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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-24
TAKEN TO TASK.
The Navy Department Calls Upon
Capt. COghIan to Explain.

Capt. COghIan to Explain.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 23--secre-
tary Long has written an official letter to
Capt. Joseph b. Coghlan, of the Raleigh
asking for an explanation of his remark
able after dinner speech in New York
last night. The German ambassador has
not complained Of the speech and 1t will
not become diplomatic incident, because
the administration will anticipate all that
by disciplining the gallant captain If the
facts are as has been reported.
The secretary assured the ambassador
today that the speech was, of course, dis
avowed, and that If it is verified the Of
fender will be punished. 1t is expected
the captain will deny the accuracy of the
report, but admit he was indiscreet
1t is said here tonight that the dinner
was quite a jolly one, and that many
speeches were made in a Joking way
which were not at all intended for pub
LEGATION. Capt. Coghlan is supposed to
have been entrapped by the enthusiasm
probably regretted later on.
1t is generally held that the SECRETARY Of
the navy has not the authority to repri-
mand an officer publicly or officially with
out court-martial. He may, however
censure an officer, criticise him severely,
and warn him not to repeat the offense
under penalty of more severe action. This
censure becomes a part Of the officers rec
ord, and this is the intended form Of
Capt. Coghlan's punishment unless he
establishes the inaccuracy of the news
paper reports
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-24
LONDON LAND VALUES.
Little Patch of Real Estate That Is
Worth Millions.

Worth Millions.
Philadelphia Times.
Prices of land in the center Of the little
city of $4,000 inhabitants which is the real
city Of London, about which the worlds
metropolis sprawls, and which has its
own separate government have doubled
and in some instances tripled in the last
four years, yet today the most valuable
plat Of ground in the heart of this won
derful little city is estimated to be worth
only about 100000 an acre, or $3.50 a
square foot, whereas j. Pierpont Morgan
"remorganiZes'' his railroads at the COR
ner Of Broad and Wall streets, in New
York, on land of which a part cost $3.50
a square foot-and more than a quarter
of a century ago at that. But that was
of course, an artificial price. The land
was SO necessary for the DreXel building
that the owners could charge about what
they liked for it. Judged by such transac-
tons, London Is ahead, for Lombard
street banking house is said to have paid
on one occasion $500 square foot for a
little patch of land on their street. They
had to have 1t, whatever the price, and
paid accordingly.
1t is one-story building that stands
on the dearest land In London. There
isn't a window in the building, although
the structure spreads itself lavishly over
four acres of ground, and 1t Is as ugly
as grimy old stone sarcophagus could
be. 1t Is occupied by 1.-The old lady of
Threadneedle street." the Bank of Eng
land. and, although the actual value Of
the land on which it rests Is estimated
at $2S, 600, 900, it couldn't be bought for all
of the 800, 000,0 900 Of sterling in gold and
silver which sleep In the banks vaults.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-24
SALTWATER.
Confectionery Store Rihed-SpOrts
Under Arrest-Nau J,iI plans

Confectionery Store Rihed-Sports
Under Arrest-New Jail Plans.
Bert Smiths confectionery store on
South Third street was entered late Sat
urday evening. 1t was evidently the work
or youthful gang Of toughs, who help
ed themselves to few handfuls Of ci-
gars, quantity of tobacco and a box of
gum. An entrance was effected through
the cellar.
trio of Hudson sports found them
selves in the city jail yesterday morning
as the result of high time the preceding
night. They entered Kelm's restaurant,
where they amused themselves by break
Ing tables and dishes, and were interrupt
ed by the police. Friends came up from
Hudson yesterday and took them out of
Jail.
The Jail committee of the board of coun-
ty commissioners will meet today and ar
range plans for advertising for bids for
the new county Jail to be erected this
spring.
Aid. Austin jerks left last evening for
Grand Forks, N. D., where he will spend
week.
ed in this city, will start up today and
will have a capacity of 150 barrels per
day.
VIM. Kaiser, of the South Muscatine
Lumber company, who recently purchased
49, 900 feet of logs on the Mississippi
river, has made a contract whereby 4
large portion of the purchase, together
with other logs to be bought by that COM
pany, will be sawed at the Atwood mill
In this city. The first tow Of the Missis-
sippi logs will arrive here next Wednes-
day.
r. H. McCay, who Is about to build a
new saw mill in the vicinity Of East
Grand Forks has decided that he will not
operate his mill at Lakeland this season.
He has not yet fully decided whether or
not to dismantle the mill.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-24
GOLD MINERS TRICK.
Clever Art1fice by Means of Which
He Could Work in Winter.

