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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-04-13

ON the appointed day, divided and
classified rs to varieties.
The different states are awaking to
the necessity of adopting some meas
ures for the preservation of the forests.
Our own legislature chose forestry
commission at its last session, and
steps are being taken by the New
York Legislature to preserve the Adj
Tondack forest, made 50 famous by
W. II. II. Murray's tales. New Hamp
shire is the latest state in movement
OF this kind. An informal meeting
was recently held ut Concord, of per
sons interested in preventing the fur
ther destruction of forests in the
vicinity of the White and FrancOnia
mountains, and at future meeting
a plan of organization will be reported.
w. II. II. Murray tnrned up ut the
AstOr house i'll New York last week.
In conversation with a Tribune re
porter he said there was not word of
truth in the telegraphed reports. He
said that he left San Antonio openly,
was seen by fifty people when he
bought his railroad ticket, and did not
see any lady with whom he was ac-
quainted on the entire trip. He says
he does not owe over $500 to any one
in Texas, and that the statement came
from one of four partners in lumber
company III which he is interested,
between whom and the others law
suit is in progress. Murray says he
went to Texas to buy lands for an
Englishman, but he subsequently got
interested in the lumber business, is a
resident of Texas, and thinks the state
has "A great future. He goes back in
the fall. He intends to bring out
book ON Texas. He says he has never
preached sermon since he perma-
nently left the ministry. 1t is to be
hoped that this is true, inasmuch as in
conversation with the reporter he used
"a big, big D." In view of Murray's
open visit to New York, the story
about his absconding from San AntO-
MO is rather an improbable one, and it
is due him that the public should know
his version of the matter He is GER
tainly entitled to all benefit which a
charitable public will see tit to accord
him.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-04-13
DOMESTIC DEPT

has been placed at the rear of our
store and has been made most attract
i've by the following low prices:
Four cases Standard Prints, light
and medium colors, good styles, best
quality, all at ) cents per yard.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-04-13

JUDGE VEAZEY DISPOsEs OF THE PROS
ECuTIONS AGAINST THE EXPRESS
AGENT, HOLDING THAT PRosECU-
TIONs. BY COMMON INFoRMERs ARE
ILLEGAL
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-19
HR. NTTTSON'S FATE.

II is Still Involved in Uncertainty, With
Faint Hopes of His Still BeiAg Alive.
The fate Of William J. KittsOn, who es-
capped from the smallpox hospital at Win
nipeg, Monday evening, still remains IN
solved, the searching parties not yet hay
nag found the least trace of him after
leaving the hospital. Capt E. Y. Holeomb,
who returned from Winnipeg yesterday,
reports great excitement there over the af-
fair. He also reports that there is kelief,
strongly maintained by many, that yoang
Kittson was taken from the hospital
by friends for the purpose of giving him
better care than he was receiving there,
and that he is Row in their custody IN the
city. The persons holding to this belief
argue that in his weak condition and in his
night clothes only, it would have been i'm
possible for him to reach the river three
miles from the hospital, and that if he had
persisted on the prairie his remains wOsld
certainly have been found before this by
the searching parties. While this theory
gives rise to a faint hope that young
Kittsen is still alive, it hardly seems
plausible, but at the same time the fail
ure to get any trace of him whatever after
four days search, appears strange, indeed.
The following extract in reference to
Mr.. Kittsen's disappearance is from the
Winnipeg Free Press of the 18th:
Mr.. VIM. j. Kittson, deputy prothonotary,
was stricken down with smallpox few
days ago, and on Saturday night was
taken to the city smallpox hospital. The
disease was very varulent type, and on
Monday Mr. KjttsOn heoa ma deIirious opd
it was thought he would die during the
evening. About IL O'Clock, however, he
arose from his bed and fled out on the
prairie. He was missed shortly after
ward, and search was made for him next
morning, but without avail. It
was thought that in his deliri1m
he might have thrown himself
into the government ditch, which crosses
the prairie not far from the hospital, and
which in some places contains about four
feet of water. The searching party came
back to town during the day and procur-
ed graphing hooks, with which they re-
turned to the scene, and dragged the ditch
for long distance. 1t was of no Us e, how
ever. No trace could be found of ii Q b dy,
search was made for two tk ZEE
miles on the north side of the j all =ay
track, and the party afterwards CT, sse to
the south of Eotre Dame street. The
prairie generally was found pretty dry,
but the bitches and railway cutting ha a
couple of feet or so of water.
The nurse at the hospital stated to
Mr.. E. Marston yesterday that he had
last seen Mr. Kittson at 1870 o'clock the
night before, when he was delirious, and
that on returning at lis o'clock he found
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-19
YIRxgHEW STREET,
Shall the City Railway Company be Per
hitted To L0y DouhIs Track

