American state department.
WASHINGTON, March 21.--It is ex-
pected by the state department officials
that the inquiry to be conducted into
the causes leading up to the death of
RI. Ruiz, the naturalized American, in
Cuban prison, will soon be COM
menced. The investigation will be con-
Quoted in Havana or in the place
where Ruiz was imprisoned. and Con-
sui General Lee will be present in per-
son. or will be represented by some
enc, to look after the interests Of the
family Of DR.. Ruiz. Secretary Sher-
man tonight expressed the belief that
the investigation into the affair will
be a thorough and fair one, assurances
to that effect having been given by the
Spanish government.
HAVANA, March 21-Charles Scott
the American against whom the mill
tary court at Guanabacoa preferred
charges, which were subsequently dis
missed, was released today. He will
probably leave for the United States
on Wednesday, next
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ABILITY At 4 DISCOUNT.
Residence the Main Requisite in
OficeSeekerS.

WASHINGTON, March 21-Col Har-
rison Gray Otis, of California, will not
be assistant secretary Of war. This
conclusion was reached after a con-
VersatiOn in the cabinet room between
the president Secretary of War Alger
and Col. Otis. The decision was reached
because of Col. Otis geographical To-
cation. Had he been a resident of
Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada.
any state, in fact, that is not represent
ed in President McKinley's cabinet. he
would probably have been appointed
to succeed Joseph B. Doe, the present
assistant secretary Of war, whose res
ignation has already been accepted.
Col Otis was Secretary Ayers sec
ond choice for the place, his first be-
ing man from Michigan. whom the
secretary asked the president as a per-
sonal favor to appoint. President Nc
Klnley informed Secretary Alger that
he would be very glad to honor tn,
request, but he could not consistently
do so. as it would not do to give too
much prominence to one state.
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BILE for an extravagant government to
avoid becoming q corrupt government
as it is for a spendthrift to preserve
either his money or his good name.
Another effect of the bill. no less
monstrous than the injustice which it
sanctions and the extravaganza which
it invites, is the encOura cement which
it gives to the formation of trusts.
SagaciOus men will scarcely wonder
that when the manufacturers of the
country have succeeded in inducing
congress to exclude their foreign COM
petitors, they will soon protect them
selves against competition with each
other. 1t is inevitable that when con-
gress secures them against outside
competition by a tariff, they will Sc
cure themselves against inside cOmpe-
titiOn by combinations and trusts, and
it is the merest driVel to talk about
destroying trusts under the system, the
very object of which is to prevent
competition"
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HAVANA, March q, via Key West
1t is reported from Camaguey that
Salvador Cisneros, president of the Gu
ban republic, is dead; that Vice Presi-
dent Bartolome Masso succeeds him as
president, and that DR.. Carpolt, ex-
professor of Havana university. will be
appointed vice president. Gen. Quintin
has returned to Camaguey.
A large body Of insurgents is con-
centrated near Sanctl Spiritus and
combined movement Of Spanish troops
against them is expected.
For the last few days Capt Gen.
Weyler has been greatly annoyed by
serious affection of the throat, with
suppuration of the glands OF the oeso-
phagus. On Wednesday, after a con-
sultation of his physicians, it was de-
cided that for time the patient must
have absolute repose.
In addition to the lad Nelson, several
other American boys have arrived at
Havana within the last few days, with
the intention of joining the insurgent
army, but the advice given them is to
return TO the United States. The boy
Robert EmIaet Scully, of Somerville.
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guards and inspectors are covering
every inch of the territory The river
at Vicksburg has risen inches since
a. m, and tonight registers 45.4.
At Greenville the river continues to
rise rapidly. and a stage of 45 feet
may be expected before April l, if
the levees remain intact.
The break last night at MOdoc low
cred the water along the front of
Friars' Point five inches but will give
no relief to levees and property below
the mouth Of the Arkansas river. as the
water from the crevasse will find its
way back into the Father of Waters
through the White and Arkansas rivers,
swelling those streams far above the
