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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-20

ST. PETERSBURG, April
1o.-ViceroyS Alexief has applied
by telegraph the. Emp or e e
be relieved Of his position il the
far East.
It is expected the request will
be Immediately granted. While
no official announcement has Yet
been made, it is believed the
statement is correct.
It is not expected that a sue
cessor to Viceroy Alexief will
be appointed, as the importance. (,
.of the post OF Viceroy has dis.
appeared, owing to the result OF.
the war.
Why the Viceroy Resigned.
The Immediate cause of the vice
roy's application Is reported to be, the,
appointment of Vice-Admiral skrydlofr. !.
one OF Admiral Alexicff's strongest
enemies and sharpest critics as successor or
"a the late vlce.Admiral Makarofr In
command OF the Russian navy in the. the
far East, " fS3
4, Vice Admiral skrydloff had an inter 'nt
view with the Emperor to-day and dis
cussed with His Majesty tho question Of
his (skrydloff's relations with Alexleff.
Tie relieving from command OF Yieeroy
Alcxieff would not surprise Intelligent
observers of the far eastern situation
WHO arc familiar with the gradual gudltl
change ii the Emperor's I attitude attitude TO- TO-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-20
SPOKE ON UNIQUE {: SUBJECT . 3 e

Whatever faults General
Lee may have had were all
forgotten. Stonewall Jackson
electrified the world with his
brilliancy as IA soldier, though
at the institute he was called
a crazy fool; King Edward
disappointed the civilized
world BY rising m from |. .;as. E reclss;-.. \ lss;...
less youth to a great "a and q /
widely beloved ruler. and Ems
peror William is q glorious
success on the throne, il spite
of all the evil that was said
concerning him. 5ss5 VI II
Let me ask Of you, in cons
clusion, that if you hear my
name mentioned unfavorably;
in connection with&th con-
test, you will remember, in
spite 81 IL all, that if elected
ITO the office Of Mayor, Imayt
prove a blessing in disguise,
and that ] will use my best
sendeavors to make the Office
what I have contended it,
should be-"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-20
AVALANCHE SWEEPS HAMLET
AND THIRTEEN ARE KILLED

T BRIEG, SWITIERL.AND,l Aplll To-
An avalanche from the spitzhorn at 2
o'clock this morning swept the Hamlet
Of Muehlback, The Inhabitants We're
asleep at the tins and thrleen were
killed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-20
.RUFF'S SLAYER
IS CONVICTED
Judge Anderson Will Pro- Pronounce ounce
Sentence and Fix the
Date Later.

Especial to The Times Dispatoit). !. ~
II cOVlNGTON, VA, AprH hs is'IHon
Chesa peake and Ohio Fireman John Ruff
al clifton Forge March 2lst. was found
guilty Of murder in the first degree and md
derson viii pronounce the sentence and
fix idute Of execution Wednesday morn-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-20
Asks Emperor to Relieve Him.
From Viceroyship il
\. Far East. 81
NOT AppyolN, % !, SUCCESSOR q !
Skirmishes Reported Along lalu
River and Several laps
Are Killed.
=, PARIS, APRIL ao.---

PARIS, APRIL q. The
& Journal prints q dispatch paat':l1
from its correspondent at at.
Yhin Kow dater yesterday
AZ s P. M, which says II 8isss
affirmed that a fresh battle
is raging at Port Arthur.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-20
SUMMARY OF THE. X: !. DAYS ) 4 NEWS
The Weather. I.

