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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-01
San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt
Lake Line Is the Real
Thing.
Will Work In Entire Harmony
With the Northern Trans
continental Lines.

NEW YORK, Aug. 31-(SpeciaI y
There will be developments on the West
ern railroad map in the near future
which will radically change the relations
of the principal transcontinental lines
An important conference has been held
in this city during the last ten days be-
tween leading fnanciers, at which strong
efforts are being made to prevent lle
construction of certain roads, which
would injure the traffic of existing COM
panies. The cause of all the trouble is
the fear on the part of the Union Pa
cific, Southern Pacific, and Atchison in
terests that President James J. Hill and
j. Pierpont Morgan, who control the
Northern Pacific, Great Northern and
Burlington group of roads, will extend the
Burlington to Salt Lake city to make
connection with Senator William A.
Clark's San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt
Lake City railroad, thus bringing danger
Gus competition into the field for Cali
fornia business.
CAUSE OF STOCK FURRY.
1t was stated on high authority today
that it was the determination of Mr.. Hill
to carry out this programme, which was
the original scheme of the Burlington
management before that road was alb
sorbed by the Morgan-Hill interests and
that was one cause of the friction with
the Observation-Disclosures syndicate
which led up to the Northern Pacific
panic in May. The latter, it is said, de-
manded assurances that the Burlington
would not be extended into southwestern
and California territory but Mr.. Hill, it
is reported, would not give such promises.
1t is believed that Clark obtained a con-
tract from the Burlington before he
formed his company and began to build
CONNECTION WITH CLARK ROAD.
1t was reported today that the Burling-
ton would probably be completed into
Salt Lake City by the time Clark's road
is ready to exchange traffic with it.
The important conferences which were
held in this city were chiefly between
Senator Clark on one hand, and Messrs.
Hartman, Gould and Hill on the other.
representatives of the Chicago, Great
Western railway, which is now building
into Sioux City, and has plans for ex-
tending further west to Utah, also talked
with Clark, and it is reported on good
authority that they made a contract
With Clark to enter into traffic rela-
tions with his Los Angeles and Salt Lake
road in case the two projects are carried
to completion.
Much has been printed about Senator
Clarks project being an alleged hold
up scheme on the Union Pacific, South
ern Pacific and Atchison, whose Cali
fornia interests would greatly suffer
from the construction of another rail-
road into that state. OF late Huntington,
seeing what Clark was up to, had joined
hands with the other existing railroad
interests in trying to head him off,
CAN'T HEAD CLARK OFF.
1t can be authoritatively stated, how
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-01

ever, that never was project moro
alive than this Los Angeles & Salt Lake
railroad and 100 miles of the California
end will soon be completed and in opera
tion. Meanwhile Clark is fighting the
Oregon Short Line in the Nevada and
Utah courts. His line parallels portion
of the Oregon Short Line, which is a
Union Pacific subsidiary company, run
ming south into Salt Lake City for some
thing like $50 miles, and there is not
enough business for the two roads in that
locality.
Clark, 1t is understood, would buy this
division of the Oregon Short Line at a
reasonable price, but Hartman would
not listen to such proposition. He said
in effect to Clark:
Your road to California will not pay;
you had better drop the idea
Clark replied, it is said, that his road
would be built at all hazards
Gould then tried to call him off the
new project.
FEAR OF PRESIDENT HILL.
What troubled NIessrs Hartman and
Gould was the knowledge, as stated
above, that Mr.. Clark had been con-
ferrlng with Mr.. James ]. Hill, who had
for long time greatly disturbed the
peace Of Messrs. Hartman and Gould. 1t
was Mr.. Hill who compelled the Harri-
man-Gold-Kuhn-Loeb syndicate to buy
large block of Northern Pacific, the
contest for which respulted in a panic
last May.
Assurances had been demanded of Mr..
Hill that the Union Pacific interests be
protected in the management of the Bur
lington, which had just been acquired by
the Great Northern and Northern Pa
cific, but Mr.. Hill would not give them
the desired promise and they concluded
to invade his camp.
CARD UP HIS SLEEVE.
1t now develops that Mr. Hill then had
in mind carrying out the Burlingtons
original intention of extending its lines
further westward with a view to reach
ing the Pacific coast, unless it could
make. favorable terms with one of the ex-
isting ROADS. There is ground for the
belief that the Burlington had entered
into an arrangement with Senator Clark
Which was practically equivalent to
contract to build to Ogden or Salt Lake
| City and connect with Clark's road, US
ing the latter as a through line to Cali
fornia. There are still other companies
which would like to make connection
with Clark's road notably some of the
Colorado roads and the Rock Island,
which now has no close alliances for Pa
c1fic traffic As an Indication of the
amount Of traffic in Southern CalifornSa
1t was said today that q, coo carloads
alone We're handled there last season.
and some railroads had to turn business
away from lack of cars. The balance
went by steamship to Northern Pacific
ports and East over Northern transcou-
tlnental roads. There are also rich min
ing and agricultural regions along the
route of Clark's new road
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-01
FIGHT WITH A LEOPARD
FOUR CIRCUS EMPLOYEES ARE
BADLY INJURED.

