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VL CITY MEWS. DEATH OF FRANK MARSHAL. United States Marine Passes Away Nt St. Luke's Hospital. Frank Marshal, a United States ma rine, attached to the lighthouse tender Lily. at present on an inspection trip up the Mississippi river, died yester day at St. Luke's hospital. Death was due to kidney trouble. The Lily is anchored off Raspberry Island, from where Marshal was taken to the hospital Saturday. He was then very low and died yesterday morning. He was a sin gle man, thirty years of age. Oil Lamp Exploded. The explosion of a kerosene lamp at the home of 11. Stevens, 204 Grove street, shortly before 9 o'clock last evening, caused a .slight blaze. The fire depart ment put out the Are before damage had resulted to any other part of the house than the room where the explosion oc curred. Cyclists on the Sidewalk. Christ Malmquist, William Mohler and Alex News were arrested by the Mar garet street police last evening for riding bicjcles on the sidewalk. They were re leased on bail pending a hearing in the municipal court today. Hurt by a Fall. Andrew O'Rourke, living at "15 Lisbon street, was Injured last evening by falling from a platform at the cold storage build ing, at the foot of Eagle street. He fell across the railroad tracks and broke two ribs on his left side. O'Rourke was taken to his home In the Central patrol wagon, and attended by Assistant City Physician Leavitt. I.nk.* Shore Pavilion. An unusually large crowd attended the Lake Shore pavilion, White Bear, yester day. The weather was delightful and the attractions offered by the music and vaudeville entertainments duly appre ciated. The round trip fare from St Paul is but 25 cents, and many are taking ad vantage of this low rate throughout the week. Vaudeville every evening. «». FISHERMEN GO FREE. Six. Canadian limits Recently Seized Will He Released. ! SEATTLE, Wash., Aug 13.—The recent seizure of six Canadian fishing boats near Point Roberts by the United States cus i toms officials will probably be settled in : a day or two by the release of the boats. \ The matter has been the subject of dip | lomatic discussion, and was finally refer- I red to United States District Attorney Gay by Attorney General Griggs. Mr. Gay reported that as the seizure j was made close to the line and at a j time whoa it was possible to be deceived : in location. it might be advisable to re i le. so the boats. The '•ttorney general I wired him yesterday to proceed as he i thought best Mr. Gay immediately wrote j Collector Huestls, advising him to let the boats go. Half Rates for Harvest Hands Via the C, M. A St. P. Ry. ! Into; the grain fields of western Minne sota, North and South Dakota. Tickets 1 on sale from July 25 to Aug. 15 at the ! Milwaukee offices in St. Paul and Minne ! apolis. Q EMIL GEIST. ■/gfe^ -- JEWELER, i§*T*A 62 East Seventh St. _L__T Aji .. . (Enlarged Store.) t_3TO_t The right goods' at the right prl- YERXA No roof in the west covers I so vast an assemblage of Gro ceries as are here. No mis | takes— odds and ends—no back numbers; but goods that couldn't be newer, fresher or ; of higher quality if prices were i five times greater than ours. 250 A bushel TOO lbs) of the best New Minnesota Potatoes. I M_f_ _.__ Packages of 0 boxes Mm. InalwllSSf parlor Matches, each *_«G V&#Ak_,_ Packages of 12 boxes 7- J'illalCllSS, Parlor Matches but I C Clothes Lines, S'^te^ ftA j; .._;.; only OC Egg Plants, g,,t., 6c | Blueberries, liSP!i $1.12 Tomatoes, ne*o*.... 25c lixtd Spice _3r?^. v,.,. g:. ißc j Bologna Sausage S™3SSf 6c Beefs, bu7.r. c:. rr. n,.. pe'. peck Sc Turnips, S^pfe.;- 6c Butter, 'Janforby^_eH). ISC tO !8c : Cheese, SSd.^.?^...;.Bc Cheese, per pound .......... 8c Cheese, SSte: ICe C«*_in«» American, «_. vaiQineS, per can, only ifC Sardines,oorX r! ed: flne.. qua. lv. y:.. 9c (I. A You may hare been paying else . UullCf* where 400 for coffee; you may ;- have been paying as much at 45c per pound; but if these proces were added yi v cannot purchase elsewhere Coffee of a richer, more enjoyable Mocha and * Java flavor than the matchless "Hoff man House" gives forth, and AQ. which we weigh out, per lb. for. _U« '•** Blin__fl_" Tea fancy fanciest of ItllilSl Ra 188 fancy Ceylon and India Teas that get into an importer's keeping. Being our own importers, aud blending the teas ourselves, we are en abled to offer the superb "Miuarda" (which has a trade right to oue fiA. dollar a pound) at, per pound... DUG i Olive Oil If put to vote as to which was the fa vorite among Table Oils, the "Antonini" brand would probably be the winner. , Purer cannot be. 35c bottles for 29c. Red Star Table Salt Combines purity, strength and flavor. Fskery Department, Bread and Pastry that Is exceptionally fine .'n large assortment. Ginger Bread, fresh as you buy It, per .-■ --loaf ...... ..3V£c Molasses-Fruit Cakes, each..;......... 