danger line.
The river continues to rise at all
points south of Vicksburg
The railroad situation at Memphis Is
somewhat better tonight. The Yazoo
& Mississippi Valley sent it's trains 10
New Orleans tonight the tracks be
tween Memphis and Lakeview having
been raised above the water level. The
Illinois Central south and the Kansas
City, Memphis & Birmingham east are
running trains on time. The Memphis
& Charleston, and Nashville, Chatta-
nOOga & St. Louis roads are moving
local passenger trains, but the former
cannot go beyond the Big Hachie riv-
err while the latter road cannot cross
the Tennessee. Railroad communica-
ton with Nashville is entirely cut off.
The Iron Mountain tracks on the west
side are still above water, and all roads
entering the city from that direction
are moving passenger trains over the
Iron Mountain tracks.
Over in Arkansas the town of Ma
riOn is in a bad condition. All the
houses are surrounded by water, and
the whole face of the earth is sub
merged except here and there a small
Indian mound remains above water
There are many breaks in the levee, or
at least many places where the water
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-22
FLOODING THE LOWLANDS IN ARKANSAS.
Every Foot of Ground at Marion, Ark, Submerged
Houses Sitting in the Water
GOrges in the Missouri at YanktOn-Who1e North
west Waterbound, but Conditions In-
proving Somewhat.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 21-To-
night for the first time in many weeks
the Mississippi river is reported fall
ing at Memphis, the gauge reading 81
feet, against 81 at o'clock this morn
ing. Several breaks in the leVee are
known to have occurred, between Os-
ceOla, Ark, and Memphis, and the fall
Of the river here is attributed to these
CreVaSSeS. The break at Sans SOuci
is widening and the mad rush of the
waters through the opening can be
heard for miles. Three additional
breaks, all near Sans SOuci, are report
ed today, and the suffering of the peo-
pie in Eastern Arkansas will surely be
greatly intensified
The condition of the levees south of
Memphis is about the same as on yes
terday A dispatch from Vicksburg
says that the reported crevasse at
M0dOc, Ark, near Helena, is confirmed
by officers of the steamer State Of Kan
sas, which passed there last evening,
and by dispatches received at Vicks-
burg. The levee at MOdoc has been
considered in a hopeless condition for
several days. The water will run into
White river very fast, and will find it's
way back into the Mississippi in a
day or two. Levee men say the effect
will be merely temporary, but today a
decline is reported of from / to inches
along the Coanomi county, Miss, levee,
where the struggle against the high
water has been most desperate. The
Kansas also reported a break lower
down, but these are probably protection
levees The officers of the Kansas
say that the scenes along the shores Of
the big river from Memphis south
everywhere show the general anxiety
Lights are shining along the levee and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-22
WORST OVER AT MILWAUKEE,.
Water Higher Than for Fifteen
Years Past.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis. March 21.-Re-
ports received from all portions of the
state tonight show that the floods have
subsidized at all points except in the
Milwaukee river just north of this city
In the latter river the water is still
running at a high rate. Estimates OF
the losses range all the way from $780,
600 to 100000 in the state.
In the Milwaukee river the ice jam
which formed yesterday at Sauxville
lOOsened this morning and let down the
immense volume of water which had
banked up in the rear of it. The water
carried the ice down to the crest of
the Milwaukee dam at North avenue.
There it was stopped by the pillars
of the footbridge over the dam. 1t
piled in a solid mass against these
early in the morning, and kept accumu-
lating all day. About 4 o'clock this
afternoon the jagged cakes of ice were
piled up against the rail OF the foot
bridge and extended for a mile back
of it in the river which was constant
ly getting higher.
which supported the footbridge and
carried away seventyfive feet of
the structure. This left an opening
for the waters and in a short time the
immense field of ice had thrown itself
into the river below the dam This
rose rapidly, and it is rushing through
the city tonight at a rate which has
not been experienced since the break
ing. Of the dam fifteen years ago. The
river is within two feet Of the height
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-22
BAILEY ON THE DINGLEY BILL.
Invites Extravaganza and Fosters
the Trusts

