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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-15
TO RECLAIM ARID LANDS
HALF A MILLION ACRES IN MON
TANA TO BE IRRIGATED.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-Two impor-
tant subjects to be discussed by the ir
rgation convention at Chicago next
week and to be urged on congress this
session for appropriations are projects
for the irrigation of the arid lands of
OF the Milk river valley in Montana.
and for furnishing a big reservoir plant
Tor the Pima and Maricopa Indians in
the Gula region in Arizona The first
project Is calculated to cost about $1,000.
0OO altogether. Already the SUBMITS of
the Rockies adjacent to the Canadian
border have been surveyed to ascertain
the area tributary to- this point of di-
version of water. 1t is stated that prob
ably half a million acres of the arid
lands in the Milk river valley will he
reached if the project is executed It
Is proposed to build canal beginning
from st. Mary's river, carving the
water into the north, and subsequently,
the south forks of Milk river and out on
the plains to the east. Among other
things, 1t is claimed that the building
up of an agricultural country there will
furnish feed to winter cattle the.t4Reyv
frequently die by thousands in the cold
seasons. The National Irrigation con
gress will likely ask an appropriation
of about $250,00O to begin the work
In the Arizona project it is proposed
to build about fifty miles up the river
beyond the present reservation. reser-
Yolr costing in the neighborhood of
N,50O,OO0 which will supply not only
those only prosperous, but now dis
tressed Indians, as well as a large area
OF public lands calculated to paw the
cost OF the entire project
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-15
SCHOOLS In PORTO RICO
ACCOMMODATIONS NOW FOR TEN
PER CENT OF THE CHILDREN.

PER CENT OF THE CHILDREN
WASHINGTON, Nov. Nm. G. Bruno-
baugh, commissioner Of education for
Porto Rico, says the school system now
in operation there includes 500 teachers
and $4,000 pupils. This is only q begin
ming, as there are 100000 children Of
school age without school facilities
most of whom would enroll if they
could. Commissioner Brumbaugh saws
the hope of the island is in the public
schools, and that the great illiteracy in
Porto Rico must be reduced The schools
are not to be compared, with American
systems, but their transformation must
be gradual. The report SAYS that the
present school law should be wholly
abrogated at the coming session Of the
insular legislature, for many reasons,
and new law passed. A change in the
licensing of teachers is needed to pro-
tect good teachers from the competi
tons and Vaccinations of worthless
teachers and from the pernicious inter
ference of politicians"
The report urges closer supervision
and qotes DR.. Croft, formerly acting
commissioner, as saying that the SUPER
Visors Of the schools were at first ex
soldiers, ex-teamsters, eN-packers and
other such men, and they had to teach
English in addition, but now thew are
are men as qualified as the salary can
commend, and the work requires their
entire time. There are over 500 Ameri-
can teachers engaged in the schools.
and the demand is for more provided
they know enough Spanish to instruct
the children in their native tongue.
Thousands of children in this island.
says the report, are haIf-clothed. half
fed and half-housed. At least so per
cent of all the people are illiterate. and
the crying need is schools to reduce the
appalling illiteracy. There are no public
school buildings, and no public COLLEGES
or universities.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-15
WAS IT THE PLAGUE /?
SAN FRANCIsCANs DON'T AGREE ON
CHINATOWN DISEASE.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 14-The Bull
letin publishes the report of the federal
quarantine officer, Kinyoun, in which he
states that from March to Oct. there
have been is deaths in San Francisco
from plague The Bulletin says it is
well known that there has not been g
single authenticated case of plague in
San Francisco. DR. j. NJ Williamson. Of
the San Francisco board of health saws
there have been 81 or % cases of bubonfc
plague in this city since the first case
was discovered last March. The last c7se
was reported on Nov. 3. The disease has
been confined almost entirely to the
chinese quarter and all but two or three
of those afflicted were dead when thew
were reported to the health department.
Local quarantine was at once established
over the place where the death occurred
and every precautioa taken to prevent
the spread of the disease
Since the first discovery by the local
board of health last March Of what they
called the plague, the San Francisco in
spectors have Insisted that the health Of
ficials were mistaken
Statements We're obtained from ply
sicians in which they said the Chinese
said to have died of plague suffered from
other diseases, the symptoms of which
had been mistaken by the health board
as those of the plague
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-15
Van SAINT WAS A GUEST
WAS ENTERTAINED BY KNIGHTS
OF THE MYSTIC SHRINE.


