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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-16
EDNIUNDS' FALL,

1t is somewhat singular that in all the
mentioning of prominent Republicans
who are likely to succeed Mr.. BLAINE
as the leader of his party. not single
mention has been made of Senator Ed
MUNDS' name. Nobody speaks of him
as a possible presidential candidate,
and yet there is probably no one who
has lost more sleep over the matter
than Mr.. EDMUNDS himself. That Mr..
EDMUNDS wants to be president goes
without saying. The presidency is the
darling dream of his old age. In fact, it
has got to be a mania with him. How
narrowing it must be 10 his feelings,
then. TO hear all this talk about
BLAINE'S successor and never hear his
own name mentioned. 1t must be the
bitterness of gall and wOrmwoOd to his
aspiring soul. But for all that nobody
is talking of EDMUNDS as presidential
candidate. There Is a lesson in this in
cident which it would be we'll for the
aSpirantS of the future to study.
4 few years ago GEORGE L. EDMUSDS
was the acknowledged brains of the
Republican party. His position in the
senate was one that had been occupied
by the most Illustrious statesman of the
past. While then, as now, he was
known to be of cold nature and some
what repelling in his social traits, he
was looked up to by his party associates
as the GAMALIEI. of the Republican san
hedrim. at whose feet the elders gath
cred for instruction. 1t was Mr.. Ed
MUNDS' pre-eminence IN wisdom. to-
gether with the digniiied, conservative
methods of craftsmanship he possessed,
that caused him to be talked of as an
available presidential candidate. And
it is only just to Mr.. EDMUNDs
10 say that if his party had possessed
the wisdom TO have put his name at the
head of the ticket at the time when his
fame was ripest, it might possibly have
restored public confidence in the integ-
rity OF the Republican party to such an
extent as to have prolonged its suprem-
acy. But the party was not wise
enough TO do it, and an unlucky thing it
was for Mr.. EDMUNDS, as well as for
the party. Mr.. EDMUNDs took glance
over the field, and when he saw that
trickery counted for more than states
manship in his party. he made
up his mind to descend from
the high plane of craftsmanship
he lad been occupying and to take
up the trade of political jugglery. For
the last few years he has been posing
before the country as a partisan politi-
clan. His conservatism has been sunken
in ill-directed partisan zeal, the breadth
of his former patriotism has been con-
tracted by the cultivation of sectional
prejudice, his great intellectual powers
have been dwarfed by successive selfish
efforts to win some point in a political
game, and thus by course of rapid
descent he has fallen from the pinnacle
of craftsmanship to the depths of low
machine politics. 1t is no wonder, then,
that there are none, even in his own
party. so low as to do him the honor of
being named as successor to BLAINE
in party leadership. Thus the decline
of EDMUNDS from past greatness bears
with it lesson of usefulness for those
who are to come after him.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-16
Revenge on a Waitress.

Kansas City Special.
William Knox, a young man about
twenty-five years old, took summary
vengeance this morning on Hannah
King, a waitress at the CentropoIis
hotel, who refused to marry him or to
go out with him. The refusal so EN-
ragged the lOve-Sick swain that he got a
bottle of ammonia and caught the girl
at the hotel about s O'Clock this morn
ing. Holding her around the waist
with one hand, with the other he poured
into her eyes quantity Of the strong
ammonia. The Smarting pain was in
tense, and for time the young girl was
completely blinded. She was taken to
her room and medical assistance sum
moned. While her eyesight is not en-
dangered, the pain inflicted was very
great. Knox made good his escape.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-16
FIRE AT PROVIDENCE.
Several Blocks Completely Swept
Out of Existence.

