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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-03
earnings in 1888 were s12, 1913, s91, against
so, 1855, S42 for the year 1882; increase for
1888, 81, 347, 043.
BURGLARS ABOUT.
Safe Opened in Schmitz's Harness
Store. Robert Street,

In the vernacular of the crook the willy
sgopher'' was at work in st. Paul during
Tuesday night, and although he made most
scientific and successful play, his efforts
were only moderately rewarded. By gopher"
is not meant the innocent little animal by
this name, but the midnight craftsman and
safe blower who works industriously and
nefariously while honest men sleep.
During Tuesday night the harness store of
Peter J. Schmitz, No. 33S Robert street, was
entered by craftsmen who blew open the
safe and secured S120.
Owing to the surroundings of the location
it offered the best inducements for an at
tempt Of this kind of almost any place in st.
Paul. The rear of the store is skirted by a
dark alley and there was no light about the
premises as there should have been. The
burglars merely had to raise rear window
and walk into the store, which they did.
The manner in which they worked the
"job' shows them to have been expert safe
blowers. They first drilled hole in the top
of the safe, which is of the Hall pattern, fire
proof, but not burglar proof pattern and
after filing it with powder they covered it
with heavy blankets to deaden
the sound. The explosion blew
the doors off, and access was easy.
All they received was 1920, light haul for
their work and trouble. The craftsmen are
supposed to have recently come up from
Clinton, Ia, and it is thought that Lloyd
Porter, who did the shooting Tuesday night
is one of the gang.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-03
JI0uf1Un Notes.

George Scott, young man employed at
the railroad depot in Helena, recently got his
foot caught in frog switch, and was run
over bya freight train, and died after ampu.
tation.
The cattle men of Montana recently led
a meeting to consider the cattle disease mat
ter, and appointed a committee to waite the
progress of the disease, and if deemed nec-
essary for the safety of the Montana herds, to
call a general convention of the cattle men
of the territory to meet at such time and
place as may seem to them most convene mt.
The Helena Independent says: The widow
of the late James G. Dow, who died in New
Rochelle, suburb of New York, on the 9th
of this month"; was an early day resident of
Helena, where Mr.. Dow was engaged in
merchandising. She was lady of culture,
niece of Daniel Webster, and was greatly
beloved by a large circle of friends in Mon
tana.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-03
EniI.b0nk.

Fairbank is hopeful of getting the greater
part of the trade with the Black Hills event
ually. The NeacS says: Fairbank next fall
will be the nearest railroad town to the Hills.
Immediately west of US is direct upland
line for teams that is the best to the Hills.
The stage route and all the transfer of goods
was removed from Bismarck to Pierre be-
cause the latter place was an improvement
and the better channel for transfer from
Chicago and st. Paul. Incensed by ill-treat-
ment and extortion on the part of monopo-
listic transfer lines operating between Pierre
and the Hills, the people there have this sea-
son made a change to the Northern Pacific
This carries their goods 200 miles north and
again 200 miles south of direct line to reach
them. This season will cure them of this
folly as it will be replete with mishaps and
delays.
Among the resources of Fairbank which
is one of the new towns on the Missouri riv-
er, the local paper enumerates: mountains
of iron surround Fairbank, and almost solid
pig iron may be picked up anywhere in this
neighborhood. 1t is quite common to pick
up on the surface pieces of mica showing a
clean sheet several inches square, and a
mica mine will undoubtedly soon be found.
Coal in paying quantities is known to exist
just across the river, and We think we will
find it ON this side.'
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-03
AMUSEMENT
The Matinee.


At the matinee performance yesterday al
ternoon the Ideals gave the beautiful and ia
miliar opera, Bohemian Girl" The Grand
was almost filed with ladies' and the ensem-
BILE was fashionable in the extreme. The
cast included Mr.. Whitney as Arnheim,
Miss Ulmar as Airline, Miss Phillips as the
Gypsy Queen, Mr.. Macdonald as Devilshoof,
Tom Karl as Thaddeus, and Mr.. Montgom-
cry as Florestein, the minor roles being
most acceptably rendered. The beautiful
opera, with its sweet and familiar airs, en-
trancing melody, and rich sentiment
has never been given better in st. Paul.
Mr.. Whitney made superb Count, his sing
ing of ''Heart Bowed Down." being mas
terpiece in its repose and grandeur and his
acting was good. The Devilshoof OF Mac
Donlad was excellent; his acting was very
fine and he sang the role well. Miss Ulmar
was captivating as Airline; her singing was
enjoyable and she gave the solo 81 Dreampt
etc." with fine expression. Miss Phillips
made the ideal queen, and her splendid con-
tralto was shown to good effect. The ap-
pointments of the opera were first-class.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-03