4c st™ OF a serpent PATHETIC STORY OF THE DEATH OF LITTLE HELEN WITT TROD UPON A RATTLER Daughter of a Former Resident of St. Paul Dies at Littleton. Col., From the Bite of a Rattlesnake— Reptile Was Four Feet In Length —Everything. Medical Skill Could Accomplish Done lor the Sufferer. The news was received yesterday of the death on Archer ranch, near Little ton, Col., of Helen De Witt, daughter of Dr. T. F. De Witt, formerly of St. Paul. Death resulted from a rattlesnake bite. The child's father, Dr. .De Witt, was at one time an army surgeon, but re signed from the service about seven years ago and came to St. Paul, where he en gaged in the practice of medicine with Dr. Archie McLaren under the firm name of De Witt & McLaren, and became widely known for his skill In surgery. The family lived in the old Robertson house on Laurel avenue, near Arundel street. About three years ago, because of continued ill health, Dr. De Witt re moved with his family to Colorado, where he purchased Archer ranch, near Little ton, and has since resided there. It appears that last Monday little Hel en went out into the barnyard of the ranch accompanied by her grandfather, Prof. De Witt, and her sister Dora. Ap parently she must have stepped on a rattlesnake, because the first warning the others had of the sad occurrence was when Helen screamed and stepped back. There was a large rattlesnake ly ing directly in the path that had been hitherto unperceived. The child insisted that she had not been bitten, but was carried into the house despite her protests by her grand father, where it was found that the fangs of the reptile had entered the calf of her left leg just below the knee. The wound was in such a position that It was found Impossible to cauterize It be cause of the juxtaposition of three large blood vessels. With his great profes sional skill, urged by a parent's anxiety, Dr. De Witt labored over the little girl, and a Denver physician was immediately summoned. He arrived on Monday after noon, and after the application of every remedy known to science It was thought for a time that the child would recover. She died at 1 o'clock on Tuesday after noon and the funeral occurred last Fri day. The grief-stricken parents are now at the Brown Pai-ace hotel at Denver. The rattlesnake that caused the child's death was killed by the coachman with a pitchfork. It was four feet long and had nine rattles. _....._,. r .-.,. „ EXnftTWOUfW A UIIL.SSEAK THE SCANDINAVIAN - AMERICAN LOSES FIVE HUNDRED AND FORTY DOLLARS " Cashier Jensen Was ln Charge at the Time, and the Mo_ey Was Lying- Near the Paying, Teller's Window— by a Stranger. The Scandinavian-American bank is short $540. It is said that the money was stolen last Tuesday afternoon. The suspected thief is a strange young man who was in the bank a few minutes be fore the money was missed. The case has been placed in the hands of the Pinkerton detective agency, and sleuths of the agency are looking for a well known bank sneak, who is believed to have recently been in this city. The money was taken at noon time. Cashier J. B. Jensen was in charge of the bank and had the bundle of money on the counter, near the paying window. The suspected young man entered the bank in a perfectly self-possessed man ner and stopped in front "of the paying window. Mr.. Jensen conversed with the stranger a moment relative to subjects introduced by the latter, when his atten tion was for a moment distracted by an assistant in the bank. The assistant spoke to Mr. Jensen, who looked around for a moment. If the young stranger took the money he must have seized this opportunity. The money lay easily in reach, and it would have been possible to have quickly reached inside the window, appropriated the money and assumed a natural position by the time Mr Jen sen returned to the interrupted conver sation. After the theft was discovered it was recalled that the stranger had rather hurriedly left the bank after a few words with Mr. Jensen and walked rapidly toward Seventh street. There was no more money on the counter near the window, a fact that President Alines regards as fortunate, as he says he believes the bank would have other wise been a heavier loser. Speaking of the robbery last evening President Alines said: tZn ?"£ kn°W Verr little about the theft of the money. I was not in the city aat the ,tlme * having been absent in San Francisco. Mr. Jensen informed me of . the theft when I returned home There is little cause for much excitement over the missing money because the amount was comparatively small The case is In the hands of a - private de tective agency and I do not know wheth er or not they have made any progress toward discovering the thief. I have scarcely an idea of what kind of a look ing individual the suspected stranger is as Mr. Jensen could not describe him very minutely." ,-.-, . . THE I_AST OF EARTH. Funeral of Mrs. Ekman, Who Died on the Ocean. The funeral of Mrs. B. C. Ekman was held at the Union depot at 1 o'clock yes terday afternoon, with only the imme diate relatives present The interment was art Oakland. Mrs. Eckman was 71 years old, and re sided with a 'son at 1300 Seventh street south, Minneapolis. She was prominent In charitable and religious circles. She died last - Tuesday while crossing the ocean,, in returning from Europe, where she -went last August with her sons, Au gust and Knute. Mrs. Ekman leaves six sons and a daughter; Gustave Ekman, of Fruithurst, Ala.; Carl Ekman, Henry Ekman, August Ekman and Knute Ek man, of Minneapolis; Mrs. Emma Nils son, of Albert Lea, and Edward Ekman, FAILING SIGHT comes at its own proper time— gray hairs, wrinkles and other evidences of advancing age. One of the first symp toms is a desire to hold the print farther from the eyes. . When this-symptom ap pears it is time to wear glasses, further use of the eyes without them is Injurious. We can give you the glasses you need. Examination free. If your, eyes need the attention of an oculist we will tell you so. KUHLO & ELLEKBE, Wholesale and Retail Opticians, 320 ROBERT STREET, Between Third and Fourth Streets. Prescription and Repair "Work for the Trade, .- - '■- ' ;': THE ST. PAUL GLOBE, .MONDAY,; AUGUST 14, 1899. assistant bank examiner, who resides at 690 Stewart avenue. ..