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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-08-21
TWO OF A KIND.
"A Puzzle for Judge ana Jury in n
Maine Court.

IL
Boston Globe.
at trial here the other day. before
Judge Whltehouse, the case bein, 3
family quarrel between disgruntied
heirs, among the witnesses for the de
tense was pair of twins. They were
not ordinary twins. They had hair
Of the brightest auburn, cyelids the
color of flax, pink and white complex
ions, and dresses exactly alike, even
to the most unimportant bow. They
even were exactly alike, with the sin.
gle exception that an appeared in
one of their names instead of an O.
When the first appeared oA the
stand the jury, judge and lawyers re-
ga1ded ner attentively; she gave her
testimony in a modest manner and
stepped down. Another name was
called; it was that of her twin sister.
AS her counterfeit presentment took
the stand there was a hush in the
courtroom. Judge, jury, lawyers,
and spectators sat transfixed, and
gazed first at the witness in the box
and then at the place where her sis
ter had taken her seat. They could
hardly believe their eyes; it seemed
as IT the last witness had returned to
the box without being recalled.
The lawyer conducting the cross
examination put the usual questions
the name and residence were, to all
appearances, the same as in the case
of her double, just on the stand, and
the voice precisely the same in tone
and infection. The jury looked at
each other, and seemed ready to
match coppers as to whether they
We're asleep or not. Then the lawyer
asked the witness if she had been on
the stand before during the trial, and
received quiet negative. This salts
fed the court, although if her twin
sister had not sat in plain view at the
other end of the courtroom it is by
no means certain that she would not
have been indicted for perjury.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-08-21
Collapse i'm EngIand's Shipping Trade.

There is a widespread collapse in
the shipping trade of England, caused
firstly by the overproduction of steam
ships, and secondly by the falling off
in the international trade of tha world.
Ships for which their was no business
have, at least until the commencement
Of the present movement in our grain,
been laid up in every British port. In
too many instances, also, vessels were
falling into the hands o. imprudent
bankers as security for advances
which the borrowers could rot repay.
English foreign trade has been CON
tracing in bulk with a rapidity no
witnessed since 1867, and which yet
gives no hint Of revival. 1t is actu
ally said that the competition of the
great Atlantic lines has become so
keen that several of them are now, to
all intents and purposes, bankrupt.
A week or two since, says leading
English publication, matters had
reached sacb pass in the case of
prominent company that one of it's
vessels was seized for a debt in the
port of Liverpool on behalf of
Scotch bank, and only released when
guaranty had been given that she
would return after the voyage.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-08-21

Lord Ruper tswood, of Victoria, is
reputed to be richer than w. H. Van
derbilt. He is worth more than $780,,
100000, and his wealth is rapidly in
creasing. He inherited a great estate
from his father. including millions of
cattle and sheep in Australia. His
residence at Melbourne is said to be
the most magnificent in the world. 1t
cost 81 900, ,0Co. he S TcTy liberal
glver.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-28
A SUDDEN SUMMONS.
James Reynolds Meets Death While
Walking on Railroad Track.

A shocking railroad accident occurred on
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Short
Line road about 1915 o'clock yesterday
morning, resulting in the instant death OF
James Reynolds, mechanic, residing in
Minneapolis.
The fatality happened at the first sand cut
in the road, or at point just beyond the
West Seventh street crossing.
About the time stated, Reynolds was in the
act of walking down the railroad track, and
just as he reached the curve in the road he
observed an up-bound freight train comm
along on the track on which he was walking
He instinctively crossed over to the other
track, which is used exclusively by the down
trains. Just as he did so, tie passenger
train due in st. Paul at 80 o'clock, came
putting around the curve, and before he
could get out of the way he was struck by the
pilot of the engine and his body thrown sew
eral feet from the track. The shock was
terrific, and while it did not mangle his body,
the internal injuries inflicted were such as to
cause instant death.
The train was stopped and the body was
taken on board and brought to st. Paul.
Coroner Quinn was called, and he directed it
sent to O'Halloran's undertaking establish
ment, where an inquest will be held at 10 80
O'Clock to-day.
An investigation into the the affair demon
strated that it was purely an accident. Just
as the engine made the curve the fireman
told the engineer that there was a man on
the track, when the signal for down brakes
was given, and the air brake was turned on.
The train slowed up as soon as possible but
not in time to prevent the accident.
The deceased boarded in Minneapolis, and
so far as known had no relatives in this
state. He was plainly attired and from ap-
pearances about As years of age.
Nm his person were letters from his wife,
who evidently resides in Belfast, Ireland.
One. of the letters has reference to the death
of his child, and 1t is couched in elegant
diction, showing the writer to be possessed of
more than ordinary affection and intelligence.
Another letter bears the postmark of Gum
ison CAL, and it is evidently from his son.
Aside from these, the only articles on his
persen were several tools and dollar or two
in change.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-28
THE COURTS.
District Court.
COURT CASES.


