The Saint Paul globe., December 20, 1897, Page 5, Image 5

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tfM PET GORBETT
rrZSIMMONS SAYS THAT HE HAS
CHARGED HIS MIND AND WILL
FIGHT AGAIN.
f
iARTIN JULIAN CONFIRMS.
lIX GIVE THE EX-CHAMPION A
CHANCE TO REGAIN HIS
LAURELS.
ATE OF BATTLE UNCERTAIN,
at It Will Xot Be In the Near Fa
tare—Day's Sporting
Gossip.
CHICAGO, Dec. 19.— Martin Julian,
lanager for Bob Fitzsimmons, stated
i an interview today that the lanky
nampion has changed his mind and
'ill again meet ex-Champioui Corbett
l the prize ring.
Fifzslmmons was non-committal, re
using to confirm or deny the story,
nd contented himself with declaring
lat he has not said that he will fight
orbett again. Julian's statement was
ufficiently emphatic, however, to in
icate that he confidently expects the
len to meet again.
"Some day before very long we will
ive Corbett another chance," he said.
No, not now, that is a certainty. But
efore long; how long I cannot say."
Asked if that was not a concession
n the part of Fitzsimmons, Julian re
lied that it was not, as that idea had
i^en in the mind of Fitzsimmons for
'me time. It is announced that Dan
tu:irt, who managed the Carson City
attle, will meet Fitzsimmons and
ulian here this week and endeavor to
Irrange for a meeting between the big
lien for next summer.
WON IT IN THE EIGHTH.
lot Indoor Base Ball Game Won by
Company C.
All the recent furcre about whether
r not Minnesota militiamen aro to be
ermitted to play indoor base ball this
inter seems but to have whetted their
cst for the sport, for certainly never
a Minnesota, and probably never in
"ild, was there played at any
me a finer game of indoor ball than
lat which was played at Faribault
kturday night.
The St. Paul troopers, who returned
sterday, report that the picturesque
"unty metropolis is at fever heat
•' enthusiasm over the sport, and look
award to some further exciting bat-
Bes.
• '••mpany C team constituted the
nit ing aggregation, although they
ul the moral and other support of the
•mpany of ex-Corporal Clark and ex
rivate Potts, of Company I, of Min
-apolis, who recently left the militia
nder disgrace of "dishonorable dls
iargc," because they were more de
nted to their athletics than to Gen.
end.
• Till the eighth inning not a run
|as scored on either side. Indeed, sec-
Ind base was the farthest that any
ne up to then succeeded in getting,
Ahile strikeouts were so frequent as
b become monotonous in their excess
f Irritant quality. The hall was pack
d, and the enthusiasm was at fever
• at when Snow, of the St. Paul corn
any, walked to first by courtesy of tho
"aribault pitcher, and stole second and
hird consecutively, much to the cha
in of the southerners, who. In their
xcitement, neglected to subject the
ome plate to proper surveillance, and
et the visitors put Snow all over it,
listed by the most wonderful base
unr.ing in the history of Northwestern
ndoor ball. In the ninth they were
etired In one, two, three order. Fari
ault was then determined to do or die,
iut their ambition was in vain. Two
ion dd get to bases; but, with only one
ut, Robinson settled down in the
■ox and struck out the next man, the
hird out being effecbd on an audacious
rial to repeat Snow's home steal of
he previous inning.
The battery work of Robinson and
>\\, and Quimby and Milligan was
ho feature of the game, each pitcher
triking out twenty-two men. The
<ams played as follows:
Karlhault. Co. C.
[llligan C Snow
ulmby P N T . C. Robinson
'rolette First B Potts
la'.oney Second B Cook
.•all ..» Third B Clarke
ester R. S. S Barlow
owler L. S. S Bennett
[erot L. F White
.'esper R. F F. C. Robinson
A fter a rest of ten minutes the sec
nd game was started, the players In
he same position with the exception
if Cook, who took Robinson's place,
md, aside from being a little wild,
■itched a very goo-.l game. Faribault
ilayed the same team and won by a
core of 6 to 2.
The Faribault team is without a
oubt one of the strongest teams in
\y Northwest, and is composed of
lembers of the Second regiment, Min
esota national guard. Their pitcher
Juimby, Is simply a wonder, having
reat speed and perfect control.
Eh c 31, 1597, and Jan. 1, IS9S, an in
bor base ball tournament will be held
t Duluth. Company C, First regiment,
lays Company A, Third regiment, Fri
ay night, Dec. 31, and Faribault Com
pany B, Second regiment, plays Com
tany G, Third regiment. New Year's
ft c-i noon, the two winners playing the
inal game New Year's night.
FOR RIDER'S OF BICYCLES.
«*nie Odds and Ends of Int 'rest to
Whoelraen.
Bicycles are now carried as baggage I
> ithout extra charge on American
ailroad lines aggregating over 68,000
niles in length, an increase of about
0,000 miles since last February. Coast
me and river steamers and ferries,
laving a combined length of route of
3G.0C0 miles, are also carrying bicycles
he same as other forms of baggage
nd without extra charge. The prln-
ROUGH
(tchlng, scaly, bleeding palms, shapeless nails,
p:iiaful finger ends, pimples, blackhoada,
.;oily, in'Uhy skin, dry, thin, and falling hair, itch,
lug, scaly scalps, all yield quickly to warm baths
with Cuticura Soap, and gentla anointings
with CoTicUEA (ointment;, tho great skin cure.
