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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-25
ALL QUIET AT ST. LOUIS
SUNDAY WAS UNEVENTFUL IN THE
MOUND CITY.


ST. LOUIS, No, June 4-The day Just
ended has been the most quiet and IN
eventful since the great street railway
strike began May 8.
Cars were run on all branches Of the
Transit companys system without rnoles-
tatiOn, and thousands of persons. DESPITE
the rain that fell at intervals through
out the day, rode to and from the parks
and other pleasure spots Many of the
strikers went to Belleville, Ill. and at
tended picnic given for their benefit
there.
This week Will see the force Of deputy
sheriffs on duty reduced to 800 men. who
will be kept on guard wherever the neces-
sity exists for their presence. Manv
members Of the posse will be discharged
outright, but the names of 1000 men. 500
IN addition to those retained for active
duty, will be kept on the rolls for an
emergency.
The total number will be called for on
July 4, when the discharge of firearms
and fireworks may tend to deeds of law
lessness
]. Fl. Stiilson, a motorman in the en-
ploy Of the st: Louis Transit company,
MED tonight as the result of wounds re-
ceived in d fight in South ST. Louis on
May 80
The Central Trades and Labor union
met tonight at Wallace hall and re-
solved If the company would not settle
to appeal to organized labor throughout
the country, and its sympathizers, for
funds to provide conveyance to run in
opposition to thpe transit company. Sec
rotary Blackmore, Of the executive com
mlttee, said no active work was done
until Mr.. Gompers had decided on Mon
day night last that there was no pros
pect of settlement of the strike. Cir
culars have been sent to 5000 labor
unions. Answers have been received
from twenty-one, who sent in contribu-
tons. Mr.. Blackmore said that twenty
eight vehicles elready received were run
ming and paying handsomely. More
would be added as money was received.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-25

| the lighting and bloodshed OF tie Ameri-
can marine forces near Tien Tsin.
MONITOR REMAINS.
Later in the day the order contemplating
| the sending Of the monitor Monadnock to
! Taku was contaminated Admiral Re
| mey reported that the vessel had been
| stripped Of her officers, presumably for
duty on the other vessels, and for this
and other reasons it was not deem
! ed advisable to send her. Chief
| among these reasons is the fact
! that the typhoons now raging in
the Eastern seas would make voyage
| OF such a vessel as the Monadnock with
her low freebOard, very uncertain. She
| would have to be towed the greater part
| of the distance, and this would delay the
| arrival in Chinese waters OF any other
| ship which would be sent with her Sec
rotary Long said he expected that Ad-
miral Remey, with the flagship Brooklyn,
| would get away from Manila promptly for
| China, probably tonight
No further news came from Admiral
| Kempff during the evening
OFFICIALS ANXIOUS.
The Chinese officials, according to ad-
vices received here are apprehensive as
to the possible effect of the landing OF for
e1gn troops on their territory. Minister
Wus adVices show this to be the case
and they are using every effort to avert
such action because of the effect it may
have on the people. Today the minister
received q dispatch from The yicerov of
Human and Hupe, central provinces in
China, on this subject. The Yiceroy had
been In consultation with other high Off
Gals of the empire, a result Of which
they communicated to the Chinese rep
resentatives in this and European coun-
tries, directing them to request the gov
ernmentS interested not to send further
troops to lien Tsin, while the government
is making every effort to suppress the
operations of the Boxers, because of the
suspicious and excitement which such
| steps would cause among the natives. The
caplegrams said the authorities fear the
consequences of the Introduction of these
large bodies of foreign soldiers, and hope
that II may be stopped Minister WI laid
the matter before the secretary Of state.
ana 1t Will receive the attention of this
government
minister WI characterizes as ridiculous
the report that the empress dowager had
decreed the determination Of all the for
elgners In China. ut is not true" he
SAID Il will bet my life on It, She is too
sensible a woman to do such a. mad ana
foolish thing as that"
Just now there seems to tsN q lack of
Information among the foreign embassies
ana legations In Washington as 10 affaire
IN emma Their home governments like
our own, are without news of a definite
character from Fel1in, and the officials
here are almost entirely dependent on tho
newspapers for what they may learn re-
specting affairs in the East.
Inc Sixth cavalry, which will sail from
san francisco shortly, will not 20 direct
~ 10 Manila, but will be taken to Maya
Sem Where orders will be sent based on
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-25
BULLETIN OF
IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY

