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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03
CAR WHEELS CRUSH HIM
Boy Who Supports Mother and Sisters Is
Killed

Special to The Globe
PRAIRIE DU CHEN, Wis, July q
Peral Singels aged nineteen years, was
killed by a train on the Wisconsin. West
ern this afternoon at ReadStown while
trying to catch on as it entered the sta
ton. He accidentally slipped and fell
under wheel, crushing the skull He
was the oldest of family of three girls,
two boys and a mother. whom he sup
ported.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03

When in doubt as to how your money
should be invested, read "The Globes
Paying Wants."
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03
RUNAWAY KILLS WOMAN
Her Son, an Educator, and Others Are
Injured

Injured
MADISON. Wis, July I'm a runaway
on University drive Mrs. Josiah jackson,
of Pittsfield, Mass, mother of Prof. D. c.
Jackson, head of the department of cleo
trical engineering, has been killed. Prof.
Jackson had an arm broken, as did also
his wife, and Mrs. Erastus Milo, widow
of the former president of Fiske univer-
sity. who was visiting them, was badly
hurt. Prof. Jackson IS subject to heart
trouble and tainted while driving, causing
the team to run away. The carriage
struck tree
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03
BENEFITS MILITIA OFFICERS
Ten Of Them Are Permitted to Attend
Garrison School at Smelling
Globe Special WASHINGTON Service

WASHINGTON, D c., July An or.
der has been prepared by the general staff
OF the army which will permit ten militia
ofacers 10 attend the garrison school for
officers at Fort Smelling nnder regulations
recently promulgated. Eight militia off,
GERS VIII be allowed to attend the school
at Fort Meade, S. D.. and four at Fort
Harrison. Mont. -
Walter E. Clark.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03
Strike occurs at Yates Mine

Minneapolis. for the amateur champion
ship of the state.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03
omatonna WIN Have a Busy Week

Special to The Globe
OWATONNA, Mimi, July Monday a
Will be held in this city, fire departments
from ali the neighbOring cities contest
ing IN the various events In addition
to this the grand lodge of the c. S. p. S.
gates, over e-third of whom are from
the Twin Cities The Southern Mime
sofa CFeamerymens and Buttermakers'
association and the Steele County BUSH
ness Mems association viii also hold pic
MICS. here. and the Golden Bells. of st.
Paul. viii contest with the Clippers, of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03
Navy Yard to Be t,,, .rr..

WASHINGTON July THE navy de-
land adjoining the Norfolk navy yard 81
price Of 100000 This purchase is Dart
q an Improvement TO he nada on an rs, ex :
.enslge scale there which Is expected by
yard ne largest n tue world. 4. e :.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-28
AMERICA BUYS
PANAMA CANAL
Purchase Money Paid to French
Company and Title Deeds
Passed.

Washington, April 28.-Messrs.
Day and Russell, the assistant attor-
neys general who went to Paris to
com olete the purchase Of the Panama
Canal company's. rights on the
isthmus, report to the attorney gener-
ais department that the title deeds
have been passed and the purchase
money paid.
Bankers in Paris agreed to advance
the $40,000,000 to the canal company
on the assurance that draft for that
amount would be honored on presen-
tation at the treasury at washington.
j. Pierpont Morgan has been con-
cerned in this arrangement while in
Paris. ~
The warrant for s40,000,00O will
be the largest draft that has ever been
drawn on the United States treasury.
When the s2O,O0O,0o0 indemnity to
Spain was paid, four warrants OF
s5,oO0,00o each were drawn at inter-
walls Of about a week.
When the money was paid to the
canal company, Major Mark Brooke,
of the engineer corps Of the army now
in Colon, was authorized to take pos
session Of the property on the 18TH
mus in the name of the United States.
Messrs. Day and Russell are ex-
pected to return to Washington within
the next ten days and will bring with
them the title deeds of the canal prop
erty. .a. =. D.. g..
Since the retirement from Washing
ton of M. Buna-Varilla, the Panama
minister, nothing has been done to-
ward inducing that republic to assume
a share Of Colombia's foreign indebt-
edness. Any attempt to delay the
payment of the s10,0O0,000 to Panama
by the presentation of the old Colon
fire claims will probably fail to receive
the Endorsement Of the state depart
nent,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-28