He Work inter.
AS the top layer of earth was removed
by the Klondike miner foot or so would
thaw out each day, says writer in
Harper's Weekly. The diggings being
shallow, it was not difficult to open up
a claim in the smaller gulches. On the
bars in the larger water courses 1t was
not feasible to thus turn the water aside.
The gold was found to extend in many
places underneath the water. Unable to
follow the pay streak, such claims had
to be abandoned
Fire as a means of thawing spots not
touched by the suns rays had been tried
without success at Cassiar bar. The idea
was regarded as only a boys wild notion,
though now there are claimants for the
credit of the first use of the method that
was to revolutfoniZe mining in the Yukon.
certain miner on Forty Mile, Fred
Hutchinson by name, was working a bar
where the pay extended under the water
so that he had to abandon it. Being
loath to do SO, however, and besides be-
Ing OF practical turn, like all the old
timers, he conceived the following plan:
After the stream had begun to freeze
Hutchinson began to chop the ice above
that part of the bar he wished to work
being careful not to break through. AS
the Ice froze downward he continued
to pick. Whenever the pick accidentally
went through he left 1t, and used an
other pick till the first one was frozen
In solid. When he reached the gravel he
had perfect Golfer dam of ice around
him. Then he built fire on the ground
and thawed the gravel Hutchinson did
not put his discovery to much practical
use. The next winter, however, his neigh
oors took 1t up, and from that time a.
few miners began to work in winter.
Even these were regarded as fools by
the rest who preferred the dull idleness
OF the cabins. Some of the-miners used
to say: IT'S getting to be as bad in here
as 1t was outside-work winter and sum-
mer both"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-24
HLOBE'S MINNEAPOLIS OFFICE,
u 90 WASHINGTON Az. SOUTH.
Telephone x796 il.

Lydia Spaulding, who was bitten by a
rattlesnake Saturday night, died at the
Minneapolis city hospital about II o'clock
yesterday morning, after sixteen hours OF
terrible suffering. About o'clock Sun
day morning she was removed from her
home, in the rear of 623 Third street
south, to the hospital, and every known
means were adopted to counteract the
deadly effects of the poison. 1t was all
to no purpose however and even though
a large piece of flesh was stripped from
the forearm from the hand to the elbow
1t was impossible TO relieve the girls
agony until death itself came.
Ldyia Spaulding was 10 years of age.
and two years ago was married to
young man named Spaulding, whose
father drives a street sprinkler In the
Eighth ward. They have separated, how
ever, and the girl lived with her parents
most of the time, she and her mother
generally supporting themselves, the
mother cooking in restaurants.
Coroner Nelson has the girls body at
the county morgue. He will make no
post-mortem examination. There Is
much clameripg for an inquest on the
part Ol TIE girl 1fleiiuS anu PARENTS,
and If, after an investigation, the coroner
finds that anything can be gained by it,
he will probably hold one. The only
thing which appears can be gained Is the
possible inception of a movement to pro-
hibit by city ordinance the public exh-
bition of deadly reptiles.
James Leach and his wife, the girls
parents, came from Waseca, Mimi. to
Minneapolis a few years ago. Lydia is
an only child, and for the past three
years has aided in increasing the family
revenue by taking part with small
shows about the city, and, when occa-
sion offered, exhibiting her power over
snakes. Mrs. Leach states that for the
past few weeks the girl has been in poor
health, suffering from an internal alb
scess, and has been doing nothing No
funeral arrangements have been made as
yet.
Mrs. Spaulding, it has developed today,
was not employed at the museum where
she was bitten Saturday. The snakes
belonged to Ethel Silver, who was a
friend of the victim, and who allowed her
at times to handle the dangerous pets.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-24
DRAMATIC LEAP TO DEATH.
DR.. Conner Ends His Life by Jump
Ing Into the Mississippi.