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WAsEINGToN. April 10. ----F orecalsst$ ct @ Tor
"wednesday and THURSDAY: ., 4 !.
virginia and North Carroll ma a--Fiar III nnn 5rs
ldersyednesdny; Thursday fair, warin1ers . l1'
IN vest portions; brisk 70 high north 'f "
Winds on3tlic coast. .ss IN l5S,
Thc weathcrsin Richmond yesterday wn 81 y
as disagreeablc IT'S possible. 1t was cold
ana the wind filled With sand the eyes
Of all who venttre1 out.
STATE OF THE 'rHljnMo'At.tl ttrEiR. li;['l II
tqt NJ. q ~ ~ n
312 NJ ~, II
4 j.. NJ. :. ~ $I
T., N. lIos %
20 r.. N.
II midnight % Il
4 ye,, = I /, .. ,. !. Y. S 3
1IIghest tcmpcrn llic estnrdh W. . ~ "
Lowest lire Yestgfua ....l.. ..
Mean Temperature ter. ...... y J.
Normal lStalnpcraturc for - il.......... I. ~ ~
Departure from normal TEN peralttlu ralttlu ure...5 " ~
MINIATURE ALMANAC. i
ta5 5,3 4. April g. 1904
Sun rises l. n. $3.50 1fIGtI TIDE. y,
B sun sets 6;i8 "A Morn Ing. rs
:sioon sets... lies Il Evening :ls
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-29
|Mll|VlVE APO OILS NEWS
BIG MONEY ASKED
City Departments Ask Tax Levy
Board for More Funds


The board of tax levy had three sur
prises yesterday. One was when Frank
Gaylord, custodian of the city hall,
made his report and said he could
manage the building for $3.50 less
than appropriation for the year which
will end Dec. 81
The second surprise was when the
council street lighting committee asked
for S295,000 instead of $202, 600, the
appropriation for the current year 1t
was represented that after the all
night schedule had been adopted in
lieu of the moonlight schedule there
was deficiency which would have to
be made up.
The third surprise was when John
A Schlener, on behalf of the school
board, asked for $1,093, $50, as against
$S14,455 for the current year. This
means that the levy for school pur-
poses will be increased at least one
mill or to. eight mills in all.
Aid. John Ryan, of the First ward,
asked for $4,000 for bath houses along
the river ard she aroused the ire of
CITY Comptroller Rogers, who asserted
there had been large sums expended
FOR bath houses and there was not
enough of them left to make pen
holder. AID Ryan said these houses
are necessary, for each year at least
thirty boys and men lose their lives in
the river while bathing 49,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-29
SALTWATER


!, Word was received here yesterday of
the terrible death of Forest Webster. ar
kalispell, Mont, where he purchased a
farm, after leaving Saltwater a few wears
ago. While threshing his feet caught In
the cylinder of the machine and his legs
were cheWed into pieces before the ma
chine could be stopped. Mr.. Webster was
thirty years of age and was unmarried.
He was born and reared on a farm
few miles northwest of Saltwater
Workmen are preparing the frame for
new steamboat to be built on the levee iii
this city by D. M. Sabin for B. L. Hanks.
OF South Saltwater, and other parties.
The boat will be stern wheeler and
will be 100 feet long.
Pedestrians yesterday began crossing
the bridge across Lake st. CroiX be-
tween saltwater and the wisconsin shore.
and the bridge will be ready for teams to
cross by tomorrow morning.
Rev. A. S. Hale, pastor of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church. has gone to Wa
SEGA, to attend the annual conference Of
the church.
. Miss Bertha Lustig, a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Lustig, was married at
the German Lutheran church yesterday
afternoon to Herman Golden.
Michael O'Brien. of Kalispell, Mont.
who has been visiting here has returned
to the Annapolis naval academy.
The funeral OF John Pilstrom occurred
yesterday afternoon from the Swedish
Mission church on North Fourth street.
He was twenty-one years of age and died
OF pneumonia.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-29
REPUBLICANS CLASH
Fail to Agree on Committee
and Adjourn Over

