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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-18
A LOST COFFIN.
An Amusing Story That Could
Only be Told About Queer Folks
=. in ApkauSaW

An Amusing Story That Gould
Only be Told About Queer Folks
in Arkansaw.
A horseback traveller in Georgia.
upon meeting man in lonely road,
was startled by the question::
''Say, mister, hain't seed nothin' NV
coffin layin' round nowhar, have
yOu?'
"a colfiin!' the traveller exclaimed.
eyes, plain sort of everyday coffin.
You see me an Jim-that's my cousin
Wuz sent up about six miles from here
to a woodwork shop to git coffin fur a
ole Teller named Giles that died down in
back, me an Jim got Outen the wagin
to Git some water Outen a spring. Wall,
sir, whut should we find lynn right in
that edge of that spring but a quart bot
tie of Ticker. Jim says, tap her. and |
says tap herr Jim says. try her, and l
says, try her. so Jim, he then says he'd
be dinged eff he didn't, and he
did. Then | tried her, an
jim says, well take her along,'
and we TUX her. We driv On, an ever
onct in while we'd tap her, till it
'peared that we WuZ goin' altogether
too slow fur sich nachully brash fellers,
so we whipped up the ole bosses, an
in runnin' over rocks. hearn the jig that
the coffin was dancin', and we laughed
powerful. After while the blamed
bosses ran away, an we hearn the cOf-
fin dOin' the buck, and we hOllered aw-
full. Bout that time gun ter lose my
recolleckshun, an the next thing that
that | WANT in the wagon at al,
l
don't know how long I'd been
thar, but a right smart while, l reckon.
l got up an sOt out to look for Jim. /
found him sittin' side Nv the road wan
derin' whut had become NV the team an
the coffin an me. We knowed it
wouldn't do to go back home without
that coffin, fur the ole man wuZ a
needin' NV it. So es we didn't know
whar we'd been drivin', Jim he sot out
one way an me the other to look fur it.
So you amt seed nuthin' Nv a Urinary
coffin, have yOuT
mo, have not"
''JeSt plain, everyday c0ffin?"
mo" ,;
"Cheap, made outen pine, an In
tended to fit a man that'll weigh 175?,}
Il haven't seen anything of it" IL
''Didn't know but you mOut have
seed it layin' side the road. Must have
jumped out when we got to runnin'
over the big rocks. Eff rieolleckeit
had knot hole in one side. | spoke to
the Teller about it, but he flowed, he did,
that man had to have ar. i hate
nightly to go home without it, fur
them fellers at the lanyard will guy nae
fur losin' it, an the dead mans wife
will be mad enough to fling bilin' water
on me. WY, bless my soul, yander it
the road II allus did think | wuz the
luckiest Teller in the world. Mister eff
you will git down an hep me with it up
on my shoulder I'll be obleeged to you.
Wouldn't keer. you see, but Pm Altered
the boys will guy me-" 81
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-18

terror and the most surprised darkey
ever seen in these parts was dancing
around, with burned mouth. Dlackenea
face his eyebrows singed off, his nose,
mouth, ears and hair full of sand.
He doesn't know to this day after he
deposited that bomb in Joe'S yard the
latter took it in the house and substl-
tuted powder for a portion OF the sand.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-18

UGH inexpressible
despair and sorrow
betryed itself in his
voice that the I'M
happy woman, seiz-
ing upon a forlorn
and newborn hope,
heSitated in turn.
"Tell me that you
are innocent" she
implored; ''tell me
quick"
He had disappear
ed in the shadows
of the doorway, but
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-18

HE Chateau d.
Heracles had once
been Gothic, but
repaired frcm cen
fury to century
Without regard to
artistic correct
uesS, it was now a
pile of heteroge-
neous architecture
= dark, gloomy,
but losing nothing
of its Seignorial
aspect. Three of
its towers had
from process Of
decay been RACED
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-18

HE next day
NJ. de Noir-
mOuStier de-
p arted for
England. A
-fortni ght later
his usual daily
letter failed to
reach thecom-
itesSe, but the
d is pat C hes
from London,
published in
all the jour
II ais of the
city, annOunc-
cd u,ith Ho,.
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out again, entered the waiting carriage
and was driven to the Hotel du Louvre.

