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ONLY INCIDENT TRAGIC.
Diver Drowned While at worl o.
Key West

Aey west.
KEY WEST. April s-The day hore
mas been one Of expectancy and con
lecture. There have been no advice
from Washington indicating any
change in the situation, and the LITTLE
remaining preparation has gone On
with incessant vigor. w
Apart from the arrival of. the Man.
grove and the monitor Amphitrite. tbe
only incident Of the day was of a ira aeic
character. Chief Gunner's Mate John
son, of the gunboat Newport, while
making an examination Of the ships
bottom, met with sudden death from
asphyxiation. The exact cause is not
known, but it is thought the air pine
became entangled in some way. He
was down some time and as he gave
no signals he was drawn up, when he
was found to be dead. The accident
has cast gloom over the ships com
pany. The remains will be inferred
here tomorrow morning.
The examination was routine af-
fair and not made because of any sup
posed defect.
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PINGREE BILL BEATEN.

LANSING, Mich, April S.-Gov Pingree's
bill for increasing the taxes upon railroads
The vote, taken at o'clock this evening.
resulted: Yeas, Is; nays, 16. One senator was
absent. and he is known to have been against
the bill This was the eighteenth day of the
special session called by the governor for the
express purpose of passing this measure 1t
had passed the house by almost unanimous
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Relief for Suffering Cubuns.

The of the in
question relief
The G O to
dent Of the General Fedora ton Womans
Cuban relief committee
for
IT.
as j. Evan
dent Of the Minnesota Federation
Lillian M
ian
o
4 federaton until
have consule M.
Speciat to
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tnaW u.
aredo much mt M. N
to The PaulG
federation but hoped that
mayun
MARGARET j.
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some time since by Arthur Gardiner. Karl
Kaiser and Charles w. Miller, the Amer. .can n
hour tripie-record holders, to ride against any
team IN America, has been accepted by A. G.
Nat Butler. the handicap king, and Earl
Kiser. the half-mile champion
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TAKING NO CHANCES.
Miss BartOn Will Leave Cubn at
the Same Time General Lee De-

NEW YORK, April S.-Miss Barton yester-
day sent the following cablegram to Stephen
b. Barton, chairman of the central commit
tee:
Lee advises all Americans to leave by
special steamer on Friday Saturday. What
do you adviser
To this Mr.. Barton replied: Take Lees
advice. He is in best position to know Ordi-
narlly Red Cross should be safe refuge But
take no chances. ,.
Miss Barton cabled this morning that she
would probably leave with Lee on Saturday
afternoon.
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MYSTERIOUS MOVEMENT.
England Preparing TO Assemble n
Strong Force of Troops in the
West Indies.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, April s-Maj. Gen.
IIallowes, commanding the British forces in
Jamaica, received a cablegram from the war
ONCE at London today, instructing him to
prepare Immediately quarters for 200 ad-
ditional troops. They will be drawn from
the Lenster regiment from the West India
regiment at st. Lucia, and from the Barba-
does. No official explanation is given for the
action.
HALIFAX, N. S., April S-News has reach
ed this city that the Royal Lenester regiment
under orders to leave Halifax for another
station at present unknown here The or
ders came by cable to the commanding offlcer
ana the battalion Is to prepare to embark on
May O. The command to get ready to leave
Halifax came az total surprise to the off,
GERS, who expected to remain here for at
least three years.
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Rucker Whipped.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, April s-The Southern
Athletic club pulled off it's first fight to-
night at Music hall. The feature of the
evening Was twenty-round bout between
Ed Rucker. of this city, and Eugene Bezenah,
one of Cincinnati's crack light weights. khe
Cincinnati man was declared the victor in
the eighteenth round.
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PARTY NOT In HARMONY
FINANCIAL QUESTION BOTHERING
REPUBLICANS
Any Attempt to Provide for n Roud
Issue for War Expenses Sure to
Precipitate a Long Fight Over
the Greenback and Free Silver
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Already
Protesting.
Washington Bureau st. Paul Globe, }
Ccrcoyan Building.