Invites Extravaganza and Fosters
the Trusts.
WASHINGTON, March 81. - Joseph
w. Bailey, the new leader, of the DEM
ocratic party in congress, has the fol-
lowing home thrusts at the Dingley
tariff bill:
The evil of the bill does not ston
with its injustice against the individual
citizen. That is bad enough. but il
is not its only nor perhaps its worst
defect. According to the estimate Of
its trainers, it will raise more revenue
than the government needs, and surely
1t requires no special wisdom to dis
Germ that when this money is once col
lCcted Republican leaders will find a
way to spend it. In this way the bill
invites extravaganza and is in strange
contrast with the Republican platform
OF 1850 which declared that a return
TO rigid economy is -indispensa Bile to
arrest the systematic plumber of the
puDIlc treasury by partisan faVorites.'
The rigid economy which Mr.. Lin
coin and the early leaders OF the Re
publican party thought essential to
good government is a jest and a by
word among the Republican leaders
OF this day. | was taught to believe
that economy is a cardinal virtue in
a government like ours. and that ex-
lraVaSance is not only a burden upon
the taxpayers, but is a crime against
~the republic, because it is as impossl-
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Chinese Wall Tariff.
Canada Talks of Retaliation if
the Dingley Bill Passes.

OTTUMWA, To-, March 21.-A disas-
trous fire of unknown origin broke out
here this evening in a brick business
block, on Main street, owned by the
Seth Richards estate. and up to ?
o'clock had destroyed property valued
at $3.50, 900. At that hour the situation
was extremely critical; the flames being
propelled by a heavy gale. After a
hard fight the fire department at 1890
succeeded in getting the fire under con-
troll. The property destroyed was in
sured for 100000 Following is list Of
losses: Cullen & Co, dry goods,
$4,000; Prugh & Cos. china and dishes,
$4,000; Donlan & Co., dry goods, SIS,
600: ]. G. Meek, drysgoods, $4,000; Seth
Richards estate. 100000; Office tenants.
SIS, 200.
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preparations committee, will exert him
self to secure speedy consideration of
the bills. There is littf prospect OF
committee work until the committee
vacancies are filed The two sides of
the chamber are holding out against
each other each cOntending for con-
cessiOns which the other refuses to
make. The Democrats still insist on
being allowed to fill all the places va
Gated by the retirement of Democratic
senator's, while the Republicans con-
tend that the silver Republicans and
the Populists should be charged to the
Democrats. Upon the adjustment Of
this difference the whole matter de-
ponds. Some way out of the difficulty
ultimately will be found, but the open
ing has not yet presented itself
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PAGE 4.

PAGE 4.
More Crevasses in the Levees.
The week in the Senate.
Cuban President Reported Dead.
Two Killed I'm Locomotive Explosion
Blockade in Crete Begun.
Disastrous Fire in Ottumwa.
PAGE 2.
Hitch in Bank Reorganization.
Two Sunday Stabbing Arrays.
Sudden Death of j. o. Wakefield.
sermons of a Sunday.
PAGE 3.
minneapolis Matters.
Rabbi In a Christian Pulpit
Two Boys and Robin.
EtiIINater Affairs.
PAGE 4.
Editorial.
Forum OF the People.
PAGE 8.
Dhiceseekers Giving Up Hope.
legislative Review.
PAGE 8.
The Poles of Santa Ana.
Worlds Markets Reviewed.
PAGE z.
Wants of the People.
Missing Ship II. f. Cakes Rescued.
Henry CIevs' Financial Review.
PAGE 8.
Berlin Centennial Fetes.
L
Some Big Nuggets From California.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-22
LOCAL WATER SITUATION.
No Flood Conditions Apparent as
Yet,


