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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-27

water in many places dubbed up
through the sand at low tide the birds
were not really drinking the sea water,
but by watching closely 1 distinctly
saw them walk across these tiny run
nels without making any attempt to
drink. Then. too. the whole of the
Gazelle peninsula is cut up by count
less streams of water and rain falls
throughout the year as a rule. What
causes this unusual habit of drinking
sea water? Another popularity of the
New Britain and New Ireland pigeon
is its fondness for the chill pepper
berry. During three months of the
year, when these berries are ripe, the
birds crops are full of them, and often
their flesh is so pungent and smells so
strongly of the chill as to be quite I'M
eatable. "-Chambers Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-27
THEY DRINK SEA WATER.
COckatOOs and wild Pigeons Do Not |
Seem to Mind 1t.

COckafOOs and Wild Pigeons Do Not
Seem to Mind 1T.
SIN 1881, while resident on Gazelle
peninsula, the northern portion of the
magnificent island of New Britain, in
the south Pacific, 1 had many oppor-
tunities of witnessing both cockatoos
and wild pigeons drinking salt water.
I was stationed at place called Ka-
baira, the then 'farthest out trading
station on the whole island, and as I
had but little work to do L found
plenty of time to study bird life in the
vicinity. Parrots of several varieties,
all of beautiful plumage, were plenti-
full, and great fiocks of white cocka-
toos frequented the rolling, grassy
downs which lay between my home
and the German head station in
Blanche bay, twenty miles distant,
while the heavy frost of the lttoral
was the haunt of thousands of pigeons.
These pigeons, though not so large as
the Samoan or eastern Polynesian bird,
formed an agreeable change of diet for
us white traders. and by. walking about
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-27
QUICK WORK WITH A SHARK
Three Ilanakas Went Down and Got
Him While He Was Aslecp.


Him While He Was Aslecp.
'The Kanakas of the Hawaiian Is
lands have about as much fear of the
huge sharks that infest the Hawaiian
waters as we have of one-month-old
fox terrier pups" said naval officer
who recently returned from the Asiatic
station by way of the islands. Zone
morning couple of months ago, when
our ship was lying in Honolulu harbor,
a big banana barge, propelled by three
muscular, fine looking, nearly nude
Kanakas, pulled alongside of us to
peddle the fruit among the men for
ward. Just as they got the barge close
to the ship the three Kanakas began to
jabber excitedly in their queer, musical
language and to feel of the edges of
the knives suspended by lanyards
around their necks.
1.-The eyes of those Kanakas were
keener than ours, and they had seen a
big shark asleep direct4y beneath the
lighter, the water being so clear down
that way that objects can be seen
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-27

blood. Then the three I\anakas came
up, all in bunch, like a trio of jacks
in-the-box, with contented smiles on
their faces. The shark thrashed around
for five or ten minutes. and at the end
of that time he was as dead as any
sailed mackerel in barrel, the entlre
length of him. The three kanakas had
tackled him altogether as he slept mad
driven their knives into his Vulnerable
parts, and before he had chance 10
pull himself together he was as GOOD
as dead. 1t was as workmanlike job
of going after big sea game as ever l
saw."-Philadelphia Times
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-27
I.Inrerinr simmer CoIds.

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Summer colds are the hardest kind
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along for months. A long siege like
this will pull down the strongest con-
stitution. One Minute Cough Cure
viii break up the attack at once
Safe, sure. acts at once. Cures coughs,
colds, Group, bronchitis, all throat
and lung troubles. The children like
it. All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-27

The expressions of grateful women
who have experienced wonderful
blessings using Rocky Mountain Tea,
compensate us for our efforts in their
behalf. 35 cents. T. II. Thomas
pharmacy.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-18