-- PLEASURES AT WILDWOOD. Not the Least Among Them Is Shoot- Ins, the Chute. Large crowds found their way to Wild wood yesterday afternoon and evening. It was a jolly crowd, one of the sort that thoroughly enjoys itself in a place of this kind. The baths, shooting the chutes, tho roller coaster, and especially the dan cing features came In for liberal patron age. The concerts by the Twin City Man dolin club were artistic In the extreme, and were each appreciated by those pres ent. Next Wednesday the second of the in formal free dances will be held In the pa vilion. The success that attended the last occasion of this order Is sufficient to guarantee a large crowd will be present on that night. The Twin City Mandolin club will direct the dance and furnish the music. ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS LIGHTS AND SHADES OF THE RAILWAY CLERKS* PICNIC AT RED WING. Henry Kulker Injured So Badly That It Was Necessary to Ampu tate His Legs — A Youth Falls From the Vernle Mac. The railway clerks' picnic at Red Wing Saturday was not without the usual ac cident features. At Cannon Falls Henry Kulker, a clerk In a grocery store, at tempted to board an east-bound excur sion train, running light, at 12 o'clock Saturday night. He swung on a pas senger coach as the train slowed down at a switch west of town and as It passed the crossover. east of the city attempted to jump. His foot slipped and in fear of being thrown under the wheels, he caught desperately at a hand rail just in time to swing his body against a low switch. The square steel target caught his legs, al most amputating both. The train ran two miles past the switch before the accident was discovered. It was backed down the track and the man picked up. He was placed in the care of a surgeon at Red Wing and an operation performed at once. -":'".: A combination of youthfulness and too much bad whisky resulted in an attempt ed suicide just after the steamer Vernle Mac left Red Wing Saturday night. A boy, seventeen years old, walked up the gang plank with several companions just before the steamer left. He seemed to have a heavy deck load and worked care fully to windward until he landed in a plate of ice cream which a young lady in pink had just procured. He was assisted to his feet and walked away, but ; soon after the steamer left the dock he became violent. He insisted on sitting on the taffrail and the next heard of him he was in the water. Capt. Kent, in command of the steamer, directed the efforts at rescue and he was hauled to deck, drip ping and disconsolate. He still remained violent, however, and had to be taken below, where a friend watched him dur ing the remainder of the trip. Mrs. John Cesky, of Minneapolis, Twen tieth avenue north, lost a child three years old on one of the early returning trains. Frantic for fear it had fallen off the train, she enlisted the sympathies of a number of men who searched high and low without success. As the train neared St. Paul the child was found curl ed up underneath a seat in one of the forward coaches and returned to Its mother. . Red Wing entertained the visitors royally. The mayor, councilmen and Goodhue county officials co-operated with the railroad clerks' committee and as sisted in caring for the Immense throng. Many of the business houses of the city were decorated and residents held open house In the most generous style. •> Inadequate preparations for handling trains over the Great Western road caus ed serious inconvenience to those who planned on returning Saturday evening. The published schedule for departure of excursion trains was not carried out and 1,400 St. Paul and Minneapolis people were unable to leave Red Wing until 2 o'clock yesterday morning. They arrived ln St. Paul at 5:15 a. m. thoroughly tired. FUN IN A VACANT LOT. Ducns Street Officers Disturb a Par ty of Roys. The Ducas street police last evening rounded up a party of convivial young spirits, alleged to have been found en joying a keg of beer on a vacant lot near the Gorman school. The prisoners are all under twenty years of age. They gave the names of John Ballister, eighteen years old; John Gillen. eighteen years old; Henry Rau, seventeen years old; Victor Ryberg, sixteen years old; John Hegel, eighteen years old; George Mabon, nine teen years old; Charles Kellet, seventeen years old; Frank Zobel, eighteen years old. Officers Mantaufel and Helmer made the arrests. The prisoners will he tried before Judge Hine today. OVER THE DASHBOARD Went Mr. Perkins When His Runa- way Team Stopped. A team of horses belonging to Perkins' livery stable Indulged in a short, but disastrous, runaway on St. Peter street yesterday afternoon. The animals be came unmanageable at Tenth street and dashed furiously up to College avenue. Mr. Perkins realized that the horses were wild with fright and so ran them Into a telegraph pole. The desired, ef fect was at least in part obtained. The horses stopped; in fact, both sprawled upon their backs in the street. The driver went headforemost over the dash board from the force of the collision and the buggy was badly damaged. One of the horses was slightly hurt. Mr. Per kins escaped without injury, save a se vere shaking up. LARGE CROWD AT COMO. Oration Tendered to Prof. Selling and His Artists. In spite of the fact that the weather was not at all encouraging for park at tendance yesterday, large crowds were present both at the afternoon and even ing concerts at Como park. Prof. Sell ing and his corps of artistic musicians were tendered an ovation, and the numer ous selections of the programme were enthusiastically encored. Prof. Selling and his band have never appeared to bet ter advantage than yesterday. Each suc ceeding visit to Como by this organiza tion seems to increase its popularity