leave the gentlemen to play wall-fower while
they went down to the sample room to take 9
nip" before the next engagement.
The Bad Lands Co,c6oy says: Adolph
Eyraud, the Marquis gardener, is hard at
work on his garden, getting hot-beds in
order Owing to this being the first year
Lhere are many difficulties to overcome, but
MIR. Eyraud's hopes are high.
Blunt Times: Though it has been declared by
men OF wide observation and experience that
this part Of Dakota will never be
corn growing country, we have in the Times
office samples of about ten different varie-
ties corn that were successfully raised within
twenty miles of Blunt, and the Weld was
satisfactory every time.
Ben. Corbin, who is called the ssboss wolf
hunter of the northwest" from Iowa. spent
the winter up at Sims, west Of Mandan. and
reports that while there he killed fortv-sever
deer. thirteen beavers, and two wild cats.
He took back with him eight deer heads.
some of which had magnificent antlers.
The Sargent county Teller relates this as &
pretty good joke on Deputy Sheriff Bartlett.
The other day he went out in the country
and seized a mortgaged wagon, took it to
pieces, loaded it on his sleigh and brought it
to town. That night the wagon, sled and all
disappeared. Bartlett can't see where the
joke comes in, but the boys can.
This from Dakota paper will apply pretty
fairly to the average overhead part Of the
weather of late, but underfoot there is a great
deal of softness that is easy to get into but
hard to navigate: 1t is the unanimous opin-
ion of men here from all parts of the world
that they have never experienced more de-
hghtful weather than we are having at pres
ent. 1t is simply perfect
The jamestown Alert endorses the nomi-
nation by the Broadars of Hon D. NJ. Kelli-
her, OF jamestown, as one of the delegates
from the territory to the Democratic nation
al convention, and says: d. NJ. is a Demo-
cratic war horse in whom there is no politi-
cal guile, and will be boldly walking up to
the ballot box and voting the straight ticket
when all other Democrats have disappeared
from the face of the earth, and he should be
one of the representatives.
The school superintendent of Sullv county
says: ''A May-day picnic will be held on
the first day of May at Llewellyn Park, when
every boy and girl of school age will have the
privilege of selecting young tree to plant on
any school grounds, church yard or anywhere
they choose. They can carve their name on
the rind and watch its development for TWEEN
ty, fifty, or even 100 years, and see to what
magnifcence it may attain. The lass of
school age who brings the best original essay
on botany will be crowned Queen of May, to
be awarded by a committee elected for thu
occasion. To those coming from distance,
tents and camps will be supplied, so that
by bringing good supply of blankets
you can tarry comfortably for a night.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-03
The tag of Var.

The athletic exhibition to be given next
Saturday evening, in the Grand Opera house,
is causing no little interest, owing to the
tug of war between the st. Paul team and
team from Minneapolis. As the flour city
has got the privilege to pick from all Mime
apolis, and the St. Paul team has got to be
picked from the st. Paut Athletic club, a
powerful team may be expected from Mime
apolis, and desperate struggle, as it is for
the championship of the state, st. Paul now
holding that title. There is quite little bet
ting already on the result; besides the tug of
war, there will be a grand exhibition by the
members, such as boxing, wrestling, club
swinging, all kinds of turning, leaping,
tumbling, jumping, etc.
The sale of seats for the Athletic club en-
tertainment to be given at the Grand on
Saturday evening, opens at O'Clock to-mor-
row morning.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-03
A VERY BAD MAN.
The Ascending Weymouth a Fugi-
tive From Justice,

Yesterday the GLOBE gave an exclusive ac-
count of the French leave of Fl. E. Weymouth,
shyster lawyer, ex-preacher, school teacher,
bar tender, ct al, who skipped out last Sun
day leaving host of clients and creditors in
the lurch
Yesterday County Attorney Egan lodged
a complaint against Weymouth in the police
court, charging him with obtaining $50 on
false pretenses. The compliments are c. II.
Adix & Bros, the frescoers, and who had the
ill-luck to be clients of the shaky young man
Some weeks ago suit was brought
against Adix & Bros, and Weymouth
was retained as their lawyer. They gave him
$50 to settle the case, but instead of so doing
he took the money and blew it in. Imagine
their surprise when they found that Judgment
had been entered against them. But as
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-03
Turtle Mo,lntnin Mines.

