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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-23
RcH 2s. o2.-TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES.
Mr., Who TEMPTED EVE?
MINISTER TROUBLED BECAUSE ne
SAYS TWAS A MAN
SerpentIne and Subtle Ways Typified
In Bible Record He Thinks
Have Been Miscon-
strued.

MCPHERSON, Kan, March Prev
Granville Lowther, against whom
charges of heresy have been preferred in
the Methodist Episcopal conference
which will meet at Arkansas City next
week, has been practically sustained by
his church in this city. Four-fifths of
the membership are in favor Of retaining
him. Rev. Mr.. Lowther today, in ex-
planning his idea Of the temptation of Eve,
which teaching prompted the fling Of the
charges against him, said:
'On the temptation of Eve we main
tain that the language used with refer
ence to the serpent that tempted Eve
was figurative rather. than literal; that
the methods used were serpentine, sub
tie and deceptive in their nature; that the
serpent was a man of the same race to
which Adam and Eve belonged.
''The account of the temptation was
written by Moses at least 2.500 years
after the temptation.
'It would only be natural that the spir-
itual idea would be lost sight of and the
sign stand for the thing signified. This
makes the tempta ton harmonize with the
temptations Of men Of today as well as
harmonic with reason and does no vio-
lence to the sacred record, while any
other theory that requires a miracle is
irrational and unnatural. We do not
deny the power CT God to perform mir
acles, but when the Scripture can be
made more reasonable without a miracle
we prefer the rational Interpretation"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-23
GRAIN SUFFERS
A SHARP BREAK
EXCITING SCENES ON CHICAGO
BOARD OF TRADE ON DROP
OF CEREALS
MARKET IN A NEW GROUND
Men Prominent in Buying a Few
Days Ago Endeavor to Stop Loss
Orders ON Wheat and
Bear Trading
Special to The Globe.


CHICAGO, Ill.,, March 22.-Scenes of ex-
citement such as have not been witnessed
in several months, attended sharp break
in grain prices on the board of trade to-
day. 44fter 1t was all over cereals had
reached new ground. The markets closed
lower all around, but showed some re-
dictionary powers.
Final figures showed losses of ~ cents
for wheat, "a cents for corn, and ~
cents for oats as compared with the last
prices of yesterday.
Provisions were 215 cents lower for
pork, while lard and ribs were fractional
ly better. 1t was a case of stop-loss
orders in wheat. The market was on
new ground and the general feeling was
bearish-decidedly SO.
One or two of the big private houses
that were prominent on the Luying side
of wheat few days ago led the selling
today and their losses must have been
large. Many who put out lines when
prices were higher than those of today,
led the buying in order to take their
profits.
On the way down stop-loss orders were
uncovered in corn and oats and avalanche
after avalanche of these cereals poured
into the pits The trade was Of enormous
proportions, the excitement was intense
and the changes quick and violent. In
the hurly burly very little was said of
it, of course, but no great eagerness was
shown on the part of foreigners to take
hold.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-23
WOMEN SEEBOXING BOUT
WE'RE DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE
THE BLOOD DID NOT FLOW.
Special to The Globe.

Special to The Globe.
DENVER, March PA strenuous TWEEN
tieth century smoker was given this aft
ernoon at the Denver Athletic club for
the benefit of women. There was wrest-
ling, boxing ard an imitation of a prize
fight that was received with generous ap-
plause The conflict was bloodless, des-
pite the advance notice that this was to
be real blood to the brides affair The
programme was but a feeble imitation of
the real thing.
There had been so much talk of the
prize fight last Friday night in the club
that the wives and sisters fthe mem
bers cIamored for admittance. In defer
ence to this desire the club announced
with great flourish of trumpets that there
would be some hot fights tonight. The
alleged blood-thirsty lightweights were
own families, and ncne Of them exceeded
thirteen years Of ag.
The pummeling was an absurd substi-
tute for the prize ring, and the women
at the conclusion. made 1t warm for the
programme committee, which was re-
eponsible for the deception. The women
say they will petition the fire and police
board to stop all further exhibitions.
since they are so brutal they cannot be
duplicated in the presence of the woman
voter. With the fall campaign impend-
ing the board must harken to this new
demand of suffrage and shut down on the
exhibitions.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-23
FARMER'SAWFULACT
BULL TO GORE TO
DEATH
WAS MADDENED BY JEALOUSY
Thought His Wife Too Friendly
With Minister-Got Fiendish
Idea From a Poster OF
"QuO Vadis."
Special to The Globe.