Weather Forecast for st. Paul.
Fair; Warmer.
1-American Soldiers Killed.
Situation in Africa.
Two Bad Railroad Wrecks.
2-Henry F1nehout Dead.
German Festival Concluded.
Confirmation at St. MichaeI's.
Futile Attempt at Suicide.
3-MinneapoIis Matters.
ST. Paul Cyclists Hurt.
Drowning at saltwater.
Trade in the Orient.
4EditOriaI.
6-SpOrting News.
Results of Bali Games.
Tragedy In Iowa.
Fighting in Philippines.
6-POpuIar Wants.
Henry Clevvs' Letter.
Foreign Money Market.
7-Markets of the World.
S-The Ships Adventure.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-25
ARE Only SERN|SBES
RECENT ENGAGEMENTS OF THE
BRITISH AND BOERS IN
SOUTH AFRICA
ATTACK IT HOIIIGSPgUIT
1T COST THE BRITISH THIRTY-SEy.
EN- KILLED AND WOUNDED
IN DEFENSE
BRITISH OCCUPY HEIDELBERG
Beers Fled After sktrmish
Which Did Their Adversaries
No Damage AS Far
as Reported

LONDON, June 25.-The TransvaaI mil
1tary incidents are summed up officially
by Lord Roberts in the following mes
sage to the war office:
Pretoria, Sunday, 1870 a. m-Buller
reached standerton June %. He found
a good deal of rolling stock All the
Dutch residents had left town.
THE British prisoners captured since
our occupation of Pretoria have been
taken to Machado Dorp.
Ian Hamilton occupied Heidelberg
Saturday. The enemy fed, pursued by
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-25

losses Of Americans at the time Of the
Armenian massacres
Although vigorously phrased the note
is not an uItimatum
1t is said, however, to have been q
disagreeable surprise to the Porte, testt-
flying as it does to the intention of the
United States government to pursue this
matter Of indemnity to the end.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-25
ALLIES IN ACCORD.
he telegram also said

The telegram also said:
The allied admirals are working in ner-
feet accord, with the Russian vice admi-
raj as senior officer
a press message from Shanghai, date
yesterday at p. m, embodies some later
information. 1t says:
Official Japanese teleg1ams confirm the
reports of a defeat of the allied forces a t
Tien Tsn. The Russian admiral Hflle-
brandt yesterday sent a mixed force OF
5000 from Taku to attempt the relief Of
Tien Tsin. Nearly half of the force con-
sisted of Japanese. The remainder was
made up of contingents representing 9TH
er nations
The guns Of the Chinese around Tieo
Tsin are superior to anything the defend
ing European force has or is likely to have
for some time.
The bombardment of Tien Tsin con-
tinued Friday. Bomb shelters were hastily
erected by the foreign troops, largely con-
structed Of wetted piece goods. The food
supplies are insufficient, and the contin-
ued Smelling is reported to be telling ter
riRlY. aea~.- ce2Az s'--.tes IS ~
Among those killed of the relief force
Friday was the commander of H. NJ S.
Barf1eur. The foreign casualties were
Japan is making every effort Her
troops are now arriving at Taku in large
numbers.
The Chinese troops in the province Of
Chi Ii include $4,000 auxiliaries, who have
been drilled by Russian and German off,
GERS"
BRITISH OFFICERS WOUNDED.
Capt. Beatty and Lieut.. Wright, British.
have beer severely wounded at Tien Tsin,
according TO a Shang Hal dispatch, dated
Saturday. The information was brought
there by the British cruiser Orlando, from
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-25
KILLED IN MINE EXPLOSION
Four Mem Lose Their Lives at
Champion, Mich.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, June PA spe-
cial from Champion, Mich, says:
Four men lost their lives in a Champ
ion mine explosion Saturday evening,
when it was reported that but one life
was lost. They are John Floyd, shift
boss, married; Noah Lark, skip tender,
single; Herman Tuna, miner; Otto Park
al, miner
Of five men on the twenty-ffth level,
near the explosion at the bottom Of the
shaft, but one escaped by climbing the
air hose to pure air. Gases and smoke
asphyxiated the victims The cause+ Of
the explosion is not known, but was
probably due to sparks from miners
pipe The victims will be buried Mon
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-25
TRADE WITH PORTO RICO.
War Department Issues Its Monthly
Bulletin Thereon.