There is a growing impression that the re-
ported mineral resources of the Turtle noun
tains are not exaggerated. The Grand Forks
Pldndealer says The results that have at
tended the prospecting at the mountains
that have thus far been done seem to have
given sufficient encouragement to warrant
the expenditure of vast sums of money in
securing apparatuses with which to carry on
the work in the most systematic manner.
Such indications seem almost positive. 1t is
also stated by miners of experience that there
is every reasons to believe that the districts
will develop in no remote day into mines OF
untold wealth. They are at present attract
ing more attention than is generally supposed
and from such parties as would inspire con-
fidence. The rush that is expected there as
soon as the snow is gone is very great.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-03
.DAKOTA& MONTANA.
Collected and Forwarded by Tele-
graph to the Daily Globe.
Fargo Special kilograms April 2, to the st
Paul Globe
Steele. Kidder Co,tnt,l.

The town of Steele, in Kidder county, on
the Northern Pacific, some is miles east of
Bismarck, is fair illustration of the growth
Of north Dakota towns. The first business
house was built in June, 1882 Previous to
that the great rustler, W. F. Steele, had made
farm there, the only one at that time within
130 miles on the line of railroad to the east.
The country there was supposed to be inca
pable of cultivation then, but it has proved to
be among the best. The Herald SAYS: w
F. Steele, the proprietor of this farm, has, in
his house, to-day, oats, the heads of which are
2115 inches long; heads of wheat over So the
very tip end Of lcich contains plump lnheat; mil
let heads over S inches long: and barley
heads AZ inches long, the yield of which was
% bushels to the acre. Of this yield one
cereal contained over 5000 grains. Mr.. G..
w. Cross, of st. Paul. who was at that time
general assistant manager of the Northern
Pacific railroad, and Sir John Rose, of Liver
pool, Eng, stopped as they were
passing through by special train, and in
spected these fields, and will certify to this
fact This stooling was composed of be-
tween thirty and forty stalks. On Mr. G. G.
Watkins farm, within one mile of the city
of Steele, one kernel of wheat shot forth
eighty-six productive stalks
The city has now a $4,000 school house
with graded schools, three hotels, one of
them with but one superior in Dakota. 1t is
of brick manufactured there, water works,
sewer and street improvements are to be put
in this season. 1t is the point selected by
the n. P. for anursery to grow trees, and it
is claimed that the country is adapted to
stock raising. Seeding commenced on the
Steele farm March 81. In addition to its nat
ural advantages the town has had the rare
good fortune to have the best class of set
tiers from the eastern states, and at their
head one OF the most enterprising and public
spirited men in the country, Col. Steele. 1t
will be remembered that the place was com
petitor for the capital. 1t has a newspaper
equal to those found in the states in towns of
5000 population. 1t is one of the most
promising towns in the territory.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-03
District Court
COURT CASES.
Iudpa Pri1I :

Before Judge Brill
Mary E. Davidson VS.. Thomas S. Davidson,
action for divorce; partially tried at former
day of the term; argued and submitted.
Adjourned to 10 a. m. to-day.
NEW CASES AND PAPERS FILED.
G. n. Nelson Lumber Company VS..
Colin G. Napier and E. C. Halliday, defend
ants, purchased merchandise of plaintiff to
the value of S451.94, interest to accrue at
the rate of ten per cent. until paid. Only
$2,795 has been paid, and judgment is
asked in the sum of S1S2.3S, with interest at
ten per cent.
Henry F. Sattler paid Jacob B. Settler, VS.
the New Orleans, Insurance company. Suit
for 1902 70 insurance.
Edward Longevin, VS.. Dennis J. Nc
Meaney, writ of attachment asked for in the
sum of $500 dollars for money loaned.
Robert Wilson and Henry Monkhouse, VS..
Martin A. Needham; judgment of SIS. 4S
brought from municipal court for plaintiffs.
Appeal of Johannes Johnson and Stina
Johnson, regarding damages for a hig hway
in the town of Rose, laid by the supervisors
of said town; asked that the action of said
supervisors be annulled and reversed
Bohrer 81 Hullsick, VS.. James Fl. Drake,
ct al; judgment was asked for SIS, 556 IS,
value of eggs alleged to have been spoiled in
the Arctic storehouses of the latter through
negligence.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-03
ST. PAUL NEWS.
THE RAILROADS.
The Omaha Directors Pass Upon
the Porter Issue of
Stock.
Vanderbilt aud Depew Authorized to Bring
Suit Against Porter and His
Associates.
st. Paul, Chicago d Omaha.

