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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-28

Special to The Globe.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 27.-
The last official utterance of Lieut..
Gen. Nelson A. Miles has been made
public through unofficial sources in the
war department. 1t is in the form of a
letter to Secretary of War Root, and
contains many important and semi
sensational recommendations for the
betterment of the army service.
The communication has been held UP
in Secretary Roots office until now. the
excuse being that Gen. Miles, recon-
mendations. should be acted upon be-
fore publicity was given to them.
Gen. Miles makes a number of i'm
portant suggestions in the remodeling
of the army organization. He proposes
to minimize the cavalry branch and to
equip strong corps of war motor cy-
cles and armed automobiles in it's place.
He fayors mounted riflemen, but says
the horse is far less important than
formerly and that the automobile viii
take its place in the next war
One of his most important recon-
mendations is the establishment of a
road building corps of 5000 men as a
nucleus to construct military roads in
time of peace and to cooperate with
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-28
South Dakota Stockmen Re-
fuse to Sell at Low Prices.
Special to The Globe.

special to Inc GLOBE.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Aug. 27.-Ac-
cording to Dr. w. G. Smith, a member
of the state board of railroad commits
sioners, who lives at Sturgis, in the
northwestern part of the state, near
the great cattle ranges, some of the
large cattle raisers, owing to the low
prices, have abandoned their intention
to market their cattle at once and are
turning the animals back on the range
DR.. Smith is attending meeting of
the board at its headquarters in this
city. He states that the Franklin Cat
tie company, one of the largest con-
Germs of the kind in South Dakota or
the Northwest, which usually ships its
cattle very close, is among those who
will keep the animals on the range un-
til the market shows an improvement.
This decision will result in many
thousands of cattle being withheld
from the market for an. indefinite pc
riod. Grass on the great ranges, which
has been abundant all summer, has
been improved by recent rains. Cattle
are picking up wonderfully, and are
In excellent condition.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-28

Is COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, Aug 27.
The Missouri river valley, from Mis-
souri, Valley twenty miles north, to Pa
cific Junction, fifteen miles south of
here, is almost a lake for the entire
distance, and of the five trunk lines
running east from here only one. the
Illinois Central, is able to get a train
in or out of the city
Two persons, H. HI. La Rue of Corn
ing, and A. r. Fash, Clinton Gowa)
horseman, lost their lives while at
tempting to rescue persons from the
fair grounds, which were suddenly
flooded. La Rue was electrocuted
While pushing boat under an electric
light wire, and Fash was drowned.
Three others are, missing and are
thought to have lost their lives on the
flooded fair grounds.
The flood was caused by a sudden
rise in the Nodaway river early to-
day. which submerged the grounds be-
fore those having charge of exhibits
knew of their danger, part of them be-
Ing asleep. The water reached a depth
Of twenty-one feet on the grounds and
washed away number of buildings.
The railroads are the heaviest Suf-
ferers from the flood. The Burlington,
east and south, has half dozen wash
outs, and it's track is under water at
number of other points. It's bridge
at Malvern was washed out entirely,
and traffic is badly blockaded. The
Wabash road, which runs south, had
several washouts.
The North Western tracks between
this city and Missouri Valley are near
ly all under water, and no trains have
been run over them today.
At Red Oak, Hastings, Villisca, Glen
wood and Malvern from four to seven
inches of rain fell and the entire coun-
try is flooded. The Rock Island road
has been unable to get trains further
west than Atlantic, and the Milwaukee
is blocked at Neola.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-28
THE NEWS INDExED.

PAGE l.
Deaths in Council Bluffs Flood.
Bridge Dynamiter Confesses.
American Vice Consul Murdered.
Suppressed Letter of Gen. Miles.
PAGE II.
NJ. p. Gets Streets Vacated.
PAGE III.
Minneapolis Matters.
Iowa Populist Convention.
News of the Northwest.
PAGE w.
Editorial Comment.
PAGE v.
PAGE vi.
Short Story.
Of Interest to Women.
PAGE VII.
News of the Railroads.
PAGE VIII.
Globe Popular Wants.
PAGE TX.
Markets.
PAGE X.
Want New Charter and More Money.
Pure Food Law VioIators Fined.
Baths May Get $1,000.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-28
WOULD SELL FEWER
AFTERNOON PAPERS
Newsdeaiers Propose Not to Handle
Them on Holidays.


NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-The twenty
first annual convention of the Nation
al Association of Newsdealers, Book
sellers and Stationers of the United
States was concluded today, officers
being elected as follows:
President, Thomas T. Martin; first
vice president, w. H. Skinner, New
ark; second vice president, S. STRAIT
ton, Paterson; secretary, M. E. Golde,
New York
Resolutions were passed commend
ing the Agnew law, passed by the last
legislature, to prevent young children
from selling newspapers, and calling on
members of the association and on
news dealers in general to refuse to
sell afternoon papers on Christmas,
New Years day, the Fourth of July
and Thanksgiving. The convention
next year will be held in st. Louis.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-28
RElIANCEFARAHEA
WHENWINDDIESOUT
OutsaIed Outpointed and Outfooted the Challenger Is
Fully Two Miles Astern of the Defender When Race Is
Declared off Because of the Expiration of the Time
Limit of Five and Half Hours.

of the most disastrously worsted chal-
lengers in the history of the America 8
cup contests.
Fully as discoura ging as the sailing
qualities displayed by the challenger
was the atrocious manner in which she
was handled The Yankee skipper not
only outmaneuvered his rival in the
spectacular battle for position at the
start, as he has done every time they
have met, but, worse still for the down.
hearted supporters of Shamrock, Capt.
Wringe repeated his blunder of Tues
day He crossed the line in the wake
of Reliance with a handicap of sixty
one of the precious seconds for which
Fife has sacrificed so much in sail
spread for time allowance.
Both boats, it is true, went over after
the smoke of the handicap, but where
both are handicapped, it is only the
sternmost craft which actually suffer-
ed.
1t was not a pleasant day on the wa
ter and the observation fleet which put
out to sea to witness the race was
hardly more than half as large as on
the preceding days. 1t was notable,
however, for strange flag on the
ocean, the combination of French and
Spanish colors of the st. Louis exposi-
ton, flying from the peak Of the steam
yacht Reva.
There was chill in the atmosphere.
Low, wet clouds shut out the sky and
the mist wreaths on the sea made
everything look ghostlike and indis-
tinct. The dark water of the ocean
was a smooth as floor and light
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-28
Gen. MILES PROPOSED ARMY CHANGES
Suggests Use of Cycles audAut

the state authorities in the movement.
He would have the corps fully equipped
with modern road building machinery
and begin at enca the work Of improv-
ling the principal highways that have
military and strategic importance.
Gen Miles letter which was writ
item the day before he left office. is as
follows:
Headquarters 1of the Army, Wash
ington, D. c., AugS 19o3-To the Hon
orable,g the SECRETARY of War-Sir:
Within the past year have seen the
principal part of fhe army wherever it
has been serving. have carefully in
spected the defenses of the Pacific
coast, and within the last few months
have inspecteF some Of the principal
Notifications en- the Atlantic and gulf
coasts.
There are some features concerning
the army that Iadeem 1T my duty to
lay before the authorities. My views
| concerning the organization of the
army have been presented in official
communications and in testimony
whenever required by the committees
of congress
My recommendation as to the
strength of the mounted force In pro-
portion to the infantry was, at the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-28
ABNk PRESIDENT
MEETS TRAGIC DEATH
r. E. Davis, of Park Rapids, Is
Swept From Boat and
Drowned.
Special to The Globe.

