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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-05-01
BANS.

Cubans show a semi-savage prefer
ence for such music as is made1by
a band composed of a stamp-mill
sort of a crank piano, a pair of sugar
kettle tom-toms and a man with a
horse-radish crater called a "giro"
and a fat file with which to scrape it
the combined outfit producing a dis
cordant potpourri that might easily
dislocate the teeth of any se%lf-respect-
ing handsaw, says the. Detroit Free
Press. This example of music as the
Cubans fancy it is even worse than
the finger-drumming and wire-snap-
ping musical murders committed in
Tunisian bazars and Algerian cafes
chantantes. The lauded but lugubri-
Gus Cuban national hymn il best es-
teemed when performed by one of
these bands of inharmonic banditti,
and the national dance, that monoton-
GUS combination of motions that sup-
gests thai the dancer is trying to shoe
a flea off the small of his back and
also go, easy on a stone-bruised heel,
car only be adequately performed to
the music of these African agitators of
cat-gut, raw-hide and perforated tin.
The truth is the Cubans will have to
learn music all yer again.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-05-01
CHAMPION SNAKE HUNTER.
A Frenehman Who Was Credited
with Killing 10000 Venomous
Reptiles.

1t is not well known that certain
parts of France are infested with
poisonous serpents, against which
warfare is waged by state-paid SER
pent hunters. They are killed in
thousands, and the price per head
is 2Rd. There was some time ago
a famous serpent killer in the forests
of Southampton, John Milly, who in
~ years of hunting killed more than
10000 vipers, says the London Tat
tier. a F~renchman named Courtol,
who hunted in the Loire district, can
be compared to Milly, as he was
credited with having killed 10000 ven
omous reptiles. His only weapons
were one or two massive sticks. AS
soon as he saw the serpent he adj
vanced and hit it violently, either
killing or stunning it.; with the sec
ond stick he pinned it to earth and
cut off the head with a huge pair
of scissors. But along with these
simple weapons Courtol possessed a
thorough knowledge Of the habit of
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The Band Indispensable.

Nightcaps and cotton ear wads are
provided by the proprietor of a hotel
at Vyitra, Hungary, for those of his
guests who retire early and do not
wish to be kept awake by q gypsy
band which plays nightly at the hotel.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-05

ter Engineer William Edwards was
struck on the head and badly injured.
A train Of twenty-three cars Of ore
was derailed today at the entrance of
the Globe smelter switch, which had
been tempered with. The strikers,
who number about 1000 men, posted
pickets today at the two smelters. Few
men are working.
General Manager Guiterman of the
smeIter company said that the two
plants would be operated in spite of
the strike and that the men who go to
work in place of the strikers will be
protected at all hazards. Former Gov.
James B. Grant, in charge of the
executive committee of the American
Smelling & Refining company, declared
that the company would never consent
to the demands of the Western Fedora
ton of Miners" and would have no
conference whatever with unions.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-05
RUSSIA EXPlA AIMS
WHY SHE APPEARS
MOST CU|LEFUL
St. Petersburg Paper Laments
United States Hostility and
Lays All to Circumstances
Beyond Control.

ST. PETERSBURG, July 4.-The
Vestnik Europy views with deep con-
Germ the fact that the foreign press is
again largely inimical to Russia. Even
old friends like the United States havA
lately displayed in their press hostil-
ity such as has hitherto characterized
England alone" says this long estab-
lished and dignified review, which con-
tinues:
"Our policy in China scarcely justi-
fled the reproach which the American
press is heaping upon us. We suffered
incomparably more from the Chinese
troubles than any of the other pow
ers, and nevertheless we have taken
far less thought of compensation and
of the defense of our interests in the
future than others have. Under the
compulsion of events which we did not
foresee or which we could not prevent
We had to occupy Manchuria. Once
We had entered a Chinese province we
could not leave it until order had been
restored and the operation of our rail-
road had been insured. When this
had been accomplished we could not
make up our minds to place the results
of our efforts in jeopardy again, and
so we kept deferring the evacuation of
the provinces that we had occupied in
order to obtain from the Chinese gov
eminent some guarantees for the fu-
ture.
HeedIessness, Not Treachery.
"In this logical game of circum-
stances, one can hardly find treach-
erous policy of conquest which would
properly occasion the dissatisfaction
and the protests of the interested pow
ers. Sooner could we be convicted of
'heedlessness than treachery, for the
acquisition of railroad in foreign ter
ritory in reliance upon old neighborly
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-05
Starter Tarbox of the White Bear Yacht Club After Sending Off
the Last Class of Boats i'm Yesterdays Regatta.