WdShiHgton bureau ot. raul GLOBE, ]
Ccrcoran Building.
Special to The st. Paul Globe
a WASHINGTON, April S.-There were
many Republican conferences held to-
day, and there is now no longer any
attempt being made to conceal the
fact that there is a serious split in
the party over the Cuban question.
Some are suspicious of the Cuban jun
ia, while others are of the opinion that
great scheme is being. worked in the
interests of the holders of the $400,OO
900 bonds of Cuba, for which the rev.
enues of the island are pledged
q, These bonds cover the expenses in
CURED by Spain during the ten years
war. Hence, whatever plan is adopt
ed here, there is sure to be some COM
plant among the Republicans.
Another point which is causing a
great deal Of trouble is that congress
is likely to be confronted with the ev-
erlasting financial question. There
must of necessity be some money bor-
rowed, since it is futile to expect that
additional revenues will meet the great
increase on the expenditures that will
begin as soon as the army Is put in
the field and a demonstration is made
on the water.
There will be strong opposition by
some Of the free silv@ people against
any bond issue, and the5old specter of
issuing greenbacks irl the form Of
treasury notes will dome up There
will be talk enough On this line, and
the precedents Of the War of the Re-
bellion, when a large issue of green
backs was voted, will keep up con-
stant irritation in congress for long
time.
A delegation of brewers is already
here to oppose the additional tax Of a
dollar a barrel on beer. They do not
like the idea of being called on to bear
50 heavy burden of what many Of
them call foolish and useless war.
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Two Victims of Pneumonia.

Special to The st. Paul Globe,
BALDWIN, Wis, April 81 A. Matte
son. harnessmaker of this place, quite
widely known, and e. L. Miller, furniture
dealer at Hammond. died today of pneu-
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Orders to Move.

WASHINGTON, April S-The Twenty-fftb
infantry. Col. Bert, will leave Fort Mssoula
next Sunday. and arrive at Chickamauga
Park Thursday morning.
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DEFEAT FOR DERVISHES
VICTORY WON BY THE ANGLO
EGYPTIAN EXPEDITION
Strong Position Carried by Assault
With Only a Limited Resistance
on the Part of the Natives, Who
Lost Heavily and Were Scattered
In Retreat by the Force Of the

CAIRO, April S.-The Anglo-Egyp-
tan forces, under the sirdar, Gen Sir
Herbert Kitchener, attacked the der
wishes position at 7:45, this morning
and rushed Mahnouds Zariba, the
center Of his fortffications, without
check. The attack was entirely sue
cessful, and the deryishes lost very
heavily.
Details of the defeat. of the dervishes
show that the Anglo Egyptian force
after a night march, arrived at dawn
before the enemys camp. When the
trenches of the dervisfres had been
bombarded, the whole Anglo Egyptian
force made brilliant rush for the
Zariba and the trenches. The der
wishes stood their ground bravely and
reserved their fire until the attacking
force was quite close to them.
Mahmoud, the deryish general, was
among the prisoners captured.
AS this dispatch was sent, the Anglo
Egyptian cavalry. horse artillery and
Maxim batteries were pursuing the
fugitives. The losses of the Anglo
Egyptian force include Capt Urquhart,
Of the Cameron Hig1llanders, and Lieut.
Gore, of the Seafort Hfgfhlanders, kill
ed, and ten officers of, the British bri-
gade, and four British officers in the
Egyptian service wounded.
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MADRID SIMPLY WAITING |
INTERVENTION OF THE POW
ERS SPANS ONLY HOPE
Note Submitted mt WashfnrtOu J.oolx
ed Upon as Presenting q Possible
Solution of the Cuban Problem
WOOdfOrd Has No Terms to Offer
Other Than Those Which Have
Already Been Rejected.

MADRID, April S.-12 p. NAT this
hour there is absolutely no news STIR
ring. The government offices are emp
ty, and political circles and places of
public resort are deserted, owing to
Good Friday.
Gen. Woodford remained at the Unit
ed States legation until a late hour.
LONDON, April 9.-The Madrid cor
respondent Of the Daily Mail says:
"The note of the powers has caused
general satisfaction. The government
understands that this is q means of
honroably solving Cuban affairs. AS
yet. the powers have communicated
nothing in an official manner to Spain.
The resolution Of the government is to
wait until the powers make their pro-
posals. When they do, my impression
is that Spain will accept them"
LONDON, April "a dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Biarritz says: Ac-
cording to news from Madrid the queen
regent and Senor Sagasta have had
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Suits Against Zola.

