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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-01
ACTIVITY AT ARSENAL.
1t Reminds Old Residents of the
Rush Orders In the Days of
Civil Mar.

ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. 2S.-The ac-
tivity at theWatervliet arsenal and gun
foundry continued today. Since the
Maine disaster there has been rush
of anxious suspense about the place.
Old residents in that vicinity, who re-
member the rush orders that were
given when Fort Sumter was fired
upon, state that the conditions there
now are the same as at that time.
Officers will not say anything.
1t was learned at the gun factory to-
day that twelve mortars have been
boxed and are ready for shipment as
soon as cars arrive to convey them to
their destination, Sandy Hook. 1t is
understood that part of the shipment
will be made tomorrow morning.
Twenty machinists, whose names ap-
pear on the eligible civil service list,
were notified Saturday by the secretary
of the local civil service board to re-
port at the gun shop tomorrow ready
to go to work. 1t is the intention of
the authorities to put the men at work
on parts of rifles which are in fair
way to completion.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-01

$50 900 for "the maintenance Of ma
t1onal honor and Defense" The bill ap-
propriates. the money for the corstruc-
ton, purchase, repair and equipment Of
such and so many vessels Of war and
for the construction, purchase and re-
pair of such and so much material and
stores OF naval warfare and for the
enlistment, transportation, equipment
and subsistence Of such and so many
sailors, officers and soldiers as may be
advisable
The gunboat Wilmington sailed to-
day from La Guayra for Barbadoes
travelling over the ground covered a
few days before by the Cincinnati and
Castine. All of the boats are slowly
cruising around in the Caribbean and
will be so employed until April, when
they will go South again. Secretary
Long said at the close of office hours
that no orders had gone out to send
another warship to Havana, reports to
the contrary Notwithstanding. I
At the White house the utmost quiet
prevails. Many offers have come from
organizations and individuals Of theil
services in case of conflict. Some
of the congressional callers also have
stated to the president that their states
were ready to furnish full quotas of
men.
No Bond Issue.
Secretaries Long and Alger and Rep
resentative Dingley were among the
presidents visitors today, but it was
stated that they had nothing of i'm
portance on the Maine affair to discuss
with him. Mr.. Dingley spoke after
ward in strong terms against the re-
ports that financial circles In New York
were being sounded as to the readiness
with which funds could be raised in an
emergency.
The attention Of Secretary Gage was
called to the published statement that
he was making preparations for bond
issue and that the bureau of engraving
was preparing the plates. The secre-
tary pronounced the statement unquali-
fiedly false. No such action has ever
been considered, he said
The navy department has Just COM
pleted the allotment among the states
of the appropriation Of $4,000 made for
the assistance Of the naval militia or
CARNATIONS. The allotments are small
er this year than heretofore, owing to
the fact that while the appropriation
remains stationary the organizations
are increasing in number, hence the
efforts now being made to secure from
congress an increase of the appropria-
tion to 100000. The allotments are as
follows:
For books, etc, $4,000; California,
81 4,16S; Connecticut, $1,781; Florida, ST.
COS; Georgia, $2,429; Illinois, $5,647;
Louisiana, $2,S29; Maryland, $2,591
Massachusetts, s4,762; Michigan, $2,OS4;
New Jersey, $3.50; New York, $5,096;
North Carolina, $2,4S3; Ohio, $2,332;
Pennsylvania, s2,332; Rhode Island, ST.,
403; South Carolina, $1,641; Virginia,
SAFE Total $50 900
Secretary Long went to the White
house early tonight and remained in
conference with the president for some
time. He returned to his hotel about
1 o'clock and Immediately retired, leav-
ing word there was no new news.
Lieut.. w. H. Whitesley, of the bureau
Of navigation, who has charge of all
kilograms received after department
closing hours, stated at late hour
tonight that nothing had been heard
from Capt. Sigsbee at Havana or the
court of inquiry at Key West.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-01
WILL SHERMAN RETIRE.
Strong Possibility That Davis May
BE Secretary of State