friendship was in itself risky UNI
dertaking
1.-The vacillations, contradictions and
uncertainties in our conduct and our
declarations about the Manchurian
question can easily be traced to causes
which are perfectly applicable to us
and do not exist as far as foreign cab
fnets are concerned. In Manchuria
three separate authorities are at work
and each has it's own views and seeks
in its own way to defend the interests
of the state.
"The ministry of foreign affairs is
naturally chiefly mindful to avoid all
misunderstanding and conflicts with
foreign powers and is therefore always
inclined to make peaceable declarations
even in cases where their fulfillrnent
does not depend on the diplomatists
alone.
1.-THE ministry of war is, for it's part,
unable to withdraw troops from a
region that still needs military pro-
lection, and is therefore often COM
PEELED to have recourse to measures
against which diplomacy has pro-
nounced in it's declarations.
1.-THE ministry of finances keeps the
greater material interests connected
with the East Chinese railroad mainly
in view and is compelled therefore to
insist on great caution and the gradual
evacuation of Manehuria.
Cannot Be Consistent.
Where three independent authori-
ties are engaged one can scarcely ex-
pect uniformity and consistency in the
official declarations and actions, and
| in the course of our Chinese affairs.
Contributions between the conduct Of
the various authorities are taken by
foreigners as a proof of the disloyalty
of our government and as sign Of
ambitious plans which are directed i'm
| mediately or remotely against the in
terests of the other powers"
| The Vestnik Europy, however, re-
| CARDS the "insolent tone of the foreign
press towards Russia" as due to some
thing beyond errors of diplomacy or
| weakness of foreign policy.
| 1--WE have to do here" it continues,
with one of many symptoms of a deep,
| fundamental antagonism, for which in
| ternational questions serve only a con-
venient pretext. Foreign newspapers,
| even those which enjoy the greatest
| authority, more and more frequently
draw unseemly parallels between Rus-
| STA and Turkey. Our diplomatic hy-
| pocrisy, treachery and cunning in for
eign politics, all that we are reproached
with in our dealings with China, are
to far higher degree characteristic
of the English and in part of other mar
lions also. We need here mention only
1 the conduct of the Americans in Cuba
and after the Spanish war, but par
ticularly their actions in the Philip
pines. How quickly the civilizing mis-
sion of the emancipators degenerated
here into an open policy of robbery
and conquest"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-05
DENVER SMELTERMEN
OUT FOR EIGHT HOURS
Strike Starts That May Lead to Heavy
Property Losses.

DENVER, Col, July 4.-Shortly
after midnight three Hundred members
of the Denver Smelterfnen's union went
to the Omaha and Grant5smelter of the
American Smelling s&sRefning COM
pany and induced theyS00 men en-
ployed there to stop work. The men
walked but, leaving the furnaces full
of melted metal, which will result in
heavy damage to the plant. The men
then went to the Globe smelter, an
other property Of the american Smelt-
ing & Refining company; and induced
the 800 employees to;eegme out. The
action was taken, on, account Of the
refusal to grant an elght-hour day.
BY the drawing Of the fire from the
furnaces at the Grant and Globe
smelters, the risk oftia heavy loss to
the American Smelling & Refining
company was incurred. AT the two
smelters there were eleven furnaces
full of ore and should they freeze up
they will have to be blasted out and re-
built.
It is said this strike is the first move
in a general campaign for an eight
hour day for all unions affiliated with
the Western Federation of Miners, and
that the fight will be made to finish.
There are $500 men employed in the
smelters of Denver, but the Argo plant,
which is independent of the trust, will
probably not be involved in the strike
In the disturbance at the Globe smell
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-05
Being King of seryla.