The Republican city and county
committee, meeting with the candi-
dates yesterday at the Lincoln club
rooms, failed to agree on several of
the committeeman, and an adjourn
ment was taken to l o'clock this after
noon, when it is expected that Chair
man Fenton G. Warner will announce
the personnel of the new committee
The trouble arose yesterday when
there was clash between the rival
leaders from the First ward c.. E.
Hillstrom, a member of the First ward
organization, objected to the recogni-
ton of Abel Anderson, president, and
Magnus Norman, treasurer, of the
new First ward Republican club
There was also trouble in the Sixth
ward representation ON the commit
tee, and row was started by the adj
herents of w. A. Gerber and Magnus
Norman, rival candidates for secre-
tary.
In view OF the developments of the
meeting, 1T was decided to adjourn to
Thursday afternoon. when. harmony is
expected to have been restored. w. b
Webster seems assured of the chair
manship of the executive committee
and the secretary is to be elected by
the committeeman appointed The
committee will consist of one from,
each ward, two from the country and
four at large. The Republican candi-
dates are supposed to be considered
/, in the naming of the committee and
were, for the most part, at the meet
ing of the committee yesterday.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-29
NORTHEAST TOUR
PLFASES JOHNSON
Candidate Says He Was Given
Every Attention and Pleda-
ed Support


John A. Johnson, Democratic candf-
date for governor, and Thomas ]. Nc
Dermott, candidate of the party for
attorney general. reached st. Paul
yesterday after a tour of the iron
range country and speeches made
Tuesday night at Duluth.
F. G. Winston, of Minneapolis, NOM
fnee for lieutenant governor, and Mar
tin Hughes, of Eveleth, candidate for
congress in the Eighth district. ac-
companied them in their trip and con-
tributed to the presentation OF the is
sues at Hibbing, Eyeleth. Virginia,
Two Harbors and Duluth.
II suppose that candidate is al
ways too sanguine." Mr.. Johnson said
yesterday, 'ebut was certainly pleased
with the situation as 1 found it in st.
Louis and Lake counties. Every
where our party went we were enthu-
siastically received and given the
closest attention. At Hibbing fully
$50 persons stood up during the hours
talk. Press dispatches reporting the
meeting were by no means exag-
gerated, and during my stay in Du-
luth received assurances of support
from sources where we least expected
it. The situation in the northeast
quarter of the state is all right"
Mr.. Johnson and Mr.. Winston speak
today at Cannon Falls and tonight at
Red Wing.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-29
THINKS TWENTY-THREE
is OLD ENOUGH
Diocesan Convention Reyokes Act in Rais-
Ing Age s-Deaconess' Admission

NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.1At the Episco-
pal diocesan convention of New. York to-
day question which agitated the mem
bers was the revoking of the act of the
convention last year in raising the age
for the admission of deaconesses to the
church school from twenty threesyears, to
thirty. DR.. Rainsford championed the
cause OF. the young women and urged the
convention to place the age of admission
at twenty three, as it had originally
been. He repudiated the idea that the
age of thirty should be adhered to, be-
cause woman knew her own mind then
and had passed the changeable age. In
answer to the argument that woman of
twenty three was more apt to. get married
than woman of thirty, and thus secure
a. valuable education ats the chunch's ex-
pense without returning value in work.
shea did not see any harm II they did
Married women can do as much work
as single ones, said DR.. Rainsford, and
If. they have a few children so, much the
better
n.Dr Rainsfordss argument prevailed and
motion to! make the age of admission
for a deaconess twenty three years pre-
vailed without dissenting vote.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-29
SPITE WORK SAID
TO BE REAL REASON
Employees Of Minneapolis Company
Think Secretary Not in Wrong