PROVIDENCE, K. l., Feb. IA big
ated across the street to the west of the
union depot and involving number of
big brick buildings partially occupied
by manufacturers and jewelers.. several
hotels, including the Aldrich house and
stable and carriage houses. The alarm
was sounded at LAS. and the whole
lire department was called out
Immediately afterwards. A strong
northwest wind is blowing, and carries
the sparks across the most important
business part of the city, Westminster
and Broad streets, and a number of
fires have been Started and alarms
sounded, but so far have been quickly
distinguished without damage. The
big fire is blazing up to the buildings
opposite the city hall, but the wind
tends to carry it away from the hall and
it is not in immediate danger. So
far the flames have been hay
ing their own way without check.
1t is impossible at this hour
losers, but if the flames are not stopped
where they are now it will probably be
the cOStlieSt fire this city has ever
known. The four-story brick block
where the fire started is the Robinson
house, owned by William HI. Robinson's
widow, and it was filled with carriage
stock, sash and blinds and other inflam-
mable material. The whole block ell
closed by Fountain. Eddy, Union and
Washington streets will be totally
cleared out.
2a.m.-The fire is practically under
control. The Aldrich house is blazing
like big bonfire but no other buildings
Will now catch. The Aldrich house is
valued at $4,000 and insured for $25, 900.
1t is impossible to obtain other indi-
Nidual losses, but the total loss will be
considerably over half million dollars.
The fire spread so quickly that little
property within the hotels and manu-
factories except personal effects could
be saved.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-16

nally failed. Out of a total vote of 115,-
600 that had been cast in the territory
in the congressional election in 1886,
they. only succeeded in mastering $1,000
votes in favor of division. Forty-SiX
out of the eighty-siX counties
i'll the territory gave maiOrities
against division, and two failed
to hold an election. OF the thirty-eight
counties claimed by the divisiOnists in
May the vote was only farce and the
majority amounted to nothing. Bur
leigh county, in which the city of Bis
marck is situated, is a case in point.
On the division question the county east
60 vOtes-40 for and 20 against. Thus it
may be safely estimated that on full
vote there would have been IS, 900 votes
against division to $1,000 in favor of it.
And in addition to all this, many who
voted for division at that time are now
openly and honestly advocating the adj
mission of Dakota as one state. With
this fair statement of facts before con-
gress it ought not to take that body long
to come to the conclusion that the
SPRINGER bill is the only just measure
before congress relative to the admiS-
ion of Dakota
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-16
Shot by His Wffe's Paramour.

MANSFIELD, Tex. Feb. 15.-Not many
days ago Joseph NJ. Chrisman began di-
vorce proceedings against his wife
Alice. on the charge of infdelity. Will
lam Suddeth was made correspondent
in the suit as destroyer of his wife's af-
fections. ChriSman, Suddeth and Alice
Rails attended the same school, and
both boys fell in love with the girl. She
married Chrisman, well-to-do mer-
chant in this place about two
years ago, but ever since has en-
cOuraged the attentions of Suddeth.
The union was unhappy for this reason.
Chrisman, having obtained positive
evidence of the woman's unfaithful-
ness, commenced proceedings for di-
vOrce in the district court here. Sud-
deth became very angry at the charges
made against her and threatened veil
geance. ChriSman was shot at by an
assassin Thursday night while seated in
his room. Yesterday morning he
charged Suddeth with the crime, where
upon Suddeth drew his revolver and
shot Chrisman dead, firing four shots
into his head and neck, Chrisman, be-
fore he expired, replying with but one
shot, which went wide of its mark.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-16
FIRE IN A PRINTING OFFICE
The Daily Advertiser, Elmira, N. Y,
Destroyed by Fire.
SEVERAL NARROW ESCAPES.
1 Providence, r. l., Visited by a Desiruc-
= tive Fire---Several Buildings
Burned.

ELMIRA, N. Y, Feb. l5.-Fire broke
out tonight in the Office of the Daily
Advertiser, and spread with such
rapfdity that the editors, reporters and
printers barely had time to escape with
Itheir lives. Some jumped from win
dOws, some to the roof of an adjoining
building and some were rescued with
ladders, after having been nearly suffO-
Gated by smoke. From this point the
fire Spread to adjoining buildings on
either side and resulted in a
heavy loss. Assistance was sum-
moned from the refOrmatOry fire
department, from Corning, Oswego and
Horse Heads: The chief losses are as
follows: Advertiser, $50, 900 to $40, 900;
Sunday Tidings, $1,000; j. M. Robinson
Il Son, furniture, $4,000 on stock,
5000 Oh building; other losses, $1,000
to $4,000. All were insured. Nothing
in the Advertiser Office, except a part
of the files, was saved. The paper will
be issued from the Gazette office to-
morrow, and new outfit of type and
presses has been telegraphed for.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-16
Wonders of Machinery.

