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The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-13
TORNADO In NEBRASKA
TOWN OF ELK CREEK HAD \
NARROW ESCAPE.

ELK CREEK, Neb., June IA tor
nado did much damage in the farming
country west of here this afternoon. 1t
formed, seemingly, on the Frudy farm,
and the funnel-shaped cloud missed this
village by but eighty rods
The greatest damage was on the w
j. Blystone farm, where the house was
wrecked and barns and outbuildings
blown away. The family took refuge in
the cellar and escaped.
Damage was also done on the farms of
E. H. Boone, e. c. Thompson and ]. w.
Parker, but the extent IS unknown.
Some Of the best fruit orchards have
been torn to pieces.
There is no known loss Of life.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-13
THEY SHOT TO KILL.
Kansas City Detectives Have Fatal
Fight With Negroes.

KANSAS CITY, June 1.-TWO city de
tectives. while trying to make an arrest
this afternoon were fired upon by e
couple of negroes and dozen shots were
exchanged.
Rufus Bennett and Ora Childs were
killed by the officers, and Charles Jack
son was severely wounded. All three
are negroes
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-13
RESERVED SEATS FELL.
Many People Injured in a Circus In
Chicago.

CHICAGO, June 12.-Reserved seats in
a circus at Fifty-fifth and F<imbark ave
nue. collapsed, carrying to the ground
hundreds Of men, women and children.
Among those injured were: Mrs. Henri
Cooper, Mrs Mary Russell, A. E. Hull
NJ. J. Vurcell, William Ryan, Mrs. HeaIv'
Richard Moltrum, Miss Grace Berger
Edward Knorr, Carl Lockhart, Mamie
Clason and Elliott McLain.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-13
POSITIVELY DECLINES.
Admiral schIey Would Not Accept
Political PrefermeHt

Political Preferment.
PHILADELPHIA, June 12-The name
of Rear Admiral Schley has been re-
peatedly mentioned on the list from which
the Democrats will be likely to choose
their candidates for president or vice
president, but all who know the views
Of Rear Admiral Schley uniformly de-
clare that such use of his name is
not only unauthorized, but against his
distinctly expressed wishes and pur-
poses. He was especially careful before
going to sea in command of the South
Atlantic squadron to declare to his
friends that under no circumstances
would he consent to become presidential
candidate.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-13
ACTS WHICH PAssED.

Gold standard refunding law.
Civil government and tariff law.
Hawaiian government law.
Civil code for Alaska.
Act to extradite c. F. W. Neely.
Act amending the pension laws.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-13

WASHINGTON, June 12-Gen. Mac,
Arthur at Manila cabled the war de-
partment today as follows:
Report capture of Gems. Hizon, near
Mexico and Cavestany, at Alcala. both
important; latter very important leader
of guerrillas in Pangasinian province
QuZon). -"MacArthl1r.' -
Gen. Corbin attaches considerable i'm
portance to these captures. In his opin-
ion they are more nearly in the nature
of surrenders than captures, and indI-
cate that the principal leaders of the in
surrection are abandoning that cause and
are coming into Manila to accept Amer
lean supremacy.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-13
HE MEANS 1T.
Gov. Roosevelt Not IA Vice PresIden-
tiaI Candidate.

ALBANY, N. Y, June 12-Gov.. Roose-
velt again today reiterated his former
statement relative to accepting the vice
presidential nomination on the national
ticket, which he has absolutely declined.
Il have nothing to add" said the gov
ernor, "to what I have already said
My decision is irrevocable"
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-13
AMERICAN WRRSHIPS RERDY
FOR CFfHNH.

availab for mmed in China.
a aku Nashville at Manila
Bennington at Manila New Orleans,
Concord at Manila Oregon
Cast at Petrel at Manila
Helena, Princeton Kong
a Yorko
Monocacy, at Shanghai de Austria.
This Philippines
Monterey undergoing repars nor the
Monadnock, at Manila.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-13
WHAT CONGRESS HAS DONE. WHAT IT OMITTED TODO
APPROPRIATIONS s7o972o47o
zxcEss OVER / YEAR
BILLS WHICH FAILED

BILLS WHICH FAILED
Nicaraguan canal bill.
Pacific cable bill.
Antitrust bill.
Army reorganization bill.
Chiuese-Japanese commission bill.
Bill 10 extend national quarantine,
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-13
COUNTRY DEsOLATED.
CABINET DIscrss CILINA.