Bingo-Well, at last Peters in.
Wingo-YeS; but as like as not it won't
pc long before he peters out-Baltiinore
American.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-05

F. M. Douglass, of Cleveland, who was
identified for many years with local
racing, was aboard the Knight Errant,
and sailed the boat half of the course
The Ordway-Clark beat kept her lead,
although Seeress was hard by on a
number of occasions, but could not
quite get up. Seeress was treated to
a number of minor mishaps to her
rigging, which finally compelled her
to withdraw, Knight Errant finishing
the race alone, and reducing the rec
ord for the eight-mile course to
1:07:25.
Only two boats entered in the open
class-Aloha and Weirdling. Aloha
crossed first. Weirdling ran afoul the
starting buoy and was obliged to re-
cross. Capt. Armstrong held the lead
for the first two miles, but as the
boats hauled into the wind WeirdHng
worked her way up and turned the
third mark first. Off the wind Aloha
closed again and was only twenty
seconds behind .Weirdling into Dell
wood. Down to center the second
time it was nip and tuck between the
two and down to Wildwood Aloha
took the lead for the second time. Back
into the wind again Weirdling came
once more and opened up enough day
light between the two boats to win
out by a minute and ten seconds, COW
ering the course in 1:f5:40, the rec
ord in the open class without spin
Makers Summary
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-05

tically the same speed. Minnesota,
well reefed down, was laboring hard
in the heavy sea, and was far aStern
Of the other two boats in her class
There were no changes of position,
and as the boats turned center for the
last time it was plainly seen that the
record would be broken again, and
Timekeeper Cresswell caught Knight
Grants time as she crossed the line
at 1:03:40, and that of Seeress 1:04:22,
the latter bettS beaten by AZ seconds.
The six boats in the B class, new
boats, went off once more to pretty
start. 1t was anybody's race for the
first mile, the boats going down to
center in a bunch. Down to Wildwood
they were still close together, and it
was not until they came into the wind
that any material advantages were
laid up. Red Devil, Reliance and Pluto
were having little the best of it, and
as they got into Dellwood it looked like
a three-bo race. Red Devil and Re
lance gradually drew away from Plu-
to, however. and the two fought it out
to the very finish, Reliance coming in
first by twenty-five seconds. Pluto
was third and Nicola fourth, Spindrift
and Black Deuce following in order.
Red Devil was awarded the race on
account Of a foul by Reliance.
After winning five successive races
Weirdling went down before Geneva
in the race of the open class boats,
the latter winning by forty-six sec
onds. Weirdling was off first and led
for the first mile. Geneva caught her
before getting to center and after ex-
changing the lead several times Weird
ling drew slightly away, getting the
third mark first. but Geneva came fast
on an eased-off sheet and caught
Weirdling at the sixth mile and was
never headed afterwards. Geneva was
cleverly handled and is improving with
| every race. On one occasion she near
ly capsized, but managed to keep her
bearings and win out victory for her
pains.
Jim Crack turned the tables on Avis
| and in the closest kind of a race beat
her in by seven seconds. Owl was
| first at one time, and that was at the
| start, and there are those who think
| that Owl may some day be first at
| the finish But Owl soon gracefully
bowed away the lead and contented
herself with keeping company with Da-
| kota. At the fourth mile Avis was
| leading by a good margin and looked
| certain winner. but the Jim Crack
| pursued her. not in vain, but persist
emily and doggedly, and caught her
| just before they got over the line
| Owl was third and Dakota fourth.
Summary.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-05
MAY PUT UP A BIG
STEEL PLANT IN UTAH
ossood, Forced Out of Colorado Fuel
& Iron, Seeks Revenge.

SALT LAKE, July 4.-John w. Gates
and other Chicago men are, it is under
stood, backing Senator Lewis, of Utah,
in his deal to acquire vast iron de-
posts in Utah and put UP steel plant.
Senator Lewis, who formerly resided
in Chicago, announced a few days ago
that a $20,000,000 company would be
incorporated soon, to take over the
properties he had rounded up.
iron and coal mines near his Salt Lake
route, and is preparing to arrange for
the manufacture of iron and steel. The
statement is made that D. H. Moffat
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-05
Car Shops Burned.

NEW YORK, July 4.-Three shops
Of the Manhattan Railway company
and their contents were destroyed by
fire today. The damage was between
100000 and $4,000. A. E. Robinson.
of the electrical department, attributes
the fire to firecrackers. while others
say some oil waste caught fire.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-05
DR.. WOODS WAS NOT
ARRESTED FOR MURDER
Charges of Another Character Are Being
Investigated at San Rafael.

