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TRYING TO SNUFF IT OUT.

hazing were abolished, and while 'brac-
ing" was still practiced secretly 1t was
against the regulations, and anyone
caught violating these regulations would
be summarily dealt with and severely
punished.
There are about a score or more of
Boozs classmates to be examined and
there are several of the first class
men to be heard from as well as some
of the officers the court may not get
through th9 taking of testimony until
Saturday.
A FEW DEFINITIONS
Cadet Eby, of Pennsylvania, was asked
about the forms of hazng which used to
be prevalent, but which, he said, were
discontinued about two years ago. He
described them as follows:
'Bracing exaggerated form of
soldierly position.
Wooden Willie''-Continuou gun
drill
Football Lying on back and raising
the legs to n perpendicular position and
back again several times, probably for
six or seven minutes.
"Eagling on toes.
Hanging on Stretcher' Suspended on
hands from bar without feet touching
floor.
y
undergoing any of these eXercises?''
well, 1 have known man to feign,"
was the reply.
"Who was the man?'
Myself, sir
This reply caused laughing, in which
the women spectators Joined.
'Then you are an authority on faint
ing?" said Gen. Brooke.
NO, sir. never tainted was the
reply.
Eby then. at the request of supt Mills,
gave the court an exhibition of "brac-
ing" which did not seem TO be a painful
position.
Referring to "bracing," the witness
said he would not brace an underclass-
man in the presence of an officer because
he would be severely punished.
The witness, in spanking of the treat
ment by "bracing," etc, of lower class
men for Offending was asked by Gen.
Brooke what was considered "offenses."
'Well, should they refuse to comply
with an order of the upper class man, Or
should they bring discredit upon the low
er class men, and also if they walked
in slouchy manner" was the descrip-
ton given.
Continuing, Eby said that many fourth
class men, on their arrival at the acad-
envy, were full of conceit, which had to
be taken out of them.
REDUCING THEIR CONCEIT.
Describe the conceit," said Gen
Brooke.
The witness hesitated, but after a sug-
gestiOn from Col. Clous, he said:
Some of them are conceited on account
Of wealth., others on social standing, po-
sitjon or superior intellect"
''Then these are treated by The upper
class men this way in order to bring
them to a realizing sense Of the fact
that they are no better than anybody
else?" suggested Gen. Brooke.
Exactly, sir.
Hiram NJ. Cooper, cadet of tee
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LIEUT.. SIMS HONORED.
French Government Sets at Rest Ru-
mOrS Regarding Disclosures.

PARIS, Dec 19.-The French govern
ment has given the most emphatic denial
to those French papers which tried to in
yolve the American embassy in the Paris
disclosures in connection with the United
States war departments knowledge Of
French gun secrets, by offering the cross
Sims, the former United States naval at
tache at Paris, whom Lapresse described
as the person guilty of disclosing the gun
secrets. When the news first published
here the anti-governmental press at
tempted to use it as weapon against the
ministry, and La -Presse accused, anony-
mously, the ex-naval attache of the
United States embassy, making the dec
laration so persistent that diplomatic cir
cles knew Lieut.. Sims was intended. It
said, among other things, that he acted
almost openly as a spy for several pow
ers''
The news became public today that M.
Delcasse, the minister of foreign affairs,
had offered the cross of the Legion Of
Honor to Lieut. Sims, who is now on
board the battleship Kentucky. AS the
lieutenant is a government official he Is
unable to accept the honor without the
consent Of congress.
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second class from North Carolina, said
on one occasion ne was compelled to take
cold bath. 1t was in the summer.
Cadet James B. Stubs Jr., of Texas,
testified that he had seen BOoZ after the
fight walking down the company street
with smile on his face.
Irl speaking OF an agreement among
the classes over a year ago to abolish
IaZing the witness said it was brought
about by the publication of some reports
of hazinS which had appeared at that
time. E2s
Cadet Adam Fasig, of Indiana, testl-
fed that Cadet tBooZ was unpopular on
account of his towardly conduct in the
fight
Cadet john A. Cleveland, of Alabama
said he wasKha2ed in 1887, when he first
came to the academy. The rough hazing
of that time was now totally done away
with. Cadet p. n. Sheridan, of Illinois,
said he did not know enough about Bcoz
TO form an opinion of him or have any
feeling towards him Asked if he him>
self had ever been hazed the witness re-
piled: -
L was made to say Turn, boys, turn,
several tines
From what is that taken?" asked
Gen. Clous .fa
PROUD OF HIS FATHER.
IOiH oIIcIlddu = rue, SH, SdiQ lile
young fellow proudly.
What else were you asked to do?"
On. some foolish things, such as rid,
ing broom handles and sitting in wash
bowls and exercises
Did YOU think that Inundated your
a&ked Gen. Clous
NO, sir it was not huniliating at all,
although L did rot like to do some of
them
I;ugby Valiant, of Arkansas. knew
Rooz. but not intimately. He knew the
former cadet was not popular, but he
never knew CT him being hazed He h. m
self had been hazed and mad taken part
in pillow fights and a rat funeral. The
latter was held in his tent The body Of
q dead rat was placed on box, and a
towel laid over 1t. Four lighted candles
were placed at the corners of the box.
a high priest was appointed, who read
from the black book.
What was that?" asked Col. Dean.
''rhe regulation of the military acad-
envy, sir was -Ie reply.
James A. Shannon, a cadet from Min
nesota, SAID there were about five fights
between fourth and upper class men. dur
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-20