U -.'A tiirmiThout the world. Tcrrm Dec* 110 Cum
;'ro;>;.. lioslon.
C i- ■■ How to Produce .Soft, White flauds," ft««.
ITCHING HUMORS tttt
'"& "wfandsoima Complexion
- one of tho greatest charms a woman can
possess." Pozzoni's Compi-exion Powdeb
"gives it. r J
cipal coast line steamers on both the
Atlantic and the Pacific coasts are in
cluded in this list, and all the big trans-
Pacific lines to China, Japan and Aus
tralia are in line with the same policy.
In France all railroads carry bicycles
as ordinary baggage, and the increase
of receipts within the last year, due
to wheelmen's patronage, has been very
substantial. The same effect is noted
in this country, as shown in the case
of the Long Island Railroad company,
which last year carried about 30,000
cyclist passengers, and this year about
150,000, each paying a full first-class
fare.
A committee of the L. A. W. will
meet a committee of the Canadian
Wheelmen's association at Buffalo this
month to discuss matters of interest
to the two organizations.
Cycle path construction along the
lines of country roads will be pushed
more vigorously in 1898 than ever be
fore. From the practical experience
thus far gained it is shown that the
best surface for cycle paths is com
posed of a thin dressing of crushed
sandstone. This material packs easily,
forms a smooth, elastic surface, with
just enough grit to "bite" the tire and
prevent slipping, drains quickly, resists
the formation of mud, and for ten
months in the year supplies an ideal
wheelway. It is superior to the cinder
surface in that the latter sticks to
the rubber tire and is easily picked
up and loosened by passing wheels, and
In dry weather is blown off and scat
tered by strong winds. A cycle path
should be not less than five feet (bet
ter six feet; in its narrowest part. \
A bill will be introduced in the New
York legislature at its coming session,
providing for the general construction
of cycle paths throughout the state.
The executive committee of the
League of American Wheelmen has ar
ranged for the purchase of a large sup
ply of maps from the geological survey
department of the United States gov
ernment and will dispose of these maps
among state divisions where they can
be used to faciliate touring and encour
age the recruiting work of division offi
cers. These maps are of the finest
quality, being made at great cost from
accurate government surveys. They
show all roads and streets, town and
county lines, and even the location of
houses and other buildings, and are
therefore splendidly adapted to the
wants of touring cyclists. These maps
are being mounted en muslin and fold
ed in convenient form for the pocket,
and will be ready for general distribu
tion by February.
More than 52,000 new members have
Joined the League of American Wheel
men since the meeting of the national
assembly at Albany last February.
Informal announcement has boon re
ceived that the Swiss, Belgian and
Italian governments have decided to
admit touring L. A. W. members across
their frontiers without requiring the
payment of duty or the deposit of
money at the customs stations. This
privilege will be formally proclaimed j
as soon as necessary papers are cxecut- i
ed and filed by the orncors of the L. A.
W. Sample membership tickets have
been forwarded to Paris. Berne, Brus
sels and Rome for distribution among
the customs stations, so that an L. A.
W. membership ticket can be recog
nized by comparison with the one on
hand at each station.
CAPTAIN FOR MILLERS.
Caini>au Selected \*y the Manager*
of the Minneapolis Club.
CHICAGO, Dec. 19.— Two deals in players
were made by Western base ball league
magnates today. Detroit gave up P.rard and
Trost in exchange for Buckley and Butlor,
of Columbus, the exchange depending upon
the willingness of the players. The other
d«?l makes Campau captain of the Minneap
olis dub. He Is released by Grand Rapids
In exchange for Roat and Eustace.
Absolutely no action has been taken in the
franchise matter. None of the applicants
was iv much favor with the meeting. As a
matter of fact, the Anson bubble has caused
tho delegates to be willing to linger for a
time. At a late hour last night, whllo the
base ball men were still talking over the
business, it seemed entirely probable the
matter would be referred to a committee for
final action at the schedule meeting of the
Western league in Kansas City, in February.
This was on the authority of one of the
leading men of the league. The league
wants Anson in the worst way. The league
will probably wait until it finds out definitely
If it can Ret him.
A canvass of the delegates, while they
were not in the meeting, resulted In estab
lishing the fact that Omaha was the one
place of all others thought the most ad
visable of selection by the league. It is
a larger place in a base ball sense than any
of tje others, and many of the men present
at use meeting thought no mistake would be
made in that selection. Grand Rapids, while
known as a great base ball place, is re
garded as something of a hoodoo, because
of the great amount of trouble the league
ha* there last season. A large indebted
neUi had to be assumed by the league. That
place is regarded as haviug the least chance
of any of getting the franchise.
James McKee, the man who Is pleading
for an Omaha franchise, was prominent in
basa ball in 1874. He is a thorough mana
ger, and would make an ideal man for the
league. He Is traveling for a Rockford shoe
house, and If he secures the franchise will
probably make Hugh Nicol his manager.
."V"- Clarke, who also wants the franchise
In Omaha, is a brother of Gordon and Henry
Clarke, prominent two years ago on the
University of Chicago ball team. "Fred"
Pfeffer and King, the score card man, also
want X
IN POOR HEALTH.
Silas Mabel Davidson Compelled to
RcliiMiulsh Her Engagements.
