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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-19
LIKE NINDLING WOOD.
A St. Louis Lumber Ward Consumed
With a Loss of 100000.

ST. LOUIS, July ia fire which proved
to be the largest and most destructive of its
kind that has ever occurred in this city,
was discovered at about 2 o'clock this aft
ernoon in the lumber yards of Knapp,
Stout & Co., at the corner of Angelica
street and Bremen avenue. An alarm was
Immediately turned in. and two engines
were soon at the scene. They were, how
ever, owing to the poor water supply, I'M
able to cope with the flames, which, driven
by strong wind, soon communicated to
the nearest lumber piles and were making
rapid Roadway toward the Union stock
yards the destruction of which seemed for
a time inevitable. The wind soon shifted
to the opposite direction, however, and
they were saved, but the lumber yards
were doomed. In the meantime more
alarms were sent in. and twenty engines
were called out. The water supply, however
was entirely insufficient for the emergency
and the flames leaped from pile to pile of
the dry lumber with incredible swiftness.
The fire was not confined to any one por-
ton of the yards, for sparks and burning
splinters were carried in every direction by
the wind, and the whole territory of the
yards, covering thirty-ive acres of ground,
seemed to be one mass of blazing lumber.
The efforts of the fremen, which would
evidently have been fruitless if directed
towards subdumg the flames, were from
this time employed in keeping them from
spreading, and in this they were successful.
The fire was allowed to burn itself out. and
at the end of four hours 25, 900, 600 feet of
lumber were total loss. The contents OF
the yards was mostly lumber of superior
grades, and the loss on this account is very
heavy-S400. 600. The company's stables
were also consumed. but the horses were
rescued. The total insurance cannot al
this hour be ascertained, but it is estimated
at $270, 600.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-19
The Pension Abuse.

New York independent (Rep.)
The people can have no other feeling
than that of sincere gratitude to the presi-
dent for his frank and manly course in re-
spect to the system of pension jobbery
which has so largely become the order of
the day with the members of congress,
whether Republicans or Democrats. The
system has become an intolerable abuse and
perversion of the pension idea, and this
abuse and perversion spring from political
and party motives on the theory of counting
what is called ''the soldier vote" The
time has come to call a halt in this business
and soberly inquire whether taxpayers
have rights which congress is bound to re-
spect. The presidents vetoes are calcu-
lated to open the eyes of the people to what
congress is doing with the public money.
Though courteous in form they are, in fact,
stern and sharp rebuke of congress on
this subject and anyone who takes time
enough to examine the facts as they eXisI
will have no difficulty in seeing that the re-
buke has been well deserved. 1t is to be
hoped that the president will repeat the re-
buke whenever tine occasion calls for it,
and thus do good service to the general
public.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-19
A CHARMING BRIDE.
The Turkish NHaiden's Gorgeous
Wedding Outfit,

StcOuABs
To give description of the attire of the
bride, writes s. S. Cox in an article on
Mohammedan marriages in the North
American Review, demands a dainty pen
and a nicer sense than belongs to the
sterner sex. The writer essays TO do it
with apprehension. First, she wears wide
trousers. not unlike petticoat, tied up at
the end on each leg. The fabric is of red,
blue or yellow silk, embroidered with gold.
Then there is a robe of silk or velvet and
long train, glittering with gold embroid-
cries and precious stones, and surrounded
with gold trimmings and lace. Her boots
or shoes are adorned in the same mode.
The dressing of her head is remarkable,
and her face is painted in the most
exaggerated manner, in white and red,
and her eyes, her eyebrows and eye
lashes are delicately pencilled. These
elegancies of the toilet rob something OF
grace from her naturalness by defacing
her maiden beauty. Upon her cheeks are
stuck two jewels, each as large as half q
dollar. In the middle of each cheek there
is a big diamond. Over the cheek and on
| the forehead are affixed small gold stars,
mounted with precious stones. This com
pletes the costly Disagreement of the face
| Over the forehead tuft is mounted with
an extremely large diamond. If the family
be we'll off this gem is as big as a walnut
Another diamond, oblong in shape, is fxeG
on one side of the head. From the crown
of the head down to the ear, diamonds are
scattered over and through the hair. KiC
gloves cover her hands, over which large
number of rings are worn. A beautiful
fan completes the picture of the bride er
toilette. 1t is Disseminating to know tina
the tuft, the oblong diamond and the we'd
ding dresses are often hired for the cere
mony. This is not unreasonable, because
it is economical, for these portions OF the
regalia cannot be used on any other than ;
wedding occasion, or by any one else thai
l a bride
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-19
A NARROW ESCAPE.
| Forty People Thrown Into the Sea
and None Drowned.

