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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-25
GREAT BRITISH
ARMY SCANDAL
Gen. Macdonald, Command
ing in Ceylon, to Be Tried
for Immoral Acts.

COLOMBO, Ceylon, March "a. -
Charges of the most serious nature
have been brought against Maj. Gen.
Sir Hector Macdonald, commanding
the British forces in CeylOn, in conse-
quence of which the governor of that
island, Sir Joseph West Ridgeway, has
been authorized to convene a court
martial to try Gen. Macdonald. The
latter, when the charges were filed
some time ago, went to England to con-
fer with his friends and superior Off
GERS, and now it is understood he will
return and face the charges, which, it
is alleged, are based on immoral acts.
LONDON, March "a. = The an
nouncement regarding Gen MacDon-
aid will undoubtedly prove to be the
greatest sensation in British military
circles since the case of Col. Valentine
Baker, who was sentenced Aug. 2,
1875, to pay fine of $4,000 and to un-
dergo twelve months Imprisonment
for indecently assaulting a woman in
railroad carriage. Gen. Macdonald
was regarded as one of Britain's great
soldiers. He rose from the ranks in
the Gordon Highlanders to his present
position, and the service list shows no
more honorable war record than that
of Macdonald, while few officers pos
sess more hardWon decorations. He
was extremely popular in the army
and in civil life.
While the army officials and many
of his brother officers were aware that
charges were pending against Gen.
Macdonald, no intimation cf their ma
ture leaked out until the dinner CT the
officers of a Highland regiment March
21, at which Macdonald was not pres
ent. Lord Roberts, the commander
in-chief, paid tribute in a speech on
that occasion to the Highland officers
who had served with distinction but
he did not mention Macdonald. This
attracted considerable notice, and the
sensation was increased when another
speaker who was not aware of the
facts in the case, lauded Macdonald
as a typical Highland soldier and
found that his remarks were received
in cold silence by the majority of the
officers present.
Gen. Macdonald Is returning to Cey-
Ion, under the advice of Lord Roberts.
after hearing MacDonald's version of
the charges.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-25
CALL CHAMBER
A BUCKET SHOP
Substitute House Bill Plays
No FaVOrites in Futurity
Dealers.

A substitute for the Gjertsen anti
bucket shop bill, as is an anti-bucket
shop bill, was reported to the house
yesterday by Burns committee on gem
eral legislation.
The substitute bill puts dealings in
futures, either in the so-called bucket
shops or the Minneapolis chamber Of
commerce, all under the same ban. A
fight for the Giertsen bill led by Rep
resentative Erickson, Yellow Medicine,
also brought out several rich brown
roasts for the chamber of commerce,
which is supposed to be behind the
Gjertsen bill.
Mr.. Erickson said the chamber Of
commerce Is good institution Of long
standing In the community and deSig-
mated the bucket shops as snakes
tightening their coils about an unsus-
pecting public. Mr.. Burns started the
ball with the statement that he could
see no valid reason for legalizing gamb-
ling at the chamber of commerce and
barring other gamblers for the benefit
Of the chamber. If one was bad, both
were, and both should be stopped. Mr..
Armstrong. Hennepin, said:
Because the members Of the Min
neapolis chamber Of commerce ride I'm
automobiles it does not necessarily fol-
low that they are given a divine right
to exclusive gambling privileges. There
are about five bucket shops in Mime
sofa. One of them is the chamber of
commerce and if bucket shopping ia
bad as conducted by one, it Is bad for
ALL"
Frank Clague got back at Erickson
with the statement that in Redwood
county member Of the chamber OF
commerce has conducted q bucket shop
and recently "let down the people Of
the county for about $4,000"
The house received the substitute
bill and then fell into a jangIe, which
looked like scrap over a division of
what the Peterson investigation OF the
chamber may produce. Mr.. Gillette
sent up a resolution to increase the
membership of the investigating COM
mittee from three to seven. The
manner in which that resolution at
once became a farmers movement
was a surprise party to the unsophis-
ticated city member. Peterson OBJ
jected strenuously and when he saw
the fight was going against him, tried
to compromise on five. which would
mean the appointment Of only two new
members. Gillette's plan finally pre-
vailed. Then Gillette secured the
adoption of a resolution directing the
committee to investigate all other
boards, chambers and similar dealers.
Peterson and the members Of his COM
mittee say that the movement for a.
larger committee is the first step in an
attempted whitewash; the other fell
lows that they want the farmers who
are most interested represented at the
investigation
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-25
COAL COMPANIES RESTRAINED
FROM CONTINUING COMBINE
Ten Indiana Corporations and Ten In
dividuaI Operators Defendants.