Bulletin Thereon.
WASHINGTON, June 24.-The division
of customs and insular affairs, war de-
partment, has made public summary of
it's regular monthly bulletin concerning
the trade of Porto Rico for the nine
months ending March 81, 1900.
Merchandise to the value of $,S79, 20S
was imported into Porto Rico, Of which
$2,679,So2 worth was admitted free Of duty
This latter aamo6nt included dutiable arti-
Giles to the value of 1901, 271, mainly relief
supplies from the United States. The to-
tai exportation from the island amounted
to So, 729. 1888 The amount of export duty
collected was 1859.
The trade by countries, including gold
and silver, was as follows: -, eo~sF
Imported : From the United tsates,
s., 49,, ia; from Spain 81, 629, o92; the United
Kingdom, s.. 1880; Germany, 1884, log, and
from Canada 1881, 723.
Exported-To Cuba. $1,278,4 to the
United States, S7fi, 113; France, $685., $50;
Spain, $SS1, 14s. and Italy, $s1S, $50
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-25
THINKS IT'S UP TO SAM.
John Barrett Says Only United States
Can Prevent Dissolution.

CINCINNATI, O., June 24-Hon. John
Barrett, ex-minister to Siam. was here
today Before leaving for Cleveland he
said: -t.s-,,-s~e~
I'm restoring peace in China, the Unit
ed States should be the principal influence
to determine the future and the fate of
China; It IS AMERICAS influence only
that Can Successfully solve this problem
and keep China from an impending break
up. America must stand for the integrity
OF the Chinese empire, for we have every
thing to lose and nothing to gain by the
partition among the European powers
con the other hand if America allows
China to be divided the expansion of our
commerce and extent of our moral IN
fluence will be absolutely limited by the
attitude and policy of other nations.
Another interesting point is this:
THE United States is the only power
whose leadership and dietation of policy
Russia would accept
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-25
ITALY HAS A CABINET
KING HUMBERT APPROVES THE
SELECTIONS OF SCR. sARACE.

ROME, June 24.-King Humbert has
signified his approval of the list of min
listers submitted today by Signor Sarace,
with the exception that the portfolio Of
finance will go to Bruno Chimney The
ministry will take the oath of office
later.
The Governments candidate for the
nresidencv of the chamber of deputies
will be Tomasso Villa, the distinguished
advocate.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-25
STRAIGHT Up TO TURKEY
UNCLE SANE PRESENTS HIS COM
PLIMENTS TO THE PORTE.

CONsTANTINOPLE, June 24.-Lloyd
Z. Griscom, United States charge Daft
fares, today presented a fresh note to
the ottoman government insisting upon
an immediate reply to the demand Of
the United States for a settlement of
the indemnity in connection with the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-25
Four of the Men in Walters Command Killed
and Seven Wounded Near Tien
Tsin in Ambush.
The Situation Grows More Serious With Every
Report Received = Chinese in Large
Numbers Well Armed and Drilled
MONITOR REMAINS.

| the fighting and bloodshed Of tie Ameri
can marine forces near Tien 1'sin.
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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-02-02

for miles. Then the snow came down.
and took Shelter in she'd and when
the storm vas over went back to the
village hotel. . sssss:s ~ - 80
5.'.At quarter past 2. Next day Chief
Dobson called and showed You the pa
per. You said you would see him later.
and then you fed"
Eyes; that's true At first l meant
to. come. to some arrangement with him
it looked as if he held my life in his
hands-but afterward I!-grew fright
ened and came to Chicago. You re only
just in time. I intended to start for
Africa tomorrow : !.
:*You would not have reached New
York"
=. ''You mean I have been watched ~
Certainly, every step, every move
ment. Was running away the act of an
innocent man r. ..: '.
II was dazed when Dobson showed
me the paper It took all the life out of
me-. It doomed me to death. There, in
Marsden;s own handwriting, was my
condemnation, and so all my courage
vanished as soon as. he had gone. and I
sought refuge in fight"
'Without even bidding farewell to
the girl you had promised to marry
81 felt 1 should be pursued. I dared
not go to Bideford. Chicago was my
only chance and then. if could escape.
Africa. What more can say?'
!, 'sYou have said too much already,
Mr.. Marsden, the detective answered
quietly as he made a note that Astray s
iancee lived at Bideford. ':You should
have reserved this statement for your
counsel. For the present you must con:
slider yourself under arrest. think we
may as we'll be going. -
In half an hour the arrest of the Nor
combe murderer was known all over
Chicago The papers came out with ex-
tras and sensational! headlines, and Her
bert Darrent's name was on every one 5
lips. The American Lecoq had scored
another triumph, and every evening
newspaper Landed him to the Skies 1t
was nothing less than their duty to
praise one who at time of stagnation,
when there was absolutely no news tc
help the sale Of the papers. had placed
columns of great sensation within
their grasp
Rarely had crime received SO much
publicity. For weeks the excitement
was maintained at fever heat and fed
by descriptive and imaginative re-
ports.
The preliminary police court pro-
ceedings filled more columns. The great
trial was given verbatim day after day.
and all the while louder and louce,
swelled the chorus that sang the praises
Of that prince Of al detectives. Herbert
Darrent
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-02-02
[CONT1N

