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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-18
DEATH TO SIX OR MORE
MAN-OF-WAR'S MEN
Accidental Explosion on Board the
Massachusetts Off CuIebra Island.

SAN JUAN, P. R., Jan. 17.-Five men
were killed and four others wounded,
two of them probably fatally, by the
explosion of a powder charge OF an
eight-inch gun on board the United
States battleship Massachusetts yes
terday While at target practice eff
Culebra island.
The explosion occurred in the STAR
board aft eight-inch target and was
due to the accidental discharge of a
percussion primer while the breech Of
the gun was open. The full charge ex-
ploded in the turret and killed or in
jured all the crew of the gun, number
ing nine men.
Capt Harry Lee, commanding the
marine guard of the vessel, and En-
sign Clarence Adele Immediately flood
ed the turret with water, and Lieut..
Charles F. Hughes and Gunner Kuhl-
vein went below to the ma gaZine, pick
ing up powder charges and preventing
further explosions, while Lieut.. Will
liam c. Cole and Gun Captain Stone
men entered the turret and withdrew
the charge from the other gun, whose
breech was open. The survivors of the
guns crew when rescued were burned,
mutiIated and nearly dead.
One man whose clothing was on fire
jumped overheard.
Dead-A. Hendricksen, boatswains
mate; F. III. Losser, appretice; S. It.
Malinowski, landsman; K. J. Plat, Or
binary seaman; Robert Hule ordinary
seaman. Injured-W. w. A. Schert, ap-
prentice; A. S. Tackle, coxswain; j. c.
Patterson, ordinary seaman; A. N. Dos
sett, ordinary seaman.
Coxswain Tackle died this afternoon.
The conditions of Apprentice Schert
and Seaman DOssett have become
worse, and it is now thought that these
men will not survive. Seaman Patter-
son, it is expected, will recover.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-18
REDEMPTION OF
IRELAND NEAR
Mr.. Redmond Speaks Hope
fully of Coming Final
Legislation.

LONDON, AN. 17.-JOhn Redmond
M. p, the Irish leader, responding to
a National address presented to him at
Edinburgh this evening, said he be-
lieved that the friends of Ireland would
soon see measure become law which
would heal the wounds of centuries
and give the Irish people chance of
living in peace and prosperity on their
own soil. If this chance of settling
the Irish land question was lost by the
rejection of the measure, continued Mr.
Redmond, there would be an over
Whelming justification for such a
strong, menacing and dangerous public
movement in Ireland as he would be
sorry to see.
He hoped that the spirit of concilia-
ton at the Dublin land conference
would be reproduced in the house of
commons, and, if so all the political
parties might commence the work Of
appeasement and justice in Ireland
Hitherto, the Irish Nationalist should
have been fighting landlordism and not
the landlords, who they wished would
remain to take a part in the govern
ment Of the country. Mr.. Redmond
said that the demand on the treasury
LOT the carrying out OF the voluntary
purchase scheme was not unreasonable.
The deficit would disappear in ten
years by the reduction in the cost Of
governing Ireland. Laying aside the
questions of what was due to the land
lords, and of the debt due to Ireland
it would be a profitable investment to
settle the land question, which had
baffled the best English statesmen, had
been a source Of poverty, misery and
bloOdshed and had caused the emigra-
ton of millions of Irishmen who took
into America and cherished there an
undying hatred for the Union Jack.
He did not believe that the settle
ment of the land question would end
the home rule question, but he did nok
hesitate to say that it would be the re-
moV9l of the last obstacle.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-18

5000 men at work whom they agreed to
start to work when they submitted to
this commission.
1--WE do no not want to and will not
cause trouble at the mines but will do
all we can to prevent it. But 1 want
the commission to understand that the
men who have been idle all this time
are getting impatient. They are writ
ing every day asking If something can
not be done to secure them work in the
mines. They are charged, of course,
with being criminals. 1t is alleged they
left their jobs and all that, but If they
are going to have term OF peace for
some years in the anthracite field, it
seems to me they ought to stop fight
ing now and that any desire to punish
men by the companies ought to cease.
We are willing and anxious to get along
in harmony with those in the coal fields
and will do all we can to establish
good relationship there and we hope
the coal operators will meet us half
way in doing that"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-18
FAILURE OF
SARDINE FISHERIES
Twenty Thousand French
Families Are Starving in
Consequence.
Special Cable to The Globe.