A special meeting of the directors of the
Chicago. st. Paul 81 Omaha road was held
Tuesday in New York, David Dows and K. Z.
Flower were absent. The executive com
mitteee about ten days ago appointed w. X.
Vanderbilt and Chauncey NJ Depew sub
committee to inquire about the issue OF
portion of the preferred stock OF the Chicago,
st. Paul & Omaha railway without considera-
ton. The meeting was called for the pur-
pose of acting on the report of the sub-com-
mittee. When the principal matter was
taken up, j. c. Spooner, of Chicago, who
was formerly director and general counsel
of the company before its control
passed into the hands of Mr.. Vanderbilt, said
that in Justice to himself and to the other
members of the board he could take no part
in the consideration of the subject. He at
once left the meeting. In explanation OF
this action friend of Mr.. Spooner's said:
IT do not see how Mr.. Spooner could have
done anything else. He knows, of course,
all about the issue of stock which the pres
ent management declares illegal and fraudu-
lent. The vote of the board was certain, and
therefore his opposition would have been
frultless. AT the same tlme, IL ne nau re-
manned the Northwestern directors would
probably have charged him with waiting
merely to hear the evidence which they had
gathered against his friends"
1t is understood that after the retirement
of Mr. Spooner there was warm discussion
on the subject of beginning the proposed suit
against Messrs. Dows, Flower and Porter, for
the recovery of the value of the stock alleged
to have been illegally used. A. Ell. Wilder,
of st. Paul, and w. D. Washburn of Mime
apolis, both of whom were members of the
former board, are said to have opposed the
action vigorously. The directors took no de-
cided action beyond referring the subject to
the subcommittee, W. X. Vanderbilt and
Chauncey NJ. Depew, to whom the board gave
full power to begin a suit in the name of the
company.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-03
7Tinne,ca,skon, Benson COUNTY,.

The Northern Pacific is interested in build
ing up Minnewaukon as a summer resort,
and it is said will advertise it extensively in
the east. Benson county, of which Mime
waukon is the metropolis, has no county Or
ganization, but wants one. The new hotel
at Minnewaukon is to cost S2S, 900 and will
accommodate 300 people. 1t is claimed that
the water of the lake is specially good for
rheumatics. There is already quite a rush to
the DEVILS lake region and it will no doubt
settle up rapidly this season. The fact men
ton ed in this column some days since that
there are large number of townships ready
for claimants, and the land is good and de-
sirable, is drawing many.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-03
THE WATER BOARD.
Meeting Neutrality-suspicious. Bids to
be Onanad To-Day.

A special meeting of the board of water
commissioners was held yesterday afternoon,
DR.. Boardman in the chair and present,
Messrs. Griggs and Kelly.
communication was read from T. DAM
and others, for main on Sixth street, be-
tween Franklin and Exchange streets. Laid
over.
The bonds of two plumbers were approved.
The contract of Butts and Gregory of Still
water, for furnishing rock was approved.
The bond Of G.. w. Sherwood & Co. for
piling in the sum of $500 was approved.
j. P. Gribben was awarded the contract for
5000 worth Of lumber.
The president was authorized to borrow
$4,000 for the payment of bills.
Adjourned until II N to-day, when the
bids for building the aqueduct will be awar-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-03
A City Chap who Tired of Rural Life