CHICAGO, March 24.-Ten Indiana
coal companies and ten individual op-
orators were restrained by Judge Kohl
saat, in the United States circuit court
today, from continuing their combina-
tfon for the regulation of coal prices
and output. The defendants were
given until April to show cause why
the order should not be made perma-
nent.
The defendants are the Crescent Coal
& Mining company, Bruillette Creek
Coal company, Wabash Valley Coal
company, Oak Hill Coal & Mining
company, Coal Bluff Mining company,
Parke County Coal company, Glen Oak
Coal & Mining company, Nevins Coal
company, Indiana Fuel company Nc
Clellan Sons & Company, corporations,
Jane Shirkie, Walter S. Boyle, Hugh
Shirkie, Max Eichberg, j. J. Higgins,
]. Smith Talley, Joseph Martin, Ed
ward Shirlkie, H. H. Mcclellan and
John Shirkie.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-25
SEEK GEN. BENDS SCALP
REVIVE DEAD TAX CODE
National Guard Bill Provides
That Field Officers Must
Stand for Re- ELECTION After
Ten Years service-En-
actment Might Retire
Brigade Commander.

The plan to oust Brig. Gen. Bend, ST.
Paul, which has kicked around among
the officers of the national guard for
several years, became an open fight and
took definite form yesterday in the
shape of bills introduced in the house
and senate.
The bill which was prepared by the
guard officers was introduced in the
house by Mr.. Hinton and in the senate
by Senator Eberhardt. 1t provides
that commissions of field and general
officers shall lapse at the end of ten
years. 1t is expressly provided that
an officer may be reelected but an
election must be held.
Trouble of Long Standing.
Brig. Gen. Bend was commissioned
In June, 1892. Where the trouble
started no one seems to know, but
trouble there has been for years, and
his subordinate officers have so man
aged the conduct of guard affairs that
the brigade commander has been COM
mander in name only. Gen. Bend has
evidenced no disposition to resign. and
unless he is retired before 1904, the oft
repeated pledge of the officers and men
never to bring the brigade together
under his command will go to smash
when the trip to st. Louis is ordered
The bill is admittedly for the best
interest of the guard and Gen. Bend
is not alone affected by It; in fact,
most of the field officers win be
obliged TO stand for reelection or
withdraw from the service. In a ma
jority of states field officers are re-
qulred to stand for re- election at least
every five years, and in several states
the term of a commission is one year.
II the bill is passed Col. Joseph Bob
Letter, New Ulm, commander of the
Second regiment, senior colonel of
the brigade and of the late volunteer
army will probably succeed to the
brigade command
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-25
DAYS NEWS SUMMARIZED

Weather for st. Paul and vicinity: Fair
today; fair and colder tomorrow.
LEGISLATIVE-,
National guardsmen are behind bills
designed to oust brigade commander.
Haugland tax bill is passed by the
house.
House adopts report indorsing labor sys-
tenn employed at Saltwater prison.
House substitute for Gjertsen anti
bucket shop bill is broad enough to in
cIude chamber of commerce.
Senate committee prepares restrictive
substitute for house wide-open tax amend
ments.
Senate sits or attempt to Increase sal
aries of railroad commissioners
House bill asks for constitutional con-
vention and amendment permitting po,t-
ular election of United States senators.
DOMESTIC
L. II. Parker, of Reloit, Wis. is an
pointed national bank examiner for Min
nesota and Wisconsin.
Man at Gilt Edge, Mont, kills another
man, woman and himself.
Milwaukee judge decides blacklists are
privileged communications.
Petitions to Cleveland to accept Demo-
cratic presidential nomination are being
circulated East and West.
Twenty Indiana coal companies and in
dlVldual operators are restrained from
continuing combina ton.
BUSINESS
Weakness rules in all grain pits and
prices decline. News is bearish after FIRST
half-hour.
Stock market is weak throughout ses-
sion. Sharp break comes at opening.
National Packing company is incornor-
ated. Chicago and Omaha concerns are
comprised
FOREIGN
Gen. Macdonald, commanding British
FORCES In Ceylon, is to be court -martialed
| on serious charges.
LOCAL
Assembly committee favors the intro
duction of a bill in the legislature fixing
the maximum street car fare at cents.
Arguments urging an appropriation fo1
a state sanitarium for consumptfyes at
Walker are heard by house committee.
Commercial club at conference with
the legislative committee on immigrat tjor
urges the establishment of a state bureau
Will of late John Summers leaves the
bulk of his estate to the Protestant Or
phan asylum, of ST Paul.
United States Senator Tillmar writes
a letter to Congressman Lind, declaring
that he has frequently shaken hands
with negroes and has no objection to sc
doing.
RAILROADS
Frank Nay. auditor of Minneapolis &
ST Louis. becomes general auditor of the
| Rock Island system.
SPORTING
Location of new baseball park for st.
| Paul team is discovered.
Milwaukee man claims McGovern- Cor
bett fight is fixed for Corbett to win.
Ban Johnson, Of American league. de-
MES threatening to revive blacklist
| MINNEAPOLIS
Former Mayor Ames will resume the
practice OF medicine in Minneapolis.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-25
SENATORS REJECT
WIDE OPEN POLICY
Prepare Lengthy Substitute
for House Tax Amend
mentS.