ing camp in IS. IT was the rule. he said,
when two men had dispute and they
were of unequal size one OR the other
would choose man to replace him, SO
as to equalize matters.
Cadet William Davis, of Georgia, said
he had had to go through exercises and
was frequently fatigued by his efforts.
Did you ever drop from exhaustion
asked Gen. CIous
yes, I dropped, but I was not ex-
hausted; I only pretended to be-
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THEIR TROUBLES NOT OVER.
Cadets VIII Have to Answer the
House COnlznittee's Questions.

Cadets VIII Have to Answer the
House COnlznittee's Questions.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-@rhe special
committee appointed by Speaker Hender-
son to investigate the circumstances con-
nected with the death of Oscar l.. Booz
who is alleged to have died as a result
of injuries received from hazing while q
cadet at West Point, today decided to
enter upon the investigation Immediately
after the holiday recess. The commit
tee has determined to probe the Booz
case to the bottom. 1t will meet at
Philadelphia, Jan. 8, and go thence the
next day to Bristol, Pa, the home of the
young mans parents. Thence the COM
mittee will go lowest Point. Col. Mills,
the superintendent Of the academy, will
be notified that all cadets having lSnowl-
edge of the case will be required to give
their testimony. In addition the COM
mittee will examine some of the young
men who were in Booz's class, but who
have failed or left the academy for other
reasons, in order to procure testimony
which is not prejudiced by the atmos-
phere of the academy. The committee
also will Investigate the general subject
of hazing sufficiently to make an ex-
ceHent recommendation to congress.
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warn, Welcome for Cecil.

LONDON, Dec 20.-Lord Edward Cecil,
second son Of the Marquis of Salisbury,
returned to Hatfield house last eveTinS
from South Africa. He was received with
picturesque rejoicings. His carriage was
family group, headed by Lord Salisbury,
together with Lord and Lady Lansdowne,
Mr.. Arthur Balfaur, Mr.. George Wynd-
ham, and Lord Selborne, stood upon the
steps of the Eliza bethian mansion to bid
him welcome. All We're surrounded by
The tenantry CT the estate bearing
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-20
ABSORBED BY THE TRUST.
American Smelling Company Takes
Over the GuggenheIm Plants

NEW YORK, Dec 19-Announcement
was made today of the proposed ABSORB
ton of the Guggenheim Silver smelling
timing company. To accomplish this the
stockholders Of the latter company will
be asked to assent to the proposition that
the capital be increased from $50, 100000 to
S1O0.O000O0 OF this amount $15,000,0Q0 will
be added to the working capital of the
company. Officials Of the Smelling COM
pany decline to make known how much it
has been agreed to pay for the Guggen-
the Guggenheim company will receive
something like the difference between the
S55OOO,000 and the $1OO,OOO.OOO, less the $15,-
900 which it is proposed to utilize for
extra working capital. 1t was also stated
that none of the new stock would be Of
fered for sale. 1t is expected that the
stockholders of the smelling company
will hold a special meeting within tho
next two weeks to ratify the action Of
the directors.
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Saw HOS a spendthrift.