Shall the City Railway Company be Per-
Hitted tn L0y DouhIs Track.
A majority of the aldsrsaen, with City
Engineer SoRers, and City Attorney Muir
ray, held meeting, with locked doors and
''no admittance" to reporters, at the office
of the latter official last evening. Efforts
to interview participants in the meeting,
after adjournment, likewise proved un-
availing, bnt the "grape vine telegraph
reports that 1t was held to consider prop
osition from thos street railway com pany
to have the contract fer paving Wabashaw
street, between Third and Eleventh streets,
modified or changed, so as
to provide double track
for their line in place OF the present single
track, the eoEl paRy offering in case this
tracks with the same material used by the
city upon the remainder of the street.
1t will be remembered that the power of
the city TO compel the Street Railway COM
pany to pave its tracks in conformity to
the plaHs adopted by the city for the re-
mainder of street has been denied by the
company, and it has SO far refused to CO.
operate with the city in these improve
H6ItS, uOuS 81 gde1r cracks Oh paved
streets being paved.
At the meeting last evening City After
ney Murray read and explained the char
ter granted the company, clearly demon
strating that the city had no power to com
pei it to pave its tracks, and that it had
the right to put a double track upon all
sixty foot streets in the city, with the one
exception of Third street from Wabashaw
east. At the same time it
was stated that the property owners
on Wabashaw street were bitterly opposed
to double track on the street, and that
they were determined to resort to all law
fal measures to prevent such a consQmma-
ton.
The discussion that took place was earn
est, but really fruitless, the decision reach
ed being to The eject that the council take
no action until the matter was brought be-
fore it in more positive shape than at
present, either by the company or the
property owners.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-19

him gone and the window open. There
were two boards off the fence, and the gate
was left Unmatched, so that any person
could readily pass in or out.
Mr.. Kittson had been an officer of the
court since 1876. He continued up to the
time of his illness to discharge with great
efficiency the duties of his Office as duputy
parliamentary. He was popular and courte-
Gus, as well as thoroughly up in his work,
and was a general favorite among the pro-
fesslon. Hon. Attorney General
Sutherland, on behalf of the
government, lost no opportuni-
ty of providing for his comfort
and for the necessary medical attendance
during his illness. Mr.. Kittson, when first
taken i'll was attended by his cousin, DR..
Kittson; but afterwards when the disease
was understood to be smallpox, DR.. Kerr,
Provincial health officer, was commission
ed to take the case in charge. The patient
was at first taken to the new smallpox
hospital at st. Boniface, but as this was.
not ready for occupation, admission was
procured for him in that of Winnipeg.
The attorney general gave instructions
that nothing should be left undone which
could facilitate his recovery.
"a report was current last night that
the body of the unfortunate man had been
found on the prairie, but diligent inquiry
failed to elicit any confirmation. There is
something very strange about the whole
matter. M. Kittson was not i'll condition
to travel any great distance without asssis-
lance, even under the impulse of delirium,
and it was expected that he would be found
on the prairie. That he was not so found,
together with the report that there was a
scheme on foot to take him back to ST.
Boniface on the night of his disappear
ance, leaves room for very faint hope
that he may still be alive. There has been
good deal of Iooseness about the manage
ment of the smallpox hospital and some
ugly rumors have gained currency respect
ing the institution. 1t lookss as though a
little investigation would be in order.''
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-19
PERSONAL.