=
Employees of the Consolidated Equi-
table Realty company, of Minneapolis,
know little about the arrest of Walter
n Crouch, the secretary of the COM.
pany, by the postal authorities in Flor
Ida. other than that he left for the
Southern state week ago for the pur-
pose Of prosecuting some agents who
had been delinquent in making re-
turns.
The employees of the company say
the arrest was spite work, and that
Mr.. Crouch is in no way offending
against the laws.
The Consolidated company came to
Minneapolis from Des Moines last May,
having absorbed the Home Investment
company of that city.
The object of the company is said to
be the sale Of homes on monthly pay
ments, and it is asserted that the COM
pany has authority to do business in
the state, having been bonded by a
Baltimore guaranty company.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-29
wit [ Me- PARKER
Reception Will Be Given at the
Manhattan Club

r. NEW4YORK Sept. 28.-At no time
since Judge Parker was nominated for
president has he met sorrnany members
OF nus party who OCCUPY high positions
POLITICALLY and commercially as on his
present ytsitsto New York. The canl1i-
dates rooms at Hotel Seville, which
We're Weh filled yesterday, were over
run with visitors today. Many came to-
dlscuss subjects of interest in earf@
palSn work and others to congratulate
the judge on his letter of acceptance
ana campaign generally For the
lrst. time on his New York trips the
cand1uate accepted a dinner invitation.
tor breakfast and luncheon he went to
the main dining room of his hotel, but
/ III u tne evening he accenpaniedfHoward
Iaylor, prominent In the organization
OF Parker constitution ss'clubs, to the
Union club, where they had dinner.
Mr.. Howard's only other guest was
sMiAlameT. Jerome, district attorney OF
New York
As on former occasions when Judge
Parker has; visited New York, he has
been urged to undertake an extensive
speaking campaign en- his own behalf.
II IS understood that he has now de-
sc1ared final his decision not to. make
political speeches except to delegat tons
which may cali ON him at his home at
Esopus. s
Nearly alIsof the details for the pub
|d1c reception to be given foraJudge Par;
ker at the Manhattan club have been
completed The reception; unless sUfhe
change is nadey will be held on next
"Wednesday night. Invitations will be
exfendedaito the Democratic national
committee, all members of the. Parker
constitution club and a number Of 9th
er large Democratic organizations. in
Guiding Tanmany hall If is likely
TTz-~- S.I-l n
sentative Francis Burton Harrison,
candidates for governor and lieutenant
governor, respectively, will attend.
Judge Parker does not intend to speak.
Todaycommunicati was opened with
Henry G. Davis, the vice presidential
nominee; with a. view of securing his
attendance. as it is the intention of the
men In charge of the affair to have all
the prominent Democrats present.
Arrangements are rapidly being com
pletedIsfor sthe assignment7sef Demos
cratic speakers. w. Bourke Cochran,
OF New 4 erk, and James M. Head, of
tennessee, are to speak at the Academy
of Music in Philadelphia Oct 8. Mr..
Cochran. Is also billed for New Haven
Nov. 4. Charles "a. aTowne speaks Oct.
lat Lima, Ohio, Oct. 8, at Sandusky
and Oct. ID at New. Haven, Conn. Ex-
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury
Charles S.~Hamlin will speak~at Fort
Wayne, Ind, tomorrow evening. Rep
resentative Morris Sheppard,.of Texas,
will enter the Wisconsin campaign
with a speech at Madison tomorrow
| evening sand will remainss ins the state
until Oct. g.. Senator Joseph; w. Bailey,
sSFexas, sshas been sengaged, lfopYia
speech at Charleston, w Va Ex- Con-
fsfessman John S.aCrosby, sef AMassa-
chnsetts,l and Bird sS.s Colef5 LOT Brook
Iyn, will speak at Hartford, Conn, Oct.
Z 5. " Representative JGscarSW fUnder-
wood, OF Alabama. is to speak at
Hempstead.sL. l., tomorrow evening.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-29
JUDGE HARRISON
FORGOT AMES' NAME
Special Prosecuting Attorney Takes a
Second Oath of Office

q Because Judge Harrison did not
know Or, A, A. Ames' name it was
necessary for w. "A. Kerr, the attorney
who has been appointed to prosecute
the former mayor, to take a second
oath of office as special assistant coun-
sty attorney. Judge Harrison directed
him to take. charge of the trial of
..Alonzo A. Ames," when, Albert A.
Ames is the man to be tried.
Charles H. Brown, former assistant
secretary of the board of charities and
corrections, who was indicted on the
charge of falsifying the records of the
department.. will be placed on trial at
an early date.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-29
New Turn to Wisconsin Case