Special to The Globe.
PARK RAPIDS, Mimi. Aug. Pr.
E. Davis. president of the First Ma
tional bank, was drowned in Fishhook
lake, mile and half north Of town,
this afternoon. He was one Of a party
of eight, one of whom was his aged
father, visiting him from Madison,
Wis.
The party went sailing on a cata-
maran. The wind blew fiercely and one
of the guy ropes broke, letting the sail
whirl around, breaking the mast and
knocking Mr.. Davis into the water.
The sea was very rough. and the boat
drifted so fast that Davis was unable
to grasp ropes thrown out to him, and
went down the third time The body
has not yet been found.
Mr.. Davis was forty-seven years old
and prominent in all the affairs of the
town and country. He leaves a wife
and two children
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-28
From the St. Paul Dispatch of Thurs
day, Aug. 2Z)
ch Special Telegram.

Dispatch Special Telegram.
Boston. Aug. 27.-Lord Brassy, pres
ident of the London chamber of COM
merce and recognized authority on
naval matters, has arrived from Mon
treal on his way back to London. In
an interview, speaking of the various
naval powers, he made the statement
that the United States, with their
tremendous resources, were undoubt-
edly the first naval power in the world.
He said 1t was not in the present
number of their ships. but In their re-
sources, for, if the United States so de-
sired, they could outdo any nation in
the world in the matter of naval APP
propriations and not feel it, as would
the others. not excepting England.
He predicted, owing to present condi-
tions. at least a partial disarmament
of the continent-in France, Germany
and Russia. He also predicted bright
future for Ireland. owing to the aboli-
ton OF the dual ownership in land. and
said this would gradually lead 10 i'm
portant measures for self government
in that country.
at is only a question Of time" h.
said raising the fleet of the United
States to any degree. Potentially the
United States is incomparably the
greatest naval power in the world.
II it came to a question of competition
you have greater resources than we
have"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-28
FARMER AGREES TO
EAT HIS OLD SHOES
He Loses Bet Because His Wheat
Yielded Better Than Expected.

Special to The Globe.
SIOUX FALLS, S. d.. Aug. 27.-Be-
fore harvest commenced, August Steg-
man, Beadle county farmer, made a
bet that if his wheat yielded more than
ten bushels to the acre he would eat
his old shoes. He has now completed
his thrashing and was surprised to find
that the wheat averaged over seventeen
bushels per acre.
The man with whom he made the
bet insists that he do as agreed, and
Stegman declares that in the near flu
ture he will give dinner to a number
of his friends and have the shoes
served up to himself for dessert.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-28
WILL HOLD CATTLE SUICIDES INCREASE
St. Paul Doesn't Make a Bad
Showing Among Fifty Cities.
Special to The Globe.

Special to The Globe.
NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-According to
Frederick L. Hoffman. the well known
insurance statistician. suicide is on the
increase in this country and ST. Louis
leads, with the largest number of self
murders. The ratio to each 100, 900
persons has gone up four -tenths of 1
per cent during the year, st. Louis be-
ing 25.7 to every 100000. Hoboken is
second on the list with rate of 24.6,
and New York is fifth. it's ratio being
21.2 Fall River. Mass, has the small
est percentage, 81. In Minneapolis
the ratio was 23 per 100000. and only
10 at st. Paul, the sister city.
The statistics deal with fifty cities
and cover population aggregating a.
100000. In the fly cities enumerated
$500 persons took their own lives last
year.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-28

time, the extreme limit that felt JUS
titled in recommending, and was a
much larger percentage than would
have advocated but for certain cir
cumstances existing at that time; yet
even ON that recommendation the in
fantry regiments were cut down and
the cavalry force increased until now
the latter is entirely out of proportion,
useless and enormously expensive.
"At the commencement of the Span
ish war, when we had we'll trained,
thoroughly equipped, hardened and ex-
perienced cavalry, portion of it was
obliged to remain at Tampa and in its
place newly organized troops were sent
to the front. Now that was either all
wrong or the present organization of
the army, with the great expense Incl
dent thereto, is unwise and injudicious,
and this subject requires, in my judg-
ment, the serious attention of the gov
ernment.
There Is no country, with the pos
sible exception of Russia, that has so
large number Of men who are accus-
toned to live in the saddle and are ex-
perienced and expert horsemen as the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-28
THE EVENING PAPER PRINTS TODAYs NEWS TOMORROW
(from the st. Paul Globe of Wednes-
ddV, Auq. 26)