RocKAwAY BEACH, July 1s.-The
steamboat Columbia, of the Knickerbocker
line, reached the landing here with large
number of excursionists from New York.
About o'clock this afternoon the gang
plank was run out from the boat to the
landing. and as soon as the bar was re-
moved a, great rush was made to get off the
boat. Purser Perry and some deck hands
endeavored to hold the crowd
back, but with little effect.
All at once there was crash and splash,
followed by a cry of horror from those on
the boat. The string piece of the dock
had given away and the gang plank, with
between thirty and forty persons on it, had
been precipitated into the water. In
mediately several men, including John
O'Toole, bar tender, T. J. BrOsnan and
Commodore Pease of the Columbia jumped
into the water, and in few minutes the
unfortunates, who could be seen endeavor-
ing to keep themselye above the water,
were rescued and safely carried to
hotel, where they were attended
by doctors. They were all resusitated.
The bravery or John O'Toole was specially
commendabe He rescued no less than
seven persons, mostly women and children.
L. j. Brossnan carried four persons from
the water Some of the rescued persons
were able to proceed with their friends and
left after obtaining changes of clothing.
Twenty-Five others are now comfortably
housed at the Seaside house, the steamboat
officials having instructed the hotel pro-
DrietOrS to care for them,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-19
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBULES.

The Lurline's regatta has been postponed
to Wednesday, July %.
a fight between two drunken men created
considerable disturbance at Minnehaha yes
terday.
Yesterdays rain. light as it was was thrice
welcome, as the unsprinkled streets were be-
coming unbearably dusty.
The members of the Norwegian Singing So
ciety of Chicago spent yesterday visiting the
various places of interest about the city. This
evening they will give concert at st. Paul.
The first of next month the members of the
Chicago, Milwaukee s. ST. Paul Rod and Gun
club will go to Montana, where month will
be spent in hunting. The English greyhound
belonging to R. ]. Wilson, will accompany the
party.
Amusements for this week are as follows:
At the Pence, Hunters of the Mississippi"
maid of Croissey'' and Jack Sheppard
At the dime musem, 1.-The Mikado' and 1.-The
Domestic" AT the Comique, a new lot OF
SDecialtV stars.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-19
MINNEAPOLIS PERSONALS.

R. w. Daniels of Buffalo is at the West.
Rev. A. w. Storrs of Baltimore is at the
West.
Judd Smith of Mayville, Oak, is at the Mic
ollet.
Prof James I. Kent Of Philadelphia is at
the West.
]. E. Booge, a leading packer of Sioux City,
is at the West.
N. D. Aliens wholesale grocer of La Crosse,
is at the Clark house.
Col. J. c. Kent and daughter of Michigan
City are visiting in the city.
Charles A, Parker, treasurer of the Grand
opera house, has returned from the East.
George NJ. Switzer, now of Casselton, Oak,
late clerk of the Clark house, is in the city.
o. G.. Stevens, proprietor of the Nicholson
house at Nashville, Tenn, was in the city
Yesterday.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-19
Droutl, in the Southwest.

ST. LOUIS, July 1s.-Dispatches from
the Indian Territory say: The drouth is
still continuing over nearly the whole of
the territory. The range is rapidly being
ruined and prairies are already burning in
every direction. Murrain has broken out
among the cattle in several localities. and
many are dying. Unless we have rain
soon regular epidemic among the stock
is feared. A dispatch from Topeka says
the present dreuthin Kansas is the severest
the state has known since 1878. Unless
rain falls during the coming week the corn
prospect will be ruined. Corn is just be-
ginning to tassel, and it is in condition
when rain is most needed. The last gen.
eral rain was in the latter part of June,
since the weather has been Intensely hot.
There have been local showers. but not
enough to be of any service. The oat and
wheat harvests have exceeded the estimates
of the state board, but from the present
outlook the corn crop will be greatly re-
duced.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-19
THE CROP REPORT,
General Unfavorable Showing Ov-
ing to DrOutla.


