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Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-05

Messenger Bound and Gagged and Local
Safe Looted Of an Unknown sum. on.
eisis. However. saying That the swas
Was Noe at All Large.
Kansas City. Jan. ). - After about
three months OF inactivity Kansas
City's train robbers scored another
brilliant achievement last night. This
time the Kansas City. Plttsburg and
Gulf road is the sufferer. The COM
pany's Port Arthur express. which left
the company's station here at Gao last
night, was robbed before 1t had passed
beyond the city limits. Two men.
whom no one but the express messen-
ger seems TO have seen, climbed into
the express car as the train left the
station. They overpowered the messen-
ger. bound and gagged him. and rified
the car before the train came to 4 stop.
When the train slowed up at a railroad
crossing known as Air Line Junction,
near the sout6eastern limits of the city,
they climbed out of the car and disap-
peared. Nothing was known of the rob-
berry until a negro train porter entered
the car and found the helpless express
messenger. At this writing nothing is
known as to the amount OF booty Sc
cured.
Robbers Rifled the Local Safe.
After the train had been stopped and
others OF tie crew had come forward
and released the express messenger. 1t
was found that the robbers had rified
the local safe. taking from it every
thing Of value. They had made no ef-
fort TO disturb the through safe. which
is protected by a time lock. From ar
Line Junction a telegraphic report OF
the robbery was sent to the city and
the train proceeded south. The Wells
Fargo company controls the express
business on the Pittsburg and Gulf
road. AT the express company's office
here G. r. Teas, the local manager.
stated that there was not much of value
in the local safe and that $500 or $500
would probably cover the company's
loss.
Police Don't Believe the Officials.
In police circles. however, the i'm
preston is that the robbers secured
several thousand dollars in money and
tewelry. The report received at the
express company's Office here states
that the robbers entered the exprss
car as the train was passing Kyrads,
having forced the rear door with a
Jimmy" +. y. Hyde. of Kansas City.
was the express messenger. Upon turn
ing from his work he looked into the
barrel Of a six-shooter. TIE messenger
offered no resistance. though he was
well armed. ind after the robbers had
bound him one OF the two stood guard
over him while the other rifed the safe.
New Hands inthe Profession.
The robbers are described as smooth
faced young men and the fact that both
were extremely nervous while in the
express car Is taken as evidence that
they are new recruits to Kansas City's
force Of train robbers. At 7:10 o'clock
last night n special train was sent to
the scene of the robbery with a force
Of policemen and marshais. and these
men arenow securing the country along
the river banks in search Of the rob
hers. Though last nights robbery is
the first that has occurred on the Pitts
burg and Gulf line IL is the sixth crime
Of the kind perpetrated In Kansas City
within fifteen months. There have been
several arrests Of alleged train robbers
during this period. but there has not
been a single conviction.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-05

San Francisco, Jan. Sin the
United States eircuis eeurs today
Judges Morrow and DeHaven rem
d'red decision In the Dirrsns case
submitted 70 them yesterday. They
denied the application for . vri, Of
hsbess corpus and refused 10 gran,
burrant's attorneys leave 10 appeal
from their decision.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-05

Ar.old's Bso.o Gallery cures head.
sches; 10. IS end 80 csats. Rsiss
cvug Store.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-05

Disease often lurks in the blood
before hey openly manifest them
solves. rhsrsiore keep the blood
pare With Hoods Sarsapsrills.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-01-05
dead EASY, MISSOURI.
For Little Adventures Like the
One That Is Narrated in
This Brief Story.
KANSAS CITY THUGS DO THIS JOB,

Board Train and Rob the Express Car
Before II Has Passed the City Limits
Messenger Bound and Gagged and Local
Safe Looted Of nm Unknown sum. on.
eisis. However. saying That the swas
Was No at All Large.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-16
NEW MARKET HOUSE SITE
SUGGESTIONS ADVANCED BY TWO oT
PAUL CITIZENS
Action of the Assembly Last Nondav
HVehihs raves the Way for q
Change-GeOrge Benz Recon-
mends Third Street Location
w. f. Reynolds Also Has a. Plan.

