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The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-30
PROBE FOR POISON
Missouri Officials Seek to Un.
veil Mystery of Woman's Death

PALMYRA JUNCTION, Mo-, July 20.
John j. Suter, wealthy and influ-
entail citizen of this place, Returned
from New London, Mo-, today, where
he had the body of his daughter, Mrs.
Jones Watson, who died July 5. ex-
humed. and under the direction of a
specialist from st. Louis had the stom-
ach, spleen and lungs removed for
chemical analysis for traces of poison.
The examination was before coro-
ner's jury, which will report on the
case Aug. IL.
On the evening of July 5, DR.. Jones
Watson was found presumably uncon-
Scious on a bridge in a lonely spot near
New London and his wife was found
dead under the bridge. Their horse and
buggy were found a short distance
away uninjured. Watson explained the
death of his wife by saying that piece
of paper futtered in front of the horse
which caused a runaway and serious
accident at the bridge. Dr. Watson
and wife lived in Denver and were in
Missouri on visit. Shortly before
leaving Denver for Missouri it is said
DR.. Watson insured his wife's life for
$4,000 in his favor. Although the
woman, according to his story, was
thrown from the bridge to the water,
a distance of thirty-two feet, she was
not bruised in any manner and her
clothing was not disarranged. An ex-
animation showed that she was not
drowned.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-30
LOW CHICAGO RATE
ENDS BY LIMITATION
Reduced Fare That Threatened Rate
Levels Momentariiy Is Restored

The much commented upon $14.70
rate TO Chicago and return is thing
of the past. The rate was put into
effect by the Great Western for the
purpose of meeting possible loss of
business on account of the low rate
made by the other roads to Milwaukee
because of the Saengerfest
AS local official said yesterday, the
Great Western stole a march on the
other Chicago roads by putting the
rate in, in spite of the fact that it was
not at first countenanced by the asso-
citation.
Business. however, on account of the
ratS was not heavy Not nearly as
heavy as was expected when it was
put in.
The rate was generally met by the
other roads.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-30
ANGLERS KNOW LITTLE
OF WISCONSIN LAKES
ST. Paul sportsmen Unfamiliar With
Fine Fishing Across Line

IF Minnesota was not the finest
place in the world in which to fish, -
said prominent railroad official yes
terday afternoon, Il would never get
over the shock of surprise that felt
after my first trip through the north
ern wildernesses of Wisconsin, to find
that the lakes there, although prac-
tically unknown in ST. Paul, are full
of gamy fish.
1.-The Northern Wisconsin lakes, how
ever, are much better known in Chi
cago and Milwaukee than they are
anywhere else, and Minnesota anglers,
being occupied with the various excel
lencies of their home lakes, have not
yet made their acquaintance.
Take, for instance, Tomaha wk
Minocqua or Star lakes, reached by
the Milwaukee. They are each good
for string of muskellunge almost any
day in the season. Bass, trout, pike
and pickerel are to- be caught in forty
other lakes, the names of which are
strange to local sportsmen."
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-30
CHARGE ROADMASTER'S
SON WITH FORGERY
Detectives Place Fred w. Buffmire
Under Arrest for Alleged Crime

The officials of the Milwaukee are
confident that in the arrest of Fred w
Buffmire and Frank Raddlis that they
have at last succeeded in capturing
the men who have, it is alleged, passed
nearly $4,000 Of raised time checks dur
ing the past year
The men are locked up in Milwau-
kee, where they We're taken after being
arrested by railroad detectives
The specific charge laid against the
men is the alleged passing of fraudu-
lent check for $41.25, drawn in favor of
William Henning. The check is said to
be forgery.
The men are charged with operating
in all parts of Wisconsin and even as
far west as Winona and this city.
Buffmire is the son of the roadmaster
of the La Crosse division of the road.
He is known to many of the employees
of the road in this city.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-30
M'C[E[[AN VISITS
WITH JUDGE PARKER
Mayor of New York VIII Return
to Esopus for Further Con-
ference Soon as Possible