and demonstrate its fast growing clever ness. Tonight's programme will be made up of popular and classical selections, including as features a cornet solo select ed by Roy Lawson; one of Selling's own compositions, entitled "Cuban Blossoms," a concert waltz. The following presents the programme complete: March, "Lorraine;" overture, '"Fra Diavolo;" selection, "Maritana;" concert waltz, "Cuban Blossoms." Intermission. Overture, "Jolly Robbers;" cornet solo selected, Roy Lawson; air de ballet. "Tl tanla;" medley, "Successes." LAKE SHORE PAVILION AND PARK, White Beer Lake, on St. Paul A Da. lath Railroad. An up-to-date park and pavilion, where refreshments of all kinds are served in first-class manner. Open every day and evening. Frequent trains via St Paul & Duluth railroad. Fare every day only 25 cents round trip from -St. Paul or Minneapolis. Dancing : parties every Wednesday and Saturday evening. Far* 60 cents round trip, which includes danc ing privilege- •'-"•■ MEIGGS HAS A STORY ONE OF THE! CONVICTED MER CHANTS' NATIONAL BANK ROB- BERS IN TOWN HE WILL SUE FOR DAMAGES Declares That He Has Been De prived of Some $800 In Money and Other,, Valuable Property- Shows a Receipt for the Same KfC *"-■■■' From Chicago's Chief of Detec tives, John'D. Shea. Aug. 14, 1593, the Merchants' National bank, of this city, was robbed of $5,000 In gold. For the crime Thomas Fleury, J. J. Meiggs, .' Howard and Miller were tried, convicted and sentenced to the penitentiary at Stillwater. The affair created no little excitement at the time and the details. iare* well known to most of the residents, of, St. Paul. The men were arrested in - Chicago by Detective Billy Plnkerton and some of his agents, and brought to j this city for trial. J. J. Meiggs, 'one of the men convicted, is now released and m St. Paul. He says that he Is a very busy man, just at present. The work he is engaged in, and which he Is apparently prosecuting with considerable energy, is, as he ; says, to obtain the restitution of certain property which, he says, has been wrongfully se questered from him, and also, Incidental ly, to bring action for false imprison ment. . Meiggs claims that this suit will bring out many startling disclosures which were completely suppressed at the time of the trial. He says: -Jj-yJg "When I was ares ted in Chicago, the sum of $786, a gold watch and chain, an opal stud, and mining stock of the amount of $2,000 face, value was taken from me. I have the receipt of Chief of Detectives John D. Shea for this property, of which I have never received a dollar's worth since that time, and I don't know where It Is now." Here Meiggs exhibited to a reporter for the Globe Detective Shea's, receipt. "Now this money," continued Meiggs, "was in greenbacks. The money said to have been stolen from the bank was in $20 gold pieces. My money was presented for identification at the trial, but the cashier of the bank could not and did not identify it. I have been told that it was divided up between one of my lawyers and the bank officials. The watch, stud and mining stock I can get no trace of. So I guess" I will have two suits on my hands at once. "Now, there is another thaing I want to tell you," continued Meiggs, "and it's the truth. I arrived in;' St. Paul from Cali fornia in August. IS?3, and stopped at 776 Canada street.. One! day I went out to Wildwood, White Bear lake. While I was watching the performances of an ex pert swimmer and' diver, who smoked a pipe under water and did other tricks, some one near" me said: 'I have seen that fellow in Australia.' 'Are you from "Australia?* I in quired. ..'.;.*) i* '_:: MEIGGS MEETS FLEURY. ....... "'Yes,' he said. ._,_.. -.-.,. --"'My wife is an Australian,' I replied. That was my first acquaintance with Thomas Fleuryj. the first time I ever saw him. The man asked me where I was stopping, and -told him, and said that as my room rent Was soon up I should quit the city and go to Chicago to at tend the world's fair. !Fleury then said I had better not go up to Minneapolis. 1 asked him why and he said himself. Mill er and Howard had stopped there and Miller had bought a trunk for $20.. Two detectives had then arrested them, and, finding they had some $800 in money, made a proposition to take them to a justice who would give them a "float," that is, two hours to leave town. But the detectives could only do this for a consideration. Fleury said he asked what the consideration would be and was told $150. They had been arrested as vagrants. After the men had given up the $150 they were photographed. Then the Minneapolis detectives made an other proposition. They said that for $50 more they would tear up the pictures.' The money was paid. Now at our trial all these photographs of Fleury, Howard and Miller showed up. Mine was not taken. I left St. Paul on the 14th ot August, 1893, the 7 day this robbery is said to have occurred, and went to Chi cago. The other three came on soon after. I had taken their trunks with me at their request. On the 18th of August I was arrested and my property taken away from me. The mining stock was bought in 1891 of M. T. Burke, of the San Francisco mine, In New Mexico. . I have a great deal to say which cannot now be published in a newspaper, article, but it will all come out in the trial, which I intend to prosecute: lam going to see if a man who is Innocent of the crime for which he has served five years can be robbed in this wholesale manner. Of course there are things .in connection with it I cannot develop at present, but they will all come out In time." Meiggs, despite his five years' confine ment, looks fat and hearty. Fleury has sixteenth months more to serve. Meiggs seems to have plenty of money and is well dressed and ■ looks rather more ' prosperous than- he did at the time of his | trial. Asked if ho -believed Attorney I William Erwin, who was his chief coun- I sel, knew anything, of the whereabouts I of his money. Meiggs said he did not think he did. He says the mining stock is now greatly above face value. WHAT HENRY JOHNS SAYS. Attorney Henry Johns, who with Will iam W. Erwin, was associated in the defense of Meiggs, said yesterday in ref erence to the statements made by Meiggs: "I have no statement to make. The charge that I divided any of Meiggs' money with the.