DR.. Conner Ends His Life by Jump
Ing Into the Mississippi.
DR.. Jesse L. Conner, whose home is at
2S16 Nicollet avenue, Minneapolis, COM
mitted suicide yesterday morning, by
yomping from the Tenth avenue south
bridge seventy-five feet into the river
below. Pedestrians on the bridge saw a
man suddenly throw off his overcoat and
undercoat, and, pulling his hat down over
his ears, leap head first into the dark
water, saw him come to the surface, and
commence to swim, he was borne by
the current toward the water power COM
pany's dam, where the swift strength Of
the current carried him clear over the
lam.
He came up out of the white churning
foam beneath the dam, and did his best
10 swim toward a sandbar, on the east
hide of the river, north of the belt-line
bridge He caught hold of passing log,
clinging to it with both his arms but
it was wet and slippery, and his hold
vas loosened The current dragged him
away, and he was last seen whirled under
the belt-line bridge and disappearing be-
meath the water. People ran to the river
bank below the bridge, but could see moth
ing further of the body, and 1t is supposed
to have been carried far down the river
by the current.
Dependency is supposed to have been
the cause of the suicide. The police took
the discarded clothing, and upon search
Ing it found several notes and letters.
Upon one was written:
Il am so hungry and tired. Please de-
liver this coat to Mrs. ]. L. Conner, 2S16
Nicollet avenue"
Upon another was written: 81 drowned
because 1 could not stand the mental
agony of losing my mind
Upon another was written: II was
afraid 1 would hurt the home people, that
is why l did this Drowned
Jesse L. Conner is given as a travel
ing agent in the city directory. He was
born in Kirksville, Mo-, fifty years ago.
He came to Minneapolis eighteen years
ago, and, although not graduate of any
college or medical school, he took up the
practice of medicine. Since coming here
he has had no other business. He was
twice married, and leaves a wife and a
daughter, Minnie, who is now in the in
sane hospital at St Peter
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-24
MIR. HILL A POWER
CHICAGO RECOGNIZES HIM AS A
GREAT FACTOR IN RAIL
WAY AFFAIRS
sCoFFERs sILENcED BY FACTS
Doubts Expressed When RumOr Con.
nected His Name With the Balti-
more & Ohio Reorganization Set
at Rest by His Choice as a Mem
in Fixing Western Tariffs.

CHICAGO, April 23.-The Chronicle of
today says: A year ago few railroad men
In the. country were of the opinion that
James j. Hill, president of the Great
Northern Railway company, was really
a power in American transportation af-
fairs. At that time the general feeling
seemed to be that Hills influence, his
wealth and all the other big things at
tributed to him by the people of the
Northwest were exaggerated. "a shrewd
railroad officer with good press agent"
was the way outsiders put it. But recent
moves made by Hill have convinced the
unbelievers that he is not only bona
hde power but man of great wealth.
When the Baltimore & Ohio deal was
consummated. and Hills name was con-
nected with 1t the skeptics reiterated that
it was only another Hill story. But facts
are unarming. The reorganizers of the
Baltimore & Ohio have held meeting
and Mr.. Hill has been elected a director
and member of the executive commit
tee. There are some who still believe that
the president Of the Great Northern has
little money invested in the Baltimore
& Ohio, and that his connection with the
reorganization of the road is that of a
physical reorganizer that the new own
ers have merely employed him to put
the road on its feet. But persons hired
to do such things are not usually made
members of the board of directors and
of executive committees.
But the thing that has won over more
Of the Hill scoffers than anything else is
the radical and independent actions he
has recently taken IN rate matters, ac-
lions, 1T is alleged by prominent officers,
that the president Of no other railroad
in the United States would dare to take,
which is the best of evidence that Mr.
Hill and Mr.. Hill alone runs the Great
Northern road.
Recently this line almost cut in two it's
passenger rates from the Twin Cities to
the Pacific coast. The slash forced every
road west of Chicago to reduce their fares
to the Great Northern level. This had the
effect of knocking so per cent off the
passenger revenues of every railway oper-
ating in the great territory between Chi
cago and the Pacific ocean and the great
lakes and the Gulf Of Mexico. If Mr..
Hill had not been in absolute control of
his road the Eastern financiers would
have called halt, as they have done with
other lines over which their influence
reached. Then, as though just to show
what he could do. Mr.. Hill reduced his
sleeping car fares from st. Paul to the
coast. Here the Pullman company was
hit and 1t was forced to cut down its
charges from all points in the country to
meet the Northwestern line.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-24
TWO SIDES TO 1T.
The Burning of Hose Not All of the
Tragic Story.