(from the st. Paul GLOBE OF Wednes-
day, Aug. 26.)
Special to The Globe.
BOSTON, Mass, Aug. 25.-Lord
Brassy, the eminent naval authority
and president of the London Chamber
of Commerce, who is in Boston, said
today that the United States, with
her tremendous resources, Is undoubt-
edly destined soon to- be the first naval
power in the world. He continued:
potentially, the United States is al
ready incomparably the greatest naval
power in the world. She has the
greatest resources, and it is only
question of policy with her. If 1t came
to question of competition. you have
greater resources than we have. Ger
many has been pushing her navy, with
this result: That her naval ambition
with other causes, has caused an ex-
ceedingly strained condition of Ger
man finances. Russia has been living
on loans from France, but she can't
borrow any more, and anarchy Is rife
in that country. France has reached
her limit Retrenchment is the cry
there.
'.All this will tend toward disarma-
ment These expensive armaments
are the greatest curse of Europe, and
we in Great Britain have about reach
ed the limit ourselves. The breaking
point has been reached in France, Ger
many and Russia. These countries are
staggering along with an awful load
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-28
CONFESSES BLOWING
UP RAIL LWAY BRIDGE
Cohn Says Railways Are Trusts
and His Mission Is to De-
stroy Them.

BUTTE, Mont, Aug. 27.-A dispatch
to the Inter Mountain from Missoula
says:
Sam Cohn, who says he is from Spo-
kane, today confessed that he blew up
the Northern Pacific bridge at Liv-
ingston last month. When arrested
yesterday near Arlee he was trying to
buy dynamite to blow UP the Moran
trest1e, near Misseula. Cohn says it is
his mission on earth to correct certain
evils and to destroy railroads, which,
he says. are trusts.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-28
CRIES OF HIS cOMRADE
DRIVE A MINER INSANE
levais Dueca, Austrian Unsettled While Attempting to
Liberate Imprisoned Men.

Dueca headed the party which en-
tered the mine and sought to save the
men who were caught in the cave-in.
The head and shoulders of one of the
unfortunates were brought to view. but
before the rescue could be completed
tons of earth were loosened, burying
the man hopelessly. Dueca gave a
startled cry and ran from the mine.
Since then he has acted strangely and
has been under the impression that
some one was trying to cut his body to
pieces.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-28

The body of Patrick Fleming, the
fireman who was killed in the street
car collision Sunday afternoon, was
laid to rest yesterday in Calvary cem-
etery, after a most impressive funeral.
The services at the Cathedral were at
tended by vast concourse, and thou
sands viewed the solemn procession
through the streets.
The hook and ladder truck. draped
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-28
DIRECTORY NO GOOD POOR FARMING PAYS
Man ChargedWith c p Participating
i'm a Million Dollar SwindIe.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. PA fake
directory swindle by means of which
over $1,000,000 has been taken from
merchants, bankers and others all over
the country is alleged by local detec-
tives as the ground for the arrest of
Jacob w. Geist. Geist, who claimed to
represent the National Gazetteer, of
New York and Chicago, is charged with
having obtained money under false
pretenses from five local farmers.
The police claim that Geist's opera
tions are connected with those of Ern-
est Fallon, arrested in New York last
August, and of E. Hubbard, arrested
in Chicago about the same time.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-28
THEFT OF DRUGS is
LAID TO DOCTORS
Two OF the Profession In ST. Louis Had
Dealings With Poorhouse.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 27.-Dr. Emanuel
Urban physician at the poorhouse, and
DR.. T. F. Knapp, formerly physician at
the female hospital, were arrested today
charged with stealing drugs from the
poorhouse drug store. Requisitions for
drugs and instruments which were not
used at the institution have been sent to
Health Commissioner Simon, who began
an investigation.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-28

Special to The Globe.
DULUTH, Mimi, Aug. 27.-The
agonizing cries of comrade pinioned
beneath tons of rock and iron ore
proved too great a strain for Levais
Dueca. an Austrian, who risked his life
in an effort to save the men recently
imprisoned in the Chisholm mine.
Today, in the probate court. he was
adjudged insane
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-28
BANKERS ORGANIZE.