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S-There has been
some gossip here today to the effect that dis
senslons are rife in the cabinet. 1t is claimed
that Secretary Sherman will step down and
out. Mr.. Sherman Is opposed to the peace
Rt-ary-price policy.
He favored intervention during Cleveland s
administration. He has favored it during
this. He wanted to give De LONE his pass
ports, instead of letting him leave Washing
ten, attended to the depot by half of the
diplomatic corps. But Sherman is a side
tracked secretary of state. The public and
the press have often inquired during the
present exciting period: what has become
Of Shcrman?" The real truth of the matter
Is that Secretary Gage and John Sherman do
not agree. Sherman knows the Cuban ques-
ton from the time of the Ten Year War to
date. If Sherman IS not going to run the
Etate department, he is going to get out.
Should Sherman step down Senator Davis,
OF Minnesota, would be in direct line for
promotion from the head of the foreign rela-
tions committee to secretary. He is in line
with the administration, and voiced its senti-
ments in his recent great speech in Detroit.
Some Ct the Minnesota visitors in Washington
today, in discussing the situation, give it as
their opinion that Davis will be a strong
probability for secretary of state If Sherman
FPtreS
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-01
WILL BE A TERROR FOR SPAIN.
Submarine Torpedo Boat Ready to
Prove Its Destructive Ability.

NEW YORK, Feb 2S.-The submarine tor
pedo boat which was built by John P. Hol-
land left Nixons shipyard at Elizabethport
and proceeded to Princes bay. She is being
put through a series of trials to test her
ability to run under water, and, while sub
merged, to attack vessel with her dynamite
guns.
For a few days she will be run upon the
surface until her machinery has been shaken
down; then she will be tried beneath the sur
face
The Holland was accompanied down to
a point near Sandy Hook by a tugboat to
carry supplies for her crew and afford them
a sleeping-place. She was followed by a
launch filled with detectives.
A force of detectives has hoyered day and
night about the shipy watching every
movement on the strange little craft, which
is designed to move beneath the surface of
the sea and destroy vessels hundred times
its size. 1t Las not performed these feats
yet, but it is expected that it will prove its
ability to.
purely private enterprise, 1t has been
understood from the first that if she proved
a success the government would buy her at
once.
The Holland is about fitty-six feet long and
somewhat resembles a cigar in shape She
a gas engine which will drive her at eight
knots hour. Under wfter she will get
her motive, power, from an electric storage
battery and an electric motor, and she is
designed to make fl ON tw-lve to fourteen
knots and to continue thus running for five
hours. To dive, horizontal rudders, acting
like the fins of fish, are provided.
The boat can also be submerged by the
admission of water into ballast tanks.
The boats armament consists of an
eighteen inch torpedo expulsion tube for
ward and lying on the axis of the boat. For
this she will carry three automobile torpe-
does.
Above this tube inclining slightly up
ward from the center, is an eight-inch aerial
torpedo gun, which will throw an eighty
pound dynamite shell over a mile and
half. Just above the axis and parallel to
it. pointing aft, is a submarine gun capable
of hurting eighty pound dynamite shell
500 yards under water with a high velocity.
These guns are all pneumatic, and before
being placed in the boat were carefully and
successfully tested under the conditions un-
der which they will be used. The boat will
have room for twenty dynamite shells.
The great value of the Holland boat, If
she proves successful, will be her ability to
carry her work of destruction beneath
the surface of the sea. A crew of five men
will be needed to operate her. One of these
will be the commander, who, standing in
the central and main compartment, his head
in the little coming tower, will direct the
operations.
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its management seems to have been
due to two circumstances-hrst the
ina bility of the managers to speak the
only language the sons of Italy can
understand and second, the number OF
managers interested. In this respect
it seems to have been a case OF too
many cooks, etc"
When the company left San Fran
cisco for Portland, according to report
Fred Colver a Frisco theatrical man.
interested in the venture, had induced
Mr.. Crawford, of Topeka, Kan, to sup
port the show.
Mr.. Colver booked the show, and MT.
Crawford backed it
1t is also rumored that Mrs. Genevra
Johnstone- Bishop, the well-known So
prano, has since become interested
in the venture. Signor Del Conte is
also in it.
AS far as known, the first signs OF
trouble in the company made their
appearance last Wednesday night,
when some of the artists refused Ito
go on" and it became necessary to
change the bill and sing an opera that
could be given without the STRIKERS.
Since then, the company and the man
ayers have been in a constant turmoil.
What the outcome will be the numer-
Gus managers can't guess, and the art
lists don't seem to care. At present
it is everybody for himself. But 1t IS
among the probabilities that the COM
pany will be reorganized.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-01