In every city there are gentlemen who
have become tired of the gaieties and frivoli-
ties of society, and who yearn for the peace
and quiet of country life, where their declin-
ing years can be passed in light agriculture
and horticulture. Listen to what one such
has to say as to his experience:
81 thought of a garden, COWS, chickens,
ETC., and I resolved to purchase small piece
of ground in the suburbs, and
to erect thereon convenient
cottage, surrounding it with a
garden wherein 1 should cultivate vegetables,
flowers and fruits. At first it was delightful.
Pure country air agreed with me and pros
pered in health, body and mind. Soon the
chickens increased to about one hundred and
they took my garden by storm. AS fast as I
could put seed in the ground they scratched
them up and 1t was not long before l saw
that l could not have garden and chickens
too. Not having been reared as a breeder
of chickens for the market could not sell
or exchange them and therefore
had to eat the entire flock. Long before
got through with them the taste of chicken
became positively abhorrent and disgusting,
but "by close application to business'' I
closed them out and then 1 had my garden
in tact. The freeze came and killed all my
early vegetables, leaving me only few
turnips and strawberries. The rains came
and washed great gullies in my grounds and
destroyed all that the cold weather had left.
Fair weather came and sowed the garden
in oats for the use of my COW.
Again these were frozen down to the roots
and again the floods came and washed the
grounds from the front and covered my oat
field with mud to the depth of at least foot.
Then the cyclones visited me shaking my
cottage to the very foundation. 1 have de-
termined to give up farming and shall re-
turn to the city on the 10th of April and
place myself within my two foot brick wall,
which left to gain experience. 1 know
now all about the MYSTERIES and miseries of
farming and shall withdraw from the legiti-
mate field of the horny handed son of toll"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-03
Gen. Lee,s Sony.

Washington Letter to st. Louis Spectator.
Gen Robert E. Lee left three or four sons.
The elder, George Washington Parke GUSTS
Lee, is president of Washington and Lee
University, at Lexington, Va, the institu-
ton presided over by his father at the time OF
his death. He was a Major-General in the
confederate army. The university over
which he presided had some life and impet-
us given it by the heated sentiment that pre-
vailed in the south Immediately after the
close of the war, but latterly it has not pros
pered, and, like Virginia university itself, a
school that held first place so long, and
that was founded by the great Jefferson,
whose homestead overlooks it from a distant
hill, it seems to have partaken of the general
blight and decay that have fallen upon the
once proud and magnificent state Of Vir-
ginia. Gen. Runey Lee, another son of the
great confederate commander, leads the life
of quiet Virginia farmer, caring more for
fat calves and Q: cen meadows than for life
Of public service to which the whole Lee FAM
ily by an memorable fate is denied admission.
Bob Lee, as he is Familiarity called, is the
youngest son of Gen. K. /. Lee, and he is al
so a quiet farmer. His home is on the James
near Richmond. Just after the war he was
somewhat reckless, and have seen a gentle
man here within the past week OF whom he
borrowed quarter in u gambling eXtre m
ity.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-03

Howard Taylor Smith, respondent, vs. the
Saint Paul City Railway company appel
liant.
Syllabus-Street railway companies, as
carriers of passengers for fare, are bound to
exercise the highest degree of care and dill
gence consistent with the nature of their I'M
dertaking, and are responsible for the slight
est neglect.
This rule extends to the management Of
the cars and truck and to all the arrange
ments necessary for the safety of passengers
as respects accidents from collision or other
wise.
Where an injury occurs to a passenger
through defect in the construction or work.
ing, or management of the vehicle or any
thing Pertaining to the service, which the
carrier ought to control, a presumption of
negligence arises from the happening of the
accident, and upon such proof the burden
will devolve upon the defendant to exoner-
ate himself, by showing the existence of
causes beyond his control, unless evidence
thereof appear as part of plaintiffs own
case.
1t is not error for the trial court to refuse
an application to allow the jury to witness
experiments with cars upon track outside
the court room, as bearing on the question
of practicability of alleged collision.
Upon the issue raised by the pleadings
whether plaintiff was passenger at the time
of the accident-te1d, that the jury were
properly instructed that elf the plaintiff was
not actually on the platform of the car, but
had hailed the car, and the car had stopped
for the purpose of enabling him to take pas
sage and he was in the act of carefully and
prudently attempting to step upon the plat
form, he is to be regarded as passenger.
Order affirmed.
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