chambers journal.
A continuance may be seen in the
rooms of the Royal Microscopical
society, the invention of Mr.. Peters.
which enables its user to write with
such marvellous minutenesS as no one
unaware of the existence of the machine
would believe it to be possible. The
mechanism consists of a series of levers
supported by four brass rods, and into
the center of these levers a pencil is
screwed, which points to a Sheet of
paper placed on a plate below. Above
is very fine diamond point which
touches sheet or glass and transmits
to it in wonderfully reduced form any
writing done by the operator with the
pencil beneath.
The writing on glass is quite invisible
to the naked eye, but a strong micro
scope will show the Lords prayer writ
ten legibly within the compass of one
ten-thOuSandth part of a square inch,
Mr.. Webb, who made special studv
of this ingenious machine, succeeded i'm
writing the entire Bible, which con
tains 1886, 4S0 letters, within the space
of square inch, and by continuous
practice he attained such proficiency
that he was able to transcribe the Bible
no fewer than fifty-nine times within
the same small compass.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-16
AS OTHERS SEE US.
florence Marryat's Opinions
ADout the Women and Men or


Florence Marryat's Opinions
ABOUT the Women and Men OF
America.
Interview in the New Age OF London
What impressions did Won form of
the Yankees during your stay in
America, Miss Marryat? You can give
me something that is not in your book
on the subject. dare say.''
THAT will be difficult, I'm afraid"
replied Miss Marryat, with a pleasant
smile. But America is a large sub
Ject; Where do you wish me to begin?''
wen, suppose we start with Ameri-
can women. What are their national
characteristics"
diamonds and false teeth, I should
say. Every American woman has rage
Tor the former, and the latter. owing
greatly to the system of living nracticed
IN the VI lted States, is inevitable. But
besides this. all American women. gen
orally speaking, are afflicted with
WouId-De SmartneSS and speak through
the nose: They have all. more or less.
nasal twang, owing to what. | don't
know. Some say it's the dryness of fine
ar that affects some vessel in the nosa.
put I'm afraid L am not able to tell.
Inc Americans undoubtedly, however.
su1er from national catarrh. as is
most evident in the peculiar tone in
WHICH nearly all of them speak.
NOT SO ARTIFICIAL.
There is another thing about Ampri-
can women, too. They don't make mn
as the English-dOn't dye their hail. and
as they get gray at thirty this is the
more peculiar. L think life is faster and
mas more rush and stress there than
mere. "A nervous excitement, an irrita-
DIE unrest, pervadeS all ranks and
classes. The ladies are always chew
ing candy, the men perpetually drink
ing ice water. They ruin their teeth
ana dlgestiOns at the same time.
THINK America is the home of false
teeth" added Miss Marryat, medita-
lively.
But did you seriously intend to state.
MISS Marrryat, now, when speaking of
tle American women not making up
that none of those little devices. those
concealed feminine embellishments
Whlch one sees advertised in ladies' pa
perS,are In usage in the United States?''
~ Is THIS \ NEW DODGE?
On, dear, no; didn't mean to state
that. In fact, the Americans are much
cieVerer in improving the figure than
their English cousins. Many of the
men wear stays-only think-while it
Is common thing for the women to
PAD pad, up in front with canary seed?"
Canary Seed
Yes, For the bust. you know.
Moves about and gives a live and natural
appearance"
Did you enjoy your trip?" gasped
our representative, after a pause.
An, yes. exceedingly. They are a
most kind hearted and hospitable peo-
pie. Yes; went to Boston-a CITY of
prigs. The American men are Smarter
than the English. Not more brains.
but more active and pushing in their
habits. They make love better, | be-
live-keep cool. When all EnglishInan
makes love he gets red and shutters
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-16
A MILLIONAIRE's WHIM.
Boarding Up Valuable Real Estate
to Secure a Big Rent.