WASHINGTON, June 12.-The cabinet
meeting today was attended by Secre-
taries Hay, Hitchcock. Long and Gage
and Postmaster General Smith. 1t was
devoted largely to a discussion Of the
Chinese situation. Secretary Hay laid
before the cabinet dispatches from Min
lister Conger which indicated that the
situation is very critical.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-13
CHILEs PRESIDENT STRICKEN.
Prime Minister Assumes Reins of
GOYernment

WASHINGTON. June 12.-The state
department received the following dis
patch today from United States Minis
ter Wilson, at Santiago, Chile:
Santiago, Chile, June 12.-Secretary of
State: President Errazuriz had third
dangerous attack of paralysis yesterday.
Death simply question of time. Exec
utive functions transferred to Prime
Minister Albano, as provided by consti-
tuition. -VV1lcoD
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-13
GEN. GRANTS VICTORY.

Captures Filipino Stronghold
After Severe Fighting.
MANILA, Jun 12-Gen. Grant, who led
reinforcements with artillery against the
insurgents in the mountains east of Sam
migutt, reports the capture of the rebels
stronghold, after four hours fighting.
The rebels were scattered and the Ameri-
cans are pursuing them. Gen. Grants
column had no casualties.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-13
YELLOW FEVER vIRULENT.

Foreigners Leaving Mexico to ES-
cape 1t.
OAXACA. Mexico, Juno 12-Yellow
fever in the isthmus Of Tehuantepec IS
virulent, and many foreigners and ranch
men are leaving until cool weather Sew
eral Germans at Verise are I'll with tho
fever.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-26
THE ALASKAN CODE.
Very Lucky II the Measure Gets
Through This Season.
xrrcIAL TO rHE rREss.J

Washington, May 25.-The House has
been considering this week and will be
considering for some time to come a
huge bill providing code of civil law
and system of civil government for the
district of Alaska. This bill comprises
GIG pages, and as it has already passed
the Senate il was expected that it would
90 through the House very easily in spite
of its great length But the discovery OF
gold has developed Alaska amazingly,
and has caused great interest in the re-
gion, especially ON the part of the people
of the Pacific coast. This has appeared
by the many amendments proposed, and
by the extensive debate, carried ON largely
by the far Western members. 1t will be
very fortunate II the bill isiconcluded
at this session ofCongress, although the
need of it is very great
In one important feature the House has
shown disposition to differ with the
Senate That body provided for no repre-
sentation of Alaska by n delegate in Con-
gress. The bill does not provide for a
territorial government or for territorial
legislature; but the House in commit
tee of the whole, has decided that there
should at least be a delegate in Con-
gress and has adopted an amendment to
that effect. The delegate idea was OPP
posed on the ground that election ma
chinery would be very difficult and cost
" to operate in the remote mining camps
and among the shifting population.
There was much force in this argument;
but the House is very reluctant to shut
any people out of the opportunity of
having voice raised in their behalf in
he House of Representatives. The refu-
sal to give Porto Rico delegate has
been much criticised, and many mem
bers of the House have not felt fully sat
isfied with that action. -
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-26
MILLIONS IN A JAM.
A Rather Extrrvagant Tale From
Moose River.

Boston, May 25.-A special to the Eve
ming Herald form Kineo, Me-, says:
4. The biggest log jam ever known at the
mouth of the Moose river two miles north
of here, is now occupying the attention
Of the lumbermen.
Over 1000, 600 logs are wedged togeth-
er at the mouth Of the river, which is
filed from its bed to the surface with
tightly wedged logs. In many places
they are piled up thirty feet above the
surface in reckless confusion Great logs
are twisted and broken by the immense
strain and the whole jam is groaning un-
der the terrible pressure. Some fifty ex-
pert drivers are working night and day
attempting TO break the jam.
. There is another jam of two million at
the Cow Farm Rips two miles further up
the sriver. As this is holding back the
logs from the monster jam, no effort will
be made to break 1t at present.
An attempt Is being made to start the
jam without the use of dynamite. If this
should prove unsuccessful, and explosives
be resorted to, thousands Of big trout
must be slaughtered.
The jam means the loss of several hun
bred thousand dollars day while it lasts.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-26
COL. PIERCE AT GETTYsB URG.
iarEc1AL TO THE rnEss,I