noon. Others here are former National
Committeeman r. G. Evans, Frank
Kellogg, Senator Davis partner: At
torney General Childs, Capt. G. w.
Hackett, Hon. Kenneth Clark, Tim
Byrnes and one or two others.
Ex-Gov. Merriam says he is here on
matters Of business nature and had
a conference with Senator Spooner this
afternoon at the capitol. Mr.. Merriam
will not talk about any prospective ap-
pointment from President Mckinley,
but it has been the report here for some
time that he was to be remembered
ere long. Merriam ard Bixby were In
confah for long time during the day,
and frofn this grew the story that Mer-
riam has withdrawn his support from
Van SAINT, and will throw it in another
direction.
There is much talk today here about
the reported candidacy of Judge Collins
for governor. The house delegation, it
is understood, are friendly to Collins
and willing to give him support, al
though one or two of the congressman
have advised keeping out of the gover-
norship fight. At all events there has
been more Minnesota politics discussed
in Washington today than for a long
time.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-01
INSPECTION LAW INVALID.
Whole System Established by the
Government for Canning Houses
Held to BE Void.

KANSAS CITY, Feb. 2S.-The entire
system of government inspection of
meat, which has been established in
packing houses of the United States.
was declared to be unconstitutional,
ineffective and void, in an opinion
handed down in the United States dis
trict court today by Judge Rodgers,
federal judge at Fort Smith, Ark, who
is sitting for Judge Phillips.
An indictment against Harry Boyer,
foreman Of the fresh meat department
of the J. Dold Pecking company,
charged with attempting to bribe a
government meat inspector, was
quashed on the ground that congress
had no power to create the office of
meat inspector; that even if Boyer
had attempted to bribe an inspector
as was charged in the Indictment, he
did not commit an offiense against the
government.
Under the decision of Judge Rodgers.
packers may disregard the meat in
spectors, without fear of successful
prosecution, because the law by which
the inspection was created has been
declared invalid.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-01
MET QUITE BY CHANCE
MINNESOTA REPUBLICANS IN CON-
SULTAHON IN WASHINGTON
They Talk Over the GubernatOrinl
Situation In Il Quiet Way-COI-
Hns' Candidacy Comes in for
DiscussiOn-Merri Silent as to
HIS Prospective Appointment.
Special to The St. Paul Globe.

Special to The ST. Paul Globe.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb 2S.-
Either by design or accident there was
quite. a large gathering of Minnesota
Republicans in Washington today If
by design, the gubernatorial situation
at this time was the cause of the con-
ference; if by accident, the situation
was taken up and given a pretty
thorough discussion, anyway.
One reason that points toward a pre-
arranged meeting is that Tams Bixby,
who is strongly opposing the Clough-
Van SAINT combination, intended leav-
ing for Minnesota last night, but he
remained over and today met ex-Gov.
Merriam, who arrived here this after
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-01
POOR CHILDREN BECOME RICH.
By Their GrandmOther's Death Six
of Them Inherit
SISO,OOO.

SISO,OOO.
CHICAGO, Feb. pa special dis
patch to the Inter Ocean from Balti-
more says: George w. Harig, a Gamer
i'll this city, has been. notified that his
six children are heirs to $1S0,000 by the
death of their grandmother, Mrs.
Martha T. Marsden, of st. Louis, Mo.
Mr.. Harig did not know of his chill
drens good fortune until yesterday,
When notified that his deceased wife
was one Of the heirs to nearly 81 1,OOO,-
600, her share being that named above
The late Mrs. Harig was born in Chi
cago, where she lived a number Of
years. Her father was seized with the
gold fever in 1857, and went to Califor-
mia, and later his wife became reduced
in circumstances and her daughter was
adopted by a Mrs. Smith, who still re-
sides in Chicago. Harig was married
in Chicago in 1875, and came to Balti-
more. AT the time he was married his
wife was living under the name Of
Smith, and it was not until nine years
ago that he discovered the mistake AS
soon as he became acquainted with
the facts, however, he was remarked
by a Baltimore minister in the presence
of the children. He Immediately cor
responded with his mother in-law, and
later visited her in ST. Louis. Here he
learned the truth of his wife's state
ment. Mrs. Harig died last July and
left six children, Blanche, Jerome Wal
ter, Daisy, Rosa and Arthur German.
1t is estimated that the portion Of each
child will be at least 100000. In addi-
tion they will have an interest in a
patent on a self-catching elevator used
extensively throughout the South and
West, and owned by Mrs. Marsden.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-01
AMERICA SHOULD STEP In.
Cuban War Has Gone Far Enough,
I'm the View of an English
Minister.