PARIS. April 8.-The officers composing the
court martial which acquitted Count Ester
hazy met today and decided to begin civil
actions for. libel against Emile Zola and M.
Perreux, publisher of the Aurore who were
recently sentenced to iniprisonment, and who
were also fined for making charges which
were not sustained against the conduct of
the court martial.
The officers also expressed the wish that
the minister for war, Gen. Billot woud d ask
that M. Zola be expelled from the Legion of
Honor.
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DYNAMITE IN A WRECK
NEARLY ANNIHILATES
FREIGHT TRAIN

Plunge Through n 126-FOot Trestle
on the Great Northern Results In
Terrific Explosion and the KILL
ing of Three Trafnmen-ShOck
Felt at Fort Benton, Twenty
Miles Away.
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TAMPA, Fla, April g. - President
Plant today issued notice that, upon
the return of the steamer Ohvette from
Havana and the steamer Florida from
Mobile. these lines would cease until
further notice.
The Olivette will arrive from Havana
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aaf 4EAABAMaHEs 4EA AAaE Qr>SyOW
THIRTEEN PEOPLE KILLED ON
THE CHILK0OT TRAIL

fiffy kIondiIxers Caught Under ,1a
railing Mass, and Most of These
VINO Escaped Death Are Seriously
InJured-Thou thousands Were E,-
c"hped Near the Scene and Gave
early Aid to the Many Victims.
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NEW YORK STOCKS.