= a-ssTsbstitute for the wide-open taxa
ton amendment, passed by the house,
was reported by the senate subcom-
mittee yesterday.
The substitute provides that the leg
islature, by general or special laws,
may authorize municipalities to levy
assessments for local improvements
gross earnings on all franchises, cor
porations or partnerships in lieu of a
taxation on the franchises, and for the
apportionment Of such tax between
the state, counties and municipalities
in the same manner as real estate
taxes are apportioned.
1t also provides for an inheritance
tax under the name OF transfer tax,
and registry tax upon all real es-
tate mortgages, which shall be in lieu
of all other taxes upon the property
secured by the mortgages; an income
tax upon the income of all personal
property, in lieu of other taxes, not to
exceed 10 per cent of such income, and
tax upon the income of persons, CO.
partnerships or corporations above an
exemption of $4,000, at a rate not to
exceed 4 per cent
Credits and personal property shall
not be subjected to any other tax.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-25
NATIONAL PACKING
COMPANY is FORMED
Seven Concerns Are Brought Into One
Organization.

CHICAGO, March "a. = Announce
ment of the incorporation of the Ma
tional Packing company, capitalized
at $15,O00,0O0, and including several of
the smaller plants in Chicago, Omaha
and elsewhere, was made today by J.
r: Lyman, president of the company.
The incorporation papers were taken
out in New Jersey, and it is announced
that the following are the companies
purchased: Omaha Packing company
Hammond Packing company, the G.
II. Hammond company, Hutchinson
Packing company, Anglo American
Provision company, United Dressed
Beef company, and Fowler Packing
company.
Of between $14O,OO0,OG0 and $3.50, ,OOO, 900
a year.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-25
SATISFIED WITH SYSTEM.
Fryberger Gets His Bumps for At
tempting Labor Reforms at Prison.


tempting Labor Reforms at Prison.
The house yesterday emphatically
decided against any change In the
prison labor system at Saltwater and
incidentally gave Mr.. Fryberger, Hem
nepin, his bumps for the first time
a few days ago the prison labor
committee completed it's investigation
instigated by Fryberger and brought
In majority report indorsing man
agement and system. Fryberger yes
terday precipitated a row by sending
up a minority report, charging VIOLA
ton OF the law limiting the number of
convicts that may be employed on the
shoe contract
Frybergers report moved Chairman
Sander TO his first exhibition Of anger
during service of three sessions. He
opened up by saying:
The gentleman from Hennepin re-
minds me OF an old saying about the
devil, give him a finger and he will
soon have the whole hand and then
the whole body Mr.. Fryberger seems
to De proceeding on that principle We
consented to this investigation simply
TO give Fryberger a chance to make
good his personal ends. Now we have
gone far enough, and this attempt to
critlc1se the management Of the prison
makes me sick. This minority report
should be voted down"
Mr.. Yoerg, of the committee. said
the investigation has proved that the
law regarding the number of conVlcts
that may be employed in the shoe fac
tory has been broken. Mr.. O'Laughlin.
also of the committee, denied this fiat
ly and insisted that under the law $50
men may be employed in the shoe fac
tory. The system, he said, Is good
enough and charges would be danger
Gus.
That the house is agreed with the
majority of the committee was owl
denced by the overwhelming viva yoce
vote by which the minority report was
rejected and the committee sustained
Mr. fryberger has expected defeat for
some time, but it came in such large
chunk Yesterday that he will probably
decline 10 introduce any prison labor
bill.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-25
MINDANAO TOWN TAKEN
BY LADRoNES Is RELIEVED
American Officials and Foreigners
Make Good Defense and Are Safe.

