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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-03
MEXICAN DISASTER
GROWS IN HORROR
ONE HUNDRED AND SIX MINERS
WERE BNTOMBED BY THE EX-
PLoSION AND ALL ARE CIV
EN- UP FOR DEAD.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. Feb. 2.-The lat
est information from the Hondo, Mex,
miEe explosion shows it to have been
fully as serious as at first reported.
There was a total of JOG miners at work
in the mine when the explosion occurred
and all of them are dead The majority
of the victims are MeXicans and China
men, very few Americans having been at
work in the mine.
Every mule in the mine was killed,
three dead ones being taken from the
debris today. The work of clearing away
the wreck in order to get to the bodies
is being rushed as rapidly as possible,
but there is no hope that any of the 106
men will be rescued alive.
The explosion was occasioned by strik-
ing a gas pocket. The mine is the prop
erty of the Coahuila Coal company r.
NJ McKerney being superintendent. The
names of none of the victims have been
learned here. The loss to the owners of
the mine is very heavy.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-03
LONG STANDING DISPUTE BETWEEN
STATE AND D. & 1. r. Is
SETTLED
FoRTY-FIvE THOUSAND ACRES
The Tract Secured Was by Mis-
take Included in the
Land Grant of the
Road
LocHREN TO MODIFY DECREE

State Auditor Dunn has just completed
negotiations with the Duluth & Iron
Range road whereby a large amount of
valuable mineral land has been reserved
to the state and the consequent saving
to the state roughly estimated to be
nearly $1,000,000 This land has been in
litigation for some years between the
state and the railroad company and Mr..
Dunn has been engaged for nearly year
in an effort to effect a compromise with
the railroad company.
The Duluth & Iron Range road was
many years ago granted 100000 acres Of
swamp land by the state and made it's
selection which included 45,057 acres Of
valuable mineral lands which had been
already selected by the state for state
institutions. This land was granted to
the road on the basis of ten sections of
swamp land for every mile of railroad
built. The company's title became some
what clouded by reason Of alleged failure
to comply with certain conditions of the
grant, and the suit resulted.
jan 8, 1900, Judge Lochren of the
United States court decided that the
companyS title was valid and attached
to its decree was list of lands to which
the company's title was declared alb
solute. Over a year later it was discov-
cred that this list included by mistake
45,Uf9 acres OF lanO nelQ IN trust Dy the
state for the benefit of state institutions
An investigation developed that the error
was a clerical one or a misapprehension
on the part of the attorneys. The prob
lem, however, was a difficult one for the
state. because the time for the appeal
from the decree had expired. Proposals
were then submitted by the state officials
to the railroad company for an adjust
ment and after long negotiations these
have been accepted
The proposals made by the state, and
which have been agreed to by the railway
company are: 1. The company is to re-
lease all state institution land included
in the judges decree. g. The state is
to make no more selections of land in
St Louis and Cook counties until the
company's grant is filed. 8. The state
agrees to deed to the company all clear
lands it has heretofore accepted, except
state institution lands g. The company
months after the land has been certified
to the state. 5. The state and company
agree to urge the interior department to
complete surveys in st. Louis and Cook
counties.
The final act in the agreement will take
place today in Judge Lochren's court
when the Judge will modify his decree in
accordance with the stipulations decided
upon by the state and the company.
The attorney for the Duluth & Iron
Range company was Frank B. Kellogg
and the negotiations on behalf of the
state were conducted by Auditor r. G.
Dunn.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-03
.EMACIATED MURDERERS
BROUGHT TO RAY IN THE WOODS
AND CAPTURED.

BROCKWAYVILLE,P Pa, Feb. 2.-HaIf
naked and nearly starved. Thomas MAZDA
lena and Bennie Poll, the Italians, wanted
for the murder OF James Heekin at
Shawmut Saturday, Jan. Is, were brought
to bay in a lonely woods near Grenshaw,
two miles from this place, last night,
and captured.
The two Italians have been pursued and
searched for since the night of their
crime, and the commissioner of Elk
county and the Shawmut Mining COM
pany had offered a reward Of $1,000 for
their capture. The murderers had been
hiding in the woods since Heekin was
murdered They declared last night that
they had nothing to eat for four days
and were nearly famished. When four
Italian deputies under Squire Keys ap-
peared they were too weak. to offer any
material resistance and were easily over
powered by the posse.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-03
TWO MILLION DOLLAR
Loss BY FIERCE FIRE
People of Waterbury, Connecticut,
Spending an Anxious Night in
Watching Roaring Flames.
MUCH OF The BUSINESS PART IN RUINS