MADISON. Wis. Sept. 2S-No de-
cision was handed down by the SUI
preme court today in the La Toilette
come this week. but the Indications are
generally considered as being against
1t. The court may issue an order di-
recting that the matter be referred to
master in chancery who will deter
mine the facts in the controversy. As
the matter now stands, the question
before the court is one of law entirely,
and it possesses no official knowledge
Of the facts in the case. 1t is believed
that the master can conduct the in
quiry and report his finding to the
court in time for it to take action with
in two weeks.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-29
LOCAL LEADERS 60
GREET JOHNSON
Candidate for Governor rendered Re
ception at E, G. WInston,s Home


John A. johnson was the guest at an
: informal reception rendered him last
evening at. the Minneapolis residence of
F. 6. Winston, candidate for lieutenant
governor.
The Democratic gubernatorial Ecandi-
date has finished tour of the northern
part of the state, and yesterday he visit
ed his friends in the Twin Cities. Mr..
Winston summoned number of the lead
ing Democrats of Minneapolis to meet Mr.
Johnson at his home, and last night there
was a large delegation of the workers. of
the party. There were number of the
members of the state central COMMITTEES
present, and the members of the county
committee were hidden to tha reception.
Among those present were Mayor
Haynes, OrvilIe Rinehart; DR.. c. H.
Kohler, candidate for congress; w. H.
Williams. George p. Douglas, chairman
of the count committee, and large
number of other representative Demo
Gratis.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-29
NEW YORK HAS "A
TYPHOID, EPIDEMIC
Death Rate From the Disease Higher
Than Ever known Before

e
NEW YORK. Sept 2S.-Greater New
York is threatened with what may be the
severest epidemic of typhoid fever in its
history. Not only is the number of
typhoid cases reported for the three
weeks. of September ending last Saturday
greater than that of any month last year,
but since the beginning of the summer
the death rate has been so much higher
than formerly that the health department
is thoroughly alarmed and is bending
every effort toward checking the disease.
When it is considered that the spread of
typhoid last year was greater than it has
been for many years the gravity of the
present situation is indicated.
For the three weeks just ended the
total number of cases reported at the
health department was AL. The fatalities
numbered a. ora death rate of nearly 20
per cent. Last year during the worst
month"; ctober-the largest number of
cases in New York was 324 and the high
est death rate at any time during the
year was IA per cent.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-29
couId,s yacht Wins

steam yacht Niagara w was the winner
of the thirty -1fine-mile race today on
Long Island sound, defeating William K.
Vanderbilt Jr's Tarantula by minutes
so seconds in time and by mile In dis
lance, The Niagara speed was q, 81
knots and that Of the Tarantula $3.50.
The course was from Stepping Stone light
house to and around Ilaton's Neck Bell
Buoy and return The water was smooth
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-29
SAYS REPUBLICANS
WILL OPPOSE DUNN
Pine City Attorney Declares They
Will Vote for Johnson

According to r. c. Saunders, a
prominent attorney of Pine City, John
A. Johnson is strong in Pine county
Mr.. Johnson will receive his full
party strength in Pine county, with
quite percentage of the Republican
vote as we'll" Mr.. Saunders said at
the Merchants hotel last night.
II know Of at least twenty leading
Republicans of my own personal acc
quaintance who have already given
me- assurances that they will cast
their ballots for John A. Johnson for
governor. These straws show which
way the wind is blowing"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-29
Mrs. wlnslow,s SOOTHING sxrup

LIONS of MOTHERS for thsir CHILDREN
WHILE TEEFHINC, with PERFECT sue CESS.
II SOOTHES the CHILD. SOFTENS the GUMS,
the best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold by Drug
gsts in every part of the world B, and ask for
Mrs. Winsows Soothing Syrup" and take no
other kind. Twenty-Five cents bottl..
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-29