MANILA, March 24--The town Of
Surigao; in the northwestern part of
the island of .Mindanao, which was
captured Sunday by Ladrones, was re-
Heved today. The American officials
and foreigners We're found to be safe.
Eighty ladrones, led by ten escaped
convfcts participated in the attack on
Surigao. They had twenty rifles and
forty bolos and surprised and rushed
the constabulaFy barracks and stam-
peding the constabulary. Inspector
Clarke was killed at the first rush. The
ladrones captured eighty rifles. The
American officials, the women and the
foreigners sought refuge in the govern
ment building, where Treasurer Kelly,
a former Indian scout, assumed COM
mand. The defenders of the building
were armed with shotguns and refused
the summons of the ladrones to sur
render. They held out until the town
was relieved today by a force of con-
stabulary sent from Tacloban. The Ia
drones fed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-25
Philippines, New Currency.

WASHINGTON, March 24-It has
been determined to sell $4,000, 900 of
temporary certificates for the purchase
of silver bullion for coming into pesos
for the Philippine currency. These pc
sos bear four per cent interest, are free
from taxation and run for one year.
They will be issued in denomination
of one thousand dollars each, made
payable to bearer. These certificates
are to be sold in this country.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-25
LAKE PILOTS AND MASTERS
ARE NOT SATISFIED
Won't Report for Duty Till the Wage
Question Is Settled.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 24.-An
order was sent out today to all mem
bers of the American Association of
Masters and Pilots requesting them
not to report for duty until a settle
ment is reached with the Lake Car
riers' association. 1t Is claimed that
upward of 80 per cent of the licensed
men on the lakes are members of the
association and that not one of the
men Will start to work until the ques-
ton of wages and conditions is set
tied.
The men say they are satisfied with
the scale of wages that has been adopt
ed by the lake carriers, but the Pitts
burg Steamship company has offered
them contract that they say Is not
fair.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-25
LIVES LOST FOR
A SHAM BATTLE
Military Review in China Throws Pop
ulace in Panic.

VICTORIA. B. c., March 24.-Ac-
cording to adviees received from the
Orient the grand review OF Chang
Chih Tung's moderns drilled soldiers in
the Yanktse provinces, together with
the Nangang and part Of the Pei Yang
naval squadron, was a great naval and
military display, but 1t was disastrous
to the populace and large number of
lives were lost. When the sham battle
started, a panic seized the whole pop
ulace, report having been spread
that suicide wazsresorted to and 1t is
reported also that many children were
drowned in order TO get rid of them to
allow their parents to run faster.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-25
LONE HIGHWAYMAN
FOILED IN CALIFORNIA
He Kills the Armed Messenger but Doesn't
Get the Treasure Chest

UKIAH, Cal, March PA lone high
wayman held up the stage travelling be-
tween this point and Mendocino City to-
day and shot and instantly killed the
armed messenger. H. Mayer. The driver,
Harry Oway, whipped up his horses end
amid a rain OF bullets escaped uninjured.
The stage was held up in the same spot
about a month ago, by the same man, is
is thought. Today's stage carried heavy
treasure chest.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-25
IRISH LAND BILL TO
BE INTRODUCED TODAY
Grant of $5o,ooo,ooo From the Imperial
Exchequer Provided For.

LONDON, March 24.-It is under
stood that the Irish land bill which
Chief Secretary for Ireland Mr.. Wynd
ham, will introduce in the house Of
commons tomorrow provides for a
frant of $50,000,000 from the imperial
exchequer and the appointment of
three estate commissioners to arrange
for the transfer of land.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-25
WHIPPING POST
IN A HOSPITAL
Smallpox Patient Given
twenty-five Lashes ON the
Bare Back.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 24-The
whipping post was resorted to at the
smallpox hospital today to maintain
discipline. Hugh Murphy, a negro,
suffering from mild case of smallpox,
attacked and badly wounded T. H.
Flowers, another patient, with a fork.
DR.. Rebel, superintendent of the hos
pital, decided that Murphy should re-
ceiye twenty-five lashes on his bare
back and the punishment was inflicted
by himself, after the offender had been
tied to a post.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-25
SUICIDE BECAUSE OF
DISAPPOINTMENT
Minneapolis Young Woman
Could Not Endure Break
ing of Engagement.