The introduction in the assembly on
Monday evening, of the resolutions
from the joint committee on public
buildings, authorizing proposals re-
specttng the establishment of a public
market, is understood to be the begin
ming Of a movement of unusual i'm
portance to the interests of ST. Paul.
The resolutions were drawn with a
view to covering a plurality of plans
These are all set forth in the first reso-
luton, which reads as follows:
Resolved, That the city clerk be- and is
hereby, authorized and directed to adver-
tise for sealed bids for the establishment.
maintenance and conducting of a public
market or for the sale or leasing to said
city Of proposed site suitable for market
purposes, or for the sale or exchange by
said city of the present market house site
and building.
Power is thus suggested for the
granting Of a franchise for the main
tenance Of a market, for ten years, cap
able Of accommodating 400 market gar
deners' teams, the revenues and per-
quisites to go to the grantee; or in the
second place propositions for the sale
or lease of tracts of lands to the city,
and, thirdly, the exchange Of the pres
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-16
HE TOOK HIS OWN LIFE
ELMER E. ELLESON COULD NOT MAKE
BOTH ENDS MEET
He Tired of the Struggle, and Yes
terday Afternoon Hanged Himself
From n Rafter In His Fathers
Rarn-Was a Dairyman Residing
at 26OI Territorial Road.

Elmer E. Elleson, thirty years of
age. a dairyman residing at 26O1 Ter
ritorial road, committed suicide yester-
day afternoon by hanging himself from
a rafter in barn which adjoins his
home.
Elleson lived with his father, John B..
Elleson, an old man seventy-fve years
OF age, and was yesterday employed in
repairing fence on the premises His
father had prepared to go to Minneap-
Obs, but before starting asked his son
about some rope which had been
around the house for some time and
had disappeared. The son told him
loft of the barn and went apparently
to get 1T. In the meantime, however.
the father started for Minneapolis.
About o'clock he returned and. not
finding Elmer, made a search of the
premises. He finally visited the hay
loft, and there, suspended from a raft
er, with his feet but a few inches from
the hay, was the body of the son.
The old man Immediately cut it
down, but life was extinct and the
body cold.
The dead man was a carpenter by
trade, but for some time past had been
employed with his father in the dairy
business. Lately he had been worry
ing because of his inability to make
both ends meet, and this, 1t Is believ-
ed, led him to take his life.
He had lived with his father at 2601
Territorial road for two years past,
moving there from Minneapolis, where
he had resided for five years.
The remains will be taken to Mime
apolis today for interment.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-16

with the New York. All the officers Of
the court except Judge Advocate Mark
are stationed on the Iowa or the New
York, and on the former the court
could be absolutely free from Interrupt
ton.
The greater part of the investiga-
tion that remains will consist. unless
the court returns here, Of a careful
study of the plans. 1t is not thought
that it will be necessary again to sum-
mon the survivors Of the Maine, off,
GERS or men, now at Key West or scat
tered throughout the fleet.
Capt. Sampson said. however, that
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CUBA Is TO BE INVADED
SUCH A STEP APPARENTLY CON-
TEMPLATED
First Orders for Troops In the West,
Aside From Those to Artillery
Officers, Sent to Commanders of
Cavalry BattaliOns-Bids Opened
for the Movement of Batteries.

WASHINGTON, March 15.-Much
significance is attached to the fact that
the first orders to soldiers in the West,
excepting to light artillerymen, went
to commanders of troops Of cavalry.
Even now the orders and contemplated
orders refer to caValrymen as much as
to infantrymen.
Heavy coast guns cannot be managed
by horses-in fact, for coast protection,
mounted troops would scarcely be con-
sidered necessary. 1t Is considered
that the wholesale movement of mount
ed troops is part of the contempla ted
plan of quickly invading Cuba, if hos
tilities begin.
1t is intimated that the talk between
Senator Proctor, Secretary Alger and
Gen. Miles was partly given to the sub
ject Of subsistence of troops of cavalry
in Cuba. Whether 1t will be necessary In
case Of deporting cavalry to the island
to forward forage from the United
States, would be a serious question
CHICAGO, March 15-Bids for the
moving of three batteries of artillery
from Fort Riley, Kan. to Fortress
Monroe, Va, savannah Ga, and New
Orleans, were opened at Gen. Brooke'S
headquarters today Twelve different
railroads sent in bids, the figures in all
cases not varying more than $100. Each
battery consists of five officers, sixty
five men, fifty-five horses, four guns
and caissons, battery forges and camp
equippage, and will require one Pull
man and two tourist sleeping cars,
three palace stock cars, three fiat cars.
and about six freight cars.
The batteries will be ready to leave
Fort Riley tomorrow.
Col Lee said today that he knew Of
no orders being issued to move any
troops from Fort Sheridan, and did not
believe any such move was contem-
plated.
LEAVENWORTH, Kan, March 15.-
All is expectancy in military circles at
Fort Leavenworth, but the news is
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-16
COURT LEAVES HAVANA
CRISIS IN CUBAN AFFAIRS CANNOT
BE MUCH LONGER DELAYED
The Work in the Cuban Port Com
pleted, the officers Sail for Key
West on Hoard the Tender Nam
SrOVe-BOdy of Mrs ThurstOn
Brought Home on Yacht Anita.