DULUTH, Mimi. Dec. 19.-An applica-
ton has been made TO the probate court
for guardian for Frank B. LaSalle,
son of the late F. N. LaSalle. The
Sale is a spendtfrift and not capable Of
managing his own affairs. 1t is claimed
that if he is permitted his share Of the
estate, which is estimated as of a value
of $150,00O, he will elbow it in" The ex-
ecutors, George Spencer and G. w. Tom
linson, make the application. -
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-20

Actors, Singers, Takers. = Are all
more or less subject to Bad Throat.
Hoarseness, Tonsilitis and Catarrh. DR..
Agnew's Catarrhal Powder never disap-
points. Il can but proclaim DR.. Agnew's
Catarrhal Powder a wonderful medicine
for actors, singers and public speakers.
Myself and my wife have tried every
thing, but have never found anything to
Il certainly is a wonder worker''-Al
Emmett Fostell, New York city-15.
Sold by TicknOr & Jaggar, Hotel RYAN:
Clarendon Drug Store. 9Th and Wabasha.
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husband and wife Fatally Shot.

his wife were found fatally shot tonight
at 5423 Lake avenue. The man, with
two bullets in his head, was in his bed
room, and the woman, similarly wound
ed, was in the dining room. Husband
and wife are unconscious, and no one
has been found who knows who fred
fha shots
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THEY COME HIGH.

Bid of $4,000 for New York stock
Exchange Seat.
NEW YORK, Dec 19.-An incident Of
the very active business in the stock
market is the high prices asked for
memberships on the Stock exchange. To-
day $50, 600 was bid for seat on the ex-
change compared with a sale yesterday
of $4,000, which was the record price.
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REVOLT NEXT SUMMER.

Osman asserts that his military plans
are fully prepared. and will be ready for
execution at the latest during the mid
summer of 1901. He says that the famous
HanIdia Cav, the flower of. the Turkish
army, OF which he himself is adjutant
general, is composed entirely of Kurd5,
who are ready to fight for him when
ever he places himself at their head.
"l<ur1istan," continued Osman, SIS adj
mirably constituted for offensive military
operations, being the seat Of most Of the
sultans artillery forces, which the Kurds
will simply close in upon when war is de-
clared'
Osman asserts that Abdul Hamid has
instructed his ambassador In London to
approach the British war office to induce
it to reject the Kurds' overtures.
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students, Holiday
Excursion Rates

Tickets on sale December 18th to 22d
via the North-W Western Zine, at very
low rates for the round trip. Ticket Of
ces, 41S Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis. $50
Robert ST., st. Paul.
Tickets good on all the elegant. fast
trains of this line.
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Double Daily Train Service

Between Minneapolis. st. Paul. Omaha
and Kansas City, via The North Western
Line. Palattal through sleeping cars din
Ing and cafe car service ala carte ard
uneX celled.
Ticket Offices: $50 Robert St, st. Paul:
413 Nicollet Ave. Minneapolis.
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OBITUARY.

DIES MONIES, 10, Dec. 1s.-JeheiI Tone,
senior member of Tone Bros, whole
sale grocers, died at lis home here at
u: is o'clock TODAY, aged sixty-seven.
PHILADELPHIA Dec. BE. E. zim-
norman, the well known oneatrical man
ager, is dead at the residence OF his
6ro6heP e a fhe age nf gffH at Bgr
Mr. ZimmerInan's health has been much
shattered since his accident in New
York four years ago, when he broke his
ankle while alighting from a street car.
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WEATHER FOR TODAY.

For Minnesota-Fair Thursday. Fri
day fair, except probably rain or snow
in northeastern portion; fresh southerly
winds
For Wisconsln-Fair Thursday. Friday
fair, except probably rain or snow in
extreme northwestern portion; fresh
westerly winds, becoming variable
For Iowa-Fair Thursday and Friday,
winds becoming southerlY.
For North Dakota-Fa1r THURSDAY and
Friday: westerly winds.
For South Dakota-Fair Thursday
warmer in eastern portion. Friday fair;
south to westerly Winds
For Montana-Fajr Thursday. Friday
fair; probably colder; westerly winds
ST PAUL.
Yesterdays observations. taken by the
United States weather bureau, St. Paul.
7. f. Lyons, observer, for the twenty
four hours ended at 7 o'clock last night.
barometer corrected for temperature
and elevation.
Highest temperature Observation-Disclosures. Ga
Lowest temperature NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. %
Average temperature Observation-Disclosures. %
Daily range OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. y
Humidity OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Is
IodIohttl5I .''''''''''' ''....SO-z5
Precipitation ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 0
z D. M, temperature observation-disclosures. 81
Z p. m, weather, clear wind, southwest.
RIVER BULLETIN.
Danger Gauge Change in
Station. Line. Reading. Il Hours
st. Paul .............H 3.3 800
=, -....
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Very Low Excursion Rates Via 500
Line,
The through car route to the East. Ticket
Office, 379 Robert st.
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ENJOYS i iff N N Ih!9egg09Rl
FOREIGN MINISTER'S AT PEKIN
HAVE REACHED AN
AGREEMENT
THE JOINT NOTE TO CHINA
Can Now BE Handed to LII Hung
Chang the Representative
of the Chinese Imperial
Court,