NEW YORK, March 26-The authoritative
statement that the Maine board of inquiry's
report would be fully as grave as predicted
exchange today. There were animated groups
ABOUT all the active stock when the market
opened. The feverishness Of the foreign mar
kets and the fairy tale that Spain had de-
clared war, which was circulated about the
exchange gave momentum to the downhill
movement. Fairly large margins were swept
away and large concessions on values ensued
on o every considerable offering. Sugar. Man
haitian and Metropolitan Street Railway were
hammered and slumped about points. Other
stocks were sharply depressed.
Gradually the market hardened on support
given the grangers and scaled buying of
the specialttes. A quarter of an hour after
the opening the manifest intention of large
interests to sustain the list led traders to
cover enormous short lines and prices bound
ed upward. the shorts frantically bidding
against each other. 1t seemed likely that
the houses having vast interests at stake
had come to an agreement over night to
buy.
On the bulge here London was a large sell
Ter. After an hours trading prices were we'll
above yesterdays close, business increased
on the advance and shares were buoyant to
the close, which was generally at the best
prices. The net improvements approximate
points In the grangers and exceed l per
cent in the leading international favorites.
The specialties gained from ~ to 4 points.
The trading was on an enormous scale for a
Saturday.
Total sales of stocks today, 274. 400 shares,
including: 5000 Atchison pfd., q, 800 Burling-
ton, $500 L. & N, 1850 Manhattan, $50
Metropolitan, 5000 New York Central, $3.50
els Sugar
The following were the fluctuations of the
leading railway and industrial shares fur
NeWnYork stock exchange and Chicago board
of trade:
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commodation of the bears, who would
be pleased to have him lower the price
a little.
1t is claimed, however, that he did
do considerable selling in the pit at
$1.07, but when the price broke to $1O3
restored at the S1.04 mark. It is OBJ
vious that these figures are the most
convenient for him to maintain the
price of May at, and that it would not
be to his interests to run the price any
higher at the present time. He is said
to be possessed of considerable profit
at those figures, but he is doubtless
indisposed to load up with any more
at anything above that The higher
the market price goes from that limit
the larger will be the volume moving
to Chicago for delivery there. But the
time will soon arrive when it will be
impossible to get the wheat to that
point before the expiration Of the OPP
ton; and at that juncture it will be in
the power of the clique to peg the
price at any point it pleases and COM
mand settlements.
1t is said that Mr.. Letter has been
doing little in July wheat during the
past week. This is not unlikely, in
view Of the great difference between
that option and May, and some Of the
best judges Of the market express the
belief that 1t is an excellent purchase,
and that considerable money can be
made by handling it. Though the date
of its expiration touches the beginning
of the new harvest. the same condi-
tons will operate which controlled De-
cember and May.
There is, however. the one hazardous
element Of probable increased ship
ments from Argentina and India in
June and July. Furthermore, it is be-
lieved that many Of the smaller mills
of the country will have closed down
by that time, and this fact may to some
extent affect prices. Indeed, there is
already a daily lessening of the de-
mand for cash wheat owing to this
cause The stocks of wheat are no.
tably low at all points Of consumption.
The existing weather conditions are
favorable to the bulls. The freezing
temperature in the Southwest and pre-
vailing rain and sleet storms have
doubtless had damaging effect In
jury must necessarily result, also, to
the seed already put into the ground
in many parts Of the Northwest and
the mischief done will not be compen-
stated for by the moisture that is sup
piled by the storms of snow and rain
and Ice which are just now visiting
that section. The present indications
are that the price of wheat will con-
tinue comparatively steady at the
scores being daily made, and this with
out reference to our impending con-
f1ict with Spain.
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CHICAGO. March 2s.-Grain quotations were
on the upgrade during the greater part Of
today's session. Belated shorts were forced
to cover. and professional traders. generally,
were working for rally. Provisions lost
considerable ground on heavy local selling
but made good recoveries in sympathy with
grain d1anco Wheat for July delivery closed at
corn, A@Ac, and May oats. hc higher. Pork
DECLINED 7lA910c; lard and ribs, Sc each:
The wheat market, at the opening, today
a period Of convalescence from Its sickness
of several days past. July opened A@hc
selling orders around that figure, the lowest
price of the session was made at the open
ing.
Local receipts were 1876 cars compared with
only last year. E1ghty-two cars of today's
inspection was contract, the balance being
transfers from irregular warehouses. Today's
600 bu makes total increase for the week
OF $4,000 bu. The visible supply statement
on Monday is expected to show a decrease Of
about 900 bu. Atlantic ports cleared 37S.-
600 bu. wheat and flour.
The strength with which the market opened
increased as the session progressed. May was
all the offerings around s1.Os1a@1.o4. closing
it at the latter price. July from S2s@82bc,
at the opening. advanced to s22c, sdld off
ia S2Ac, then advanced steadily to SSas@S31kc,
Corn was firm but dullness of trade acted
against further advances. May started steady
at ZSasQ2812c, advanced to 28A@287sc, clos
ing at 2Sss@2SAc, compared with 2S1ac yes
terday. Trade in oats was fairly active.
May opened shade higher at 25A@25asc, de-
cllned to 247sc, rallying to 25Ac.
Provisions were extremely weak early but
rallied. May pork sold between 1915 and 1920,
closing at $9.S5@9.371s, a net loss of 71k@
10c. May lard and ribs each lost &c. closing
at s4;sO@4.921 and $4921a respectively.
Estimated receipts for Monday: Wheat, los
cars; corn, 100 cars; oats, ITS cars; hogs, IT,
600 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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are usually under rather than over
what the cost proves to be.
Cost to Spain.
AS to Spain's first cost in going tn
war with the United States il must he
borne in mind that Spain Is now prac
tically on a war footing, and has been
since the Cuban struggle became SER
ious. The war footing of Spain is 1S3.-
VIZ men, and this footing has been
reached, If not exceeded, in Cuba alone
Inc FORCES there have f1uctuated. but
the ofhc1al figures a year ago gave 121. :
l36 men in Cuba. Adding the reserve
force in Spain and those in the Phil
lpp1nes and Puerto Rico, the total is
fully up to the war footing Of Spain.
The same Is true Of SPANS navy
which Is and has been on a war footing
Ih1s. then, would give her the advan-
tage or having her organization of war
in actual operation whereas the United
states would be precipitated from a
state of peace into one of war. Doubt
less war footing Of Spain capable of
very materially enlarged in dealing
with the United States, but at least it
would serve as nucleus-it would save
that extraordinary cost of a first start
Up to this time, however, Spain has
known no need Of war footing beyond
that above given, which, in detail is as
follows:
Infantry :. &C.. 1872, 00OIstaff :. >. II 14o
Cavalry 49,. II, 156lHospital corps 4S3
Artillery :. -. II 166
Engineers 11,027l Total :. .1Ss. 972
While this is the war footing of
Spain, yet provision has been made by
which, in an extraordinary emergency,
l,O83,575 men could be put in the field.
This vast number in country having
but 100000 population is phenomenal
however, but Is based on careful esti
mates made by Spain as to her utmost
resources In case Of need. It contem-
plates the establishment of military de.
pots in every Spanish district, and
making 1t the center of regimental
organization Of recruits and reserves.
Here are some details on the basis of
a force of 100000, provided to equal
Spain's present army:
Rifles for infantry, etc. 81 900 900
Rations 10 cents a, day man. . 900 600
Uniforms, two to the man. ......... $500 900
Ammunition GOO rounds). ......... LOCO 600
Machine guns for infantry. ........... 1000 600
Equipment details are almost limit
less, no item stopping short of a million
in cost. Then following the first cost
Is the enormous bill for transportation,
which can scarcely be computed
The financing offs the Civil War was a stu
pendous operation as may be judged from
the fact that today the government is slowly
paying off the bonds foated at that time and
is maintaining an issue of s346 900, 900 green
to tide over the demand for funds.
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ST. PAUL GRAIN.