CHICAGO, Aug. S-A black leopard,
imported from India a few weeks ago, es-
capped from its cage at circus menagerle,
Thirty-fifth street and Wentworth ave-
hue, tonight, and before being dubbed
into insensibility severely injured four
circus employees. The injured:
Frank Ginley, bitten on both legs.
Thomas Haggerty, both arms bitten
and legs torn.
Frank Jones, face, arms, breast and
back cut and torn.
john Schwenlin, scratched and bitten
in several places.
When the leopard escaped 1t made
straight for its keeper. Over a score cf
the circus hands ran to the rescue and a
terrible fight ensued, the animal being
knocked down repeatedly, but as often
getting up and renewing the struggle
Finally a rope was thrown over the
brute's head and he was dragged into a
canvas bag and beaten until inSensible
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-01
Accident On Great Northern One of
the Worst in American Rail
way History.
Runaway Freight Crashes Into Rear
of Passenger-Dead Burned
to a Crisp.

ger train. There was neither time nor
opportunity to escape. Mr.. Downs car
and that OF the laborers was smashed
into kindling wood, the occupants Of the
private car meeting instant death. The
debris and shingles and lumber Of the
freight burned like tinder.
FORCED BACK BY FLAMES.
The train crew was forced back from
its work Of rescue by the flames. One
man penetrated as far as the private car,
where he saw the dead bodies Of Mr..
Downs and his son, and from which he
dragged the body of the cook. In the
laborers' car many of the forty-six oc-
cupants were so pinned in that they
could not be reached and burned before
the eyes of the spectators.
The fire was so fierce that the rear
sleeper could not be saved, though it had
not left the track. It's occupants were
hurried into forward cars which were
hauled ahead out of the reach of the fire
The flames extended to the brush along
side the track and burned the telegraph
poles. A wire broke, and this, followed
by storm, greatly retarded telegraphic
news of the wreck The first message
sent went to Kalispell, whence the
wrecker and all doctors in that town
were ordered to the scene The injured
WC1S gwen every dIISnClOn ana as soon
as possible the train, with its gruesome
burden of dead, dying and injured, was
taken to Kalispell
Col. Downs death has saddened the
entire city. He was one of the most pop
ular railroad men ever stationed here
A native Of Ireland, and fifty-four years
Of age, he has spent thirty-three years in
the railroad service. Tomorrow he was
to have assumed the duties of vice presi-
dent of the Spokane & Koetenai Valley
road at the personal request of J. J. Hill.
He leaves widow, now visiting in Bak-
ersfield, VT, and one daughter, Mrs. Ru-
pert Blue, Of San Francisco
Mr.. Downs and his son left Monday
in the private car with his guests, Lieut..
Victor Blue. an American naval officer.
and wife. They accompanied their guests
as far east as Minot, N. D., and were re-
turning home when the wreck occurred.
hlrk Downs was about twenty-one years
OF age and was employed as secretary by
his father
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-01

SPOKANE, Wash, Aug. 31.-Au re-
ports show that the wreck On the Great
Northern, forty miles east of kalispen.
Mont, was the worst in the roads his
tory and one of the most terrible in the
annals of American railroading. Thirty
four lives are lost and ten persons in
jured. Three of the injured will surely
die and the others were seriously hurt.
BY strenuous and heroic efforts fifteen
of the bodies were taken from the wreck
ed cars. All the other victims were ere
mated, including Superintendent P. L.
Downs and his son, T. Kirk Downs.
There is a heavy grade near the scene
of the wreck. Two engines had taken a
train of twenty-eight cars up this grade
and drawn off to take water. While do
ing this all the twenty eight cars started
down the grade. The runaway train
dashed down the grade
AT FRIGHTFUL SPEED
and crushed into the rear Of of a pas
senger train near the siding at Nyack.
Superintendent Downs private car was
attached to the passenger and next to it
was day coach filed with railroad la
borers from Duluth. AS the runaway
train sped by the switch it struck ca
boose and day coach on the siding,
wrecking them. Fire Immediately start
ed from the oil lamps in the caboose.
The point where the wild train crashed
into the passenger was several hundred
feet away and 1t was two and a half
hours before the flames reached the
main wreck. Meanwhile frantic efforts
were made to take out the dead and in
jured. The wreck was piled high and
wedged into almost hopeless confusion,
and in spite of superhuman efforts the
flames burst through the wrecked cars
before the work was completed. J. H
Blair, colored, cook in Mr.. Downs car,
was taken out alive, but died in a. few
minutes. 1t was impossible to get at
the bodies Of Supt. Downs and son.
The runaway tore down the hill at
lightning speed, rounding the most Sc
we're curves at a speed of upwards of
seventy miles an hour, where regular
trains barely crawled along. With a
roar 1t burst around the curve and,
what IS most remarkable, jumped a split
switch which would have turned it to the
side track, and crashed into the passen-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-01
THE WEATHER.

