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CARDINAL GIBBONS.
How the Archbishop of Balti
more Literally Observes
the Season of Lent.
The Home, Habits and Walking-
Qualities of the American
Cardinal.
The Second Venture of a Mas
ter of Vigorous English in
the Field of Letters.
Practicing- What He Preaches,
He Is a Hard Worked and
a Rig-id Churchman.
HE glare and glamor
that surrounded Car
linal Gibbons for a
time after he became a
prince of the church
have died out, and no
MM more sincerely re
joices over tliat'faot
than the cardinal him
self. He is a plain, un
pretentious man. and
as tar as lie himself is concerned, lie
prefers to pursue, the even tenor of his
way and to devote his time, talent, and
energy to the advancement of his church
without attracting the attention of the
outer world.
Tin' cardinal practices what he
preaches. Though delicate and a hard
worker, he observes Lent to the letter.
With the fathers of his household he
sits down to his noonday meal, the only
full meat allowed: and so with all the
other regulations he sets the example of
a practical observance of the peniten
tial season'
While he is inclined to be liberal in
views of life, he still holds that self
restraint and penance, in proper pro
portions, are good for both body and
soul. unite a number of Catholics, par
ticularly of the upper classes, think the
Lenten regulations too severe. They
object to fasting and to abstinence from
neat, Such regulations, they think.are
good enough tor the mild climate of
Italy, where they originated, but they
are not suited to persons living in the
bracing atmosphere, on this side of the
Atlantic. "You cannot fast and you
anno; do withou meat here." say they,
but the cardinal says different.
While presiding at the ceremonies in
the cathedral the cardinal is a typical
prince of the church— dignified, stately
ami extremely careful that the service
should be performed with a splendor be
fitting his rank. In private life, how
ever, lie is one of the simplest of men.
His door is open to all comers, be they
rich or poor. Catholic or Protestant, and
he never refuses an audience when it is
possible to grant it. The poorest par
ishioner of the cathedral is shown the
•same courtesy as the millionaire.
He has a winning smile and a warm
shake of the hand for every one. His
parlor is furnished with notable sim
plicity, being devoid of anything like
ornament beyond the portrait of the
deceased prelates of the cathedral since
the days of Bishop Carroll. He has a
private reception room, which looks
more like a library, where he receives
persons who call on business, His liv
ing apartments consist of a suite of
rooms, one of which is a bed room and
the other a study. His bed room is the
plainest room in the house. The floor
is oaken and polished and covered in
the center with a rug, which is much
the worse lor wear. A common wash
stand, a bureau and a very small glass
and two cane-seat, straight-back chairs
complete the list af articles of fur
niture.
The cardinal believes in the maxim,
"Early to rise.*' He is in the cathedral
by 6 o'clock in the morning, summer
and winter, saying his mass. Instead
of an altar boy he generally has a priest,
who considers it an honor to servo his
mass. While Bishop Curtis, of Wil
mington. Del., was a simple priest at
the cathedral, he could always be seen
serving the cardinal's early morning
mass. His days are passed in the reci
tation of his breviary, in study, in re
ceiving visitors, and a fair share of
-recreation. The cardinal recites his
office, consisting of psalms and anti
phous. every day, like the humblest
priest in the diocese.
It generally occupies an hour. Al
most any day, unless the weather is
very inclement, the cardinal may be
seen pacing up and down the gravel
walk between the cathedral and his
residence, reciting his office. At such
times lie does not care to be disturbed.
A reporter, however, managed not
long ago to ton the gauntlet of the
sable-ski lied youth who is supposed to
hold guard at the door, and to invade
the inctpsure. "Your reverence,'' said
the reporter, "I—""
"Don't you see," said the cardinal, "I
am saying my office?"
i "Alii excuse me, father; I didn't
mean to interrupt you, but " .. „ ,
"Well, what can Ido for you?'' con
tinued the cardinal, who began to smile
hen lie saw that the reporter did not
realize the enormity of his trespass, and
meant no offense.
And." speaking of reporters, the car
dinal is very partial to them, and is al
ways willing to give them any informa
tion about matters concerning him and
the public. He does not want to be in
terviewed about anything and every
thing, however, and to be incessantly
asked to deny rumors, set up like ten
pin-, to be knocked down.
The cardinal dines with his clergy
about 3 o'clock, except in Lent. No
serious subjects are discussed. On the
contrary, mirth and good humor pre
vail, and the cardinal evidently thinks
that a hearty laugh is the best sauce to
insure good digestion.
As a pedestrian the cardinal excels.