HE next day
Lionel dined
with t h e
Co m t e S S e
d. Heracles,
quitting her
at an early
hour upon
the plea that
he was Suf-
ferlng. NeV-
ertheiess, he
did not re-
turn to his
dwelling,b
to the Hotel
du Louvre,
where the
spy of the
p re ST de II t,
disguised as
t IA V Ter,
mounted the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-18

A Massachusetts musician advertises
that ne teaches the piano." If he will
teach pianos not to let people play on
them so much we will sign a blank
check for him and he can fill in the
amount.-Tid-Bits
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-18

Are owners of CRYSTAL PARK, the most beat
tful suburban residence district around the city, ~
ing the east shore of Crystal lake. and has large
lots fine trees and graded streets, while the entire
lake will be bouleYarded this season. Buy now be-
fore any advance in price.
We have fine grocery stock for sale whose average
sales 1925 per day. Best thing in Twin Cities.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-18

Clifton AVENTJE We have two bar
est residence street in the city, $50 per foot under
other prices.
s3.60O-45xl94 to 20-foot alley: east front on
Nicollet avenue, inside Twenty -slxth street.
SI.5OO-Triple corner, 150xlT2, ON Thirty eighth
street; $500 handles this.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-18

I)IIE Com
~ t G S S e
NJ a d e.
leine of Her
acles had re-
tired from the
world follow
ing a II event
so tragic that
a w o III a n S
soul seemed
unable to sup
port the shock.
Daug h t er of
Gen. Daube-
terre, the com
Jesse joined to
the graces of a
WON an TIL e
spirit of a he
70, but doubt
lace her father
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-18
INGLEwooD PARK ADDITION.

This addition lies between Western and Chestnut ave-
mes, and commands view of city just west of the
celebrated Inglewood ana Glenwood springs These lots
offered April at the extremely low price OF from
$500 to 81 300 each. Small cash payment down will
handle If you looking for building site call and see
what we can offer you We have lots and houses in
all parts of The city ranging in price form $1,000 TO 800
600 Please give call and see our list before making
purchases
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-18

These lie the cities and reached by
street minutes and only two blocks
foI the Short Line depot with fifty four trains
each day The elevated railroad between the cities will
pass directly this beautiful addition No cheaper
more desirable lots have been offered in the Mnneap
oils market. Apply or write to
HOLMES & BROWN,
258 Temple Court, Minneapolis, Minn
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-18

When the gendarmes entered the
chamber of the Comtesse d'Horaciles
they found her swOoning across the
corpse of the Baron de Noirmoustier.
dead from pistol shot in the heart W. ~"
Life was left her-but mother reason!
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-18

Translated from the CINCINNATI En-
quirer from the French of s'Etincelle,o
by e. G. Waggener.] .,n9
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SEN ,ATIoRAL INCIDENT.
Funeral Ceremonies Enlivsnsd by Denu noiatiO
of Civil Service Workings.

Funeral Ceremonies Enlivsnsd by Denu notation
of Civil Service Workings.
CHICAGO, Get. ga sensational in
cident happened to-day at the funeral
services of G. s. Squire, who was assist
ant postmaster at Chicago for nineteen
years, after having worked his way up
from errand boy in the postal service,
but Mr.. Squire was reduced not long
ago to chief clerkship and subsequent
IL suspended and his friends claim he
took place with high Masonic honors
Emmanuel Baptist church. one of
the most prominent congregations in
the city and the church was Overcrowd-
TO overlooking. DR.. Lorimer prOnounc-
ed the eulogy and his elOQuence had al
ready greatly wrought the
audience when he said: [
see in the dead before me the
arraigument of civil service. I think
as he lies there that he declares the
failure of the system. Our ideal is still
and purity prevail in civil service until
preferment shall be given upon scale
of talent and fitness"
There was moment of silence and
then the Eig church rang with unre-
straInable Outbursts of applause.
Knight TemplarS in regal1a
and plain business men alike
excitedly showed approval. Notwith-
standing the sacred surroundings and
the presence of the dead, Dr.. LOrimel
besought order by saying mot here,
not here but adding. had this loved
and lovable man lis just deserts he
would still be actively among us or we
| would have been mourning tor the dead
postmaster of Chicago and not clerk
| of the registry department. So in
| tense was the agitation of the audience
that it was with difficulty the church
| could be cleared.
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Ths Polish Isu suHsrars.