Miss Mabel Davidson, the fancy
skater, who went abroad in November,
1896, and spent last winter skating in
London and Paris, is broken down in
health. When Miss Davidson left
America she was in perfect health, but
skating in the damp climates she en
countered abroad gave her a cold
which caused hemorrhages, and has
developed into a mild form of consump
tion. This ill-health, coming as it has
at the height of her succes, is a
great disappointment to the young
lady, but her friends hope that rest and
a few months of the climate of Colora
do, after the holidays, will restore her
to health.
Hiisc Ball Magnate Dying.
NEW YORK, Dec. 19.— Charles Byrne, pres
ident of the Brooklyn Base Ball club, Is lying
at his home In this city in a very critical
condition, and while the attending physicians
say that there la no immediate danger of
death, they have little hope of Mr. Byrne's
recovery. A complication of diseases has set
In and during the past two days the patient
has been unconscious most of the time. This
afternoon at the sick man's home it was said
that he was res-ting more easily than for the
past forty-eight hours. During tho day there
has been no change e:ther for the worse or
better, as far as could be seen.
BASE BALL BRIEFS. \
Adrian Constautine Anson, knight of tho
cue, terror of the game on the prairies, Ranjit
Singh! of the American wicket, pride of the
handball courts, quondam actor, and now cap
tain, manager, first baseman and catcher of
the Chicago base ball club, arrived in Chi
cago last n'ght from his trip to England with
A G. Spalding.— Chicago Sunday Tribune.
* • *
It i 3 no longer "Hutchison, p.," nor do the
fans now shout "Hurrah for Willy Bill
Hutch." It is "W. F. Hutchison, auditor."
The o'd Colt who came so near winning the
pennant for Chicago during two seasons by
his great work in the box is now located at
Mansfield, Mo., where he is looking after the
construction of the St. Louis, Mansfield &
Ava-Southern railroad. In a letter to the
sporting editor of the Tribune Hutchison
says: "'I am back in the business that I fol
lowed before I took up twirling the sphere
for the Chicago ball club." Tho letterhead
reads:
"Ozark Construction company, Springfield,
Mo.; W. F. Hutchison, Audiror."
A copy of the Mansfield (Mo.) Mall gives a
long account of the opening of the new rail
road, leading off with the ''speech In full of
Mr. W. F. Hutchison." — Chicago Tribune.
• * *
"Billy" Barnle and his Ail-Amerlcan team
arrived in Chicago Friday from the West The
squad has been playing games on the coast.
Most of the travelers left the city last night
for their homes in the East
• • »
Charley Norton, formei ly manager of the
Minneapolis team, expects to have a team in
the Eastern next year.
• • *
The Southern league is revived with the fol
lowing cities: New Orleans, Mobile, Mont
gomery, Birmingham, Atlanta, Sarannab,
. Charleston and Augusta.
THE SAINX PAUL GLOBE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1897«
HfIHVIST Op PIiIUBS
SEVERAL HONORARIUMS TO BE
CONFERRED BY GOT. CLOUGH
VERT SOON.
PLACES ON STATE BOARDS
ARE COVETED BY THE FAITHFOTi
WHO "WOULD SERVE THEIR
COUNTRY.
SOME CHANGES IN PROSPECT.
In a Fctt Instances the Substitution
of New Names for Old Seems
Inevitable.
The first of the year marks the ex
piration of the terms of a large num
ber of appointive state officers, and
already delegations are thronging Gov.
Clough's chamber day by day in be
half of this one and that one.
There is no prospective vacancy on
the board of regents of the university,
the expiring members being Senator
C. K. Davis and Judge Greeleaf Clark,
both of whom, it is believed, will be
reappointed.
John H. Rich, of Red Wing, and
Chris Amundson, of St. Peter, are the
members of the state board of correc
tions and charities whose terms expire.
On the board of managers of the
state insane hospitals, President John
W. Mason, of Fergus Falls, and Dr. C.
L. Wells, of Minneapolis are the mem
bers whose time is out.
The lunacy commission, consisting of
Drs. H. W. Brazie, of Minneanpolis, D.
B. Collins, of St. Peter, and Charles
E. Riggs, of St. Paul, are all expiring
next month.
John Cooper's term on the board of
managers of the reformatory is nearly
out, but his reappointment is looked
for.
No change is due in the prison board.
The term of the late John F. Norrish
would have expired next month any
way, and it is presumed that B. F. Nel
son, the new member, wlil be continued.
On the state board of health, how
ever, some changes are possible. There
are three terms expiring, those of Dr.
H. M. Bracken, of Minneapolis; Di.
Henrik Nessen, of Albert Lea, and Dr.
Henry Hutchinson, of St. Paul. Only
one of these places is directly profita
ble, and that is the one for which <%
fight will be made, Dr. Bracken's snap,
as secretary.
There is a similar number of prospec
tive vacancies on the state board of
medical examiners, Drs. Charles Simp
son, of Minneapolis; Thomas McDavitt,
and Justus Oh gt, of St. Paul; Dr. Mc-
Davitt is secittary cf the board. Dr.
Ohage has made an enviable lecord on
it.
What is to be done about the case of
L. A. Haidi y. whose term v,n the
state board of pharmacy expires r.^xt
month, is a probl m. Harding, hirr.siii',
would liki- to stay, but the charges
against hiui have been so l.itt r, and I
well-founded, seiiovs, that it Is con
sidered in many quar:e:s very doubtiu!
if the governor will grant him this
favor. Harding now has a libel suit
against one of the Minneapolis papers
pending, and it is possible that Gov.
