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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-09
WAR NOW EXPECTED
BOERS ARE PREPARING FOR A
CONFLICT WITH THE FORCES
OF GREAT BRITAIN
inquiry PROPOSAL DECLINED

VOIlSsraad Meets In Secret Session
for the Purpose of Confirming
Rejection of Mr.. ChamberIain's
PrCpOsaI-UitIanders Are Greatly
Wrought Up Over the Critical
Situation.
CAFE TOWN, Aug. 9.-A dispatch from
Pretoria, capital of the South African
republic, says that the vol.zsraad has de-
clined to agree to the suggestion of Mr.
Joseph Chamberlain, British secretary of
state for the colonies, that the effect the
franchise concessions would have upon
the uitlanders be inquired into by joint
commission. The volksraad, however,
will consider any friendly suggestion.
LONDON, Aug 9-AH the dispatches
from the South African correspondents
of the London morning papers take 1t for
granted that the secret session of the
vOlksraad called last evening will confirm
the rejection of Mr.. Chamberlain's pro-
posal, but leave the way open to continue
negotiations. They also dwell upon the
serious situation thus arising, and upon
the CONSERVATION of the uitlanders over
the resolution compelling them to fight
for the Transvaal, which seems to indi-
cate that the TransvaaI government is
expecting hostilities
The daily Mail publishes the following
dispatch from johannesburg:
by a special article added to the
grondwe (the constitution of the Trans
vaaD the president is authorized, in the
event of war, revolution or ether emer-
gency, to proclaim martial law and to
compel every inhabitant of the country to
bear arms in its defense. The Pretoria
forts are being strengthened and the gov
ernment Is buying up all the available
draught horses in Bechuanaland.
The Times correspondent at Pretoria
says:
"a gloomy view is taken here of the
whole situation. The general impression
in Boer circles is that Mr.. Chamberlain
is forcing on a war, and that consequent
ly it will be futile to make advances"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-09

possible A law passed during the reign
OF William III. deDrives the crown Of
the power of comforting the rank of peer
upon naturalized aliens. 1t was enacted
because the king was converting too
many Dutch republicans into British
peers. A baronet or a knight Mr.. Astor
could be, and if he is ready to pay
there is no doubt that he will find no diff
fculty in negotiating the matter
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-09
BULLETIN OF
IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY
Weather Forecast for Today:
Fair and Warmer.

1-Secretary Roots Policy.
Bank Robbery Solved.
War in TransvaaI.
ItaIy's TaIIuIa Report.
Dreyfus' Trial.
&SOldiers' Home Staff.
More Policy Raids.
High School Board.
PennsyIVanians Organize.
3-MinneapOIis Matters.
Northwest News.
Cass Lake Fight.
Miners Strike.
4-EditOrfaI.
Burrows Explaining.
Havana Sensation.
5-SpOrting News.
ST. Paul Wins Game.
Minneapolis Won.
6-Markets of the World.
Chicago Sept. Wheat, SO Csc.
Bar Silver, 60 I-4c.
Stocks Weak.
7-News of Railroads.
Banks Full of Money.
Sin the Labor World.
Social Events of a Day.
Troops for Manila.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-09
New Two-DoIiar Rtn.

WASHINGTON, Aug. S-The bureau of
engraving and printing is now engaged
in printing a new 81 silIer certificate
which will be ready for issue In few
days, to take the place=of the present bill
has been taken blythe officials of the
treasury department to produce a note
which would not only be artistic but
would present as many difficulties as pos
sible to counterfeiters
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-09
LIGHT ON A MYSTERY
THE ROBBERY OF MOLSON,S BANK
AT WINNIPEG LAST YEAR
CLEARED UP
PLANT OF $4,000 RECOVERED