thirty tenements, and the large and COM
modious headquarters of the Waterbury
American were in ruins before midnight
After 8 o'clock the militia was called
out to preserve order.
There was serious talk of blowing up
buildings to prevent the spread Of the
flames, but the fire was temporarily un-
der control at 1890 o'clock. 1t had been
checked on South Main street and indi-
cations were that it would content itself
on Center street with burning out the
long block that contained the Franklin
house and the American Office.
OUTSIDE ASSISTANCE
WAS CALLED FOR.
Shortly after midnight the fire, which
had apparently been brought under con-
trcl broke out in new places, and the
efforts Of the local firemen, combined .
with the aid given by fire fighters and
apparatus from Hartford, Torrington,
Bridgeport, New Haven and Naugatuck,
seemed powerless to stay it's progress.
The blaze was wiping out the business
portion of the city, all the fire being
confined to that part of the city, though
the residential section was in danger
by sparks driven by the furious wind
IE the panic caused by the fire there
We're many rumors of accidents and IA
taities, but at the Waterbury hospital
at o'clock it was said that no accidents
or deaths had been reported there.
At that hour the fire was still burn
ing, though as viewed from the hospital,
which is on an eminence commanding a
view Of the city, it appeared that it's
v1gor was abating. Hope was expressed
that the worst Of the fire was over, and
that it would be soon under control
NAMES OF LOSERS,
AMOUNTS OF LOSSES.
Losses reported on buildings burned are
as follows: w. Fl. Camp block, in which
was located Ried & Hughes store $75,-
600; Masonic temple, $4,000; O'Connor
block, $35, eco; Greenberg q Buckner, $780,
OG0; Old American block, Charles Miller
owner, S35, Geo; johnson Heck, $40, ,UUO: Jones
Morgan q Co, clothiers, $50, ,000; j. B. MuI-
lngS & Son, clothiers, 100000; Camp
block, in process of demolition, $4,000;
New England Engineering cmpany $4,000;
Franklin house totally destroyed $4,000;
Turkish BATH w. G. Schlegel, proprietor
$20,OC0;~Jean Jacques block, $4,000; Mrs.
w. c. Bannon'S block. occupied by Anson
SelleW company, $lo000; George Z. judd,
block, occupied by La Palme-H Hoffman
company $4,000; Ashworth block, occu-
pied by B. c.. Church company $50, coo;
Waterbury American, loss on building,
S50,OO0; Schlitz Brewing company, $780,
coo; Conlon Bros, $4,000; Edward Nc
GraW, two blocks, $S5, 600; Meigs block,
$4,000; Whittlesey block, $4,000; Boston
Furniture company, $4,000; Bronson
block, $4,000;
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-03