SAN JOSE, Cal. March 24.-Ruth
Zeigler, aged twenty-five years, lately
public school teacher of Minneapolis,
committed suicide near Saratoga last
night by drowning herself in Camp
bell creek.
She received letter from Minneapo-
lis yesterday from a young man an
nouncing that he desired to break their
engagement. After reading the letter
she left the home where she had been
staying and was not seen alive again.
She came to California five weeks ago
for her health. She was drowned in
less than two feet of water and was
lying on her face when found.
Miss Zeigler's home was in Superior,
Wis, where her parents were buried
She had at various times lived with
the family of Health Commissioner
Hall, of Minneapolis, and had occa-
sionally taught school in the neighbor-
Ing country districts. DR.. Hall says
there is no truth in the story of dis
appointed love, but that Miss Zeigler
was respondent over her poor health
fearing she was afflicted with con-
sumption.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-25
MAKE ANTEs EARLY.
Minor Party and Independent candi-
dates Must Get in Primary Day.

A bill to put the independent candi-
date who runs for revenge or as a
drag on regular nominees out OF bust
ness was yesterday introduced in the
house by Representative Tighe.
Mr.. Tighe's bill provides for nomina-
ton of minor party candidates by dele
gate convention and for filing indie
pendent candidates by petition, but it
cuts off the graft by the proviso that
such conventions and petition nomina-
tions must be held or made on or be-
fore primary election day.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-25
TO SAIL AT THE RATE
OF A MILE A MINUTE
Emerson Launch Can Cross the At.
lantic in Two Days, 1t Is Claimed.

CINCINNATI, Ohio March 24.-Tbe
trial of the Emerson launch that was
built for Commodore Edwards
of the Royal Yacht club in
Canada, was a failure TODAY ow-
ing TO breaking of on of the
propellers in the harbor 1t was de-
cided then to take the launch to De-
troit for test to make a mile a min
ute at some future day.
ITO cross the ocean In two days~ is
result the inventor expects to achieve
with the new method Of propulsion.
The launch, which is thirty feet long.
is built much along the lines of ali
launches of it's size, but possesses q
newly developed motor that has thirty
horse power propelling power and
weighs less than 600 pounds. A new
arrangement of valve action is sun
piled, enabling the engine to make 1000
revolutions a minute, turning the screw
1000 revolutions a minute.
Mr.. Emerson says he soon will begin
the construction of a vessel which will
be built for speed and with which he
expects to make a mile minute. The
engine, he says, can be fitted upon
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-25

steamers of any size, and, while pro-
ducing the height of speed, will not
jar the vessel. Gas generated from
gasoline will be the motor power, and
the expense of operating a yacht cruis-
er when fitted out with this new motor
will be one-third that required today.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-25
RENEW FIGHT TODAY.
Last Anti Control Board Bill Made a
Special Order.

The defeat of the Peachey bill in the
house has permitted the board OF con-
troll to jump from the fire only into
the frying pan, for the senate has
turned to the Buck bill, which has
been lying peacefully on the table
since the passage by the senate OF the
Peachey measure.
The Buck bill has been recalled from
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-25
NO chance for ReIIaIous orders

PARIS, March 24-The chamber of dee-
uties by a vote OF 3O4 TO 246 tonight re-
jected all the applica ticns for authorize
tion by the religious preaching orders.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-25
Restaurador Not seized.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, March a.
The report that the British cruiser Pahas
mas seized the Venezuelan gunboat Res
taurador is without foundation.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-25
MRS. BURDICK ANSWERS
QUESTIONS ANOTHER DAY

Denies That Improper Rela-
tiOns Ever Existed Be-
tween Her and Pencil
Declares She Has No
knowledge or Information
as to Who Killed Her Hus-
band-TWo Of Her Chill
dren Examined.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-25

Continued on Tenth Page.
The daily tribune., 1903-10-31
Presbyterian.

Special order of service at the morn
ing worship executed by the Woman s
Missionary society They would
be pleased to greet large audience.
The Junior Endeavor meets at 3
O 'clock, as does the Sunbeam Band
The Senior Endeavor is taking on
new life, and the young people are
railyiug to its work. They meet
regularly each Sabbath at 6 80 p. m.
Evening worship, including @. E.
installation service, at 7:30. The
sermon will be on Companions, a
study of associations and friendships
in the shaping of character. a sixth
sermon of a series to young people.
Very fine anthems will be sung at
both services of public worship, Prof,
Eiohhorn directing. In addition to
anthems duet in the morning, and
solo in the evening. 5r