PEKIN, Dec. 19.-At a meeting of the
foreign ministers late this evening every
thing in regard to the terms of the joint
note was agreed to. including the British
notifications. The ministers refuse to
disclose anything in connection with the
matter, believing that the governments
should give the particulars to the public,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-20
MUNYON'S
RHEUMATISM
CURE

When Prof. Munyon says his Rheu-
matfsm Cure will cure rheumatism
there isn't any guesswork ABOUT it1the9s
simply cures. It does just exactly what
he says Il will do. 1t cures more quick.
" than people expect i cures WITHOUT
sfornach and nerve tonic as well as q pos
tive cure for rheumatism.
All the Munyon remedies are jus, tn az
rui6a to Health lie free; so is medical adj
Vice il you write to Broadway and 2stk
ST., New York.
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thing in regard to the terms of the joint
note was agreed to, including the British
notifications. The ministers refuse to
disclose anything in connection with the
matter, believing that the governments
should give the particulars to the public.
WASHINGTON, Dec 19-While moth
ing had been heard from Mr.. Conger Up
to o'clock tonight regarding the agree
ment said to have been reached in Pekin
this evening as to the terms of the joint
Chinese note, the officials confidently
hope that the statements are correct and
that the way is now paved for it's for
mai presentation to the Chinese plenipo-
tenttaries. The officials here are unable
to say just what the British notifications
referred to in the Pekin dispatch are but
1t is believed they rested upon the eX-
clusfon of the 'irrevocable'' clause which
this government has all along insisted
must not appear in the preamble to the
note. Minister Conger had positive in
structions from this government on this
subject, and the preamble to the note. ii
is understood, will not contain that word
The Chinese peace ENJOYS will be given
a reasonable time within which to con-
slider the demands made, and will follow
the formal negotiations for the settlement
of the peace terms.
Officials here still decline to make pub
lie the text of the note agreed on, but 1t
is believed that the following points COW
er the essential features of the agree
ment:
TERMS OF THE NOTE.
The punishment of the officials guilty
OF the Boxer outrages.
The payment of Indemnity for wrongs
1Hflicted by the Boxers to the persons,
corporations and societies which have
suffered
The revision of commercial treaties.
Some reform in the Tsung Ii Yamen so
mat the ministers having business with
the foreign officials may transact it more
Head -'io
"A monument to Baron Won Kettelor, the
German minister who was killed at
tellln, and the appointment of a prince
OF the blood to proceed to Germany to
ma make formal apology to the emperor
The right to keep a legation guard at
Pekin if this is desired
HE exclusion of candidates for exami-
nation for Office for a certain number. uf
years in the case of those who may be
guilty of anti-foreign activity.
an Introduction of Importation of arms
INTO emma and of material to be used
exclusively iii the manufacture of arms
The taking of measures to nrevent
future troubles.
Some modiiica ton, it is believed was
made to the proposed dismantling of
1olts SO that hereafter there will be moth
ing of this character that will prevent
ready access to the legations in Pe1zin.
1t is now learned that the whole misln-
derstand1ng which has delayed the con-
summation OF the agreement at PekilI
was caused by the change or omission Of
inc single digit in a complex group ii
figures making up one Of the cipher mes
sages of instruction to Mr.. Conger. Gu
rlously enough the change in this single
dlglt exactly reversed the meaning of tho
ehtlre message, so that Mr. Conger. I'm
opposing the English views, was actine
eAacuy contrary to the spirit of instruc.
letter. 'A' 'i'eA'
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LOW Holiday
EXCURSION RATES

VERY LOW HOLIDAY
EXCURSION RATES
Via the =, N6rth-western Line
To Many oaapnadinn and New England
Points.
Tickets on sale December 18th to 2ad,
inclusive, and good on all the fine, fast
trains of the North Western Line, includ-
ing the famous North-W Western Limited,
and Badger State Express, which are
the finest and most luxurious trains for
night and day travel between Minneapo-
lis, st. Paul and Chicago.
Ticket offices. 413 Nicollet Ave. Min
neapelis, $50 Robert ST.. St. Paul
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FRIENDS OF THE ARMENIANs.