^ank is absurd and ab solutely without' foundation. The money recovered - was turned over to ' the bank. As a matter -fact I never.: received a cent for defending the man. _~ He would have stood a batter, show at the trial HERE'S WHAT'S WANTED. A Citizen of St. Paul fupplies the Information. "V Over half the complaints of mankind originate with the kidneys. ■■* __; A slight touch of backache at first Twinges and shooting pains in the loins follow. They must be checked; they lead to graver complications. The sufferer seeks relief. . f .'•"' ' "-.' Plasters are tried and. liniments for the back. ..-:. T So-called Kidney cures, which do not cure. '.• - ... The long-looked-for result seems un attainable. ' • *— ;*-*__£ ■;, ■':■-;.;■ If you suffer, do you want relief? *. ' ' Follow the plan adopted by this St. Paul citizen. Mr. Chas. Headstron, No. 405 Rice street, says: "In the summer of 1898 I was compelled to give up work on ac count of my back. The pain was so se vere that I could not stoop or lift. It had been coming on me for about two years. At times it was awful and the kidney secretions were not normal either in action or appearance. I procured Doan's Kidney Pills at F. M. Parker's drug store and the relief obtained was so effective that I will be glad to give minuter details in a personal interview." Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all dealers, price 50 cents. Mailed by Fos ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. • V.. sole agents for the United States. . Remember the name, lIIDOAN'S,^ take no substitute. if he had not Insisted on taking the stand in his own behalf against the ad vice of both Mr. Erwin and myself." NEWS OF THE LODGE ROOMS. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. The twenty-seventh regular convention of the grand lodge, Knights of Pythias, of Minnesota, will De held in St. Paul on kept. 26 and 27. From the semi-annual reports received by the G. K. R. S. for the term ending June 30, excellent In creases in membership are shown throughout the domain of Minnesota, especially in the cash assets of the grand «*"i 1 ■ cash reS(?rve in the subordi nate lodges shows an increase of about 30 per cent of that of preceding years. JJurlng the past year this domain has __*_£& t?,. increase of six lod&e3 an °- »» all probability two more will be instituted before the meeting of the grand lodge. th*he. grand chancellor, G. K. R. S., and _n,Hfn rm _.n °f the board of trustees h°"'f ( the committee to select hotel SnvenHn terS nd a Place for holding the Thel in, »f nd to secure railroad rates, no*J Khl ready to submlt their re port about the first of the month. are L,^ a US grand lod^ committees Irandin?* meet in the office of the norts a_ Se in -hiS Clty ' completing re ports and receiving credentials. The at oe nd a ro e sta the regular convention Wi» A_hures im4 d h Ky thOSe who know" that Arthur S. St°bbart > of St. F„ul, will be the next grand chancellor, although the present grand chancellor 'is said to be hi harness for a second term "Farmer" Godfreys me is also favorably men tioned * for the position. The office pays the n»l*°\ and there is a deposition on ♦noifli t,°*l a number of representatives to abolish the salary of the grand chancel lor. 4V?f<?M., R- HCkey ' of St" Paul iodse No. 43. is still confined at St. Joseph's hospital. A broken knee cap is the cause. On next Thursday evening Lincoln Lodge No. 38, Knights of Pythias, will have a lawn social at the home of Broth- Th» i_ Hl!scherls1' Feronia avenue. rank a^f Win ,haVe Work ln the fi"t rank at its regular meeting on next Fri day evening. t^^- y J veuin S. Aug. S, St. Paul Tt ,vL _* 5' conferred the second rank. le *? % eCi ded t0 Confer the lhir°- ran* coon £ uesda.'• the 15th. after which a _««_ ?-? Wn ban(-uet win be served, corn pone, ii... the ole mammy used to make roastm y ears-eat 'em off de cob-ole yam coffee, yum-yum come The grand lodge of Minnesota will ask the supreme lodge to enact legisla tion allowing all members in good stand ing to seats in the grand lodge, but without a vote. This is to be done in expectation of creating greater en thusiasm among the members. Circulars have been sent to all lodges asking that their representatives work for a reduction in the grand lodge ex penses. ' *> <-, 0n XVe I : ,nesday next Capital Lodge No. 51 will have work in the second rank. One or two pages are due. The Pythian picnic to be held by Capi tal lodge next Tuesday promises to be irest successful. A great many tickets have been sold, and a furl day's amuse ment arranged for. Many prizes have been donated, and there will be several races lor members and. their families (ladies and. children. A fine band will provide music for the dancers. Refresh ments will be sold, under the charge of the lodge at reasonable prices. Trains leave the union deport for Russell Beach at 9:05 a. m. and 2:15 p. m., returning at 7:35 p. m. Tickets, 60 cents; children half-price, for round trio. ODD FELLOWS. Last Monday night Canton Apollo Patriarchs Militant was favored by a visit of Col. Street, Capt. Smith and several other chevaliers of Minneapolis, who assisted in the conferring of the militant degree on three patriarchs of Hancock encampment. Refreshments were served after conclusion of the ritualistic work. The members of Can ton Apcllo- and their families have a steamer excursion this morning at 9 o'clock to Gray Cloud and picnic. • ORDER IRON CHAIN. Link No. 19 will hold Us regular meet ing next Wednesday evening, - Aug. . 