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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-11
.BELASCO ROARETH
Playwright Testifies Against
Theatrical Trust

NEW YORK; April 10.-The charge
that half dozen men in this city and
Philadelphia control every first class
theater in the United States, dictate to
managers as to where their stars shall
appear. or whether they shall appear at
all, and arbitrarily demand and nearly
always receive a large percentage of
the profits from every play produced in
those theaters, has been made by wit
nesses during the trial of the suit OF
David Belasco. the playwright, against
Klaw and Granger, theatrical agents,
still in progress.
Mr.. Belasco's purpose is to reestab-
lish his contention that Klaw and Err
LANCER entered into a, secret partner
ship with him in regard to the starring
of David Warfield in The Auctioneer."
Mr.. Belasco testified that in carrying
out what Abraham Erlanger termed a
good joke" on his associates in the al
legged theatrical combination, Klaw and
Erlanger had Joseph Brooks sign a CO.
partnership agreement after exacting
from Mr.. Belasco a secret agreement to
pay to them one-half of the profits
from The Auctioneer" The secret
agreement was made in consideration
of. Klaw and Erlanger consenting to
book the play at first class theaters.
Belasco also told of similar expert
ences which he claimed to have had
with Charles Frohman. He paid F'roh-
man, he said, more than 100000 from
the profits of "Zaza,' in which Mrs.
Leslie Carter appeared under Mr.. Be
lasco's management. Belasco said that
these cases were only two of many
that every manager had the same ex-
perience as himself and was obliged 10
make similar agreements with the
booking agents. The names of the
members of the combination which is
alleged to control the theaters of the
United States, as given by Samuel F.
Nixon of Nixon and Zimmerman, the
atrical agents, when he was on the
stand today, are AL Hayman, Charles
Frohman, Klaw and Erlapger of this
city and Nixon and Zimmerman of
PHILADELPHIA, Baltimore and Pittsburg
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-11
ENGLISH CONSUME
FAR LESS BOOZE
Striking Feature of Austen
ChamberIain's Budget
Statement

LONDON, April 10.-This was bud
ger DAY in the house of commons The
cnahcellor of the exchequer, Austen
chamberlain, made his annual state
nlent' He announced that the reve-
i nues IN the year just closed exceeded
sb chs tesunate by nearly $4,000, 900,
SHOWING that the trade of the country
hau turned the corner, and whereas y
80 ago there was a heavy deficit
GueIe had now been established some-
tg more than equilibrium between
me revenue and expenditure.
MI: Chamberlain estimated the ex-
pehdlture for 1905-O6 at S7O5 100 00o
and the revenue at $500 02o nm IaoT,iro,
a surplus of 14,S60,00O. The consump-
t tIon OF beer and spirits was less in
80 80 man IN any of the preceding fit.
I seen years: In fact, said Mr.. Chamber
laih, the habits of the peopIe are
oiiansIng' and this must be taken into
si+I'oti IN considering the financial
SITUATION. The majority of the neonIe
are hnd1ng other employment for The
money they used to spend In n,hIic
houses. Outdoor recreation ana ov
cuTSlons are becoming more ponular
me expenditure of 1904-5, Mr.
chamberlain said, had been below the
eStiLnates, and the actual realized sur
PluS Tor the year was $4,000 The
national debt had been reduced hv
SSI190,OOO, and at the close of the va,y
stood at $3,775, $50 600 '''e car
The surplus at his disposal from last
year, Mr.. Chamberlain said, was smau
put ne had no doubt regarding what
mad the first claim on the countrv's
resources. The first thing to do was to
restore the national credit. He pro-
posed that 100000 should be added
10 the fixed debt charge to create =
sinking fund for the $4,000 900 in
treasury bonds, due in December. and
Wmch ne proposed to reissue as new
Donds Tor ten years, with the condition
that one-t tenth be drawn and repaid
each year. This disposed of 81. 600 OOO
OIL ms surplus. He hoped that the first
Installment of the $15O,00O,OOO of the
n VA contrlputlon promised by the
1rahSVaal would be available in 1906.
meanwhile repayments from the
1ransVaal on account of railroad
works and sales of stores. together
with the sinking fund at the g0vern-
nlent disposal would wipe out 500
100000 of treasury bonds out of the
$fO,OOO,0OO due in December.
Mr.. Chamberlain regretted he WAS
unable to relieve the income taXpayer.
as the cost of reducing the tax by 9
cents would be $11,100, 900, and he had
not the necessary money He proposed
10 take Off July 1 the extra duty of
cents per pound put on tea last year.
which would absorb $3.50, 900 to clear
away the remainder of the customs
Warehousing charges, which were an
annoyance to traders without substan-
TALLY increasing the revenue, and 10
abolish certain small stamp duties.
leaving $2,110,000 to meet contingen-
cies.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-11
PLAN FOR new HOME
Union GospeIMission Directors
Think of Moving