TONAWANDA, N. Y, March 22-En-
ragged by maddening jealousy, ]. B. Post,
a farmer, thirty-five years old, living
near this village, committed one of the
most revolving and atrocious crimes in
the annals of this state. He bound his
wife TO a stake in the bull pen of his
stable, after forcing her to wear glar-
ing red apron, and ferocious bull,
aroused to frenzy by the apron, gored the
woman to death, mangling her in most
horrible fashion.
1t is said that Posts act was caused by
jealousy Of Hiram Coates, a Free Meth
odist preacher, who lives at Kenmore.
half mile south of the Post farm, and
had often gone driving with Mrs. Post.
Last night he met Mrs. Post at prayer
meeting at Kenmore, and as the pair
We're attentive to each other, Post quar-,
relied with his wife on returning home
After the killing of his wife Post start
ed for the Niagara river, with the sup
posed intention of castiAg himself in. He
was stopped on his way by his brother
Frank, who asked where he was going,
snd why. In his excitement Post was
unable to give a satisfactory answer
and finally broke down and confessed to
his brother.
George Reeves, a rural mail carrier,
meanwhile had discovered that all was
not as 1t should be at the Post farm
The doors Of the house were open, and
signs of struggle were evident in tho
sitting room. Entering the house
Reeves called for Post Receiving no
answer, he went to the barn. In the
bull pen he discovered Mrs. Yost, with
the animal glaring at her corpse
The ropes which had tied her to the
stake had given way under the strain of
the bulls goring, and the woman was
lyirg in heap. Her face and body were
severely mangled.
The mail carrier notified John O'Day,
chief Of police in Tonawanda, by tele-
phone, and Patrolman Wise hurried to
the scene of the tragedy on bicycle
Coroner Edmunds was also notified A
party of farmers hurriedly organized by
Wise captured Post without a struggle,
on his way to Buffalo. He was remand
ed to jail In this place and will have a
hearing tomorrow morning 1t is gen,
orally believed that he is insane He
had often threatened to break up the
friendship between his wife and the min
lister. The fact that he choose to kill
his wife by letting the bull loose on her
is explained by some on the ground that
poster picture from Quo Vadis" on
his barn had deeply impressed him.
The community Is deeply stirred by the
tragedy, and there is talk Of a lynch
ing.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-23
WILCOX is TO HANG
JURY FINDS HIM GUILTY OF MUIR
DER OF NELLIE CROPSEY
Judge Scores Spectators for Demon
stratiOn of Public Opinion Dur
ing Trial of the Man He
Sentences.

ELIZABETH CITY, N c., March 22-
James Wilcox was tonight found guilty
Of the murder of Nellie Cropsey. The
jury, after having been out thirty hours,
brought in a verdict of guilty in the first
degree. The prisoner heard the verdict
without apparent emotion.
When the verdict had been received,
Judge Jones said:
1T is sadder for me than you Mr.. Will
cox. The jury found the facts, l gave
the law. You have had a fair trial. Part
Of the public were afraid to give it to
you. 1 am informed that the movement
in the court house here Friday when a
crowd marched out was prearranged. 1
hope such was not the case. If it was
thus and the offenders brought before
me l would send every man, woman and
child to Jail for contempt.
The judgment of the court is that the
prisoner be removed to jail and be hanged
until dead by the neck, April 25''
Counsel for the defense will appeal to
the supreme court.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-23
STRIKERS SEIZE LINE
VIOLENCE CAUSES SUSPENSION OF
STREET RAILWAY TRAFFIC.

