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Evening star., 1902-02-25
CHESS MASTERS TOURNEY.
Pillsbury Winner Yesterday and is a
Good Second.

Play in the international chess masters
tournament, now in progress at Monte
Carlo, was resumed yesterday.
When the first adjournment was made, at
I o'clock, Pillsbury had defeated Regio,
Mortimer had lost to Tarrasch, Albin had
disposed Of Scheve and Mieses and Schlech-
ter had drawn.
The following results were recorded In
the afternoon sitting; Tschigorin beat Ell
senberg. Maroczy vanquished Napier, Ma
son and Marco drew. Wolf and Janowski
adjourned their game in a winning position
for the latter, while the game between
Marshall and Popiel was adjourned in an
even position. The score to date is as fol-
Evening star., 1902-02-25
South Florida Golf Championship

In the south Florida golf championship,
finished at Palm Beach Saturday after
noon. r. H. McElwee of the Exmoor Club,
Chicago. won the chief cup by defeating
r. L. McCiay Of Portland. Ore, four up
and three to play. Thus McClay won the
runner up cup and the consolation went to
Charles L. Tappin Of the West Brook Club.
who defeated F. p. Kimball Of Lakewood
two up and one to play.
In the morning first division r. L. Nc
Clay defeated Clayton Dixon three up and
two to play and r. II. McElwee defeated
e. A. Mulliken seven up and FIVE to play.
Second division. Charles L. Tapptn de-
feated IL p. Dixon three up and two to
Evening star., 1902-02-25
play and F. p Kimban defeated John
Moorhead, jr. threS'up ;Gnd one to play.
Nasturtium's Had Condition.

turtium, the Amert1An race horse who was
regarded some time ago as the probable
winner Of the Engtsii Aerby. Is no longer
the event. According TO tse London Sports
man, the horse has vast and lost mus
Gle since his arrival In England, principal
ly through his recept illness. AS result
his chances OF carrying sfofr the race are
not considered as rosy sfthey were q few
months ago. Nastur.-um has not yet done
any work on the .ieath. .-.s only exercise
being restricted to VwalRfhg tn the home
paddock. IT
Evening star., 1902-02-25
So It Should,
rom the Philadelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press
Towne-"Do you think your caustic re-
marks to Bragg were altogether war
rantedT' ~,
Browne-'Yes. he deserves to be sat upon
occasionally; he's SO friShtfully conceited-
Towne-True! suppose conceit. like
any other seat, should be sat upon.
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 a 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-
IN on a salary basis to go into effect the
t1rst Monday in January, 1903, instead of
Immediately after passage.
Ih1s action was taken because the bill
provides for $4,000 salaries to be paid,
while the appropriation for sheriffs SAT-
aries and fees for this year amounts t.
only $1,000, and the fees which the coun-
ty would get under the proposed bid
would not be available until 1908. 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
Il. jerks, and $65 per month for w. c..
PlnkertOn, salaries for examination Of
the clerk of the courts Office, was voted
with the provision that the total COM
pensatlon 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 M1nnetonka, on condition that the
aDutung property owners would deed to
the county a 66-foot roadway to the lake
shore
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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 hostIer, had arisen at 4:30,
and had finished his mornings work an
hour later. It was part of his duty to
bring in the water, and after he had
done so he joined Miss Mixa and offered
that Taper had made a remark to the
insulting, and for this reason She refused
to allow him to help her. This drove
Taper into a frenzy, and snatching up
large butcher knife he stabbed her in
the throat. Miss Mixa. evidently made a
brief and futile. struggle for her hfe 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
4 shut for q 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 thew
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
loom carrying the weapon and started
toward the river with the intention If
drowning himself He was too good a
swimmer, however, and even with the
vision of his crime before his 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 1 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 u
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-
ctded 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 ths
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

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, Uut the poor woman was heart
broken and could not be comforted
Late in the afternoon Sheriff johnson
testsu the rope which is Of Mexican
hemp. The test was made inside the fall
As the other pieces had proven their
strength, no drop was made. About five
hundred pounds of sand was tied to the
rope and alloweld 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
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, 1885, In
March, 1901, he was reported to be serious
ly i'll (this was at the time when it
was said the Russo-C Chinese Manchurian
treaty was to be signed) and March 49,
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 Yu's 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 dispatch from Paris
that Yang Yu had gravely insulted Count
Lamsdorn, the Russian minister of for
eign affairs, during discussion of the
Manchurian question, and that the count
ordered his lackeys 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.
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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. af
When the death watch told him it was
time he arose without a word, and al
lowed them to put on the shroud and
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 daa 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 6 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 braveIy
to the scaffol0 and die like a 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
been reading something, usually prefer
ring the newspapers until the story was
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-18

