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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-12
AIR is FULL OF GERMS
COURT HOUSE IS OVERRUN WITH
PATHOGENIC MICRO OORGANISMS
A Terrible State Of Affairs Appears
to EXist-HeaIth Commissioners
Stone Causes CONSERVATION, and
City and County officials Threaten
to Resign-Air Analysis Report.

CONSERVATION reigned yesterday In
the city hail.
The offices were open as usual and
the courts were in session, but on
every face were traces of haunting
fear.
coming election; not even the early
spring. These were as trifles. 1t was
Health Commissioner Stone, aided and
abetted by Assistant Health Commis-
sioner Miller
Now every one about the city hall
has been aware that the building was
crowded in a way to conflict with the
tenement house law. but no one was
worried about it. What if the air was
dense with microbic and bacillic in
habitantS?
There was scarcely a man in the
building who did not have his friends
among the micro-organism. AT times
in the morning the atmosphere about
the doors was so crowded by friendly
germs waiting to say good morning to
favorite officials on their arrival that
the halls looked like game preserves
for Klondike mosquitoes. But no one
worried. The officials and employees
"neighbored'' with the microbes and
borrowed their tobacco and there was
free and easy happy family. The
microbes were just as welcome as the
mice in the cellar, and the canary bird
in the office of the young lady StenOg-
rapher.
But DR.. Stone and Dr. Miller have a
prejudice against micro o-organisims
Mr.. Miller armed himself with a dip
net and big parrot cage and prowled
about the building in search of prey.
In the city offices and in the court
rooms he swung his net and many a
familiar face was missing, while Dr.
Miller hastened to his laboratory bear
ing in triumph his bird cage full and
trembling, shrieking microbes.
In the secrecy of his work room the
tender gentle bacilli were plunged into
culture tubes and submitted to other
processes, at which the sound of every
microbe revolts. So heartless was the
proceeding that a blue-blooded ariS-
tocratic germ from the office of the city
clerk found itself rubbing elbows with
a proletarial microbe for the sub base
ment, all grimy with SCOT and coal.
But DR.. Miller did not care. He cul-
tivated his germs and put them in
whatever bottles he pleased and gloat-
ed as he thought of what a sensation
he was cultivating.
Yesterday the sensation was sprung
DR.. Stone sent to judges of the district
court, the municipal court and the Off
GERS of the court house and city hall a
letter so simple and graphic in it's style
and matter that there could be no mis-
understanding. 1t is understood the
letter hereafter Is to be used as an eX-
ercise for the reading classes in the
primary schools. The letter giving the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-12
READY FOR The WORST
AT THE SAME TIME OFFICIALS ARE
HOPING FOR THE BEST
This Morning an Order VIII BE
Issued Creating New Military
department Likely to- Be the
Scene of
of Texas Wiped Out.

WASHINGTON, March 11.-Hoping
for the best and prepared for the worst,
about represents the situation in the
War ard navy department these days.
The officials still profess confidence
that there is to be q peaceful outcome
of the present threatening difficulties,
but meanwhile prepare with serenity
to- do their duty If events should shape
themselves otherwise. --
An order, which was decided upon
today, and which will be Issued in the
morning, will create a commotion in
the South. The present department of
Texas is abolished and the headquar-
ters which have been at San Antonio,
Tex, for so many years, are abandon
ed.
In place of the old department is
created new one, the department Of
the South. Gen Graham, at present
commander of the department of Texas,
will command the new department.
This department will include the states
Of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida,
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and
Texas. All Of these states save the
last, are at present attached to the
department Of the East under command
Of Gen. Merritt, of New York.
1t is said at the department that Gen.
Merritt is fully compensated for the
strength Of the command which passes
away from him by the addition to his
forces of the two regiments Of artillery
now recruiting.
Headquarters of the new department
will be at Atlanta, Ga, chosen because
of its fine strategic value from its ex-
cellent railroad connections. At present
the government has no accommoda-
tions in Atlanta for the headquarters
of the department, so it will be obliged
to hire the most available buildings
Gen. Wilson, chief of engineers, who
has been in Florida, is expected back
tomorrow to report to Secretary Alger
UPON the progress of the fortification
works in that section of the country
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THREE NEW WARSHIPS
ONE WILL TAKE THE PLACE AND
NAME OF THE HL-FATED MAINE
Naval Committee of the House De-
cides to Add to the COuntry's
Strength on Sea Three For
midabIe Fighting Machines rs
Are in Existence.