The Mystic Shrlners at Osman Temple
last night entertained as their special
guest, Samuel R. Van SAINT, VINO is him
self member Of the order
Preliminary to the regular meeting of
the shrine in the evening, brief informal
reception was rendered the distinguished
Winonan early in the evening. 1t had
been designed to extend this function into
more elaborate affair." hut the guest of
honor was a little late in reaching the
temple and the Inequalities were offered
without any pretenses of ceremony which
did not, however, detract FROM the in
terest of the aston
Capt Van SAINT remained during the
session of the shrine later, to witness sew
eral pilgrims make their initial venture
across the desert and receive the port,
folio of the order There were several
prominent members of the order down
from Duluth.
A very elaborate banquet followed the
secret session, all the Shriners partici-
pating heartily in this part of the pro-
gramme. The new members We're given
the opportunity of relating their exDe-
riences on the desert and some excel
lent toastS were delivered.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-15
OCEAN LINERS.

NEW YORK-Arrived: Majestic, Liver
pool; Westernland, Antwerp. Sailed
Liverpool; Southwark, Antwerp
LONDON = Arrived: Menominee. New
SOUTHAMPTON Sailed: Kaiser VII
bOurg.
PLYMOUTH Sailed: Capt. Frio. New
York. Arrived: Deutschland from
New York for Hamburg.
BOSTON - Sailed: Commonwealth,
Queenstown and Liverpool; Winifredian,
Liverpool.
BREMEN-Arrived Weimar, New York
Tyre, New York
CHERBOURG-Arri Graf Valdez
see, from New Y FORK for Hamburg.
QUEENSTOWN = Arrived: Teutonic,
from New York for Liverpool.
NEW ENGLAND-Boston, for Liverpool
(and proceeded.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-15
SUBMARINE TELEPHoNING.
Capt. Lorcher Talks From Ten Feet
Under Water.

LOUISVILLE. Ky, Nov. 1.-THE Cour
Ter Journal tomorrow will say: Capt.
Lorchor, standing under ten feet Of water
in the Ohio river at Evansville, Ind.
talked to a reporter in the Courier
Journal office last night over the long ais
lance telephone. He used his own Sub
marine telephone, which operated under
pressure of about four pounds to the
square inch. The words of Capt. Lorchor
were easily audible. His conversat ton
with the men manning the air pumps OIL
the surface of the water was also very
easily understood"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-15
NAVAL BUREAU OF EQUIPMENT
ANNUAL REPORT OF ITS CHIEF
TOUCHES UPON MANY
SUBJECTS
TOR Z CABLE IN THE PACIFIC
The Navy Has Completed Its Sub
marine Survey and Reports
Route That Is Entire
Iy FeR sIbIe.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE report
of Admiral Bradford, chief of the naval
bureau of equipment, records unprece-
dentedly large expenditures by cruising
ships during the last fiscal year and the
disbursement of large amounts for freight
involved in the transportation of stores.
Admiral Brandford sets forth the de-
STABILITY of a naval station at Guam,
emphasizing the Importance of the is
land as a naval base. He counts rapid
Improvement work at the Cavite naval
station and the completion of a steel
r. cold storage house at Page Page, on the
island of TutuiIa, Samoa. A new floating
dry dock for the naval station at AL
giers, La, is to be completed by May,
1901
The amount of coal being consumed
by the navy is increasing year by year
and its cost last year averaged nearly
s. a ton more than during the fiscal
year of 1858. Admiral Bradford again
renews his recommendation for new
naval coal depots.
The bureau recommends the installation
of the Marconi system of wireless tele-
graphy on board Of several ships of the
navy, providing it can be done at reaS-
enable cost. Experiments in this system
Of signalling have proven successful in
the main, in the trials made by ships
of the North Atlantic squadron, although
covered. In the event that two vessels
using the system should attempt to sig
nal a single port or vessel Simultaneous
y, the receiving station or ship is found
to be unable to distinguish between me
messages sent to 1t.
TRANS PACIFIC CABLE.
The report says that the survey by the
United States ship Nero for trans-Pa-
cific submarine telegraph cable to Hon
olulu and the Philippine islands was
most successful and that satisfactory
route for an all-American cable to con-
meet the Pacific coast with the outlying
colonial possessions of the United States
In the Pacific and with China and Japan,
has been discovered, surveyed and
mapped. The bureau is now ready to
lay the cable at any time.
The attention of the department is
called to the necessity for survey of
the western Pacific ocean. Many re-
ported danger spots" appear on the
charts, whose absolute danger is doubt
1ul thus giving rise to a great deal of
uncailed for SOlicitude among naVigators
Two parties. were sent to the field bv
the naval observatory to witness the to-
tai eclipse of the sun on May %, 100
3he result says Admiral Bradford, was
as whole, successful, their being. how
ever, some failures with minor instru.
ments. Attention is called TO the fact
that another total eclipse of the sun
will occur May IT, 1901 which will be re-
markabe on account of the long tura-
ton of the totality and of the high attf-
tude Of the sun. An estimate to enable
the observatory to send an expedition
TO witness this eclipse will be submitted.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-15
ACADEMY BOYS REVOLT.
Kearney College Has FulI-F1edged
Revolt