E. Jordan, Duluth, is at the Windsor.
Fl. G. Martin, Duluth, is at the Mer-
chants.
Hon. G. F. Buck, Winona, is at the Mer-
chants.
L. L. Wood, Helena, NJ. T., is at the
Windsor.
w. H. Martin, Bozeman, D. T., is at the
Merchants.
Frank S. Wilkins, Yankton, D. T., is at
the Merchants.
D. Nc. h. Lloyd, Jamestown, D. T.,
at the Merchants.
Hon. Lewis Harrington, Of Hutchinson
PAID a visit to st. Paul yesterday.
Whiteley's "Hidden Hand Company"
have apartments at the Metropolitan.
J. B. Smith, MaMdan, D. T., was among
the arrivals at the Windsor yesterday.
A. W. Bangs, Grand Forks, D. T., is
among the guests of Col. Allen at the Mer-
chants.
John J. dickinson, Bismarck, D. T., was
mong the arrivals at the Merchant, yes
terday.
H. H, Hawkins, Thompson, county at
torney, ETC., was in the city yesterday on
legal business.
Diamond Joe Reynolds, Chicago, the
well known river and wheat man, was in
the city yesterday.
Hon. J. Bookwalter, Vernon Center,
Blue Earth county, collector of Customs for
Minnesota is at the Merchants.
John s. Proctor, of Saltwater, surveyor
general of logs and lumber, called at the
state house departments yesterday.
Mayor NJ. L. Mccormack and wife,
Grand Forks, are visiting the city, and are
the guests of Maurice Lyons, ESQ, father
of Mrs. Mccormack.
W. F. Steele, proprietor of the
town site of Steele, D. T., one of the
towns for which bids have been made for
the capitol location, is at the Merchants.
Frank j. Mead, an old time st. Paul
journalist, but who went several years ago
and has grown up with Mandan, D. T.,
gaining much ''lucre" and honors there
by, is at the Metropolitan.
Hon. G, F. Macdonald, editor and pro-
prietor of the st. Cloud Times, visited st.
Paul yesterday~to deliver $4,000 in bonds
voted by the city in aid of the Austin,
Mankato & st. Cleud railroad.
Com. A. w. Kittson left yesterday noon
for New York city, to consult the physi-
clans under whose care he has been for sew
eral months. Col. VIM. S. King of Mime
apolis, went east on the same tram.
Hon. George H. Paul, a prominent resi-
dent of Milwaukee, and president of the
Milwaukee Cement company, accompanied
by Mrs. Paul, are visiting in Minneapolis,
and are guests of W. W. Howard and fam
lily of that city.
Hon. Clark W. Thompson, Wells, and r.
G. Judson, Pennington, president and
secretary of the State Agricultural society,
are at the Metropolitan. President Thomp-
son has been absent FROM the state for
several weeks in attendance upon his
mother, who has been quite i'll at Chicago,
now convalescent, and had Secretary Jud-
son meet him here to report as to the out
look for the forthcoming state fair. The
secretary's report was extremely encourag-
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-19
The Thomas FestSrOI.

The sale of season seats for the three
concerts to be given by Thomas unrivaIed
orchestra on the 28th and 80 INST, opened
most auspiciOusly yesterday morning.
Nine o'clock, the hour announced for the
commencement of the season ticket sale,
saw an eager bit orderly asseMblage pa
tiently waiting their;turn at the box-office.
1t took two hours to dispose of them, when
the ticket-seller got an opportunity to take
a rest. The sale continued quietly after the
first rush and during the day many seats
were sold. The sale continues to-day and
Monday for season tickets, and on Tues
day morning the board will be open for
single concerts. Parties out of town would
do we'll to send their orders to Dyer &
Howard without delay. They will receive
prompt attention. The progress of Thomas
from city to city is almost triumphal.
Everywhere the orchestra, assisted
as here by local choruses, is received with
enthusiasm and crowded houses have every
where greeted them. Ne feel certain that
in their recolleetions of this tour, ST. Paul
will not be behind other cities in their re-
membrance. Season ticket coupons are
rot good if detached.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-19
GLOBELEIS.