L
ATLANTA, Ca, April 23lThe Consti-
tuition will say tomorrow:
1.-THE terrible expiation which Sam Hose
was forced to pay for his crime will
arouse flood Of discussion carried on by
those who know the facts on the one side
and by those who do not care for facts on
the other.
But while the form of this criminals
punishment cannot be upheld let those
who are disposed to criticise 1t look into
the facts-and by these facts temper the
Judgment they may render.
can unassuming, Industrious and hard
working farmer, after his days toll, sat
at his evening meal. Around him sat
wife and children, happy in the presence
of the man who was fulfilling to them
every duty imposed by nature. At peace
with the world, serving God and loyal
to humanity, they looked forward to the
coming day.
'Noiselessly the murderer, with uplifted
axe, advanced from the rear and sank
1t to the hilt in the brain of the unsus-
pecting victim. Tearing the child from
the mothers breast, he flung It into the
pool of blood oozing from its fathers
wound.
"Then began the elimination which has
dethroned the reason of the people of
Western Georgia during the past week
AS critics will howl about the lynching,
the Constitution will be pardoned for stat
ing plain facts.
The wife was seized, choked, thrown
upon the floor, where her clothing lay in
the blood Of her husband, and ravished
Remember the facts Remember the
dark night in the country home! Remem-
Der the slain husband, and, above all, re-
member that shocking degradation which
was inflicted by the black beast. his VIC
tim swimming in her husbands warm
blood, as the brute held her to the floorI
Keep the facts in mind. When the pic
ture Is painted of the ravisher In flames.
60 back and view that darker picture
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-24
NO TREASON.
Little Truth I'm the Sensational
Stories I'm Circulation.

Little Truth In the Sensational
Stories Tn Circulation.
WASHINGTON, April 23-Secretary Al
ger has received from Maj. Gen. Otis,
commanding the troops in the Philippines,
a report regarding the alleged treason
able communications which 1t is asserted
have passed between people in this coun-
try and the soldiers. The secretary felt
from the first that there was no ground
for the sensational statement made, but
as matter of public policy took imme-
date steps to learn from Gen. Otis what,
If any, foundation existed for them. The
latter's report shows that one Of the
regiments under his command received
cablegrams reading as follows:
Don't enlist, boys"
One or two of these were signed Com
ntttee, or ''The committee" while others
had no signatures. The secretary did not
make public the name of the organization
to which the dispatches had been sent.
The whole matter had been very much
exaggerated, he said, as Gen. OTIS reports
showed that 1t was only to the above
extent that any communications of the
character indicated had passed.
He said he attributed them entirely
to the work Of mischief-makers. who
because Of their cowardly spirit, had re-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-24
DEATH AT THE STAKE

Continued from First Pare.
OF the chains about him. His body. held
10 the tree only as far as the thighs
lunged forward, thus escaping the flames
which roared and cracked about his feet
One of the men nearest the burning
negro quickly ran up and pushing him
back, said: Get back into the fire there. -
and quickly coupled the disjointed links
Of the chain
The road for distance of half mile
on each side Of the burning negro was
PACK with conveyances, and was simply
impossible The crowd surrounded the
stake on all sides, but none of those not
nearer than 100 feet Of the center were
able to see what was going on. What
was going on was communicated to those
In the rear by the shouts Of the eve wit
nesses.
The torch was applied at 2:30. and nv
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-24
THIRD REGULAR DEAD.
Included In Gen. OTIS Weekly Lis,
Cabled From Manila.


Included In Gen. OTIS Weekly List
Cabled From Manila.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-The follow
Ing weekly death report from Gen. Otis
received today is as follows:
Manila, April %, 1S99.-Adjutant General,
Washington. D. C. Following deaths
since last weekly report:
From Wounds In sAction-April Is, Jos.
Grabowsky. private, G, Fourth cavalry:
18th, Archie A. Aldrich, private. e, First
Colorado; Goth, Bruce T.. Macy, private,
c, First Nebraska.
Drowned accidentally, 21st, John Mont
gomery, sergeant, K, Third artillery.
Deaths Deaths Due to Disease Jacob Boyd.
eth, Samuel J. February, private, I,
BILE, private, D. Third infantry, diar-
rhea; 18th, Joseph Gompman, private, g.
Eighteenth infantry, malariaI fever; 9Th,
B. c. Chandler, private, c, Second Ore
gon, erysipelas; 10Th, Charles Parson, pri
vate NJ, First Washington, tuberculosis:
goth, Jay E. Taylor, private, B, Second
Oregon, peritonitis; 2ist. Michael Ryan,
sergeant, A, Fourteenth infantry
Otis.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-24