OMAHA, Nov. IA special to the
World-Herald, from Kearney, 1Jeb., to-
night says: There was a large sized
mutiny at the Kearney Military academy
today which resulted in an entire change
of management of the school, The
trouble was over a disagreement between
the principal, DR.. Chittenden, and Prof.
Russell, chief instructor, and resulted in
Russell resigning and leaving the school
The teachers and pupils, to the number
of about forty, believing that Prof Rus
sell had not been fairly dealt with, quit
the academy in a body and came down
town. The boys, who are nearly all non
residents of Kearney, had nowhere to go
and Russell obtained lodging for them at
a hotel and this morning began arrange
ments to open a school of his own. The
Kearney military academy is under the
manage of the Episcopal church, and as
soon as Bishop Graves learned of the
trouble he Immediately took steps to have
the matter adjusted, with the result that
Dr. Chittenden resigned the management
of the school and Prof. Russell was put
in charge. The latter, accompanied by
the boys and teachers, who had deserted,
went back to the academy.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-15
CENSUS OF ALASKA.
Native Population Reported in a Sad
State of Destination.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE census
bureau recently completed the enumera-
ton of the district of Alaska. The
schedules have been received at the office,
and are now in process of tabulation.
The director of the census today gave
out the following statement with refer
ence to the work in the great territory:
Mr.. Samuel D. Durham, who had
charge of the work in the northern dis
trict, returned to Washington a few
days ago and submitted his financial re-
port: He left Washington on this work
in May, 1899.
THE native and mixed population of
the northern district of Alaska is L, 652
The most populous district with respect
to the native population Is the country
lying between the month of the Yukon
and the Kuskoquin rivers, and extend
ing back from the coast loo miles. Mr..
maurice johnson, the agent. for this dis
trict, travelled over 1900 miles with dog
teams during the winter and enumerated
sob persons, ali of whom were Indians.
The Indians in this region are probably
the most destitute people In the North
American continent Mr.. johnson reports
that from Dec. l to March 10 he visited
SeVenty-four interior villages and during
the time saw but three fires burning in
the shacks of dugouts. The poor Great
ares huddle together in their miserable
dwellings during the long winter and sub
S1St on frozen fish and a little seal oil,
the summer. The fur-bearing animals,
which formerly furnished them with nat
ural clothing, are nearly extinct, and
they have been forced to adopt the white
mans garb, and as theil poverty prevents
them ION securing enough to cover their
nakedness there is great suffering from
the cold. The spiritual condition of these
neglected natives is no better than the
physical as the missionaries devote their
attention to the more attrac tive fields In
the gold regions and along the river,
where their good york may be seen.
THE Nome district is the nest pop
ulous in Northern Alaska The enumer-
alton showed q permanent white popu-
lation on June l of 2,7O4 During the sum
mer about $4,000 people landed at Nome,
about $500 Of these coming from Dawson.
About u, 000 have returned to their homes
in the States, leaving about 1900 people
in the region contiguous to Nome. 1t IS
probable that. the population of the town
of Nome during the winter will be be-
tween 400 and 5,GOO''
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-15
INTERSTATE HEARING.
Commerce Commission Investigates
UnderbilIing at New York.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-THE interstate
commerce commission opened a hearing
today in the general postoff1ce on the
complaint made by the Palmers' Dock
and the Hay Produce board of trade
against the Pennsylvania Railway COM
pany. Fifteen days We're given IN which
TO sum up the cases and present briefs
and the case was adjourned. This hear
ing was followed by a general inquiry
into Undertaking. of merchan l'sa. IN an
effort on the part of the commission to
learn to what extent under 81 ling WAS
practiced Robert G. Stevenson, of the
Trunk Line associa ton, was first called
and stated that he had found in New
York from 1900 10 10000 cases per rlontl.
of Misrepresentation in the description OF
freight, whereby a lower rate was OBJ
tanned than would be possible otherwise.
Mr.. Stevenson testified that per cent
of the merchandise shipped out of New
York was misdescribed SO that q lower
freight rate might be described than the
shipper was entitled to.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-15
BULLETIN OF
NEWS OF THE DAY
Weather Forecast for St. Paul:
Fair; Cold.