He never rides in a street car, and the
carriage and pair of horses presented to
him by a wealthy Catholic are seldom
used. The horses have asineciire,except
when the cardinal is entertaining some
distinguished prelate who prefers to
ride iv going about tlie city. More
over, he takes a daily walk through
the streets with one of his priests.
This walk is usually taken about 0
o'clock in the evening, and often ex
tends to the suburbs of the city. As
he tramps along he seldom talks, but
seems intent on getting as much exer
cise a-* possible out of his walk. The
cardinal generally selects a young man
to accompany] him.
It Is said that the young priests of the
city arc not particularly glad when the
cardinal invites them for a stroll, for
however enjoyable the walk may be to
the prelate it is fatiguing to his com
panion. Though the cardinal is not a
large man hi.-- steps are astonishingly
long, and he seems never to get tired.
On; the street the cardinal a plain
black suit and a high hat, somewhat
antique in pattern and not overwhelm
ingly brushed. He wears a broad card
inal-colored scarf, and as that color is
somewhat out of fashion now it is pretty
easy for a stranger to tell him on the
street. At the back of his head you can
also catch a glimpse of the little red
Euohette, a silk skull cap, which peeps
out from under his beaver. In these
walks lie frequently makes calls on his
clergy and on his Hock, : lie does not
stand on ceremony. Sometimes he
walks into a house and finds the ladies
altogether prepared for such a dis
tinguished visitor. Still he smiles be
nignly, unconscious of the havoc he has
played with the ladies' sense of pro
priety.
Generally the cardinal so manages his
walks as to stop at St. Mary's seminary,
on North Paca street. He has a great
love for the old institution, at which he
was educated, and for the professors
who trained him for the priesthood.
During the summer months he gets a
rest by occasional visits to St. Charles'
college, iv Howard county, where he re
ceived his early education. The Sulpi
tian Fathers control both these institu
tions, and are very proud of the visits
of the prince of the church, whom they
once had under their charge. His
affection for them is shown in
many ways. They are among
his chief advisers. He gives them
the place of honor at all the grand cer
emonies in the cathedral, and it is said
it was through his influence that they
were placed in charge of the theological
department of the new Catholic univer
sity that is to be built at Washington.
The cardinal likes to spend a week or
two at the sea shore, and when he does
go it is always to Cape May. He is said
to be quite an expert swimmer, but on
account of his delicate constitution lie
cannot stay long in the water.
Of late he has spent more time than
usual in his study, and there is a well
grounded report among his clergy that
he is going to make a second venture in
the field of letters. His first work, "The
Faith of Our Fathers," had a larger sale
than any other Catholic work ever pub
lished in America. Its success could
not be due to his present eminent posi
tion, for when it was published he was
only Bishop of Richmond. As the car
dinal is a master of vigorous English, a
learned man and one of the clearest aud
most acute reasor.ers in the church,
there is little doubt that another work .
from his pen will cause a sensation in
church circles, especially since he has
become the head of the Catholic hier
archy. J. J. Hollins.
Baltimore.
i
NEWS FROM CHINA.
Vice Consul Nye Dead— Small-*
Pox Epidemic — The Great
Floods.
San Francisco, Feb. 25.— Steamer
San Pablo arrived from Hong Kong and
Yokohama this morining. China papers
announce the death of Gideon Nye,
United States vice consul at Canton.
He was the oldest foreign resident in
China, having cgone there in 188*5. He
amassed a fortune of about ."f8,000,000
ami afterwards lost it all. At flu- time
of his death he was writing a history of
China's relations with foreign powers.
Small-pox continues to spread in Hong
Kong. About 250 deaths have occurred
during January. A few additional de
tails are given of the second disaster at
Yellow river which occurred Dec. 4,
and resulted in the drowning of 3 man
darins and 4,000 Chinese laborers. The
men were at work at the time repairing
the damage caused by the previous
floods, and 2,000 bamboo rafts had been
laden with stones in order to form a
breakwater, but the rafts with all the
workmen upon them were engulfed as
soon as they reached the middle of the
river. Great suffering is reported from
the Hooded districts. Cold weather
came on and the whole country was
soon Hooded over, making it impossible
for boats to reach the villages. in all
the large cities huts have been erected
by the authorities for the accommoda
tion of the sufferers. Between 30,000
and 40,000 are being thus housed and
fed in the city of Chochiakin. The
whole country is a sad spectacle, and
stories of suffering and destitution
come from every direction. it is esti
mated that 20,000 stacks of millet stalks
will be needed to stop the great gap,
each stack requiring fifty large carts to
bring it to the spot. So far the utmost
exertions have not suceeded in collect
ing more than thirty stacks a day.
Fight million taels have already been
expended on repairs.
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A GREAT SCHEME,
Although It is Denied by the
Leading Parties Thereto.