possible whereas. rot a single decision
has impaired the commissions S power to
prevent rate cutting.
ACCUSED OF MAKING
UNTRUE STATEMENT.
AS an illustration Of it's methods, it
states in it's last annual report that the
courts have held that to convict for pay
ing a rebate it is necessary to show not
merely that the railroad company paid a
rebate to a particular shipper, but it
must also be shown that it did not pay
the same rebate to some other shipper,
which as a practical matter is almost
impossible.
This statement is not true The very
decision referred to distinctly holds that
the mere fact Of paying a rebate from
the tariff rate is in itself an offense, re-
gardless of what was paid by anybody
else, and the act makes this offense pun
ishable by a fine, which may be as much
IS $1,000 for each instance. where the
tariff rate has been departed from.
HAS THE COMMISSION
BEEN THRILLING.
The commission seems to have made
investigations upon the subject not TO
enforce the act, but simply to advertise
it's contention that the act is not en-
forceable. Moreover, no part of the new
power now asked by the commission
would have the remotest tendency to
prevent this rate cutting, and this re-
port shows that this is now the evil to be
contended with.
1 make no attempt to excuse the rail
roads for violating the law, but I insist
that the commissions attitude is mex
cusable. Offended because the courts
overruled its erroneous assumption of
power in other directions, it has been
sulking for years-trying to create the
false impression that the act is worth
less and seeking to use the rate cutting
which it could and ought to have pre-
vented as a basis for demanding radical
powers which would in now way tend to
correct it,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-03
MISS ROOSEVELT
ASAPRINCESS
PRESIDENTS DAUGHTER WILL SO
RANK AT CORONATION OF
KING EDWARD
COULD NOT WEAR A C0R0NET
But Her station in Life Would De-
mand That She BE Treated the
Same as the Daughter of a
Ruling Monarch.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2.-Notwithstand-
ing that President Roosevelt will not
openly confirm the statement that Miss
Roosevelt will accompany Mr. Whitelaw
Reid and his suite to. the coronation of
King Edward VII, it is generally under
stood in the inner circles that he has con-
sented.
It is stated on good authority that Miss
Roosevelt will sail with the party OF AM
bassadcr Reid on June 5.
According to her station as the daugh-
ter of the head of Cne of the greatest
powers in the world she should be re-
ceived with most distinguished honor
Court etiquette will be cut Of place, as
the young lady is merely in the suite Of
Mr.. Reid, the special American ambassa-
dor. The hard and fast rules of mon
archy make it necessary that she should
be recognized completely or not at all.
Those who know foreign customs say
that Miss Roosevelt would rank with the
princesses of the blood next to those in
immediate station to a throne, and that
if she attends the coronation she would
wear a robe Of crimson, or. as it is
called, royal purple, and would be dis
tinguished from the peeresses by addi-
tionaI bands Of ermine and miniver.
Would Wear No COrOnet.
Inc DGIuCGSS0S Viii, VI COU1S6, WSo1
golden coronets. Miss Roosevelt will BE
conspicuous among this group by the fact
that her head will not be adorned by the
golden circlet, balls and strawberry
leaves, because her fathers dignity is
not hereditary.
According to court etiquette another
honor is in store for Miss Roosevelt, that
of lodging at one of the royal palaces.
1t will be impossible for her to travel
inccgnito. as is often the custom of roy
atty Immediately her presence is known
in London the fact will be recognized by
the royal family, and every mark of at
tention and honor viii be extended to her
The visit Of Prince Henry to the United
States is not exactly parallel case.
While a blood relative of the kaiser, he is
not directly descended from the reigning
sovereign Therefore the honor paid to
Miss Roosevelt will equal that which
would be given to the eldest daughter OF
Emperor William or the czar himself.
In its possibilities for the exchange OF
international complications, the visit OF
Miss Roosevelt to England far exceeds
in Importance that of Prince Henry o.
Prussia to the United States. The op.
portunities for display of international
amity and cordiality are greater in tbs
fact that she is young girl, and the
fluctuations will be much more subtle
character.
Miss Roosevelt has asked this favor OF
her father as a birthday gift, on the oc-
casion of her becoming eighteen years OF
age. Her father, therefore, finds 1T diff
fcult to refuse her request.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-03
DEMOCRATS OF THE HOUSE ARE
READY TO OPEN UP WHOLE
TARIFF QUESTION
TWO REPORTS ON TAX REPEAL
Minority VIII Agree with the Ma.
jOrity Determination to Repeal
War Taxes, but Will Also
Discuss Other Points.
0LEOMARGARINE BILL TO PASS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The majority
and minority reports on the bill reduc-
ing the war revenue taxes are practical
ly completed, the purpose being to re-
port the bill to the house after a meet
ing of the ways and means committee
tomorrow.
Chairman Payne's majority report is
foreshadowed in his recent statement
when the bill was agreed upon. 1t deals
mainly with the extent and details of
the reduction, which is said to be the
largest single reduction of taxation ever
made by a nation.
The minority of the committee confer
red today, and will meet at II a. m to-
morrow to sign the final draft of their
report. 1t will concur with the majority
in supporting tax reduction, but will
discuss the general question of tariff re-
vision; and in the debate on the floor
the Democrats will open up the whole
subject.
The question of Cuban reciprocity is
also to be debated at length, as members
on both sides of the house are anxious
to define their positions
The friends of the oleomargarine bill,
which has been made a special con-
tinuing order for tomorrow, have no
doubt of its passage. They regard the
vote on the adoption of the special or
der last Friday as practically a test
vote. The bill is practically the old
Grout bill imposing a tax of 10 cents
pound on products colored in imitation
of butter and to make retail dealers who
color oleomargarine subject to the same
penalties as the manufacturers
Something Doing in Senate.
For the most part the senate will di-
vide it's time this week between the Phil
ippine tariff bill and the bill increasing
the salaries of members of the federal
judiciary. The salary bill is in charge
Of Senator Hoar, and will be considered
in the morning hour of the senate each
day until 1t is disposed of, while the
Philippine BILL which is in the hands of
Senator Lodge, will continue to have
right Of way as the unfinished business
after 2 o'clock of each day.
The salary bill will be the subject only
| of running debate, but a number of set
] speeches will be made on the other
measure. Among the senators who will
be heard during the week are Messrs.
| Teller Turner Carmack and Culberson
| 1t is not probable that the debate on
| the Filipino bill will be concluded dur
| ing the week.
The friends of the judicial salary bill
| nope to conclude its consideration at a
| comparatively early day. They say that
Senator Stewards amendment increasing
the salaries of senators and members of
congress will be unceremoniously voted
down.
Monday Senator Hale, from the com
mittee on appropriation, will report the
urgent deficiency appropriation bill and
| ask to have it considered on the follow
ing day. The amendments in this bill
! providing for the entertainment OF
! Prince Henry and the expenses Of this
country incident to the coronation may
| lead to some discussion, but no doubt
| is entertained of the final favorable dis
| position of those items.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-03
WAS BUT HALF MADE UP
YOUNG MAN, PHYSICALLY DEFECT
I'VE, DELIBERATELY KILLS
HIMSELF At BEMIDJE AND
HIDES IDENTITY.