before Judge Brill.
Charles Leonard VS.. Nellie K. Green, ct
al; on trial.
Adjourned to 10 a. m. today,
NEW SUITS.
Suits were entered in the district court
yesterday as follows:
Thomas H. Darcy US. A. L. and Jesse O..
Billings Billings Bros to recover 1913 49,
H. E. Weymouth and W. C. Goforth VS..
Thomas Conway alias Thomas Con-
ley, to recover S117.90 on note due March 25.
In same case, R. w. Bell, garnishee.
The Oregon 81 Transcontinental company
VS.. j. D. Lyle, Samuel B. Tibbits and Alex.
Moore, to recover $2,S62.SO and interest
The complaint sets forth that defendants
contracted to furnish ties, etc., to DeGraff
g. Co., contractors for building the Little
Falls d Dakota railroad and the Western
of Minnesota. That DeGraff & Co.'S con-
tract was with W. II. Starbuck, who assigned
his interest therein to plaintiff; also that De-
Graft 81 Co. assigned to plaintiff theirinterest
in the contract with Lyle, Tibbetts and
Moore. That defendants did not fulfill their
contract, but received money more than COW
ering the contract. That by connivance of
defendants the chief engineer of the works
was made to certify falsely to the receipt of
ties, etc., according to contract. That de
PENDANT delivered 10000 ties, being 10000
short of their contract, and for this shortage
judgment is claimed. Garnishee proceed
ings against DeGraff & Co. accompany this
suit.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-28
IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO MEND
The Advice Given to the Buns in the
Police Court Yesterday.

They met in the cleaning when night had
spread her sable wing and pinned it with a
star. They had looked en- the lager when il
was beady, and no doubt they had punished
several schooners. The stars were out and
so was the 9 o'clock relief of coppers, and
when they got to quarreling in the street one
of them cried wolf, and collar rushed up
and run them in. They were before the
court yesterday and answered to the names
of P. Borthen and E. Breer. 1t cost them
ten shekels to get out of the scrape and they
paid the coin.
The case of G. Rouen, who was charged
with keeping a dog that made meal from
the trousers of a small boy, was dismissed,
for the canine had been sent to the happy
hunting ground.
Chas. Busjager and L. Matter, two promis-
ing youths who work in a sausage factory;
one would think that they ought to be happy,
but they are not; this is sad. The other day
| they fought-fought only as the fabricators
of blood-pudding and sausage can fight. Yes
terday they were fined five bills each.
James Pickering, precocious gamin who
loafs around the hotels, was up for making a
disturbance on the street. He was commit
ted for thirty days.
G. G. Lee may or may not be the bad, bold
man he is painted. He was up yesterday on
the charge OF stealing one billiard ball and a
hair brush from Anderson's saloon. He was
not ready for trial and the case was contin-
ued until to-day.
The case nf j. Berg, arrested on suspicion
of burglarizing Prescott's pawn shop, was
continued to April Sd. He was committed
de fault of 1000.
Henry Hill was arrested on the charge OF
| stealing several coats from snide boarding
house. He was arraigned Yesterday on the
charge of larceny, and while the clothing was
| found in his possession, he declared that he
was so drunk that he could not say how he
| came by them. The daisies and buttercups
will bloom and the hay fever will be on deck
when he gets out again, for he went up for
sixty days.
The case of P. S. Giles and c. L. Lawrence
was continued to the goth inst. They were
arrested on the charge of stealing jar of
butter from a Robert street commission
| house. A jar of the butter was in court; it
was not weak butter; it will not die early; it
it is too sinewy, too robust.
The case of J. Mccarthy was peculiar A
colt owned by him wandered to the hay stack
of John Jeremy and as the latter espied it,
he lassooed it and placed it in the pound.
On the way thereto, Mr.. Mccarthy ordered
him to let the colt go and Jeremy claims that
he drew a revolver on him. This is all there
was to it. A fine of $25 was imposed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-28
Military Examinations.