New Fork, Feb. 25.— The World
prints a remarkable story to the effect
that a syndicate with ..10.000,000 capital,
headed by McKay, Flood and O'Brien
and other big capitalists, is arranging
to send a fillibustering expedition to
Venezuela, under the auspices of a
secret organization known as the Amer
ican Annexation league, of which Geo.
W. Gibbons, of this city, is president.
The syndicate has an immense amount
of money invested in Venezuelan mines
and projected railroads, which are in
the territory threatened by Great
Britain. The scheme is to land a big
force of Americans in Venezuela, and
when hostilities begin, invoke the Mon
roe doctrine and the support of the
United States government in preserv
ing the property rights of Americans.
LATER.
Special to the Globe.
New York, Feb. 25.— C01. George W.
Gibbons denies in to to the World's
story published this morning, to the
effect that a syndicate, headed by
Mackay, Flood and O'Brien and other
big capitalists of San Francisco and
New York, is arranging to send a filli
bustering expedition to Venezuela. Mr.
Gibbons characterized it as false from the
beginning to the end, and added that he
was contemplating the advisability of
bringing an action against the newspa
pers containing the story. The Ven
ezuelan consul, Joseph Antonio Silva,
also denies all knowledge of such a
scheme. _ .■ _'*"_•
Metropolitan Bank Trouble.
Cincinnati, Feb. 25.— 1n the indict
ments against the president and vice
president of the Metropolitan bank,
there are but a few counts under the
general charge of violating section 3,209
of the revised United States statutes at
large. The first count against William
Means, late president of the Metropol
itan, alleges that on Dec. 7, 18sr.be made
a false statement of the condition of the
bank to the comptroller of the treasury.
The second count specifies a false entry
in its exhibit of the assets of the bank.
The third count alleges that lie caused
Assistant Cashier Frank R. Bicgel to
make a false entry in the reserve ac
count, showing it to be greater than it
really was. The fourth count charges
a false entry in the cash book. The fifth
and sixth counts charge perjury i"
swearing that these exhibits and ac
counts were true. All these and other
counts appear also against Vice Presi
dent J. B. De Camp.
*B*»
In the Delightful Climate of New
York.
Puck.
Resident (doing business in New York(
— Am I too late for the 7:30 train ?
THE SAINT TAUT. DAILY GLOBE: SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 2G, 1888.— SIXTEEN PAGES.
THE BURLINGTON TROUBLE
Ii an Agreement Is Not Reached the
Men Will Go Ont Monday.
A NEW PHASE DEVELOPED.
Knights of Labor Waiting For an Op
portunity to Gratify a Grudge
Against the Brotherhood.
Chicago, Feb. Chief Arthur was
asked this morning about the proposed
strike of the locomotive engineers and
firemen on the Bwilngton system. He
said that he hail given his consent to a
general strike but that the men would
not leave their posts to-day. He added
that unless the differences between the
men and the officials were adjusted be
fore Monday morning the locomotive
engineers and firemen would leave their
posts. General Manager .Stone, of the
Burlington, made the following state
ment this afternoon: '-The Chicago,
llurlingtonton ft Quincy has told its
men that they would pay on its main
line from Chicago to Council Bluffs, and
its main line from Chicago to Kansas City
via Quincy, as much as other roads are
paying,' for the same service, but to ask
it to pay as much on its side lines and
branches, where the work is light, as it
does on its main lines, where the traffic
is heavy and where a greater amount of
labor and ability is required, is unrea
sonable and unfair, and not at all iv ac
cordance with business principles."
Mr. Stone claims that any parallel be
tween the Alton and the Burlington as
a whole in the matter of wages is un
fair. The Alton, he says, is virtually
all main line, which is not the case with
the Burlington. In connection with
the threatened strike, there are reports
that the Knights of Labor are waiting
for just such an opportunity to
GKATIFY AN OLD GIIUDGE
against the Brotherhood, and the fact
that the engineer knights on the Read
ing system are idle may give them the
chance. In IST7 there was a strike of
the Brotherhood engineers on the Read
ins. The organization was not as pow
erful at that time as it is at present. Its
men worked together with Knights of
Labor engineers, and when they went
out the knights remained at work and
the strike was lost. When the present
strike on the Beading commenced there
were only a few of the knights there
who worked on it in 1877. But it was
at once noised about that the Brother
hood would furnish all the men neces
sary to run the Beading, and defeat the
knights, and thus "get even" with them
for their offense of ten years ago.