BEMIDJT. Mimi, Feb. "A peculiar
suicide occurred here Friday night, when
an unknown young man who had ar
rived that morning took a dose Of
strychnine Nothing indicating his iden-
tity was found, except the following
strange note:
Expecting to end my existence to-
night, 1 write these lines in explanation
of the deed. On account of a peculiar
physical defect my life has been one of
misery, both to myself and to those with
whom l have lived This defect, of
course, is something for which l am not
to blame and also something which
can never get rid of. So think [ am
fully justified in taking this course In
fact I think it is my duty to my fellow
man, as a firm believer in the Christian
religion. Wish no effort to be made to
find relatives"
He was about twenty-five years old,
six feet tall and dark.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-03
INTERSTATE Commission
GETS 4 HOT SCORING
Walker d. Hines, of the L louisville &
Nashville, Contends It Has Ample
Power, but Is Trifling.
PERTINENT ILLUSTRATIONS ARE SPECIFIED

LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 2.-That the
interstate commerce commission is itself
tc blame for the rate cutting which it
condemns in it's last annual report is the
claim made by Walker D. Hines first
vice president of the Louisville & Nash
Vile Railroad company in a pamphlet
which he has just issued Mr.. Hines has
given special attention to this subject
His contention is in substance as fol-
lows:
The commission endeavors, as it mas
done for years, to excite support for it's
demand for more power by describing
the prevalence of secret rate cutting. 1t
held new Investigations at Chicago and
Kansas City to disclose conditions which
it has known for years, delaying the
publication of its report SO as to give the
result CT these hearings.
The indisputable fact must be kept be-
fore the public that the prevalence of
rate cutting is an unanswerable argu-
ment against giving the commission more
power, because it is due principally to
the commissions utter failure to perform
its manifest duty.
COMMISSIONS POWERS
ARE MOST AMPLE.
The paramount purpose of the law was
to secure publicity and the maintenance
of tariff rates. 1t is the express duty of
the commission to keep advised and en-
force the law. 1t has the widest possible
powers of investigation, including the
right to call for the production of all
books, documents and papers, and it can
require the district attorneys of the
United States to prosecute all violators.
These powers have been upheld by the
IA courts.
The commission, however, has not only
failed to devote its time and energy to
discovering and prosecuting Violators of
the law, but it has by it's supineness
acQuiesced in and encouraged them, and
has done all in its power to break down
the force Of the act and make it a dead
letter by constantly proclainling that the
courts have made its enforcement i'm
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-03
WHITNEY WILL RETIRE
NOTED NEW YORKER WILL NOW
ENJOY HIMSELF.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2-William G. Whit
ney, fnancier and ex-secretary Of the
navy, after about twenty-five years of
far-reaching activity in the world Of af-
fairs, has decided to retire from business
life. He confirmed this statement tonight,
saying:
Eyes, I have decided to give up work
and settle down to enjoy the rest to
which I think I am entitled. Tt always
had been my intention to withdraw form
active business when 1 reached the age
of sixty Now 1 have passed the limit.
l am out for good"
Mr. Whitney said he had shifted the
burden of his many interests to the
shoulders Of younger men. He also init
mated that he could not be tempted to
enter politics agian.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-03
GOT EVEN WITH DADDY
SUPPOSED HOOsIER MAID WAS A
WIFE FOR MONTHS.
Special to The Gaobe.
S IS
Busy
DAY