Boarding Up Valuable Real Estate
to Secure a Big Rent.
NEW YORK, Feb 14.-There was an
executors sale at the real estate ex-
change yesterday of piece of property
with a remarkable history. 1t consisted
of 627 and 62S Broadway and 1856 and 1913
Mercer street, covering a plot so feet
wide by 200 feet deep. Seabury Brew
Ster, who made fortune in dry goods,
bought it in 1851, intending that the in
come from it should make his declining
days comfortable. He still owned it at
boarded up during the latter half of the
thirty-three years that INTERVIEWED, be-
cause the owner thought it ought to
bring a higher rent than any one would
offer him. His friends tried to argue
him out of his purpose. but he replied
tiat he had made up his mind to get
his own figure or nothing, and was not,
to be turned from that determination.
AS years went by, the property became
known among real estate dealers as
Brewster's Folly. The old man rather
enjoyed the comment his action ex-
cited and paid without murmur the
yearly taxes levied against it, amount
ing while it was vacant close to S20,0 900.
The long period of vacancy damaged
the neighbOrhoOd. Here was all I'M
slightly place, which apparently no ten
ant wanted, and the block in Broadway
below Bleecker street thus lost charac-
ter in some degree among business men.
When 1T at last became commonly un-
derStOOd why the property was vacant,
SO much damage had been done the
block that it was not easy to repair it.
All this time Mr.. Brewster made his
home at the New York hotel, where he
had very comfortable bachelor quarters,
and from which he could stroll down
past his property and get as often as he
liked whatever grim satisfaction there
might be I'D looking upon his work and
contemplating the wrath of the neigh
boring tenants, who looked on his big
empty five-Story double-Width marble
building as il some uncanny influence
proceeded from it. There was at one
time talk of trying to bring the old man
into court in suit for damages and
witnesses were ready to prove that the
neighbOrhOod had suffered by his con-
duct, and that other property-Owners
were therefore entitled to redress. Mr..
BrewSter'S friends think that he
would rather have enjoyed the notorietv
of such suit, for he never Stunned
publicity in regard to this within. When
he died the building had been so long
tenantleSS that the executors found that
it would not readily rent. They were
hampered, moreover, by their inability
to make long leases, as the property
was to be sold and the executors were
unwilling to load the new owner with
any obligations to tenants. About a
year ago various persons were found to
rent the premises at a shade below
lease prices, and agree to move ON
property sold for S24S, 500.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-16

committee, Is here this morning. en-
route to Washington to attend the meet
ing OF the committee next Wednesday.
In an interview with reporter he said:
"Oh. Blaine sees the handwriting on the
wall. He sees the Mugwumps waiting
for him with stuffed club, and
Knowing he cannot carry New York
nor be elected without that state, he
acts upon discretion as the better part
OF valOr, and will lake the alternative
of becoming the power behind the Alli-
son throne. He will dictate the nOmi-
nation. giving it to Allison and again
becoming secretary of state of the Re
publicans II they are successful. Mr..
McHenry also said that he would vote
FOR st. Louis as the place to hold the
convention. San Francisco was too far
off. New York, he thought, would
make no fight for it, the state having no
representative on the committee.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-16

New York Special.
Charles E. Thickstun, apparently
strong, robust, and healthy, about forty
eight years old, entered the Office of an
insurance association to-day noon and
applied for policy of $4,000 on his
life. All the required papers were
quickly made out and ready for the phy-
sician's certificate. DR.. Henry T. Boyle,
the medical examiner, took Mr.. Thick
stun into private Office, and proceeded
to examine him. Scarcely dozen
words had passed between them when
Mr.. Thickstun suddenly arose and fell
to the floor dead. DR.. Boyle made an
examination, and ascertained that
death had been caused by apoplexy.
He then made the assertion that so far
as he could judge he would probably
have passed the deceased as healthy
candidate, for there were no apparent
signs of either apoplexy or heart disease.
Mr.. Thickstun was the manager of the
Hickman Hose and Brass Goods com
pany, of Bound Brook, n. j. The
policy applied for was in favor of his
aged mother, who was dependent upon
him.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-16
Got Away With the Funds.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 15.-COngregational
circles are agitated over the absence of
Rev. John l.. Morgan, pastor of the
Congregational church. He
left five weeks ago, Ostensibly to go to
Chicago to bring his wife and children
here. He had been collecting money to
build new church and it is said that
some of the funds disappeared with
him. The missing clergyman was for
merly connected with Mr.. Moody's
church in Chicago.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-16
A HEROIC MULE.
Death of a Faithful Beast Which
Twice Saved Its Owners Life.