Knights of Labor in this city" now claim
that there are some brotherhood en
gineers working on the Beading. Chief
Arthur denies this statement. He says
that no man went to work in place of
the striking knights with the knowledge
and consent of the officers of the broth
erhood. However, an impression ex
ists that they did. and an officer of Dis
trict Assembly No. 24 of the Knights of
Labor in this city said that he
"WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED
if the Knights of Labor engineers of the
Beading should decide to continue the
fight with the brotherhood and attempt
to defeat it by taking the places of the
strikers on the Burlington road. This
at present is one of the dangerous ele
ments to the success of the brotherhood
engineers as viewed by the engineers
and firemen. Mr. Arthur was asked if
he had considered this contingency.
".'Hardly,', he said, '.'That is none of our
business*. We shall simply quit work.
We use no violence and shall not pre
vent other men from taking our places,
but must take our chances. This is the
lookout of the railroad company. If
the company concludes to hire that
class of men it is their own business,
not ours."
"Are the Knights of Labor engineers
an inferior class of men?"
"I don't want to say that. I don't
know much about them" You may draw
your own conclusions from what 1 have
said. We have the right to leave our
work whenever we want to. The rest
is for the company to decide."
WATCHING EVENTS.
Beading, Pa., Feb. 25.— The impend
ing strike of Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Engineers on the Chicago, Bur
lington & Quincy road is an event of
considerable interest to the 200 en
gineers on the. Beading railroad who
lost their positions during the recent
trainmen's troubles. These engineers
were Knights of Labor, and most of
their positions were obtained by broth
erhood men whom they supplanted ten
years before. They now propose to re"
taliate, and a movement to 'this effect
was started to-day along the line of th c
Beading road wherever these Knight s
of Labor engineers are now located." lilI il
case of a strike on the Chicago, Burling
ton & Quincy road, they propose offer
ing themselves for the places of the
striking brotherhood men. A delega
tion will probably leave for Chicago
early next week, with more to follow.
FORMING A POOL..
The Canadian Pacific and Grand
Trunk Roads Form a Pool.
-sew York, Feb. 25.— Montreal
special to the Post says: There are
rumors here that a pooling arrangement
is being made between the Canadian
Pacific and the Grand Trunk roads, and
a special cable 'dispatch from London
seems to bear this out, saying: "Sir
Henry Tyler's friendly references to
the Canadian Pacific at the Grand
Trunk meeting yesterday were the sub
ject of comment in city circles. A
sanguine hope is expressed that the
Canadian Pacific will be willing to enter
into a traffic agreement to obviate the
necessity of the Grand Trunk's exten
sion west of the Sault. The Grand
Trunk share market was, however, de
pressed, seemingly because of the ab
sence of an expected sanguine state
ment of the Grand Trunk's general
position." It is believed that the ne
gotiations have emanated from the
Grand Trunk, whose traffic receipts
have been falling off at the rate of $50,
--000 a week lately, while those of its
rivals are showing a steady increase.
VAN HOBH INTERVIEWED.
Montreal, Feb. 25.— 1n regard to
the report that the Canadian Pacific and
the Grand Trunk railways had made
pooling arrangements, General Mana
ger Van Horn, of the Canadian Pacific.
was inverviewed this afternoon. He
stated that the relations between the
roads were at present very harmonious,
in fact more so than at any time In the
past, but he declined to say anything in
regard to the pooling question.
SOME OPPOSITION.
To-Day's Railroad Election at
Sioux City Promises to Be
Lively.
Special to the Globe.
Sioux City, 10., Feb. 25,—Registra
tion boards have been in session to-day
perfecting the lists for a special elec
tion to be held Wednesday on the ques
tion of voting a 3 per cent tax to aid the
Sioux City & Northern road to build to
a connection with the Manitoba line at
Marshall, Minn. The enterprise is
wholly in the hands of local capitalists,
and the road would be of much interest
to the city. Yet there is a strong op
position to voting the tax, and both
sides are rallying their forces for the
election. Progressive business men see
the need of all the roads that can be se
cured,and hope to carry the tax proposi
tion.
A New. Colorado Road.
Denver^ Colo., Feb. 25.— Ai tides of
incorporation were filed yesterday of
the Pueblo, Gunnison & Pacific Bail
road. The capital stock is ?5,000,000 and
the incorporators are Charles Henkel,
11. B. Holbrook, M. P. Fitch, O. H. P.
Baxter and John A. Gray, all bankers
ami heavy capitalists of Pueblo. The
line of the road extends from Pueblo,
over Sand Hill pass in the Saugre de
Christo range to San Prisvilla, thence to
Gunnison by Cochetope pass and on to
the West state line, with branch lines
running to Pagosa Springs, Lake City
and Ouray. Work on the road, it is
said, will be commenced at once. It is
intended to make this an internal rail
way system now reached by tlie Rio
ramie. \ ;•■._
Ilailroail Changes.
special to the Globe.