John w. Anderson, a Junior Clerk
in the Bank, Arrested, Charged
With the Theft-CIever Piece of
Detective Work on the Part of an
Ontario Man May BE Rewarded
by $4,000.
WINNIPEG, Man, Aug. 3S-(SpeciaIO y
The mystery of the robbery of s62, 900
from Nelson's bank here between Sent
8 and Oct. 4 last year has been solved
and John w. Anderson, a former Junior
clerk in the bank, is now in jail charged
with the crime and the money has been
recovered and is now in safe CUSTODY.
The Pinkerton detectives first sent here
were unable to unravel the mystery and
one by one took their departure from the
city
Last March dapper little chap named
Davis drifted into town and secured en-
ployment as clerk at a leading dry goods
store. He took up lodgings at some place
where Anderson boarded and the two be-
came intimate friends. This intimacy
led to the discovery of Anderson's s
crime, Davis through mis- friendship sue
Ceeding in worTning admissions from An
derson and finally locating the cached
money near the city by shadowing An
derson on one of his pilgrimages to see
that the money was safe
The money, which comprised $4,000 in
non-negotiable or traceable bills and $2O,-
600 in bills in ordinary circulation, was in
a valise buried some depth in the ground
and was recovered Monday forenoon
The money has not been counted but is
supposed to be intact.
Anderson was taken into custody this
afternoon after a warrant had been
sworn out by Davis. The reward of $10,
600 offered by the bank for the recovery
Of the money and apprehension of the
prisoner will go to Davis, who IS Ca
madam from Thesselon, Ont, and pri-
vate detective. Anderson came to Mani
toba from Hastings, Ont, and is heir to
a large sum of money left by his father
who was prominent banker. He is
about p years of age
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-09
THIRTEENTH AGAIN DELAYED.
TyphOOn Prevents the Sheridan
From Leaving Manila Raw.

WASHINGTON, Aug. S.-The following
cable has been received from Gen. Otis:
Manila, Aug. S.-Adjutant General
Washington: Three days typhoon render,
ing work on bay impossible passed 9Th
INST transport Pennsylvania leaves
uoilo, Cebu, Jolo this evening. Sheridan
with Mlnnesotas, South Dakota and dis
charged soldiers for San Francisco 18th
requiring ten days good weather IeaVe
with Montanas and discharged men. Supo
gest portion transports coal at Nagasaki
PC,li, Poth coming and returning, expedite
and unloading vessels primitive.
-"Otic
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-09
GOLD FROM ALASKA.
Amount Reported Brought In Ag-
gregates $5,OOO.OOO.

WASHINGTON, Aug. S.-Reports re-
ceived by the director of the mint show
that so far this season the amount of
gold received at Seattle from the Alas
kan gold fields aggregates about $4 &c.,
600, of which $4,01S, ,262 arrived during July
The amount so far received at San Fran
cisco is approximately $2,7eO0GO. These
amounts, however, do not represent the
entire output Of the fields, as large guam
titles are supposed to haveseeen held for
later shipment, and considerable amounts
are believed to have been brought into
the states by other routes than San.
Francisco and Seattle
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-09
MR.. LAURIER DENIES.
Did Not Decline, Because He Had
Not Received Invitation.


Not Received Invitation.
OTTAWA, Ont, Aug. S.-Mr. DAWN, in
the house of commons today, once more
brought the Fitzpatrick interview to the
attention of the premier. In reply Sir
Wilfrid Laurier said there was an inter-
view in Washington newspaper which
attributed to him words of a certain
character, but he did not propose to notice
that. The interview was not published by
him, and Mr.. Fitzpa trick put the words
in his mouth, for which he was not re-
to be published, he would say 1t himself
in his own way, and not through another.
So far he had received no invitation from
the Chicago authorities to the demonstra-
ton, but he had learned that one was
coming, and when it did come he would
certainly treat it with the courtesy that
was due it, not because of the position
he held, but because of the relations
between US and our neighbors.''
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-09
OCEAN LINERS.

NEW YORK = Arrived: Adirondack,
Kingston, Savanilla, etc; Kensington,
from Antwerp; Patria, from Marseilles;
steamer Aller, Genoa, etc.
ROTTERDAM-Arrive Steamer Staten
dam, New York, via BOulOgne (arrived
MOVILLE-Arrived: Ethiopia, New York
for Glasgow.
HAMBURG = Arrived: Bulgaria, New
York
SYDNEY, N. s. W.-Arrived previously:
MaripCsa, San Francisco.
LONDON-Arrived: Mesaba, New York
BREMEN Arrived: Barbarossa, New
York, via Southampton.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-09
GREAT CoMoRO REVOLT.
Police Commissary Killed and Gov
ernOr's Residence Besieged.