Under special orders No. "a. headquarters
department of Dakota, Fort Smelling, Mimi,
March 4, 1884, the board of officers met yes
terday for the purpose of examining such
meritorious non-commissioned officers re-
commended for promotion in the army, and
ordered by the Department Commander to
appear. The board assembled at Fort Shell
ing, March 81. The following named Off
GERS composed the board:
Colonel George 1. Andrews, 25th Infantry.
Captain Robert P. Hughes, Sd Infantry.
Captain Gaines Lawson, 25th Infantry.
Captain Frank G.. Smith, 4th Artillery.
Captain Cass Durham, 18th Infantry.
Sergeant Homer W. Newman, company
''B'' 18th infantry, Fort Assinabolne, M. t.,
and Corporal Dalzel, 18th Infantry, Fort
Bennett, M. T., appeared and the examine
ton commenced
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-28
SWEET CHARITY.
A Sample Case as Developed Before
the Board of Control
Yesterday.

The board of directors of the aims house
and hospital met yesterday and issued a
number of orders for wood and provisions.
About the only case of interest was that OF
VIM. and Frank Reich, residing with their
mother on Charles street. The boys are
aged respectively nineteen and twenty-five
years, and their mother has recently been an
inmate of tee hospital for the insane at st.
Peter.
They applied for relief on the grounds
that they were not able TO take care of her,
and the case presents some very peculiar
features. The youngest boy, William, stat
ed that he was making SO per month and
that he found this sum inadequate to provide
for the wants of himself and mother, the
latter being unable to leave her bed. He
further stated that his oldest brother did not
care to farther contribute to her support for
the reason that he wanted to work for him
self.
He said that he had four rich uncles by the
name of Tehmke, residing in st. Paul but
that they would not assist their sister. The
result was, he said, that the support of him
self and mother was derived from his own
meagre earnings.
This oldest brother Frank, who was present,
simply blushed, as well be might, and did
not say word. The boys were informed
that the board could furnish them no assist
ance.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-28
Real Estate and Building.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
I'd for registry Thursday. March 81.