ESOPUS, N. Y, July 29.-Mayor.
George B. Mcclellan, of New York,
spent an hour with Judge Parker this
afternoon. 1t was announced that the
call was informal and that politics
We're discussed only in a general way. :
When Mayor Mcclellan was here he
promised Judge Parker he would re-
turn as soon as he could conveniently
leave his municipal duties The Nor,
mon question was taken up with Judge
Parker today by Senator Fred Du-
.bois. of Idaho. The senator met the
presidential candidate for the first time.
today. Judge Parker was so much in-'
terested in the political conditions in.
the Western states that he did not
bfoachshis mission until the arrival of
Mayor Mcclellan. and his party.
After the New Z orks party left Rose:
mount the Senator asked Judge Par
ker to take up the Mormon question as
set forth in the Democratic platform
In his letter of acceptance of the Dem
ocratie nomination Judge Parker ex-
hibited great interest in the subject
and promised to make it study before
closing his letter.
Conditions in several of the West
ern states, Senator Dubois said, give
the Democrats a good chance of sue
cess. He mentioned particularly Idaho,
Colorado. Montana and Nevada. In
Washington it has been settled that
former Senator George Turner will be
nominated for the governorShip. There
is local fight on in Washington over
an effort to compel the railroads to pay
their just share of taxation" which
Senator Dubois declares will weaken
the Republican party and added to the
personal popularity of Senator Turner
will enable the Democrats to carry the
state.
Chairman Thomas Taggart, of the
Democratic national committee, stop
ped at EsopuS tonight on his way back
to indianapolis and arrived at Rose
mount about 8 o'clock. Judge Par
ker's coachman was at the station to
meet him, news of his coming having
been received by Judge Parker early
in the evening. Chairman Taggart and,
the judge went into conference at once,
as Mr. Taggart wished to catch the
-10:3e train north to resume his jour
ney.
Neither Judge Parker nor Mr.. Tag
CART could be induced to say a word
after their meeting as to the subject
or results of the conference. Judge
Parker accompanied Mr.. Taggart to
the station and waited with him till
his train came. Mr.. Taggart is going
to indianapolis to attend the Indiana
Democratic state convention on We'd
nesday. He will return to Rosemount
the last of next week.
2 That William F. Sheehan will be
chairman of the executive committee
of the national committee seems fair
conclusion from what little could be,
learned after the conference, although
the decision is evidently not yet final.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-30
CONSIDER NORTHERN
SECURITIES DECREE
Eiihu Root and Others Make Areu.
ments Before Judge Bradford


WILMINGTON, Del, July 2s.-Ar-
gument was heard before Judge Brad
ford in the United States circuit court
today on the form of a decree to be is
sued in the Northern Securities case,
the court having decided recently that
an order could be issued granting a
temporary injunction restraining the
Northern Securities company from
making a pro rata distribution of its
assets.
The Northern Securities company
was represented today by Elihu Root
and T. l. Stetson, and Judge r. F..
Levett. r. v. Landerbury and Maxwell
w. Evarts represented the Hartmann
Pierce Oregon Short Line interests
Mr.. Levett had prepared decree which
was submitted to the court Mr.. Root
objected TO the form of the decree and
wanted ii framed so that the Northern
Securities company could pay a divi-
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-30
WABASH WINS FIGHT
AGAINST ROCK ISLAND
Circuit Court Hands Down Decision in
Case Where Roads Suits CIashed

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July ga decision
was rendered today by Circuit Judge
Wood in favor of the Wabash Railway
company in the contest between it and
the Rock Island Terminal Railway
company for possession of certain city
blocks which both companies desire for
the purpose of establishing terminal
facilities.
The Rock Island company brought
suit against several persons and the
Wabash company for the purpose of
having the property condemned. The
Wabash company, in defense, claimed
that it had bought most of the prop
erty In question, and that it was ne
gotiating for the remainder
Judge Wood granted an injunction
restraining the Rock Island company
from prosecuting the condemnation
suit
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-30
RAILROAD NEWS

dend out of the funds it now has on
hand and to also distribute the stock
except what is tied up in this particular
case.
Judge Bradford held that this could
not be done. as it was the duty of the
court to protect all stockholders and
retain all funds on hand until the final
disposition of this case. He told the
attorneys that he would prepare a de-
cree and that it would be filed in Tren-
ton next week. He also notified coun-
sci for Hartman ct al. that they would
be required to give bond of $2.000,o00.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-30

Wisconsin Central Agent Re.
ported to Have Been Named
A. G. P. A.