tails of the murder can only be surmised,
as Miss Mixa died without making a
statement, and ever since Taper has
maintained that his mind was a complete
blank and that he knew nothing of what
he had done until some time after he had
struck the fatal blow.
The murdered girl had gone to the wash
room of the hotel to begin the family
washing. Taper, in his capacity of bar
tender and hostler had arisen at 4:30,
and had finished his mornings work an
hour later. It was part of his duty to
done so he joined Miss Mixa and offered
to assist her with her work. 1t appears
that Taper had made a remark to the
girl a week before which she considered
insulting, and for this reason She refused
to allow him to help her. This drove
Taper into frenzy, and snatching up
d large butcher knife he stabbed her in
the throat. Miss Mixa evidently made a
brief and futile struggle for her life and
once more Taper drove the knife into
her neck, severing the jugular vein.
The screams of the terrified girl aroused
the proprietor, John Leonard, and his
wife, and they rushed to the laundry
room in their night clothes. Leonard
tried to open the door, but Taper held
= shut for moment When the door
was finally opened Leonard saw Miss
MiXa lying on the floor in her death
struggle, with Taper leaning over her
with the dripping knife still in his hand.
Taper, for a second, took no notice OF
either Leonard or his wife, but when they
attracted his attention by moving, ne
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-18

dashed at Leonard in an effort to stab
him. Leonard shut the door in time to
save himself from injury, and Mrs Leon
ard ran into the street crying for assist
anee. Taper then came out of the
room carrying the weapon and started
toward the river with the intention Of
drowning himself He was too good q
swimmer, however, and even with the
vision of his crime before mis- eyes the
instinct of self-preservation Was too
strong. He swan out to the pier in the
river and back again, lacking the cour-
age to allow himself to sink. Once on the
bank a ray of hope came to him that
perhaps he had net killed the girl, and he
returned to the hotel to see if she was
dead.
AT the hotel ne met Leonard and asked
him if Rosa was dead yet. Leonard in
formed him that she was, and asked him
why he had killed her.
Gave Himself Up.
Because I loved her, was the answer
that came between set teeth. Leonard
advised Taper to go over to Chaska
two miles distant, and to give himself I'D
to the sheriff, August Johnson. Without
word Taper quilted the hotel and
started in the direction Of Chaska. A
short distance from Carver he again de-
cided to drown himself, and again swan
out into the river. For the second time
he lacked the courage, and, the water
being cold at that hour of the morning,
he concluded to put himself into the
hands Of the law.
He came straight to Chaska and went
to the residence OF Sheriff Johnson and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-18

sent out that he was cursing and acting
like I-aniac when he dropped the pa
pers and turned his attention to religious
works.
When his sister took her last farewell
Taper acted in his usual cool manner
Mrs. Benson broke down, however, and
returned sobbing to the sheriff S office
where she remained until she left for
Minneapolis. Taper ate three hearty
meals yesterday, He was given what he
wanted and appeared gtoa1ake more en-
Joyment out of them than ever before.
Lemon pie, beefstealk, potatoes, bread and
coffee were his preferences.
Crowds See the CaIIo1vs.
There was OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in
Chaska all day. yesterday, and constant
stream of morbid visitors, old, young and
children of both sexes filed into the
structure where the gaflegVs was waiting
for its victim. They climbed all over it
and spent their time between shuddering
and trying to solve the mechanical ap-
paratus of the drop.
A wooden shed Of q temporary charac-
ter has been erected Between the jail
and the court house, with the sheriff 3
residence Immediately in the rear. The
galloWs used bears the marks of two pre-
vious executions, OFT of Granite Falls,
and Wallert, of Henderson. The rope is
the last part of the coil purchased by
Sheriff Phillips of Hennepin county.
Moshiek Of Minneapolis, OFT and Wallert
were hanged with pieces of II, SO that
the last end performs the first execution
IN Carver county. While the gallows was
being built 4apper could hear every
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-18

the hour of his doom approached he fire.
quently broke into tears, Sobbing that he
committed an awful crime, but that God
would forgive him. Fl
When the death watch told him it was
time he arose without word, and al
lowed them to put on the shroud and
cap. The shroud was worn by Wallert
and the cap by OFT when they were ex-
ecuted, the former at Henderson, and
the latter at Granite Falls.
Condemned Mans Last Day.
The doomed man sat in his cell in the
northeast corner of the Jail all oas talk
ing to his sister and lis spiritual ad-
wiser, Rev. A. E. Raedke, of the German
Lutheran church. He was cam most of
the time. but the great strain on him to-4
at intervals, when he would converse in
coherently. His sister, MRS. Anna Ben
sen, of Minneapolis, came down on the
morning train. She spent two hours
with her brother in the morning and two
after dinner. She left on the o'clock
train for Minneapolis.
Taper told her repeatedly that he
was very sorry for his crime and that
he was to be justly punished. He was in
a state of semi-religious fervor and ire
quently expressed his belief that his sin
would be forgiven. He told his sister and
the minister that he would walk bravely
to the scaffolu and die like man. When
alone in his cell he spent mis- time reading
his Bible and praying for forgiveness
Ever since he was first confined he has
ring the newspapers, until the story was
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-18
ON SALARY BASIS
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WOULD
ABOLISH FEES COLLECTED
BY SHERIFF
SHOULD TAKE EFFECT JAN, 1903
Resolution VIII BE Presented to
Hennepin County Delegation,
Asking Them to Support
Such q Bill.