Minnesota and Iowa-Fair in eastern.
showers In We tern portion Sunday. Mon
winds 1S
Wisconsin-Fai Sunday Monday fair
IN eastern. probably showers in Western
portion; light northeast. to east winds.
North Dakota-Showers Sunday and
coming variable. "o
South Dakota-Showers Sunday and
Monday; warmer in western portion
Monday showers; southerly winds, becom-
ing variable.
Montana-Fair in western, showers and
cooler in eastern portion Sunday. Mon
day fair; variable Winds
st. Paul = Yesterdays observations
taken by the United States weather rtI5l1. bn.
feau; T st. Paul, P; F. Lyons, observer, for
In Inc tW;ehhty-four went hours ended at O'Clock
perature and elevation: Highest temper
azure, Is; lowest temperature, 4o, average
temperature, 81; daily range, "A; barome-
ter, or; humidity, p; Precipitation, O.;
p; M, temperature, 70; p M, wind
north; weather, clear.
Yesterdays Temperatures
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-01
is DENIED BY GOV. SHAW
HAWKEYE EXECUTIVE SAYS HE
Is NOT A CANDIDATE.

(. DES MONIES. Iowa. Aug. 31-Gov L.
M Shaw arrived in this city at o'clock
this afternoon. With regard to, the inter
view with Senator Dolliver, in whicH it
date for the presidency, he said: mo,
l am not a candidate for presidential
honors. The Senator Dolliver interview
was as unexpected as it was kind. like
business better than politics, and the two
will not mix. I shall be slow to break
away from my previous intention of
keeping out Of politics. 1t Is too early
to decide, and too early to talk about it.
The one thing to be considered now is
the campaign upon which we are enter
ing"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-01
BULLETIN OF
IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY


Weather Forecast for st. Paul:
Showers.
1-Thirty-FOUr Dead in Wreck.
Clark Means Business.
Columbia Beats Constitution.
Yankee Wins Futurity.
Lion and the Bear.
2-BUiIding Records All Broken.
Bridges Damaged by Smoke.
Big Concerns Incorporate.
3-UniORs Are Ready to March.
Teachers Receive Certificates.
Death of Il Pioneer.
Elevator Men Examined.
4-EditOriaI Comment.
S-Berlfn Cable Letter.
More Census Figures.
Cars Visit to France.
Murder at Mason City.
News of the Northwest.
6-FOurteenth at Fort Smelling.
st. PauI's Furniture Factories.
S-Saints Given a Banquet.
Kansas City Beaten.
Games In the Big Leagues.
9-ShamrOck II. Takes a Spin.
Minister Wins at Golf.
General Sporting GOssfp.
N0-State Fair Ready for Visitors,
Strikers Claim Victory.
1-NOt Entitled to Relief
News of the Railroads,
12-HOrse Show Is Ended.
Bethel Boat Must Move Again.
Attorney Kills Himself.
Hate to Give Up.
14FOIIOwed the Drum
16-What Society Is Doing.
17-Music at the State Fair.
1S-Mishap of a Bargain Hunter.
19-FamiIy Forum.
2O-Passing of the TenderIoin.
Wins a Chinese Bride
no More Fine Havanas.
21-Farming in Norway.
Negroes Are Increasing.
On Historic Ground.
New York Bank Conditions.
22-Grain and Provision Markets.
Dec. Wheat, Minneapolis, 6S 3D.
Bar silver, 5S Lee.
StOckS-HOIiday.
23-GIObe Popular Wants.
24-TheatrtcaI Announcements
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-01
.BOERS BLOW UP A TRAIN
OFFICER OF IRISH GUARDS
KILLED.