Washington, May 25.-Colonel Edwin
S. Pierce, deputy sergeant-at-arms of the
House of Representatives., has returned
from the reunion of the Third Arm y
Corps at Gettysburg. Colonel p ierce
commanded the Third Michigan which
was with the Third, Fourth and Seven
tenth Maine regiments in De. Trobri-
and's brigade. Colonel Pierce's regiment
was with the Maine regiments all
through the war, from the early days in
the peninsular, when General HiramBer-
~, Of Maine, commanded the brigade, un-
til the surrender of Lee. At Gettysburg
at the reunion Col. Pierce saw Colonel
Elijah Walker, who commanded the
Fourth Maine. By an error the secre-
tary of the Third Corps ASSOCIATION had re-
ported Col. Pierce as dead. Col. Walker,
believing the report to be true, was much
startled when he saw his old Michigan
comrade; but after it had been demon
strated that there was nothing supernat-
ural about the matter, the two old
colonies devoted themselves to one anoth-
er, going together to view the points Of
Interest where they had fought thirty
seven years before.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-26
TRAINMEN KILLED.

Akron, Ohio, May 25.-Three men were
killed and number Of others seriously
injured as result of an accident to a
CUyahoag Fails Rapid Transit as Ssisot ahS
suburban line.
The brakes on two cars loaded with
gravel and Carrying about dozen work
men, became disabled at the top of a
steep grade. The cars rushed down the
moline at a terrific speed Nine of the
workmen jumped from the cars as they
sped along and were seriously injured.
Three men stuck to the cars until they
jumped the track at the bottom of the
hill and were killed in the wreck.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-26
THE ARMY CANTEEN.
strong Sentiment in Congress In Favor
of AboIishing n.


Washington, May 25.-There Is among
the members Of the House strong senti-
ment In favor of passing bill against
the army canteen. The temperance people
have made the canteen an issue, and the
fact that law intended by Congress to
abolish the cant cen has became inopera-
tive through the agency Of President
McKinley's attorney general, has given q
political turn to the matter that Is rather
startling. The action Of the Methodist
general conference in bringing the p resi-
dent into question because of the act of
his attorney general is regarded as sur
prising, and is certainly unexpected.
The President Is himself Methodist, and
goes to church twice Sunday very often.
There has not been such n religious Presi-
dent In the White House within the
memory of this generation, and that
there should arise an issue which virtual
body OF his own church, causes wise po-
litical weather prophets to consult their
barometers and charts. Public men here
who understand the working Of our gov
eminent do not believe that the President
should be held responsible for the act of
his attorney general in matter which
involves construction of law. They say
that the attorney general is his legal ad-
viser and that for the President to over
rule the attorney general ON a matter Of
law because Of popular demand would
be a bad action ON the part of the Chief
Executive.
But this reasoning does not satisfy the
temperance sentiment, which has made
itself felt 10 the extent Of causing some
members of Congress not ordinarily SEN
sitive to public sentiment of this kind,
to favor action for the abolition Of the
canteen. Any new bill which may pass
will undoubtedly be drawn so that no
attorney general can drive a coach and
four through It, 1t is rather late in the
session to consider a measure so full of
debate as such bill is, but it is quite
likely to come up.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-26

New York, May 25.-Ten of the officials
of the American Ice company were held
for the grand jury today by Magistrate
Keller ON the charge of violating the law
Of the state forbidding conspiracy to mo
nopolize product used as necessity by
the people. The complaint was brought
by Walter r. Howard, a newspaper re-
porter. and counsel for the defendants
waived examination. The defendants
are Charles w. Morse, president; John d..
Schoonmaker, first vice-president; John
r. Bennett, John l.. kavanagh, Edwin
Campbell, Charles Devoe, Wesley n.
Oler, David Hunt, Charles b. Church
and John Bauer, organizers Of the com
pany. All but Devoe, Kavanagh and
Bauer were in court and they are nom
residents. The magistrate ordered war
rants to be issued for them. The other
defendants were paroled in the custody
of Delaney Nicoll, their counsel.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-26
L1TTLEFIELD WILL SPEAK.
ESPECIAL TO THE PRKss.1

Washington, May a5.-It is possible thai
the antitrust measures will be consid
cred in the House beforeth end of this
session. There are two measures, joint
resolution providing for Constitutional
amendment and bill to strengthen the
present antitrust law, which was passed
ten years ago. Mr.. Littleheld of Maine,
is the introducer of the bill, and it is ex.
pected that he win makea notable speech
ON the subject. He is heartily in line
with his Republican associates on the
subject, and his speech will probably be a
forcible contribution to campaign liter
allure on the subject.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-26
BATH WILL HAVE FLEET
ESPECIAL TO THE PRrss1

Bath, May a5.-At the Old Home Week
meeting here last week Commander John
o. Shaw of the Naval Veterans offered
to write Secretary Long to send the NORTH
Atlantic squadron here for part of the
week on behalf of his organization. His
offer was accepted and Mr.. Shaw has re
ceived an answer to his letter to Secreta.
ny Long in which he says that the feet
will be in Portland that week and thai
he will try TO arrange to have the vessels
here at least one day.
Graham guardian., 1900-08-17
Clifton News.
From the Copper Era.