q. z. Sarles Of Hillsboro is said to
be the selection for governor Of the
North Dakota republican slatemakers,
who have been in session lately at the
Merchants hotel, st. Paul. After sew
eral days conference, the Hillsboro
banker seems to have been agreed on
as the most availab
Jud La Moure's favorite was Ed
Porter, the present secretary Of state.
but the friends Of the boss from Penn
bina say he has agreed to hold Porter
back and give him another term as
secretary of state.
The results of the conference, it is
claimed, finishes Governor Frank
White as third term possibility
White is not obnoxious to the slate.
makers, but they are afraid of the
third term idea.
The f1ickertail statesmen always
gather in ST. Paul when they have q
knotty political problem, and make VI
their slate there. They say agree
ments made in st. Paul seem to stick
better than those they put UP ii
North Dakota.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-28
new WARSHIP IS
AMERICAN IDEAL
The Armored Cruiser California,
Launched in San Francisco,
Is Model Vessel.

San Francisco, April 2S.-The arr
mored cruiser California was launched
to-day at the shipyards of the Union
Iron Works in this city.
The electric button which started
the vessel on her way to the water
was touched by Mrs. Walter II. Mar
tin, daughter of Henry T. Scott, presi-
dent OF the Union Iron Works and the
cruisers was chr1stened California"
by Miss Florence May Pardee, daugh-
ter of Governor Pardee of the state OF
California.
The cruiser California is supposed
to embody the latest and best in ves-
sells Of her class. There are to be five
vessels like her, but at present the
nearest approach to her on any
waters, is the model British cruiser,
Drake.
She will cost, complete. $5,ooo,o0o,
her hull and machinery costing
$3,So0,OO0 of that sum and her equip
ment and armament the remainder.
Her principal dimensions are:
length on load water line 50s feet: ex-
IRENE breadth 6s7a feet; mean
13,44O tons. She will have twin
screws and triple expansion engines Of
$4,000 horsepower, capable of devel-
oping maximum speed Of twenty-five
knots.
The California carries out the
American ideal OF nSnllHS snip. i1ef
main battery Is composed of four
eight-inch rifles placed in two ar
mored turrets, one forward and one
aft; fourteen six-inch and eighteen
three-inch rapid fire guns.
The secondary battery consists OF
twelve three-pounder semi-automatic
guns; four one-pounder automatic,
four one-pounder rapid fire Hotchkiss
guns; two Undergraduates Gatlfng;
six thirty-cenumeter automatic Colts.
together with two three-inch field
pieces to be used by landing parties
The California will have a belt Of
steel armor seven and a half inches
wide on the water line and varying in
thickness from three and one-half to
six inches as well as the five-inch
easement above the belt Of armor for
232 feet of the vessels length.
The end Of this side arrnor will be
thick thus forming a steel enclosure
! for ten of the six-inch guns.
The other four six-inch guns are
separately protected by five-inch ar
NOR at each corner Of the superstruc-
ture. The eight-inch guns are pro-
1 tected by armor six inches thick. The
steel protected deck is six inches thick
| on the slope. ..s..-..-.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-28
FIRST TRAIN HAS
SETTLERS PARTY
One Hundred and Fifty Go North
Of Prince Albert, Using
Boats.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Winnipeg, Man., April 28.-The first
train load Of passengers to be sent
over the Prince Albert branch went
north Tuesday. evening. There were
$50 in the party and at Lumsden were
floated across in hat-bottomed scoWs
built on the spot.
(; Those who were bound for points
beyond Saskatoon, were transferred
again at the river there. Transfers
were made with the greatest success,
the passengers relishing the expert
2ence.z
No outlet has been found for water
and the lake is the same depth as it
was. at the start. Until the water is
drained off and tracks rebuilt, it will
be impossible. to- maintain a regular
service ls Meantime the company will
send passengers across the breaks in
the lighters.
! Report from points west state that
the weather continues fine and that
swollen, streams are falling. Seeding
is commencing everywhere.
Seventh Day Adventists intend to
establish an industrial school in this
province. They. have purchased $50
acres Of land three miles east of Port
age for this purpose.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-28
CAUSES MUCH ANNOYANCE
New Rule Prohibiting Transfer Of Oars
Between Systems.