16, in Central hall. All arrangements have been completed for the first annual out ing to be given by the link at Spring Park, Minnetonka. Saturday, Aug. 19. A large programme has been arranged, and £150 in prizes will be given to the winners of the interests of the day. MODERN WOODMEN. St. Anthony Hill camp will meet in regular session on Tuesday. Two can didates will be adopted and the com mittee on entertainment will report. St. Paul Camp No. 3101, at its regular meeting Monday evening, will have a class of fifteen to whom Unity degree team will explain the mysteries of wood craft, after which refreshments will bo served. ' A cordial Invitation is extended to the members of both camps. At the last meeting of North Star camp seven members were given the first and second degrees. A report was received from the committee on by-laws and at the next meeting the by-laws will receive a second reading and be passed upon. A large attendance Is therefore requested. ROYAL NEIGHBORS. Prosperity Camp No. 1334, Royal Neigh bors of America, will meet Aug. 16 at their hall. Reaney and Seventh streets. A class of twenty-two candidates will be initiated and a general good time ex pected. Ice cream and cake will be served. This camp is only a little over six months old and this is the second large class of candidates the camp will initiate. It will bring the membership to 89, not a bad showing for a young camp. The camp gave - a social last month which cleared them $48. The camp has new badges and is making robes for the degree team. The officers are making strong efforts to make the camp 100 strong by the Ist of January. Mrs. George. Bowen, oracle of the camp, will entertain the degree team Monday evening. Next Friday evening will be the regular meeting of Royal Oak camp No. 159, and It promises to be of unusual interest, as there will be a class of twenty to initiate. St. Paul camp has been invited to be present and all Royal Neighbors interest ed in the good work are also invited. It is essential that the members should all be present, that the new Neighbors may receive a royal welcome. •->*._**";'_.. Mrs. E. T. Jones, oracle of Royal Oak camp No. 159, and a delegate from Sibley Circle, Ladles of the G. A. R., will leave for Philadelphia, Pa., to attend the na tional convention some time this week. She well also visit New York, Boston and other cities. After her' Eastern trip she will go. to Milwaukee, where she will make her -future home. - , MAIL POUCH . STOLEN En Route From the Northwest to Points ln Canada. ; DETROIT, Mich.. Aug. 13.-Discovery of a bold "robbery of a mail pouch en route from Chicago with Northwestern mail for Canadian points was made by a Grand Trunk railway porter. The pouch with- a quantity of opened letters was found under a platform.at the railroad station. The bag was stolen, It appears, Friday night, while en route in a mail wagon from th» Michigan Central to the Grand Trunk -tati-*n. r:' —— o ——: MONTE CHEISTI HEMMED IN. Town Surrounded by the Insurgents and Is Without Provisions. CAPE HAYTIEN, Aug. .; 13.—Monte Chrisli is now besieged by.the Insurgents and the town is without provisions., Gen. Pepin, governor of Santiago province, has telegraphed Gen. Cordero, minister of public works, at Monte Christl, to return to assist ln preparing for the defense of Santiago de los Caballeros, as he is not able to oppose the revolution. The village of Juana Nunez, situated between Macor is and Moca, has risen in favor of Jim •-ie» ~Sy-''W ' : fl LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, EVERYWHERE, / _-_ speak in highest terms of that wonderful tonic and health IJ___l ni it-? ii hi *r Imi mil- '* tones up the system and quiets >_2»ei^_ BLATZ MALT-VIVINE that nervou feeling. Ask it of your MHSgfiffiin ] druggist. State clearly BLATZ F-"J_a__S MALT"VIVINE and accept no other. Remember it is a |:~jfjfl9fl&Lq non-Intoxicant- Awarded Highest Honors at Trans lit^W<M_!_i niss,ss -PP» and International Exposition, 1898. ||S£^ Prepared by VAL BLATZ BREWING CO.. Milwaukee, U. S. A. *_^_B___ajF St Paul Branch: Lower Levee, Foot of John St Tel. 1414. DIGGING DID HOT STOP MR. CLAUSEN'S "RESIGNATION HASN'T SERVED TO SIDETRACK GEN. POPE AFFAIRS OF R. R. COMMISSION As Well as the Grain Inspection De partment, Together With the Salary Accounts and Expenses, Are Still Receiving; Attention- Reform Press Bureau on the Sol diers' Home Board's Action. The fact that A. C. Clausen, the chief inspector, resigned just when he did has not interrupted the inspection of tho books and accounts of the railroad and warehouse branch of the state govern ment. Gen. Pope's staff or some portion of it has been carefully looking over the books, records, expense accounts, etc., of the commission and the grain depart ment, and a report which will probably be made at the conclusion of the work may be an eye-opener to the people of the state. The expense accounts of a number of officials are being checked up. It may be news to the readers of the Globe to know that the expense ac counts of some of the officials exceeded the salaries. The report of State Auditor Dunn shows