WASHINGTON, March II. - Three
new battleships of the staunchest type
afioat were authorized by the house
committee on naval affairs today, and
provision for their construction was
inserted In the naval appropriation
bill At the same time, the committee
agreed on a maximum price of $4OO
per ton for armor plate for our ves-
sells, increased the force of naval ma
r1nes by 473 men, and put matters in
fa1r shape for a decision tomorrow on
the location Of dry docks, probably
four in number, capable of accommo-
dating the largest-sized war vessels.
The committee was in session prac-
t1cal!y all day, and before the decision
on the increase of ships was reached
there was long and interesting dis
cusSion.
representative Tate Dem, Ga1.
while favoring an increase believed
that two vessels would be ample. and
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leaders, and a small sized panic in July
ensued almost Immediately. Offerings
fairly poured into the market, and in
side of ten minutes, another cent had
been Topped off the price. In the mean
time, Letters brokers were taking
everything offered them in May though
being forced to pay $1.04 for it. 1t was
also known that Letter had promptly
met calls for heavy margins which had
been made on him by the bear contin-
gent, and had retaliated in kind. Not
until his representatives had absorbed
something like a million bushels Of
May did the market quiet down. Then
a sharp reaction took place in July
the price rallying from SSAc, to which
point it slumped to S91sc. There was
quite heavy covering by professional
shorts on this decline.
About noon, Letter apparently chang
ed his brokers, and succeeded in get
ting good deal Of wheat at below
$1.04. The readiness with which every
thing was taken also resulted in a
marked falling off in the offerings, and
the price after that was steadily held
The market was apparently "pegged'
at S1.04.
July showed a great deal of ner-
Vousness for the rest Of the session, but
did not move very far either way from
80 cents until near the close, when re-
newed selling was started by "tailers,' -
who were afraid Of margin calls. and
the price declined rapidly again. At
the close SSA@3sc was being bid for it.
May wound up at $104.
NEW YORK, March 1.-THE wheat
market had a sensational break today
under a sharp raid by a Chicago ele-
vator concern, backed up by enthu-
siastic selling among scalpers, all of
whom were decidedly bearish. Under
this pressure, May declined from
S.00 lis to 991A cents, and July from
81 11-16 cents to 905s cents In the first
hour Of trading.
The day wound up with a second
wild rush to unload, which left prices
nervous at about the lowest point of
the day and 1k@1A cents below last
night. May closed at 9SB cents and
July 80 cents bid
The decentralization of prices has
been entirely attributed to the alleged
heavy attacks by Armour and others
at Chicago. Bulls have been routed in
all directions, the abundance of stop
loss orders being an evidence of this
fact. On the break, exporters improv-
ed their opportunity of picking up
fortytwo loads of wheat and eighty
five loads Of corn at Atlantic ports.
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that further eXpenditur es beyond the
point of necessity should be avoided.
Representative Loudenslager On. j.
protested that, If the strength of the
navy was to be increased at all, 1t
should be to the extent of three new
vessels built and armed to meet any
vessel af1oat. Representative Hawley,
of Texas, moved that cruiser be sub
stituted for one. of the battleships, but
subsequently withdrew the motion.
When the vote was taken, there was
but one dissenting voice, Mr.. Tate in
sisted that two battleships would be
sufficient to meet present needs.
The new warships provided for will
be of the finest pattern. 1t will be two
years, doubtless, before they can be
placed in commission One of them,
the committee decided, should bear the
name of the ill-fated Maine.
The appropriation for their construc-
ton was not fixed, being referred to
the subcommittee on appropriation,
which will report to the cdll commit
tee tomorrow The cost, 1t is expected,
will be about $5,0O0,000 each, though
for the fiscal year covered in the bill
the amount of expenditure may not
exceed 81, 600 EACH
An important question was raised as
to whether the expenditures for the
new ships would be betrayed out of
the $50,000,0O0 emergency bill, but this
subject was passed over.
ArmOr Plate.
The committee also agreed on a pro-
vision authorizing the secretary of the
navy to purchase armor plate by con-
tract OR otherwise ait a cost Of not ex-
ceeding $400 per ton. This was agreed
to, however, only on the express pro-
viso that this item should include the
nickel used in the armor, for which a
large outside percentage heretofore has
been paid by the government.
This limit of armor contract price
has been generally expected and, with
the exception Of the insertion of the
proviso as to nickel, met with little
opposition in the discussion.
One Of the most important features
Of the work on the bill was an agree
ment on an appropriation Of $135, 600
for outfitting, ratdoning and uniform
ing 473 additional marines. This in
crease In the naval force was made the
subject Of a special and urgent request
sent to the house after the submission
Of the regular recommendations
The question Of esta blishment of new
dry docks went over for action tomor-
row. 1t was thoroughly discussed to-
day, and the outlook is that four new
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-12
and probably especially as to the de-
feDse of Tortugas.
StraininY Every Nerve