Clough will hold the appointment in
abeyance until the suit comes to a
trial.
The member of the state dental board
whose term expires is Dr. L. C. Daven
port, of Moorhead.
Besides these board appointments,
there is a vacancy in the probate juge
ship of Wilkin county, which the gov
ernor is called upon to fill soon.
FOREFATHERS' DAY.
Congregational Clab Will Celebrate
It Tomorrow Night.
December 21, 1620, the Pilgrims first landed
at Plymouth Rock. Hence that date is set
apart as Forefathers' day, and the Minnesota
Congregational club will duly celebrate the
same tomorrow evening, at 0 o'clock, at the
First Congregational church, Minneapolis. The
invitations of the club have always been
artistic and novel, -but the one which appears
with this announcement is unique among
them all. It was designed by Miss Mary
Cheney.
On a broad Inner page, In quaint wording,
"Ye most worthle frlcnde" who receives the
invitation Is made to understand that the club
with "righte merrie and earnest hearte will
commemorate yo landing of ye Pilgrims at
Plymouth Rock," and the Invitation la ex
tended to join In the celebration at the First
Congregational church tomorrow evening,
"at six by ye candle Hghte." The toasts in
clude:
"The Twentieth Century Pilgrim," the Rev.
E. S. Pressey; "The Days of the Spinning
Wheel In New England," Rev. F. A. Sumner;
"The Old Meeting House— What Does It say?"
Rev. S. G. Updyke; "Around the Old Fire
place," Rev. C. B. Moody.
At the conclusion of the toasts there will
be a stereopticon address by Rev. C. H.
Taintor, of Chicago, with the subject: "The
Men of the Mayflower, or the Story of the
Pilgrim Fathers." This address will be given
In the auditorium of the church. The supper
will be served at 6:30. It will be a ladies'
night, and friends of members will also be in
vited.
SOXG AND STEREOPTICON
Combine In a Praise Service at the
People's Church.
Quite a novel and interesting feature
was introduced in the services at the
People's church last evening. It was
called "A Christmas Stereopticon Song
Service," and was given before an au
dience which well filled the spacious
auditorium. Rev. S. G. Smith explained
the pictures which were represantations
of the paintings in the historical art
galleries of the old world of the Ma
donna and Christ Child and scenes in
the life of Christ. Sandwiched m be
tween these products of the old mas
ters and scenes in Palestine, which
were also shown, were the words and
scores of familiar hymns which the au
dience joined the octette in singing.
Before the singing of each hymn, Dr.
Smith gave a sketch of the author and
a history of the hymn, many of them
proving very interesting. The speaker
thought the modern paintings of the
Madonna and the Christ Child were
even better than those of the old mas
ters, of which copies were distributed
over the world. He thought those be
longing to the older period were almost
too conventional. One of the pictures
shown was the Madonna with the
Saints, by Botticelli, in the old gallery
at Florence, which he thought was only
second to the Madonna as painted by
Yon Bodenhausen, and exhibited in the
same gallery.
In closing Millet's "Angelus" was
shown.
PETITION TO THE MAYOR.
Reserve Town Residents Want Bet
ter Police Protection.
Since the mounted police have been with
drawn from the southern section of the
Eleventh ward the people out there are be
ginning to wonder what advantage It Is to
them to be within the city limits. To cover
the entire town of Reserve, including Fort
Snelling so far as this side of the river la con
cerned, they have one solitary patrolman. Be
fore the mounted police were withdrawn offl-
Bflyllll Washing Powder
f^OWP^clPPjji ITia ' ce S house c'pamug
»3^aS(^P^'!i !^ easy- Largest package
W^pfiSJf 7? r !£ tesl eecn f om >'-
*■ m Ask the grocer for il
ceia traversed the entire territory at least a
few times every day and night and theds pres
ence, or the possibility of their being around,
even, had its deterring Influence upon a claaa
of criminals who now feel that they can da
pretty much, aj they (pleaae. For this reason
the people of Reserva are circulating this pe
tition and will in a few days present It to
the mayor;
To th« Honorable Frank B. ODoran, Mayor
of St Paul: We, th« undersigned, residents of
th« Fourth precinct of thi» Eleventh war 4ot
tho city of St Paul, hereby respectfully rep
resent that since the withdrawal of the
mounted police from thJto j>art of the preclnot
"we have been and are now practically without
police protection, exposed- to wood thieves,
chicken and vegetable thieves, and all manner
of depredations as we never were before since
the extension of the city limits over us. "When
we had the mounted police, their coming and
goln* at all hours of night and day, protected
us from all manner of disorderly characters
who now appear to regard the. farmers and
residents of Reserve as a helpless prey. We
therefore respectfully and earnestly petition
that our former police protection b« restored
to us by the extension of the mounted police
service throughout the precinct *s it formerly
existed. '
PHYSICIANS BIJRNED OTJT.
Dh. Coon and RothrocU Suffer by a
Sunday Fire.
Fire In the Albert flats, at West Fourth
and St. Peter Btreets, shortly after
2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, damaged the
building and the apartments of Drs. Coon
and Rothrock. where the blaze started, to
the extent of $1,000. The loss is covered by
insurance. The fire was discovered In the
rooms of the physicians, who were absent
at the time. It had gained a decided start,
and the use of the heavy hose by the fire
department t;ausd some slight damage to
Stierle's bicycle store, at 39 West Fourth
street, under the seat of the fire. The con
tents of Dr. Coon's and Dr. Rothrock's apart
ments were totally ruined. The origin of the
fire Is unknown. __
Hebrew. Charity Ball.