If plans which are in the formative
state as yet mature as it is expected
and hoped they will, the union gospel
mission in the store building at 443
Jackson street will within the month
possess home of its own. A meeting
of the directors of the mission was held
last evening, at which there was a
large attendance, and where plans for
purchasing building upon which an
option has been secured were dis
cussed.
The building which 1t is proposed be
purchased by the mission is a substan-
tial business block. the location of
which the directors do not feel at lib
erty to disclose, but it is within a block
OF the present mission building. 1t will
be large enough and is arranged with
suf1cfent convenience to suit the needs
OF the institution for some years to
come.
While the project of instituting lodg
ing house and employment agency fea-
lures in connection with the work when
the new home is secured were up for
discussion it was decided that nothing
of this sort would be in keeping with
the real object of the mission, that of
preaching the gospel. Therefore extra
space in the building, if it is secured,
will undoubtedly be used for rental
purposes.
cially than it has ever been in its his
tory, and the attendance at the even
ing meetings has far outgrown the
comfortable capacity of the present 10
cation. Supt. E. r. Mckinney reports
that not only is the class towards
which the mission works directly, the
uncovered, attending the meetings in
great numbers, but regular church.
goers are coming with great frequency
to the week daV meetings.
The board at its meeting last even
ing considered a number of calls which
have come to the mission during the
last few weeks for evangelists to go
to outside towns to aid in revival or
missionary work. Stockholm, Wis, has
a request that a minister be supplied
to them every Sunday until it shall be
possible to secure a regular pastor.
The mission directors voted to supply
the request. Supt. Mckinney has just
returned from River Falls, Wis, where
he assisted the pastor of the church
there in a very successful weeks re-
Viyal
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-11
RIDES DOWN WOLVES
Now Roosevelt VIII Chase a
Fierce Bear


FREDERICK. Okla. April 1o.-Ple ident
Roosevelt's wolf hunt began early this
morning at Camp Roosevelt. eighteen
miles southeast of here A pack of forty
celebrated wolf killer. chased the game.
Three wolves were killed before dinner.
the president being always at the head OF
the procession of riders. The hunt was
riders reduced 70 ten. Gov. Ferguson viii
be here "Wednesday TO greet the president.
1t is expected that the president and the
governor viii attend a banquet given by
the business men of Frederick Wednes-
day night.
NEWCASTLE. Colo, April IO-If plans
of the citizens of Newcastle are acted on
fayorably by President Roosevelt, the
official programme for the bear hunt In
Colorado slated for Saturday will be a
novel one. The bear which the president
will hunt was recently captured and is
now at the home of Frank Hilyer, where
he has severely injured several men and
Killed at least dozen dogs. The days
festivities will be inaugurated by pa
rade in which the president will ride.
Heading the parade will be this monster
Drown bear in cage. The procession.
traversing the main tfforoughfares. will
Guides Jake Borah and John Con- will
put their pack OF hounds in a corral and
the bear Will be given an hours start for
the hills Then the dogs viii be sent on
the trail and President Roosevelt and,
Philip b. Stewart and the guides will fol-
low in hot pursuit.
The big pack train and camp outfit for
the presidents party received hurry or
ders to move today and Guides Borah
and Gof headed the procession of nearly
100 horses and 60 dogs for the Johnson
ranch, twenty miles south of Newcastle.
where camp will be pitched for week or
ten days. AS soon as the camp is we'll
established the extra men, as well as sew
erai ranchmen and trappers who will be
engaged, will scour the country in search
Of bear tracks.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-11
GRAND JURORS WILL
BEtNSTRUCTED TODAY
Murder Cases VIII Be Taken Up Early
This Week