and probably especially as to the de-
feDse of Tortugas.
Straining Every Nerve.
For the first time today the officials
Of the war department admitted that
they We're straining every nerve to i'm
prove that part of the defenses of the
country confined to their care.
1t is without question the most un-
usual mark of confidence in an execu-
tive of1cer to empower him to give or
ders, without limit, for the purchase
OF war material, yet this is what the
president and Secretary Alger have
done in the case of Gen. Flagler, chief
of ordnance, and the officer has not
shown any disposition to shirk this
large responsibility, but has instruct
ed every concern capable of supplying
ammunition to go to work at full ca
pacity.
The day passed again without word
from the court of inquiry, according to
the statement of Secretary Long. who
says that he has received nothing what
ever from the court itself, or from
Judge Advocate Mark.
The secretary has determined that
there sail be no wasteful extravaganza
in his department in the expenditure
OF the funds SO generously provided
by congress, and to this end he has
addressed the following letter to the
assistant secretary of the navy, the
colonel commandant of the marine
corps and to each of the bureau chiefs
of the navy department.:
Under the emergency appropriation OF
$50 600 made Wednesday, you VIII incur
TO expense or liability except after written
statements made by you and approved by
the president and secretary all in writing
special record must be kept of every
such requisition. If any such liability or
expense has been incurred by you by oral
direction make such written statement aud
estimate and submit 1t at once for such AZ
proval. ~John D. Long.
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we have to fear, with no technicalities
to obscure the matter"
Court Commissioner Gallick was
fairly diSenSted

we have to fear, with no technicalities
to obscure the matter"
Court Commissioner, Gallick was
fairly disgusted
What do you think of this?" he
said. Here 1 have been trying to
get a place where l could make to
hearts beat as one, and have been de-
nied while the city has been running
a fashionable boarding house for pa
thogenies, with o'clock dinners, steam
heat, elevators and breakfast in your
room. / must have an office or those
bacilli will have to go and sleep in
Rice park"
Capt. Gerlach, who runs the elevator,
was not so much anxious as he was
annoyed t4i
Il am willing to serve the public"
he said, but, when 1t comes to pack
ing pyogenes up six stories just be-
cause they don't like rooms in the
basement, I protest Any animals with
names like that ought to be able to
walk. After this, I am going to shut
in this elevator with barbed wire. and
the next aureus that wants to go up
and hear the proceedings in Judge
Bunn's room can take the STAIRS
Custodian Ames thought of resign
ing when the news was broken to him.
1t is bad enough to be responsible for
a building, but, when a man has a
mixed colony of microbes on his hands,
with no contract labor or pauper i'm
migrant law to protect him. he re-
CARDS it as too much. He gives fair
warning that any microbe who goes
out of the building will never get back
again, unless he can beat the provis-
ions of the Chinese exclusion law.
The judges Of the district and mu-
nicipal courts did not say anything
for publication, but it was noticed
that the dictionaries about the build
ing were in great demand.
A reference to the sreport will show
that the impending peril is not con-
fined alone to men who have business
in the building. Some of the germs, it
will be noticed, are not harmful to
men, but are pathOgenic for guinea
pigs. Hereafter, when guinea pigs
are on trial or are called as jurymen
or witnesses, 1t is understood that the
proceedings will be conducted on the
front steps.
1t is a relief to know that the dan
gers are not beyond help. DIR. Stone
suggests that fires built in open CRATES
top may induce the bacilli to surrender
their leases and move over into the
new federal building. If fires are
found burning in the court rooms on
the Fourth of July or dainty snow
flakes drift in through open windows,
it will be understood that the officials
have not suddenly gone insane. 1t
will be simply an effort to make things
pleasant and home like for the py-
ogenes albus and the coli communis
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-12
VICIOUS RAID BY BEARS
BULLS IN CHICAGO WHEAT NEARL Y
SWEPT OFF THEIR FEET
Letter Compelled to Buy Million
Bushels to Regain Control of the
Market-Bear Brokers Sold Be-
low the Bid Price to Any One
But the Clique.