The Hebrew Ladles' Charity Loan society
held its annual ball at Central hall last even-
Ing. In addition to the dancing programme
there was a contest for the most popular
young lady, in which Miss Mary Meltz won
a solid gold watch and Miss Rosenberg sec
ond prize. In a contest for a gold ring, Miss
Stein won. In the raffle for a silver set, the
winning number was drawn by Miss Rachel
Michael. About 200 were present. The soci
ety's officers are: Mrs. Eva Lavansky, pres
ident; Mrs. Weinstein, vice president; Mrs.
Grinblot, treasurer; Mrs. Levy, Mrs. Gins
berg, Mr*. Levin, trustees.
Hack Drivers' Election.
The Hack Drivers' union at the annual
meeting at Assembly hall '.ait night ele* ted
the following officers: Martin Igo, president;
James Kennedy, vice president: Charles Lick,
treasurer: JohD Terrcau, fliiane'-al secretary;
Isaac Godbout, corresponding secretary; Johu
Kribbs, .Jacob Jarres and Thomas Ireton, trus
tees; Hairy Dubord. sergeant-at-anns.
After the meeting a supper was served. Dr.
Htsselgrave was chosen medical adviser of the
organization.
Two Ordained Priests.
An Interesting Ber\ice was had at St. i
Clement's Episcopal church yesterday morn- I
Ing, when Deacons John Caldwell, of Ken
yon, and W. E. Cooper, of Luverne, were
raised to the priesthood. Bishop Gilbert
conducted the services of ordination, and the
sermon was preached by Archdeacon T. H.
M. V. ADDleby.
PRISON INVESTIGATION.
The St. Paul Globe Is discussing the
probability that should the prison investiga
tion condemn the methods or punishment in
dulged by Deputy Warden Lemon, the prison
commissioners may defy the verdict and re
tain the deputy. This may be the case, but
there is i;o occasion to anticipate it. When
it is dune then will be the time to discuss
such improvident action. No board or admin
istration is above pub.ie opinion, and if it
shall appear by the report of the investigating
ci :;i: is* on that Mr. Lemon lias been unnec
csoa.-ily cruel, and Inflicted injuries uujustifta
bid upon the prisoners, ho cannot be retained
.or any great length of time. If, however,
his indulgences have amounted to petty an
noyances and bickerings, hi 3 methods must
go, even should he bo retained. It is not
Lemon personally, but tho methods he em
ploys, that are under investigation.— Maukato
Review.
• • *
There has been evidence enough to make It
certain that Deputy Warden Lemon Is an unfit
man for hia position. Thia has, in fact, been
well understood for several years, and he
would have been dismissed if It had not been
for his political pull.— Albert Lea Standard,
The Standard has undoubtedly diagnosed
the case correctly. The Times has, we be
lieve, made statements of like purport, in
days gone by, but the Lemon organ 3 have
charged us with being "sore." From present
indications, Mr. Lemon and his backers will
find a great many "sore" newspapers In the
state. They do not approve of cans disci
pline—Preston Times.
• • •
It looks now as though Deputy Warden
Lemon would get squeezed out of his fat
"yob." He has been shown to have a temper
that is too liable to slip Its halter.— Lltchfleld
News-Ledger.
The prison Investigating committee ad
journed to meet tho 10th. While nothing will
be likely to come of it, we believe some of
the officials are entitled to a retirement at
least.— Echo Enterprise.
At tho request of the 6 1 o tr c the prison
investigators began holding star chamber
sessions last week. The Globe has been
howling about misconduct iv' prison offi
cials, and now the commissioners yield to
Its request for a secret examination of wit
nesses. It Is contrary to good morals in
such matters, but perhaps not much more
than should be expected from the quarter
from which the row originated— Windom
Reporter.
The state prison investigation has now
reached that stage when it reminds one of
the man who was convicted of 'larceny, who
declared that it was an Outrage to convict
him on the testimony ot oirty two men
who said they saw him steal thd goods, when
he could find 100 just as good men who would
swear that they did not see him steal them.
Convicts are being brought up to swear
that they were never kicked aad never saw
any one kicked.— Xorthfield Independent.
* • •
The prison investigation goes merrily on,
and when the end is reached you will hear
Lemon say, "Never touched me!"— Morris
Tribune.
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A prison Is a poor place for officials who
have no feeling of sympathy with misfortune
and whoso hearts do not respond readily to
the dictates of humanity. The injury that
they may do will be incalculable. If there
are any such in the Stlllwater prison they
should be discharged.— Minneapolis Times.
Liirjve Display of Present*.
See Adam Fetsch's large stock of
smokers' presents.
RATCHFORD'S FRIENDS UGLY.
ThinU He Was Thrown Down In
Saturday's Balloting:.
NASHVILLE, Term., Dec. 19.—To
morrow's session, many of the dele
gates say, will bring to a close the
work of the Federation of Labor con
vention, while others insist that two
days will be required to complete the
consideration of all Important matters.
The defeat of M. D. Ratchford, presi
dent of the United Mine Workers, for
the position of fraternal delegate to
England, haa caused a good deal of
talk, and the departure of Mr. Ratch
ford and his colleague, T. L. Lewis, on
an early train this morning gave em
phasis to some of thp rumors. It is
intimated by some that \ Ratchford
was "thrown down" !n the balloting,
and some of his friends claim that the
rulings upon the different iballots and
the decisions as to the'number of votes
required to elect were against him.