MARION, Ind, Feb 2.-Miss Frances
Wilson, a petite and pretty young lady
of Fairmount, this county, created a
surprise yesterday by announcing shat she
was married last June to T. l.. Baker, a
prominent young man Of Hartford City,
the wedding having occurred at Louis
vile. The young woman is the daughter
of John H. Wilson, ex-postmaster, and
one of the county's best known politici-
ans and business men.
A year or SO ago, MIR Wilson married
a second wife, the first intimation his
family had of his intention being news
paper announcement of the wedding
The daughter planned her secret mar
uiage as a means of getting even. The
young couple were to have been married
on Sunday, and the lamny and invited
guests were greatly surprised when
the announcement of the last Junes
wedding was made,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-03
BULLETIN OF
IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY
Weather Forecast for st. Paul:
Fair; Probably Warmer.

Weather Forecast for st. Paul:
Fair; Probably Warmer.
1-$2, 100000 Fire at Waterbury,
Murder Suspects Arrested.
Interstate Commission Hit.
House Democrats Loaded.
Minnesota Gets Rich Lands.
Riddle Boys Were RiddIed.
2-PoIice Hot After Murderers.
whitney Indorses Tax Code.
Weiss Criticises ChiIds.
DIR. Smith Mt Metropolitan.
Capt. Pond on Hawaii.
3-Nevs of the Northwest.
Wife sues for $4,000.
4-EditoriaI Comment.
Theatrical Reviews
Notes of Industrial World.
G. ID. O'Brien on Tax Law.
New York Letter.
5-BIizzards Spread Far.
Sporting Gossip.
e-Nevs of the Railroads.
Globe Popular Wants.
7-Henry CIews' Review.
Government Statistics.
Redemption Advertisements.
s-DaiIy Short story.
school Board Report.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-03
TWO SUSPECTS
ARE ARRESTED
MINNEAPOLIS DETECTIVES GATH
Err IN A. j. STANLEY AND VIM
HARRISON ON SUSPICION OF
NUMBERING MAYER.

AT 2 o'clock this morning Officer Rhodes
and Detectives Bracket and Malone, of
Minneapolis, arrested A. J. Stanley, alias
Fairbanks, and William Harrison in that
city OH suspicion of being implicated in
the shooting of Officer Mayer in the rear
of Jessrangs saloon Friday night.
The Minneapolis police refuse to give
their reasons for believing that the men
were mixed up in the affair. and say the
suspects are being held pending further
investigation.
At the central station in this city no
information could be obtained as to
whether these men are suspected or not.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-03
SWINDLER is IN
PHYSICIANS IN SEVERAL STATES
THE VICTIMS.

CHICAGO, Feb. flames B. Agnew,
who claims relationship with the we'll
known Philadelphia family of that name,
is under arrest here, charged with swind-
ling several hundred physicians in IL
linois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and
Wisconsin out of small sums of money
He is charged with having fraudulent
ly obtained cash subscriptions to Chi
cage medical publication, with which he
had no business connection. AgneW came
to Chicago from New York.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-03
nadger centennrlan pead.

MILWAUKEE,, Feb. 2.-Michael
o Brien, who would have been one hun
dred years old had he lived until Aug. IA
next, died today at the home of his
daughter. Mrs. Singleton, on Potter ave-
nue. Mr. O'Brien was a former we'll
known lead miner, having been interest
ed for many years in a section known &c
the New Diggins,' near Wyoming. Wis.
Ar. C'R -icn's lcngevity was SAID to be
due to regular habitE Of living.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-03
right Newspaper Spirit.

VANCOUVER, B. c., Feb. Wv. f.
Thompson, former proprietor of the Yu-
taWa and New York to endeavor to per-
feet arrangements for the use of the
Marconi system in transmitting mes
sages to Dawson. The government tele-
graph line to Dawson is down so much
Of the time that it Is declared to be
practically failure.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-03
Cicarmakers Back TO WORK.

TAMPA, Fla, Feb. AT a conference
between n committee of the striking ci-
garmakers and the officers of the Ameri-
can Cigar company here, in whose fac
tories the recent cigarmakers' strike IS
effective. held today, an agreement was
reached by which all the men will return
tc work tomorrow morning. A compro-
mise for the present was reached
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-03
NEnchins Goinw to COLON.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2-The United
States gunboat Machias, Lieutenant
Commander Henry McCrea, which has
been at the navy yard here for the past
month, sailed this afternoon for the
West Indies to joil the North Atlantic
squadron taking the place of the gun
beat Marietta, which is now at Colon,
IL protect American interests there.