Special Cable to The Globe.
PARIS, Jan. 1.-THE winter has
brought great distress upon the fisher
folk of Brittany, where 100000 men,
women and children depend for their
living upon sardine fishing. The tickle
sardine has suddenly abandoned the
coast, and black, unrelieved misery is
the result. These 10000 families are
literally starving.
To add to the hardships of the stu
alton, the potato crop was a failure
all along the coast. Whole families
meet outside the villages, imploring
bread from passers-by for six, seven.
eight and sometimes ten children. The
local authorities, having done what
they could do to relieve the distress.
have now appealed to the nation for
help. President Loubet, Premier
Combes, who is also minister of the
interior, Marine Minister Pelletan.
Sara Bernhard and many other prom
inent people have promised aid.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-18
AMERICAS MOST
POWERFUL GUN
Successful Test Of a Weapon
That Shoots Twenty
Miles.

NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-The most
powerful gun ever built in America, a
siXteen-inch coast defense rifle, was
successfully tested today at the gov
eminent proving ground at Sandy
Hook. The gun was fred three times
In the presence Of several hundred
army Cheers, a few civilians and one
represents tive Of the legislative branch
Of the government, Congressman Mil
lett. Of the naval committee. Among
the Officers present was Col Riley, of
the ordnance department, who superin-
tended. tho construction of the gun at
the Watervleit arsenal in West Troy.
The three tests were marked by the
wonderful accuracy with which they
fulfilled the mathematical calculations
OF the army experts who have had
charge Of the guns construction. The
three shots also proved that the special
81 OK eless powder made for sixteen
inch guns had been accurately pre-
pared.
The first shot was a sort Of warm
or" The charge was $50 pounds of
snOleless powder and the velocity of
the $500 pound projectile when it left
the muzzle was 1890 feet a second.
The pressure of the great charge of
powder in exploding was $4,000 pounds
to the square inch. For the second shot
the tTll charge of $40 pounds Of pow
der was used and the velocity was
2,3O6, or feet more than calculated
The pressure was 5000 pounds to the
square inch. rhe elevation of the guns
muzzle for the first and second shots
was about TX degrees and the ranges
We're 5000 and $500 yards.
For the final shot the ~muzzle was
elevated to Az degrees, increasing the
range to 1000 yards. The charge was
GAO pounds of smokeless powder and
the pressure was $500 pounds to the
square inch. All the shots ricocheted
two or three times in the water, send
ing up great fountains Of spray. Gen.
Crozier said the tests showed the gun
was an absolute success and proved
that siXteen-inch guns could be fur
nished whenever the country wanted
them.
The gun cost 100000. 1t will un-
dOubtedly be mounted at Sandy Hook.
Gen. CroZier, chief of ordnance, said
that while it's range at it's highest ele-
walton was about 20 miles, 1t could be
used to hit objects at a distance of only
or miles. Objects further away
could not be seen. The gun was the
greatest step in advance yet taken in
ordnance.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-18
BODY AND SOUL
SEPARATE FOREVER
Frenchman Loses His Life
While Making a Psychic
Experiment.
Special Cable to The Globe.

