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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-31
MIDSHIPMEN
WHO STAND HIGH
Raudenbush, Of st. Paul, and
Fritz, of Grand Forks,
Are Included.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. 30.-The
academic board of the naval academy
today announced the final standing of
the members Of the 1903 class which
will be graduated on Feb. 2. There are
six star men, each of whom earned bet
ter than IS per cent in all examinations
Donald r. Battles, of West Mill Creek,
Pa, and Alexander r. Van Kuren, of
Howell, Mich, are the honor men Of
the class. The standing Of the mid
shipmen includes the following:
donald Raymond Battles, West Mill
Creek. Pa.
Alexander Hamilton Van Kuren,
Howell Mich.
3-Wiliam Woods Smith, Marion. Iowa
Paul Henry Fritz, Grand Forks, N.
d.
Webb Russen Raudenbush, St. Paul,
MINI.
S-Roy Warren Ryden, Des Moines.
Iowa.
12-Leo Zahm, Dubuque, Iowa.
9S-John Strong Abbott. Madison, Wis.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-31
LAST OF FAMILY
BECOMES INSANE
Boy Whose Sisters Died and
Whose Mother Killed
Herself.
Special to The Globe.

Special to The Globe.
CHICAGO, Jan. 30.-Hamer Jones,
who was born after his father died,
now lives with shattered bodily and
mental health, the sole survivor of his
house, both his sisters dead and his
mother a suicide. In the darkened
house at 595 Park avenue the boy, who
has passed his sixteenth birthday, lies
insane. He cries continually for his
mother and sisters, forgetting that he
has stood by the collins of his sisters
and not realizing that his mother killed
herself in Forest Home cemetery yes
terday between the graves Of her
daughters.
Sarah Jones, who was nineteen years
old, died of scarlet fever on New Years
day. One week later Martha, her sis
ter, who was two years younger, died
from the same disease. Then their
mother, who for sixteen years had
supported them and had been their
brothers dearest comrade, found her
burden was greater than she could
bear. She went out yesterday to the
wind-swept cemetery in which her
darlings lay and standing between
their graves she swallowed carbolic
acid and died. Now fate has laid its
heavy hand on the only one remaining
in the family
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-31
MONROE DOCTRINE UNIMPAIRED.
Significant Utterances From a Hiqh
British Official

LONDON, Jan. 80. = Lord Gran
bourne, under secretary for foreign af-
fairs, speaking tonight at the banquet
of the Sheffield Chamber of Commerce.
said the governments policy in Vene-
zuela was dictated by determination to
defend the interests of British subjects
and that there was no infringement of
the Monroe doctrine. This was also
the view, he said, of the United States,
which would be long time before
making itself responsible for a disor-
derly state like Venezuela. The for
eign office had maintained intact Great
Britain's friendship with the United
States.
Lord Cranbourne declared:
There is no German or European
alliance, but Great Britain is ready to
cooperate with the powers not only in
South America, but in Asia, Africa
and Europe"
In emphasizing the point that there
was no alliance, but merely a COOP
GRAFTON with Germany, Lord Gran
bourne strongly deprecated the at
tacks made by the British press on
Germany. He reminded the audience
or Great Britains resentment Of Ger
man criticism on the British operations
in South Africa, and said: 1--WE OUGHT
TO take care that we ourselves are not
guilty of similar fault against Ger
many"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-31
DAYS NEWS SUMMARIZED

