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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-30
STATUS OF PORTO RICO.
1t Will Be Passed on by the Supreme
COurf

1t Will Be Passed on by the Supreme
Court.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29-The supreme
court today, on motion of Hon. John d.
Carlisle, advanced and assigned for argu-
ment on the 7th of January next, the case
of Elias S. A. De Lima, ct al, plaintiffs
in error, VS.. George r. Bidwell, collector
of customs at the port of New York. The
question involved in the case is that of
the right of the United States govern
ment to collect duties on imports from
Porto Rico under regulations prepared by
the treasury department before the act
of congress prescribing the rates to be
imposed was passed. There are several
cases now pending before the courts at
New York in which the legality of the
act of congress is brought up, and If
these are decided against the complaint
ants the intention OF the attorneys is
to appeal them to the supreme courf
in which event they probably will be set
for hearing on the 7th of January. An
other case before the g supreme court
seeks to prevent by Injunction the col
lection of duties on Porto Rican i'm
ports. This is set for hearing on the 18th
of November. 1t is possible this may
be delayed until January, and all the
cases involving the constitutionality of
the Porto Rican tariff in its several
phases heard together.
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proportion of 1t will be poIled for the
Democratic national ticket; practically
one-third of the voters of the state have
not expressed themselves openly one way
or the other, but the above conclusions
are drawn from private Investigations
as to the feelings of many of these men,
Gov. Lind's reelection is absolutely
assured by a majority of not less than
2OOO, and which is liable to reach 26,CO9
or $1,000. He is stronger with the people
than ever before, and gains strength daily
In the cities as well as in the country
districts. Hennepin county will give Gov.
Lind a majority of 4,OOO and there are in
dications that his majority may reach
5000 in that county. Ramseys majority
for Gov. Lind will be at least $500; the
body of the ticket will run perhaps
stronger than Bryan. This is particularly
true of the railroad and warehouse COM
mission, who will be elected by safe
majority.
1.-THE congressional situation is very en-
couraging for the Democrats in the state.
Even in the First district, the banner
Republican district of the state, the Re-
publican congressman is making the fight
of his life for reelection, with the odds
in favor Of his opponent, the Democratic
nominee. We claim absolutely two con-
gressmen, with prospects of four
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The EARTH TREMBLED.
CARACAS, VENEZUELA, GETS A
BAD SHAKING UP.

BAD SHAKING UP.
CARACAS, Venezuela, Oct. 29-At 4:16
a. m. today Caracas was visited by a
severe earthquake. Fifteen persons were
killed and many others injured
Great damage was done to buildings
including the Pantheon and the churches
The United States legation was badly
damaged, but all the occupants escaped
unhurt.
President Castro, who leaped from
balcony on the second floor of the gov
ernment house, had one of his legs brok-
en-.
Mr.. William Henry Doveton Haggard
had narrow escape, the second floor
of the British legation having fallen up
on him and buried him in the debris
The City of Caracas, which has fire.
q. entity suffered from earthquakes, was
visited last July by a series of seismic
disturbances which did great damage 10
property. There were seven terrific
shocks in quick succession, and the res
idents of the city were terror stricken
President Castro and his family slept for
several nights under tents in the Plaza
bolivar, and all the churches and thea
ters were kept closed for week.
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BULLETIN OF
IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY

Weather Forecast for st. Paul:
Showers
I-Fire Horror in New York.
ROsing's Estimate of Lind's Vote.
Lind Meets Great Reception.
2-Wreck on Northern Pacific.
News of the Courts.
3-Minn neapOIis Matters.
Northwest News.
Given the Water Cure.
4-EditOriaI Page.
6-SpOrting News.
Roosevelt Attacked in EImira.
Bryan in Brooklyn.
6-Czar Is Moderate.
Defense of the Coasts.
New York Jailer Killed.
Popular Wants.
Chicago Dec. Wheat, 73 3-sc,
Bar silver, 81 3-4c.
Stocks Heavy.
S-City Political Campaign.
Big Meeting in Smith Park.
Too Much johnson.
Jusfus ON the Run.
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railroads had the right to issue a 5000
mile interchangeable ticket if they so
desired. Congressman Lind further OBJ
1ected to the bill because it did not define
what was meant by the term travelling
men,, or commercial men, represent-
ing wholesale houses. 1t left the interpre-
tatlon of the term entirely to the rail-
roads- themselves, so they could have dis
erlm1nated against small house and in
IaVor OF large one, If they so desired
Furthermore, the bill was not introduced
on behalf of the travelling men at all
but was a direct attempt to push through
Woodchuck bill amending the interstate
act SO as to 1nvalidate it. In the opinion
OF many men thoroughly familiar with
matters Mr.. Lind acted judiciously in his
puphe. capacity, without fear, or favor.
ana solely In the interests of fairness and
equity Had the measure prevailed. il
would have been subject to criticism in
unmeaSured terms.
Recognizing merit, ability and diligence
IN public affairs in the present Governor.
Lind, which. is acknowledged by travelling
men and knights of the Grip, irrespective
Of party affiiia ton, we, the UNDERSIGNED
shall vote for the reelection of John Lind
who merits our consideration in the high.
est terms. Respectfully,
II. F. Vessel j. L. Fitzgibbons.
M e. Stewart j. c. Clark.
F. A. Kennard. Chris Roth.
James Feely d. E. Doty.
P. e. Murphy. J. E. Kulberg.
J. Korff. w. A. Campbell.
Z. L. Morrison. Pat. FeeIy.
M A Shea. A. A Anderson
William Egan. C. H. Rowel
g. Roerich. Francis W.Schnitger
A. Vessel. Thos j. OConnor.
st. Paal. Oct. 27, 1900
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trance of the hall This enthusiasm was
repea tedly manifested at frequent inter-
Vals throughout the address. Gov. I.ind's
presence in Dawson, as in Clarklield,
Madison and Candy, was hailed with
great delight and pronounced the event
Of the campaign. 1t was impracticable
for him to visit these places two years
ago, and the people have been looking
forward with most intense anxiety to
his coming this year.
FAIRNESS OF GOV. LIND.
It is said by citizens in all of these
places that his speeches have been the
cleanest, fairest and by far the lblest,
and have made the deepest impression OF
any delivered since the beginning of the
campaign.
From Dawson the governor proceeded to.
Medson, the second town his tour in
Lac qui Parle county. 1t was nearly 8
clock when he arrived He was escort.
ed from Dawson by a large party IF
Democrats and Populists, and in the com
pany was one ardent Republican,. who.
like many OF his pa,t:sans, /; going TO
vote for honest John Lind. A1mil;cr i'm
mense crowd met the governor and the
demonstrations were similar TO those at
lawson AS at the latter place there
was band present and a cannon beIched
1orth Its loud applause. A torch light
procession Of $50 voters and hundreds Of
men, women and children formed in line
behind the governors carriage, and the
local band, marching to the hotel. where
the governor enjoyed a respite of about
hIteen minutes before entering upon his
speech. The excitement Of the crowd on
this occasion was something terrible
The hall where Gov.-L4fnd spoke is illst
opposite the hotel. It was jammed with
a solid mass of people and The streets
were thronged 50 that a. column Of peo-
pie extended from the entrance of the
hall to the door of the hotel across the
street. AS the governor was taken
through this dense plralanx to the audi
torluTn the mass Of humanity surged in
behind him vainly endeavoring to forca
a way inside the overcrowded- hall
HALLS NOT BIG ENOUGH.
The occasion is said to be without
parallel in the political annals of Madi-
son, where Republican rule has reigned
supreme in time gone by. 1t IS perfectly
fair to say that Gov. Lind addressed at
the three meetings over 1900 people, and
been large enough this number would
have been greatly increased. The gov7
ernOr's voice hindered nim greatly to=
night, especially at the outset. Address,
ing so many large gatherings has taxed
his vocal powers, but he was really able
to give the audience tonight a most re-
markable speech. He dwelt upon ma
tional issues during the early. part Of his
address, taking. up state matters after
wards. Gov. Lind's statements upon the
binder twine. land grant taxation ard
other important matters that have been
so grossly nfshandled and expressed by
Republican speakers, are received with
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sATURNALIA UNCHECKED