From the Copper Era.
A tragedy was enacted in North
Clifton Sunday morning early,
which stirred up the town, as it
has not been for many a long day,
and which came near ending in
fatal results to Miss Mary Summer
field, one of the parties to the
tragedy. AS the story goes, one
John Campbell, who has wife
and three little children, residing
in North Clifton, became enamor-
ed of Miss Summerficld's charms
which soon ripened into what
seemed an undue intimacy. This
most naturally brought out Wig
orous protest from the wife and in
turn the protest ripened into bitter
hatred and jealousy. 'Tis said of
Campbell that he abused his wife
shamfully whenever she entered a
demurrer to his actions and re
Gently beat her most cruelty. AS
a sequel to the above Mrs. Camp
bell last Sunday morning, little
before six o'clock, called at the
house of Miss Summer6eld and
asked for her husband whom she
believed to be there. Not finding
him she then called for Miss Sum-
mertield who, on coming to the
door, received bullet from a 49,
calibre pistol. The ball struck
her in the pit of the stomach, cut
its way through the lower part of
the liver and lodged just under
the skin to the right of the back
bone. 1t was removed by Drs.
Davidson and Fales Tuesday, who
pronounce their patient in a fair
way to recovery, though not yet
out of danger. On Saturday after.
noon Mrs. Campbell had her horse
and buggy brought out for a ride.
Campbell came out of the house
about that time and asked that he
be allowed to take the children
driving to which Mrs. Campbell
assentcd. Taking the children
who are very small, with him, he
drove to Miss Summerfield's house
and took her in the buggy also
and spent the better part of the
afternoon driving about town. |
Mrs. Campbell found out what her
husband had done and in her anger
refused to cook supper for him.
Being on the night shift at the
he went to work supper.
ess but Miss Summerfeld appear
ID on the scene with a dinner pail
we'll filed, This Mrs. Campbell
Graham guardian., 1900-08-17
Stafford

also found out and when Mr.. C.
came home in the morning she be-
gan giving him piece of her mind
when he lit out. 1t was then that
Mrs. Campbell went to Miss Sum-
merfields house, believing her hus-
band had gone there. 1t is believ-
ed that she intended shooting him,
as she, having provided herself
with a pistol, called for him when
she reached the Summerfield house.
Being outraged and enraged and
driven to desperation at the deeds
of her husband and Miss Summer
field she next sought revenge in
shooting the latter. Mr.. w. F.
Hagan had Campbell arrested as
accessory to the shooting, but there
was no evidence to hold him so he
was released. 1t was evidently
Mr.. Hagan's intention to bring the
fellow into contempt, which he so
richly deserves in the community
where he resides. Mrs. Campbell
has the sympathy of almost every
one in Clifton and it will be a
hard matter to find jury who
will find an indictment against her.
She is blamed for one thing only
and that is she did not shoot the
more guilty of the two-her hus-
band. Campbell and Miss Sum
mertield have outlived their useful
ness in Clifton and as long as they
remain here they will be looked
upon with contempt and scorn,
They had better be off and away.
Mr.. Summerfeld, the father of the
girl, has been resident of Clifton
for number of years and has al
ways been held in high esteem by
his many friends here, all of whom
regret the troubles that have over
taken him.
Graham guardian., 1900-08-17

UNDER present existing circum.
stances every person who votes
must first pay his poll tax. 1t has
come to our notice that a number
OF persons in Stafford have not paid
their poll tax and have gone to
the Justice of the peace requesting
HIM to receive their poll tax and
register them. As there must be
similar cases in other precincts,
where persons who cannot be
found by the assessor, wish to pay
the poll tax in order that they may
vote, we would recommend that
the assessor empower the Justices
of the Peace to collect the poll tax
so that none may be overlooked.
1t is almost impossible for the asses
sor to find every voter and espec-
tally those who are not property
tax payers.
Graham guardian., 1900-08-17
TRUE DEMOCRACY VS.. T0REY.
FEDERAL IMPERIALISM.
The Constitution F,ilows the Flag not
British Absoiutism,
BY A. HUcK,