LONDON, Aug. a.-A dispatch from
Lord Kitchener, dated Pretoria, says:
"a train was blown UP today between
Waterval and Haman's Kraal by $50
Beers, who at once fired on the train,
of the Irish guard, most promising
officer, was killed. The other casualties
have not yet been reported"
Lord Kitchener. telegraphing from Pre-
toria today, says:
Z. "Garratt has captured Piet -Delarey,
brother of the assistant commandant gen.
eral.'
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-01
OCEAN LINERS.

New Yorll-7Arrived: ST. Louis, South
Plymouth and Cherbourg; Etruria, Ldv- W
erpool; Trave, Naples, etc; Rotterdam
ROTTERDAM via Boulogne; Ethiopia, Gias
gov; Mesaba, London. 0-s-''
hampton-Arrived: Friedrich der
Crosse, New York for Bremen.
Liverpool-Arrived: Cevic, New York.
Lucan1a, New York. Sailed: Umbria'
New York
v7 vHa7mburg-Arrived: Columbia, New
Antwerp-Arrived: Zealandia New
York via Cherbourg and Southampton.
Sailed: Kensington, New York.
Havre-Sailed: La Savoie, New York.
Queenstown-Safled: Celtic, from Liver
pool for New York
Southampton for New York.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-01
CONSULS MUST GET OUT
VENEZUELA WITHDRAwS EXEQU-
ATURs OF COLOMBIAN AGENTS
Force of yenezuelans Is Massed on
the Frontier Ready to Aid the
Colombian Insur-
gents.

WILLEMSTAD, Island of Curacao,
Aug. 31.-(via, Haytien cable).-The exc
ouaturs of all consuls of the United
States of Columbia In Venezuela have
been withdrawn.
PORT OF SPAIN, Island of Trinidad,
Aug. 31.-(via Haytien cable).-There are
massed near San Cristobal and Cucuta
on the Colombian frontier, $500 Vene-
zuelans, under Gems Echever and Davila,
in constant readiness to support the
Colombian revolutionists. 1t Is reported
that Colombian regular forces to the
number of 5,4OO are near Cucuta, and
serious complications are feared.
Colon, Colombia, Aug. 31.-Bocas del
Toro, to which place the government sent
reinforcements last week, Is still quiet.
The rebels are encamped on Provision
island, opposite the town, while the town
itself is occupied by government troops.
The trade of Bocas del Toro is mostly in
bananas with the United States.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-01
DISCIPLE OF PAT GROVE
GETS BUSY IN YANKTON

YANKTON, S. D., Aug S1.-(special.)-
S. S. Groom, clothier, one of the most
influential and prominent business men
of this city, today received letter stat
ing that If he did not leave $500 In a
chalk stone cave one mile west of this
city he would regret it. The writer states
that If this request is not complied with
by o'clock Sunday night Groom's ten
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-01
PORTE WOULD BE GOOD
WANTS TO RESUME DIPLOMATIC
RELATIONS WITH FRANCE.

CONSTANTINOPLE Aug 81. M.
Bapst, councillor of the French embassy,
has received from the Porte a copy of
telegram sent the Ottoman ambassy at
Paris for communication to NJ. Delcasse,
French foreign minister. This telegram,
while giving vague assurances, formulateS
nothing concrete. 1t requests a resump-
two countries with a view to reaching
a satisfactory settlement of the mat-
ters In dispute.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-01

year-old son will be kidnaped in the na,r
future. The letter is poorly written and
full of misspelled words and disconnected
sentences. Mr.: Groom states publicly
lnaI ne Is amply able to care for his boy
ana himself. and will not comply with fbe
request. This is not looked upon as a
hoaX, as would appear on the face of if
py those IN possession of the facts
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-01
VERDICT OF ACQUITTAL
Ordered by Denver District Court
in Bribery Cases.

DENVER. Col. Aug. S1-In the district
court today Judge Mullins ordered the
jury to acquit II. H. Tammen F. G.
Bon1ls, Police Judge w. J. Thomas and
Bailiffs Schrader and Sadlier, who were
charged with having conspired to bribe
the jury at the last trial of ATTORNEY
William Anderson for shooting Messrs
Tammen and Banfils. The verdict of ac-
ouittal was accordingly returned by the
Jury. The Judge declared that no evil
dence had been p, esented by the state to
S'sstain the charge Of conspiracy.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-01
1RWIashington RIIa,!l B!s11 tipe q p. m. st. PauD.