Some of Ratchford's friends have been
very severe in their critlclbms of the
president's rulings, but the^e seems to
be no disposition to bring -the matter
before the convention^ thottgh, if any
opportunity is offered to get in a blow
against the rulings complained of, It
will probably be taken advantage of.
Mr. Ratchford himself, if he feels as
his friends say he does, diS not show
it, but to all appearances Jeft in the
best of humor. Before leaving, he said
the convention had done some most
important work, and especially in for
warding the eight-hour movement and
the action taken in regard to the re
striction of immigration along the
lines of an educational test. Both
movements, he claimed, were closely
related, and, with both secured, the
supply of labor will diminish and bet
ter wages follow.
Cure far rheumatism or neuralgia. Buy a
25-eent bottle of Salvation Oil and use It
according to directions. It will cure the
worst case.
-WXIAL MEETIXO OF THE MIBWAI'
RELIEF SOCIETY HELD LAST
MARKED ITS TENTH "*YEAR.
BETHLEHEM CERMAS PRESDYTE
RIA\ CHURCH OBSERVED ITS
AXXIVERSARY.
PASTORS AJTO LAYMEN JOINED
In the Programme for a Platform
Meeting Which Warn Very
Largely Attended.
The Midway Relief society held their
annual meeting last evening in the
Merriam Park Presbyterian church,
which was participated in by all of
the churches of the Park, Including
the congregations of the Merriam Park
Methodist and Olivet Congregational
churches. The meeting was quite well
attended, and a collection was taken
up to enable the executive committee
of the society to carry on the work of
relief during the winter.
The report of the treasurer and sec
retary was read, which showed that
the society, although very much in
need of funds, had been doing an ex
cellent work in caring for a number
of families residing in the Park who
were without means of support, and
the committee had been_ instrumental
in securing work for a number of
these. The treasury had been heavily
drawn upon during the last month
on account of the unusual number of
emergency cases which had come un
der their notice.
Msj. Coykendall, president of the
society, followed with an outline of
the objects of the society, saying that
he hoped the people of the Park would
respond generously to their appeal for
subscriptions. The near approach of
the holidays, he said, would necessi
tate a large amount to be paid out for
Christmas dinners. He thought they
owed a helping hand to their less for
tunate brothers and sisters, in giving
them a ivierry Christmas and a
brighter prospect for the new year,
by their material assistance in secur
ing work for the poor, which was even
more essential than the giving of
money.
The election of officers then took
place, Ajhj. ijeing re-elect
ed, as was the entire executive com
mittee.
Rev. H. A. Risser, of the Olivet Con
gregational church, and Rev. John
i-t'iiiiK i ton. vi me Merriam Park
Methodist church, assisted in the serv
ices, the address cf the evening being
delivered by Rev. A. B. Meldrum, of
the Central Presbyterian church.
After the business of the society had
been finished, a short praise service
and season of prayer was held, fol
lowed by Dr. Meldrum's sermon, which
was based on the parable of the Gopd
fcamaritan, Luke x., 25. During the
course of it he said:
"When Christ related the beautiful
story of the Good Samaritan He turn
ed the tables m the lawyer who asked
the question 'Who is my neighbor?'
by answering the vastly broader ques
tion which lies at the base of all phil
anthropy, 'Whose neighbor am I?' Of
what use is the most orthodox creed
if it be destitute of Christian charity?
A man may have a creed a yard long,
but of what earthly use Is it if it
never moves a man to loving and gen
erous action? It is a mockery and a
sham. Faith without works is dead.
The good Samaritan was one of the
despised sect — he was an alien and a
heretic; he was treated with mocking
hatred and scorn by the Jews. But
over those influences love triumphs.
His conduct showed that it is love
which makes man neighbor to man.
This is just what Christianity is, true
neighborliness, humanity of disposi
tion, friendliness, compassion, and this
is the test that determines eternal life.
There are poor folks all about, whose
hearts crave for sympathy and friend
liness more than their bodies crave
for bread and butter. Christ gave
Himself for mankind. Love Is the only
redemption power in all the world.
It Is by this the world Is to be up
lifted and saved. The man lying by
the roadside all bruised and crushed
and bleeding is your brother. The
hungry and destitute ones all about us
are our brothers and sisters, if we
have the love of Christ in us. We are
brethren not by blood, but by virtue
of the love and sympathy he needs—
by the fact that he needs our kindly of
fices, and by the fact that it is within
our power to render him aid. That i 3
the spirit of Jesus Christ. What is
Christianity? What is the religion of
Him who said: 'Whosoever shall so
do my will, the samp is my brother, my
mother and my sister.' "
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KIiOTVDIKER "WEDS.
Siriftwater Bill Takes but a Week
for Courtship.
"Swiftwater Bill" is married, says
the San Francisco Examiner.
He made acquaintance of his wife a
week ago yesterday, was engaged to
her on Friday, ajid married her on
Saturday. .Now the Baldwin hotel
register bears the entry, "Mr. and
Mrs. W. C. Gates and maid."
The wedding took place in the apart
ment adjoining Justice Barry's court
room at 6 o'clock on Saturday even-
Ing. The justice was the celebrant.
The certificate shows that W. C. Gates,
twenty-eight years old, and Miss Gra
cie Busch, twenty-one years old, the
former of Dawpon City, the latter of
San Francisco, had obtained the nec
essary license.