Twice Saved Its Owners Life.
Chambersburg Spirit.
Mr.. Morrow r. Skinner, of Roxbury.
was in Chambersburg yerterday and
with many expressions of sorrow told
his friends of the death of ''Old jack
his fayorite and trusted mule. Jack
was sixteen years old and from his
earliest days had been gentle and had
demonstrated intelligence to an extent
not generally found in mules.
Twice he had saved his masters life.
Both occasions were similar. Mr.
Skinner had gone into the stable and a
young mule kicked him almost under
the feet of Old Jack. Knowing that his
owner was there the older mule stood
still and allowed the friSkier animal to
kick him, Old Jack. until deep gashes
were cut in his body and legs. Mr..
Skinner escaped unhurt. Another time
the mule prevented a heavy sled load of
bark from running over high bank by
squatting on his launches and allowing
the sled to run upon his back.
"Wednesday last the mule died In har-
ness, without single % nplaining sign.
His owner thinks paralytic stroke
ended his life and he mOurns for him as
few men mourn for dead animal.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-16
To Boom AIoer.

DETROIT, Mich, Feb. ia Russell
A. Alger club was organized tonight by
600 of the leading young Republicans
and business men of the city for the
purpose of booming Gen. Alger for the
presidential nomination at the Chicago
convention. The organization will be
extended throughout the state and the
club expects to send solid Alger dele
CATION to the convention.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-16
WISCONSIN VETERANS,
Annual EncampmentO of the G. A
r. at Milwaukee.


Special to the Globe.
MILWAUKEE, Feb 15.-The first ses-
sion of the annual encampment, Wis
cOnsin Grand Army of the Republic,
began here. About $50 delegates were
present. The report of the quarter
master general showed the tOtal.funds
to be S40,494.11. Assistant Adjt. Gen.
Barry's report shows that the number
of comrades reported in good standing
at present to be 1898. The amount
expended for charity during the year
was 81 ,00S.S7. During the year fourteen
new posts were organized in the state.
Commander Griffen'S address briefly re-
views the important features in the
record made by the order since the last
annual encampment. The past year, he
said, has probably been and is likely to
remain the most eventful in the history
of the grand army. Our order has been
aSsailed from every quarter, but not
foot OF its vantage ground has been lost.
The commander reviewed the routine
work of the past year the results of
which furnished many sources of con-
graduation. The organization of new
posts, however, had been matter of
some embarrassment in consequence of
the action taken at the last encampment
adopting policy of Withholding new
charters. 1t was safest to let the power
to grant or refuse charters rest in the
discretion of the department COM
mander. AllusiOn was made to the re-
ports that there seemed to be a
desire on the part of government
officials to destroy some of the
records of the War of the Rebellion on
the pretext that they were becoming SO
cumbersome as to require too much
room for their storage, or for some other
reason not expressed. ''It is the duty
of this encampment to adopt proper
memorial to be forwarded to congress
that proper laws be enacted to preserve
the records of the late war;" The after
noon session was devoted to routine
work. The election of officers will take
place tomorrow,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-16
lO-DAY'S WEATHER.

SIGNAL OFFICE, WAR DEPARTMENT. ST.
Paul, Feb. Is. 1915 a. Manifestations for
twenty four hours commencing al = a. III.
TODAY; For 81. Paul, Minneapolis and vi
riniiy: Slightly warmer, fair weather; light
10 fresh variable winds. For Minnesota and
Eastern Dakota: Warmer, fair weather;
light 10 fresh variable winds. generally south
erly. For Southwestern Dakota: Warmer,
followed by colder, fair weather; light to fresh
variable winds.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
st. PAUL. Feb. lJ.--The following observa-
Eon> were made M 5 rs D. m. local time:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-16
A DEATH SQUEEZE.
A Kansas Farmer Squeezed to
Death ia a Wind Mill.

CoNcoRDIA, Kan, Feb. IA farmer
named Plus Bean, living near here, suf-
fered death in singular manner yes
terday. He had a feed grinder run by
wind mill, and having occasion to
climb above the grinder, the shaft,
which was turning at the time, caught
his clothes, and in spite of the mans
efforts his stout coat and pants were
wound around the iron bars. He
called to his employees to cut him down,
but they could not reach him. 1t was a
fearful squeeze. The sufferers face
grew purple, his eyes bulged and the
veins stood out. At last the mill could
wind no further and stopped, but too
late. The last breath had been squeezed
out of its victim, and he hung lifeless
from the shaft.