Weather for ST. Paul and Vicinity
Fair and warmer today; snow tomorrow.
LEGISLATIVE
Bill proposing defeated code plan for
taxation of public service corporations is
introduced in the house.
Senate committee appointed to inves--
tigate charges against Surveyor General
Matchan examines one witness behind
closed DOORS
Capitol appropriation bill is passed by
unanimous vote of senate
State agricultural school seeks appro-
priation of $29S,OOO for new buildings.
House committee declines service of
public examiner in new capitol investiga-
tlon, which will commence Monday.
Representative Ganrud introduces bill
to prevent commitment of harmless, old
people to insane hospitals
Senator Stephens would compel farm
ers to fight 'grasshopper pests.
BUSINESS
E. w. Winter succeeds Greatsinger as
director of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit,
and will also take his place as president.
There is little interest in grain trade
and lower prices rule in all the pits
Stocks rule dull and irregular most of
day and then reaction sets in.
RAILROADS
Great Western improving roadbed in
Iowa by revising grades and curves.
Railroads in Utah affected by strike at
Ogden
New York Central and Pennsylvania
plan big tunnel in New oYrk.
Santa Fe and Rock Island operate in
harmony
President Burt confers with strikers
without results
DOMESTIC
Northwestern midshipmen at naval
academy stand we'll toward top of list.
Socialist nationalist committee removes
entire executive body on ground that it's
members have been disloyal to the party.
LOCAL
Byron A. Frazier, convicted of counter
feltlng, may die in the county jail.
eugene Skahill, charged by Peert Ell
hngton with conspiracy to defraud city
says the accusation is made from spite
Junior promenade ball at the "U'' is
given.
proposition is made to issue bonds to
bulid a roadway to Fort Smelling.
DR.. Levison, leader of anti vaccination
lists, talks Of the movement
fIatefnal insurance association will be
formed in St. Paul this morning.
SPORTING
Bob Dunbar breaks his points curl
ing record
Fftzsimmons and Jeffries start a real
fight on Omaha stage
WASHINGTON-
Supreme court of district of Columbia
declares Filipino an alien, and entitled to
become citizen of the United States.
House Leader Payne is voted down
time and again in his opposition to GER
tain private claim bills.
Today all members of Minnesota con
gressional delegation except Stevens will
indorse Page Morris for Judge
Senator Cullom will permit no more
bills to pass authorizing American off
cials to receive presents or decoration
from foreign rulers
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-31
AUDIT NEW CAPITOL ACCOUNTS.
House Committee Declines Offer of
Public Examiners Services.

The friends of S. johnson, of the
public examiners office, say that func-
tionary is not sore because his office
was not called upon by the house COM
mittee to investigate the new capitol
expenditures.
This may be true. In any event. the
committee on public accounts and ex-
penditureS will struggle along without
the assistance Of S. Johnson. The sub
committee met yesterday and decided
to employ Wallace Hines, Of St. Paul,
an expert accountant, and the work of
the investigation sought by Represent
ative Nelson will be taken up Monday
afternoon.
There were two reasons for the COM
mittee's unwillingness to avail itself Of
the services of S. Johnson, aside from
the belief that Mr.. Johnson might
again be busy establishing the status
of national banks. In the first place
the members Of the committee feel
that the committee is entirely eompe-
tent to perform its own duties, and, in
the second place, they want a real in
vestigation.
There is hardly a memEer Of the
committee who entertains any doubt
about the capitol appropriations hav-
ing been properly spent, but they do
not propose to spend time and money
on an audit Of the accounts other than
one that will furnish the members and
the state the exact data they require
to secure comprehensive idea IF just
where $3,000,000 has been spent and
the need Of the $1,5O0,O0O now asked
to complete and! furnish the new state
house.
The public examiner wanted to boss
the investigation job and offered to do
1t for the committee WITHOUT charge.
Other offers Of gra tuitcus service were
made the committee, but the members
insisted that. no one connected with the
state government in any way since the
commencement Of the new CAPITOL work
should be employed, to- the end that
when the investigation is complete
there, can. be no going behind the re-
turns and the taxpayers in the country
viii be satisfied.
The Monday afternoon meeting will
be devoted to a reception Of the mem
bers of the capitol commission and the
state auditor and the plan of prccedure
will be decided upon
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-31

