St. Paul daily globe., 1888-10-19
CROSSED THE DARK RIVER.
An Insane Swede Hangs Himself
in Jaii-Zenith City Happen
in0S

All INSANE SWeuc hangs h1mSeit
in Jaii-Zenith City Happen
ings.
Special to the Globe.
DULUTH, Minn., Oct. 1S.-John Jer-
eSa. Scandinavian, aged 81, committed
suicide at the county Jail at about 1890
this afternoon. Yesterday afternoon
he was taken from st. Mary's hospital
because of insanity. This morning he
was taken before Probate Judge Aver
and examined as to his sanity, but the
case was adjourned until tomorrow
morning. The jailer saw him alive in
his cell at :25, and when he went to
him quarter of an hour later fo und
him dead. He tore up blanket and
tied it to a soil pipe running up through
the cell. and the other end tied around
his neck, tieing two knots in order to
make it hold. He drew himself up
from his cot and must have Strangled to
death in short time. He was an un-
married man and had no relatives in
this country. He worked for a while
for the telephone company and later
with Contractor Erickson driving a
team. The deputy coroner was called,
but decided an inquest unnecessary.
DULUTH'S TERMINAL SYSTEM.
railroads interested in the terminal sys-
TEN, have commenced active work and
are pledged not to let up until the work
is completed. 1t will require at least
Sl,000,O00. and possibly S1.500,000 to fin
lsh the system, and S750,000 is now
available and at the disposal of imme-
diate contractors. The first piles were
driven this morning.
HERE AND THERE.
The Gas and Water company has eX-
tended its intake pipe further into the
lake. A persistent effort has brought
the company to a partial realization of
its obligation to the public.
Residents of Endion have petitioned
the Duluth & Iron Range for five-cent
fare. The Street Railway company has
shown such an utter Indifference to the
needs of that locality that in all prOba-
bility it will be quite as indifferently
patrOniZed if the Short Line folks can
be persuaded to take that odd cent off.
The treasurer of HermantOwn school
district came in last evening and re-
ported that Tuesday night, while re-
i'll rnlng home. he was knocked down
and robbed of $1,000 School money! by
three masked men. He says he always
carried the money with him for "Safe
keeping" Police authorities say he
has been arrested several times for
being drunk and disOrderly, and the
last time nearly 500 was found on his
person.
This is ''annual donation day. for st.
Luke'S hospital, and citizens have re-
SpOnded generously to its assistance.
ST. Louis county's fair opened today.
Hon. Z. G. Gridley delivered the open
ing address. For less than a weeks
notice this is considerable of fair.
Republicans of the Fifth and Sixth
wards have nominated William Butch
ard for county commissioner.
The summer hotel of Smenson Bros,
at Spirit Lake, has been closed for the
season.
The local superintendent of the
Standard Oil company says the real
origin of the recent fire will probably
never be known. He does not believe
that it was started by spark from a
passing engine, because trains were
running every hour during the hottest
and dryeSt weather, while everything
was moist and damp on the morning of
the fire.
The Manitoba company has COM
menced the erection of cold storage and
abattOir establishments, and immense
stock yards will be added to its other
accommodations for handling business
at the head of the lakes during the
coming winter.
Hon. w. J. Calhoun, a Kentucky Re-
publican, twanged the high tariff harp
at the Grand this evening.