The members Of the grand jury will as
semble in court room No. / of the court
house this morning at 10 o'clock to re-
eeive preliminary Instructions from Judge
Lewis before beginning an investigation
into the cases accumulated for their in
yestigat ton during the April term of court.
County Attorney Kane, they win begin
hearing evidence against Edward Colt
schalk, charged with the murders of
Christian H. Schindeldecker and Joseph
Hartmann. This case will consume sew
eral days in all probability, but aside
from it the work will be decidedly light.
as the proposed investigation into the
moral conditions OF the city have been
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-11
ELKS TURN OUT TO
GREET TOMPkiNS
Big Audience Goes to orpheum to Applaud
Actor

William j. Tompkins, who contributed
Of his talents for many years at the en-
tertainments given by Lodge So, B. p. O..
E., was made to understand that "Way
Down in Their Hearts his old friends had
a feeling for him. He was at the Or
pheum, Minneapolis. in his character of an
entertainer and while he was making a
tremendous hit with the entire house he
Paul Elks.
One feature of the evening that was not
on the bill was the presentation to Mr.:
Tompkins of an Elks' charm and a mag
1ifcent stand of flowers from No. So
Louis Nash made the presentation in a
little speech which quite moved the re-
cipient and pleased the big audience i'm
mensely
The large audience was personal trib-
ute to Mr.. TompkinS and there were many
well known people present.
IN thu exalted rulers box We're former
Mayors HAYNES and Eustis; Mrs; S; r.
Regan, exalted ruler of Minneapolis lodge
No. "A; and Louis Nash, exalted ruler of
st. Paul lodge No. 80.
r, In the other boxes were noticed E. S.
hopes j. F: Yak and ]. F. Murphy, Miss
Tomkins, Miss Brown and Miss Auss;
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Schusler, Mr.. and Mrs
Peter Schaub. Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Schaub.
L Bryant. Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Farrant,
Mr.; and Mrs. Arthur, Mr.. Caustand; Mr..
and Mrs. George w. Dodds, Fred Lyons,
Miss Egan, Miss Maize Willard, Thomas
McMurray and George Yerxa of st. Paul
Mr.; and Mrs. K: D. Byington of Ottum-
wa, Ia; Mr. and Mrs. 7. F. Adams, Will
lie Bouse and j. e. Gates, ST. Paul; Mr..
and Mrs. William Lawrence, Mr.. and Mrs
W; e. Ford Mr.. and Mrs A. F. Timme of
Minneapolis; Miss Grace Egan and Miss
Anna Bgan, Miss Willard and Mr.. NJ R
k[aupt Of st. Paul; j. G: Claphamson,
John p. Dousman and ]. G. Putnam, De
Pere, Wis; Mr.. and Mrs. j. Harry Lewis,
Dr. e. NJ Clay, w. E. Coles, A. L.
Mr. Schrapps Jr: entertained in the
boxes Mr.. Hal c. Jones. Franklin Steele,
Philip Oster, f. Rubel, c. Friebel. J.
Bernstein, H. Mikolas, Arthur Caplin
William Booth, G. r. Schrapps, w. ].
In the body of the house were c. B.
BowIby, w. w. Pease, Mr.. and Mrs. John
b. Baker, Mr.. and Mrs. George Koehler
Walter e; Hill, Dr.. w. E. Kelly and sis
ter, Ike Lederer, George c. Bookstauer,
Judge John w. Finehout, Judge John M
Willis, Oar F. Reese. Judge Grier M. Orr,
Fred w. DAIMLER, Judge and Mrs. E. W.
Bazille of st. Paul; Mr. and Mrs. p. J.
Metzdorf, Mrs: M. Hopkins, Miss c. Web
er, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Krauft, DR..
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-11
CARTER WILL ADMIT
THEFT AND REFORM
st. Paul cleraymen Will Ask That Sem
tence Be Light

