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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-26
TOWN is DESTROYED
YazOo City's Mayor Is Danger
ousIy Injured.

JACKSON, Miss, May 25. = With
every business house of any impor-
tance in ashes, together with a large
number of private residences, the prin-
cipal hotel and the passenger depot,
Yazoo City, a town Of 5000 people,
forty-five miles from Jackson, today
had one of the most exciting days in
its history. The fire started at $50
o'clock this morning and burned until
o'clock this afternoon, destroying a
total of 200 houses. The burned dis
trict is three blocks wide and twelve
blocks long. The estimates of the loss
are between $1,60G,000 and $2,0O0,O00.
The belief is that the fire had its origin
in defective wiring.
A man named Chambliss, a citizen of
Yazoo City, was killed by falling walls,
and Mayor Holmes was badly hurt
and is in precarious condition. He
had been in Office but three or four
weeks. About sixty families are home
less. Tonight Gov. Vardman ordered
out the Greenwood militia company
and directed them to go to Yazoo City
to protect property.
1t is now thought that the loss will
be between $2,000,000 and $4,000, 900.
Some estimates are even as high as
$3,000,000. The insurance is between
100000 and $1,O0O,O0O.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-26
CASTRO ARMS ANEW
Perhaps Venezuela Is Getting
Ready to Repudiate.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 25.-Mil-
itary measures on a large scale begun
recently by Venezuela are giving rise
to a great deal of uneasiness and ap-
prehension here. 1t is stated that a
French company sold Castro's govern
ment large amount of artillery, which
is being placed in Notifications at
Puerto Cabello and other important
coast ports. The company also con-
tracted to supply force Of skilled ar
tillery men to man the guns for a GER
tain period.
Just what this expensive armament
means when Venezuela is so poor is a
matter Of speculation here, and there
is some fear that it is the forerunner
of a Reputation by Venezuela of habil-
ity for further payments of INSTALL
ments of indemnity under the awards
of the recent albitrations.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-26
BISHOPS ABIDING
PLACES ARE FIXED
Methodist Conference.-The Dis.
poses of Epworth League
and Book Concern.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, May 25.-The
Methodist general conference stoday
assigned the sixteen bishops of the
church to their respective residences
for the next quadrennium, adopted re-
ports of the EpWorth league commit
tee and the committee on book con-
Germ, ballotted for editor of the Ep-
worth Herald and held memorial serv-
ices in honor of leading clergymen who
have died within the past four years.
The day was noted for the filibuster-
ing of those who were opposed to the
report of the committee on recommen-
dation of church benevolences and 9TH
ers who wished to discuss the action
of the episcopacy committee in making
the assignments of bishops. These op-
ponents We're defeated and both re-
ports were adopted. The bishops are
thus placed:
New York. Bishop Fowler; Boston,
Bishop Goodsell; Philadelphia, Bishop
Cincinnati, Bishop Spellmeyer; Buffalo,
Bishop Berry; Chicago, Bishop Mcdowell;
st. Louis, Bishop Fitzgerald; Denver,
Bishop Warren; Chattanooga, Bishop Will
son; Minneapolis, Bishop Joyce; Portland,
Bishop Moore; San Francisco, Bishop
Hamilton; Shanghai, Bishop Bashford;
Zurich (Switzerland), Bishop Burt;
Buenos Ayres, Bishop Nicely.
Bishop Fowler, who presided, had a
strenuous day. He was firm, however,
and in many instances, ignored parlia-
mentary technicalities entirely. There
were appeals from his decisions, but
the majority always sustained his rul-
ings. His good natured repartee with
the objectors kept the conference in 4
happy frame of mind and convulsed
the galleries.
The report of the Epworth league
committee made some changes in the
government of the society. It pro-
vides:
The officers of the league shall be a
president vice president, general secre-
tary and treasurer. The president shall
be chosen as heretofore provided. The
vice president shall be chosen by the
board of control from among its own
members. The secretary must be elected
by the general assembly quadriennially.
He shall be the executive officer of the
league and shall be ex-officio member of
the board of control. The editor of the
Epworth League shall be elected by the
general conference quadrennially.
There are six candidates for the po-
sition of editor of the Epworth Her
AIDS. ]. Herbin. ]. H. Trevor, A. G.
Percell, o. w. Fifer, E. B. Brommett
and c. r. Habighurst. 1t is believed
the ballot taken will show the election
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-26
RULERSCLASSMATES
Premier of Japan and Roose-
welt Were at Harvard.