The fate of George L. Matchan. tn
Minneapolis Republican political lead
er, whose appointment to the position
OF surveyor general of logs and lumber
Tor the Minneapolis district, has been
neId up by the senate on complaint of
closed doors #
1t was rumored about the senate
chamber Thursday that the committee
intended to hold open meetings while
Stauff and his witnesses presented
thelr charges and Matchan made his
defense, but at the close of the session
yesterday the special committee ap-
pointed to conduct the investigation
nIed into the railroad committee room.
the door barred and doorkeeper sta
toned outside
Stauff was the first and only inter-
ested party called into the committee
room and he remained closeted with
the investigators for almost an hour.
When he reappeared the door again
closed for few moments and then the
members of the committee filed out to
the cloak room for their overcoats.
Committeeman Are Secretive.
Matchan and Fred 3. Wright were in
waiting, but were not called The com
m1ttee refused to discuss what had
trans pired behind the closed doors and
refused to announce the date of the
next meeting. The members declared
they would have nothing to give out
until their report was submitted to the
senate.
The general opinion is that the COM
mlttee will clear Matchan and recon-
mend the Endorsement Of the appoint
ment by the senate. Stauff is inclined
TO believe these rumors and declares
that II he is not granted an opportunity
to tell all he knows to the committee
ne will appear on the floor of the SEN
ate with his witnesses
Il do not know what the committee
intends to do next" he said after he
had been granted a hearing They
Gid not tell me in there when they were
TO meet again and did not say any
thing about what I am to do regarding
the large number Of witnesses that I
want to bring to support my charges.
Affidavits Not Desired.
When | appeared before the com
mlttee was asked to outline nv
charges briefly. had all my affidavits
with me, but did not have a chance to
produce them. They remained in my
pocket all the time | was in the com
mittee room
They asked me if I had not given
receipts to Matchan for all that I had
coming to me and 1 asked them if they
thought $500 was enough to allow for
expenses IN the sale of $4,000 acres of
land told them that l could have
cleared up 100000 if the affairs had
been properly conducted.
Il do not know what to do next. The
committee suggested that confine my
self to the land deal, and does not ap-
pear inclined to consider the affidavits
l have relative to the bank failure in
Minneapolis and the indictment re-
turned against Matchan, who was an
officer of the bank"
Stauff has sent for his attorney and
declares he will stay in ST Paul until
ne mas exhausted every effort to defeat
Matchan's appointment
l will either be accorded a chance
to tell what | know about this and
bring my fifteen or twenty witnesses
before the committee or 1 viii carry
this thing right to the floor of the sem
ate and make the fight there l am
not going to allow them to push me
aside in this"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-31
NO MORE FOREIGN
DECORATIONS
Senator Cullom Will Nullify
Courtesies of Foreign
Rulers.
Special to The Globe.

special TO The Globe.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 30
There is a fearful story of official dis
appointment behind the action of the
senate in recommitting all pending
bills granting permission. to divers Of
ficers in the army and navy and to
officials in the executive department to
accept the presents and decorations
which have been rendered to them by
the rulers of other nations.
The action of the senate was taken
upon the motion of Senator Cullom, of
Illinois, and the measures were re-
turned to the foreign relations commit
tee, of which he is the chairman. SEN
ator Cullom has placed a ban upon
foreign decorations. He has become
possessed of a conviction that it is be-
meath the dignity of an American Off
cial to accept some monarchic gim-
crack because he achieved distinction
in some special line of work or has
made himself agreeable to visiting rep
resenatives of royalty.
In pursuance of this conviction the
senator announces that there will be
no more decorations legally accepted
by American officials so long as he is
the chairman of the foreign relations
committee and that all bills of such a
nature as come to his committee will
be pigeonholed so effectuaIly that 1T
will take majority vote of the senate
to pull them out of their hiding place.
The constitution of the United States
provides that no person holding
office under the United States
shall, without the consent of congress,
accept any present, emolument, office
or title of any kind whatever from the
ruler of a foreign nation.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-31
PROCLAMATION OF
SACRED PRECINCTS
Austrian Rechsrath Has a New Incentive
to Uproar.

VIENNA, Jan. 30.-There was a stormy
scene in the reichsrath today over the
sugar question. forcing the suspension Of
Of the committee rooms without author
ization, with the -ohject-df placing their
views before the legislators. and the ma
Indignantly denounced this as an attempt
to establish a parliament within a par
Lament. The house was soon in state
of pandemonium. filed with the shouts
of denunciation on the part of the mem
bers, who wildly gesticulated and hurled
threats at those who had permitted the
"desecration of the parliamentary pre-
cinctS.''
The sitting was finally suspended in or
Ger to allow of the intruders tc be turned
out Of the house. Members Of the Peo-
pies party and Socialists invaded the
committee room occupied by the sugar
refiners, shouting: eesOut with the riff
raff!" Most occupants left the room.
Those whorefuse0 togo were elected by
force r.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-31
Germans Wouldn't Honor Emperor.