New Rule Prohibiting Transfer Of Oars
Between Systems.
Settlers going west with freight are sub
jected, 1t is said, to considerable discom-
fort and delay by the new rule which does
not allow freight cars to leave a system.
The transfer of freight, in itself, causes
a delay and often the shippers are unfor-
tunate also in being unable to get cars
at once.
Howard Lake people going to Dickin-
son, N. D., have just had a tough expert
ence. The party included five families.
They called for Northern Pacific cars to
load for Dickinson with all their house
hold goods and personal property. When
the cars finally arrived they were the
Great Northern brand. Altho objection
was made by the emigrants to loading in
anything but Northern Pacific cars, they
were assured it would be all right. AT
the transfer, however, the Great Northern
refused to allow Its cars to go to the
Northern Pacific, and the carefully packed
furniture, loose oats, cows, pigs, pictures
and other miscellaneous freight had to be
uansferred-a long operation. The party
was delayed here several days.
Altho many Howard Lake people are
going west, the town will not be depop-
ulated. The cause for the exodus is the
high price of land and rent.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-28
DEMOCRAT FACTIONS
IN IOWA MAY BOLT
Special to The Journal.

0pSCA1A W Au0 OouAAa1' o. il.
Sioux: City, Iowa, April 2s.-As a
result Of conference of democratic
leaders. there is an indication that the
democratic convention next Wednes-
day will split and a ,rump convention
be held. The opponents Of Hearst re-
Gently aroused themselves to the fact
that heAhad. Carried "a majority OF
counties that have held conventions
and was inEaofaifs wayato control. Con:
ferences and prollouncements only
managers insist het had "a majority OF
the convention. T.he conference to-
day included the state committee and
others opposed to Hearst. =.
| Contests having been started by the
| Hearst men In several counties, their
opponents will arrange enough tc
make possible an anti-Hearst, roll cal
| for the temporary organization, thus
giving control of 1.-The committee or
credentials. Hearst men declare they
| will never submit and each faction in.
sists that it will bolt if the other con
| trolls. The convention will be the
most sensational since 1895, when the
silver men endorsed the conservative
| element.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-28
"PRlNCE OF THE AIR" u.
MAY DIE 0F INJURIES
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. ~
Seattle, WASH, April 2S.-John
Leonard who for almost thirty years
has laughed at death as death rode
thru nidair with him in a, balloon
basket, lies in the hospital waiting
time Death to claim him captive.
Prince Of the air. he was called,
but he dared it's dangers once too
often. when he assembled before a
crowd on the lake shore. AS the, big
bag shot upward he was dashed
against a Windbreak, his left leg
broken in two places and he was in
jured internally, yet he could not
let go.
With the bones .protruding from
his flesh. he went up until all became
blur and it was safe to let the para
chute loose. Picked up insensible,
he is thought to be mortally injured.
Leonard has made ascensions all
over the world--for Indian princes
and to make war observations, and he
has seen the pyramids fade to blocks
Of stone beneath him, with the Nile
becoming a silver thread in the sand.
Once in Leadville he climbed up on
burning balloon and extinguished a
fire, and only once before in his life
has he been injured.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-28
PRESIDENT IN CONTROL
House and Senate Agree to Bill Pro
yiding for Government.

V1ulnS SOVcTIl11ellGs
Washington, April 2S.-The bill for
the government of the Panama canal
zone, as decided upon at the confer
ence last night. was agreed to in both
the house and senate to-day. ...
The president is authorized, upon
acquisition of the canal property and
the payment Of $1O,00O,0O0 to the re-
public of Panama, to take possession
of zone of land extending to the
distance of five miles on each side Of
the center line Of the canal, appro-
priation of the amount heretofore au-
thorized to be paid to Colombia for
the canal concession, and was regard
ed as necessary to authorize payment
to Panama.
The section describes the canal zone
as beginning in the Caribbean sea
three marine miles from mean low
water mark and extending to and
across the 1sthmus Of Panama into
the Pacific ocean to the distance of
three marine miles from mean low
water mark, and including all islands
within said zone, and in addition the
group Of islands in the bay Of Pana-
ma named Perico, Macs, Culebra and
Flamenco, and from time to time any
lands and waters outside of said zone
which may be necessary and copven.
lent for the construction, rnainte.
nance. operation, sanitation and pro.
lection Of the canal or Of any auxil.
larry canals, as provided by the treaty
between the United States and the
republic of Panama.
Until the expiration Of the fifty.
eighth congress the resolution adopted
in 1903 for the government of the
Louisiana purchase Is made applicable
to the canal zone. The provision give!
the president complete jurisdiction
over the canal zone. .s'- 49,. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-28
HOUSE REGAINING
FORMER PRESTIGE
Credit to Victories Over Senate
Due to Orators and
Debaters.
New York Sun Special Service.