NORFOLK, Va, March 22-strike sym
pathizers held the street car line after
11:S0 o'clock tonight. In Atlantic City. as
Car No. 40, with fourteen passengers
aboard, was being run out, several pistol
shots were fired at the car. As the mo-
torman shut off the current and stopped
the car eight men jumped aboard beat
the crew, ran the passengers from the
car and took it to the end of the line,
where it was found after midnight VIII
the trolley pole broken.
Car No. so was on Church street just
as the strikers adjourned meeting. The
strikers jumped aboard the car, beat the
motorman and conductor chased the
only p5 Ssenger out of the car and took
possession. They ran it several blocks
down the street, took off the trolley pole
and left the car in dismantled condition.
Another car has been missing since 12
o'clock and no trace of it has yet been
found
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-23
PETER POWER AND COUNSEL CRIT
ICISED FOR RESORTING TO
A SUBPOENA
NOT REQUIRED, IT IS SAID
Regarding the Conditions That
Led to Service on the Mag
nate in New York
ACRIMoNY IN MERGER CASE

NEW YORK, March 22.-Concerning the
service of a subpoena on J. Pierpont
Morgan, in the suit of Peter Power
against the Northern Pacific Railroad
company, Francis Lynde Stetson, counseI
for Nh Morgan, today made the follow
ing statement:
I'm several of the newspapers Of this
morning have appeared items suggesting
that the counsel representing Peter Pow
er in his suit against the Northern Pacific
Railway company had found or antici-
pated some difficulty in securing the at
tendance as a witness of either ]. P. Nor
gan or some member of his firm.
ANY such suggestion, whether or not
so intended, is in defiance of the facts
and without any justification whatever
Mr.. Perkins, Of the firm, has already ap-
pearcd and been examined. Mr.. Steele,
of the firm, was ready to appear yester-
day afternoon at the time appointed, but
his examination was postponed, not at his
request, but at the request of Judge Ian
caster for the plaintiff.
Yesterday afternoon Mr. Morgan re-
turned to the city, from which he fIad
been absent during the pendency of these
proceedings, of which he knew nothing
until Thursday at Washington. Imlnedi-
8tely upon learning of the desire for his
examination he instructed me to advise
Mr.. Powers counsel that he would at
tend at any time without subpoena. At
once l so advised counsel, who answered
that this would be entirely satisfactory,
and accordingly we arranged for Mr..
Morgan's voluntary appearance next
week.
Apparently because of the inability of
the counsel to reach his process servers,
for which miscarriage he has written to
me expressing his regret, Mr. Morgan
by a messenger who obtained admission
to his house upon the understanding of
Mr.. Morgan that the messenger had come
from my office-a statement for which
Mr.. Powers counsel ddsclaims any re-
sponsibility and expresses regret if any
such statement was made
1T may be matter of news, but it
hardly can be a matter of general salts
faction, that admission to the private
house of any gentleman should be op-
tanned, as stated i'll the mornings papers,
by ruse, which, of course, means by de-
ceptiOn. In any case, such a proceeding
would be one for which reputable counsel
naturally would desire to disclaim re-
sponsibility. In this case any such pro-
ceeding was unnecessary"
Lamb UphOIds the Process.
George Alfred Lamb, Of counsel for
Peter Power, made the following state
ment tonight:
'I accept full responsibility for the
service made upon Mr.. Morgan and the
manner in which it was made. I had full
reason to believe that Mr.. Morgan would
not willingly accept service, and in max
Continued on Ninth Page.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-23
TEACHER TOO KINDLY
HIS KISSING OF GIRL CAUSES CALL
FOR RESIGNATION.
Special to The Globe.

NJ. Muncie, principal of one of the public
schools, has been asked TO resign because
of charges that he hugged and attempt
ed to kiss a ifteen-year-old girl pupil by
the name of Muncie. The professor re-
fused to retire and says he will fight tho
case in the courts
He says he put his hand on the girls
chin and made a move to kiss her I'D a
fatherly way and that this pleasantly has
been distorted by his enemies. lie says
he has known the child ever since she
was born. Mr.. Muncie Is forty years old
and has been connected with the schoo
here for seventeen years. He has been
active in religious work and also in poll
ties, being one of the best known Repub-
lican3 IN the county
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-23
SCORES The SMART SET
CHICAGO PROFESSOR BLAMEs THE
RICH FOR SNOBBISHNESS.