Special Cable to The Globe.
PARIS, Jan. 17-In an effort to prove
that the soul can leave the body to re-
turn to 1t, Albert Guelle, a man Of SUI
perior intellect, lost his life-victim to
one Of the strangest experiments in
history. Mr. Guelle was widely known
as translator from the Greek, Latin
and Hebrew
The independence of the mind in
dreams caused him to conclude that
personality is dual and he resolved on
an experiment that should free his soul
from his body for a time. He construct
ed an apparatus consisting of reser-
Voir fixed to the wall, which would let
a mixture of chloroform, sulphuric
ether and water fall drop by drop on
his face. Then he wrote a letter to a
friend and placed himself on bed be-
meath it, having Amounted his body
with antiseptics that modification
could not set in, while his soul was alb
sent. The letter to his friend was to
awaken him at the end of ten days.
Immediately on receiving 1t the
friend rushed to the young mans
apartments with Guelle's mother. They
were too late. They found the student
stretched on the bed, a calm express
sion on his face, as if he were sleeping.
He had been dead several hours. In
his will he enjoined his mother not to
regret him If his experiment should
prove fatal. He promised that his soul
should continue to communicate with
her
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-18
NAVY DEPARTMENT
CAN'T SPARE HOBSON
He Will Take Charge of Construction
Department on Puget Sound.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 17.-Up-
on the recommendation Of Admiral
Bowles, chief constructor Of the navy,
Acting Secretary Darling today signed
an order assigning Constructor Hob
sou to duty in charge of the construc-
ton department at the Puget Sound
naval station at Bremerton. Hobson
has been for some months past on
waiting orders, having declined an as
signment to Pensacola, pending action
by congress upon a bill authorizing his
retirement. Special action OF this ma
ture was regarded as necessary in view
of the failure of two naval examining
boards to find him physically disquali-
fed for active service.
The navy department concluded that
the straits 1t is in through the resigna-
ton of Constructor Hibbs, leaving va
cant the important post at Bremerton,
justifies the action taken today. Hob
son is now in position where he must
resign from the naval service alto
gether or undertake active duty, for
which he feels himself untitled by rea-
son of eye trouble.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-18
CUSTOMS IRREGULARITIES
MENTIONED BY SHAW
Secretary of the Treasury Gives Inter-
national Congress Some Hints.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE first
formal session of the International
customs congress was opened here to-
day with an address by Mayor Low.
lie was followed by Leslie NJ. Shaw,
secretary OF the treasury, who said:
1t has always been the policy of
the United States-and it is also the
law as again and again announced by
our cOurtS-tO resolve reasonable
doubts in favor of the importer. | as
sumo that the same law prevails in all
countries. 1t should apply, 1 think,
with especial force with reference to
drawbacks. The whole drawback
scheme has been worked out in the in
terest Of the exporter. People may
differ upon the proposition whether
the tariff is or is not a tax upon the
exporter of manufactures from import
ed material. When it is once considered.
therefore, that the government does not
desire to profit at the expense of it's
import trade, then customs officials are
justified in constructing drawback laws
as literally as their language will per-
NIT, and legislators, l think, are justi-
fled in hberaliZing these drawback laws
as far as possible.
"A large percentage Of the frauds
upon the customs revenues of a coun-
try are committed on consigned goods
and it has always seemed to me that
only in the domestic market raises a
strong presumption that they are be-
ing undervalued. This practice not only
drives the domestic importer out of
business but it prejudices the domestic
manufacturer who produces competing
goods. The fact that goods are sold
for export cheaper than for the do
nestle market frequently works a great
hardship upon the importer. He pur-
chases abroad, and presuming that he
has paid the ordinary foreign market
price, invoices at the prices he has
paid, but frequently finds himself sub
5ected to an advance of from 10 to Is
per cent with statutory penalties. In
my judgment, the commerce between
the countries here represented might
be very largely increased and to our
mutual advantage"
Officers were elected as follows: Gen.
Q. L. Spaulding. assistant secretary of
the treasury, president; FideI G. Pier
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-18
CHILDREN'S PARTIES IN
GERMANY DEMORALIZING
Their Influence Is Corruptinq and the
Clergy Denounces Them.

Special Cable to The Globe.
BERLIN, Jan. ia strong agita-
ton has begun in Germany against
children's parties. Both the Catholic
and Protestant clergy are denouncing
this sort Of parties which has been in
troduced from England and the United
States advocating return to Puritan
simplicity. Children's parties are be-
coming so elaborate and expensive that
even in court circles protests are
raised. Then the children's balls are
said to corrupt children. A leading So
ctety woman of Berlin says:
I have heard remarks from girls at
children's balls about the dresses of
rivals and about the bearing Of bows
which amazed me. Children are taught
the wrong side of the world at these
balls and cease to be children. At a
chHdren's party with any pretention
to elegance wine is always served to
mere children who go home semi-fntox-
fcated and acquire a taste for strong
drinks German children of the bet
ter classes, and especially in the cities.
and of the lower classes, too. are de-
ter1oratlng in a way that is attracting
wide attention. The criminal statistics
OF Nthe large towns show that Juvenile
Offenders are growing more numer-
ous.".
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-18
WOOL GROWERS.
FOLLOW CATTLEMEN
National Association Begins It's Annual
Deliberations.