SAN RAFAEL, Cal, July 4.-The story
published in a San Francisco morning
paper that DR.. John Woods had been
arrested in the East. and with his sister.
Miss Cloy Woods, would be brought to
San Rafael to be tried for the murder
of the late Col Best, who died at Woods
home last April, has excited much amuse-
ment.
Dr. Woods has not been arrested for the
So-called murder. The local officers as
sert that they are investigating some
other charges against the doctor and his
arrest may follow if certain things de-
yelop. Murder, however, Is not the
charge. Just what charges are to be
made are not known.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-05

is also interested with him and that
John C. Osgood, angered at the way
in which he was forced out of the
Colorado Fuel & Iron company, is to
take a hand. Moffat and Clark are
anxious to get the traffic for their new
roads. The Colorado Fuel & Iron COM
pany, since Rockefeller and Gould
gained control, has resumed it's efforts
to increase it's holding in the Utah iron
deposits.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-05
Summary,

Name of Boat and Skipper
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-05
WHITE BEAR BOATS
MAKE NEW RECORDS
IN LIVELY BREEZE
Knight Errant in Class A Cuts
Time for Course in Both Races
and Reliance Sets New Mark
for Class B Yachts.

ing Fourth for the White Bear Yacht
club yesterday. Not only two sets of
races We're held, but all of the records
of the clue in each of the classes were
smashed to smithereens. The outlook
for holding the regatta was anything
but promising. Dark, heavy clouds
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-05
Washington police Scandal.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 4.-The
district commissioners and chief of po-
lice are investigating an alleged scandal
regarding the payment of money to secure
positions on the police force~-. The ap-
pointment of four men who have passed
the examinations has been held up. 1t is
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-05

alleged each paid s125 to certain persons
to procure their appointments. Allegations
are made that the system has been GO
ing On for years.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-05
In the Afternoon.


The wind seemed slightly fresher in
the afternoon than in the morning, but
there was very little difference. There
were more squalls and more black
patches on the lake. Fifteen boats
were entered, and all finished the
course without mishap or accident.
Some of the boats went out with reefs,
While others ventured full sail.
The A class was the first to get off.
Knight Errant took the lead, with
Seeress second and Minnesota third.
This was the order for most of the
distance, although Seeress was up
alongside of Knight Errant on several
occasions, but Ordway refused to yield
the lead. AS the boats finished the
first four miles, which were covered in
80 minutes and % seconds, it could
be seen that the new record made in
the morning was in danger, and if the
boats could maintain the same de-
gree of speed, or possibly do better,
new mark would be made which would
be apt to stand for long time to
come. Knight Errant had a different
suit of sails today and they fit like
gloves. Seeress also showed prac-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-05
Matter of Doubt.

cts just possible, said Miss Giddyun
eoyiy, that I'm older than you think
"oh, l 'on't know" rejoined young
Frankleign.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-03-25
CHINESE SOCIETIES
ARE HOSTILE
Scenes of 15 Years Ago May
Be Re-Enacted.
HIeHeINDERs ARE AGGRESSIVE.
Reign of Terror Exists In Chinese Sec
ton of Portland, Ore, and a Clash
Between the Societies May Be Ex.
pected at Any Time.

Portland, Ore, March 24.-Not since
the fierce Highbinder fight in Is years
ago in which a large number were
killed in Chinatown has the Chinese
section of the city been in such a state
Of uproar and excitement.
Two of the leading Highbinder as
sociations of the city have declared
open warfare, and two more of the
leading societies are fast being drawn
into the trouble.
Po Tin Tong and Bo On Tong soci-
cites are the leaders in the fight and
are making preparations to contest
their disputes to the bitter end. FIT
teen Chinese of fighting fame arriv-
ed last night to be on hand when the
trouble comes to a head.
The Astoria Cinnamon belong most
ly to the Pc Lin Tong. and it is said
that the Bo On Tong have sent to
San Francisco for delegation OF
Highbinders.
The Hop Sing Tong and the Sui Sing
Tong, the leading societies of Port
land, have thus far refused to be
drawn into the dispute.
They openly challenge us to fight,
said a member of the Hop Sing soci-
ETY., "and say we are afraid of them.
If they would import all of the men
they have on the coast we would still
have the strongest society"
Chinese thronged the police sta
tion last night and told their tales of
fear to the police. The chief of po-
lice informed them that he would dou-
BILE the patrol in Chinatown until the
trouble had abated
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-03-25
PRESIDENTIAL APPoINTsMENTs.