CHICAGO. ILL.,, March 22-Evan-
ston aristocrats and members Of the
smart set IN the north shore suburb,
were roundly scored by Prof. James Taft
Hatfield today in an open letter to an
Evanston newspaper. The letter was a
reply to an article in which the faculty
of the Northwestern university was crit
icized for falling to bring the weather.
residents of the suburbs into closer rela-
tionship with the working people.
Prof. Hatfield declares the failure is
due to the "snobbishness' of Evanstons s
smart Set" which apes the cheap follies
Of corrupt European nobility in it's ex-
travagant social vanities and prodigaI
displays, and lives in selfish leisure for
its own qualification. THE real point of
attack between the town and gown is
the presumption Of money, which has
occasionally, perhaps) come to AFRO
gate to itself the claim to control in
spheres which not lie within the juris-
diction of that unclean article. This is
the root of the trouble, and there Is no
use trying to disguise it," he finally de-
clares.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-23
WIT OF THE WIRE DEAD
ASSOCIATED PRESS PAYS TRIBUTE
TO A FAITHFUL WORKMAN.

BY the Associated Press
DULUTH, Mimi, March 22-James r,
Collins. night operator for the Associated
Press, died at st. Mary's hospital here
early this morning of tubercular pneu-
monia after seven weeks illness. He
had been an operator for twenty years
and was thirty-six years old. He has
been on the News Tribune seven years
He was known to the fraternity as a
gilt-edged operator, and the wittiest man
on the circuit.
His room at the hospital has been kept
abloom with floral gifts since his illness
began. 1t is no exaggeration to say that
his was specially strong character. He
was man of unblemished honor and
sterling integrity; his impulse generous;
his ideals high: his friendships discrim-
mating, warm and lasting
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-23
DOG BECOMES A TOPPER
FLOODED SETTER SHOCKS MASTER
BY STEALING TURKEY.
Special to The G1obe.

COLUMBIA, Mo-, March p. A fine
blooded setter, with reputation as the
best bird dog in Columbia, became intox1-
Gated last night and stole a roasted tur-
key. Carroll Johnson, Of this place, is
the owner Of the canine topper.
He was surprised last night when his
dog came reeling home with the remains
of a dressed turkey in his mouth. The
dog laid down and went to sleep so sud-
denly that Mr.. Johnson was puzzled I'M
til he detected strong odor of beer In
Vestigation showed that for several weeks
the dog has been in the habit of visiting
Columbia saloons and licking up the drip
pings from the beer kegs. The grocery
men say that they have been missing
fowls and dressed game from the tables
in front of their stores and attribute the
loss to the dissipated canine.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-23
MINNEAPOLIS HURT
ON PRODUCE EXCHANGE
NEW YORK BOARD MAKES RAISE
IN COMMISSION RATES.
speciaI to The Globe.

Special to The Globe.
NEW YORK, March 22-The board of
managers of the New York produce ex-
change notified the public today that the
rules pertaining to the rates of cennis-
sion to be charged non-members hau
been changed and that after the expira-
ton of ten days the charge shall be B
per cent, instead of 1-16 per cent, as here
tofore
Many of the exchanges and chambers
of commerce all over the country are az
fected by this change Of ruling 1t Will
have particular effect in Minnesota, how
ever, as two Of it's exchanges will have
to meet the change in commission. The
Minneapolis Chamber Of Commerce and
Duluth Board of Trade are the institu-
tions affected.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-23
FORM HARDWARE TRUST
NEW COMBINE TO START WITH
CAPITAL OF $3O,OOO,oOO. <.
Special to The Globe.

special TO Ihe Globe.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 22.-Negotia-
tions have been completed in New York
whereby Eastern capitalists have secured
options on number of the largest hard
ware concerns in the United States It
is said that almost the entire hardware
business IS to be controlled by a single
corporation with capital of $50, 900. 0O0
The Simmons Hardware company, prob
ably the largest In the country, is put in
at $7,OOO,O0O. Others to be taken in are
the Hibbard, Spencer Bartlett Company
of Chicago. the Bindley Hardware Com
pany of PittsbUrg, and the Supple Hard
ware Company Of Boston, and Bigelow &
Douse of Boston.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-23
QUEEN CANNOT TRAVEL
CONDITION OF WILHELMINA PRE-
VENTS TRIP TO CAPITAL.