William F. Carter, charged with en-
Ibezzling S225 of the funds of the Northern
Pacific railway company, will be ar
raigned before Judge Lewis in the crimi-
nal division of the district court within
a few days and will plead guilty to the
charge, throwing himself upon the mercy
of the court.
=. Carriers case has attracted the atten-
non and the sympathy of several mem
Ders or the st. Paul clergy, and after
consulting with County Attorney Kane
and with Carter himself they have per
suaaed him to change the plea of not
guilty which he entered when arraiened
before Judge. Kelly after the indictment
returned against him had been read, and
,,d This done it is probable that one or
more OF the city ministers will sneak
to, the court in behalf of the prisoner
asking that the sentence be made as light
as Is possible because of Carriers ex.
pressed promise to them that he would
Carter was employed as conductor NJ,
Northern Pacific dining car. He stoIn
the money and lost it all in gambling,
was starving at home
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-11
MANAGES EIGHT HORSES
AND THREE IMPLEMENTS
South Dakota Farmer Single Handed
Does the Work or Three Men
Special to The Globe

Special to The Globe
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., April 10.-By
the adoption of a unique plan, ]. R.
Morris, an Aurora county farmer, with
out assistance. is able to do as much
in the way Of putting his seed grain
into the ground as many of his neigh
bors who have several men to aid them.
Morris is compelled to do all the work
on his farm himself, but as he has
plenty of horses, he has been able, by
an ingenious method, to get his seed
grain into the ground much more rap
idly than his neighbors. Morris man.
ages horses and implements. He
bitches one team to a seeder and two
three horse teams to two spring tooth
harrows. He then drives the team to
the seeder and leads the other horses,
which are hitched to the harrows. He
thus sows and covers the grain and
performs the work usually done by
three men.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-11
TWENTY PASSENGERS
SUFFER ON THE SANTA FE
Trains Collide and Chair and Mail Cars
Are Burned

KINSLEY, Kan, April 10.-Twenty or
lision OF the Chicago express and Cali
fornia limited trains on the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe railroad tonight. Both
trains We're eastbound. No. s, the Chi
cago express, was standing at the station
the rear of the train about 200 feet west
of the building, when No. 4, the limited,
crashed into ii at high speed
The engine OF the second train plowed
into the last Pullman sleeper OF the other
train demolishing il. The cars in front
also were badly damaged and the limited's
locomotive and part of that train wrecked.
The rear car on No. s was a deadhead
chair car. This was cut through from
end to end by the heavy engine and the
Pullman ahead of this was thrown off the
track. Both Immediately took fire and
with the chair and mail cars, were en-
tirely consumed. The collision was caused
by the rear brakeman of No. failing to
flag No. 4.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-11
Shelters Elects onHcers