The bride is a sister of the Dawson
City daflcer. Miss Gussle La More, at
whose feet this same "Swiftwater Bill"
placed a kerosene can containing $50,
--000 in dust and asked her to marry
him. The dancer was coy. She prom
ised to answer the ardent miner in the
spring:.
Now, while the dancer is preparing
to toss her toes skyward before New
York audiences, her sister, who never
faced an audience from behind the
footlights, signs herself Mrs. W. C.
Gates. _,
"Mr. Swiftwater, my husband, was
asked by my sister to call when he
came down from the Klondike, and I
saw him for the first time last Satur
day," said Mrs. Gates, last evening.
"Gussie has gone on to New York. Of
course I knew who Mr. Swiftwater
was, and I liked him as soon as I saw
him. I suppose he liked me, too, just
a little. He gave Gussie 550,000 in a
kerosene can, but she could not make
up her mind to marry him right off.
1 don't believe In long engagements,
anyhow, and as I was never in love
before — though I have had ple~nt>: of
real swell offers, as every one knows —
I made up my mind I would marry
him as soon as he wanted me to."
"I think when a man makes up his
mind to do a thing he should do it as
soon as he can," said Mr. Gates. "I
never knew how much I loved Gussie
La More until I met her sister, and I
love her more still. There was noth
ing to prevent our getting married,
and as we were both of one mind we
got married."
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GKTS A THOUGHT PICTURE.
Son of Thomna A. Kdlson Innonucts
a Wonderfal Invention.
NEW YORK, Dec. 19.— Thomas A.
i Edison Jr. has photographed a thought.
! At least he feels so confident that he
i had done so that he is going on wltn
hi 3 experiments.
By means of the Roentgen rays ap
i plied to the back of a man's head he
| photographed round objects, which
! Edison believes to be the quarter of a
I dollar upnn which the subject had, ac
! cording to directions, concentrated hl3
j thoughts. This image was secured on
i an extremely sensitive plate, the mak
' ing of which is Mr. Edison's secret.
Mr. Edison is not very sanguine that
i he will be able to photograph a com
i plex thought — such as a landscape, for
j instance. The most that he now hopes
' for is that he may be able to photo
graph a single object on which the sub
ject will concentrate his mins— as in
his first experiment — so as to demand
some exercise of faith and imagination.
Yet it is convincing to him, and also
to others who witnessed the experi
ment.
Mr. Edison declined to tell whore his
experiment was conducted. He is equal
ly reticent as to who were with him
at the time the quarter of a dollar
thought was photographed.
"I shaved £he object's head," he
said, "preparatory to the experiment.
Then metallic discs were applied to
each side of the head, Just above the
ears. Another similar disc was applied
to the top of his head. Finally a sort
of mask covered all his head and face,
i leaving holes for the eyes and for
breathing. The three discs were bat
teries. The experiment took place in a
i room that was absolutely dark. With
the subject seated in front of a brass
tube with his eyes about three inches
from a minute opening in the end of
the tube, the X rays were applied to
the base of the head.
'•The construction of the interior of
the tubes through which he looked is
partially a secret. I may say, however,
that there were several prisms in it.
' These were to collect all the light rays
. which came from his eyes. The prisms
i did not cross the interior of the tube,
but left a small opening in a direct line
! from his eyes to the other end of the
tube. This was for the direct passage
;of the X rays. At the farther end of
the tube was attached the plate.
"Before the photo was made I at
tached a new quarter of a dollar to a
piece of white paper and told the sub
ject to fix all the power of his mind
upon it. I told him to go over in detail
every outline made by the mint stamp,
I to fix his mind on the formation of
every letter, every line of engraving.
Then, as quickly as possible, I placed
him before the tube in the dark room
and told him to again fix his mind
!on the quarter— to recall every mark
he had noted.
"Then I applied the Roentgen rays
and exposed the sensitive plate at the
end of the tube, into which he was
j looking, for about a minute — as long as
the subject could stand it. In fact, he
i stood It apparently as long as he had
! control of himself. I tore the disks
from his head and he wandered aim
lessly about the room.
"To my amazement I found that the
man was completely hypnotized. He
had no will of his own. He was com
pletely subject to me. He would do
whatever I told him. I dashed cold
water on him and he finally recovered
himself, though for a time he was
dazed. He could not get his mind on
anything but that quarter of a dol
lar. I met him several days after on
the street. He was as well as ever,
but said the image of the coin was
j constantly dancing before his eyes.
"I developed the plate, and a dis
tinct round object stood out upon it.
To me It was a satisfactory photo
■ graph of the quarter of a dollar. At
: all events, I am satisfied with the ex
periment.
"I am more convinced than ever of
the correctness of the theory on which
I started. That theory was that, if
the mind were concentrated upon an
opaque object, a photograph of that ob
ject might be thrown upon a photo
graphic plate with power enough to
I be caught and held by it, If the plate
I were sufficiently sensitive.
"I do not know that the Roentgen
! rays are essential. I am inclined to
! think they are not— that the light rays
from the eyes alone are all that Is nec
! essary. I am going to make my next
! experiments without the X rays.
"As to what practical use may be
made of the process, that remains to
be seen. I can believe it may be the
I means possibly of discovering crimi
nals. If a person distinctly sees the
1 face of another person who commits a
! crime, that face may be photographed
'■ just as the quarter of a dollar was
; photographed by subjecting the per
son who saw It to the same process
that the man who saw the quarter
of a dollar was subjected."