The detective, ever quick judge of
character, had long since arrived at the
conclusion that the best way. to deal
with Mr. Ridgeway was to come to the
point at once, and, having taken a seat
in that gentleman's room and accepted
glass Of wine that was generously
pressed upon him, he placed his hand in
his pocket and, taking out the spring
knife, laid it upon the table.
81 am not going to attempt to deceive
you, Mr.. Ridgeway,' he exclaimed II
tell You frankly I am detective, in
quiring into the murder Of your cousin
Josiah Marsden.
The manager, with his eyes riveted
upon the knife nodded his head, but
said nothing
"When did you see Josiah Marsden
last?"
''Two years ago, when he foreclosed
on his mortgage on this theater and
turned me into the streets almost
ruined. Was the proprietor then. Now
I'm only the manager, Ridgeway re-
piled. with suppressed passion in his
voice. Never seen him since then and
ok: AVN prayed ] never would--in case
81 ;:cci;iel.t>
''<Ah! Haze You ever seen that knife
lui, .;:'
Rii;eVay caught his breath
60. t.: zen WAS murdered with that
knit Do, vly remember ever seeing it
l. iDr":
"Never, til" manager replied, turn
inG his gaze from the knife to his own
boots ard lr:vously lingering the stem
Of his winr&lass. Never. That am
absolutely certain Of. -
"A good hearted fellow" was OAR
rents mental note as he observed the
obvious embarrassment of the man.
Giles not used to telling lies, but it's
no use.
''Seen Astray Marsden lately?'' he
tnter.iected.
"NO.'
"He's abroad, is he not2''
$50 they say
''Ah!'
''Good heavens, sirl" exclaimed Ar
thur RiGaeway, jumping to his feet
''You don't mean to say you su&pect
him? It's impossible. He wouldn't do
it, I'd stake my right hand on if. He's
trump, as white man as was ever
NJ: .tc. - -, = - .>'l..
And 20 is his friend, Arthur Ridge
way. y Darrcnt interposed, slarping him
on the back. '|There dom disturb
yourself. If he's Innocent he'll be able
to prove it right enough And, wiring
ing the mans hand, Herbert D.rrcnt
stro]led out Of the theater and toward
the railway station.
'Arthur Ri;::<c WY recognizes tho
knife and knows that Astrav Mars6ltn
has returned ilc muses. Every we'll;
things are getting closer. Now to see
whether young Marsaen is worthy Of
this mans gooG opinion or is one of the
biggest scoundrtls breathing
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-02-02
CHAPTER VI.

THE FATE OF ASTRAY MARsDEN.
The last day of the trial of Astray
Marsden for the murder of his uncle one
of the Chicago evening papers contained
the following:
NoRCoMBE. Feb. IS. $50 a. cl.-The
court is crowded-more crowded. if
possible. than it has been for ne past
two days, for the last act of the drama
will be reached today, and the verdict
Of the jury will be given, the verdict
that shall con denn Astray Marsden to
an awful death or shall set him free
among his fellow men
Never before in the history Of this
country have the people experienced
such condition of suppressed excite
ment as that which permeates the court
house this morning Even the cold
blooded. phlegmatic court attendants
cannot, try as they will. escape tie con
tagion that pervades the swayilg audi
ence awaiting the final act in the great
sensational trial
Like all others in the building, car
ried away by the suppressed excitement
of the moment. they hold their breath
and wait
The minute hand Of the clock slowly
travels to the hour Of 10 One by one
the lawyers enter and take their seats.
chatting as idly as though the matter
to be tried is not of the gravest import
in the whole wide world-life or death
Think of itl Within few hours the
decision will have to be given-guilty
or not guilty. life or DEATH
10o'Clock. -Dismally the ten strokes
of the court clock sound. echoed few
seconds later by ten deep notes from
the belfry Of an adjacent church. and
the judge enters the court, takes his
seat and opens his book,
The monotonous voice Of the court
crier demands silence. and the indie
scribable murmur inseparable from a
body Of people overweight with in:
tense excitement subsidies. dies away
like the sound of retreating wave as
the water flows down the beach.
Astray Marsden. the prisoner. enters
the court. looking paler and more bag
gard this morning than ever before,
and. almost overcome with nervous
anxiety, grips the rail in front of him
as he faces the crowded court
Then his eyes wander to woman
closely yelled. sitting near his attorney q
table. where she has sat throughout the
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-02-02
CHAPTER Y,
DARRENT MAKES AN ARREST.