Indeed the only surprising feature is
that the casualties We're not twice as
numerous for when night fell the streets
of London would have done credit to the
commune. 1t was scene of unchecked
saturnalia that met the eye Fighting
and swerving throngs fought vainly
among themselves fer the right of way.
Ftalf an hour was needed to make a
hundred yards progress. along tho Strand
and the feat could only be accomplished
at the risk of life or liaIb. The few iso-
lated policemen in evidence were borne
helpless upon the tide of patriotic en-
thusiasm, whose invaHable characteris-
tic was drunkenness, partial or com
pFete
The night was a repetition of "Mafe-
king night" without the redeeming
features of that celebrated orgy. Lon
don was turned over to the worst ele-
ments Of it's population. Women were
insulted, kissed or thrown down with
impunity in street fights. They were at
the sweet will of drunken brawlers, who
streamed alGrg the streets, shouting
Sobblng or singing. Babes III arms could
frequently be seen. Countless different
uniforms of soldiers of The empire, regu-
lars, volunteers and eolonials added vivid
color to an extraordinary spectacle, the
like of which was never witnessed in any
American city. g
In justice to the heroes of the demon
stration, it should be said that few of
them participated in tie nights eelebra-
ton. Indeed they seened to be almost
forgotten in the general desire to take
advantage of the opportunity of unbrid1ed
debauchery and the defiance of all law,
order and decency.
More than a thousand persons were
treated by the ambulance corps although
in most cases, the injuries were not seri-
Gus. There were, however, many cases
of serious injuries. andsit is not unlikely
that there will be other deaths.
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Red Wing Notes.

RED WING, Mimi, Oct. 2s.-Miss Eda
Bake and John f. Diefenbach were mar
ried at St Joseph's Catholic church to-
night by Rev. J. H. Gaughan. H Mi
chaelson, of Hudson, Wis, and we'll
known here, was killed in a land slide
in Seattle, Wash. The Trinity church
congregation has purchased the Chinnock
property on Fifth street and next spring
will build a large edifice.
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Two Blocks of Buildings Are Laid in Ashes, and
the Loss Of Life Will Only Be Known
When the Ruins Are Dug
Away.
Seven-Story Building Was Hurled in the Air
and Demolished By Explosions That
Shook the Business District Like
An Earthquake .....-

NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-The long list of
fire horrors that have occurred in and
around the city of New York, a list that
includes the Royal hotel fire, the Park
place disaster and the Windsor ard Ho-
boken fires, was added to today by a
fire and explosion that shook the lower
end OF Manhattan like an earthquake,
hurled a seven-story building into the
air and set fire to two blocks of buildings
with loss of life that only the efforts of
hundreds of men who were rushed to the
work of digging away the ruins as soon
as the fire was extinguished will reveal.
The big building of Tarrant & Co., man
ufacturers of medicinal specialties, stand
ing at the northwest corner of Greenwich
and Warren streets, and filed with chem
icals, took fire in some way that may
never be known at about a quarter after
u o'clock this afternoon. 1t was Is min
utes after noon that a citizen rushed into
the house of Fire Engine No. 20, on
Chambers street, near Greenwich, and
shouted that Tarrant's drug house was
on fire. He had seen a volume of black
smoke coming from the third story win
dow. An alarm was turned in Sool
afterwards second and third alarms were
turned in. One fire company had just ar
rived when a terrific explosioior occurred
and threw the entire engines crew down
the stairway. The fremen, realizing the
danger Of their position, rushed out Of the
building to the street. The explosion
had flied the street in front with a
shower of falling glass and small debris,
which sent the crowds, which were al
ready gathered on the opposite sidewalks,
to flee for safety, and caused the horses
attached to the engines to rear and try
. to tear away.
Engineer Nocksberry was unfastening
the horses, and Fireman Brown, of ,he
company, was turning the safety valve
Of the engine when the explosion oc-
Cured, and covered him with a shower
Of glass. Both were injured, as was an
other fireman belonging to the company.
capt Devanney, of the company, ordered
MS crew back into the building again.
4hey were dragging the hose line to the
doorway the second time when a second
explosion, more terrible than the first
came, and the whole crew was hurled
across Greenwich street, Devanney being
so badly injured that he was sent to the
hospital.
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FIREMEN SAVE LIFE.