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 23.-J. Harpman
who has just returned from visit to
Ramsey county, Dakota, says of the
Polish Jew sufferers there: The set
Element is located eighteen miles from
DEVILS lake, and comprises seventy
families, numbering 238 souls. They
came here two years ago last spring
from Chicago. st. Paul and other
places with some household truck
and from 81 800 to 81, 500 in money,
farming implements. stock etc. They
procured land, built their modest
houses and went to work with a VIII
to clear the land and become in
dependent farmers. Those without any
money, morteaged the land and bor-
rowed enough to pay the government
price about $3.50 and expected to live on
the balance Of their loan until the first
crop could be harvested. They raised
a fair crop the first year and the pros-
pect was so bright that they mortgaged
their lands and other property 70 pur-
chase stock and farm machinery The
second year they planted q much larger
acreage, The notes and mortgages
signed by them In many instances bore
interest at the rate of two per cent a
month on chattels and II per cent per
annum on real estate, beside five per
cent per annum on loans which they
were obliged to pay loan sharks who
Isn't them money and charged exorbi-
tant interest About the middleo of Au-
gust all their expectations were ruined
In one night. A severe frost came and
ruined their entire crops of wheat
leaving them only about as many POI
tatoes as they used for planting and
barely enough oats to winter their
stock. The trouble and suffering be-
gan at once. The merchants who had
heretofore been anxious To supply all
their wants refused 20 credit them any
more, seeing that they could not ex-
pect payment Tor what had been furn-
ished already. Nearly every creditor
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PANAMA, Oct. 24.-Advices received
by the steamer Maselle which arrived
at Aspenwall ON the 10th inst. from
Hayti state that never before had Porte
au Prince passed such night as that
of September 18th. The night, to be-
gin with, was dreadfulIy dark, the
heavens being a mass of black clouds,
with an occasional flash of lightning.
Revolution was abroad. The firing
commenced at 7:30 p. m. and the can
non and gattling guns of the Paoce did
dreadful execution as did also the shots
from the big guns on Fort Alexander
which crashed clear through the build
ings. destroying everything and every
body with whom they came in contact.
The firing lasted until 2 a. m. of the
10Th. These advices say that as far as
had been ascertained 300 persons were
killed and over 500 wounded, including
many women and children. Among
the notable persons killed besides Gen
eral Seide Tilequmay were NJ. Quartzo,
Ducommo and Ducassez.
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freight train for not keeping his train
under control
FOREIGN FLASHES.
The Tinss-Pa1nsn Inquiry Opsns-Ds LssSsps =
Declares the Canal WM be Opened IN 1850.

The Timss-PaHnsn Inquiry 0psns-Ds Lssssps
Declares the Cansl WI be Opened In 1890
LONDON, Oct. 22.-The commission
appointed TO investigate the charges
made by the Times against Irish mem
bers Of Parliament opened court at IL
O'Clock this morning. Sir Charles Rus
sell, leading counsel for Mr.. Parnell,
opened the proceeds by applying for a
release from Wexford prison of Mr..
William Redmond. Justice Haskin,
president Of the commission, said the
same course would be adopted with
MIR. Redmond as in the case OF Mr..
John Dillon. A release must not be
construed to mean that he had been
granted Immunity from imprisonment.
He would be set free only on certain
strict conditions. These would not al
low Of his taking part In public life,
and would compel HIM to hold himself
strictly on parole. Sir Charles Russell
intimated that for the present he would
not Insist on an application for Red
mond's release. A discussion ensued
upon the length OF time the court
should sit weekly. The counsel on
both sides agreed On proposal to hold
sessions upon four days Of each week.
but the court decided to meet every
week day except Saturday. and asked
the counsel to expedite the proceed
ings Attorney General Webster then
opened the case for the Times.
DELESSEP'S DITCH.
PARIS, Oct. 22.-At a meeting at
Lyons, De LesSeps declared that the
Panama canal would be opened fol-
traffic in July, 1890. He said he wished
to correct q report that the opening
would be delayed until 1891.
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Lows supr.ms Cont Decision.