AS a result of the conference which
Frank II. Cooper, of the firm of Siegel,
Cooper & Co., of New York and Chicago,
had yesterday with S.. E. Olson. of the
Big Store. Minneapolis, John Panton, of
the firm of Panton & White, of Duluth,
and other interested parties, 1t is appa-
rent that a determined stand Is soon to
be taken by the large department stores
of the country against the trusts.
Mr.. Cooper declined to be interviewed
as to the outcome of the meeting, but Mr.
Panton said that he was ready to act in
concert with the proprietors of stores in
the large cities whenever the time was
deemed Opportune to put the movement
squarely on foot. He said that in their
opinion it would be unwise to make any
further disclosures as to what plan had
actually been decided upon.
1t Is understood that Mr.. Cooper's visit
was more in the nature of ''feeler" as
to the sentiment among the heads of de-
partment stores in this vicinity and that
he was empowered to vouch for the
hearty cooperation of big establishments
in Chicago and New York At any rate,
he departed for Chicago last evening very
well satisfied with the result of his trip
to this city, and convinced that If there
is to be an open revolt against the trusts
on the part Of the department stores
plenty Of backing In this city and else
where will not be wanting.
1T takes time for movement of this
kind to mature and work Itself out"
said Mr.. Panton. Consequently we do
not expect to be able to become indie
pendent of the trusts which are now die
tating prices to US all at once But a
strong sentiment against the present con-
dltion of affairs is gradually gaining
strength with department store men gen.
orally, and 1t will surely bring about the
end sought
MI Panton returned to Duluth last
evening. :
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-24
BODY OF A SUICIDE
Discovered at Minneapolis With a
Bullet Hole Through the Head.

Bullet Hole Through the Head.
The body of a man supposed to be that
of Tom Flanagan was found in the lum-
Der yard adjoining the ]. R. Clark box
factory on the southwest corner of Mic
ollet island yesterday morning with a
bullet hole in the forehead Coroner Mel
son had the body removed to the county
morgue. There were no papers about the
body by which to identify It, but sewn
III one pocket was written, upon a name
tag, furnished by the makers of the
clothing, the name: tom Flanagan
The laundry mark upon the shirt stock
ings and handkerchief also bore tom
F." The police do not know who or what
the man is. The clothing was bought in
Chicago, and bore the trademark Of
Bchn & Co.
The body is that of man about forty
two years of age. The hair is dark, and
is tinged with gray. The man wore a
brown mustache and a couple of days
growth of beard. The clothing was dark,
of good quality. but worn, and the mans
shoes were well worn. The coroner de-
cided that no post-mortem or inquest
would be necessary.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-24
DEGENERATION OF TEETH.
Observations by IN English Dentist
on This Important Subject.

on This Important Subject.
London Mail
Much has been said recently on the
subject of what man is coming to- Ger
teinly In many ways he is undergoing
gradual transformations, and apparently
for the worse. If a pessimistic view be
taken 1t must seem that man is be-
ginning to return to that shape which
Darwinians believe was his starting point
in the process of evolution.
For example, there is a growing ten
dency for the jaw of a modern man to re-
cede. One authority attributes this to
the habit of allowing infants, and often
young children to continually suck what
are called babies comforters,' or
"teats." This it appears, has an inclina-
ton to draw in the jaw at an age when
the bones are hardly set.
Primitive man, 1t has been proved,
used his teeth as a weapon, in the same
way that dog now does. When he came
to rely more on weapons of his own man.
ufacture. the strength of the teeth was
no longer called into service for protec-
ton or defense. This, also. has tended
to make the human jaw recede.
Then, again, there is at the present
time a great increase in the decay of
teeth, especially among children. Emil
nent dental surgeons who have been con-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-24
Citizenship League.

CINCINNATI, April 23-An elaborate
programme has been prepared by Secre-
tary 8. L. Nicholson for the third an
nual convention here next week Of the
National Good Citizenship league Mayor
Sam M. Jones. of Toledo. candidate for
governor; Rev. Sam P. Jones. the Georgia
evangelist; Rev. Dwight L. Moody Gov.
form organizations and leading thinkers
and lecturers are among those who will
deliver addresses.