that while Mr. Clausen, for Instance, drew $3,000 a year for the fiscal years 1897-8 he also was allowed $4,831.20 expenses the first of these two years and $4,221.16 the second year. He thus received from the state $7,831.20 in 1897 and $7,221.16 in 1898. Chief Deputy Inspector Strait, whose salary was $2,499.96 a year, was allowed over $3,100 expense money In '97 and the same in '98. He got altogether in '97 $5,696 and within $50 of that sum the next year. Chief Deputy Barncard drew the same salary with an expense account of near ly $6,000 for the two years. A. K. Teisberg's name appears with fre quency in the audited accounts for travel ing expenses, while he draws two salaries, one as clerk of the railroad and ware house commission and one as registrar of the grain inspection department. Gen. Pope may be looking over some of these old vouchers or he may only be running to earth the reports that certain clerks are drawing salary for working six days, while they in reality do but two or three days' work each week. ♦ • • The mention of candidates for mayor on the Democratic ticket next spring has resulted in a new name being brought forward. After a consultation with a number of his friends former Judge John W. Willis has decided that under the circumstances there is a chance for him to receive the nomina tion for mayor, and he will shortly for mally announce his candidacy for the office. Mr. Willis was a candidate for congress in this district last fall on the fusion ticket and was defeated by Ste vens. He has always been a rock-ribbed Democrat and has a host of friends in the party who appreciate his services in the past, and will, if the opportunity offers, rally to his support. * * • The talk among a certain class of Re publicans of selecting the head of the city ticket next spring from the com missioned officers of the Thirteenth reg iment, is creating a deal of dissatisfac tion. -.-. The rank: and file of the party take- very kindly, to this proposed ac tion, but the politicians at present hold ing positions are opposed to any such idea. With the - return of the regiment from the . Philippines . the trouble will commence, and it promises to be con tinued until the next city convention is held. The Reform Press Bureau's letter to the state press this week will contain the following: The action of the soldiers' home board, in continuing the policy of leaving the state boards still in Republican ring con trol, that has scandalized the whole state, has caused a perfect storm of protest from the people. It is, as it were, the last straw to break the camel's back. It has been the same from the begin ning of the Lind administration—the pris on boards, the grain department, the re formatory board and all the rest—always some so-called "Democratic"' member has been found to act with the old Republican ring and at the last moment thwart the demands of the people and the wishes of Gov. Lind. in the soldiers' home case the commandant, McMillen, remains, and Secretary Beebe, both of whom have held office, under various degrees of criticism, more or less personal in character, for so many years that both have grown fos silized. There has been, and is now, the loudest demand for a change, but the Re publican trustees, securing the hold-over "Democratic" member, Pearshall. to act with them, reappoints the fossils. The deal by which it was accomplished was to give Pearshall the quartermastershlp for a personal friend. The-adjutant was changed and the appointment given to Frank J. Mead, who distinguished him self in the recent campaign by organiz ing the Hennepin county old soldiers for Eustis, and in conducting the Eustis press bureau for the state Republican committee. Thus, the soldiers' home man agement remains Republican, with all the stench that has followed it for years, and yet the Republicans, laughing in their sleeves, prate of Gov. Lind's attempt to Introduce politics. . The soldiers' home, as raged for years, has been nothing but a Republican machine, and an ill-smell- Ing one at that. * » • i No politics. Indeed. Not only the rankest of politics has prevailed In each and every board or department, but each attempt- of Gov. Lind to reform them, while futile, makes clearer the deals and schemes by which Republican ring rule is continued and nepotism is practiced. The business is done by controlling the so-called "Democratic" members under former Republican appointment. In the state prison board this has prevented a successor to -Wolfer, the odium of which has wrongfully fallen upon Gov. Lind's head. In the' reformatory board It retains Houlton and the rest. In the grain' department. Gen.. Becker being such "Democratic" member, Judge Mills and he manage so as to retain their per sonal relatives, the nepotism in whose cases exceeds the sum of $10,000, that relatives and the two members draw from the. state annually. And so on to the endVef- the chapter. There is a rising tide of public sentiment which bids fair not to be j satisfied until there is a com plete exposure of the influences prevail ing in the various boards, the result of which would certainly be a complete sweep If there Is power in the executive to accomplish it. It is a safe statement that there is not a board or department where Republican politics does not pre vail, In the manner stated, and where nepotism is not practiced to a degree amounting to public scandal. * • • The "Beckerian flunk" Is Editor Lam phere's terms to designate the act by which supposed "Democrats" on the various boards, act with the Republican members in preventing reforms of the boards or departments. The term is apt. Up