nished by Briggs Bros, grain and feed mer-
chants:
Wheat-Saturday market was dull with
prices slightly higher than on Friday; No. l
northern, 961k@971sc; No. northern, 921a@
94hc.
Gorn-No. yellow, 2S@2sAc; No. 3, 271s9
CSC.
Barley-S2@9Sc.
Rye-46@4Sc.
oats-No. white. 2s@2s1zc; No. 8, 25@25xc.
Seed-Timothy, $1@1.25; red clover, $S@3. 6O;
fax, $1.17@118.
Fiour-Patent. per Dbl, s4so@5; straights.
$4.5OQ4.60 bakers, $4,000; rye flour, S. SOdI3'
Ground Feed and Millstuffs-No / feed.
$12@12.50; bran, bulk. $1O.25@1O50
Hay-Market steady; choice in demand
other qualities continue dull and slow of
sale; choice to fancy upland, $6@7; good dual
tiles, $5@5.75: inferior qualities, $4,000 rs:
timothy, good to choice, S7@7b0 Straw
Steady; oat, s3@3.25; rye, $3@325
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WAR WOULD Be COSTLY
IT IS NOT TO BE RUSHED INTO
WITHOUT PREPARATION
Gen, Haw1ey Estimates That a Six
Months Conflict Would Involve
an Expenditure of More Than
$5OO,OOO,OOO, Not to Mention the
Fr1ghtfu1 Loss of Life Which
Would Take Place.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
"All can say is that the cost of war
is enormous-the greatest one item of
cost known"
The foregoing words were spoken by
Gen. Joseph R. Hawley, United States
senator from Connecticut, when asked
to estimate the probable cost of a war
between the United States and Spain.
Gen. Hawley was speaking solely upon
the financial side of the question; his
opinion was asked on this alone.
But conservative estimates Of men
expert in such matters fix the cost of
beginning war on the part of the Unit
ed States at $200,00O,00O. The same au-
thorities estimate the cost of main
tenance for six months at $780, 600, 900.
This is merely the first cost and does
not include the loss Of life, the sorrow
Of thousands of homes and the result
ant cost of pensions ETC., for the wild
ows of the dead and for the manned
whose injuries should be the direct re-
suit Of the war.
Frightfu1 Cost of War.
The authorities drawn upon for the
foregoing estimates fix the cost to
Spain at about the same figures. They
declare that 1T would cost the Don
1,000,000,000 pesetas to begin war and
1,5O0, 900 to carry it on for six
months. AS a peseta is about 20 cents,
1T will be seen that the cost would be
the same.
When President Lincoln called on
congress for 200 men he also asked
for 400,000,000. This was at the rate
Of 81 900 for every man called into serv-
ice. His message to congress stated
also that the sum asked was LESS than
one-twenty-third part Of the money
value owned by men who seemed ready
to devote their whole" This gives an
other percentage -one-twenty- third-as
a basis Of calculating what amount Of
the wealth of a country should be sum-
moned to aid in It's defense.
Secretary Chase, then at the head Of
the treasury, estimated $32O,OOO,O 900 as
the sum required to begin the war.
This proved to be short of the require
ments. The army appropriation bill
passed by the extra session Of congress
after the firing on Sumter carried $207,-
100000. The navy appropriation bill
carried $5e,OOO,O0O. These estimates and
appropriations were made. it must be
remembered. with no conception of
what the war was to be, and with an
idea that at most it would close within
six months. The first estimates Of war
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DULUTH GRAIN.

DULUTH. Mimi. March 26.-The market
was dull; opened &c up, at 971kc; sold at
97%c at $40; at 971Ac at 1920, and 97Ac at
1885: the close was at 97a4c bid; cash sales
were %, 000 blu to elevators at NC over May
$3.50 bid; July, 93Ac; September, 761kc bid; ;
No. l northern, cash. $3.50 bid; May, 97Ac
bid; July, 92Ac; September, 751zc bid; No 2
No. hard, 81 bid; No. 1 northern, 99c bid
rye, 4SAc bid; oats. 255s@25Hc bid; barley,
311kc bid; fax, s1.1s bid May, s1.1s bid; corn,
to arrive. 27Ac bid. Car Inspection-Wheat,
cars; barley 1 car; fax, rs cars Receipts
Wheat, IS, 523 bu; corn. 10, $50 blu; oats, 24,Ss4
blu; rye, 1877 blu; barley, none; fax, 90 1874
bu. Shipments,-Wheat, 30.
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demand, but none offered.

On the Market With Stock-F. Hipp, Ar
Mngton; McDermott & Mcleod, Ellsworth.
Wis; G; Mold, Nelson NJ. Kinsela, Milville;
Weston, Waltham and Claremont MINI !.
Weisner Thomert, Owatonna; John Gin
Oonnelly; M. Anderson, Mayville; F. B.
Gage. WARSAW; Gilman, Slocum & Fohl.
sleepy Eye; F. Bigst, Springfield; Barnes &
Fox, Lake Crystal; De Wolf & Sons, Win
dom; G; w: Chamberlain, Amboy; Moore