FATHER OP 33 CHILDRKX.
Salt Over the Estate of Morgan A.
Dayton.
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. V.. Dec. 10.—
Morgan A. Dayton, who died in Mil
ton in 1801. had a decidedly old-fash-
ioned family. He had been the hus«
band of five women and the father o{
thirty-two children. The now numer
ous Dayton family In the lower portion
of Ulster county Is nearly all his chil
dren or grandchildren, and It is now
said that hla direct descendants would
make a village of a larger population
than Milton itself. Most of his family
settle around home, but a son, Morgan
A. Dayton Jr., is a prominent business
man In New York. One of the first
wives died about 1841, and in the set
tlement of her estate Morgan A. Day
ton Sr. was appointed guardian for
one of his daughters, Anna Augusta,
and received a fund of $844, the in
come from which he was to receive
during his life, and upon his d^ath th«
principal was to go to the daughter.
He gave a mortgage to secure the
principal of the fund to his daughter.
His numerous family, however, so far
depleted his resources that when ha
died he had not sufficient real or pei
sonal property to pay his debts.
About one-half of the face of the mort
gage was paid to the husband and four
children of the daughter, she having
died several years ago. The mortgage
is now being foreclosed to secure the
balance. Charlell Dayton purchased the
property without ascertaining the ex
istence of the mortgage and Is defend
ing the suit.
Cat on the Union Pacific.
CHEYENNK, Wyo., Dec. 18.— Notices hay«
been posted in the Union Pacific simps at
Cheyenne and Laramle reducing tho time of
the men employed from five to four days a
week and from eight hours to seven hours
per day, taking effect Immediately. la addi
tion tho employes are given a lay-off of ten
days during the holidays. This Is equal to
a reduction of 30 per cent In wages. Tho re
duction Is said to be caused by a falling off
of business on the Union Pacific equal td
40 per cent of the business done during the
summer months.
Loss of Pardee Mull Is Felt.
EASTON. Pa., Dec. 19.— President Warfleld.
of Lafayette college, has Issued a call for a
meeting of the local members of the board of
trustees to be held tomorrow, when arrange
ments are to be made for continuing the
i different courses of study disturbed by tha
| burning of Pardon hall yesterday. Among
i the property saved by the students have been
| found Dr. C. T. Porter's Pennsylvania Flora
j and the new Instruments lately added to the
department of geology.
nought In by the 'Frisco Road.
VIXITA, I. T., Dec. 19.— The sale of the
Central branch of the Atlantic & Pacific, a
; branch of the 'Frisco, took place here yester
-1 day. E. C. Henderson bid $2,500,000. It was
i sold to him, and by him transferred at once
; to the 'Frisco company, which owns the
! bonds. Mr. Henderson is the general counsel
1 of the 'Frisco company. The ±a.'.c was under
decree of foreclosure of the federal eo-Jrt. The
line extends from Seneca to Sapulaa.
Eng-ine .Tamped Kroan the Rrldge.
ST. LOUIS, Mo.. Dec. 19.— While piloting a
heavy freight train up the Merchants' bridge
Incline today an engine of the Terminal Rail
road association jumped tho track and plunged
to the ground below. Fireman AI Pensinger
waa instantly killed. Engineer J. 11. McCul
lough was daahed head first through the cab
window and injured, and W. H. Cnbb, yard
agent of the East Side yard, had several rib*
broken. Pensinger was married and leaves a
widow.
Iliuitiiis; for a Divine.
HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 19.— Kxperieneed
men dragged the Susquehanna river all day
for the body of Rev. S. S. Spearrler, who, it
is thought, either committed suicide or was
murdered and thrown Into the river on Thurs
day night. They found nothing whatever,
owing to the murky condition of the high
water. The polk-e aro still hunting for clues
to establish the man's-fate, but have not mot
with success.
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Mi-.rirMa in a Storm.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 19.— Tho United
States gunboat Marietta has arrived here,
after a stormy passage from the north. Many
of her staterooms were flooded and her rails
bent and twistrd from the force of the
wavps that had swept over her. -So had was
the storm at one stage that it became nec
essary to put cut a sea anchor, in spite of
which she drifted over 240 miles.
The Sllrrrdale lulucky.
LONDON, Dec. 19.— Fire has broken out In
' the after hold cf the British steamer River
: dale, from Oalveston, via Newport N«»w9, for
; Bremen, before reported put into St. Michaels
i with her rudder broken and other damage.
Efforts are being made to extinguish the
I flames. >
Tho Ladles of the MaccabPFa. Hive No. 7,
met Tuesday evening and el» ted ofiV- rs for
the ensuing year. The installation of officers
will take place the second Tuesday in Janu
ary.
The reputation of a responsible firm U be
hind statements concerning wideh advertised
I wares. Who answers fur the cheap Mbett-
I tutes that are sometimes offered?
WHAT DO THE CHILDREN
DRiNK?
Don't give them tea or coffee. Ha-. :
tried the new food drink rnl.ed GRAIN-OT
It Is delicious and nourishing and Ui >
place cf coffee. The tnoi ou yive
the children the more brail ribute
! through their sys - res. Grain-Q is m
j pure grains, and «men properly prV pared
I tastes iike the ■ - ■
costs about one-fdurtta aa much. Ail g
i se.l It. 16c aud Sta
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