Chicago, April 28.-Walter Well
man, in Washington special to the
Record-Herald, says.
4 People who think oratory is fast
becoming one of the lost arts in our
country should come to the national
capital and attend the sittings Of the
house of representatives these closing
days of the session.
Not a few of the speeches heard in
the house recently have been of "a
high order Of merit. A few have been
public life.
Many senators and Representatives
complain that they cannot gets1nto the
newspapers unless they call some of
their colleagues liars and horse
thieves or accuse them of some Of
Tense against ethics or prophecies.
Newspapers as "a rule give their
readers what their readers want, and
speeches printed they must, make
speeches which the public wants to
read. Certainly the star performers
Of the last few days have no grievance
against the newspapers on the score
Of lack of attention.
The Cochran episode has served one
good turn. It drew public attention
to the house of representatives.
This session nears it's close with the
leaders Of the popular branch well
content with their winters work.
Speaker Cannon and his lieutenants
set out last fall to regain for the house
some Of its lost prestige.
During the past winter the house
has been livelier, more influential and
far more in the public eye than for
many years, past. It is recovering
the lost ground, and: in another year
or two may take it's old place as the
great commons of our parliament.
In one important particular the
house has beaten the senate, in its
contention that the executive anc
upper branch have not the constitu.
tional power to adopt reciprocity
treaties changing the tariff law with.
out the assent Of the lower house.
During the past session the house
has had a great deal more to ga,
about the details of legislation and
has won more of its contention.
against. the lords Of the senate than IL
any recent year. Uncle joe has, il
part at least, made good his promis
of last autumn.
Not a little of the credit for tn
renaissance OF. the lower branch is du
to it's orators and debaters. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-28
and that he was convinced other Iowa
politicians were working to set Sher-#
cliff free.
Il Baldwin Involved, Too.

& J. N. Baldwin of Council Bluffs,
general counsel of the Union Pacific,
chairman of the state convention in
1902 and delegate-at-large to the ma
tional convention in 1900, had been
an interchangeable and powerful factor
in inducing Shaw to grant the parole.
While Shercliff was at liberty he
again became a desperate and was
captured in Missouri after quarreling
with Dennison.
He had obtained an accounting with
Dennison consisting Of an itemized
statement, which he recently placed
in the hands of the governors par
don secretary, and which found its
way to the grand jury at Logan, which
indicted Dennison. This statement
says that sums were paid Baldwin,
State Senator. Hipwell Of Davenport,
J. q. Blythe Of Mason City and H.
named was district attorney for the
northern Iowa federal district, chair
man of the state central committee
and editor OF a Cedar Rapids news
paper. Blythe is a. near relative of
j. w. Blythe Of Burlington, the ac-
knowledged political leader Of Iowa.
There is nothing to indicate that
the money was expended improperly,
and nothing Of record to show that
Mcmillan or Blythe interested them
selves in the case, and, if they did
SO, it was orally. One item is for
running repeaters across the river
to Council Bluffs to vote in the Gear
Cummins contest" The total eXpendi-
ture was a little less than $4,000.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-28
PERIL OF FLOOD
SLOWLY PASSING
Mississippi at st. Louis Thought
81
Near Highest Point for This :.
- -. Season.

3 4
st. Louis, April 2s.-The local fore
caster of the United States weather
bureau announced to-day that from
present indications the rise of the
Mississippi river at st. Louis would
not exceed thirty-four feet. The river
has reached 33.4 and is rising slowly.
Conditions on the Illinois side above
East St. Louis are considered fayora-
BILE, the break in the levee above Ven
les having spread the water over "a
larger area and minimized the danger
of the flood. 80. d :sz# ii;
Below East st. Louis there is a
break in the Conlogue road embank-
ment and Rush City is inundated. The
residents were forced to desert their
homes. Ill
The Mobile & Ohio railroad en-
bankment. south of the Conlogue road
| has been pronounced unsafe, and the
| trains over that system are entering
East st, Louis over the tracks of other
| roads. a.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-28
ADMITS SHORTAGE
IN TRUST FUNDS
Former Mayor Of Davenport
Iowa Admits Defalcation in
Bankruptcy Act,