Weather Forecast for St. Paul:
Fair; Cold.
1-Heavy Government Expense.
To Stop Labor War.
Blow at Divorces.
Carp at the Kaiser.
2-SenatOr Davis, Condition.
Christian Brothers Anniversary.
Confidence Men Arrested.
Unitarian State Gathering.
3-MinneapOIis Matters.
Northwest News.
To Make Arbitration CompuIsOry
In Hands of Receiver.
4-EditOriaI Page.
5-SpOrting News.
University Football Affairs.
State Political Gossip.
Threw Clogs at Empress.
6-News of Railroads.
Supreme Court Decisions.
Popular Wants.
Markets of the World.
Chicago Dec. Wheat, ~ lie.
Bar Silver, Gle.
Stocks Firm.
S-IR Local Labor Field.
Conference Committee Work.
News OF the Courts
WOmen's Good Work.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-15
YET LIND IS THANKFUL
URGES THE PEOPLE NOT TO FOR
GET NOV. 20.

T.
GET NOV. 20.
Gov. Lind,s recent defeat is not be-
taryed by even a mournful measure in
his annual Thanksgiving proclamation,
which was issued yesterday, as follows:
The conditions that move the human
heart to gratitude have been present
among our people during the past year
to an extent that makes the observance
OF thanksgiving day especially appro-
pirate. True, all sections and all classes
nave not shared alike in the bounty of
nature and in the rewards of honest in
dustry, but, on the whole, the progress
OF the state has been surely and steadily
In the direction of secure and substantial
prosperity. Our city and country districts
dIlAe nave Deen ming up with a thrifty
ana desirable population; industries have
multiplied; our resources have been de-
VeIoped; the Soil in it's fertility has add
ed apundantly to our material wealth.
business has been active; labor and cap
ItaI nave been fortunately shared the Sc
Ilous and destructive conflicts between
master and servant so common else
where; commercial and AGRICULTURAL dis
tress, except in isolated places, have been
practically unknown Moreover, our in
sututIons of learning have fiOurished
Win uhaccuStOmed Vlgor and content
ment and happiness prevail generally
within our borders.
Mindful of these blessings and in har-
mony with time-honored custom, / do
therefore designate Thursday, the 29th
DAY of November, as a day of public
thanksgiving, and urge its observance by
all our citizens in a manner betting a
people grateful for the favors they enjoy
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the great seal of
the state to be hereto affixed, ait the cap
ltol; In the city of St. Paul, this 18th day
of November, A. D. 1900
Attest: ''i Albert All riof B slisor'
Secretary Of State.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-15
UNCLE SANS MAILS.
Postmaster General Smith Favors
Rural Free Delivery.

WASHINGTON, Nov. l4.-Postmaster
General Emory Smith has framed his es-
Inmates to be submitted to congress and
VIII ask an aggregate of about $l21, 900, 900
as the appropriation for the entire service
Tor the fiscal year ending June 60 1902.
This includes an estimate of $3.50. OOO for
the rural free delivery service BY the
close Of this fiscal year 1890 rural free
delivery routes throughout the United
States will have been established and the
general extension contemplated for next
year will involve about 1880 additional
roules. The success of the service so
far instituted has resulted in pans for .
very general extension next year. The
postmaster general together with other
officials is Investigating the feasibility Ct
putting the service in operation at every
point throughout the country not reached
by the regular free delivery services in
opera ton in the cities
The postmaster general has designated
Postoffice Inspector John r. Harrison.
now postmaster of Havana, as tha ACTING
director general Of posts in Cuba, pending
the absence of Director General FosneS
who is convalescing in New York from
yellow fever and pneumonia. Mr.. Harri-
son is from the st. Louis division
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-15
GERMANY And UNCLE sam
FOREIGN MINISTER CONGRATU-
LATES M,KINLEY.