ZANZIBAR Aug. S.--Great Comoro ISL
and is in revolt. The police commissary
has been assa ssinated and the governor s
residence is besieged. A gunboat has
been ordered to assist the island author
tiles In restoring order.
Great Comoro, otherwise Angaziya ISL
and, is the principal island of the Comoro
isles in the Mozambique channel, 1850
miles from the northwest coast of Mad
agascar and 200 miles from the east coast
of Africa. The population of the group
is estimated at about $4,000 souls, mostly
Mohammedans. The island forms part
of the French colonial possessions.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-09
ALL SERENE NOW.
New Belgian Ministry ImdOrscd by
the Old.

BRUSSELS, Aug. S.-The premier, De
Mayer, in brief statement in the cham
Der of deputies today, said that the new
cabinets principles were the same as
those which had hitherto guided success
full Rightist ministers. It's mission, he
added, was to Immediately settle the cleo
toral question by the complete adoption
of proportional representation. The pres
ence in the cabinet of a general as min
lister Of war (Gen. ConsebanD. he contin-
ued, did not imply that the settlement
would be military question, but proved
the solicitude of the government for the
army.
The former premier. NJ. Won den Per-
boom, expressed his approval, and prom
ised the new ministry the support of the
late cabinet.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-09

METROPOLITAN-Nein stock company
In "A Bachelors Romance" at S:15 p. m.
Como park, Danz band, at 8 p. m.
Base ball, st. Paul and Milwaukee, Lex
ington park, 345 p. m.
Lake Shore pavilion, vaudeville entertain
ment s p. m.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-09
TIP FOR GERMANS.
Cologne Gazette Advises Merchants
to Attend Philadelphia Exposition.

BERLIN, Aug. S.-The Cologne Gazette
today publishes an editorial advising Ger
man commercial circles to accept the in
vitation to be represented at the Phila--
delphia exposition, ''beca use, while admit
ting Germany's commercial relations with
America are unsatisfactory, it would
merely make them worse to abstain from
going to Philadelphia, where there are
chances to enlighten American merchants
to mutual advantage and improve these
relations
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-09
GUNS FOR GEN. OTIS.
All That He Has Asked For Will Be
Sent Him.

WASHINGTON, Aug. S.-The war de-
partment is making every effort to com
ply with Gen. Otis recent request for
number of machine guns, in order that
they shall reach him in time for the cam
paign expected to open with the dry sea-
son. The department has decided not to
send to the Philippines the Sims-DudIey
guns, but will confine the selection to the
types now in use in the army.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-09
Gen. ToraI Liberated.

MADRID, Aug. S-Gen. Toral. who
council of war on the charge of having
surrendered Santiago de Cuba to the
United States without having exhausted
all means OF defense. was liberated today
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-09
Hopper Likes London.

LONDON, Aug. S.-De Wolf Hopper has
secured an extended lease of the Lyric
theater. and a continuation of eel Capt.
tan" will now depend upon a release Of
the comedian from his autumn engage
ments ~ the United States. This is now
being arranged
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-09
AN AMERICAN CITIZEN.

Andrew Carnegie Not Seeking Brit
iSh HOnOrS.
LONDON, Aug. S.-Andrew Carnegie
telegraphs to the Associated Press from
Skibbo castle saying:
Il have no intention to administer the
Justice of peace or any of the deputy
heutenancies. 1 understand these offices
are usually held by the owner of the
Skibbo estate. In my case they are only
honorary, being an American citizen"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-09
Co1ored knights Temp1ar conclave.

CHICAGO, Aug. 8.-The second day of
the cOlored Knights Templar conclave
and Masonic jubilee opened with a parade
through down town streets after which
the communicates of the different states
met in conclave. A large picnic will be
held tomorrow.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-09
Hoy Men Confer.

DETROIT, Mich, Aug. S.-An attend
ance aggregating nearly 500 out of a total
membership of nearly 500 is present at
ISOLATION.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-09
BATTLE WITH FILIPINoS.
Gen. MacArthur's Forces Attack and
Defeat the Enemy.