Asm. and, Wis., Feb. 25.— Train Mas
' ter C. H. Hartley has been appointed,
superintendent of the northern division
of the Lake Shore road in place of J. _*».
Jones, resigned. W. J. Sharpe, for-
merly with the Central, succeeds C. E.
Bennett as train dispatcher.
Chips From the Ties. ,i \
The *•**— ***»*_*■ & Dakota was blocked yester
day, and the Breckcnridg. division of the.
Manitoba was also seriously interfered with,
Some of the other roads were also troubled
With the snow.
The Manitoba people deny that that road:
is endeavoring to buy up the Minneapolis. &
Pacific. * .' '?' i
The Northern Pacific proposes to station:
an agent in Minneapolis with whom con
tracts with that road can be made. I
HAMLINE UNIVERSITY. '- J
_________ j.;
The greatest social event of the winter i
term occurred last Tuesday evening,:
when alumni, faculty and students
united in making the reception given!
by the class of 'S8 a grand success. The '
class, numbering eight, received in
colonial costume the 200 or more guests
present. At supper toasts were re
sponded to by. Messrs. Dr. Osborn on
-The New Science Hall;" W. 11. Mor
gan, "The Faculty:" Dr. Will
iam McKinley, "Gen. Washing
ton;" J. E. Lathrop, "College Es
capades;" F. F. Lindsay, "The Ladies."
Among the invited guests there were :
Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery, St. Peter;
Rev. F. Doras and wife, Mrs. Douglass
and Miss Johnson, Merriam Park; Mr.
and Mrs. G. Walker,_linneapolis. Those
of the alumni were: 1). 11. Landy, "84;
L. J. Van Fossen and Miss Bradley,
'85: XV. U. Hart, Misses Sadie and Etta
Higgins. Mr. and Mrs. A. Z. Drew, O.
E. Barrett, *SC; Miss Hattie Garvin, E.
H. Greely and J. C. Marshall, "87.
Others present were: Mesdames G.
Griffin' G. 11. Ilazzard, L. 11. Bachelor,
D. 11. Tandy, Ostrom, Dice, Dr. A. W.
Edwards and G. Drew, Miss L. H. Shoe
maker, preceptress, Margaret Share,
Carrie Bauson, Martha Clark, Essie
Bushnell, Mary Bennett, Vena Dun
lap. Blanche Eanies, Lena Putnam,
Alice Frost, Mary E. Bates, Dunn, Min
nie and Ella Dorr, Emma D.Richardson,
Bessie Clapp, Florence Sterling, Winnie
lloyt, Eflie Grout, Gertrude Seager,
Mary Lewis, Mary Bartholomew, Nina
Weston, Anna Campbell, Kit Shaw, Mary
Maxin, Gertie and Ettie Torrence, Josie
Hoback, Poehler, Bessie Van Norman,
Dewart, Winnie and Hattie Warner,
Clara Warner, Hattie and Maud Rose,
Blackwell, Mamie Stevens, Emma Ken
nedy. Whitney, Eastman, Evans
and Price. After all guests had departed
the class held a midnight banquet. The
members of the class are Misses G. L.
Southwiek, Emma Richardson and
Laura C. Johnson, Messrs. Dewart, E.
A. Montgomery, A. J. Sutton, G. S
Berry and E. E. McCrea.
The Chautauqua circle of Hamline
University has also caught the conta
gion of appearing in colonial costumes
and last evening at the residence of
Mrs. E. B. Higgins the members of the
circle entertained a large number of
their friends, and presented a pro
gramme in honor of Washington, ap
pearing in costumes to represent tlie
character personated. Miss Etta B.
Higgins appeared as Minnehaha and
cave an account of the mound builders.
Miss Clark represented Miss Anne
Hutchinson and gave a story ot her
life and times. Mrs. A. Z. Drew was
Martha Washington and gave a brief
history of George. Mrs. R. K. Evans
personated Dame Van Winkle, reciting
lie history of New York under the
Dutch governors. . Miss Lizzie Higgins
represented Priscilla in her recitation
of "The Landing of the Pilgrims."
The music was patriotic and the resi
dence decorated in a fitting manner. .•
The ladies of the Browning society
entertained the Amphietyons last even
ing. A social time followed a well pre
pared programme, and the boys had a
grand time. The young ladies taking
part in the programme were Misses
Maggie Share, Carrie Ranson, Vena
Dun lap, Alma Johnson, Winnie lloyt,
Gertrude Seager, May Maxin, Alta
Clark and Hattie Rose.