Special to The Globe
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, May PSI have
often wondered whether there is any
possibility Of personal friendships
formed in college having anything to
do with the apparent friendly attitude
of the United States toward Japan in
the present war;" said C. K. Williams,
a prominent lawyer of this city, today.
Mr.. Williams was a member of the
Harvard class Of 1880.
L think very little publicity has been
given he continued, Ito the fact that
the president of the United States and
the premier of Japan were both mem
bers of that class. So also was an
other member of the present Japanese
government, Mao Tsgu Keneko, now
known by the title of Baron Kentaro
Kaneko, minister of education. He is
now touring in this country.
"Jutaro Komura, premier Of Japan. I
knew particularly as a clever student.
Both the Japs had a wonderful faculty
for knowing all about things that the
rest of us had never concerned our
selves about.
Certainly it would never have been
suspected that we had in our class
two men who would be the heads of
great nations within twenty-five years.
The president was not a remarkable
student, though a hard worker. He
was not particularly strenuous. His
athletic career at Harvard is a fake
and an afterthought. He never mixed
in athletics. 1 was in several classes
with him, and 1 have never seen a
man since who, knowing him in college.
would say he had then discovered eIe-
ments of greatness"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-26
JURY DECLARES
TYNER INNOCENT
Takes But a Few Moments to
Decide as to Him and
His Nephew.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 25.-
Within twenty two minutes of the re-
tirement of the jury in the case Of
James N. Tyner and Harrison j. Bar
rett, tried on the charge of conspiracy
in connection with their duties as law
officers of the postoffice department, a
verdict of not guilty was returned.
Gen. Tyner, expecting longer wait,
had been wheeled from the room and
his nephew and co-defendant fastened
to give him the notice which caused
him to return. Gen. Tyner was wheeled
in and faced the jury and when the
verdict was returned he broke down
completely. Several of the jurors wept
with him.
The Tyner-Barrett case was begun
on May 2. The prosecution brought
forward an army of witnesses, a ma
jority of whom were former officers of
bond investment companies, through
which Harrison J. Barrett, the junior
defendant, was alleged to have profited
after he left the postoffice department
by practicing before his uncle, who
remained in the department.
The principal arguments made to-
day were by "A. S. Worthington for the
defense and Maj. Holmes Conrad, spe-
cial counsel for the government, for
the prosecution. The latter told the
jury that they had no right to enter
tain sympathy for Gen. Tyner or the
young wife of Mr.. Barrett, who was
witness in the defendants behalf.
Judge Pritchard, in his charge, en-
phasized the fact that the jury should
not be influenced by prejudice on the
one hand nor sympathy on the other,
and said the case should be tried solely
on its merits and without regard to
what the effect the verdict might have
on the public mind.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-26
FUMES KILL TEN men
Peculiar Fatality in PennsyI-
Vania Mining Tunnel.

WILLIAMSTOWN, Pa, May 25.-
Ten men were suffocated by gas and
sulphur fumes from a small locomotive
this afternoon in the workings of the
Summit Branch Coal company here.
The victims included Michael Golden,
general inside foreman of the company,
and nine miners and laborers
The tunnel in which the disaster oc-
CURED is one mile in length and is
used by the coal company to convey
the coal mined in the workings in the
Bear valley to the breaker in the Will
liams valley. This afternoon General
Inside Foreman Golden and about fifty
miners boarded a loaded train which
was about to be hauled from Bear
Valley to Williamstown. When half
the journey had been made some of
the men attracted the attention of the
engineer, who stopped, and it was
found that nearly every man in the
party on the cars had been overcome
by the gas and sulphur from the stack
of the locomotive. The engineer crowd
ed on all steam, and the unconscious
men were hurried to the WiIliamstown
end of the tunnel Efforts to resusci-
tate them failed. The names of the
dead are
MICHAEL GOLDEN, general inside
foreman.
GEORGE RAIDLE, master mechan-
ic
JOHN KURNEY.
JOSEPH PUNCH.
ENOCH MORGAN.
ALBERT NAU.
FRED JAMES
ADAM SCOPPENHEIAIER
JOHN FREDENCH
SAMUEL FREDENCH.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-26
BREAK OCCURS AMONG
MASTERS AND PILOTS
Steamer Saxona Coal aden Leaves Buffalo for Duluth
Her Master and Mate Are Expelled From Associa-
tion-Two More Steamers Will Sail Today and Large
Fleet Will Probably Be Moving This Week.