CHICAGO, March 11.-What Is re-
garded by Joseph Letter as a malicious,
but futile, attempt to impair his credit
and break the wheat market was per-
petrated on the board of trade today.
Brokers with May wheat for sale en-
tered the pit with instructions to sell
" cent or more below the price offered
by Letters brokers, and bar the latter
from buying their offerings.
With May wheat being offered and
sold to other brokers from $103R and
$1.03A a bushel, Letter bought 100000
bushels of May wheat today at $1.04,
or more than u cent above the price
at which the same wheat was offered
to other traders.
This peculiar situation in May al
most resulted in a panic in July, and
the price at one time showed a drop
of cents. The persistent support Civ
en- by Letter finally had a quieting
effect, however, and the market closed
st loss of rs cents.
The start in wheat was quite firm,
July opening q of a cent higher at
905s cents, and May e of a cent higher,
at $1.04B. There was a considerable
falling off in the volume of Argentine
shipments, and this was apparently
the reason for the very slight advance.
Then it commenced to drop, slowly
at first, under statistical news. Liver
pool receipts for the last three DAYS
We're slightly in excess of normal re-
quirements. The most disturbing ele-
ment was the big addition to contract
wheat here. Chicago receipts were 81
cars, 19 of contract quality. Besides
this, Ga cars and 10000 bushels No 1
northern were transferred from unli-
censed houses.
The continuance of the heavy con-
tract receipts from irregular sources
began to have effect on traders, and
the unusual heaviness of today's re-
ceipts resulted in an almost total with
drawal of support shortly after the
opening. Prices, in consequence, be-
gan to gradually decline.
No Selling Pressure.
No very great selling pressure was
put on the market, however, until the
price had got to about S9Ac. Letter
brokers were as usual giving support
to May, bidding $1O4.
Then apparently an organized raid
was made on May. Influential houses
came into the market with heavy
offerings of May, offering to sell at
S1.OS4, and even at $103b, but barred
Letters brokers from purchasing at
these figures.
This created a great deal of excite
ment among traders, as it was believed
an attempt was being made to get the
market beyond the control of the bull
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dry docks would be authorized, two on
the Atlantic coast, one on the Pacific
coast, and another on the gulf. If the
present expectations are materialized
tomorrow, these docks will be author
lied to be constructed at Boston, Mass :;
Algiers, New Orleans; Mare island Cal
ifornia, and League island, Philadel-
phia.
With the amounts to be paid for dry
docks and for armor plate in the ag-
gregate not yet determined, the bill as
it stands carries in all something like
$96,000,000, which, however, will be
largely augmented by the other items
Rapid progress has been made with the
BILL and it is likely it will be in shape
to report to the house Monday or
Tuesday,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-12
NEW CHINESE DYNASTY
THE IMPERIAL COURT WILL MIGRATE
TO SHAN 81 PROVINCE
If British Protection Is Refused This
Arrangement, Other Powers Are
Willing to Accord Their Aid
Manchus Are Hopeless a Gov
erninE POwer-End Is In Sight.

LONDON, March 12.-The Daily
Chronicle attaches Importance to the
following dispatch from it's correspon-
dent at Hong Kong:
THE Manahus are hopeless as a gov
erning dynasty and the imperial court
is likely to migrate to Shan 81 province
The increasing imperial demands upon
the provincial governments cannot con-
tiEue, and 1t is possible the result will
be a new Chinese dynasty in Central
China with a capital at Nankin.
IF British protection is refused to
this arrangement, other powers are
willing to accord THEIRS
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No Startling Discoveries by Spain.