liz iAioo'H IIIIe lne oInef engines that
had responded to the alarm, had col
lected and the firemen were busy res
culng people from surrounding buildings
Flremen had already taken manv girls
down the only fire escape upon the build
ms and more persons had been carried
gown the escapes of the Home Made
restaurant next door and the buildings
aoJoinln;s upon Warren street.
Ihe second explosion occurred about
IEe minutes after the first. From the
accounts of eye witnesses. the building
seemed to leap into the air and in a
moment masses of brick. timbers and
stone We're falling into the street. The
force of the explosion tore away the
walls of the big commission warehouses
fronting on Washington street and caused
them to collapse, falling all at once to a
mass OF timbers. boxes and bales from
walch the flames which burst out from
tie Tarrant building like the belching of
a cannon, at once broke forth.
Across Warren street to the opposite
buildings. the flames leaped, setting them
al on fire at once, the force of the ex-
pioSlon demoiishing windows and all
Nooaen structures about the houses. In
q moment Warren street was choked I'm
with mass of debris and the whole
place was af1ame. The great explosion
was IoIloWd by half dozen more scarce
~ less intense and by number of small
er ones.
ALARM FOLLOWED ALARM.
By this time the fire apparatus was
arriving from every direction. Deputy
Chle1 Ahearn came up two minutes af-
ter the second series of explosions and
out. followed by general call for
ampu-ances. The explosion and fire TO-
gether had now assumed the proportions
OF great catastrophe and it was thought
that hundreds of lives had been LOST
Ihrongs of people were rushing about
III the nearby streets, mony of them
panic stricken, fleeing from the fire. Thev
Lllhsleo IN the crowd that was rushing
down from Broadway to see what bad
happened. 'i''u
The heads of city departments con-
cerned IN the many sided disaster. hrlr-
r1ed to the scene. Chief Deverv. of tho
police department, with Deputv Cbiar
mclaughlin, and Inspector Brooke and
Capt. McCluskey, of the detective bureau
were on hand but few minutes after
Fire Chief Croker. 'ei
Half an hour after the exnlosion az
streets around the fire were crowded with
ire apparatus, with a score of arnb1I-
lances, while hundreds of police were be-
ing rushed from all precincts of the civ
to form lines, and many priests from
nearby parishes were going here and
there IN the smoke-covered thorough
fares, seeking for injured who miobt
need their aid. From the burning Sis
trlcts column of smoke was rising high
IN the air, mingling with flames thai
could not be controlled by the hundreds
OF streams that were being poured upon
them. The second explosion carried de-
sructions in every direction That it did
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mot cause wholesale loss of life is due
that at least ten minutes elapsed after
the first explosion and before the second
one.
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Public Halls in the Second Congressional Dis
trict Where Republican Voters Pre-
dominate, Not Large Enough
to Hold the Crowds
Much Interest Shown by His Audiences in the
Governors Able Presentation of the
Democratic Administration
of State Affairs
From a staff Correspondent.