BUFFALO. N. Y, May 25.-The first
break in the ranks of the striking mas
ters and pilots occurred here tonight
when the SaXona sailed for Duluth.
She carried a cargo of 7,2O0 tons of
coal. D. P. Crane, master of the Sax
ona, and his son, E. w. Crane, who
sailed as mate. were expelled from the
Masters and Pilots association at a
meeting tonight.
A big fleet of vessels is lying out at
the breakwater loaded and ready to
sail as soon as masters are provided.
1t was stated tonight that the Sonoma
and Yosemite, propellers, had taken
out clearance papers and would sail
for Western ports tomorrow with for
mer members of the Masters and Pi-
lots association in charge. Other YES
sells, it was reported, were getting up
steam.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, May 25.-Capt.
w. G. Richardson, of Cleveland, one of
the founders and vice president of the
Lake Carriers association, who is here,
stated this evening that the lake car
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-26
THE NEWS INDExED.

PAGE L..
Shocking Conditions in Russia.
Break Among Masters and Pilots.
Tyner and Barrett Acquitted.
Proceedings of the Methodists.
Fireman Makes Daring Rescue.
PAGE II.
Episcopal Diocese in Session.
PAGE III.
Democrats Active Preparatory to Con-
VentIons.
News of the Railroads.
Minneapolis Matters.
News of the Northwest.
PAGE Nv.
Editorial Comment.
Alabama Convention for Parker.
PAGE v.
In the Sporting World.
PAGE vi.
Worlds Fair Notations.
Franco Vatican Rupture.
Ohio Democrats for Harmon.
Tennessee Declares for Parker.
PAGE VII.
OF Interest to Women.
PAGE Win.
Democratic counciInen Caucus.
Text Book Bids Announced.
Liberty Bell Will Be Exhibited on
Harriet Island.
Memorial Day Speakers Assigned to
Public Schools.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-26

riers will have most Of their boats
running by the middle of next week
I'VE are and have been ready to treat
with our men at any time in order to
arrive at a fair and just agreement"
said Capt. Richardson, but as for COM
plying with their demands, the asso
citation will allow every boat to rot
before we will give in to their de-
mands. 1t will not come to- this, for,
as 1 said before, we will have our
boats running by the middle of next
week, and this without active action
being taken by us, simply hiring the
men who apply to US for work.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 725.-Wil-
liam Livingstone, president of the
Lake Carriers association, said tonight
that he had no advices as to just how
many vessels had started from the diff
ferent lake ports tonight The assO-
citation was not inclined, he said, to
make such information public as a
matter of policy. He did expect, how
ever, that quite fleet of boats would
be on it's way before the end Of the
week.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-26

ctiFU May &C. II ma junk which left DaIny
2S arrived today
then reached Sanuro which north of DaIny
gaien The
japanese battle
result Of the battle
ported Kinchau.
the
landed Knhu
Arthur Those that landed Pwo
reinforce the Feng Wang cheng army
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-26
ARREST is MADE
FOR DIAMOND THEFT

PROVIDENCE, R. l., May 25.-Ste-
phen Herbert was arrested in this city
tonight, charged with stealing jewelry
valued at $4,000 from J. w. Kaiser, of
Chicago. The theft was committed or
May y, and reward cf $500 was Of
Tered for Herbert's arrest.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-26
INDIAN GIRLS ARE
BECOMING CIVILIZED
Walk in the Woods While Their Strong
Brothers Do the HousecIeaning.

MILLER, S. D.. May 25.-An item
in the Forest City Press relative to
Indian progress shows that the dusky
maids are acquiring the upto-date
civilization of the day in having their
strong brothers do the housecleaning.
The item says: ''The large boys helped
whitewash while the girls took walk
to the woods"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-26
REGAINS HER CHILD
Woman Travels on Faster
Trains Than Her Husband.

DETROIT, Mich, May 25.-Having
overtaken and outdistanced her. hus-
band between Washington, d. c., and
Detroit by taking a faster train, Mrs
Lydia Welch, of Washington, today
regained possession of her eleven-year-
old adopted daughter, Mildred, insti-
tuted divorce proceedings against
Henry A. Welch, of Detroit. and
secured an injunction to prevent
him interfering with her possess
sion of the child. The case will
come up in the circuit court tomorrow.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-26
Girls Wade and Drown.