HAVANA, March 15-The court of
inquiry sailed for Key West on the
Mangrove tonight.
Capt. Sampson, president of the
board. said that the decision to leave
Havana was not reached until this af-
ternoon, after a consultation of the
members. 1t was decided that while
further testimony might be obtained
here, this was not sufficiently likely to
justify longer stay.
The court can return If the divers or
wreckers make discoveries that add to
the stock of knowledge now gathered.
The plans of the submerged wreck, in
the preparation Of which Ensign Pow
elson has had a large share, are very
elaborate, and Capt. Sampson says the
testimony and records of the divers are
very full.
Capt. Sampson hopes the court will
be allowed to resume it's sittings on the
battleship Iowa, now near Key West
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-16
RAILS FOR KLONDIKE ROAD.
. Fifty Cars Shipped From Milwaukee
to he Used on the Alaskan
Line.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, March 15-Fif-
ty cars of rails, to be used in con-
structing the first railroad to the Klon-
dixie gold fields, were shipped today by
the Illinois Steel company. These rails
constitute the first consignment for
warded to fill large order given by
the builders of the Klondike line.
Other shipments will be made as fast
as the steel can be rolled
Mckenzie, Man & Co., who have a
concession from the Canadian govern
ment permitting them to build this
railroad, are the consignees Of the rails.
The shipment will go forward over the
500 and Canadian Pacific lines Of rail-
way to Vancouver, and thence by boat
to the coast Of Alaska.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-16
POWDERLY'S CASE UP.
An Effort in the Senate to OverruIe
the Adverse Report of the
Committee,

WASHINGTON, March 15.-The NOM
ination CT T. V. Powderly to be commits
sioner of immigration, which was au-
versely reported, was considered in ex-
ecutive session for an hour and a half
today.
The nomination was not disposed Of
and the effort to secure confirmatio
will be resumed tomorrow.
Senator Fairbanks spoke briefly In
Mr.. Powderly's behalf, and Senator
Faulkner stated his position Senators
Chandler, Stewart and Butler spoke in
oppOSitiOn.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-16

newspaper on the subject of the wreck
Of the Maine. -
The body Of another victim of the
Maine disaster was found late last
night floating near the United States
cruiser Montgomery. The remains have
not been identified.
KEY WEST, Fla, March 15.-The
American yacht Anita, having on board
the body of Mrs. Thurston, wife of
Senator Thurston, and the members of
the congressional party~who have been
visiting Cuba, arrived here this after
noon from Matanzas.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-16

given out officially from the post that
no orders have been received about the
movement of troops. An order came
yesterday to prepare travelling rations
and this Is being done The infantry
ana artillery are undergoing field ma
neuVers In heavy marching order. The
soldiers have been drilled a great deaf
for the last two weeks.
At present there is no regular arti1-
!efy here, and an order has been issued
for Lieut.. Howland to take charge of
the Held pieces, consisting Of a How
1tzer, Gatling gun, a Hotchkiss. and
SIX tWelvepound smooth-bore cannon.
and make up battery. He has a de-
tail of twenty-eight soldiers for this
purpose.
CINCINNATI, O., March 15.-Mat
Charles Porter, of the Fifth regiment
at Fort Mcpherson, near Atlanta. ar
rived here today. 1t is rumored that he
is arranging for the transportation of
art1llerymen from Fort Thomas to the
South Atlantic coast The passenger
agents of the Southern, the Seaboard
Air line and the Chesapeake e. Ohio
railroad have been asked to make rates
on the transportation of troops and ac-
coutrements
Fort Caswell, on the. Cape Fear river.
Georgia, near Savannah, and Fort
Morgan, near Mobile, are to be rein.
forced by troops to be modified at
Fort Mcpherson.
Companies of about sixty artillery
men, it Is said, will be organized in the
West, rendezvous at Fort Thomas and
be hurried off to Fort Mcpherson,
whence they will be distributed along
the coast.
MADRID, March 15.-The friends of
Senior Sagasta, the Spanish premier.
deny that Senor J. M. Ceballos. the
general agent at New York Of the
Spanish Trans Atlantic Steamship
company, has visited President Nc
Kinley at the inspiration of the Spanish
erOvarnroapt
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-16
ALASKA EXPLORATION.
The Work to Be Done This Summer
Under Authority Granted by
Congress.