March 11Today Spanish
court Oh inquiry
tervlew the first
a
the hull Of
iron and steel debris We
possible
stanchions found the explosion
I'VE think have located
The
o the orward down O the keel
in harbor.
of A
i'll the Of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-12
SLOANE is ON DECK.
He Is Being Put Forward as a Suc-
cessOf to Inspector
TibbaIS.

Special to The st. Paul Globe.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March IL
The former supervising inspector Of
steam vessels, John d. Sloane has re-
turned to Washington, and interest is
again revived in the fight that is be-
ing made against Col. Tibbals, of Du-
buque, who holds the office now 1t is
said that Senators Kyle and Otis have
made charges against Tibbals, and that
Gen. Dumont, the inspector general,
may also have to explain some of the
methods in vogue in his department
before the thing blows over.
The Minnesota people are more or
less interested from the fact that the
state is clearly entitled to have the in
spector for the Fifth district. Both
Senators Davis and Nelson and a ma
jority Of the house delegation are
favoring the reappointment of Sloane.
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REVOLT TAKES NEW LIFE.
Spain Again Has Serious Trouble In
the Philippines.

LONDON, March 11-special dispatches
from Shanghai say that there is little doubt
that the prospect of trouble between the
United States and Spain has caused the re-
bellioh in the Philippine islands to break out
again, and has increased the ferceness Of the
insurgents, who, it is alleged, have captured
Atarra and Camarag, important towns con-
nected by railway with Manila.
1t is further announced that the whole of
the northern provinces have revolted. the in
habitants having refused to pay taxes, and
they have destroyed the telegraph lines. The
insurgents are reported to be well supplied
with arms and ammunition.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-12
STREET CAR STRIKE.

SAGINAW, Mich, March 11.-All the street
car lines in the city were tied up today, and
the people walking In a pouring rain. The
ninety conductors and motormen went on
strike at $50 a. m.
st. Louis March HIT has been announc-
ed that strike. which threatens to extend
to every branch of the building trades In
this city, will be inaugurated on April 1.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-12
WISCONSIN CENTRAL SUIT.
One of Series Intended to Delay
the Reorganization.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, March ia suit.
which is said to be one Of a series contempIat-
ed by creditors of the Wisconsin Central
lines, and which will probaly further delay
the reorganization scheme, was filed in the
federal court today for the purpose of ascer-
tanning the condition of the rolling stock leas-
ed by the Wisconsin Central lines from the car
company some fifteen or more years ago.
The petition of Mr.. Cox is an intervening
one in the suit of John A. Stewart and E. H
Abbott, as trustees, against the Wisconsin
Central company and the Wisconsin Central
Railroad company, under which title the con-
solidated actions for foreclosure against the
Wisconsin Central lines are known.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-12
DAYS DEATH POLL.

SEYMOUR, Ind, March n.-Ex- Congress
man Jason B. Brown, of the old Third In
diana district, is dead of congestion of the
liver, aged flfty-nine years.
PHILADELPHIA, March 11.-Information
has been received of the death at Rock Ledge
Fla, of Peter c. Thompson, of this city,
Austin, Tex, March 11.-Gov. Culberson to-
day received a telegram from Littleton NJ c.,
announcing the death of ex-Gov. P. H. Bell
of Tex, at that place.
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Judge Morris is not taking any part in
the matter, but has not given out his
Endorsement to Sloane owing to prom
ises previously made to Tibbals'
friends. Gen. Henderson, of Iowa, is
looking after Tibbals interests here.
According to statement given out
at the treasury department today the
Canadian Pacific railroad last year car
ried 143,119 tons of agricultural prod
ucts from Minnesota to points east and
west through Canadian territory
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-12
BLIZZARD RAGING.
Heavy Snowfall in Wisconsin and
I'm Michigan,

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, March 11.-A blizzard
is raging along the shores of Lake Michigan
and in other parts of Wisconsin as is indi-
Gated by the following dispatches:
Escanaba, Mich.-Snow fell to a depth of
eighteen inches in this district last night
and today. 1t was a surprise to lumbermen,
who have broken up camps.
Plainfeld visa terrific March blizzard is
raging over Central Wisconsin today.
Black River Fails, iWs.-The heaviest snow
fall of the season is prevailing in this
ton. The snow began about midnight and Is
seven inches deep.