Special to The Journal.
Des Moines, Iowa, April 2s.-The as
signment Of former Mayor s. 3. Smith
Of Davenport, a prominent attorney and
handler Of. numerous. estates, with the
statement that his liabilities will foot
up 100000, against assets Of only $40.-
900. including his beautiful home, the
finest in that city, was an astounding
business revelation to-day
Mr.. Smith and his wife signed a trust
deed turning over all their property to
w. G. Putnam and A. w. Vanderver, two
Of Mr.. Smiths bondsnen, who will. act
as trustees for the creditors.
The deplorable feature of the assign
ment was the acknowledgment by the
bankrupt that there was a.. shortage OF
over $4,000 in various trust funds which
he has been managing as executor Of
large estate.
The trust deed provides that the trus-
tees shall allow Mr.. Smith 5000 a month
Mr.. Smith is the only son Of the late
Samuel Francis Smith, D. D., of Boston,
author Of the national hymn, my Coun-
try, IT'S Of Thee" He came to Davenport
in 1858 and in 1850 became a partner OF
Judge James Grant.
They were very successful, and in one
famous railroad bond case made a profit
Of 100000. When they dissolved partner.
ship in 1873 Mr.. Smith took his family
to Europe, ana after a. period OF trave
returned to Davenport. The Smith HON.
was a model OF elegance and luxury ant
center Of society. Mr.. Smiths CHECK
| would have been honored for $4,000 a
any Iowa bank.
Later years seem. to have brought
business losses and bad Investments ma,
account largely for the shortage in trust
funds.
Mr.. Smith was an organizer of tn,
Davenport National bank and Of the Unio1
Savings bank. He was part owner of tn,
Davenport Republican, took an activ
part in state politics, was vice presiden
Of the Iowa Sons of the Revolution AMI
formerly president Of the Children's HON
| Finding society. .-
-Four terms as alderman, one as mayo
and prominence in social and church at
fairs and benevolences made him one O
| the pillars of church and society.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-28
BURNING STEAMER
FIRES Two !! !. BRIDGES
Historic River Boat at Winnipeg
a Total Loss and Bridges
Damaged.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Winnipeg, Man, April 28.-The
steamer Gertie II. il, passing thru the
new Canadian Pacific railroad swing
bridge, which had been opened for
the purpose, crashed into the end Of
a span, breaking of its smokestack
and pilOthouse and crushing i'll the
timbers of her deck.
The steamer. WITCH was on her way
to Selklrk on her first trip of the sea-
son, had barge dashed to her side,
and the swift current swung the craft
around till her stern struck against
the stationary end Of the pier and be-
came wedged in that position. The
Woodwork was crushed down upon the
boilers and frebox. which set the
steamer on fire and ignited the bridge
also.
Captain HOWE and John s. Hall,
manager Of the Pioneer Navigation
had to jump for their lives onto the
barge alongside, which just then broke
her hawsers and 1drifted down the
river with the two men. They dropped
| the mud anchor, which held the
barge till they were taken off in a
rowboat. ~ itsE
The rest Of the crew, including the
woman cook, had a perilous escape
from the burning vessel by walking
over the top Of the pilothouse to the
end Of the bridge They. were no
sooner clear Of the wreck than It
/ loosened from the bridge and drifted
down river, lodging against the Louise
bridge, half q mile farther down. This
bridge was also soon in flames, and
the whole city fire brigade was sum-
moned to save the two bridges. The
boat drifted under the Louise bridge
and stranded against the shore a few
hundred yards farther down, where il
i burned to the waters edge. being a
Total loss. 81 =.
The boat was valued at about
$4,000, and was equipped with val.
1 liable machinery for taking building
sand from the bottom Of the river
Firemen worked at the Louise bridge
till II o'clock last night before the
fire was extinguished, and damage o.
about $4,000 was done. AS the bridge
crew had jumped along with the boat
men, the Canadian Pacific railroad
bridge span remained partly open, IL
/, the condition in which the wreck hat
i left it, and the transcontinental trail
! for the east was delayed three hours
before the. structure could be closed
The fire on the Canadian Pacific rail
\, road bridge was extinguished will
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