Herman Brown, for several years
passenger agent of the Wisconsin Cen
tral railroad in this city, has been ap-
pointed to the important post of as
sistant general passenger agent Of that
line, with headquarters here.
Rumors to the effect of Mr.. Browns
promotion were in general circulation
among the local railroad men yester-
day. But as he was not to be found
they could not be definitely determined
and the news is not yet confirmed from
headquarters.
Mr.. Brown is one of the popular rail-
road men of ST. Paul and his elevation
to an executive position is hailed with
pleasure by the railroad men of the
city.
He will have jurisdiction over the
whole Northwest territory for his line
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-30
ROMANTIC REVENGE
IN KUROKI'S SUCCESS

BERLIN, July 20. = Gen. Kuroki's
nephew. Josake Oshima, student at
the Berlin Technical university, has
written letter to the Tageblatt cor
recting a story which appeared in the
Patrie of Paris to the effect that Ku-
roki is half French. Oshima says Gen.
Kuroki's father was a Polish noble
man named Kurowski, who after the
revolution of 1881, fled from Russia,
and after being in the Dutch service in
Borneo settled in Japan, where he mar
ried a Japanese woman. On his death
bed, Oshima adds, the father of Gen.
Kuroki charged his son to avenge the
wrongs of Poland upon Russia.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-30
POLICE PURSUE ~
WOMAN IN WHITE
Crying for Protection She De.
serts Her Cornelius"
and an Automobile

NEW YORK, July 29.-Again "the
woman in white has gained public at
tention by unusual behavior. Attired
In an elaborate costume of white, she
departed from the Waldorf Astoria at
midnight last Friday and declared that
detectives hired by her father we've
annoying her.
She then said she was from Cali
fornia and had eloped with a young
man, who stood near her, and whom
she called Cornelius" and that her
father was opposed to the match.
Deserts Cornelius"
The same young woman. still clad in
white and accompanied by the same
man, was driving through Forty-sev-
enth street in an automobile yesterday
afternoon, and when in front of the
West Forty-seyenth street police sta
ton she ordered the chauffeur to stop.
A lengthy conversation followed be-
tween the young woman and her COM
panion- Presently she shouted:
Cornelius Can't we get some one
to protect us?''
The young man tried to pacify her,
and when she said she wanted to tele-
phone he told the chauffeur to drive to
the nearest drug store. He drove to a
pharmacy at Forty-seventh street and
Eighth avenue. She entered the store
ana nef companion departed.
The young woman called up several
persons on the telephone and had a
long conversation with each The pro-
prietor of the store noticed that she
seemed much perturbed, and when he
asked her what was the matter she re-
piled that any one would be excited IL
thirty or more detectives were con
stantiy shadowing her.
Daughter of Wealthy Parents
She said later that she belonged to a
wealthy family in Los Angeles, and
while attending ball in that city four
weeks ago she met the man whom she
had called Cornelius. It was a case of
love at first sight, she said, and when
Cornelius asked her to marry him she
readily consented. though she had
known him only a few hours. Her
father, however, refused his consent.
and they eloped, and, coming to New
York, registered at the Waldorf-As-
toria, where they have remained ever
since. Since that time. she says, they
have been shadowed by detectives in
the employ of her father. She refused
to give her name, but said that her
father was one of the wealthiest men in
Los Angeles.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-30
ILLINOIS CENTRAL ~
WILL. ISSUE BONDS
Executes Trust Deed for s2o,ooo,ooo to
Be Used in Refundins

CHICAGO, July 90. = The Illinois
Central today filed for record a trust
deed on twelve of its branch lines in
Illinois and Indiana to secure loan of
S2O,O00,000 made by the Union Trust
Company of New York and Joel E.
Williamson, of Evansville, Ind.
Illinois Central purchased lines, first
mortgage gold bonds. bearing 3k per
cent interest, and due July 1, 1852, in
denominations of $1,000 to $4,000 each,
will be issued for the amount of the
loan. The funds derived from the sale
of the bonds will, it is believed, be used
in refunding the original loans and
purchasing the lines in question.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-30
CAT AND DOG DISPUTE
FISHING CHAMPIONSHIP
Pussy Now Leads With 14-Pound Trout
to Her Credit