Miss Dunn, class of "91, entertained
her classmates last evening at her resi
dence. The party first indulged in a
sleigh ride, after which they found in
waiting a tempting supper. The young
ladies were Mrs. Ella Door, Hattie Gil
lette, Bessie Clapp, Effie Grant, Alice
Frost, Mary Bates, Blanche Eames and
Emma D. Richardson.
Mrs. 11 . L. Bachelor, at her residence
on Snelling avenue, entertained the
members of the Ladies' Aid and their
friends Wednesday evening. There
was a large attendance of the hall
young ladies,aud the evening was voted
a success.
"My Novel" will be discussed at the
Harmony club's meeting Tuesday even
ing at the residence of Miss Ackers.
Miss Mary Lewis last week enter
tained her mother, Mrs. Lewis, of Wash
ington.
Miss Price, of Mankato, has been vis
iting Mrs. G. Drew.
—
GEOLOGISTS PUZZLED. ~
Skeleton of a Huge and Unknown
Animal Found Near Alton, 111.
Ai.tox, 111., Feb. 24.— For some time
workmen in a quarry near here have ob
served in the rocks at one . point singu
lar petrified bones. Geologists have
been greatly puzzled to know what sort
of a creature the animal had. been, since
the age of the rocks in the quarry (St.
Louis limestone) was generally sup
posed to be beyond the age of reptiles,
and as the fishes of that time had car
tilagenous skeletons. Yesterday, after
a blast, more of the curious remains
were noticed. There was an enormous
jaw nearly two feet in . length, filled
with sharp, pointed teeth. The jaw and
teeth are black and stand out in fine re
lief from the white limestone. The
teeth are as thick as a man's finger, five
or six inches long, and fixed in a deep
socket in the jaw. Prof. McAdams, of
this city, thinks the remains are the old
est yet known to geologists, believing
the creature was a monstrous batrach
lan, or tailless amphibian, in shape not
very unlike a huge frog.
m
Growling at the Gable.
To the Editor of the Globe.
While riding on tlie grip-car last even
ing I was surprised to hear the con
ductor (when presented with a quarter
from which to take one fare) domineer
ingly request the passenger to bear in
mind that in the future lie must carry
the festive nickel, so as to prevent any
delay or inconvenience on the part of.
the conductor, as the poor, excited fel
low compiained of his hands being cold.
What a remark for a full-fledged con
ductor!
I think, if the city railway company
were to adopt the bell punch system of
indicating the fares, instead of" -the an
cient full moon indicator, it would prove
beneficial both to conductor and com
pany, as the present system is, in the
estimation of many, utterly absurd.
The indicator rope might easily be
yanked by a stranger as a means of
stopping the car, then what would be
the result? instant dismissal of the con
ductor for "knocking down." as it were.
-OBSERVER.
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Still Indisposed.
Special to the Globe.
' Chicago, Feb. '25.— Mrs. Langtry did
not appear to-night at McVicker's thea
ter, owing to the continuance of her in
disposition. She has so far recovered,
however, that her physician thinks that,
she will be able to appear as usual next
week.
The Presidential Party.
Special to the Globe.
Richmond; Va., Feb. 2G.— The presi
dential train arrived lie re at 11:51, and
after changing engines, left at 1*2:04 a.
m. There was no crowd at the depot.
The party will arrive in Washington
early this morning. '~"-,':v.
SATURDAY IN STILLWATER.
News of the Bluff City in Para
graphs.
Mrs. B. A. Thing is visiting friends at
Osceola Tor a few days.
The Odd Fellows have a grand mas
querade ball on the :*')th of February.
J. C. O'Gorman and wife have gone
to Washington, D. C, on a short visit.
Rev. J. S. Fall and wife, of Minneap
olis were in tlie city Wednesday visiting
friends.
il Miss Etta Fall, of Minneapolis, is a
guest of Mr. and Mrs. 0. W. Fall, of
.this city. --■ .-.■*■
, Tho -'Patriots of '98; or, a Father's
r Love" will be produced March 17 by the
Crusaders.
i "Streets of Now York" will be pre
sented at the Grand Opera house Mon
day evening.
i A jolly sleighing party from Hudson
dined at the Vienna restaurant, on Fri
day evening.
Will Daimond. of Chicago, formerly
of this place.has returned and will make
his home here,
Mrs. James S. Anderson and daughter
Ella, left on Friday evening tor a
Southern trip. ■ _
! Mrs. Harry Thorne and sister, Miss
;Fisk, have been the guests of S. B.
( Puglesly for a few days.
John Lincoln, of the Sawyer house,
has been visiting friends in St. Paul
during the past few days.
Dr. Phillip Mueller has decided to lo
cate in this city and has opened an of
fice in the new Bazar building.
The Sunday song service at the First
Presbyterian church last Sabbath was
quite interesting and entertaining.