Smelters Exploration company, organized
and Incorporated in New Jersey few
weeks ago, elected a board of directors
and other officers today. The boards are
composed Of men connected with the
American Smelling and Refining company,
and with the United Lead company. Z.
pany. is president of the new company.
and Barton Sewell. president OF the
United Lead company, which is largely
vice president. The board OF directors
elected consisted OF Daniel Guggenheim,
h. w. Nash. Barton Sewell. Murray Gug-
genheim, Isaac Guggenheim, A. f. Hers.
e.. n. .Guggenheim. Simon Guggenheim,
Edward Brush. E. L. Newhouse. Karl Z.
DeTs. S. w. Eccles. NJ. r. Guggenbeim, J.
b. Grant, Dennis Sheedy, F. Guiterman
and w. S. Morse.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-11
HOUSE FAVORS DRAG TO
MINERAL LAND LEASES
Ramsland's Bill Recommended Despite
DowIing's Protest

To stop state leases to mineral lands I'M
I'll some additional legislation is enacted
is the object of the Ramsland bill recon-
mended to pass by the house yesterday.
+. Z. Bowling of Eveleth led an unsuc-
cessful fight against the bill
Mr.. Bowling and Karl De Laittre of
Hennepin crossed swords over the pro-
visions of the bill. Mr.. Bowling made an
extended speech against the bill declar-
ing that 1t would make possible corner
on the iron of Minnesota by the United
States Steel corporation. He said that
1T would result in injury to the indie
pendent operators of st. Louis county and
was legislation purely for the future.
o. T. Ramsland of Renville, author of
the bill, said that in sixteen years the
state. had received only $500, 600 from its
iron lands and last year received less than
eight years ago. I'VE have reason to be-
lieve that everything is not all right in
the matter of state leases to iron lands, :"
Mr.. Ramsland said, and it behooves us to
go slowly
There were very few negative votes to
the Ramsland bill when the vote was
taken.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-11
Side of Summit Avenue, From Pascal
Avenue to Warwick Street

Office of the Board of Public Works.
City of st. Paul, Mimi. April 10, 1906.
The Board of Public Works. in and for
the corporation of the City of st. Paul,
Minnesota, will meet at their office in said
city at 2 D. m. on the 18th day OF April,
A. D. 1905, to determine the district with
in which property will be specially bene-
fitted by constructing a sewer on the north
side of Summit avenue, from Pascal ave-
nue. to Warwick street, together with the
necessary catchbasins and manholes. In
said city, in accordance with the final
order of the Common Council approved
on the 23d day of December. a. D. 1904,
TO ascertain what property should be as
seSsed therefor.
All persons interested are hereby notified
to be present at said time and place OF
determining said assessment district, and
they will be heard.
JOHN S. erode,
President.
Official: R. L. GORMAN.
Clerk Board of Public Works.
April 111905-1t
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-11
CONTRACT WORK
Sewer on Deos Street and Clinton Avenue


Office of the Board of Public Works,
City of st. Paul, Mimi, April 8, 1905.
Sealed bids viii be received by the
Board of Public Works in and for the
corporation of the City of st. Paul, Min
neSota, at their Office in said city until
p. m. on the 18th day of April. A D. 1905,
for the construction of sewer on Delos
street, from Clinton avenue to a point
100 feet east of east line of Greenwood
avenue. and on Clinton avenue from the
center of Delos street to point 155 feet
north, in said city, according to plans and
specifications on file in the office OF said
Board
in a sum of at least twenty 600 per cent
or a certified check on a bank of st. Paul
in a sum of at least ten (10) per cent Of
the gross amount bid must accompany
each bid. Said check shall be made pay
able to the Clerk of said Board.
The said Board reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
JOHN s. erode
President.
Official: r. L. GORMAN,
Clerk Board of Public Works.
ADril 6-1905-I0t
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-11
REFUSES TO SIGN OIL
REFINERY BONDS
Kansas State Treasurer Names the le.
gal Obstacles