AMSTERDAM, March 22-The Han
delsblad today confirms the report that
custemed yearly visit to Amsterdam in
April, her majesty's condition of health
rendering it advisable that she should
avoid the fatigue which the visit would
entail.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-01
fro BE cosr1rurp.l
KISSING THE HAND.

The Practice Was Instituted by the
EARLY Roman Rulers.
The practice of kissing the hands
was instituted by the early Roman
rulers as mark Of subsection as much
as one of respect, and under the first
Cesar the custom was kept up, but
only for time.
These worthless conceived the idea
that the proper homage due to their
exalted station called for less familiar
modes of obeisance, SO the privilege
OF kissing the emperor's hand was re-
served us special mark of condescen-
sion or distinction for officers of high
rank.
No such restriction, however, was
placed on the emperors themselves,
who, if they wished to confer signal
honor on any of their subjects, kissed
either the mouths or the eyes of those
they wished specially to favor, the kiss
generally intimating some promotion
CT personal satisfaction for some
achievement.
Roman fathers considered the prac
tice of kissing of SO delicate q nature
that they never kissed their wives ii
the presence of their daughters.
Then, too, only the nearest relatives
We're allowed to kiss their kindred Of
the gentler sex on the mouth, for il
those days, as now, kissing was not q
mere arbitrary sign, but it was thu
spontaneous language of the affections
especially that Of love.
Under the Romans If a lover kissed
his betrothed before marriage she in
herited half of his worldly goods in thu
event of his death before the marriag,
ceremony, and If she died her heritag,
descended to her nearest relatives.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-01
A PANTHER,s1 DEN.
Clean and Bright, In Decided Cor
trast to the Popular Idea.

Clean and Bright, In Decided COn-
trast to the Popular Idea.
3 1t was my good fortune to discover
family and further and to me new
evidence of that fastidious cleanliness
which is marked characteristic of
the animal. This retreat was not at all
the typical "panther's den" of tradi-
ton, but bush grown harborage I'M
der the edge of rock with just enough
of shelf to keep Off the rain. should
not have found this breeding place but
for certain well gnawed array of
bones scattered over little smooth
bench above creek channel From
this boneyard there was very tracea--
BILE path leading through grass and
brush to the retreat where the dam
had housed her young. The evidence
here told plainly of the cougars long
immunity from annoyance and attack
and of a thoroughly clearly habit of
life. There was no bone or other sign
of feasting about the lair. The dam
had carried her kill to the creek bench
In every instance, and the children lad
been called to the dining room. As
bones which would have been crunch
ed or eaten by grown animals had
been perfectly cleaned by the kits
was able to judge of their summers
diet. This had consisted mostly of
minor game, rabbits, marmots, grouse
and the like, with an occasional small
deer. AT least one whole family of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-01
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-01
Sacred Nuts of Ianan.

Although well known to travellers
and collectors of curiositIes, the horn
nut, or sacred NUT of Japan was al
most wholly unknown to fruit and nut
dealers in this country prior to 1888,
when New York commission mer-
chant received the first large consign-
ment. They are called sacred nuts"
because used in certain forms of Jap
anese worship, where they are placed
on the altar and ignited Being very
rich in oil, they burn with hot, blush
flame and give off a peculiar odor, the
fumes being supposed to rise as an ac-
ceptable incense to the gods. They
grow under water and have leaf like
an American lily, the form of the nut
itself being an almost exact counter
part Of an Asian buffalo's head, droop-
ing horns and all. In the raw state
they are hard and tasteless, but when
cooked the flavor resembles that of
boiled chestnuts. They are said to re-
tain their edible qualities for upward
of twenty years.