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio, May PA
double drowning occurred in Big Yel-
low creek at Hammondsville today, the
victims being Annie Piatt, aged four
teen years, and Sadie Hardie, aged
twelve. They are supposed to have
gone wading in the stream.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-26
BUFFERS MAY BUILD
St. Paul Firm VIII Probably Put
Up Grand Forks Structure.
Globe Special Washington Service,
6A1z - a

Globe Special Washington Service,
1417 G Street.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. May %
Bids for the construction of the fed
eral building at Grand Forks. ". d.,
We're opened in the supervising archi-
tects Office today, as follows:
J. w Miller, st. Paul $12O, 900
William H. Maxwell. Marquette,
Mich Observation-Disclosures. 148.58s
J.. c. Robinson, Chicago. .......... 124,944
P. NJ. Hennessey Construction COM
pany. st. Paul =. 122, 400
Lawitzen Bros, Fergus Falls. -. 127, 934
Dinnie Bros. & Moran, Grand
Forks Observation-Disclosures. 14s, 300
E. Miller Minneapolis. ........... 119, ,725
Butler Bros. st. Paul. ........... 10000
The lowest bid is that of Butler
Bros, and the contract probably will
be awarded to them
Walter E. Clark.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-26
TERRORISM IN
RUSSIA REIGNS
SO SAYS CORRESPONDENT
WHO PRESENTS DETAILS

Executions Are Reported,
600 i'm Warsaw Alone, While Trade
Is Paralyzed CompIeteIy---Five Bat
talions of Japanese Are Said to
Have Been AnnihiIated.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-26
THE WEATHER:

st. Paul and vicinity: Probably rain.
For Minnesota: Fair in west, rain
In east portion Thursday; Friday fair
and warmer.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-26

THE ONLY LIVE NEWSPAPER
IN ST. PAUL.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1904-02-13
battle Is SIN Raging.

Line Of battle was then formed, and
the japanese fleet moved In within a
range Of two and half miles and
opened fire on the Russians, Tho
booming Of guns was heard far out to
Sea by the officers and crew Of Jap.
anese ship which has arrived here.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1904-02-13
Federal Prisoners Sentenced.

Eight prisoners convicted at the
recent terms Of the federal court in
Fort Smith were sentenced by Judge
Rogers. Lafayette Price, a boy about
u or II years of age, was sent to
the reform school at Washington, d.
c., for four years. He was a whisky
peddler and got into trouble through
operating in C&rdin's Bottoms. Clark
Thomas, for selling whisky, received
a sentence of two years in the peni-
Tertiary and a fine of $500. Red
Thomas, a whisky peddler, was sent
to the penitentiary for year and
fined 500. John Broderick, a manu-
facturer Of Illicit whisky, was SEN
fenced to two years Imprisonment
and fined 800. Warren Carroll an
assistant Of Broderick, received a
sentence Of one year and a fine of
500. Len Hanson was sentenced to
one year in the penitentiary and a
fine Of 800 for taking a letter from
a rural delivery box near Springdale,
Town Baker, a young whisky peddler,
was sentenced to thirty days impris-
onment in the Fort Smith jail and
fine of 500. Henry Swanson, con.
yicted of illegally cutting timber from
a homestead, was sentenced to four
months Imprisonment. Swanson's
home was in Scott county
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1904-02-13
Divorce Case Decided.

BY decision of the supreme court,
passing upon the validity OF the ace
Of the last legislature, known as the
Hoxie-Walnut Ridge act, authorizing
incorporated towns to annex con-
tiguous territory, the city of Little
Rock loses the Eighth ward, being
the territory lying on the north side
Of the river. Shortly after the above
act was passed the town of North Lit
tie Rock, q community without the
city limits, was incorporated. Then
a petition was presented to the new
town council asking that an election
be held for the purpose Of allowing
the citizens of North Little Rock and
the Eighth ward of Little Rock proper
to vote on the question of being an
neXed to the new municipality. The
election resulted overwhelmingly in
favor of severance from Little Rock.
The matter was taken into the courts
on the question of the constitutional
ity and intent of the act, and the
court ruled in favor of North Little
Rock. This gives the new town a
population of about 5000, and it will
be incorporated as a city of the first
class.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1904-02-13
Death Of Georae e. Dodae.