MANILA, Aug. 9.-Gen. MacArthur's
force. consisting of 1000 men, advanced
five miles beyond San Fernando today.
and encountered and defeated Filipino
force of 5000 men. The enemy retreated.
leaving many dead and wounded The
American loss in killed and wounded was
twenty
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-09
FERRY SLIP DISASTER.

COrOner's Jury Says Slip Was Not
Properly Constructed.
BAR HARBOR, Me. Aug. S. The cor
oner's jury impanelled to hold = inquest
in connection with the accident At Mount
Desert ferry Sunday. whereby twenty
persons lost their lives by the breaking
of the ferry slip, completed its sitting
today, finding that these people came
to their deaths by drowning, caused by
the insufficient construction of the slip.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-09
NOT A PEER.
That Honor Is Denied William
Waldorf AstOr.

LONDON, Aug. S.-Henry Labouchere
says in Truth that 1.-The rumor that Mr..
William Waldorf Astor will soon be rails
ed to the peerage assumes what is Inn
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-09
CHINA AND JAPAN.
Declared That the Two Empires
Have Formed Alliance.

LONDON. Aug. 9.-The Rome corre-
spondent of the Daily Mail says the Ital-
ian government has received positive
confirmation of the report that China
and Japan have concluded an alliance.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-09
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CONDITTON
WEAKENED BY PROLONGED
IMPRISONMENT
REALIZES His NEW DANGER
HAD FORMED A FALSE IDEA AS TO
THE ORDEAL HE WOULD BE
COMPELLED TO UNDERGO
SCANDALS OF FRENCH ARMY

Many of Them Will Likely BE Ex-
posed During the Hearing of the
Dreyfus Case-GeneraIs Who Are
FeFpIexed by the Dangers That
confront Them-Dreyfus' Advo-
Gates Confident of Victory.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-09

Continued on Fourth Page.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-07
BIRDS WITH BILLS OF STEEL.
New Guinea Cockatoos Crack Hardest
 Nuts with Ease.

Nuts with Ease.
 A few New Guinea cockatoos. a rare species in this latitude, have been brought to Chicago recently and have created much interest by their odd ap- pearanee and actions They are as large as pheasants and jet black in color. The bird is remarkable for it's immensely strong bill and the clever manner in which it is used The bill is as hard as steel and the upper part has a deep notch in it. The favorite food Of this coekatoo is the kernel of the canary nut but there is wonderful ingenuity required to get at it. for the nut is something like brazil nut, but it is ten times as hard. In fact, it requires the blow Of heavy hammer to crack it. It is quite smooth and somewhat triangular in shape. The cockatoo might throw the nut down, but it would not break, or it might hold it in it's claws like the parrots usually do with their food, and at tempt to crush it, but the smoothness of the nut would cause it to fly out of the beak. Nature appears to have given the possessor of the wonderful bill some intelligence to direct it's powers, for the cockatoo takes one of the nuts edgewise i'll it's bill and by a carving motion of it's sharp lower beak makes small notch on it. This done, the bird takes hold of the nut with it's claws, and, biting off a piece of leaf, retains it in the deep notch of the upper part of the bill. Then the nut is seized between the upper and lower parts of the bill and is prevented from slipping by the peculiar texture of the leaf A sharp nip or two breaks off tiny piece of the shell of the nut. The bird then seizes the nut in it's claws and pokes the long, sharp point of it's bill into the hole and picks out the kernel bit by bit The eockatoo has a very long tongue, which collects each morsel as it is broken off by the bill. This is wonderful process, for it is quite clear that without the leaf nothing could be done, and it proves how certain structures in birds are made to destroy certain parts of plants. Chicago Chronicle.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-07
JAPANESE BUYING GOODS HERE
Are Building Up Home Industries by the Aid of Chicago Machinery.