to date the Beckerian flunkers, aside from Gen. Becker himself, are B. F. Nel son, of the prison board; Capt. O. C. Merriam, of the reformatory board, and Pearshall, of the soldiers' home board. Distinguished beneficiaries of the said Beckerian flunk, besides the $7,009 a year drawn by Gen. Backer and relatives, are Warden Wolfer, Republican; Tarns Blx by's brother. Republican; Supt Houlton and relatives, Republicans. SMITH WOULD BE A COWBOY SO HE MOUNTS HIS PONY AND RIDES TOWARD THE WEST Left Home a Week Ago and Has Not Been Seen Since That Time— His Younger Brother Would Like to Follow Him. The children of John W. Smith, living at 1912 West Seventh street, have caus ed their parents no little anxiety because of their early inclination to run away from home. Two years ago the eldest sen, William Smith, deserted the par ental roof and has not since been heard from. Last week Harry Smith, a 17 --year old brother, ran away from home and Jamie Smith, a 6-year-old youngster, has confided to his mother that he In tends running away as soon as he gets big enough. Grief over the oldest boy's disappearance has been somewhat as suaged by passing time, and Mr. and Mrs. Smith are not inclined to worry ever little Jamie's threat to run away, just yet, but they are much concerned over the flight of their second oldest boy. Harry. They have asked the police to look for the lad, and Mr. Smith offers a reward of $25 for the boy's arrest Harry left home a week ago "yester day. He has not since been seen nor heard of. His youthful ambition was to be a cowboy, and, as he rode away from home on his pony, the parents think he ls headed 'for the burning plains. Mrs. Smith thinks, however, that by the time Harry gets as far as Mendota he may return, because, she says, the boy is small for his age, dif fluent and little able to take care of himself. She says her eldest boy ran away from home because of too strict parental restraint perhaps, but that with Harry it was directly the opposite, that Harry was allowed to have his own way too much and took offense at being cor rected. Then, too, bad associates, Mrs. Smith says, may have had some influence on the boy's action. According to the mother Harry Smith had everything a boy's heart could de sire. He had a pony, a gun and a re volver. He wore a wide-brimmed som brero, and his father purchased one of | the big, clumsy/ ; silver-mounted Mexi can saddles for-the pony.' Thus equip ped Harry roamed over the river bot tom lands when he was not .at schoo. and had little to worry his juvenile mind. But there came'a time fast winter when Harry was called upon to help to run the dairy that his father conducts. He was put driving a milk wagon for a short time. The boy did not like this, and frequently had disagreements with his father. Mrs. Smith says. Recently Harry came in for a good, sound thrash ing at the hands of ids father. A week ago Saturday he was bullying his young er brother and he got another chastise ment. Mrs. Smith says Harry frequent ly lord her he was going away from home to see the world. There was con siderable excitement when the disappear ance of the second "son of the Smith' family became generally known and one discussion of the boy's conduct was car ried on between father and mother In the presence of little ('-year-old Jamie. At the conclusion the youngster startled his parents with the declaration: "Dus as soon as I dets big l*se doin' to run 'way too, mama." But Jamie. will be brought up to see the evil of his brothers' ways, Mrs. Smith says, and will at least remain at home for several years. ' ■ '' SIGHT !OF SMOKE. Proof That It Is. the Real Charm of .Tobacco. New Orleans Times-Democrat. "I am convinced of the truth of the old theory that the pleasure of smoking re sides more largely in the sight than it does in the taste," said a business man of this city who recently underwent a minor operation for granulated eyelids. "I had to sit for three days in total darkness, and being a confirmed smoker I longed for the solace of a cigar. The first difficulty I encountered was in get ting a light, and I wouldn't confess my helplessness until I had burnt off half my mustache. Then I let my wife hold the match, but I kept complaining that the tobacco wouldn't Ignite. My wife would assure me that it was burning like a furnace, but I couldn't taste a thing. One of the main pleasures of the habit, although we don't realise it, is to inhale the smoke gently and watch it curl up into the air. I caught my self straining after that sight a hundred times, and there was an overwhelming sense of something missing. Except when I Inhaled the smoke It was abso lutely impossible to tell whether the cigar was going, so I got some cigarettes and inhaled every one. But it was a poor substitute. I felt Instinctively that I was getting only a morsel of the old delight. When they took off the band age I grabbed my pipe with an avidity that surprised the entire household. I have been trying to catch up ever since." T^«J_L£PIKIOIr*I_ -J-*3*^ brings me NORTH .SOIfTH.EAST&WEST WITHIN SPEAKING DISTANCE Yes, we are all in one nation, and have been so for over 100 years. But we never got so close together as is now the case, when the long distance telephone has put all the country at the elbow of every enterprising- business man. It is no longer necessary to write or telegraph. All that is required is to talk and get an answer then and there. THE NORTHWESTERN TELEPHONE EXCHANGE CO. ES!Pl_£ RESTUHURTr'' No. 358 Jackson Street, Serves Meals for 10c. 15c and 25c. Every thing first-class. T. B. McPherson. 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