KANSAS. CITY, Mo, Jan. 1.-THE
National Wool Growers association
met here today in annual convention
and many delegates to the national live
stock meeting remained over to attend
it's session. The programme included
addresses as follows. How Knowl-
edge Pertaining to the Sheep and
Wooden Industry. Both National and
International, Can Be Brought to the
Attention of Those Interested" Hon.
Frank P. Bennett, Boston; English
Taxpayer in America n. A Cooper
Pennsylvania; Federal Inspection"
DR.. D. E. Salmon, Washington, D. c.,
chief of the bureau of animal industry;
The COtsWold Sheep" Frank w. Mard-
ing, Wisconsin: Mutual Interests OF
Wool Growers and Wool Manufa ctur-
ers," S. D. North. Boston: Benefit to
Be Derived From Organization and Co.
Operation" Jesse M. Smith. Utah; 1.-The
Sheep That Produces 100 Per Cent Fine
Delaine Wool" L. l.. Harsh, Michigan;
Transportation of Live Stock to Mar
ket," r. F. Butler, Idaho, and Coop
erative Wool Selling" Joseph Ewing,
Ohio.
In his address, President Warren
said the wool growers of the country
were in better condition now than they
had been for years past. The country,
he said, is practically free from old
wool stored in former years by specu-
latOrs and with the marketing of the
clip this year he believed better prices
would prevail. Take it all the way
from the sleeps back to the clothing
of the consumer, there is no surplus
in this country at this time. President
Warren said the United States seemed
to have become a mutton eating ma
ton within the last two years.
The next convention will be held in
Portland. Or, the second Monday in jan
uary 1904, one day prior to the cOnven-
ing of the National Live Stock associa-
ton. Senator F. E. Warren. of Wyo-
ming. was reelected president and
Frank P. Bennett of Boston, will serve
another year as vice president. The
president will appoint secretary and
treasurer. z3s
Resolutions relating to the forest re-
serves and the disease known as "scab''
provoked the principal discussion Of the
session today. One resolution asked
that jurisdiction over the forest reserves
of the Black Hessa, Grand Canyon and
the st. Louis mountains be transferred
from the interior department to the agri-
cultural department. Upon the advice
of Senator Warren. action on the reSolu-
ton was postponed. A resolution ask
ing that government inspectors be ap-
pointed to investigate and fight the scab
disease was tabled. -.-..-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-18

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 17-At
the end of a struggle which prolonged
the days session until after o'clock
the house passed theosubstitute for
the senate bill to establish a depart
ment of commerce and labor. The vote
stood 1877 to 40. All the Republicans
and % Democrats voted for the bill.
In committee of the whole, the Dem
ocrats and a sprinkling of Repub-
licans, led by Mr. Corliss (Rep.) Mich
igan, struck out the portion Of the bill
providing for a bureau of insurance.
BY piece Of parliamentary strategy,
Mr.. Hepburn (Rep.), Of Iowa, chair
man of the interstate commerce COM
mittee, sought to have this provision
restored, but the opposition stood fast
and he was overcome. The Democrats
then attempted to recommit the bill
with instructions to report back a sep
arate bill for the creation of a depart
ment of labor, but the motion was lost.
The only other substantial amendment
was one to authorize the president to
transfer the interstate commerce COM
mission to the new department.
Points of Difference.
The substitute as passed by the
house differs from the senate bill in
important particulars. It leaves the
life-saVing service, the marine hOspi
tai service, the steamboat inspection
service, the bureau of navigation and
the shipping commissioners under the
control of the treasury department. but
authorizes the president to transfer
other bureaus for the collection of sta
tistics and the interstate commerce
commission to the new department.
1t places under the control Of the new
department the national bureau of
standards, the coast and geodet1c sur
Vey, the bureau of statistics, the census
bureau, the bureau of foreign COM
merce, the bureau of immigration, in
Guiding jurisdiction over Chinese i'm
migration and also creates the bureau
Of manufacturers and corporations.
These Voted With Republicans.
The Republicans voted solidly for the
bill. The following Democrats voted
with them:
Messrs. Brantley Oa), Breazealle
Na.), Conry (Mass.), FeeIy Ql),
Fleming (Ga), Glass (Va), Gordon,
Ohio, Griffith Qnd.), Johnson IS. c.,
Lamb Wa.), Livingston (Ga), Lloyd
OIo,), McAndrews Qll.), Mcclellan On.
", McCulloch (Ark), Niche CID,
Maynard Va), Mickey m.), Moon
(Tenn), Lapben (Mass.), Padget
(Tenn), Patterson (Tenn.), Robertson
Oa.), Ryan On. ", Small IN. O.,
Sulzer IN. ", Thomas On. c., Wiley
(Ala.), and Williams Qn).
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-18
SECRETARY OF BUILDING AND
LOAN ASSOCIATIONS SHORT
G. Christie Bayer Disappears, With
Over 100000 unaccountad For.

CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio, Jan. lex
animation of the books of the Circle
vile, Germania and new Citizens
Building and Loan associations, of
which G. Christie Bayer was secretary,
discloses the fact that Bayer is short
$4,000 in his accounts with the New
Citizens. about $4,000 with the Ger
mania and from $500 to $50 with the
Circleville Building and Loan company.
Bayer, who was recently elected county
clerk, disappeared several weeks ago
and his whereabout is unknown to his
bOndSmen.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-18
DAYS NEWS SUMMARIZED

Weather for st. Paul and vicinity: Fai1
today and tomorrow.
BUSINESS
Wheat Is higher again, making new
record for crops. Corn and oats are lower.
Public apathy toward stock market is
demonstrated by fact that unusually ia
vorable bank statement has no appre-
ctable influence
LEGISLATIVE
House judiciary committee kills Min
nette bill for four-year term for repre-
sentatives
DOMESTIC
Miners President Mitchell makes his
last address to coal commission.
Most powerful gun ever built in Amer
1ca-16-inch coast defense rif1e-is tested
successfully
Five men are killed and three wounded,
probably fatally, by accidental explosion
on board battleship Massachusetts in
West Indies.
Passengers on steamer st. Louis threat
en- to sue steamship company for taking
them to sea on steamer with defective
boilers.
National Wool Growers association will
hold next meeting at Portland, Or.
Forty indictments are found in Chicago
in connection with coal business.
Montana Blackfoot Indians go to Wash
mgton to ask that government allow them
to work for a living.
Alleged bank robber who shot son of
bank president at Perry, Iowa, is traced
by bloodhounds and arrested.
RAILROADS
Railroads suffer severely from shortage
Of coal.
Demands of trainmen gaining in favor
at St. Louis.
Milwaukee freight depot to be enlarged
this week.
Pennsylvania to issue 100000 of
new stock.
SPORTING
President Pulliam, of National league,
engages lawyers to fight New York clubs
injunctions.
Manager fitzpatrick. Of Wisconsin, de-
MES he is after Minnesota football ma
terial.
?. ]. Alexander buys Iowa's crack trot-
ting stallion.
Minority stockholders of Baltimore club
to fight transfer of franchise to New York
LOCAL.
A1iOAC VIII NC SOOu ShdtlIS dI OOLlO
today.
w c. Dunphy tries alcohol and heat
as cure for rheumatism and is badly
burned.
Ex-Ald. Hunt declares that owl cars are
all right.
Davenport Qowa) officials inspect St.
Paul water works system.
Thomas H. Kerwin sues Justice Black
well for loss Of suit
Lieut.. Campbells case is submitted to
war department.
Anton Steidl commits suicide because of
grief over his wifes death.
Local dealers are said to be manipu-
lating the local coal market.
MINNEAPOLIS
Lee Wah,~ Chinaman. goes to China in
preference to going to workhouse.
Report comes to Minneapolis that 49,
OO0,OGO bushels of wheat are held up in
Northwestern Canada for want Of cars
FOREIGN
Russia tells Great Britain. in connec-
ton with sugar convention. that she has
no right to interfere in Russian internal
legislation.
Frenchman loses his life in trying to
Tree his soul from his body temporarily.
Owing to failure Of sardine fisheries,
100000 people in Brittany are starving.
Joseph Chamberlain announces details
OF financing of South African colonies
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-18
Army Loses Lieut.. kIstIer.

= WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan 17.-Sec-
rotary Root has directed that the resigna-
ton of Second Lieut.. William NJ. Kistler,
Eighteenth infantry, be accepted for the
good of the service This action was
taken on the recommendation of Gen.
Funston, commanding the department of
martial trials Lieut.. Kistler has been
absent without leave from his post at
Logan, Col, since Dec. Is and has du-
plicated his pay accounts.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-18
AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES
EXCEL GERMAN INSTITUTIONS
Prof. Wetz Admits His Country Is In
Danger Internationally.

BERLIN, Jan. HERMAN scholars
are beginning to give unusual attention to
American Intellectual progress. Prof.
Wetz, Of Friburg university, comparing
the scientific development of Germany
and the United States, says the real
American danger exists in intellectual
rather than economic things. The fore
most American universities, he points
out, are now equipped better than the
German universities for comprehensive
training, as the munifiicent gifts from
private individuals for libraries. mu-
seums, laboratories and professorships
supply the American professors with ia
cilities for instructions superior to those
Of their German colleagues. Therefore,
Germany is in danger of being surpassed
by the United States in intellectual de-
Velopment.