the Aid of Chicago Machinery.
 Chicago is building up by no means Insignificant trade with Japan. The Yankees Of the Orient are quick to discern whatever is of utility to them in the mechanic arts, and as a eonse- auence they are supplying themselves with machinery for the development of their industries direct from the faeto- ries on the shores of Lake Michigan. Ill the history of the entire world no other nation has experienced such remarkable growth in it's commerce with Japan as has the United States. Japanese official figures give the i'm portatlogs from the United States in 1893 at 6,090, 408 yen and ill 1898 at 40, 001 ,097 yen. Meantime her importa- t:o1s frcGl England increased from 27,- 929,62S yen to 62,707,572 yen; those from Germany from 7,318, 134 yen to 25,610,96f yen; those from France from 3,305,27 yen to 6,9799S yen, and those from China from 17,095, ,975 yen to &C., 523, 1860 yen, while the only part of the world which has experienced all in- crease at all to be compared with that Of the United States is the British East Indies, whose increase has heen from 8,679,029 in 1893 to 40,764 PA yen in 1898. Japan's importations have grown enormously in the last five years. In 1893 they amounted to S8, ,257, ,172 yen and in 1898 to 277, ,502, ,166 yen. Mean time her exports have grown from S9, TIP, 1864 yen in 1893 to 165, 753, ,752 yen in 1898. Thus the exports have doubled and the imports have trebled in the pe- riod under consideration. The disposi- tion Of Japan is to look to the United States for a constantly increasing pro- portion of it's supplies. In 1893 the United States furnished less than 2 per cent of the imports into Japan and in 1898 IA per cent, while England, the principal competitor in the markets Of the east, which in 1893 furnished 32 per cent of Japan's importations, in 1898 furnished 22.6 per cent. Not only have the producers and exporters Of the United States developed in the last few years a disposition to push their sales in that country, but Japan herself is showing a disposition to make her purchases from the nearest markets those of the United States-and has recently established steamship lines connecting with United States ports. Japan by reason of recent events is the nearest neighbor to the United States, aside from those whose territory is &C., tually eontiguous-Ca Canada and Mexico. Her comparatively recent exchange of mainland territory to Russia for the line of islands stretching northwardly from her central group brings her ter ritory to within about 800 miles of that Of the United States in the Aleu- tian chain of islands, while at the south her newly acquired isl Id of Formosa lies within less than 200 miles of the Philippines. Thus not only are the United States and Japan neighhors territorially, but their insular posses sions combined stretch along the en- tire Pacific coast of Asia from arctic 10 equatorial waters.-Chicago Chron- icle
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-07
whales, Teeth as Coinage.

Whales teeth form the coinage of the Fiji islands. They are painted white and red, the red teeth being worth about twenty times as much as the white. The native carries his wealth round his neck. the red and white of his coinage forming a bril- liant contrast to his black skin. A common and curious sight in the Fiji islands is a newly married wife pre- senting her husband with dowry of whales teeth.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-07
 ELECT RIG NlAGARA.
Great Falls to Be Transformed Into .
 Flood of Fire,

Buffalo's big exposition-and if only one-half the promises of the manage ment are realized it will be in every respect big affair-will be the occa- sion of what will doubtless be a most brilliant and startling electrical illu- imitation. Niagara Falls will be trans formed into a flood of fire. The seeth- ing. roaring torrent will be ablaze with all the hues of the spectrum. The superlatiye natural grandeur of the scene will be so enhanced that the projectors of the strikingly novel en- terprise contend that it's success will make the exposition an event in his tory. The idea is to erect a series of tall towers on both the American and Canadian sides of the river. On the top of these loftly spires huge electric searchlights will be placed, in such manner that they may be played on any part of the falls. The imagination may picture the dazzling effect that will be produced when score of those powerful instruments of illumination are brought to bear upon the rushing HotSAS . tS lASy luiHUlG lITGSlSllDIy over the rocky ledge into the depths be- meath. A constant change of colors will be used in the manipulation of the searchlights, so that now the falls will be like molten silver. again flood of crimson, again as green as old ocean itself, and so on through the whole gamut of the painters palette
 The astonishing effect will be still fur ther heightened by the use of electric are lights in the Cave of the Winds, which will give to the water as it falls in front of it a weird, phosphorescent glow. The power for this record making illumination will be all within easy reach, as Niagara will itself be made to do all the necessary work. This is expected to be largely a spec tacular arrangement. but scientists hope to discover something new about the effect of light on water, and make a careful study Of the chemistry of color. This has been done to some extent with electric fountains. but Niagara will offer an entirely new field.