Filed for registry Thursday, March q.
Annice G Barteau to John Donaldson, lot 18
block 8, Warren 6 Windslows addition, $1,000
Louisa Weide to C P Carlson, lot 80, block 35
Arlington Hills addition, $3.50.
Anton Rasmussen to r NJ Lawton, part Of
block IS, Woodbury. & Cases addition, S3,250.
Susan C Pomeroy to Chester r Smith, lot 9
block z. Elfelt Bernheimer & Arnolds addition
$780,
Frank Kerst to Anthony Yoerg, Jr., lot a.
block 25. Stinson, Brown q Ramsey's addition
1925.
RI Halderman to Hugh j McAffe, % lots il
block 2, Haldeman's addition, $4,000.
Hugh j McAffee to Chas w Clark, same as
above, $4,000.
Robert P Lewis to Soloman Bjelke, lots and
Z, block 10, Lewis Second addition, S700.
Bernard Michel to S Griemann, west one-hali
of lot 6, block4, Elicit, Bernheimer & Arnold
addition, $780,
OH Perry to Chas o'Meara, lot Z, block g.
Holcombs addition, $3.50.
BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED.
Lawrence Eahey, one story frame kitchen,
north side Whtall between Bradley and Burr
streets, on lot /, block 8, Rice's First addition,
to cost SIS.
Hadtield Coal and Lime Co., one story frame
coal and cement shed, on lots 3, 4, and 8, block
80, Rice Irvine's addition, to cost $500.
John E. Landin, one and half story frame
dwelling, north side of Wells between Green
brier and Payne streets, ON lot %, block "a,
Weide's subdivision of Arlington Hills, to cost
$3.50.
Miss Norah Tucker, repairs Of dwelling, west
side of Oak street between College avenue and
Third street, ON lot 3, block 60, Irvine's Enlarg
ment to Dayton g. Irvine's addition, to cost 5000.
Carl Lesche, one and half story frame dwell
ing, north side of Cook between Walsh and Weide
streets, on lot II, block g Arlington Hills, to cost
$500,
James M. Gorbin, frame kitchen, north side of
Iglehart street between Louis street and Far
rington avenue, on lot %, block 6, of Nininger S
addition, to cost $50
Rudolph Martin, two story barn, east side Of
Bradley between Hoplein and Partridge streets,
on lot 2, block &, of Brunson's addition, to cost
$40.
John Ruse, two story frame double house
north side of Selby avenue, between Kent and
Dale streets, on lot 81, block 3, Of Woodland
park, to cost $1,000.
Joseph Picha, repair of frame dwelling, south
side of Seventh between Forbes and Leech
streets, ON lot 6, block of Leech's addition tn
cost 1925.
Friedrich Kruger, QUE story frame dwelling,
west side of COTE avenue between Hall and Cur
tice streets on lot IL, block lat of West St. Paul
Proper to cost $500.
M. Dellefeld, two story frame dwelling, south
side of Thirteenth between Canada and Temper
ance streets on lot 4, block of McLeods sub
division of block of Vanderbev's addition to
Hoyt's addition to cost $500.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-28
Wiggins' Storm Coming.

OTTAWA, Ont, March 27.-Wiggins says,
a second and the heavier of the twin of
storms predicted six weeks ago by me, will
cross the meridian of Halifax tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock. The breadth of the
storm belt is only from Quebec to Sandy
Hook. Earthquakes will occur in divers
places. The cyclones yesterday in Kentucky
and the earthquakes in California are the adj
vance guard. The tide on the Atlantic coast
will be high and the wind hurricane. ]
would advise shippers to clear their wharves
of all perishable goods, and let the shipping
at docks be secured by extra anchors and
double fastenings.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-28
FOR THE DEAD. ROSEMARY.
Funeral of Capt. Frank Fl. Pratt.

The funeral obsequies of the late Capt.
Frank H. Pratt took place from the family
residence No. 514 Marshall avenue, yester-
day afternoon, and seldom indeed have the
honors of the beloved dead been more sol
emn, beautiful and impressive.
The services were conducted by Damascus
Commandery, assisted by a number of Sir
Knights from neighboring cities. Sir Knight
H. F. Stevens oficiated as prelate, and the
religious exercises were conducted by the
Rev. Mr.. Kittson.
The ceremony consisted of the customary
templar ritual for the dead, and the scene
was most affecting. The remains were es-
corted to Oakland cemetry by the comman-
derry, headed by the First Regiment band.
At the grave the scene was touching and
tender in the extreme. The pail bearers were
Sir Knights, w. F. Bailey, Geo. w. Freeman,
c. N. Parker, R. A. Lanpher A. j. Birming-
ham and B. G.. Winston
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-28
An Enterprise of Merit.

Every person is interested in an improve
ment that will advance the agricultural in
terests of the Northwest, will appreciate the
new plown known as the sroller pillow" that
is being manufactured by the st. Paul &
Minneapolis Roller Plow company, of this
city. This new pillow is guaranteed to be %
to IS per cent. lighter in draft than any other
manufacturedfor breaking OF sod blowing,
which is about equal to saving one horse.
The company are establishing agents through
out the west.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-28
Full Crop Reports Sought For.