LONDON, Feb. 2S.-Rev. Dr. Charles
A. Berry, of the Queen Street church,
Wolverhampton, who visited the Unit
ed States in October last as chairman
of the Congregation Union of England,
in an effort, 1t was said, to induce the
United States senate to confirm the
arbitration treaty and also to advocate
church union, replying to an inf1uen-
tial American, writes
My view, and l think it is generally held
by rational Englishmen, is that the trouble
In Cuba has gone on long enough. 1t is be-
fomented by men who fout the authority OF
Spain, while protesting against American in
reference. This state of things is kept up
for the sake of number of rotten interests.
Spain is not so much contumacious as
powerless, aud the United States government
is the only power who can restore order,
and with due regard to its own Monroe
doctrine and collateral obligations. the
Washington executive is justified in insist
ing upon order, even il 1t becomes neces-
sary to superintend the management of af.
fairs.
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Page 1.
Opposition to Telephone Ordinance.
War Talk at the Capital.
Spaniards Wrecked the Maine.
War Proba BILE In Central America.
Minnesota Republicans Confer.
Officers Of the White Squadron.
Maine Board to Return to Havana.
Italian Opera Company Stranded.
Page e.
Patriotism in Chamber of Commerce.
Prohibitionists to Have a Ticket.
Doran Doles Out Plums.
Page 3.
Sports.
National League Meeting.
Blanco Given Access to the Wreck.
Spain Insults American Navy.
Page 4.
Editorial
Alaska Boundary Question Up.
Rush of Klondike Travel.
Page 5.
Northwest
Specials From Surrounding Cities.
Sundry Civil Bill Adopted.
Corbett Denied a Seat.
Page q.
Markets.
Bar Silver, $3.50.
Chicago Cash Wheat, s1.O4A.
Page 3.
Twin City News.
Minneapolis.
King Georges Assailant Arrested.
Marriages, Births and Deaths.
Wants.
Page 3.
Courts. *
Usury Charges Being Heard
Legality of Bottling Law.
Dates For Summer Schools.
Minnesota Buttermakers Home.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-01
DEFEAT FOR INSURGENTS.
Nearly Two Hundred Killed in a
Battle at Santa IneZ.

HAVANA, Feb. 2S.-La Lucha publishes
late this evening an official dispatch giving
an account of battle in the province of
Puerto Principe, in which the insurgents are
said to have lost 1S1 killed and wounded.
According to the dispatch, the battle took
place Feb. IS and 10, in and near the Santa
Inez and Hinojoa hills. The Spanish force
which was under the command of Gen
Jimfnez Castelanos, numbered 2 AGO infantry
and 400 cavalry. The insurgents numbered
1900. The insurgents left 81 dead on the
field. Among the killed were Col. Alvaro
Rodriguez Commandant Angel Rocco and
other officers
According to the dispatch, the spaniards
lost one officer, Lieut.. Porajo, and seven SOL
diers killed, and three officers and seventy
three soldiers wounded.
The Spanish troops are said to have cap
tured many weapons, a large quantity of am
munition and thirty-four horses.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-01
TO RETURN TO HAVANA
NAVAL COURT HAS NOT YET CON-
PLETED ITS WORK IN CUBA
Official Notification to This Eject
Received by the Secretary of the
Navy--NO Report Is Expected for
at Least Two or Three Weeks
Cuban Mail.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-At the
close of office hours today a telegram
came to the navy department from Ad-
miral Sicard at Key West in the fol-
lowing terms:
Key West, Feb. 28.-To the Secretary Of
the Navy, Washington: Court Of inquiry will
commence session at Key West today. They
must resume session at Havana to obtain
evidence of divers after further work upon
the wreck. -Sicard
The important feature of this COM
munication Is the declaration that the
court will return to Havana. 1t puts
at rest rumors that have been current
for some days past that the court was
not to return to Havana for the reason
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-01
EXCITEMENT AT VERSAILLES.
Indiana Town to Preserve
the Peace.