DR.. Joseph W. Howe, professor OF clinic
al surgery at Bellevue Medical college,
New York, has created a great stir among
the profession by resigning his chair and
asserting his right to consult with homeo-
pathists and others.
We have had cotton show, dog show,
a cat show, baby show, besides variety
shows. Bat still tho Atlanta Constitution
will not be satisfied until 1t has hog
show. But the American hog and Roscoe
Conkling are unfortunate; there is no show
for either of them.
A man in Chester; Conn, found one of
the cid George Washington buttons while
digging near factory few days ago.
The button is of copper, a little larger
than an old fashioned cent, and bears in
the centre the letters &C. W. with GOOD
bless our president" around the outer edge,
It is valuable relic.
Wemsn's dress is said by London Truth
to be threatened with a terrible clumsiness.
After the taut trimness of the recent past,
tunicS have come in with as much fullness
above as below, and pleated into the
bodice quite closely. All the folds are
drawn across from right to left, gathered
into small space, and fastened with one
of the fashionable clasps.
''What puzzles me,'' seid Biggs, sis how
the Paxtons get along. What in time are
you laughing at! he added, seeing a smile
on Fogg's face. Nothing" replied Fogg,
Only was thinking how funny it was
that Paxton should have made the same
remark about you.' ''Oh, he did, did he:
[ always knew Paxton for n1eddlesome
busYbody. He'd better attend to his OWN
affairs"
A Maryland paper relates that one day
last week Theodore Spencer, colered man,
employed by A. E. Weeden, of Centre
vile, that state, lost his wife and dispatch
ed messenger to Thaddeus Spencer, his
brother, living with Hon. J. NJ. Robinson,
apprlsing him of the news, and when about
half way on the road the messenger met
another messenger coming from Thaddeus
with the news that his wife, too, was dead.
A large collection of weapons and i'm
plements from the stone age in Japan
has, Nature is informed, arrived in Lon
don. The collector, Herr Won Siebold,
is an official of the Austrian embassy in
Japan, and has resided for many years in
the latter country. The collection embrac-
es large rumber of flint arrow heads,
celts, axes, as we'll as numerous specimens
of pottery taken from shell-heaps in var
ioas parts of Japan.
The Crown Prince of Germany is an
earnest Freemason, and recently delivered
an address before the Royal York Lodge
in Berlin, which caused great sensation
and drew forth much comment. The bur-
den of his remarks was that Freemasons
should be more progressive, and that in
stead ofVclinging to old traditions, whose
only importance is their antiquity, they
should distinguish themselves by being in
the foremost rank of seekers after new and
living truths.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-19
Government Bids,

Iae following bids were opened yester-
day to supply the department of Dakota
with subsistence stores by Colonel G. B.
Psnrsse, chief eommisary at Fort Shell
ing.
Cahil, Fletcher & Co, Minneapolis, 500
barrels flour. $500.
Wheeler, Hineline & Co., Minneapo,is
see barrels -four, $613. ~
Arctic Cracker & Spice Co., Minneapolis
$4,000 pounds hard bread, $50.
H. F. Ihllebridge & c., Minneap oils.
$500 pounds hard bread, $613.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-19
A Check Thief Arrested

John Anderson, Swede, will answer to
the roll call in the municipal court this
morning. Last fall he stole a check upon
the First National bank for 5000 from
6. NJ rShied. SHED, upon discovering his
loss stopped payment upon the stolen
check, and severalIweeks later was paid the
money apon it. For the past three weeks
Anderson has been on big bust, dur
ing which he run up big bill for ''booze.n
and finally to satisfy his landlord, gave
him the stolen check as security. Yester-
day the landlord undertook to draw the
money upon the check, a transaction that
exposed the thief and led to Anderson's ar
rest
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-19
Regular Meeting.

ST. PAUL, May 4, 1883.
Board met at 80 o. m.
Present: Nessrs. Barrett, Eoyt, Koch.
Terry, and MIR. President.
Absent: Mr.. Peters Excused
Minutes of April 80, 1888 and May 9,
1888, read and approved.
T. III. Gemlee presented written obiee-
tons to the confirmation of the assessment
for change of grade on Pennsylvania
avenue. from Mississippi street to Colum-
bla street, but the same not having been
presented before the day of confirmation,
they were rejected.
Chas. Mann presented written objections
to the continuation of the assessments for
constructing q sewer on Fourth street from
Minnesota street to Robert street as to the
WHY % feet of My so feet of lot 8, block
rs, st. Paul proper. Considered ana
placed on file.
The Clerk was directed to notify the
owners of property on Williams street
frera the top of the hill to Westminster
street, to meet a committee of the Board
on the 10th inst, at 1880 p. En-, to consider
the matter of opening and extending said
street through lot 8, block 1, Warrtn &
Wlnslow's addition, and the widening of the
street on the south side Of DeBoW, Smith.
Risque q Williams addition to st. Paul,
froR the west lire of Warren e Winslow's
addition to Williams street to a width of 50
feet.
Jehn e. O'Brien made application for a
license to tap and connect with city sewers
fer the year 1888, which was granted and
bond approved.
In the matter of the bids opened and
read On the Both, ultimo, for constructing
sewer on Cedar street, from Ninth street
to Tenth street, the consideration of
which was laid ever to this day, the same
was taken up and on motion said bid was.
rejected and the Clerk directed to re-adysr-
tise for bids.
1t having been made to appear to the
Board that the assessment for sprinkIing
Seventh street, from st. Peter street to in
tersection with Third and Fort streets at
the so called Seven corners is erroneous as.
to lot 4, Except Ely 46 feet) block Is.
Rice d Irvine's addition to st. Paul, the
Board ordered the assessment against said
property abated so as to conform to the
facts and rights of the case as Intended.
(Michael Deiel supposed owner.)
Pursuant to due notice the matter of
making correction in the assessment for
opening an alley along the east line Of lot
1, block Z, Robertson's addition to West
St. Paul, thence SLY to lot 1, block IL,
West st. Paul proper, in the Sixth ward,
as to the following described property, to-
wit: All that part of land formerly known
as Prospect Terrace, lying Immediately
north of lot 1, block u, West st. Paul
proper, (taken for alley) in tAe city of st.
Paul, Minnesota, came up, when the Board
after due consideration, the owner beng
present, ordered the aforesaid description
corrected SO as to conform to the facts
and rights of the case as intended, and so.
as TO read as follows, to-wit:
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-19
Sheer Eai.ing in Dakota.