WASHINGTON, March 15.-Prepara-
tions have been made by Director Wal
colt, of the geological survey, for an
extensive exploration Of the geological,
typographical and other features of
Alaska. This will be done under author
ity Of congress, which appropriated
500, 600 for the purpose.
Ten officers of the survey will be as
signed to the work in prospect, viz. ::
George H. Eldredge, Arthur Keath, J..
E. Sturr, Alfred Brooks, E. c.. Barnard,
w. ]. Peters, Robert Muldrew, W. S.
Post, w. c. Mendenhall and F. c.
Schrader. The latter two are to ac-
company military exploring parties
In addition to the above named
eighteen camp men will be employed
Four parties are to be organized under
the general charge of Mr.. Eldredge.
Seattle will be the outf1tting point, and
the whole expedition will proceed there
about April 1. The gunboat Wheeling
will transport the parties.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-16

and addressed to the chairman of the
Presbytery committees on temperance,
was like that prepared last week, ex-
cept In the modification of the section
relating to educational institutions
NO stand is taken against Princeton
or any other college by name, but par
ents are warned against the encourage
ment Of the use of intoxicants.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-16
WITHOUT RESORT TO WAR.
Once Vice President Stevenson
Hopes to See the Spanish Com
plication Thus Adjusted.

WASHINGTON, March Is. - Once
Vice President Stevenson is in the city
for few days and just before the
meeting today he called on President
Mckinley.
utes and as he left the White house
Mr.. Stevenson said that he called sim
ply to pay his respects to the presi-
dent.
In reply to inquiries, he said that
he had no information not accessible
to every one, but that it was his be-
lief that our differences with Spain
would be honorably settled without re-
sort to war
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-16
SUB-POSTAL STATIONS.
Seven Were Secured for ST. Paul at
Single SwOOp by Represent
atiVe Stevens,

Special to The St. Paul Globe.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 15.-
Representative Stevens. of st. Paul,
made a swoop on the postoffice depart
ment today, and bagged no less than
six sub-statiOns to be established on
the first of the coming month. Mr.
Stevens has been digging into depart
ment statistics and, taking the city Of
Washington for a text, he proved that
the unities in postal accommodations
were not we'll preserved, and that sew
eral Eastern cities were getting de-
cidedly the best of 1t.
The new stations are to be located on
Dayton's bluff, Arlington hills, East
and West Seventh streets, Rice street
and West ST. Paul.
HaInline will probably be provided
fer by some arrangements to be made
later
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-16
GOLDEN GATE DEPENDED.
No Need of Retaining a BattIeship at
San Francisco.


SAN FRANCISCO, March 15.-The
land defenses of San Francisco harbor
have been greatly strengthened, and
the military and naval authorities agree
that the presence Of the battleship Ore
gon is not now essential for the pro-
lection of the port. The ten-inch bat
terry at Fort Point has been reinforced
by the addition of two guns, so there
are now five ten-inch rifles in position.
Five twelve-inch guns commanding
fine sweep of the ocean can be placed
to bring under fire ship attempting
to pass through the narrow channel
between Lime Point and Fort Point.
Three more twelve-inch guns at Fort
Baker, together with the sixteen NOR
tars and three dynamite guns on the
peninsula can also be brought into use
at long or short range.
The great guns on Lime Point, nearly
500 feet above the water, are so high
that plunging fire against the deck of
q ship may be delivered.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-16
Sharp Reprimand.

WASHINGTON, March Is. = Lieutenant
Commander James D. Adams, attached to the
coast defense ship Monterey, at Mare Island,
Cal, was acquitted recently by general court
martial Of the charge of drunkenness on duty.
Secretary Long being Of the opinion that the
the evidence, justifes different conclusion
issued an order today disappearing the find
ings of the court, and administering sharp
reprimand.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-16
AUSTRIA'S ATTITUDE.
1t Is Dictated Only by Royal Family
Ties.