Abdul Hamid has hopelessly democrat
lied the Kurd nation At his instigatiOn
we have become a race of murdererS.
Under the penalty Of our own lives we
have been melted to butcher and mas
sacre the Armenians, with whom formerly
we enjoyed the closest bonds Of affection
and friendship. When the last slaughte~
was ordered at COnstantinOple my father,
as chief Of the Kurd troops, personally
saved the lives of thousands of Armen-
ians by hiding them away from the su.-
tan's fury.
l expect that Armenians in great num-
bers will come from the United States to
join our army.
/ am sprung from an ancestry that has
fought Turkish tyranny for generations.
notwithstanding the frequent defeats We
have administered to the Sultan'S troops.
he mas managed by means of intrigue to
rob us OF the fruits of victory and to
keep us in q state Of subJugdtion
amounting to serVitude,
When we whipped Turkey in 1878 free
dom was denied us under the flimsy pre-
text that Kurdistan could not exist as
an Independent state We were told that
Russia was waiting to swallow us up We
are not so sure that such a fate does not
hang over us today.
We fear the sultans inhUman excuses
must inevitably bring him into conflict
with come of the great nations of the
world. We have determined to strike for
our freedom before such a crisis over
takes the empire. We shall have the sup
port of Persia If the car keeps his
hands off we shall achieve certain vic
iOlY.
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YESTERDAYS. rEMPERAT1rPr,s
OCEAN LINERS.

washington time q p. m. St. PauD.
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70 F|GHT AGAINST TURKEY
KURDS WANT THEIR LIBERTY
FROM SULTAN ABDUL
HAMID
EMIssARY IS NOW IN LONDON
Osman Pasha Is Anxious to Insure
the Neutrality OF European
POvvc Before Starting
Trouble.

LONDON, Dec. BOSNIAN Pasha, son
of the late ameer of Kurdistan, has come
to London to enlist the friendly offices OF
Lord Salisbury in an uprising the KUrds
intend to lead against Abdul Hamid, the
sultan of Turkey, when the neutrality OF
Great Britain, Germany, Austria, Italy
and Spain has been assured.
osman declares that an army of 100000
Kurds and Armenians is ready to take
the field under his banner and wage u
fight for Independence. He expects Rus
STA to side with Turkey. st. Petersburg
VIII, therefore, be omitted from his mis-
sionary tour OF the European capitals,
which has begun with his important visit
to England.
Osnnan, Who is Il statuesque, soldierly
man of fOrty-eight years, said of his poo,
Pies grievances and aspirations:
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TREATMENTS no MEXICO.

From the committee on foreign rela-
tons of the senate today Mr.. Cullom re-
ported favorably with an amendment. a
bill to pay to the republic of Mexico
SIC, $50, paid by the government of Mexico
on account of an award in favor of La
Abra Silver Mining company, the whole
Of which award, it has been declared by
the United States supreme court, was
procured by fraud. Mr.. Cullom also re-
ported from the same committee a bin
10 pay to the republic of Mexico 81, S99.
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the Ndrth-western Lin.
The sun., 1900-11-26
NEW YoRKs VICE CRUSADE.
Call For Meeting Issued by Pronli-
ncnt Citizens of Gotham.

New York, Nov. 2J.-A call for a meet
ing to consider how TO purify the city
was sent out after Bishop Pottcr's ad-
dress on God and the City" and receiy-
cd by il largo number of prominent cti
2cns. The address is signed by Abram s.
Hewitt, Charles Stewart Smith. Levi 7.
Morton, John $. Kennedy, John u.
Crimmins, John Harscn Rhoades, John
IL. Parsons, William III. Baldwin, Ir. /:
George Foster Peabody and Jacob IL.
SChiif. Ii reads
"Thc agitation which has for some
time been made in several important
quarters to assure ways aud means
through which il would be possible to
suppress the vice which has become so
rampant in many parts of this city is
well understood without requiring cXpla-
nation. 1t appears important, so that
these divers efforts shall become utilized
for the single purpose of purifying the
community from the vice which no doubt
exists in it, that Independent action b.
taken supervising what is being done to
this end. For the purpose Of comforting
on the existing situation you are respect
fully invited TO attend meeting to he
held ut the rooms Of the Chamber Of
Commerce on Tuesday afternoon"
NJ. Wallcy Platzck OF Mr.. Richard
Crokcr's purity committee announced
that something very forcibc" was going
to happcn IN police circles "Aud its
going to happen saon,' ho said. "'Thr
evidence We are now collecting is for our
own information ANA not for the public.
Wien we get it, we arc gnins TO hand il
over to the police. and wr have every as
sluanec that they will act upon IL II
they don't, We will give it TO the grand
juiy"
i is supposed that long cable dis
patch scnl to Mr. Croker by Corporation
Counsel John WhnIcn may i5yr 4 brar
in- on the very forrihIr" thug tlin i,
goif. 10 happen.