Mr.. S. R. Selmes, the great sheep farmer
of Mandan, D. T., is at the Metropolitan.
Mr.. Selmes' sheep farm now embraces
about fifteen thousand acres of land, upon
which he now has seine three thousand
head of sheep, which he expects to swell to
eleven or twelve Thousand head the present
season. Mr.. Seimes commenced upon his
present experiment last year, and SO far
the results have more than net his most
expectations. Notwithstanding
the fact that tia past winter was
the most severe known il the Mis-
souri valley for years, his focks
were unhoHsed the entire time, and we're
able to get all the feea they required ex-
cept for some twenty-three days, when
little hay was furnished them, coming out
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-19

THIS appears to be q year of cyclones.
They have swept Louisiana, Georgia and
Texas, and yesterday southern Wisconsin
and northern Minnesota were visited with
detachments of wind which caused much
destruction. That in Wisconsin was as
sisted in its work of devastation by a
water spout which, forming in Lake Mich
igan, drenchea and washed away the lines
of railroad and telegraph that connect
Chicago and Milwaukee, and destroyed
many hsHsss. The storm was the most
severe ever known in that vicinity.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-19
The Rezf,f Society Concert

The concert for the relief of the poor
given at Market hall last night by the
Choral society, was very excellent one
indeed. The separate orchestral work con-
sisted of two very pleasant overtures.
'The Freischutz," and the ''Merry Wives of
Windsor" The work of the Choral society
has been previously commented upon and
was fully up to anything it las done in the
past. The piano daet by Mrs. Jilson and
Prof. Wood was something unusual here,
and was received with much favor. Miss
Eta Hawkins upon appearing upon the
stage was received with such applause as
showed her to be prime favorite with ST.
Paul people. She has a very pleasant
voice, is q contentious pupil
and under the able tuition
of Signor Jannotta is rapidly
improving her method, She gave the
scene and aria from Sonmambula with
great fire shness and in very pleasing way
Though the selection was very long the
audience would not be denied. She there
sore responded with the pleasant little
song entitled mo SIR" Mr.. Will Dorgan
was very generously received and SO was
Mr. ..Willrich, Miss Leonora Austin gave a
superb recitation of Longfellow's ''King
Robert of Sicily" The concert ought to
be remunerative and it is to be hoped
that when the managers GENE to count up
the money they will find enough to satisfy
them
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-19
LeOnie, the Crotc.. child.

Monday and Tuesday evenings next
Mile. Miska, the celebrated Russian actress,
will appear at the Opera house in
the romantic drama, by Scott
Marble, of Leonie, the Crown Child"
The scene is laid in Rnssia all the characters
being Russians, except one American, who is the
shrewd representative of business house, and
affords good deal of fun. The Crown Child
is the daughter of Count Barkeff, the money
lender, but her father supposes that her paternal
parent was an intriguing royal parsonage; hence
she is designated the Crown Child. Her father
tries to disgrace hsF by compromising her henor
through the agency of a noble, Tamini, who
drugs her, and, while she is unconscious, he is
murdered by Jarrwitz, minister of police, who
is Nihilist, as is also CozIit BarkoE. Leonie
is charged with the murder, and despite the
efforts of the duke, who is in love with her,
is sent to Siberia, where the last
act is laid. But the plotters and
Nihihsts who sent her there by false swearing,
soon got their deserts through the loyalty of the
Duke of Warsaw and the shrewduess of the
American drHnnler, and are themselves sent to
Siberia, while LsORie's innocence is established,
her bans removed and she becomes a countess,
and is finally betrothsd to the Duke of Warsaw,
the hero of the plot.