The county commissioners at their reg
ular meeting yesterday adopted a reSolu-
ton asking the Hennepin county delega-
ton in the legislature to use their best
efforts to make the bill placing the sher-
iff on a salary basis to go into effect the
t1rst Monday In January, 1893 instead OF
Immediately after passage
This action was taken because the bill
provides for $4,000 salaries to be paid
while the appropriation for Sheriffs sag
aries and fees for this year amounts u
only $1,000, and the fees which the coun-
ty would get under the proposed bid
would not be available until 1903. The
county would then be compelled to over
draw its salary fund by $4,000 Or $l4,-
The commissioners all favor the passage
Of the bill with this modification. An
appropriation of $3.50 per month for James
r. jerks, and $65 per month for w. c..
RlnkertOn, salaries for examination of
the clerk of the courts Office, was voted,
with the provision that the total COM
pensatiOn should not exceed $500. Com
missioner Ryberg voted against this prop
osiuOn, taking the position that the state
County Auditor Hugh NJ. Scott address,
ed a communication to the board asking
that provision be made for the checking
up Of his Office, as he thought it advisable
OF do so once each year, and the public
examiner not having done so for more
than a year. A resolution was adopted
Yacaung the park at Robinson's bay,
Lake MlnnetOnka, on condition that the
abutung property owners would deed to
the county a 66-fOot roadway to the lake
shore.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-18
YANG YU PASSES AWAY
FORMER MINISTER TO THIS COUN-
TRY DIES IN ST. PETERSBURG

ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 17.-Yang Yu,
the Chinese minister to Russia, died here
today after a short illness.
Yank Yu was formerly Chinese minis
ter at Washington. He was transferred
to st. Petersburg in November, 1886 In
March, 1901, he was reported to be serious
ly i'll Ghis was at the time when it
was said the Russo Chinese Manchurian
treaty was to be signed, and March e,
1901, the Russian foreign office was in
formed that the Chinese minister had
fallen and had been seriously injured.
Early in April, 1901, it was announced
that Yang Yus illness was caused by an
attack Of vertigo, following the receipts
of news by him that the Chinese bank
in which he had deposited his entire for
tune had been plundered, and he had
lost everything except his house. The
next report circulated concerning Yang
Yu was that he had requested the en-
peror's permission to resign his post at
st. Petersburg.
Not long afterwards, April 10, 1901, it
was announced in a dispatch from Paris
that Yang Yu had gravely insulted Count
Lamsdorff, the Russian minister of for
eign affairs, during a discussion of the
Manchurian question, and that the count
ordered his lacHeys to put the Chinese
minister out of the room, and that Yang
Yu was thrown down stairs and very
seriously injured about the head.
In May, 1901, Yang Yu started for
China with his family, thereby inter
rupting the Russo Chinese negotiations
regarding Manchuria. He returned to ST.
Petersburg Aug. Is, 1901.
Yang Yu, who was over sixty years
Of age, was a Manchu, and it was said
that he was bitterly opposed to signing
over Manchuria to Russia.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-18

stroke Of the hammer that made the ar
rangement for his death more complete.
Never once did he finch. nor did his
nerve fail him.
Peter Larson, charged with assault
was the only prisoner in the Jail beside
Taper and he appeared to feel worse
than did the condemned man.
Morbid Crowd Follows Sheriff.
Sheriff Johnson was pursued all day by
persons who wanted to be allowed to
witness the execution. After swearing in
his deputies, he politely, but firmly re-
fused admittance to all who had no busi-
ness there, The sheriff went about his
duties reluctantly having known Taper
since babyhood and having attended the
school with his sister and been intimately
acquainted with the family. He did all
in his power to assuage the grief of MRS.
Benson, 1ut the poor woman was heart
broken and could not be comforted.
Late in the afternoon Sheriff Johnson
testeu the rope which is Of Mexican
hemp. The test was made inside the JAIL
AS the other pieces had proven their
strength, no drop was made. About five
hundred pounds of sand was tied to the
rope and allowed to hang for some time
and there was no evidence of a strain.
A second rope was also tested and held
in readiness for any mishap that might
occur.
story of the Crime.
The killing of Rosa Mixa occurred Mon
day morning, June 3, in the wash room
of the Baxter house in Carver. The de-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-18

STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
Ramsey-ss. Probate Court.
In the Matter of Proving the Alleged
Last VIII and Testament Of Anns
Ture&. Deceased.
Whereas, Barbara Ledegar, of tie CITY
OF st. Paul and State of Minnesota, has
delivered to the Probate Court of the
County of Ramsey an instrument in
writing purporting to be the Last VIII
and Testament Of Anna TErek, late O.
ST. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, de
ceased, and filed Herewith her petition to
said Probate Court, praying that the sale
instrument may be proved and admitted
to probate, and that letters testamenta1y
be granted thereon to Barbara IoGeear
1t Is Ordered, That said petition by
heard and the proofs Of sail alleged vii
be taken at Special term Of this Court
to be held at the Court House. in the
City of st. Paul, in said County, or Mon
day, the seventeenth Q7th) day OF
March, 1902, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon
when all persons interested may appear
for or contest the probate Of it; and that
notice of such hearing be given to al
persons interested, by publishing this or
der once in each week for three sUcce.;-
sive weeks prior to said day Of hearing
In the st. Paul Globe, a legal newspaper
printed and published in said County.
Dated at Saint Paul, this 18th day OF
February, 1902
e. w. BAZILLE,
IL. 50 Judge Of Probate
Moritz Helm, Attorney for Petitioner
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-18

STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
Ramsey-Ss. Probate Court
In the Matter of the Estate Of John
O'Connor, Deceased.
Letters teStamentary on the Estate OF
John O'Connor, deceased, late of the
County of Kings and State of New York
being granted to Daniel O'Connor and
John Kenny.
tits Ordered, That six months be and
the same is hereby allowed from and aft
er the date of this Order, in which all
persons hSving claims or demands agains
the said deceased are required to file
the same in the Probate Court of said
County. for examination and allowance
or be forever barred.
1t Is Further Ordered, That the first
Monday in October, 1902, at 10 O'Clock
a. m, at General Term Of said Probate
Court, to be held at the Court House in
the City of st. Paul, is said County, be
and the same hereby is appointed as the
time and place when and where the said
Probate Court will examine and adjust
said claims and demands.
And 1t Is Further Ordered, That notice
of such hearing be given to all creditors
and persons interested in said Estate, by
forthwith publishing this order once in
each week for three successive weeks in
the st. Paul Globe. a legal newspaper
printed and published in said County.
Dated at St. Paul, this 18th day Of
February, 1902.
BY the Court: E. w. BAZILLE,
IL. 81 Judge of Probate.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-18
VERY ASTOUNDING.
Unlocked Action on War Tax Repeal
Measure.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 1.-THE
unexpected happened in the house
today, when the bill to repeal the war
revenue taxes was passed unanimously
without a word of debate. This action
was the outcome of a challenge thrown
down by Mr.. Richardson, of Tennessee,
the minority leader, after the adoption
by a strict party vote of a special order
for the consideration of the bill, which
permitted debate upon it until o'clock
tomorrow afternoon, but cut off all op-
portunity to offer amendments except
such as had been agreed upon by the
ways and means committee.
The adoption Of the rule had been pre-
ceded by a stormy debate, in the course
of which the Democrats protested
against the application Of the gag"
which Mr. Hay, of Virginia, charged was
meant to prevent a free expression not
only by the Democrats, but by some of
the Republicans, attention being espe-
cialIy called toward Mr.. Babcock, of
Wisconsin, the father of the bill to
amend the steel schedule of the present
tariff law.
They also charged that such a method
of procedure was minimizing the in
fuence of the house, and making it
simply a machine to register the de-
crees of the few men in control. Mr..
Babcock said that he supported the pro-
gramme on the ground that the issue
presented for the repeal Of the war rev.
enue taxes should not be complicated
with other matters. At the same time
he gave notice that he would press his
own bill at the first opportunity. Mr.. Dali
eel, Of Pennsylvania, scored a point
against the minority by recalling the
time under Democratic control of the
house, when $40 amendments to the Will
son tariff bill had been forced through
without being read.
When the rule was adopted by vote
of 15S to 120, Mr.. Richardson, to en-
phasize the fact that debate on the bill
could accomplish nothing, and that de-
liberation upon it would be fruitless. ask
ed unanimous consent that the bill be
placed upon its passage. Not an objection
was voiced, and the vote was taken
forthwith. Every vote, 27S in number,
was cast in the affirmative, and thus
quietly and unanimously came the end
of what at one time had promised to
be one of the most exciting contests of
the session.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-18
WAGE WAR ON PRICES
BIG PACKING HOUSES IN CHICAGO
ARE FIGHTING EACH
OTHER