Those Of North Dakota No Longer With.
out an Association.
Special to The Globe.
/ GRAND FORKS, N. D., Aug. 27.-At
the meeting of the bankers here today the
North Dakota Bankers association was
organized. All the banks of the state
first officers of the association are: Pres
ident. F. w. Cathro, Bottineau; vice
president, s. s.. Lyons. Fargo; secretary
treasurer w. G. Macfadden, Fargo
These officers will serve only until the
end of the present month. which ends the
banking year. Officers for the year will
be elected tomorrow
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-28
INFANT rs LOCKED UP
IN A POLICE STATION
Girl and Her Mother Are Detained Because the Womans Hus-
band Is Wanted for Burglary.

mother, a country girl, who is being
held by the police that they may get
some trace of her husband.
The basement of the police station is
dark and damp and the young mothers
one fear is that her child will die in
prison. Hall is alleged to have broken
into a fiat building where he lived and
stole property valued at s100.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-28
THROWN FROM cARoosE.

Duluth & Iron Range Railway superln-
tendent Is Injured.
Special to The Globe
TWO HARBORS, Mimi, Aug. 27.-
Thomas Owens. superintendent of the
Duluth & Iron Range railroad, returning
home from a tour over the road on a
southbound ore train, stepped out on the
platform OH the rear of the caboose and
was evidently thrown off and severely in
jured. The accident happened at Skibo
station. Mr.. Owens was picked up un-
conscious and taken to Two Harbors hos
pital for treatment
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-28
LAWYER Is Acquitted.

HAVANA Aug. 27.-The criminal court
this afternoon acquitted Joseph De Wyck-
off, an American lawyer of the charge
by Michael J. Dady, of Brooklyn, for
the purpose of securing an option on the
aqueduct of Cienfuegos.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-28

with mourning, laden with beautiful
floral offerings and the casket with
rubber coat and helmet, the escort of
firemen and policemen. band playing
funeral dirges, and long line of hacks
made up the cortege which wound its
way from the engine house to the home
of the deaS fireman to the Cathedral
and thence TO the cemetery by way Of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-28

wabasha street, University avenue and
Dale street.
The services at the Cathedral were
performed by Reverend Father Flem-
ing, brother of the deceased; Rev. j. j.
Lawler, rector of the Cathedral parish,
and Rev Ambrose McNulty. Father
Fleming celebrated mass at the Cathe-
dral and officiated at the cemetery.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-28
Special to The Globe.

CHICAGO, Aug. PA tiny baby
girl, said to weigh not over five pounds,
is locked up in a cell at the Desplains
street police station. This mite of hu-
inanity is the two-month- old daughter
of Frank Hall, accused of burglary
With the baby is it's eighteen year-old
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-28

OYSTER BAY, NJ Y, TONIGHT issued
orders that the American European
Admiral Cotton, should
account
of the assassination there consu MaseIssen.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-28
CONSUL MAGEL LSSEN
ISASSASS SSINATED

Minnesota Man, Vice Consul of Beirut, SYRIA Is Killed
for Unknown Cause and President Orders European
Squadron to Proceed Thither-Turkey Disclaims All
Knowledge of Murder, but Will Be Held to Account
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-28
HARD RAIN IN NORTH DAKOTA.
Regular Soaker Is On and Meanwhile
Threshers Must Wait.

Special to The Globe
GRAND FORKS, N. D., Aug. 27.-
There is every prospect now of a steady,
soaking rain. and it has been falling ever
since O'Clock Scarcely any threshing
has been done this week.
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