sent out that he was cursing and acting
like a l-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 atAs three hearty
meals yesterday. He was given what he
wanted and appeared Stoa1ake more en-
Jeyment out of them than ever before.
Lemon pie, beefsteak, potatoes, bread and
coffee were his preferences
Crowds See the tsaIIo1vs
There was considerable@e xcitement in
Chaska all day YESTERDAY and a constant
stream of morbid visitors, DID, young and
children of both sexes filed into the
structure where the gaaleSvs 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 a temporary charac-
ter has .heen erected between the jail
and the court house, with the sheriff 8
residence Immediately in the rear The
galleWs used bears the marks of two pre-
yious 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 it, SO that
the last end performs the first execution
IN carver county. While the galeWs was
Oelng nullt 4apper could hear every
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
TureA, Deceased.
Whereas, Barbara Ledegar, of tie CITY
OF ct. 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 Will
and Testament of Anna TNrek, late O..
st. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, de-
ceased, and filed Herewith her petition tc
said Probate Court, praying that the sale
instrument may be proved and admitted
to probate, and that letters testamentaIy
be granted thereon to Barbara ICGe gar.
1t Is Ordered, That said petition bt
heard and the proofs Of sail alleged VIII
be taken at a 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 all
persons interested, by publishing this or.
der once in each week for three Succe5-
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,
". = Judge Of Probate.
Moritz Helm, Attorney for Petitioner.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-18
VERY ASTOUNDING.
Unlocked Action on War Tax Repeal
Measure.

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 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 strict party vote of a special order
for the consideration of the bill, which
permitted debate upon it until 4 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon, but cut off all OPP
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 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-
cially 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 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 1913 to 12o Mr.. Richardson, to en-
phasize the fact that debate on the bill
could accomplish nothing, and that de-
liberation upon it would be fruitIess. 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
Notice OF Applications for Liquor

City Clerks Office,
ST. Paul, Mimi, Feb. IL, 1902
To Whom 1t May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing named persons have applied for a
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., 4l2 Jackson street.
Brennan. John J., 6S7 Wabasha street.
Bryan, e., IA st. Reter street.
Connolly, B., 928 Jackson street.
Ehrmantraut, Peter 1853 Hastings.
Fink, Morris, 599 and COL West Seventh
street
Hermann & Snyder 2e Wabasha street
HanzaI, Frank, 1888 West Seventh street
Johnson. Robert, 583 East Seventh
street.
Mattson. J. p, rs West Seventh street.
O'ConneH 6 Campion, 564 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, $50 st. Anthony avenue.
York, John c., northwest corner Payne
and Reaney.
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given
that the said applications will be heard
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.
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 a 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,
u. 81 Judge of Probate.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-18
THEY DEMAND FLAG
CRAZY SNAKE FOILOxvEps
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 s,1r,
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 nag 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
tricr 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
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-18
WAGE WAR ON PRICES
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
Is per cent. The trouble is over the en-
trance of two new firms into the Chicago
beef market. For 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 were
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
TAPER PAYS
PENALTY OF CRIME

Continued From First Page.
in the hanging: August Gafke Hender-
son; Joseph Smith, lie Sueur; Theodore
Thorsen, Polk; WagneF;@S hakopee; Dep
uty John Simmons. Carver; Phil Nc
Garden, Hennepin Philip Justus, Ram
sey; Collins, Waseca; Nelson, Meeker.
and Mcmillan, Nicollet.
Tapper's Last Night.
Taper spent his last night on earth
with his spiritual adviser. Rev. Mr.. Rae
deke, in praying and reading comforting
extracts from the Bible. All the con-
versation was in German although Tap
per is a Swede When the minister en-
tered the cell at O'Clock Taper was
lying on his couch, with his red blanket
drawn up over him as if he were cold
The cell was warm, but his vitality was
low, and at times he shivered. He arose
when the minister entered and greeted
him pleasantly III q quiet manner The
same cool and calm demeanor that has
characterized him ever since he was first
locked up was still evident. He told the
minister that he was feeling well, and
was still brave to face his doom. His
face showed signs of weeping, and as
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-18

ularities in charges made by Dr. Nelson,
of the city hospital. He claims that DR..
Nelson has made charges against the
city for goods that have been appro-
priated to his own personal use. such as
a chatting dish, expensive china, type
writer, and he also finds that the bills
for ice and cream are nearly double that
his opinion he does not believe that Dr.
Nelson has any legal right to buy such
things for his own personal use and
charge same to the city.
DR.. Nelson was seen last evening in re-
gard to these matters, and he denies in
toto all the charges made against him as
regards to personal bills, and that he
is able and will prove the statements
to be unqualifedly false. He will invite
an investigation of the matter at once.