St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-16
GATHERED IN SALTWATER
Peter Swanson Tries to End His Ca
reer With Knife.
Mere Mention OF Many Matters OF
Considerable Interest.
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Yesterday morning about 2 o'clock Pc
ter Swanson made an unsuccessful effort to
shuttle off by cutting his throat with a
pocket knife. Two arteries were cut and
he would have bled to death had not
surgeon arrived soon after the act was COM
mitted. Swanson came from Sweden about
eight wears ago and has boarded at the
Wexio hotel on North Second street since
his return from an extended trip to Sweden
several weeks ago. While Swanson
was in Sweden his fiancee
became engaged to another fellow, OF
which he learned when he returned. He
became desperate and began drinking,
which, together with his disappointment,
affected his mind. On Monday he was eX-
amined by physician, who ordered MN
put to bed and closely watched. Charles
Danelson, who volunteered to watch him
during the night, left the room about a.
m. for a drink of water When he re-
turned he found the lamp eXtingulshed.
Alarmed. he lit the lamp, and on inveStiga-
ton found Swanson lying across the Dea
with his throat cut, covered with blood anu
semi-conscious. He was removed to the
city hospital yesterday and at last accounts
was doing well. The wound is not neces-
S2rlly 1dLdl. swanson Is Of yCdio O1Ni'
Notes About Town.
Yesterday H. L. Williams of st. Paul filed
papers asking that his marriage TO Lizzie
Heitz at Cincinnati, April l9,1SS4, be annulled
and declared void. He alleges that she falsely
and fraudulently charged him with being the
father of her illegitimate child, and threatened
to cause his Imprisonment if he did not marry
her To avoid disgrace and trouble he mar
ried her.
The members of the Patrarchal Temple
No 4, who attended the convention OF this
order at Red Wing on Monday night, all re-
turned yesterday and reported a tip-top time.
DIR. w. Fl. Caire was elected colonel and Mt.
Jchn Kuhn adjutant.
The ste amer Cleon will probably run an ex-
cursion to Tay lors Fails next Sunday, leaving
about o'clock, to accommodate those who
wish to see the big jam and the Dalles OF the
St. CroiX.
Mr.. George Willard and Miss Clara Nillum
of this city will be married thi S evening, and
Mr. George Gorham of this city and Miss
Clara Boydon of Hudson tomorrow at $3.50
p. IN.
Yesterday Charles Shogren sent up fifty
men to bring in the rear of his drive from
Franconia and James Roney forty to drive
his logs from below the great jam.
Fritz Wegelin was stricken with paralysis
at the Northwestern hotel at an early hour
yesterday morning. His left leg and his right
arm are powerleSS.
On account of the delay in painting the
scenery for the Saltwater theater it will not
open until the latter part Of the mont h.
H. F. Weber and bride are expected here
from Cincinnati this week. the guests Of Prof.
V. G. Curtiss.
The case Of Christian d. Tucker VS.. John
McWhitman in the district court has been
dismissed.
Yesterday the Ed Durant, Jr.. left for Han
nibal with raft for the Empire Lumber
company.
Hereafter the Jennie Hays will leave Still
water for Taylor's Falls at s instead Of 2
o'clock.
Prof. f. F. Wilson and wife returned yester-
day from pleasant visit in North Wisconsin.
Yesterday the Bankers association paid
$4,000 insurance on the life of Louis Schupp.
Mrs. Frederick BALKANS, aged 81 years, res
ldence Maple street, died yesterday.
Pete Mcdonald, who was recently bitten on
the face by spider, is still laid up.
Mr.. G.. H. Brown :leaves to-day for Bangor
Me-, on matrimonial expedition.
To-day nine horses will arrive from Peoria,
ILL.,, to take part in the races.
Charley Brown will leave to-day for the
East to spend the summer.
Nels Ostrom was fined So and costs yester-
: day for drunkenness.
!, Thomas McAlpin's little son, Lee, is not ex-
pscted to live.
John Ellsworth of Hudson was IN the city
yesterday.
The board of education meets tomorrow
. night.
e.. 81. McGilton of Cedar Falls is in the
city.
The Mikado fruit store is being enlarged.
ST DON'T Want Relief. But Cure,''
Is the exclamation of thousands suffering
from catarrh. To all such we say: Catarrh
can be cured by DR.. Sage's Catarrh Rene
dy. 1t has been done in thousands OF
cases; why not in yours? Your danger is
in delay. Enclose stamp to Worlds Dis
pensary Medical Association. Buffalo, N.