1t Is Dictated Only by Royal Family
Ties.
NEW YORK, March ia copy
righted London cablegram to the Even
ing Post says: The general English
comment on the Vienna news that En-
peror Francis Joseph is leading cru
sade among the continental powers on
Spains behalf is that this was only to
be expected from the family ties, the
queen regent being an Austrian arch
duchess, while religious ties all en-
courage Austrian sympathy with
Spain. Moreover, there is the emper-
or's we'll known dread of the possible
future consequence Of American inter-
vention in European affairs.
All that is known in we'll Informed
quarters here suggests that both the
Austrian and the German emperors
would go great lengths to prevent an
outbreak of war between America and
SPAIN
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-16

any such would be summoned If the re-
vision of the testimony showed miss
ing links in the chain that they could
supply
The court has no prophecy to make
as to the further duration of it's sit
tngs or as to when or where the find
ings will be promulgated! Capt Sigs-
bee will probably remain here with
Lieut. Commander Wainwright to su-
perintend the wrecking on behalf Of
the government Chaplain Chidwick
is expected to remain to care for any
bodies that may be recovered. At least
no orders had been received to the con-
trary when this dispatch was sent.
The court called upon Consul Gen.
eral Lee to bid him farewell, and sub
sequently Capt. Sigsbee said adieu to
the court.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-16
ENGLISH TRADE ANXIOUS.
Attention of the Government Called
to the Absorption of China
by Powers.

LONDON, March 15.-The thirty
eighth annual meeting Of the Associa
ton of Chambers of Commerce of the
United Kingdom opened today at the
Whitehall rooms Of the Hotel Metro
pole, with Hon. Sir H Stafford North
cote. Bart, M. P, the president, in the
chair
The following resolution was adopted:
That these chambers regard the absorp-
ton CT Chinese territory by Russia France
or Germany with great concern as Injurious
ing those powers exact the prohibitive
duties of their respective countries in all
their colonies and dependencies.
That representation of this view be
made to the prime minister by deputation
or otherwise.
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C1eve1and's Patriotic View.

4 1RNCETON N was inter-
relations between Mr.
cined to
quietly leaving
Finally
Though to
what exigencies
Il will be with
out bloodshed
eventually. and that no
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-16
NATIONAL GUARD DETAIL.
State Troops Called Into Service by
the War Department.

PORTSMOUTH, N. H., March 15.-
BY orders, from the war department,
Capt. Pope, of Company A, Third regi-
ment, New Hampshire national guard,
has detailed a sergeant and four pri-
Yates for guard duty at Fort Constitu-
ton. This is the first detail of the ma
tional guard of any state to be called
into active service by the war depart
ment since the close of the civil war.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-16
Strong Peace Sentiment.

M ADRD March 1 asserted in well informed circles that
and the insurgents submitted
to the home government.
n of
British foreign
mediate
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-16
Andres; delegates to the central club, w
Mayer and ]. S. Horst.

II notice. said Charles ]. Berryhill, that
the Democrat Citizens party is thinking of
placing the names of one or two Republicans
on it's ticket. 1t might be a good idea, If
the aim is to make the ticket bipartisan,
to give President Zimmerman and Inspector
Corning of the school board, places on it,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-16

HAVANA, March 15.-The United
States naval court of inquiry into the
loss of the battleship Maine continues
Its careful scrutiny of the testimony
and the plans of the wreck, calling on
the divers for any news of fresh dis
coveries The members of the court
claim to be as ignorant as ever Of the
time Of their departure from here. The
wrecking derrick Chief, of New York,
arrived here today in tow of the Boston
tug Underwater. 1T is understood the
tug will return to the United States
for a 3,00O-ton barge. All three vessels
are to be used on the wreck.
Rolf. the English engineer in charge
of the floating dock, denies in this
mornings papers that he has given an
interview at any time to an American
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-16
ON TO KHARTOUM.
Dervish Post Taken and Twenty of
the Garrison Kflled-Natives

Are AdVRncfnE.
LONDON, March ia special dis
patch from Cairo says q detachment of
friendly natives from Kassala has cap
tured another Dervish post, killing
twenty Of the enemy.
Cairo, March Is. - Reports have
reached Berber, the southern base of
the Anglo Egyptian expedition into the
the Soudan, that Mahmoud Pasha and
Osman Digna, the principal generals
of the khalifa, have advanced thirty
miles northward along the Nile from
Shendy with their united forces.
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Free of DUTY.

WASHINGTON, March 15.-Representatiye
Dineley, of Maine, chairman of the ways ard
means committee Of the house, introduced a
joint resolution today, providing for the tenn
porary admission, free of duty, Of naval sup
plies procured abroad.