CARACAS, Jan. 90.-The captain of
the German cruiser Gazelle, which is
anchored at Puerto Cabello, on the oc-
casion of the German emperor's birth
day. sent an invitation to The mem
bers of the German colony to celebrate
the day on board the cruiser. All re-
fused, one, the head of one of the chief
German firms at Puerto Cabello, an
Swering:
Tell the captain that his invitation
surprises me under the present cir
cumstances, when Venezuela is suffer-
Ing from an unjustifiable aggression
on the part of Germany. I will not at
tend, nor allow any of the young Ger
man clerks employed by my firm to
attend the celebration"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-31
SENATOR NELSON TO BE
DINED BY NORWEGIANS
Elaborate Function Scheduled for
Monday Evening in Washington.
From Globe Washington Bureau.

From Globe. Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 3o.-Sen-
ator Knute Nelson will be the guest of
honor at dinner to be given by the
Norwegians of this city at the Hotel
Reuter- Monday evening. The banquet
hall will be elahorately4 decorated in
honor Of the event and music Will be
furnished by a section of the Marine
band. An elaborate bill of fare has
been prepared by the Scandinavian cpl
cures and covers will be laid for sew
enty-five persons.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-31
PASSENGERS TAKE
REFUGE ON A ROCK
Steamer Going 10 Pieces Off the Mem
docino Coast.

= SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Jan. 3d.
The steam schooner Crescent City ran
on on Fish rock, Off the Mendocino coast,
during gale early this morning. Her
passengers and crew. numbering in all
about twenty-five. took refuge on the
roc The steamer Scotia was signaled and
arter beating about five hours, launched
q boat which took eleven persons and
transferred them to the Scotia. The
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-31
SINKING OF GROUND
SPLITS HOUSE IN TWO
Part of the Family Killed and the
Others Escape.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, jan 30
A sudden sinking of ground on one of
the slopes cf the Telegraph mine at
Bingham today split the house of
James Johnson, a miner, and instantly
killed two of Johnson s. sons.
The half of the house in which the
two children who were killed had been
playing was swallowed ups Johnson,
his wife and1three other children were
In the other half at the time of the
accident and escaped without injury.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-31
ULTIMATUM PUT FORTH
BY MINISTER BOWEN

of Posen, is fifty seven years of age
and white haired, though still an ami
mated, brilliant woman. She was
fifty-one when the child was born and
had three daughters.
It is alleged that the countess SEEM
ingly had two ladies of high rank as
accomplices. These are said to have
procured the illegitimate son of the
daughter of a railroad watchman in
Austria and brought the baby to the
countess apartments here.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-31

life-saving crew from Point Arena
counld not launch boat, but attempt
ed to shoot lines over the rocks from
shore. Owing to the wind all efforts
in this direction were unsuccessful.
About fifteen persons are still on the
rock and are in no danger except from
exposure. Tugs from San Francisco
will make an attempt to rescue the
marooned persons. The sea Is very
rough and it may be necessary to leave
the people on the rock all night. The
Crescent City is slowly breaking up,
and unless the storm ceases will prob
ably be a total loss.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-31
THAMES IN LONDON A
BREEDING PLACE FOR DISEASE
City Must Find More EffectuaI Means
s of Disposine of Sewage

LONDON, Jan. S0.-As a result Of
the experiments made in consequence
of the recent typhoid scare, the medi-
cal officer Of health for the London
district has isued an alarming report
in which he condemns the whole estu-'
ary of the Thames as being CONTAINS
mated with sewage. Not only oysters
and cookies, says the report, but sprAts,
white bait and smelts must be viewed
with suspicion.
The Thames fisheries afford emnloy-
ment to a large population, and the
report will start an agitation for some
more effectual means of disrosing of
London's sewage.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-31
HE DIES OF OLD AGE,
THOUGH BUT AZ
But scuItz Lived Half a Life Time in
Less Than Year.

LA. PORTE, Ind, Jan. 3O.-Physi-
clans attending Charles F. Schultz, city
treasurer, who died tonight at the age
of forty seven years, declare that he
died of old age, having lived half a
life time in less than a year. The case
has attracted much attention from
medical men.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-31
COUNTESS HAD LADIES OF
HIGH RANK AS ACcoMPLICEs
How the Alleged Heir to a Polish Es.
tate Was Obtained.

BERLIN. Jan. 30.-The Countess
Isabel Wesierskc Kwiecki, who has
again been arrested and charged with
pretending to have born a son six
years ago and presenting him as the
heir to an estate at Wroblewo, province
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-31
Big Capital and. Awesonse Name.