The grand lodge Of the knights of
Pythlas yesterday decided to retain
the grand tribunal. The vote in favor
Of the retention Of the system was
four to one, but it was not taken until
after there had been a heated debate.
The advocates of -the retention of
the tribunal were headed by ]. l..
Cromwell. grand chancellor. but the
opposition was active There were
more orators among the "antis" than
there were on the other side, but the
votes offset the takers.
Officers Are Eelected
The election Of officers occupied the
attention of the grand lodge for the
rest OF the day, and in addition to c..
s. Bartram, Of st. Paul, who was
elected grand chancellor on Tuesday,
and Thomas H. Hineline, of Minneap-
oils. who was chosen grand vice
chancellor. the following were select
ed
Grand prelate Rev C. F. Taylor, Litch-
field, to- succeed William Mullgren.
- Grand Inner. guard, Fred A. Klass. Of
tel II to succeed Il. &c. Olson, of Nor
Grand outer guard. H. e. shedd, Red
Wins Wing ito succeed Thomas Sullivan, of st.
Grand keeper of the records, Fred E.
: Wheaton. of Minneapolis
Grand master of the exchequer, Charles
w. Farwell, of Minneapolis.
Grand master at arms, Lester G.
Shackford, of st. Paul
Trustee. w. N. Plymat. Mankato.
A letter of sympathy was ordered
drafted by the officers of the grand
lodge and sent to DR.. c. II. Tasker, of
Minneapolis, a past grand chancellor,
who is very ILL.,
John A. Johnson, of ST. Peter, DEL
egate to the convention and the Dem
ocratic candidate for governor, visited
1.-THE grand lodge in the morning, and
after the session adjourned he was
rendered an informal reception in the
lobby.
The session yesterday afternoon was
devoted to the installation of the Off
GERS.
Sisters Are Prosperous
The grand temple of the Rathbone
Sisters, the auxiliary of the Knights
of Pythias. concluded it's work yes
sterday afternoon. 1t was decided to
increase the salary of the grand mis-
tresS of records and correspondence,
and the past grand chiefs and dele
gates who attend future conventions
Will receive mileage and per diem, the
finances of the organization being in
such condition as to warrant the adj
ditional expense.
In addition it was decided to reduce
the per capita tax from 80 cents to 80
cents. Fhe temple adopted resolu-
ton which will be presented to the SUI
preme temple asking for the adoption
OLA permanent password.
At present the password is changed
every six months, and as result
many members of the order do not
know the countersign.
Mrs. J.. &c. Mccall, of St. Paul, who
has been grand chief for several years,
yields her place to Mrs. Laura Kava-
naugh, of Breckenridge. The other
officers elected yesterday were Mrs.
Anna Kern, of Winona, grand senior;
Mrs. Eva Baldwin, of Redwood Falls,
grand junior; Mrs. Isabelle Stegall, of
Appleton, grand messenger; Mrs.
Flora H. Weatherby, of Minneapolis,
grand mistress of records and corre-
spondence; Margaret Stock, of Mel
rose, grand mistress of finance;
Emma Whipple, of Wadena, grand
protector; Lena Palmer, of Minnea po-
lis. grand guard. Mrs. J.. C. Mccall, of
st. Paul. is the past grand chief.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-29
BOARD CANVASSES
LEGISLATIVE RETURNS
Those From eeItramI, IsantI and pipe
stone Counties Not Yet in

The state canvassing board yesterday
canvassed the returns of legislative dis
tricts whose boundaries are in more than
lone county. Returns from Beltrami,
Isand and Pipestone counties had not
been received yesterday afternoon, but it
: is not expected that the missing returns
will change any result
= The result of the labors of the board
yesterday did not develop any changes
from the earlier reports of the legislative
nominees, Democrats or Republicans.