CHICAGO, July 1s.-The following crop
report will appear in this weeks issue of
the Farmers Review: ''While local rains
have been experienced in many localities in
the West and Northwest, in some cases
accompanied by destructive hail and wind,
there have been general rains covering large
areas and bringing the drouth to an end.
The winter wheat has been harvested in all
but some extreme northern portiona of the
wheat belt Its condition has kept well
up to the promise it made in the early
spring. Hay and oats are being cut. Both
are below the average on account of
drought. Pastures are getting very short,
and potatoes and other rain crops need rain
very badly. Corn is generally in fine con-
dition, clean and well advanced, but it
needs rain and it reported as already suf-
fering in some localities. The spring
wheat continues to run down in condition.
1t is now too Tar advanced to be much
benefited by rains. So the injury from
drought there is added that from chinch-
bugs and in some localities rust. Harvest
alone will show its real condition, but it
does not now promise to exceed so per cent
of an average crop throughout the North
west
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-19
ALL SORTS.
Said Aid. Dwyer;

Said Aid. Dwyer:
I'D like to inquire
If playing base ball on the Sabbath is wrong?
For myself, as you know
I'd let the games go
But Seventh ward folks sing different song
Then Aid. Sly
Quickly rose to reply:
''Tm not a reformer and don't pose as such;
But base ball on Sunday
Is no more wrong than Monday,
If an innocent game, the day don't matter
much
John j. McHale. who has been at the
head of the business Office of Glenn's boiler
works for some years, has decided to prac-
tice law.
Mayor Ames was present at the coopers'
picnic Saturday, but when urged to make a
speech refused point blank, saying he did
not intend to address a single pic
mic this year if he could help it.
George II. Smith, foreman of the press
room at Johnson, Smith & HaTiSon'S, who
has been spending the past week in Chi
cago. attended while there the trial of the
men arrested for throwing bombs during
the late riots. AS he passed out of the
court house he was more surprised than
gratifed to find himself pointed out as lone
of those anarchitS."
The applications for privileges" at the
Exposition already number over 500. 1t is
yet five weeks before the Exposition opens.
The season at the Grand opera will begin
with the Exposition. on Aug %, with So
Smith Russell in Felix McKusick.''
Elder Stewart is one of the largest indi
vidual taxpayers in the county. By the
way, how much has he subscribed to the
Exposition.
1t will be curious to observe, in opening
the collection of antique casts this morn
ing, whether Venus has broken nose o.
Ariadne demoralized big toe.
When he gets as far away as New York
w. d. Washburn becomes an ex-governor
Coming West, he descends to an ex-con
gresham. and over the borders of Mime
sofa he is even called Bill.
Aid. Dwyer is a reformer, but he doesn'
| look it.
Loran Fletcher does no political worl
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-19
WORTH HNvEsTaGATENG.
The Incendiary Efforts on NicOliei
AXe,,ue SafurdaY NiEht.

Avenue saturday NEShG.
There is yet no definite clue to the person
who endeavored to fire Jacobs grocery
store. opposite the Hotel Albion on Nicol
let avenue, Saturday night, although sus-
picion points to a person who will be
watched. Officer Allen, on whose beat it
happened. said last evening that about
1870 or II o'clock he was passing the
place, when two young men employed in
the store came to him and said they thought
some one was down stairs. Officer Gus
tafson was called and went down into the
cellar. Here he found a small piece of
board saturated with kerosene, with can
die burning in the center of it. Surround
ing this were several newspapers and a
quantity of kindling wood. Allen states
that both the front and rear doors of the
cellar were unlocked. They had been
found in similar condition once before
during the evening and the proprietor was
summoned and ordered to bolt them. The
front door is really composed of two doors
and present a barrier only when the bolt in
center is shot into the floor. This not be-
ing done all that would be necessary to
open the doors would be to press against
them and the bolt in the regular lock
would draw out, and the two doors swing
wide open. The officers are of the opinion
that the doors were opened by some one
inside the cellar. The affair will be fully
Investigated.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-19
THE NIEND-CURE CRAZE.
How it Operates Successfully--Tt,
Defect Always Suppressed.