TRENTON, N. J.. Jan. S0-The CoaIey
Episcyclonical Engine and Development
company was Incorporated here TODAY
with capital stock Of $4,000, 600. The
company is to develop rotary engine. the
invention of j. r. Coaley
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-31
CAPITOL BILL IS PASSED.
Senate Is Unanimously in Favor of
$1,5oo,oo0 Appropriation.

The Horton bill, providing the addi-
tiona1 $1,000 900 for the completion of
the new capitol, was passed in the SEN
ate yesterday morning without a dis
.senting vote. Fifty five senators an
swered the roll call
The bill as passed includes amend
ments which provide that the extra ap-
preparation shall include the furnish
ings of the big building, and that the
building is to be finished, furnished
and ready for occupancy before Jan. l,
1905.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-31

Senate Committee Appointed
to Investigate Stauff's
Charges Against Van SAINTS
Surveyor General Candi-
date Holds Brief Session
Behind Closed Doors-In-
dorsement Of Matchan Is
Generally Expected.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-31
REVIVE OLD TAX CODE
MATCHAN To BE CLEARED

Representative Haugland In
PRODUCES Bill for Assess
ment and Taxation of Pub
lie Service Corporations and
Franchises Taken From
Defeated Code = Creates
Office Of State Tax Com
missioner.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-31
WHEAT THE scAPEeoAT.
Senate Defeats Wilson Resolution for
Reciprocity Memorial.

ncCIPTJCILy WTSR1oFIdI.
Senator Wilson's resolutions urging
the Minnesota congressional delegation
to support all legislation favoring freer
trade relations with Canada was called
from the table in the senate yesterday,
and, after lengthy debate, killed by a
vote of 50 to 25
Fear of free wheat stood in the way
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-31

Continued on Eighth Page.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-08-07
FIVE VESSELS SEIZED.
Writ Secured Against the Crescent
Shpbuildng Company.

Eizabethport, N. j.. Aug. Five
vessels now being built at the Crescent
shipyards here have been seized by
Sheriff CoIieil on writ of seizure
granted by the supreme court commits
sioner on the application OF Frederick
l.. Heidritter Il Co., tiiaber and lum-
ber merchants of Elizabeth. The
seizure is made for lumber and other
materials furnished by the firm and
used in the construction Of the vessels.
The vessels seized are the gunboats
Tampico and Vera Cruz, being built
for the Mexican government; the
ferryboat Plainfield, being constructed
for the Central Railroad of New Jer-
sey: the steam yacht Czarina, build
ing for Chall les S. Bryan OF New York,
and the sidewheeler steamboat Happy
Day, building for Charles M. Schwab.
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DENOUNCED BY LAFOLLETTE.
Corporate Control Menaces Existence
of the Government.

Des Moines, Aug. 7.-Goyernor La
toilette OF Wisconsin addressed large
crowd at the Colfax assembly near
here. Many Des Moines people at
tended The governor, In a spirited
and decided manner, scored corporate
influences and declared that the Unit
ed States senate is millionaires club
and that there is even danger OF the
Declaration of Independence being
nullitied IN practically every partlcu-
lar as applied against pubic service
corporations The governor said:
The gravest danger menaclns the
government today is the overDalanclhg
control of city, state and natlonal reg
islative bodies by wealth and power
Of public service corporations.
Governor Lafollette was more than
usually denunciatory and spared noun
ing in his generalization. he was ire
Quently interrupted by applause,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-08-07
ROOT AT OYSTER BAY,
War Department Affairs Thoroughly
Discussed.

Oyster Bay. l.. l.. Aug. 7.-Secretary
of War Root, after lengthy confer.
ence with the president. left for Wash
ington during the day This probably
is the last visit Of Secretary Root to
President Roosevelt before the secre.
tary leaves for England to attend the
session of the Alaskan boundary com.
mission. He will sail Saturday, Aug,
%.
The president and the secretary OF
war discussed at some length some
points which have arisen regarding the
operation OF the general staff OF the
army. 1t is understood to r. oeen
decided that Major General Corbin,
for time at least, will continue to
perform the duties Of adjutant general
of the army In addition to his work as
second in command to the chief OF
staff, Major General Young.
While Secretary Root discussed
thoroughly with the president the Lit
tauer-Lyon glove contract case no In
formation is obtainable as to the re
suit of the conference.