Colonel George L. Dodge. one OF the
best known lawyers in the state, died
at his home in Little Rock on the
9Th. The immediate cause Of his
death was heart failure. The de-
ceased was a member of the widely
known law firm of Dodge & Johnson,
of Little Rock, general attorneys for
the ST. Louis, Iron Mountain and
Southern railroad in Arkansas and
Indian Territory. He was born and
reared in Little Rock. a son of DR..
r. l.. Dodge, a native Of Vermont,
who came to Arkansas in 1912. Geo,
f. Dodge was born fifty-eight years
ago He studied law and was sent
to the Albany law school in New
York, where he graduated with hon
ors about 1867 One of his class
mates was William Mckinley, of
Ohio. afterward president of the
United States. They were lifelong
friends Young Dodge began the
practice of law in Little Rock in
1868, and was elected city attorney in
that year. In 1871 he formed law
partnership with Col Ben s. Johnson,
which was in existence at the time
Of his death. This is the oldest law
firm in Arkansas. In 1876 Col. Dodge
was appointed by Gov. Garland one
of Arkansas commissioners at the
Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia.
In 1871 he and Col. Johnson were APP
pointed attorneys for the St Louis,
Iron Mountain and Southern railroad.
In 1887 they became general attorneys
of that road for Arkansas and Indian
Territory. In the death Of Col. Dodge
the legal profession loses one of its
brightest men and the state a loyal
and progressive citizen.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1904-02-13
IN ADVOCACY OF THE CANAL
Senator Cullom Explains Its Terms
and Advocates Its Ratification.
Says There Need He No Fcnr of
Complications On Account Of
Claims Made by Colombia.

Washington. Feb. 10.-In the eXecu-
tive session of the senate Tuesday the
Panama canal treaty was taken up for
formal consideration and Senator Gull
lom, chairman Of the committee on for
eign relations, who has charge Of the
treaty, made a formal statement in
explanation of its terms and in advo-
cacy of its ratification. His speech
was written, and was a careful analysis
Of the different articles of the agree
ment. He explained in some detail the
points in which this treaty differs from
the Hay-Herran treaty with Colombia,
contending that the present agreement
was far superior to the former one, in
that 1t practically places the United
States in absolute control Of the canal
and the canal strip. He said that there
need be no fear Of complications on
account of claims that may be made
by Colombia to an interest in the ca
nal, the Panama railroad or other
property interests on the isthmus, be-
cause all these naturally pass to the
new government Of Panama
Mr. Cullom expressed the hope that
there would be no insistence on the
amendments to the treaty which were
originally recommended by the COM
mttee on foreign relations, To adopt
amendments, he said, would cause de-
lay, which it was especially desidable
to avoid while If the treaty should
be ratified as it now stands, it would
be a comparatively easy matter to Sc
cure supplemental treaties covering
any defects in the pending convention,
which may be discovered in the flu
ture. No effort was made to fix time
for voting on the treaty, but after the
adjournment of the executive session
Senator Cullom expressed confidence
that a vote would be secured next
week
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1904-02-13
DESERVING CONSTABULARY.
Constabulnry ut Niuan, Lusoni
Desert, Carrying on Rides
aud Ammunition.

Manila, Feb. 10 seventeen members
Of the constabulary stationed at Vigan,
one Of the leading business centers Of
Luzon, have deserted, taking with
them so rifles, 5000 rounds of ammu-
milton and 500 obtained by footing the
commissary department, The num-
Der of fugitiyes has since been aug
mented by a party of 80 escaping from
the same quarter Gov. Wright
promptly requested military assist
ance, and Col Thomas Immediately
dispatched a squadron of cavalry
scouts in pursuit.
Later adyices indicate that the re-
volt Of the constabulary at Nigan has
developed into small uprising
against the Americans apd loyal Fill
pinos. Two American priests, Frs
McCloskey and Kirk, have been fired
on but no casualties are reported.
The telegraph wires leading to ths
disturbed district have been Gu
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1904-02-13
Tornado in Fulton County.

A terrihce tornado swept over Full.
ton county last week. Eight persons
are reported to have been killed at
Union and vicinity, Only one build,
ing was left stSnding in the town
Of Union, and it was blown from its
foundation, Two churches, the Ma.
sonic hall, the residence and barn Of
Samuel w Cochran, the residence
and barn Of william Gilstrap and a
number Of smaller dwellings together
with the store houses Of S, w. Coch-
ran and S, w. Cochran, Jr., with the
entire contents, and the Carnes black
smith shop, were swept away The
path Of the tornado was about 300
yards wide from southwest to north
east, crossing the Frisco railroad a
few hundred yards north Of Fickinger.
In its course Of over thirty miles It
demolished the farm houses Of Fay.
cite Green, Robert Mathis, Wyatt
Phillips, Dan Haney, Riley Griffith,
George Sadler Bruce Thompson and
many others A fast mail train on
the Frisco ran into the tornado near
Fickingor and was struck by flying
timbers and the windows demolished