The only local indications of a flood
or trouble from high water so far re-
ported are in the suburbs of the city,
where the street car company have
cleared a twenty-foOt trench on the
streets along which their lines are OPP
Grated The result has been that for
long distances in the neighbOrhoOd of
Hamline and Merriam Park the tracks
are covered with water. The street
railway officials report some trouble
on the Mississippi and West St. Paul
line owing to sand washing on the
tracks, but the delay or obstruction is
not serious.
The report at the Union depot last
evening was that trains were all on
time and there had been no serious
trouble from high water or washouts
on any of the lines running into the
city The river as yet shows no per-
ceptible signs of overlooking its banks
in this locality, although the residents
of the upper flats are taking time by
the forelock and making ready scows
and boats in case of a sudden rise of
the waters.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-22

NEW LONDON. Conn, March 21-The ex-
pected speed trial of the new United States
gunboat Wilmington, originally scheduled to
take place in the sound off New London to-
morrow, will have to be deferred for a feV
days, at least, as the unfavorable weather
has caused unexpected delays The officials
are of the opinion that it will not take pace
before Wednesday, but that date is uncertain,
and will depend generally as to when the
Wilmington arrives here
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-22

The greatest head in Washington is
that which sits serenely between the
shoulders Of Thomas B. Reed. He has
so trained his guns that the people of
this great republic cannot fail to see
every day the United States senate
wastes. For this, Mr.. Reed, the whole
nation IS indebted to YOU
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-22

water is backing up in the sewers in
some Of the downtown districts. The
water at the head of the river has sub
sided some, and it is thought that the
worst is over here.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-22

1t has been disclosed that the Fitz-
simmons-Corbett ring was twenty-five
And not twenty-fOur feet square There
Is no evidence. however that Corbett
would have won in a bigger ring.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-22

If the new tariff bill isn't passed in
the next sixty days, the merchants of
this country will own nearly every
pound of wool in the world-enough to
last them two years at least
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-22

1t is perfectly plain that our i'm
mense purchases of wool in London
will start a flow Of gold from New
York to England. When the balance
of trade is against us money must flow
RMaN from US
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-22

This fall the man who pays $40 for a
suit of clothes which he formerly pur-
chased for $25 will remember Mr.. Ding
ley, Mr.. Tawney ct al, and buy an ak
for use in the next congressional cleo
zion
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-22

The oldest inhabitant remembers one
or two legislatures which did as little
real work in the interests Of the peo-
pie of the state as the one now in SEES
sion
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-22

While this hubbub over the tariff is
going on New York is breaking all
records on customs receipts. The total
duties for the port of New York for
March is We're s., 667, 979, nearly $3.50, 900
larger than for any previous day in the
history of the country.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-22

Ii Hung Chang has begun making
presents to American girls. Mr.. Chang,
we have only enough girls for the no
bility of France and England.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-22

Peachblow Pingree, perennial potato
planter, has been pulled down by the
supreme court of Michigan. Will he
cal out the militia to suppress the
court?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-22

Those who receive appointments from
Mayor DOran should get sworn in with
in five minutes after getting their
papers The mayor changes his mind
with freedom and frequency
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-22

Chicago has the queerest mayoralty
contest on record. Each of the candi-
dates for mayor is popular with nobody
In particular except himself
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-22

John Hay takes a cheap little name
over to England with him, but perhaps
he has a great head for all that.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-22

and was considered one Of the fastest
engines on the road The train that
1t was pulling is known as No. TO-
and it is through train from Chicago
to Boston
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-22
EVENTS TODAY.

Erand-ShaH We Forgive Her, SIS.
Observation-Disclosures, 10.
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Sheer ITcessity has forced the men
who wenc out to shovel snow to shovel
water
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-22

Senator Pettigrew's shibboleth, THE
free list for all dutiable articles which
are controlled by a trust or its equiv
alent" is a winner
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-22

The man with a forty-foot lot doesn't
have to trife with the truth these days
to say he has a lake on his place.