LITTLETON, N. H, July 2s-Cham-
pion angler of these parts is a cat which
hangs around the establishment of the
Saranac Glove company. Her title was
disputed by Nike Corliss' Newfoundland
pup. but with the landing of a fourteen
pound trout today the cat is in the lead.
The cat has been most persistent
angler for some time, bringing in fish,
large and small. so regularly that its
reputation got abroad. Included in her
catches in the last two days are horned
trout and a fine speckled trout. Pussy
Is seven -toed. She knows all the best
fishing holes in the neighborhood
Mr.. Corliss' dog goes fishing every day,
and never comes back without a trophy.
His best catch this week was a sucker
fifteen inches long
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-30

and Japan are free to use the balloons
to hurl dynamite into an enemy's camp,
and developments in this direction viii
be closely watched by American mill
tary strategists. 1t is assumed here
that both governments are advised of
the termination of the restrictions
The Hague conference first adopted
resolution perpetually prohibiting the
use of balloons for projecting dynamite
into an enemy's camp, but, subse-
quently, on motion of Gen. Crozier,
now chief of the bureau of ordnance of
the war department, who was a dele
gate from this country, this prohibi-
ton was limited to five years.
Gen. Crozier proposed that limita-
ton because while it was then recog-
nized that the dirigibility and accuracy
of travel of balloons was very uncer-
tain so that explosives, instead of fall
ing among the forces of the enemy,
might drop among -combatants. it
was believed efficient and practical
work might be made possible later.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-30
GREAT NORTHERN IS
IMPROVING IT'S LINES
Much Work Progressing in Line of
Betterments of System

Within the past month there has
been a great deal of activity displayed
in Strengthening track, negotiating
short cuts and some extension on the
lines of the Great Northern. At the
Puget sound end of the system work.
men are active in preparing the docks
of the company TO accommodate the
great liners Minnesota and Dakota
when they shall be in commission.
In Montana the new cutoff near Kali
ispell is progressing and in Minnesota
steel is being laid to Roseau, north of
Thief River Fails.
The building and repairing are not
radical moves. but are in accordance
with the plans of the road that have
been in existence for long time.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-30
RUSSIAN TROOPS HOLD PORT ARTHUR
ont Fron First Pace
Continued From First Page


Of advance guard
morning OF July "a following position
VVheh Stakelberg held
posted on the hills north OF
orask and Barnaoulsk
dalne hill occupied battalions OF
Tobolsk the
Tanks, consisting Of
and the general
Iatehek1ao Cen San1sonoffs cavalry
flank and Gen. Mstchensos eossacls
occupying position south Tzilaogoy
commanded
and the left by Sheki.
battle commenced against
the artillery heavy
cessation fifteen
tAt g attack, japanese
tiery brought into action
gradually and concentrating
FIRES FROM CHINESE VILLAGE
of
persistent1y
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-30
BALLOONS MAY NOW
FIGURE IN THE WAR

WASHINGTON, d. c., July 2s.-To-
day marks the termination of the
agreement entered by the powers at
The Hague peace conference, to which
Russia and Japan were signatory,
whereby the use of war balloons for
throwing destructive explosives was
prohibited for five years Both Russia
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-30

Picnic Horror

"Oh. I'm so tireds' painted the girl in
the pink shirtwaist, Hopping down on the
grass. And I've lost my handkerchiefs -
will a handkerchief rest you?" ask
ed the young man with the tennis shoes,
extending his own.
mo. but. nap kim she said, closing
her eyes sleepily.
At which the ants attacked the lunch
basket even more savagely than before
Chicago Tribune.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-30

Our guns then began an artillery
duel, which continued until II o'clock
in the morning. AT about this time
the Japanese infantry began to con-
centrate and two battalions made a
determined attempt to take Dafanshen
hill. Our artillery never gave them
chance to get into close quarters,
but, on the contrary, succeeded in
breaking up charge of japanese be-
fore it had gained much headway.
1.-The japanese then began to con-
centrate against our center. but bat
terry on our left flank opened a ter
rife scrossfre, while another battery
from the reserves galloped up. To-
gether these batteries broke up the in
fantry attack and nearly silenced the
Japanese artillery.
The japanese fire was SO weakened
that Gen. Shileiki ordered us to at
tack, and a battalion moved forward
and met the concentrated rife fire
and the desultory shots of the artillery.
ORDERED TO RETIRE
"Finding ouselves losing heavily,
and realizing that the attack could not
be pushed home without more severe
loss, the order was given to retire. The
japanese then concentrated every
available gun on our center with the
evident purpose of attempting to break
through. At this point Gen. 0ganov-
sky, with several battalions of the re-
serves, came up and an order was hur-
ried to the rear to call up the general
reserves.
"At 7:30 p. m. the japanese, under
cover of a terrific artillery fire, attacked
the hill, which was held by the Bar
naoulsk regiment, but the defenders
of the hill held on desperately, meet
ing the successive charges with the
bayonet-
Finally the Japanese fed in the
midst of desperate melee in which
they proved TO be no match for the
Drawn and weight Of our men, The
Barnaoulsk regiment pursued them,
but in so doing had to Chamber over
piles of japanese dead as they fol-
lowed the enemy down the hill
AT p.s m. the general reserves came
tup. We held all our positions over
front of about ten miles, but in view of
the superior force of the enemy Gen.
| Zaroubaieff decided to retire on Hal
tcheng, and our retirement was accom-
piished in perfect order
"Our losses were 500.
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The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-30
Houah Succeeds Cook