River forecast till a. m. Monday: The
iinlSS3lsslppi ~ VIII remain about stationary
IN the vicinity of St. Paul
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-01

Continued on Eighth Page.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-10-18
WOODVILLE NEWS MENTION.

Woodville, Oct. 15.-Business is dull
this week in our section.
The Baptist Association passed off
quietly and successfully, and everybody
present seemed to enjoy themselves.
s lay was the Iast day.
AIr. Ben Clemons and MS sister from
Gadsden county are visiting their
grandmother here this week.
Mr.. Richard A.LgoOd, who is in the
employ of the Southern Express Com
pany, is spending the week with his
mother and his many friends who are
always ready to welcome Richard.
-.iss l.. E. Maxwell, who is attending
the oLate College, at --.lahaSsee, spent
Saturday and Sunday with her parents.
Mr. J. ]. Lewis and son, Mr.. Perry
Strickland and sister, Mr.. ClemOns and
sister ana Mr.. Tuten and several others
left yesterday evening for Tie coast.
Mr.. H. G. Lewis and his son, BlOx-
ham, will join the party later.
Miss Dora LangStOn and Miss lOr-
ence Strickland, from LangStOn, on the
OcklOckOnee, are visiting relatives here
this week.
OuF lFleuu, LhT. L. -. WlIlldHSOu, Is
wrestling with the cn.Ils and fever also
his Jaby child has had the fever for
several days
MISS Clara Page is improving.
Mrs. B. F. Page has been QUICe sick
for several days, but is better this
morning,
Mr. ]. l.. Robinson and Mr.. Richard
AlligoOd left for the cOasL this morn
ing.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-10-18
NIGHT WAS HER TERROR.

Il would cough nearly all night
long" writes Mrs. Chas. Applegate, of
Alexandria, Ind, land could hardly
get any sleep. l had consumption so
bad that if / walked a block / would
cough frightfully and spit blood, but,
when all other medicines failed, three
$1.OO bottles of DIR. Kings New Dis
cOVery wholly cured me and l gained
So pounds" It's absolutely guaranteed
to cure coughs, colds, Iagrippe, bron-
chitis and all throat and lung troubles.
Price SOC. and S1.00. Trial bottles free
at all druggists.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-10-18
CAPTURED A STATE SENATOR
Miss Elan, of Georgia, Soon, to Wed
Hon C. Fabian Law.

Those who were members of t. last
Legislature, as well as the lobby and
citizens OF Tallahassee, will remember
Miss Elan as very bright and at
tractive woman, and Hon C. Fabian
Law is well and favorably known
throughout this State and Georgia.
Miss Elan came here just before the
cOnVening of the Legislature of this
year. She had letters of introduction
and recommendation from Governor
Gambler, of Georgia; Secretary of
State Cook and other prominent Off
cialS OF that State. She is an expert
stenographer, an exceptionally well in
formed woman and besl-es having
more work than she could do. she had
hosts of admirers among the law
makers.
The Atlanta Journal of a recent date
tells lie final outcome as follows:
"The engagement is announced of
Miss Ada Elam, of Atlanta, and Hon.
c. Fabian Law, the marriage to take
place November 7th, at St. Luke's
Church.
Mr.. Law and his bride will leave
Immediately afer the ceremony on a
bridal trip north, and on their return
will be at home, near Daytona, Fla.
1.-The engagement is a matter of in
terest throughout Georgia and Florida,
as both parties are prominently known
in social and political circles.
Miss Elan is formerly of Rome,
Uut has made her home in Atlanta. for
the past ten years. Sine was the first
woman in Georgia to receive the posi-
ton of postmaster of the Legislature,
and for several years she has been a
StenOgrapher of the House of Repre-
sentatiVeS. She is prominent in DO
litical circles throughout the State,
and represents well-knOwn family.
She is a cousin of Mr.. George SciDle
of this city.
Mr.. Law is Senator from the
Twenty-ninth Senatorial district of
Florida. He is one of the most prom
inent and popular public men in the
State. Though now closely associated
with the affairs of Florida, Mr.. Law is
a native Georgian, having beel Inrn
in Liberty county. He has sp ut his
bOyhOOd days in Savl nah wn,-.,e his
father was a successful lawyer. He is
man of culture and refinement and
has hosts of friends who are cOngratu-
lating him on his good fortune.
NisS Tlam was sent by Governor
Gambler to attend the Florida legisla-
fure last April in order to do some
stenographic work there, and it was
then that she met Mr.. Law, a promi-
nent figure in that body. The meet
ing terminated thus happily in this
romance"