• Mrs. Percy B. Smith entertained the
Ladies' Sewing circle of the Presbyte
rian church on Wednesday evening.
Myron Shepard and wife have been
delegates to tlie G. A. R. encampment
at Minneapolis on Thursday and Friday.
"Gid" Lafarge was in the city on Fri
day on a short visit. He is employed by
Musser Sauntry company, looking after
trespasses.
W. E. Cooke, S. Lamphear. Genevive
Jenks, Delia Lamphearjwere the dele
gates to the Good Templars' convention
at Hastings Wednesday. .
R. W. Nisbit denies the allegation
that lie is eoing to Minneapolis on the
board of trade, and that the parties who
said so were misinformed.
The "New England" dinner on Wash
ington's birthday, given by the Baptist
church ladies, succeeded in attracting a
large number at Dora's old . restaurant
on Chestnut street.
Bishop Gilbert will dedicate the new
Ascension church on Easter day, and
the exercises on that day will be made
very interesting by the music which
will be rendered at that time.
James Pennington, Sr.. an old and
esteemed resident of this city, died
yesterday at Afton, Minn., at the ad
vanced age of eighty-eight years. lie
was formerly proprietor of the Putnam
house, on Second street, and a well
known logger in the early days of Still
water. Fred Pennington, of Sauntry,
Tozer & Pennington, and James Pen
nington, Jr., reside in this city.
The case of Joseph Groule vs. Gracia
A. Mower and Martin Mower was next
taken up and is still on trial. The case
is for $10,000 damages, claimed by
plaintiff for injuries sustained by a fall
ing brick which struck him on the head
while passing the Mower block during
its construed--- in 1887, and which fell
from the scaffold while the men were at
work. Court will convene again at 9
a. m. Monday.
* The case of Crandall & Barclay vs.
The City was given to the jury at 10:30
a. m. yesterday and at the evening: hour
of adjournment they were still out.
Judge McCluer instructed the foreman
if they should agree before the hour for
opening court Monday morning to seal
their verdict and deliver it to the clerk
Of the court. There is no probabilty of
an agreement.and the twelve will spend
the Sabbath in the court room, which
has been left open for their use, the
usual deputy sheriff keeping guard on
the outside.
: The delay in getting water at the fire
on Friday night was occasioned by the
extreme distance from a hydrant
which required all the hose, the depart
partment had, and also from the diffi
culty experienced in laying so long a
line of hose up a steep and icy hill. As
it was, the department is .to be com
mended for saving ..adjacent property.
There was no necessity tor pressure
from the pump house, as the lower dis
tricts of the city are served from the
natural pressure of the reservoir. The
engineer will hereafter, however, be on
duty at his station, and not at the
Gospel Army barracks.
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A Busted Opera Company.
Special to the Globe.
Washington, Feb. 25.— National
Opera company, Charles E. Locke,
manager, disbanded here to-night. All
advance agents have been recalled,
future dates cancelled and the members
of the company will return to New
York to-morrow. Mr. Locke places the
loss for the season at $100,000, and his
individual loss at $75,000. After the per
formance of "Aida" to-night, to a slim
house the members of the troupe held a
meeting in the National theater. Rep
resentatives of the press were excluded.
It is understood that all effects of the
company will be taken to New York,
and the question of future organization
there discussed. Salary is due to all the
members of the troupe except the or
chestra. ■ ■
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RANSOM & HORTON
Announce the Opening of their ELEGANT HAT STORE, on Mon
day, Feb. 27, 1888.
We have just refitted our store with solid mahogany and plate glass, makini. it the mn«i
handsome store of its kind in the West, and now we want
Everybody's Hat Trade !
We shall offer you Hats made by the leading manufacturers of this conn try and En^ian-i"
such as JOHN B. STETSON, DICKERSON & BROWN, Wilcox & Co., Guyer & Co and SS«
Sherman & Co. These Hats are sold at $4 in every store in the Twin Cities rand we have
sold them for that ourselves). Now we propose hereafter to sell all these makes at
fl^ $3.50 ! -^o
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And guarantee to give you a BETTER HAT FOR $3.50 than you can buy in any other Hat
Store and far better than you can find in any clothing: store. We wish to largely inerpa<*«
our Hat Trade and propose to do so by giving the PUBLIC ELTRA QUALITY FOR THE ">"'
EST PRICES. We have a special line of Hats at iHh L 0W ~
■•* $2.50 ! - ~&g
Which are always sold at $3 (or more). This hat is the best quality for $2.50 that was
ever offered in ANY HAT STORE. Come and see them.