TOPEKA. Kan, April 10.-The an
swer of State Treasurer Kelly to the
mandamus suit brought by the attor-
ney general to compel the signing of
the state refinery bonds was filed in
the supreme court today. The follow
Ing reasons are given why the bonds
should not be signed:
That the proposed state oil refinery
would be work Of internal improve
ment prohibited by the constitution:
that more than one penitentiary is
prohibited by the constitution; that
there is more thar one subject in the
title of the refinery acts and that the
appropriation is for longer period
than two years.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-11
STEAMERS FIND ICE
A SERIOUS OBSTRUCTION

DETROIT, Mich, April 10-Several
steamers that have already ventured from
their winter quarters are having serious
trouble with ice in the upper lakes. The
steamers passed into st. Mary's river at
Detour bound for the head of the lakes
today, and are reported stuck fast in the
ice at Pipe Island. The steamers j. T.
Hutchinson and Sultana, bound from Du-
luth to Lake Erie, are reported fast in the
ice near Whitefish Point After trying
four hours to break her way into Little
Traverse bay the steamer Illinois was to-
day compelled to turn back to Lake Mich
igan after getting four miles from Harbor
Springs. The ice is very solid.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-11

t1ISI HaGe
promptu meeting in front of the Putt
LOFT iron works at the hour for begin
ming work. An immense crowd of work.
men was attracted and revolutionary
speeches were made, red flags produced
and proclamations distributed. Six po
lfcemen who attempted to dispense the
crowd were roughly handled, but the
assemblage scattered at the approach
OF the police reserves.
Anti-semite proclamations have been
issued at SmolenSk and OreI and posted
at fence corners in that section of
Russia, calling upon the people to arise
and beat the Jews with whom the
proclamations link students. The eff
feet Of this Indictment on the peasant
population in the present condition of
affairs in the rural districts is feared.
Several cases of destruction of por-
traits of Emperor Nicholas, following
the example of the students of st. Pc
tersburg, have been reported recently.
school at Romny.
A revolutionary leaflet entitled, 1.-The
Peoples Journal" distributed by thou
sands among the working classes of
Moscow and the peasants of that vi
cinity, appears to be a counter blast to
alleged attempts to incite the prole-
tariat against the educated classes. Re
viewing the grievances of the lower
classes, ii declares that the intellect
uals' were the first to understand the
causes and enlist in defense of the
people and it indirectly commends barn
burning, bread riots and terrorism;
pillories Mons. White with Won Plehve,
Grand Duke Alexieff, Mons. Bezobra-
zoff and the dowager empress for caus-
ing the war; praises "the brave Japa-
nese" and demands the instant termi-
nation of the war and the summoning
OF a constituent assembly.
Wild Eyed Rumor
HONGKONG. April lot is report
ed here that two sections of the rival
fleets clashed near Singapore this
morning and that Togo lost five YES
sells. The rumor is not given much
credence.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-11
STORM APPEARS TO
SINGLE OUT CHURCHES
Steeples and Roofs Suffer in Several
Towns of Ohio

COLUMBUS, O., April 10.-A de-
structive storm swept over southeast
ern Ohio this afternoon. Damage to
buildings is extensive. Many were
badly bruised by flying brick Thirty
children were rehearsing a play in me-
mortal hall when the steeple from the
Third Street Presbyterian church and
a pile of bricks crashed through the
roof.
AT Chillicothe the German Metho-
dist church was unroofed and a por-
ton of the steeple of st. Peters church
was blown away. St. Josephs church,
near Somerset, was partly unroofed
and two pinnacles from the tower fell
through the remaining portion of the
roof
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-11
Railroad offlcIal lmnroxes

G: A. Rocker of Cincinnati, vice presi-
dent Of the Central Trust bank of that
city and reputed to be worth over a mill
Luke's hospital for the last few days
Although still very i'll. he left last night
Ior Cincinnati in private car. Mr..
rocker was on his way west and was
passing through st. Paul when he was
suddenly taken very i'll. He was removed
to st, Lukes hospital and for three DAYS
his life was despaired of. Yesterday he
was sufhciently improved to warrant the
physicians in removing him from the hos