Dies MONIES, Oct. 22.-The supreme
courts decision in the case of Iowa VS..
Kidd, or against the International dis
tillery of which he is owner, at this
place, was received with much inter
est. 1t practically makes no diff
ference in the status Of the distiilery
and would not if it had been the re-
verse for since this legislation was be-
gun the legislature has passed law
that has closed all distillerieS and
breweries by forbidding the manufae-
ture for any purpose. Consequently
there is not distillery or brewery run
in the state and this particular distil-
lery known as the ''big distillery" has
been closed since April 1887, when it
sold its capacity ito the western distil-
lers pool--It was closed by order
of the pool. The point
Of this decision effected the
old law which permitted manufac-
ture flor certain purposeSl the state
claiming that the MIDI distillery had
violated that law and so it should be
closed by Injunction which was issued
by the district court in this city, but
the distillery claimed that so lon0as its
product was exported, the state could
not interfere, but that position is not
sustained by the United States supreme
court, but last winter the legislature
passed q new law forbidding all manu-
facture of liquor and that law would
have closed the distillerY even then
lad the decision gone the other
way. In effect this decision sustainS
| the new law and renders unnecessary
any test case under 1t.
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GENERAL NEWS.
The W. G. T. U. Convention Warns
up in Debate.
A Big Delegation Of Buckeye People
Call on Harrison.
Mrs. Payne Of Kansas City Arrested
for Attempted Murder.
A Lsks Steamer Dashed to Pieces in
a Violent Storm.

NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-When the ma
tiOnal con yention of the WOmans'
Christian Temperance Union resumed
its business session in Metropolitan
opera house this morning, the great
building was crowded in every part by
women OF all ages and many gentlemen,
ings because to-day had been fixed for
the annual election Of officers.
A somewhat acrid debate was caused
shortly after the session was opened by
the president by Miss Frances 4. Will
lard ruling in reply to a question by q
delegate that delegates must vote ac-
cording to their own convictions and
not governed by the sentiments Of
their constituents. Mrs. Aldrich of
Iowa, the delegate who had raised the
question, made the attempt to appeal
from the ruling Of the chair, but failed.
An amendment to the constitution
making the private secretary of the
president and the associated editreSS
of the Union Signal, members of the
convention gave rise to another sharp
discussion In which Mrs. j. Ellen Eos
ter took a lively part opposing the
amendment. The amendment was
carried, ayes 305, nays 81. Mrs Eos
ter's opposition was directed against
DAlo OnAOA E0AknoA hDACh DcAo DONCAOAy
criticized Mrs. Foster.
Mrs. Lenuora Barry. of Peoria. the
feminine organizer OF the Knights Of
Labor, and wife of Secretary Barry
who recently withdrew from the
Knights, was introduced to the con
vention. She made brief address de
claring the Knights of Labor and thu
W. L. u were united closely b.
bonds Of sympathy and similarity o
purpose.
The Rev. Joseph Cook, of Boston
was another of the visitors to-day.
Voting for officers for the ensuing
year began shortly before noon. Mis-
Frances K. Willard, was re-electe'
president, receiving $50 votes out of {
total of SOL, Mrs. j.. Ellen. Foster re
celving 8 votes.
Caroline b. Buell. was elected CORES
ponding secretary, receiving 1854 of tn
39S votes cast.
Mrs. Mary a. Woodbridge wa
elected recording secretary, receIvin
354 Of the 392 votes cast.
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became alarmed and foseclosed. The
situation became so bad that the
sheriff refused to infiict further suffer
ing on the people by taking their prop
erty. He found the people without
fuel or bread. They using the drop
pings of cattle for fuel to cook such
few articles as they could get and some
bread If they had any to bake
in this fire. Their children
were naked without shoes or
stockings, the men and women in rags
and without foot wear. We found
everything as the sheriff had stated.
To the fearful appeals of these people
we said that we should not let them
starve nor freeze and they took fresh
hope, showering blessings on us. For
the present their most pressing needs
are fuel and bread and these articles
must be had at once. We called at
about twenty houses and found all
with but two exceptions. without a
stick of wood or any other material for
Saturday the ice was three-fourths of
an inch thick and we found numerous
little children with bare feet and legs.
The minister's wife we found living in
hut with bare ground and no fire or
nothing to make one with. Their fur
niture was in keeping with the
rest and entire supply of food consisted
of dry crust of bread kindly sent by
| a neighbor from their Scanty supply
Another woman we found the same
morning with two little girls with bare
limbs and feet trying to keep warm on
the sunny side CT the house. Some
creditor had taken her COW and left
her to Starve with her little ones.
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ROot leland Pushing into Texas.