This treatment of the Puerto
Ricans, not as citizens, but as the
creatures of imperial despotism;
not as part of our country, but as
foreigners, is an inkling of that
sweet justice which is intended to
be meeted out to the Filipinos by
this imperialistic "Trusteeship
under God" The Puerto Ricans
will undoubtedly appreciate the
blessings of our constitution which
was promised them when they
learn the fact that by some slight
of hand, that constitution, as well
as the Declaration ofIndependence, of
has been showed aside and the
British constitution. the ''moddle"
so worshiped by Hamilton, has
been substituted in its place. And
how elated will the Filipinos be-
come and the flames of insurrec-
tion become smothered when they
learn that the justice and equality
which the Republican party pro-
poses to administer to the Puerto
Ricans is mild in comparison with
what they may expect. 1t is GER
tainly pleasant to contemplate the
fact that old and thickly settled
territory is to be annexed and the
people thereof to be possessed of
none of the privileges granted by
the constitution, none fthe guaran-
tees of the bill of rights, none of
the benefits of our institutions, but
to become the slaves of British
or Spanish imperial with all
its selfishness and caprice.
Why should it be so unblushing-
ly Gained by pretended statesmen,
who stand as the representatives
of the money manipulators only, |
that we have the right to hold |
colonies and that the Philippine
islands and Puerto Rico shall be
held and ruled over by us as such2
AS to what we have the power to
do with the Philippines as annex
ed territory has been plainly point
ed out by many decisions render
cd by the highest judicial authori.
y in the land. The supreme court
in one case said:
"a power in the general govern
nent to obtain and hold colonies
IS dependent territories over which
congress. might legislate without
'estrictioh would be inconsistent
With its own existence in its pres
mt form" /;
These are pertinent words re-
ating to our power in dealing
With annexed territory under the
onstitution. And in another case ,
he supreme court said: II
"rhe power Of congress over the I
erritories is limited by the obvious t
purposes for which il was conferred;
nd these purposes are satisfied by
a9asurcs which prepare tho peo.
'ie of the territory 10 become
tatos of the Union" I
"The territories acquired hvlc
Graham guardian., 1900-08-17

EvERYsm doing business and
living in town is in duty bound
to do everything in his power for
the advancement of the town. One
who will notis not entitled to the
support of the community in which
he lives. Let every individual
stand up on all occasions and
under all circumstances and fight
for the town in which he makes a
living and every community will
enjoy steady, healthful growth.
Graham guardian., 1900-08-17
LET CONGRESS BE sUMMoMED.

h0 "a a t"fSc ~ -
gust 9th says:-Lapse Of time
brings no solution of the difficulties
of the Chinese problem. On the
contrary the situation grows more
and more disquieting. The inter-
national demonstration at Tien
Tsin has obviously failed of its
purpose to secure the release of
the foreigners in Pekin and the
powers are face to face with the
issue that has been forseen from
the first, of war against the forces
of the Chinese Empire.
The President and his Cabinet
have persistently nursed the hope
which scarcely any one else has
entertained, that the Chinese would
Yield to display of force and
open communication with the
legations. They have not done so,
n spite of the amiablc Mr.. WI,
the present attitude Of those who
ontrol the Chinese Government is
ne of defiance, Diplomacy is at
stand still. Unless the outside
overs yield their demands, the
ext step must be war.
The President ought not to at
tempt to decide this momentous
ssue alone. He has not the law.
ul right and he has not the actual
,ower to go further. The little
that we can learn of the military
situation is ground for the gravest
anxiety. There evidently is not
! hearty cooperation among the
orces Tien Tsin, and their suffi :
cheney to cope with the opposition
they will meet is more than doubt
full. While success might Justify
the stretch of executive authority,
any disaster at the outset would
tarow an awful responsibility upon
the President and his advisers.
His only safety is in obedience
t. the Constitution, under which,
as was said by great Secretary of
State in similar emergency, "the
executive branch of this govern
ment is not the war making power.
The exercise of that great attribute
|oG sovereignty is vested in Con
gress, and the President has no
authority to order aggressive hos
tilities to be undertaken"
The time has come to stop petty
quibbling and diplomatic fictions
and face the situation honestly.
l, the President feels that he can.
not now withdraw from the en-
tanglement he is in, and that the
country must go to war, let him
summon the war-making power OF
the government and have it take
the responsibility ofthe decision.
This is no mere exercise of police
power. 1t has gone beyond that
and beyond all the resources legi-
timately at the Executive diposal,
1t means an international war,
that may grow into the most seri,
ous proportions, and one for which
this nation is not prepared. To
accept or decline is not for the
President to determine. That
great attribute of sovereignty must
I've, can be, exercised only by those
tt' whom it is lawfully committed.
The President should summon
Congress at once.