Assistant Secretary of State Nordin who is
also by virtue of that office commissioner of
state statistics has in preparation new STYLE
of blanks with an address and instructions
attached calling upon the several county as
SCISSORS to aid him in obtaining more thor
ough and reliable crop statistics than have
before been given. 1t is the duty of the
county assessors under the law to procure
these statistics and forward them to the COM
missioner and while many have done so in
past years others have rendered
very inefficient and unsatisfactory
returns either from inadvertence or careless
ness aud the consequence has been that
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-28
Q. S. A.
Subsistence StOres-Mess Pork and
Bacon.

subsistence OGOfeS-MeSS FOfk anu
Bacon.
Bids were opened yesterday at II a. m. by
Col. G. B. Penrose, chief commissary at
department headquarters, Fort Smelling, for
furnishing the subsistence department
United States army, free on board of ears at
st. Paul or Minneapolis, as may be required,
on or before April II, 1884:
713 barrels mess pork.
$4,000 pounds bacon.
Bids for the same supplies were opened at
Chicago at the same hour.
The following bids were opened at Fort
Smelling: VIM. R. Merriam, st. Paul, S1S
for mess pork and $1O.7O bacon. P. H.
Kelly, st. Paul, s1s.24 mess pork and
s1O.31A bacon. Maxfeld s. Seabury, st.
Paul, 1854 for heavy mess pork and s1s.12
for light and S11.74 for bacon.
Telegraph instructions were received from
Chicago to accept the lowest bid made at st.
Paul
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-28
THE ST PAUL DAILY GLOBE FRIDAY MORNING,

while the soil and productiveness of their
respective counties has been fully as good as
that of others who have sent in complete re-
turns capital settlementand emigration has
skipped past them and taken up abiding
place with the wide awake assessors, who have
advertised through complete statistical re-
turns to the commissioner the productive
agricultural wealth of their COMMITTEES.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-28
Good fnAtha Women

MCPHERSON, Kas., March 27.-Last Friday
man named Herald, opened a saloon in
Canton, this county, in defiance of the law
and the officers. On Monday he got into a
row over one of his drunken customers, who
was shot by constable. On Tuesday the
women of the place raided his saloon, poured
his liquors into the street. He now
realizes that prohibition prohibits. The con-
duct of the women is endorsed by all good
citizens.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-28
S104,2O0 90

It is estimated by our building committee
that the rents of the new building will pay
interest on the entire cost of the property, all
repairs thereon and expenses of the same,
the ordinary expenses of the chamber and
leave at least three thousand dollars year to
be used as sinking fund to extinguish the
debt incurred to perpetual members and
others for money to purchase the site and
build the building.
The necessities Of the chamber for the year
1884, will be large, as shown above, and will
no doubt be met with that public spirit and
hberality which is so characteristic of our
people, and which has done so much to make
this city the metropolis of the northwest
ANNUAL REPORT.
The report of your secretary and commit
tee on statistics and publication, which is
herewith transmitted, is complete in the de-
tails of our growth of population, in wealth,
in buildings and other Improvements, and
replete with information concerning the past
growth and future prospects of the city, and
is commended for the careful examination
of all having any interest in ourpast history
present condition or future deve lopment.
This report shows conclusively that the year
1888 was to st. Paul one of wonderful i'm
provement and prosperity. There was a
great increase in all branches
of business. The wholesale trade
reached 72,O4s,717, while this
branch in 1882 reached but $66, 62S, 494. The
price of goods was much less in the latter
than the former year, so that the increase
greatly exceeds what is shown simply by the
value of goods sold. The increase in the
value of coal and iron sold is 81, 469, $3.50, and
in several other commodities is little less
striking. The number of wholesale houses
increased from 276 in 1882 to 1876 in 1888,
and the number of persons employed in this
business increased from 1854 in 1882 to s.
SIS in 1888.
The increase shown in manufacturing in
dustries by these statistics is no less striking
than that of the wholesale trade. The num-
Der of manufacturing establishments in
creased from 694 in 1882, to 75S in 1888, and
the number of persons employed in this in
dustry increased from IL, 267 in 1882 to 49,
979 in 1888, and the value of the products of
manufacture increased from $22, 390,5 to
$25, SS5, Al in the same time.
The amount of capital shown to have been
invested in buildings during the year is SILL
93S, $50, which was exceeded by only three
cities of the United States, viz, New York,
Chicago and Cincinnati. This capt.
tai was so divided as 10 give us
about two miles of additional fronts of
business houses and eight miles of additional
fronts of residences. The death rate for the
population, which is less than the general