BERLIN, Nov. 14-Baron Won Richth-
often, minister of foreign affairs, made
long call today on United States Ambas,
sador White, in the course of which he
congratulated him upon the reelection q.
Mr.. Mckinley and expressed satisfaction
that continuance of the present excel
lent relations between Germany and the
United States was thus guaranteed.
United States Ambassador White and
Mrs White entertained at dinner this
evening, Mr.. Grosvenor of Washington,
and Mrs. Grosvenor, daughter of Prot
Alexander Graham Bell. Prof Won
Richthoffen, of the University of Berlin,
was present.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-15

1897. 1t shows that there were relatively
fewer homicides during those two years
than during the previous decade The
average number of suicides per year III
an army of 27,i16 for the ten years was
II. The ratio per thousand was So The
strength Of the army in 1898 is given at
1879, the average number of suicides
81, and the per centage per thousand, 20
The strength of the army In 1899 is given
at 1860 and the, number of suicides at
80; ratio per thousand, .28 per cent!
During the ten years from 1858 to 1897
the homicides are given at SIS per cent
and the ratio per thousand, 20 per cent
For 1893, the number of homicides at 10
and the ratio per thousand 10; fol 1899
the number of homicides, 13, and the ratio
per thousand, % per cent.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-15
COMING BACK TO PEKIN
RUMoR THAT THE CHINESE EN-
PEROR WILL RETURN.

TEN TSIN, Nov. l3-It is rerorted
that an imperial edict has been issued
announcing that Emperor Kwang Su ard
the empress dowager will return to Pekin
a Russian column of $50 men, with four
guns which left here Nov. 4, returned
Nov. g. having engaged the Chinese. AT
Hsfa Tsang the Russians fought 1000 Chi
nese troops, dispensing them and kiIIine
200. The Russians had no casualties.
The population of the city of Tien Tsin
now reaches 100000 Chinese and the allies
are Strengthening the garrison as against
possible surprise. 1t is supposed that one
third of the inhabitants are Boxers.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-15

Three Liberals Are Chosen From the
Trinity District.

ST. JOHNS, N. F., Nov. 14-Completed
returns from Trinity district, in the colo
NAL general election, shows the success
of three Liberals, by a majority of 691.
The result in this district represents the
most decided change of sen timent in lne
whole contest, Trinity having been car
ried by the Tories by nearly 1,400 at the
previous election. Burgee and ST. Barbe
isles, the only remaining districts, are
expected to declare their poll today
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-15

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-THE funeral of
Marcus Daily will take place. tomorrow
raj. The family and a few of the most
intimate friends of Mr.. Daily viii accom-
pany the body to Greenwood cemetery,
where it will be placed in John ". Mack
ey's mausoleum. Later a plot viii be
purchased in Greenwood and the body
will be Inferred there.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-15
MUST HAVE STAMPS.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Tells 81 Few Things

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE commits
sioner OF internal revenue IN reply from
New York as to whether revenue stamps
are required upon an assignment of :,
mortgage. executed and delivered subse,
quent to July 1, 1888, the mortgage hav-
ing been issued and recorded prior to that
date and therefore not taxable has rem
dered decision to the effect that "a tax
accrues on every assignment Of a mort
gage based upon the amount of money
remaining secured thereby, upon a re.
lease based upon the unexpired term; On
e. policy of life insurance based ,Ipon the
amount of insurance remaining in force
under the assignment; on a fire, marine
and casualty insurance policy, based upon
the unearned premium
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-15
DECISION Is IMPORTANT.
United States Forestry Act Is Held
UNCONSTITUTIONAL

FRESNO, Cal, Nov. 14-According to
& decision today by United States Dis
trict Judge Wellborn in the case Of Lee
Blasingame, it is held that the act Of
June 30, 1898, authorizing the secretary OF
the interior to make regulations for thu
protection of forest reserves is uncon>
stitutional, because in effect it delegates
by congress legislative powere to an ad-
ministrative officer.
The decision, it is claimed, practically
throws open to the sheep men all the
reservations, though they are still liable
in civil suits for damages for trespess-
ing. United States Attorney Flint will
appeal.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-15
Nicely Investigation.

Plstt Of Connecticut, Oe chairman Of the he
committee on relations with Cuba, has
called meeting. of that committee for
next Friday under the resolution of the
last session of congress authorizing an
investigation OF affairs in Cuba in con-
nection with the Developments Iii the
NeelN case. 49,