U. S. G. Hough, who is well known in
this city, has been appointed general
Western passenger agent of the West
Shore line at Chicago, vice John Cook,
resigned.
Mr.. Hough will assume his new du-
ties at once.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-30
POET FRIGHTENED
IN HAUNTED HOUSE
Stephen Phillips Calls for In
vestigatlon of Weird Expert.
ences Passed through

LONDON, July 29.-Stephen Phillips,
well known poet-dramatist, :; author of
"Paolo and Francesca and .'.Herod,, y has
been having an experience which he thinks
the Psychical Research society should set
about investigating. Mr.. Phillips recently
leased detached house In Egham, a
sleepy upriver town near Windsor.
Il went there for peace and quiet" he
said, and yet, although many people
knew my purpose, nobody had the pluck
to tell me that the place had athe reputa-
tion of being haunted. We, found it out
pretty quickly ourselves, my household
and I. No sooner had we been installed
in the place than the uncanniest noises
conceivable beset US. There were knock
ings and rappings, footballs, soft and loud; !;
hasty, stealthy hurryings and scurryings
and sounds as of human creature being
chased and caught and then strangled or
choked
Door Handles Turned
Doors banged and were opened and
closed unaccountably as if by unseen
hands. 1 would be sitting quietly in the
study writing when the door would open
soundlessly. That in itself is enough
in the dead of night to a man with his
imagination afiame. 1t was susceptible Of
explanation, however. 1t is only bit of
a draught,' 1 would say to myself, as I
held my breath and watched, but draughts
do not turn door handles, and on my life
the handle would turn as the door opened,
and there was no hand visible.
This happened repeatedly. ALI the
household heard sounds and experienced
the same sensations. ss's-l -
My little daughter reported having seen
little old man creeping about the house,
but there was no such person to be
found
In light of the story T afterward heard
this is important What Was the story /?
Well, all the details are uhpfintable, but
it is common property in Egham and the
Psychical Research society. If 1t believes
In ghosts. will doubtless find that Incl
dents of it dovetail suggestively into our
experiences. ~ 2
Tradition Tells Of Murder s-sz..
what you can. say is that, according to
common report and local tradition, an old
farmer strangled a child fifty years ago
in the vicinity of our house at Egha m.
This tradition learned, mind you, after
and not before our experiences
IF there really is ghost on the prowl
it explains lot.
Needless to say, we threw up our lease
of the residence and got odt of it like a
shot. The servants left 50 precipftately
that they did not even take their boxes, so
You can imagine how: scared they weres
The. house has not had another tenant
since. aildsI learned that before my. advent
1t rarely, if ever, was occupied
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-30
Not Much difference

Rodrick-Yes, the doctor wrote on the
card when he was coming to take my
pulse.
Van Albert-1ndeed. I thought the
word was purse
Rodrick-Well. it's all the same thing
Chicago News
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-30
Lightning Strikes cIothina store

During the storm shortly before Q
o'clock this morning lightning struck
the clothing store of Levi & Hauser,
282 East Seventh street, and damaged
the roof considerably.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-30
Prepares for New Stand

LONDON, July 3o.-Reports from
Gen. Kuroki's headquarters convey the
belief that Gen. Kuropatkins head
quarters and his reserves are now at
Tangheyen and that he is preparing to
make another stand at Anshantien,
midway between Hai-tcheng and Lao
yang.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-30

Special prices for Saturdays sale.
Salted Peanuts. special. h. 15c
Peanut Butter, special, per. jar. .15cs
Cocoa Patties, special, per 1b-. .15c
turkish Lacome, special per lb. 20c
: Reception Waters, matinee.
= boxes, each. 15c and 25c
MarshmaHowss best Quality, lb. soc
Try Mackintosh's English Toffee-
something new.