How it Operates Successfuliy--Ets
Defect Always Suppressed.
With its useful prediction for the Won
derful and the disposition to take hold Of
and run wild after the mysterious Min
neapolis has gone draft on the mind cure
craze and reports complete cases that rival,
III their character, the divine miracles. II
the mind-cure physician or physicians do
not grow rich it will not be because of
the lack of credulity of the COM
munity. Information of these spread with
the rapidity Of wild-tire and gather in their
travels, much as a SNOWFALL increases Ill
rolling, but always are backed by the the
best authority, An Eighth ward lady has
been bedridden since winter Frustrated
by troubles incidental to maternity, four
physicians abandoned her to die, when
mind-cure doctress was called in. All med
icine was flung to the dogs and in a week
the lady was able to walk out. A near
neighbor had cancer of the stomach and
was pronounced helplessly at deaths
door. In desperation the mind
cure was essayed and the cancerouS
atfiiction is fast disappearing. a young boy
on the East side lost the use of limb
through stiffening of the knee joint. The
best surgeons of the city pronounced the
stiffness permanent and incurable, but the
mind cure brought suppleneSs to the joint
in a week. A Western avenue grocer SUI
fered the tortures of the doomed with
asthma, and aIlopathy and homeopathy
had in turn exhausted themselves without
bringing relief, when mind cure stepped in
and the man is well.
These are but a few cases of the marvel
Gus cures reported. and the matter is be-
coming the talk of the town. For years
Minneapolis has been overrun with electric,
magnetic and massage physicians, but the
results of their practice were never so start
lngly successful as the mind cure. Faith
cure arose and was Endorsed by the minis
terial association, but beyond the work
of one Quack who victimized several
East siders, died as quickly again. But
this mind cure seems to have taken per-
manent hold, which no amount of SOOTHING
and sneering can shake off. 1t is ridiculed
and jeered numerically, but argument ends
in the face of bona fide cures. 1t is safe to
say that in a majority of cases, coincidence
is mistaken for causation, and it must be
borne in mind that only the successful cases
are trumpeted to the world. A thousand
efforts at mind cure may be esSayel with
out result and the world be no wiser, but
once a sickness is conquered and mind cure
enters as an element, whether fatcor Oh
not, and the entire world is apprised of it.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-19
A Rum Maniac.

Yesterday morning the patrol wagon was
called to Sixth avenue south and Washing
ton, where man, who had been on a
protracted SPREE was making things lively.
He was a raving maniac. 1t took the COM
bined strength Of three men to get him in
the wagon. Even then he fought like a
demon, and nearly succeeded in breaking a
thumb for Officer Farouskow. During the
melee he fell against the side of the wagon
and brought the blood to his nose in man
ner that surprised him. When at the lock-
up he made fierce attack upon one of the
officers and was placed in a cell.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-19
LYING THE R1vER.

The Body of a MAN Found Wedged
Between Two Logs.
Yesterday afternoon, while one Of the
mounted officers was patroling his beat be-
tween Lake and Thirty-eighth streets, he
discovered the body of man wedged in
between two logs in the river. The coat
was drawn over the head somewhat, but
the hands were badly decomposed. The
body had evidently lodged there during
high water, and the river in falling had
left it high and dry. 1t is thought to be
the body of the man who jumped OF the
short line bridge some time ago. Soon
after the body was discovered messenger
was dispatched for Coroner Hill, but he
could not be found. This morning at 7:30
the body was removed to Gleason & Byor-
um's morgue, where an inquest will be
held
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-19
The Barher., sunday.

The barber shops were all closed yester-
day so far as heard from with the exception
of the West hotel shop and shop
in North Minneapolis. Nine commit
tees from the BARRIERS brotherhood were on
the lookout to secure evidence against the
the BARRIERS who worked. for the purpose of
bringing prosecutions for violations of the
Sunday law. There is some doubt. how
ever, as to whether the clerk of the NUM-
cipal court will issue warrants for arrests.
until the decision is made in the case that
had been appealed to the supreme court.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-19
Far Reachinr RESOLUTIONS.