From a Staff Correspondent.
MADISON, MINI, Oct 29.-Immense au-
diences gathered at Clarkfield, Dawson
and Madison today to hear Gov. John
Lind. This was the governors second
day OF campaigning in McCleary's strong
Republican Second district and the re
suits are most gratifying. No Repub-
lican speaker, from Senator Knute Nell
son down to ]. F. Jacobson, has address
ed as many people upon single occl-
sion as has Gov. Lind at each of his
meetings today. S. R. Van SAINT spoke
few night ago in Dawson to an audi
ence which, according to Republican es
Inmates was less by 900 than that ad-
dressed by Gov. Lind this afternoon.
The governor began the busy day at
Clarkfield. Although the country roads
were in very bad condition on account
of the late rains, and Notwithstanding
the fact that the meeting was held at
1890 in the forenoon, the day being cold
and cloudy, fully 1000 people gathered in
the village of Clark6eld to hear the chief
executive The town hall was too small
to accommodate the crowd, so it was
necessary to resort to large implement
warehouse. The audience was compos-
ed of fully S5 per cent of farmers, many
of whom had driven ten miles to hear
the speech. j. F. jacobson and two 9th
er Republican speakers, who were billed
to speak at Clarkfeld in the evening, ar
rived shortly before Gov. Lind began, so
as to hear his speech. Jacobson has been
making unwarranted attacks upon the
governor from the stump this fall. Only
a small portion of the crowd stayed to
listen to the trio of Republican orators
and their brass bands from Granite
Falls.
DAWSON WAS CROWDED.
The governors train reached Dawson
about the middle of the afternoon. The
little town was filed with delegations
from the country, all the streets being
lined with people. At the depot vast
concourse had assembled and two bands
filed the air with music, mingling their
strains with the shouts of cheering voices
as the reception committee escorted the
honorable governor to his carriage One
of these bands was that from Providence,
whose beautiful music was heard Satur-
day night at Candy, and the other the
Dawson band. Gov. Lind at once recog-
nized the Providence boys, and as his
carriage passed the band ne spoke his
greetings to them. Long before Gov. Lind
reached the hail it was packed with an
anxious throng, a repetition of what has
occurred at every place he has visited in
the First and Second congressional dis
tricts. This vast audience demonstrated
its appreciation Of the occasion when
the governor first appeared at the en-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-14
SCHOOL LAND BILL
Senator Miller Applying Fin
ishing Touches to 1t,
C0NFERS WITH OFFICERS
Outline of the Principal Feat
UreS of the Bill.
C0NFERS WITH OFFICERS

Guthrie. o. T., Dec. Ex-senator Free
man E. Miller Of Saltwater, was in Guth-
RE today for the purpose Of securing at
the Offices of Territorial Superintendent
Hopkins and School Land Secretary FL
son the remaining data needed in pdttlng
the finishing touches upon two bills he
viii present before the coming session Of
the legislature. one relating to a rsvls-
ion of the school land Office. the otner
providing for uniformity Of text books.
The school land bill. in substance, is
an amalgamation of the substitute intro
duced into the house and council Of the
last legislative assembly, which was
agreed upon by the school land oilce
and the school land lessees; Of the pres
ent rules Of the scchool land Office, ana
Of new principles and ideas which I'll.
Miller believes will be more just and ef-
fcient in the administration of the law.
In brief, the bill creates a territorial and
Office whose administrative Office is
called its commissioner, with a salary OF
$500 per year. 1t abollsnes che present
leasing board and opens the courts tO the
lessees for redress Of grievances. The
county commissioners are made the ap-
praisers Of the school .auds n their re-
spective districts, subject 10 revision by
the commissioner 1t provides for the
absolute preference right Of the lie. see to
release his lands at the en1 Of the lease
period and provides for leasing the ands
for seven-year periods instead of for
three years as at present. 1t forb'ds
raising the rent on accoIlt Of improve
merts, and declares that they shall never
be considered in fixing the rental value
of the lands. 1t gives Is per cenC % the
rentals TO school districts in the midst OF
indemnity lands, and provides q system
for leasing mineral and 5tae~ lands, ana
lands used for townsite purposes. The
bill is designed to cover every phase Of
the question and is quite vonsm,noIs in
its provisions. Mr. Miller is enthusiastic
in the advocacy Of his measure and says
that he has received so much encourage
ment for its provisions that he believes
It can be enacted into law
Mr.. Miller also has a school book law
framed which ne viii submit to the next
legislature It provides for uniformity Of
textbooks fixes maximum prices there
for. and supplies the requisite machinery
to secure a selection of good books IN
der the supervision Of the territorial board
of education. In substance, it is the In
diana law adapted to local conditions.
The present contract with the American
Book company expires in April, 1902, and
the coming legislature viii be called upon
to provide something on the school-book
subject in its place Mr.. Miller claims
that his bill would save the people fully
40 per cent of their present cost of school
books