WE MEAN BUSINESS
And want the trade of the MILLIONAIRE AND THE LABORING MAN as well as the money of the
rich and the well-to-do, and pledge you our word to give you better value, larger assortment
and lower prices than any house in this city selling hats ever has done. We are Sole
Agents for
CHRISTY &CO., LONDON, ENGLAND,
Who unquestionably make the Best Hat in the World. We sell their hats $1 less than they are
retailed at elsewhere. We are also Sole Agents for
KNOX NEW YORK HATS!
Which are the best hats made in THIS COUNTRY. "KNOX" Silk, at $6, is "a dandy" and the
best silk hat for the money sold in St. Paul.
COME AND SEE OUR STORE. LOOK AT OUR GOODS AND PRICES.
99 and 101 East Third Street.
THE END MAN!
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*" j W^L /#* -J of obtaining a living. We
M \\a f"^^~A4:> «*" '*' obtain our living by selling
m \y^4.^' h"* RELIABLE CLOTHING at rea
sonable prices. Your Heavy
, Fur-Trimmed or Fur-Lined
, Overcoat will soon be too
I warm and uncomfortable.
Better buy yourself one of
those medium-weight WIN
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f-^y __!->f now selling for just Heavy
Fur-Trimmed or Fur-Lined
v\ * 7y], Overcoat will soon be too
>>___^// 1 warm and uncomfortable.
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V \ >,and now is just the time to
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\ \ \ Spring Styles in HATS and
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One-Price Clothing House
CORNER OF THIRD AND ROBERT STREETS,
ST. PAUL.
JOSEPH McKEY & CO. RELIABLE OUTFITTERS.
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LEADING HATTERS,
MEN'S FURNISHERS AND SHIRTMAKERS.
Agents for DUNLAP'S Celebrated Hats. Spring style
Derby now ready.
153 East Third Street,
FOUR DOORS ABOVE MERCHANTS HOTEL.
SCHLIEK & CO.,
85 and 89 East Third Street, St. Paul.
New Novelties in Spring Styles of
Fine Footwear!
LADIES' AND GENTS' WALKING SHOES,
Suitable for Street Wear.
New Spring Goods Being Received Daily.
NOTICE
TO
BUILDERS!
I -
Office of the Board of Er-rr.vnnv. _
St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 18, 19_8. f.
SEALED PROPOSALS
Will be received by the Board of Education
of Hie City of St. Paul uutil
Monday, March 5, 1888,
At 5 o'clock p. m., for the construction of tho
New Humboldt School Building
To be erected on the site selected (on the
corner of Delos street and Livingston ave
nue), according to plans and specification
prepared by and on file with Mr. A. F. Gan
ger, architect, at his office, corner Seventh-,
aud Wacouta streets. Also for a
NEW SCHOOL BUILDING
To be erected on the corner of Thomas and
Marion street*, according to plans anil spec
ifications prepared by and to be seen at the
office of Mr. H. E. Hand, architect, Drake
Block.
Bids will be entertained as follows: For
each structure complete in and under one
contract. For all foundations, stone and
brick work in and under one contract, and
for all the other work of every kind and nat
ure involved in the erection of each building
in and under another or separate contract,
subject iv each case, however, to the condi
tions relating to bonds, etc.. as hereafter
provided.
Each bid must be accompanied by a bond
on the part of the bidder, with two*(_' good
and sufficient sureties in a sum amounting
to at least twenty-five (-ii) per centum of the
contract price of the material proposed to be
furnished and of the work proposed to bo
done iv said bid, and conditioned that in
case such bid is accepted by tho Board of
Education the bidder will enter into a con
tract with said Board to furnish all material
and perform all work in accordance with the
requirements of the plans and specifications,
and for the price staled in his said bid.
The right to reject any or all bids is re»
served by the Board of Kd'ucation.
Correct form of blanks used for above-re
quired bonds can be seen at the office of tho
Corporation Attorney.
Ah bills must be plainly marked ou ex
terior of sealed envelope "Proposals for
School," indorsed with the firm name
and address of the bidder, and addressed,
mailed or handed to tbe undersigned at his
office in the High School Building, where he
will receive them during the usual business
hours until the final hour of the day abovo
stated for their reception. By direction.
. OTTO DREHEB, Secretary.
ST. PAUL
FOUNDRY COMPANY.
MANUFACTURERS OF
Architectural Iron Work.
: Founders. Machinists, Blacksmiths and
, Pattern Makers. Send for cuts of col.
umns. Works on St, P., M. J. M. R. R.
near Como avenue. Office 118 E. Fourth
i street, 84, Paul. C. __. POWER. 3«cr__
• tary and Treasurer. •
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I ft- / who wash or cook or iron -'.'.'
17 1 IS should adv. rds«»ad get &o____n*_
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