WASHINGTON. Ind, FEB. 2S.-First Lieut..
Ross Smith tonight receiver telegram from
Col. Pennington, First regiment, Indiana ma
tlonal guard, ordering him to have Company
D at this place in readiness to move tomorrow
morning.
1t is supposed that the company will be
sent to Versailles, Ind, where great excite
ment prevails over the preliminary hearing
Of one of the men alleged to have hanged
five prisoners at that place last fall.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-01

New York Capitalists VIII Erect One
at the Paris Exposition.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2S.-Special dispatch to
the 1nter-Ocean from New York: scheme
TO build a handsome theater at the Paris
fair of 1900 and devote it to performances
exclusively by American actors is backed by
plenty of money. Capital of $3.50, ,OO0 has been
subscribed by three wealthy New Workers,
one of whom is Alexander Lichtenstein, to
whose family estate the Harlem opera house
belongs. The manager of that theater.
George A. Blumenthal, is an active factor
in the peculiar enterprise. He said TODAY:
propose to erect a typical fine theater, to
call it the American, and to exhibit there
American dramatic art in it's best phases
But il is for money, too, if by that you mean
that we expect it to prove reasonably re-
muneratiye,"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-01
WILL TAKE SOME GOLD.
Recent Order of the Treasury De-
partment Modified to Make
This Possible.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-On account
Of increased revenues and the supply
Of paper currency being sufficient for
all apparent needs, the order stopping
the receipt of gold at the sub treasury
at New York for shipments of cur
rency and telegraphic transfers from
sub-treasury offices, has been so modi-
fled as to allow the assistant treasurer
at New York to receive gold in ex-
change for paper currency to be ship
ped from the treasury in Washington.
The shipments of currency will be
made at the cost OF the consignee to
be deducted from the remittance.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-01
HE IS NOT WILLING TO DIVIDE.
Socialist Wins 100000
Francs in n Lottery.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2S.-Special cable dispatch
to the Inter Ocean from Paris: Giot, the
well-known socialist, has won the first prize
Of 100000 francs In lottery in connection
with the Paris exhibition of 1900. He recent
ly made violent speeches at Ivry during the
campaign for municipal officers there, declar-
ing that division of property was urgently
necessary. A brother socialist has now asked
him for a portion CT his lottey pize, but
Giot's views have suddenly changed and he
is now firm defender of property rights and
there is little chance of his dividing his prize
with his former fellows.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-01
NOT MAKING MUSIC NOW
DEL C0NTE ITALIAN OPERA COMPANY
IN THE AIR
Members of the Organization In St.
Paul While Due EIsewhere-TwO
Reasons Given for the Row which
Produced JangIes When Melodies
Should He the Order.

The Del Conte italian Opera company
is 40 longer singing harmonies. 1t is
making discords
The singers and the managers have
been jangling for some time over
their financial affairs. Yesterday wit
messed the climax.
The company was expected to appear
In Superior last night.
But it didn't.
1t didn't leave the Twin Cities. The
principals and chorus, numbering about
hfty Italians in all, are still SOjourning
In st. Paul and Minneapolis.
They are not stopping at the hotels
known to the general public. The ma
jority of them, instead, are living where
they can enjoy their spaghetti and mac
aroni cooked and served as it should
be.
The trouble between the company and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-01
OCEAN LINERS.

NEW YORK-Arrived: Cufc, Liverpool
Manitoba, London Sailed: Bremen Haven,
Antwerp.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES: Kaiser Wilhelm H.,
New York.
i QUEENSTOWN-Arrive Pavonia, Boston.
LIVERPOOL-Arriyed: Eturia, New York
NAPLES-Sailed: Alsatia, New York.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-01
Yellow Flag Flying.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2s-The O. g. O..
steamship Doric arrived in port today flying
the yellow flag. The passengers have all been
transferred to the quarantine station and will
be held there for a number of days Two
days ago one of the Chinese passengers died.
supposedly from smallpox.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-01
CHARGE OF BRIBERY.

Aldermen of Michigan Town Are
In Trouble.
MARQUETTE, Mich, Feb. 2S.-President
Nestor, of the town Of Munsing, has caused
the arrest of Aldermen Moore, Bruno, Bssell
and Hansen; a banker named Claude W. Case
and the representative of the Shaw, Kendall
company, whose name is not known here
The specific charge is made against the last
named by Pre- sident Nestor that he ofered the
latter a bribe of $6C0 to stop the investigation
of the companys methods in getting a con-
tract for the Munising wa erwai ks system ac-
cepted.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-01
HAYTI FORCED TO PAY.
The Powers of Europe Depicting the
Treasury of the Little West
arn RCDuDIic.

KINGSTON. Jamaica, Feb. 2S.-The
italian claim has been settled by Hayu
paying the full amount demanded.
The French government is now press
ing a claim for damages for violation
of tte treaty rights of French citizens.