Ell PAso, Texas, Oct. o. The Chi
cago, Rock Island s. Pacific is rapidly
pushing its way into the southwest in
an effort probably to head of the Atch-
ison, Topeka s. Santa Fe. It is now
authoritatively stated that the Rock
Island is arranging to build direct
from Liberal, Kansas TO this city and
is eff particular Significance when con-
sidered along with the building of the
Kansas City, Ell Paso s. Mexico. The
latter company have 1000 tons of
steel rails enroute from New York.
About twenty miles of road bed are
already graded. The two companies
will probably reach an understanding
by which the Kansas City, FL PasO s.
Mexico will construct to White Oaks,
New Mexico. 169 miles north Of here
and meet the Rock Island at that
point. avoiding paralelling of the lines
and giving the Rock Island a through
line to Ell Paso with all right Of way
difficulties settled.
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Tars.on Ns.,s1ss R.vsrssd.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-Chief JUS
tice Fuller yesterday delivered his
first opinion in the supreme court of
the United States. The case was that
of the western Union Telegraph COM
pany, plaintiff in error, VS.. the COM
monwealth of Pennsylvania, brought
here on appeal from the supreme
court of Pennsylvania. The coin
monwealth levied tax on all tele-
grams passing over the companies
lines within the state, this tax being
imposed regardless Of the fact that
much of the business was not confined
wholly to the state. but was TO points
in other states. The supreme could
held through Chief Justice Fuller the
the state was not entitled to collect a
tax except for messages between points
within the borders of the state and
accordingly reversed the judgement of
the state court with costs and re-
manded the case TO the lower court
for further proceedings.
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Rumorsd RaiIroad Cbauges.

Ell PAsO, Texas, Oct. PA rumor
is current here to the effect that nego-
tiations are pending which will end in
the Mexican International railroad
passing from the control of the South
ern Pacific company to the Mexican
Central, which latter road, it is said,
has the capital for its purchase. In
the event of transfer being made the
Mexican Central would become the
owner of the shortest and best stand
ard guage route between the two re-
puDlics. The Central is portion of
Atchison, Topeka s. Santa Fe system,
which has recently been reportedto be in
bad condition financially. The MeXi-
can international is part of the South
ern Pacific system and branches out
from the main line of road into Mexico
at this place, making junction with
the Central road at Torreon. 1t is a
short cut from all points east to the
City of Mexico, being 700 miles shorter
than the Central route via Ell Paso.
Since its completion it has almost mo-
nopolized the tremendous commercial
interchange between the two countries
formerly held by the Central, hence il
would be a strong factor toward the
ultimate success of the Central were i
| able to effect purchase.
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No Search of the Records.

FoRT SCOTT, Kas., Oct ga repre-
sentative of the Associated Press at the
request of unmber of business men
of this city made an investigation by
inquirinR at the office Of the register of
deeds of this county and at the leading
abstracters and finds that no search of
the records has been made here by
Hon. John NJ. Galloway, or any of his
agents for the purpose Of determining
the amount Of the mortgage and in
debtedneSs Of the farmers and real eS-
consequence of this fact the data con-
tanned in the recent circulars issued by
the democratic state central commit
tee is being denounced by business
men as transcending the reasonable
bounds Of political discussion and
wholly unreliable,
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namnnratio Cnntrihntinns.

LAwRANCE, Oct 22.-The democrat
ic managers have just sent out print
ed circular letter to the postmasters
and other democrats in this county
earnestly calling on them to subscribe
to the campaign fund at once. The
last clause in the letter imports the
following:
Your contribution can be noted upon
the accompanying blank and RENTED
with the same to John Harmon, treas
urer of the democratic state central
committee of Kansas at Leavenworth
who will receipt for the same and re-
NIT it to New York with your name.
Yours truly,
[Signedl CHARLES W. BLAIR,
Member of the National Democratic
Committee.
EDWARD CARROLL,
Member of the State Democratic COM
mittee.
JOHN NJ. GALLOWAY,
Chairman OF the State Democratic
Committee.