CHICAGO, Feb. 17.-Big packing houses
in the stock yards are at war and as a
result, the price of dressed beef in the
Chicago market has been cut more than
% per cent. The trouble is over the en-
trance of two new firms into the Chicago
beef market. For a long time Armour &
Co., Swift & Co., and Nelson Morris &
Co. have had a monopoly Of the local ter
ritory and they divided it up between
themselves and held prices up according
TO their treaty of peace.
A big slaughter house has just been
erected by the Schwarzchild & Sulzberger
company at the stock yards and they
have been joined by the Anglo-American
Provision company, which formerly han
died hog products, but little dressed beet
in Chicago. The established firms We're
quick to resent the intrusion and began
to meet the competition by cutting prices.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-18
Notice of Applications for Liquor
City Clerks Office,

City Clerks Office,
st. Paul, Mimi, Feb II, 1902.
To Whom 1t May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing named persons have applied for
license to sell Intoxicating liquors for one
year from date of the opening of their
respective places of business at the place
or location hereinafter named:
Borner, John c., Az Jackson street.
Brennan. John =, 667 Wabasha street
Bryan e, IA St. Peter street.
Campion, J. p, 1854 Rosabel street
Connolly, B., 928 Jackson street
Ehrmantraut, Peter, 1853 Hastings.
Fink, Morris, 599 and COL West Seventh
street
Hermann & Snyder 20 Wabasha street.
Hanzal, Frank, 733 West Seventh street.
Johnson. Robert, 583 East Seventh
street
Mattson. ]. P, rs West Seventh street.
O'COnnell 6 Campion, 5G4 Bradley
owens, VIM, 400 South wabasha
street
Piringer, Leo, West Third street
Reese. Ed, 479 East Seventh street.
Schaffhausen, P. j., 355 Rice street.
Schwabel, Herman, 362 Jackson street.
Weiss, Wenzel, 365 ST. Anthony avenue.
York, John c., northwest corner Payne
and Reaney.
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given
and considered by the Common Council
at regular meetings of both branches
thereof. held in the City Hall on and
after the 4th day Of March, 1902, where
all persons interested may appear and
be heard.
MATT JENSEN,
City Clerk.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-18
THEY DEMAND FLAG
CRAZY SNAKE FOIIoyvERS u,,-D
AN ATTEMPT TO GET STARRY
BANNER
AN EMBLEM OF AUTHORITY
Steps Are BEING Taken to Prevent
the Excited Redskins From
Doing Anything
Rash.

MUSKOGEE, I. T., Feb. IA band of
ABOUT twenty Crazy Snakes followers,
led by Chitto Harjo, this afternoon sur
rounded the home of ex-Chief Isparhech-
er, former chief of the Creeks, six miles
south of Beggs, and demanded that he
give up United States flag which he
possessed.
This has is an emblem that the Creeks
consider to stand for authority for any
act committed by its possessor, and was
given to Isparhecher as showing the
authority given by the government. The
eX-chief refused to give up the flag
Marshal Bennett, of the northern dis
tr1cr OF Indian territory, has authorized
his deputy at SapuIa to organize a posse
and use his own judgment in quelIing the
trouble. Indian Agent Shoenfelt, at this
place is also taking active steps and has
sent Indian police to Isparhecher's home.