North Carolina Man Turned Down Be.
cause He Did Not Support Party.
Washington. March 24-The follow.
ing postmasters have been appointed
by the president:
Mississippi-Gulport, s. R. Brazel.
ton
North Carolina-Charleston, w. L.
Harris.
Texas-Commerce, Dallas Herbert;
Llamo. Gertrude Taylor; Rosedale, E.
J. NJ. Hopkins.
In connection with the appointment
OF Mr. Person at Wilson, N. c., the
postoffice department issued the fol.
lowing statement: After a careful
consideration the department has con.
cluded the statement was correct that
Mr.. Wick had not supported the Re.
publican ticket, and consequently had
no claim to party recognition.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-03-25
No Further Breaks Al Matches.

Natchez, Miss, March 24-All work
on the Sycamore levee has been dis.
continued, and reports from there are
to the effect that unless a break should
occur it will hold more water than the
present indications indicate.
The levee has been closely exam
ined for traces of crawfsh holes, but
none have been found
The Black river is being filled with
water from the Bougere crevasses.
The farmers from Frogmore. Stacy
and Sycamore are sending their stock
to high grounds, the major portion be.
Ing brought to Natchez. The mem.
bers of the Fifth Louisiana Ievee board
have issued instructions to steamboats,
not to attempt to make a landing at
Hole-in-the-Wall La, as the Ievee at
that place is new, and no risks will be
taken
An attempt to supply feed for the
stock in upper Concordia Parish will
be made by taking a coal fat and tow.
ing 1t to point above, where skiffs
will pull it into landing.
The gauge this morning reads 49.6
feet, with rise of one-tenth of a foot
in the past "a hours.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-03-25
SIX REPORTED LOST.
Said Four Drummers and Two Ne
groes Were Drowned.

Said Four Drummers and Two Ne
groes Were Drowned.
Memphis. Tenn, March. 24-The
Scimttar this afternoon says that J.
r. Hood, of this city, an employe of
an Arkansas saw mill, returned from
the flood district of Arkansas this
morning and reports that while at
Gavin station on the Frisco rail
road, Saturday afternoon he saw a
skiff containing four drummeIs and
two negro oarsmen swept under the
track of the railroad in a stiff current.
The boat was overturned, all six of the
occupants being drowned.
Mr.. Hood does not know the names
of the travelling men, but says they
were caught in the overf1owed dis
trict by the washing out of the rail
road tracks and had employed the ne
groes to row them across the sub
merged territory to Mound City, Ark,
where they intended to take a steam.
boat for this city
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-03-25
DIED IN TRANCE.
New Jersey Woman Passes Away Un-
der Peculiar Circumstances.

New Jersey Woman Passes Away Un-
der Peculiar Circumstances.
Morristown, N. j., March 24.-Mrs.
]. N. Reeve, of Succasunna, who had
been in trance for five days, is dead.
A few minutes before she died and
while the family We're at the bedside,
she opened her eys and said in a clear
but faint voice:
TOO long has my spirit been held
in this temple of clay Friends, loved
ones, in the great beyond, there is
peace and happiness. l am of it, and
see you all, know you all and tell
you that we shall meet over there
Father and mother all are with me
now. Goodby."
Mrs. Reeve closed her eyes, breath
ed family for a few minutes, the res
pirations becoming fainter and faint
er until they they ceased altogether
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-03-25
Special River Bulletin

Washington, March 24.-The wealth.
er bureau today issued the following
special river bulletin:
The Mississippi river continues to
rise below Memphis and fall north.
ward to Cairo about the same rate as
jduring the two days preceding. Stages
this morning were as follows:
Cairo, 48 feet, a fall of OF foot.
Memphis, 99.4 feet, a fall of i foot.
Vicksburg, 51.3 feet, a rise of A foot.
New Orleans, 80 feet, a fall of /
foot.
No changes from previous forecast
are indicated.
The rivers of the Atlantic system
from eastern Pennsylvania to Georgia.
except northern Virginia. are also in
flood, but not to an alarming extent.
and the necessary warnings were is,
sued Monday