ST. LOUIS, July 1S.-The Greenback
labor convention for the Thirteenth con-
gressional district OF this state in session at
Pierce City yesterday nominated Col. II. F.
Fellows of Springfield by reclamation. In
addition to the regular county delegate
they were entitled to seats ia convention.
one of the Knights of Labor for every $50
members of the Knights of Labor assem-
blies in the district. The resolutions
adopted were taken largely from the plat
form of the Knights of Labor and declare
that the government should own and con-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-19

troll the railroads, telegraph and telephone
lines; that non-interest bearing money
should be issued instead of bonds; that not
another acre of public domain should be
given to railroads or any other corporation,
and that after 1890 no alien should be al
lowed to own land OF other real estate.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-19
Firennen Elect Officers.

The following officers were elected for
the ensuing term at last meeting of North
western lodge No. 50 Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen: Frank P Holl master;
Fred B. Morse, vice master; William T.
Nickel, secretary; W. E. Richmond. tinan-
cier; Charles II. Delamater Ed Barry,
and Thomas F. Mea, trustees; Frank X.
Holt, delegate to Thirteenth annual con-
vention to be held in Minneapolis Sept. IS
20; DR.. D. Leonard Pratt, medical director;
Ed Barry, magazine agent.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-19
CHARITIES AND CORRECTIONS.
Reception to Delegates and Con.
ference at Plymouth Church.

reception to Delegates and Con.
ference at Plymouth Church.
This evening the session of the national
conference of charities and corrections
will be transferred from ST. Paul to Mime
apolis, and will be held at Plymouth church.
The following gentleman compose COM
mittee On reception aud entertainment:
Messrs. c. NJ. Loring, John S. Pillsbury.
A. Il. Young, c. NJ. Loring, D. G. Bell,
Albert Shaw, Nelson Williams, George A.
Bracket Rev. James NcGolrick and DR..
W. n. Leonard. The delegates will leave
St. Paul by the o'clock Milwaukee short
line, under escort of a subcommittee, and
will be received by deputation. at the de-
pot. Carriages will be in waiting and a
drive about the city will follow, to occupy
two hours. If the weather is favorable.
last nights rain will make this a very en-
joyable feature. At $50 o'clock COLA
ton will be served at the parlors of Ply
mouth church, to be followed by an infor-
NAL reception and Conversations.
The evening session Of the conference,
which will be devoted to the subject of
prisons and prison reform, will begin at
7:30 sharp, in the auditorium of Plymouth
church. All persons interested are invited
and to laboring men and Knights OF Labor
special invitation is extended. The prin-
cipal speakers will be Hon. 4. A. Brock
away and Gen. Robert Binkerhoff, of Ohio.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-19
We Sill Give.

And intend to for while, to clear out the
balance of our summer stock of dress goods
at cost. McLain. 3S4 Wabasha street.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-19

out is something enormous. Last week
there were eighty eight, the estimated cost
OF the buildings being S372, $685.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-19
DEALINGS I'M DIRT.
Prices Serenely Ascending--Sales
and Values Increasing Together.

Prices Serenely ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
and Values Increasing Together.
Real estate men are happy, and many, in
fact nearly all, of them wear smiles as
child-lke and bland as that of a youngster
when he gets his first pair of copper-toed
boots, and goes strutting down the street, at
once the admiration and envy of all his
companions. Well may they wear this
smile, for none but the real estate man
knoweth of the mighty profits to be de-
rived by trading in Minneapolis dirt. 1t is
safe to say that nearly all the men in the
city who have dabbled in real estate at all,
have made money at it, and not small
amount either Values are constantly on
the increase. and as it is an assured fact
that there will be no decline; that is. no
permanent decline, all are anxious to secure
land in this future rival of Chicago. The de-
preston incident to the labor troubles is
now thing of the past. People have
gained confidence in Minneapolis by reason
of the better class of artisans who make
their homes here. Early in the season
some croakers predicted that the transfers
this year would amount to comparatively
nothing. How well their prophecy has
been fulfilled may be seen from the follow
ing figures, giving the record of the past
Six years transactions:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-19
Total. .5I,359

uotal. .5l ,oo9 S132, SIT, 1926
During the past week there were 249
deeds filed for record, the total considera-
ton Of which was S649, 226. This is
smaller amount by SO, 900 than last week.
The attention of purchasers has bsen
largely directed TO residence property, and
the number of building permits being taken