DARRENT MAKES AN ARREST
1t ieybert Darrent possessed one fault
more than another it was that Of t,cilg
a little too self confident.
In the profession that he had chosen
to adopt and If which he was decidedly
proud he had been phenomenally sue
cesSful, partly owing to his own per-
ceptive faculties and partly, he owned
it himself, to good luck.
Although he was always ready to re-
gard his cleWS from different points Of
view and test them well before he took
decisive action. those cases that he had
woven out OF single thread in the past
had always proved his deductions to be
so correct and well founded that, being
still young man, he was sometimes
inclined to be led away by ideas of his
own infallibility. He was invariably
cautious. uniformly prudent and gener-
ally right !
What comfortable feeling for man
until one day the awakening comes,
and comes little rudely!
In order that Policeman Thompson
should gain no real inkling of the direc-
ton in which his thoughts were tend
ing, he had that morning proved to
him conclusively that the murderer
could be none other than Astray Mars
den and then just as clearly a few
minutes later, that he very probabl!!
was not. and now he smiled a quiet
smile Of amused self satisfaction at the
perplexity into which he had thrown
that worthy officer of the law. It was
a harmless conceit, little joke of OAR
rents own. that he had frequently in
dulged in to the amazement Of many
whom he had CHANGED to meet-the
building up Of the most damning evil
dence from the very. slenderest of clews
and then, presto, the demolition Of the
whole thing. the crumbling away OF
the entire fabric as he placed differ
ent Interpretation upon each piece of
evidence, and the whole thing faded in
to less than nothing! - -:
A harmless sport enough this in it.
self. but a dangerous game when the
stake was life OF death.
The detective, comfortably ensconced
in seat Of the train for Chicago, was
reading over the notes that he had
made in regard to the case and now and
again glancing at one or other of the
relics Of the murder as he wished tc
confirm point, whistling through his
teeth the while chorus from the latest
!. comic opera. : .........,% p
b. Z was not that Herbert Darrent wa.
Ms
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-02-02

''Ihe Honorable Rupert Grc?G?" said As
tray a'eteqrOgatiVcly.
man seemed to utterly collapse before
his eyes and fell back into chair by
the fireside, the very picture of abject
terror and despair.
''Herbert Darrent, the detective p
Astray gasped.
Darrent nodded his head
"You have come to arrest me ?''''
Again the detective nodded. He felt
bit perplezed. This was different from
any Of his previous captures, where the
criminal had either lied or shown fight
and attempted to escape.
"For the murder of my guardian,
Josiah MarsGen, eh?'' Astray continued,
his tongue wetting his parched lips.
Eyes, for the murder of Josiah Mars
den on Jan. 10 at his country home
which he called The Grange, Norcombe
and warn you''-
81 know what you warn me, the
other gasped-''that whatever I may
say may be taken down and used in
evidence against me- Then use it. I
am innocent. L swear it. I've been
here, and now the worst has happened,
and shall be hanged-hanged because
can't clear myself, like many another
poor wretch has been because fate was
against him. Yes, I shall be hanged be-
cause a man in his hatred of me con-
demned me to death and then went
with the DEVILS own sin upon his soul
to face eternity. He hated me. He al
! ways hated me. When left him that
night, he cursed me, and as he died he
conceived the vilest, most villainous
lie" -.
"You had better tell this to your
counsel.
II want no counsel The rope is
round my neck already" He put his
finger up and loosened his collar, as
though he already felt the clinging grip
of the hemp. III can't escape when he
himself condemned me. -
''Shan order cab?''
"Why order cab? Why not hand
cuff me and drag me through the streets
Of Chicago! Let the world see an limo
cent man who will be done to death to
satisfy the law, the bloodhounds of the
law, who yelp for vengeance, who must
hang some one, because public senti-
| ment shrieks for victim ~. ::
Darrent shrugged his shoulders. He
was beginning to feel more at home
now that Astray1 had launched out into
this. TRADE. He had been called blood.
| hound SO often by criminals he had
traced and cantnred that it Snnn1ad nj.
most like a confession Of guilt II. SIS
x ttYou'r re not condemned yet he
coldly answered. ''You re only arrested
"a suspicion. If you can prove an
abb s5s Z a = 1-ssx, 81 5s:4
IT can'tl You know / can t. ~ 81 :=..:..
II know nothing Of the kind. 80: ID s.s5
Look here, / II tell you all. ''z,s.
ST strongly advise you, for yonr own